Leslie's Blog

My name is Art Stoner (dinger2b on the Blog). I picked up the first pup, old yellow, and got to see all of your dogs as well. It is no surprise to me that you are happy. I live in Denver Colorado, and my daughter drove down with me to pick up my guy. On the way back she suggested that we set up a Blog so that everyone could share their stories about raising their pups. Not just when they are puppies but as they grow up as well and either hunt or enter competition. My boy Hombre will be doing hunt tests and field trials. I asked Leslie and she thought it was a good idea for a Blog. I was not so sure since I had never done any thing like this before. However I dug in and we have it set up. But I would encourage everyone to let either Leslie or myself know if there is something that you would like changed or deleted or that we could do better. For example I am going to a Mike Lardy workshop Feb 21st to 24th and will take both of my guys with me. I plan to post a slideshow for each day and hope it is of value to some. Let me know what you think. Got an idea for a poll questions, let us know. My older dog is named Maverick as well. Thanks for sharing your puppy with the rest of us!

Thursday, March 13, 2008


As you can see, Rooster is growing. Here he is at 12 weeks and over 25 lbs. Our Vet says he is in excellent condition and will most certainly make a great companion.
Rooster had his first experience retrieving live quail a couple weeks ago and it was an interesting experience for Rooster and Charlie. He learns quickly and is doing quite well with "sit, come and fetch".
He continues to be Alice's lap dog and good friend to Elmo. Although Alice must say, when he climbs onto her lap, she gets prepared to sit a spell. He is acting like a typical puppy by digging and chewing. Our back yard will never be the same but that is a small sacrifice for the pleasure he is giving us.


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