Troy and Sherrie Vance sent photos of their new whelping Kennels. Wow, they are nice and Miss Dobs will be the first female to try out their hospital. There are a myriad of reasons to have the new pups off the ground, but the biggest is the dreaded diseases are in the soil! Now, pups can get diseases in the above ground kennels but they are safer than on soil.
Jed is Spud's full brother. He lives in St. Louis and when he saw the post about Spud treeing and me not killing his prize, Jed sent along a little verse he composed about the situation. One of Jed's masters, Peter, was born in Russia so Jed is also now trilingual, speaking 3 languages--Dog, English and Russian! Here is the Poem that Peter and Jed composed for Spud--
I have Shooter for sale. I held him for over a month for a guy who said he wanted him, but I am putting him back on here for sale as I have not heard from him since he called. Shooter is 6 years old, half McAndrews and half Beaty Feist. He came from the kennel of Hal Hurst at Flippin, AR. He is a good squirrel dog and has thrown some great pups. I am selling him because I am keeping one of his sons, and I have Spud. Call me at 479 890 8090 if you want to take him hunting. I want $2,000 for Shooter.
Got an update from Larry McDowell and Rebel is still missing. It does not look like he will turn up. Here's his update.
Yesterday about noon a visitor tried to enter Galla Meadow! Mistake. I thought Bonnie and Spud were treeing the Martins as they don't think they belong here either. I walked down to where they were treed and spied the intruder in the Persimmon tree. Spud was really mad because I would not shoot him! I came back to the house but after hours of hearing them under the tree I had to put them up so he could escape. Spud still won't talk to me!
Front tires on the back hoe have been run on empty too long. Ordered two new shoes so she can step high again.
I received this email and information about Abby, an unregistered Mountain Feist in central Arkansas. She needs a good home. Here is what was sent to me and the contact information! She has that multicolored tail like Belle Starr. 
This is the pup I kept from Spook/Shooter last year. He will be for sale either now or in the fall as I have Tie and Spud and don't need a third male.
This female (Sire Amos Moses and Dam Jack Buckley Female) belongs to Steve Sistruck. He brought her up Saturday and bred her to O' Tie That Binds. He said he is keeping the entire litter.
Email from Bruce Blihovde below this paragragh. Pepper is out of Old Rowdy so these pups go back in him on both sides. They are line bred pups. Shooter is the sire of Buster. Buster is the dog on the right above on the tree. The dog on the left is Lady who belongs to Howard Gilbert. Howard passed away a short time ago. He will be missed.Lucy had seven pups last night. Lucy is out of Pris and Dale and Pris is a daughter of Pepper. The father is Buster who is Pepper's last pup out of Shooter. My first good line breeding. Hope to put them in the hands of hunters. Thanks, Bruce Bruce's email address is mblihovde@centurytel.net if you want to email him about the pups. |
Larry McDowell sent an email that Rebel is missing. He was at a partner's house and Larry is afraid a neighbor shot Rebel (out of Nogo Nell and Spud). We are all still hoping he will turn up. He had been treeing for a long time but not barking on the tree well and just recently he had figured that out too! Honoring Rebel today!
Side shed almost completed. I am going to redo the back shed after I get this project done.
My Nephew got this nice turkey last weekend. Tim Howard of Carroll County.
This is Spook with Opal's litter several years ago. Her pups are due the first week of May and she looks like she is right on track. The sire of the litter is Tie that Binds.
Sherry Vance's Preacher and Clayton are both growing up fast...turn around and they will be
Whatever we do, Spud does too. I have been eliminating some turtles from my pond. Spud is helping out. He barks at me to shoot. No matter if a turtle has his head up or not. I really have a lot of fish in my pond and want to keep it that way. Spud just likes the shooting. If I do try to get a turtle, Spud will immediately swim out to investigate the area.
Smarty (out of Floyd and Smarty) had his first birthday on April 9. He will be perfect age to for next squirrel season. I am wondering why Roger has the cigar! That should be Smarty's.
Spud and Bonnie are full brother and sister. Bonnie is the oldest and the boss when they are together.
Robert Wiggins sent pictures of Fork treeing his heart out. We are proud we sent Fork to Robert as they have made a great pair of friends and hunters. Fork goes back to the old Beeks Feist of Dutch Mills, Ar. We visited Howard Beeks about 7 years ago at his farm. I would bet he has gone on to his glory by now. But his little dogs live on.
Feists are the best dogs. Spud is upset because 3 geese have visited our pond. He does not like Crows in the garden, armadillos in the yard. He is the king here!
Mowed today for the first time. I left a little part of the meadow where this bird was nesting.
Finished the celler project yesterday. The blue and orange machines in the photo did a good job.
If the celler had just been a mound of dirt it would not have been so bad but concrete stuck out of the soil and rebar and brick and blocks. You could not move over it without hitting something and messing up the mower...glad to see the big mound gone.
