Cruising through Facebook this evening, I learned of the death of my pup's sire (male parent). Jaegerhof's Sir Henry Higgins from Top Gun Kennels in Iowa passed away last Saturday at the age of 10 and a half years old. Ten and half years; that's a short ride. It's got me thinking about the worst attribute of bird dogs - they don't live very long.
I dread the day my beloved Trammell leaves the earth for heaven. I admit that I am guilty of anthropomorphizing her . . . ahhhhh, I treat her as if she were human. To my wife and me, Trammell is and will always be our "first born." I recognize that I'm setting myself up for a gigantic fall someday down the road, but that's what happens when you fall in love isn't it?
Rest in peace Higgins (7/7/99 to 1/29/11). Thank you for fathering the bird dog that I'll measure every other pup against the rest of my life.
The Pointer is written by Bob St.Pierre, Pheasants Forever's Vice President of Marketing.
