Dog, mans best friend

[Catcher's Mitt]

I have owned and hunted a lot of different breeds of dogs and from now on I will own and hunt nothing but Boykin Spaniels.

Of course you all know about my Boykin Maybelle.

She is a hunter, and yes, she thinks we are going hunting every morning too, when we sleep in, she freaks out and starts doing the "we are late dance" at the door.

AKC recognition.....





I really and truely oppose the AKC thing.

They have a track record of weighing to heavily on confirmarion rather than function, and quite frankly have ruined more than a few sporting breeds by popularizing them and being showed and truned into show / pet breeds.

The Boykin Spaniel Society www.boykinspaniel.org has done a great job keeping the registry of pure bread Boykins for a long time and emphasizing the function of the sporting dog.

The breeder I got Maybelle from would not sell puppies to a non-hunting household.

I would really hate to see this fine hunting breed turn into another cocker spaniel, when people figure out what great dogs they really are.

I hope this doesnot happen.

I will not register Maybelle with the AKC, she is UKC and BSS Registered.

Keep the Boykin a huntin dog and buy puppies that are BSS registered!

Anyway jumpin off the soap box.......



Maybelle's talley so far this year:

50 doves
9 woodies
1 coot
3 gadwalls
1 widgeon
2 mallards

a stellar day from last year!



Maybelle in action:
http://www.fishbiteme.com/images/hun...0/MOV01608.MPG

Yes that is my hard core hunting dog laying on her pillow on her chair.

Jay

i was waiting to see Maybelle again. She is such a pretty girl. nice pictures. i am with you on keeping them hunting dogs. I am working with my son's lab, Mocha. she is a sweet dog but not nearly as easy to train as Belle was. probably not Mocha's fault. Alden was supposed to train her........now that she is 3 years old..........i started working with her again about two weeks ago. she did graduate from preschool to kindergarten last weekend.

I will get another Boykin eventually. We have 3 dogs now and that is about all my wife can stand.

[Brendon]

Brendon,

Ours is "Buck" also! Short for Buckwheat.

Here is a pic of him a few years ago.

Haha thats great I will post some pictures of him soon, hunting him tomorrow for the last day of reg season, dog loves some woodies!

[Brendon]