DComeaux wrote:Rick wrote:Dave, did you ever find that new pup? (Marsh and I are going through much the same as you and Ellie. Really just want my old friend to be young, but time passes, anyway.)
Not yet. I'm waiting on a very local trainer to give me a heads up on a litter. Going on 16, Ellie is still acting like a pup in some ways, and like you I would love to snap my fingers and have another round with her. If we get to hunt this year I'll bring to the camp for company and take her out to the blind to use her nose in the thick grass. She'll enjoy the boat rides and time at the camp.
That's an incredibly long run for a Lab and quite a blessing in its own right. Poor Marsh isn't much more than half that and too worn out for much beyond short work on the turf - and that may be out of the question this year, too, thanks to the saltwater that could soon have him yacking himself into dehydration. Would carry fresh for him but wouldn't count on his opting to avoid the salt.
