The Fifth RBD Fourth of July
This is the fifth 4th of July for Redbirddog. Much has changed since that first post a little over four years ago. Don't know where to go from here with the blog as my passion has mellowed along with...
View ArticleAKC takes on PETA
Wednesday, July 10, 2013http://www.akc.org/press_center/article.cfm?article_id=5056The American Kennel Club® (AKC) and the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) have today issued statements to...
View ArticleHow Bailey DIDNT finish Senior Hunter
In the fields of Hastings Island, the sunflowers and corn are growing green and tall. Here, next to the bounty of food, we attempted to get that final pass (we have four passes) that would have made...
View ArticleWhat a Field Championship Might Cost
Saw one of the best field trial men ever to ride a horse behind great upland bird dogs (trained by him) out in the fields the other day. He was battling back from emergency open heart surgery from...
View ArticleBobcat treed by Vizslas during EBRP hike
Early this morning, Bailey and Chloe were enjoying running ahead of me at the Morgan Territory Regional Park. 100 feet ahead of me from behind a clump of trees and rocks sprang a bobcat running...
View ArticleVizslas and World War 2 Vehicles
This Vizsla stands in front of a Dodge field medical vehicle. He had traveled 198 miles in just three hours before this picture was taken. Below he sits in an open cab Dodge military 4 x 4. The...
View ArticleVizsla Pool Party
At John and Dawn's Third Annual Viz Wizz yesterday, both two- and four-legged party animals enjoyed a few hours around the pool. Chloe ready for the ball to be tossed into the poolOne of the dogs...
View ArticleViz Whiz Up North
Vizsla folk are unique as their dogs.Great way to spend a lazy summer mid day in the company of good people and great dogs. I liked it up there a lot. Good time for Bailey and Chloe. Lots of room...
View ArticleHome in the Hills
Last Sunday's hike in Briones Park. Almost 10 miles. Another week of hiking in the East Bay hills.Tuesday night's walk up in Green Valley Open Space. Our "go to" quick 3 mile hike area. Chloe jumped...
View ArticleVizslas Seen through the Good Lens
I normally shoot with a little Nikon Coolpik Camera, but tonight I felt like taking my good camera. The Nikon D70s digital camera is about 6 years old and the Nikon 18-70mm lens is really a quality...
View ArticleVizsla and Kopo': Two Hungarian Hunters
Transylvanian Hounds and Vizslas—Different but the Same By Scott Maze-Five years ago we acquired Hannah, a Transylvanian Hound puppy (in Hungarian, erdélyi kopó) purely by chance, just to save her from...
View ArticleHungarian Royalty in the Hills of San Francisco Bay
We took a hike with Hungarian royalty today. We had a pair of both the Hungarian Empire's hounds and the pointers in the East Bay Hills. The only royal hunting dogs of the Empire for over 900...
View ArticleMorgan Territory to the West
A wonderful September morning and we headed back out to one of our "hidden treasures".Morgan Territory East Bay Regional Park.Bailey is in "rehab" for a problem with his right front ankle. A sports...
View ArticleFull Moon hike in the hills
September 18, 2013 Full Moon. Briones Regional Park. Hike started at 7:15pm. Sun has gone down and moon has risen.Carry a good flashlight and a back-up flashlight in case. Plenty of light from...
View ArticleTail Wagging the Dog
First Pheasant Hunt of the season. First bird of the season above. I have now started my third hunting season. On the first bird taken , I have always stopped for 10 minutes and sat in the field...
View ArticlePicture on the Wall
Contemporary Hunters and their Gun Dogs: Photography Series by Jesse Freidin, Museum June 5 – September 29, 2013"Jesse Freidin's intimate, vibrant, and fresh compositions have a modern appeal, yet in...
View ArticleCircle Game in the Hills
The dogs and I have walked the San Francisco Bay hills for six years now. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter come and go; come and go; come and go. As Fall descends again, it made me think of the...
View ArticleDr. Becker: Truth About Spaying and Neutering
Published on Sep 29, 2013http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/... Dr. Karen Becker, a proactive and integrative wellness veterinarian, discusses all about neutering or spaying in pets.A Video released...
View ArticleA Run in Dog Heaven
Bailey and his Hungarian posse covering the hills of the East Bay.Chloe and four Transylvanian hounds.Coming back to us from a expedition into the hills. Chloe played the pack leader. She is the...
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