Top Essays - Dog Breeds, Hunting Dogs, Retriever, Waterfowl Hunting

Top Dogs As the "Top Dog" here at the Retriever Barn I am not only an authority on hunting but also I thoroughly understand the problems you humans have. You know, all my children and I want to do is get a retrieve in now and then. We get real tired of showing up day after day during hunting season only to see our supposedly human partners miss another bird. Sometimes I feel we are better off back at the kennel retrieving dummies from Mr. Maxey. Speaking of dummies, I have hunted with more than a few in my day. Back to this whole thing on retrieving. You know, that's what life is all about to me and the kids. I am not interested in seeing my children turned into "lap dogs" or "lard hounds". Our reward is to be with you humans and just make a retrieve. I hear Mr. Maxey telling my kids' owners all the time, "The retrieve is the reward." He is right this time. It's that other stuff he talks about sometimes that I wonder about. The bottom line is we don't need treats to be coaxed into retrieving, our reward is just making the retrieve. While I am on this whole business of food, I am concerned that some of you humans are fattening up my kids. If you don't eat it, I am not interested. Why should I eat those table scraps when you humans are eating the steak? I think you can do better than that. Just give us some good old dog food. We don't need that $30 or $40 a bag kind. Save your money and take us hunting with the savings. If you need a new gun, use it for that. We are working class dogs. Speaking of treatment, one of my kids just got a new dog house. This thing is cedar lined, insulated and specially treated. What a pad! The thing weighs over 600 pounds and, of course, has a built in self feeder. Just after getting his new dog house, my son wanted to put one over on his owner. When the outside temperature got to a comfortable 20?F he decided to sleep outside for the night on the hay. He told me it was such a beautiful night he didn't want to miss watching the stars. That really freaked out his owner. I just told him it takes time to train you humans on our ways.Sometimes I think you will never learn. You sign up my kids for a two or three month training course each year with Mr. Maxey, then my kids are given the unfortunate task of trying to train you for months after they get home. Once in a while we have some excitement over here at the Retriever Barn when Mr. Maxey introduces me to one of his special gals. Not only do I have a great time, but a few months from then you humans have the opportunity to buy my puppies. You need to encourage Mr. Maxey to increase these visits. Overall I enjoy being in the field with my children as Mr. Maxey and I teach them the fundamentals of retrieving. My best days are when Mr. Maxey and I get out by ourselves, away from the pack and get a little hunting in together. That Mr. Maxey is quite a guy. I always look forward to being outside with my master by my side and being able to make another retrieve. At the end of the day I just want to lay down and take a good snooze and dream of another day of hunting. 1995 Duck and Goose Season Comes to a Close This year's duck and goose season has provided plenty of action for retrievers and their owners. The 1995 duck and goose hunting season has come to a close. Those hunters taking advantage of the late season found December's snow and cold temperatures a challenge. The hunting proved to be inconsistent for many who went afield. Some days only the morning hours produced. On other days, only the afternoons were the time flocks were active. The cold temperatures and snow locked in most areas leaving little open water for this year's waterfowl. Near record snowfalls blanketed many areas in northern Ohio. The birds took to the corn fields where the grain left from the Fall harvest would provide a much needed food supply. This left hunters and dogs with few options. Laying in cornfields and area ditches