Born 4th, Jed was one of the darkest puppies in the litter and one of the most active. As a young puppy,
he was brave, very personable, loved to splash in the wading pool, and was ferocious with toys and his siblings. A very athletic and active
puppy, his ambition is to chase ducks when he grows up. He has gone home with Lloyd and Leigha
Montgomery of Knoxville, who are excited about helping him achieve that dream!
News about Jed
2008
September 2:
Took Jed to a dove hunt yesterday and he had more fun than he has ever had in his 12
weeks. His main job was to ride around on the 4-wheeler and deliver
waters to hunters, but he also got to see what bird hunting is all
about. He is not gun shy at all, and was fired up when we threw a bird
out for him to retrieve. He loved it and ran around showing it off.
Another time he was on the 4-wheeler and watched a bird get shot and
fall to the ground. You could see in his eyes that he had fallen in
love. The bird was wounded so we put him down to see what he would do.
He ran after it and attacked it. He killed it and ran around showing it
off again.
I can see that Jed has the talent to be a MH, so we are going
to work towards that. We are also thinking about breeding him
down the road, once he gets all of his features checked out. We will
obviously work with you on all the requirements. He is just too good of
a dog and I think we have a waiting list already!
Jed goes after leaves that are moving now and anything that MIGHT be a
bird. It is amazing how much he learned in that one outing. There is
no doubt that that is what he wants to do and it is more fun watching
him than hunting.
Jed did have a stomach bug and he had very bad diarrhea. Every time we came home he had gone in the crate. He
was pretty much potty trained before that, so we knew something was
wrong. We thought it might be worms or giardia or something, so we took
him to the emergency clinic over the weekend. They said it was negative
on the worms and everything but they treated him for both. Within a day
or two his stools were back to normal and now he is back on schedule too.
He is signed up with Jody Ware beginning January 1
August 12: We are trying to socialize him as much as possible, but he still doesn't
really know how to act around other dogs. He gets fired up with some
and goes nuts, and shys away from others. He has been snapped at a few
times by older dogs for nipping too much, but I guess that is a good way
for him to learn???? He goes wild when he sees other golden retrievers. We love him so much and he is so smart. He
already knows Kennel (when he is so tired he doesn't care), sit, down,
and getting better at come. He is somewhat catching on to 'Jed.' He
sulks when he gets in trouble and loves to chase anything you throw.
August 5: Jed is doing great and has adjusted to his
relocation/separation from momma. He is doing well retrieving in the
house, but have not worked with him outside. He is enrolled in Puppy
Class (Diane's Canine School) and I expect to speak to Jody soon about
the requirements before he can be sent to him [for hunt training]. I would love to time it
up where he can be there with your Callie. Jed is following a
few commands (with a lot of treats) and we are working with him on his
puppy nipping. He has gone on quite a few walks and depending on his
mood, he does very well. He loves to show me that he is tough and it is
funny to watch. He has had fun with other dogs and has gotten put in
his place a few times as well (nothing bad but he bites some dogs a
little harder than he should and they are teaching him). He is great
and we appreciate everything you have done to make him the best he can
be.
Jed's portrait, 7/29/08.
Jed
Not real sure about these baths....
Baby Pictures at Fernhill
Jed leaving Fernhill with new owner Leigha Montgomery, 7/26/08.
