Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns

Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns

Cameron the Weimaraner claims he looks best in photos with only the finest of shotguns. After all, he has standards to uphold. It’s a fact: I like bird hunting, and I also like fine shotguns. They are the ultimate firearm with exquisite engraving, gold inlay, select...

Golden Retriever: The Original Party Animal

Golden Retriever: The Original Party Animal

Make no mistake – as eager as the golden retriever is to sniff out a good time, it’s even more eager to sniff out a skulking rooster. A while back, someone sent me a link to one of the damnedest video clips I’ve ever seen. There’s a wounded rooster pheasant sort of...

Candid Cameron: Unleash the Inner Wolf

Candid Cameron: Unleash the Inner Wolf

Cameron the Weimaraner laments about the dreaded restraint caused by the leash that hinders him from being his wild wolf-like self. I must admit I love roaming free. No leash. Just going unchecked as I sniff about, eat bad stuff and garbage and explore the world. Oh,...

Candid Cameron Goes Bar Hopping

Candid Cameron Goes Bar Hopping

Cameron the Weimaraner is perplexed by the "hooman" behavior displayed at bar crawls, but he still holds the title as Life of the Party. On a normal day, when the sun sinks, I quickly hop on the couch and spread out to relax. Mike sometimes has to sit in the floor....

That Dog’ll Hunt: Best Bird Dog Names

That Dog’ll Hunt: Best Bird Dog Names

The best bird dog names are easy to both whisper and wail. That’s why bird dog names are usually only a single syllable long. Naming a dog is serious business. Naming a bird dog, more serious still. There are so many subtleties to consider when christening a canine...

Candid Cameron: Watering Trees is Easy

Candid Cameron: Watering Trees is Easy

This week, Cameron the Weimaraner shows off his gardening skills as professional tree-waterer, but the job does not come without its complications. OK, since we have acreage, Mike has decided to plant trees and grasses to attract wildlife and songbirds. I’ve stood by...

Candid Cameron: World Traveler

Candid Cameron: World Traveler

This week, Cameron the Weimaraner shares his love of traveling in the truck, but must admit that he doesn't pack light for adventures. One thing I truly enjoy is traveling. I just hop into the back of the crew cab truck and tell Mike to start driving. Yeah, sometimes...

The Irish Setter: A Victim of Its Own Beauty

The Irish Setter: A Victim of Its Own Beauty

Askew’s Carolina Lady was, and is, the foundation female—the Eve, if you will—of the field-type Irish setter as we know it today. One day a friend of Ned LeGrande’s stopped by to visit him at his Willow Winds Farm, near Douglassville in southeastern Pennsylvania. At...