Those Eyes

Yesterday I snapped this photo of Luther's Eyes. They've always reminded me of a rich melting Kraft Caramel.

Time Flies!

It's been a while since we posted. We've busy this past couple months getting Luther's Junior Hunter title and helping our club with Field Trials. I want to do some layouts showing his Junior Title adventure and therein lies the problem. I just haven't gotten to them. I snapped this photo yesterday of Luther. He loves to lie on the rug and look out the sliding glass door. He is getting to be one handsome fellow--his looks are maturing. I know his personality is, too. Today I cleaned both cars and worked on cleaning out the garage. He never left the area. I never had to call him. In fact, he got into his kennel and relaxed for a while and then got into the backseat area of my Sienna and just watched. His breath smells real good. He did manage to find a partial pack of spearmint gum. No doggie breath for Luther!

My Boys

It's hard to get a pic with both Jimmy and Luther posed perfectly. This is right out of the camera and close but needs a little touch up work. Last weekend we worked the Tidewater Retriever Club's Spring Event. We hadn't signed Luther up. One more successful entry and he'll have his Junior Hunter title. Yesterday we worked Luther with a pro--Jeff Stoneman. What an impressive man. He told us to work on the basics and have them nailed down tight. Jeff was extremely helpful. We'll train again with him soon. I was really impressed how he worked with one dog to fix a problem. He tries to get in the dog's head and understand each dog's strengths and weaknesses. They are all so different.

Hunt Test - Linden, NC

Another weekend, and two more Junior Hunt Tests. This time Jimmy was here to handle Luther. Luther loved every minute of it. He marked super and even though the weather turned cold (upper 30s to mid 40s), and the drizzle was on and off, he loved the water retrieves (picture above). He nailed the ducks buried in the winter wheat field. Good job, Luther.

Luther's First Rosette

The weekend of March 19 & 20th, Luther and I drove to Kinston, NC, for Luther's first Junior Hunt Test. This involved 2 retrieves of a duck on land and 2 retrieves in water. Luther arrived at the Hunt Test with extra energy! His usual calm centered self was now pumped up with boldness and vigor. I guess it was like taking a kid to the circus! He loved it. Luther marks (sees where the duck drops) with pinpoint accuracy. He's used to running much longer distances, too. He earned his first leg of four of his Junior Hunter title. Congrats, Luther! And Thanks to the Down East Hunting Retriever Club for such a fun time and well run event.

A Glance Back

When I took some Birthday photos of Luther, I couldn't help but compare a puppy photo I took on May 31st, when Luther was 2-1/2 months old, to a photo I took on March 16th. The same place and same pose. My buddy!

Computer Perks

For the past several years, I have taught several classes using Adobe Photoshop Elements. One class is a Digital Scrapbooking class. As a follow-up for those wanting to learn more, we have a Digi Crop Club that meets once a month and I teach a new technique. This month our topic was "Creating your own Custom Wallpaper". Here's the layout I made using the photos of Luther. Now Jimmy can enjoy seeing Luther everyday when he looks at his computer screen!