Loss of a Great Dog
08-18-2004, 07:17 PM
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Loss of a Great Dog
Heard from Dez Young that Hank has passed away this past week. He was getting along in the years and died painlessly in his sleep under his favorite tree. Hank was a great host on one of the best birding shows on TV.
Jake
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08-26-2004, 02:34 PM
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RE: Loss of a Great Dog
Sorry to hear that he passed.. but glad that it was peaceful.
I truly enjoyed watching Hank hunt. Watching the way Hank and Dez hunted together really was something, and how well Hank handled all of the different hunting situations and terrains ... he was a special dog.
My dog Piper will be eternally grateful to Hank, because it was after watching a few shows that my wife picked up on the fact that Dez "never spoiled his bird dog" while letting Hank sit on the couch and eat people food. I lost that fight and Piper smiles at me from the couch corner every night..... she owes Hank big time!
I truly enjoyed watching Hank hunt. Watching the way Hank and Dez hunted together really was something, and how well Hank handled all of the different hunting situations and terrains ... he was a special dog.
My dog Piper will be eternally grateful to Hank, because it was after watching a few shows that my wife picked up on the fact that Dez "never spoiled his bird dog" while letting Hank sit on the couch and eat people food. I lost that fight and Piper smiles at me from the couch corner every night..... she owes Hank big time!
08-28-2004, 07:03 AM
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RE: Loss of a Great Dog
I grew up hunting over yellow and black labs chasing Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in Maine and have been pretty partial to thier hardiness in that cold weather. This next spring I am moving back there and going to be searching for a new dog and will probably either go back to a lab or retriever but after watching hank and dash I might be more inclined to get a pointing breed like them.
08-28-2004, 08:27 PM
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RE: Loss of a Great Dog
Just remember jake, Setter's are ALOT more sensitive than labs are. I don't know your training methods, but choose wisely.
Also if your going to do any kind of waterfowl hunting, I would say a Setter is out of the question. Yes I'm sure there are exceptions, I knew a Rott that went duck hunting, and no it wasn't mine.
Also if your going to do any kind of waterfowl hunting, I would say a Setter is out of the question. Yes I'm sure there are exceptions, I knew a Rott that went duck hunting, and no it wasn't mine.
08-28-2004, 09:17 PM
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RE: Loss of a Great Dog
Setters arent any more sensitive than some of the english pointers that I helped train. those damn dogs were just as liekly to roll of and piss themselves if a grouse broke cover. 
My labs were all flushers and never used as waterfowl dogs. I lived so far east inthe fly way that ducking was never much of an option until the seaduck season opened in January. And anyone then caught letting there dogs into the salt water in subzero weather would really be stupid. lol
Rob
My labs were all flushers and never used as waterfowl dogs. I lived so far east inthe fly way that ducking was never much of an option until the seaduck season opened in January. And anyone then caught letting there dogs into the salt water in subzero weather would really be stupid. lolRob