Nice pup Dave. Hope you are better and able to have her in the woods next fall.

 

Wildwood,

Hoping to be back on my feet long before next grouse season, got to admit the healing is going slowly. Thanks for the well wishes, and checking in on me.

Pine Creek/Dave
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Congratulations ! ... Nice loking little freckleface.

 

Gentlemen,

Pine Creek Ryman Maggie Mae arrived home about 4:00 PM yesterday after noon and took over the Pine Creek Office like she was born there. All good and am enjoying the new Ryman Blue Belton pup immensely. Seriously fantastic puppy!

Pine Creek/Dave
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She sure is a looker. Hope your health and healing continue improving & I know this beautiful gal will help that along.

 

Looks like a real honey! A face full of birds will open up a whole new world for her. Great times ahead!

 

Dave,
That is a beautiful pup. Good luck with Maggie Mae.

Cheers,
Mike

 

Gentlemen,

Thanks much for the complements on my Maggie Mae, will keep you updated as she progresses with her training and some additional pictures also. My home and kennel have been rejuvenated with the addition of both a Gordon & Ryman Setter pup.

Pine Creek/Dave
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Puppies and kids Grow as they sleep! Maggie Mae out cold under my office desk.

 

It is a very smart dog breed and a perfect hunting companion. This breed has in its genes to look for birds, to bring them to you. But it takes a little training with it. Keep in mind that they do not listen to the commands you yell or physical punishment. You can say goodbye to the dog; he will not listen to you. I didn't know so many details until I met Alfred from cleverpuppies.com. He helped me a lot to train Leo and to make him a much more obedient dog. But in general, what being would like to behave ugly with it. Even dogs feel when you act in a hostile manner.

 

Sigint,
No doubt about it Ryman dogs do not take well to heavy handed training, Maggie is Passive dominant and a hand full at times, very very smart Grouse dog, training is progressing slowly right now due to the fact I can get no training birds, and I am recovering from open heart surgery.
My main supplier was killed last year in a barn fire, never realized how lucky I was to have him right here in Gaines, Pa.
Now getting birds all the time has turned into a problem. We are lucky here that most all training is done on Wild Grouse, introduction to gun fire is always done with plants birds so the young dogs associates gun fire with a dead bird, and they are never scared of the gun fire. We start with the .410 and work our way up thru the different gun gauges, finishing with the 12 gauge gun, training a little bit at a time. However nothing can take the place of training on Grouse in their own habitat, real Grouse scent is like a drug to a Ryman Setter puppy.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
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Gentlemen,

God took Maggie Mae to his never ending Grouse Forest over the Memorial weekend, my home is pretty much devastated by her loss. She had cancer in her stomach beyond what any Vet could do to save her. It was the worst Memorial weekend I have ever experienced. I will never forget her, I am grateful God let own her, even for the little time she was here, she hardly left my side. Its been a real tough Memorial weekend.

all the best.

Pine Creek/Dave
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Maggie Mae asleep in my memory forever, on our game room couch.

 

Beautiful dog, that Maggie Mae. They steal your heart away when you get them and then break it when they leave.

 

lossking,
Me with Pine Creek Ryman Maggie Mae, shortly before she became sick and I lost her. The only Ryman/Old Hemlock puppy that we have ever lost to any kind of sickness in over 60 years. It has devastated my family. God let me have her for just a little while, I will remember her always, especially in the Grouse Woods, and helping me recover from open heart surgery.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man