'Joshua' - BIS BISS CH** Can MBISS CH**Irish's Royal Prince of Tides.  Joshua and Gary got this pair of Wood Ducks in Nashville, MI hunting the Thornapple River.  Joshua is 11 1/2 years old. He is out of Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin & Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita.  Joshua is co-owned with Dana & Veronica Mercer.

'Bob' - Irish's Robert Garcia dePadua.  Bob started this season at 4 1/2 months old.  He is out of Ch. Irish's Lord of The Mist & Ch.** Can Ch. Irish's She's The One.  Owned by Tim & Jean Jennings.

Bob - first Grouse hunt at 4 1/2 months old.

Bob's first Woodcock. Owner Tim writes: Bob flushed and retrieved this bird. Like many dogs he didn't want to pick it up again for a photo. (dogs quite often don't care for the smell of a woodcock)

Bob - 6 months old. Duck hunting in Canada.

Bob - 6 months old. Duck hunting in Canada.

Bob - 6 months old. Duck hunting in Canada.

'Lucy' - Lucy is out of Ch. Irish's Gallant Knight & Ch. Irish's Lady Of Clover Leaf.  She is owned by Roy & Sherry Ebel.  Roy writes about her hunt in North Dakota:  Here are a couple of pics of Lucy in the west, she made 15 retrieves today including several multiple retrieves, ran down a couple of cripples and took a couple of casts, she is acting like a seasoned pro for a pup who is not even a year yet, she seen a couple of sharptail grouse when we were field hunting ducks and decided she really wants one of them too!

'Thor' - CH Irish's God of Thunder.  Thor is out of Ch. Irish's Mystical Merlin & Ch. Irish's Bodacious Bonita.  This is his 11th season.  He is owned and trained by Erik & Leslie Haugen.  Leslie wrote about this hunt: Little local hunt, Erik and I.  I shot one -  Thor did an awesome long retrieve, never gave up, sure was "Thor tired" on the way home.  Thor is great as an old timer, very patient waiting for the birds to show, but was "on" when the bird was shot.  Still a Chessie that wanted to know exactly where "his" bird was in the boat on the ride back in, and wouldn't leave the boat without the bird.

Thor and Erik. Thor is 11 1/2 yrs old.

'Duncan & Megan' - Duncan - Irish's Gravel Creek Warrior JH, and Megan - SHR Irish's Megan of Gravel Creek are littermates out of Am/Can Ch. Irish's Northwyns Navigator CD JH & Irish's Gravel Creek Molly.   They are owned by Elbert & Conney Rush.

Duncan and hunting partners. Owner, Elbert in the middle.

Duncan.

Duncan.

Megan in the corn at Fish Point.

'Dash' - CH Irish's Dashing Huntress JH WD.  Dash is out of BIS BISS  Ch.** Can. MBISS Ch.** Irish's Royal Prince of Tides & Ch. Tealwaters Chessy Duck Special.  She is co-owned with Kurt Densmore.

Dash & Kurt.

Dash after the hunt with 'son' Tristan.