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<blockquote data-quote="svnmag" data-source="post: 67822" data-attributes="member: 330">The Tale of RagsDog in the middle (above) looks like &quot;Rags&quot; (except for the blue eyes) the best upland dog ever was in the Hills.&nbsp; My gawd I used to love hunting with this boy and his owner's Baker Bros 16ga on &quot;loan&quot; from his granddad.&nbsp; Never has a dog busted so much brush.&nbsp; He was a &quot;pointer&quot; and loved the kill.&nbsp; There was no retrieving in this dog's blood but he DAMN sure made sure you retrieved the kill with a paw stomp and sit.&nbsp; He would kill wounded game by stomping on it.&nbsp; Mostly rabbits.&nbsp; You never knew if it was a rabbit or bird when he went on &quot;point&quot; but it was time for a shot when he sat and refused to move.&nbsp; Rags provided a few foxes in his day and was the perfect dog for early teen &quot;hunters&quot; when you could get a hundred bucks for a good red. He seemed to terrify game and knew how to freeze it until he could stamp and flush for a shot. He would keep on a rabbit to the hole and let you know with a &quot;sit&quot;.&nbsp; When you missed a grouse he would return to you and stamp the ground like he was trying to flush. Rags was a fine dog.&nbsp; If he were able to hunt ringneck, he may have bitten a lousy shooter which would have been formidable as he was the size of a calf moose.Rags never chased deer. They never interested him.&nbsp; He was all about upland. I always shared most of my lunch with him.&nbsp; I was too excited to eat a lot and tried to provide Mr. Rags with more energy. The damn dog loved apples. There I was hunting with the perfect gun and dog I wished were mine.&nbsp; I bonded with Rags and my memories are bittersweet.&nbsp; His genius owner ruined him with a 6 through his nose when chasing a cottontail.&nbsp; Rags got fat and began to prefer the porch.&nbsp; The sight of a gun made him thump his tail and retreat elsewhere.&nbsp; Appreciate what you have.&nbsp; It could be someone else's dream.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="svnmag, post: 67822, member: 330"] [B]The Tale of Rags[/B] Dog in the middle (above) looks like "Rags" (except for the blue eyes) the best upland dog ever was in the Hills. My gawd I used to love hunting with this boy and his owner's Baker Bros 16ga on "loan" from his granddad. Never has a dog busted so much brush. He was a "pointer" and loved the kill. There was no retrieving in this dog's blood but he DAMN sure made sure you retrieved the kill with a paw stomp and sit. He would kill wounded game by stomping on it. Mostly rabbits. You never knew if it was a rabbit or bird when he went on "point" but it was time for a shot when he sat and refused to move. Rags provided a few foxes in his day and was the perfect dog for early teen "hunters" when you could get a hundred bucks for a good red. He seemed to terrify game and knew how to freeze it until he could stamp and flush for a shot. He would keep on a rabbit to the hole and let you know with a "sit". When you missed a grouse he would return to you and stamp the ground like he was trying to flush. Rags was a fine dog. If he were able to hunt ringneck, he may have bitten a lousy shooter which would have been formidable as he was the size of a calf moose. Rags never chased deer. They never interested him. He was all about upland. I always shared most of my lunch with him. I was too excited to eat a lot and tried to provide Mr. Rags with more energy. The damn dog loved apples. There I was hunting with the perfect gun and dog I wished were mine. I bonded with Rags and my memories are bittersweet. His genius owner ruined him with a 6 through his nose when chasing a cottontail. Rags got fat and began to prefer the porch. The sight of a gun made him thump his tail and retreat elsewhere. Appreciate what you have. It could be someone else's dream. [/QUOTE]

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