Welcome to our Dec/Jan issue of Bird Dog & Retriever News. This is my favorite issue of the year. Because it means when we get this one to press I can start getting in the woods and looking for birds. Thanks subscribers and advertisers for staying with us.
We had a great summer and expected I would tell you about Scoobys first pass running in the NAHRA (North American Hunting Retriever Association Test), but mother nature decided Scooby should not be running the NAHRA test or the Fall MN Hunting Spaniel Test. Scooby came into heat the day before running the NAHRA test which meant she would go out of heat the last day of the MN Hunting Spaniel Hunt Test. It was her turn. Jenny did it to me LAST year at this time. Have I ever spoke about the pitfalls of having female dogs?
But Ron our son is busy getting used to being a Freshman in High School and playing football. Did you know that High School girls actually give freshmen boys telephone numbers the first day of school? Any advice with dogs or teenagers would be GREATLY appreciated about now. Well enough with our life we have a magazine to talk about.
We all lost an interesting character with losing Steve Irwin the Crocodile hunter. It is a great loss, he will be missed and leaves a wife and two young kids. It's sad, but not as sad as the statement from a PETA person who said Steve got what was coming to him and deserved to die for teasing animals. Could someone get these people a life and a sense of being?
Anyway I promised the dogs and myself I would take them hunting at least two days a week starting in December, so if I don't answer my cell, I'm doing something REAL important. I hope you have a safe and fun hunting season, we'll talk again in December.

Dennis Guldan
Publisher Bird Dog & Retriever News
publisher@Bird-dog-news.com