Rob Oliver3 days ago3 minApril Showers Brings June PuppiesI am a firm believer that things work out a certain way for a reason. I have been breeding dogs far too long to know that things always...
Rob Oliver4 days ago9 minYou Want to Breed Dogs!!!When I first began breeding dogs many years ago I had enough academic training in genetics to make me dangerous but little real world...
Rob OliverMar 232 minRetriever Training - The Mother of InventionAs I have been privileged to spend time with many retriever trainers, both amateurs and professionals over the years it has become...
Cory OliverDec 21, 20211 minLet the Bells Ring Out - They're Here!!!!!Sunny and Quinn's litter arrived early last Thursday morning. We ended up with 2 black males, 1 black female, 2 yellow males, and three...
Cory OliverDec 9, 20212 minNew Litter Set to Land!Quinn and Sunny were whelped a day apart, three years ago this past November right here at our kennel. It has been a delight to watch...
Rob OliverJun 12, 20217 minNever the Twain Shall Meet - Really?For years I have read and heard disparaging comments about the separation between retriever Field Trials and a typical day in the field....
Rob OliverApr 24, 20216 minIt's All About The Dogs - Yesterday vs. Today!On the fifth of April of this year I made a trip to Yampa, Colorado to rendezvous Boo (Revilo's Boogie Nights) with Deke (FC AFC...
Rob OliverFeb 28, 20215 minThe Big Four!!!!This week in a text conversation with my friend Marcy Wright of Horsetooth Retrievers she was extolling the virtues of a five month old...
Rob OliverJan 1, 20214 minA Dog's LifeWhen one considers a dog's life, one often enviously contemplates its simplicity, but the reality is quite the contrary. This was the...
Rob OliverDec 31, 20205 minWhat A Year!!!!With the year and the season rapidly coming to a close I figured I better get out one more time at least for crack at a wily cock bird....
Rob OliverDec 13, 20205 min Just Leave Me Alone!Last week my son Wade came down for a few days of chasing wild Montana pheasants. We had a great time, as late season wild pheasants are...
Rob OliverDec 1, 20205 minIn A Galaxy Far Away...My most recent Mack's Prairie Wings catalog came the other day and as I studied the pages two things occurred to me. First, just about...
Rob OliverNov 11, 20203 minEverybody Loves GingerRecently I received a phone call from Joule Chareny who writes the column in Retriever Field Trial News about the great dogs from the...
Rob OliverFeb 24, 20193 minEight Feet Tall With Super Powers One day during Elle's first waterfowl season, when she was just over a year old I doubled on mallards just before the end of legal light....
Rob OliverJan 23, 20194 minIt's All A Memory NowFor most avid hunters the season end is bittersweet. While it spells an end to waking up and going out into the pre-dawn chill often...
Rob OliverJan 16, 20193 minJanuary Montana Goldeneyes on the Missouri Broadwater County lies within the Pacific Flyway which means that our waterfowl season closes tomorrow. A sad day indeed. In an effort to...
Rob OliverJan 5, 20194 minSocializationWith every litter of pups comes the time when mom is done with them and then its time for the humans to take over the role of shaping the...
Rob OliverDec 19, 20183 minJuniorSoon after becoming involved in Labradors I met a gentleman by the name of Lyman "Junior" Turner who lived in Magrath, Alberta, about 40...
Rob OliverDec 16, 20182 minLate Season Pheasants In Montana I've always enjoyed hunting pheasants in the late season for several reasons. First, the birds have been well educated by the constant...
Rob OliverDec 5, 20183 minBlue Hens In his great book, Snakefoot The Making of a Champion, Robert G. Whehle, the founder and owner of Elhew Kennels and a remarkably...