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AftonAngler	January 5th, 2009, 7:32 am
Brule, WI Posts: 49	Best buddies of all! Show em up sportsfans...Lucky Penny all star fly fishing dog! one of TroutNuts finest pics imho sorry I ate your Henrys Fork dad... on her first fishin trip to Little Whiskey on the Rush what keeps her busy these days... what will keep us both busy this season...The Chunk is the next great fishin dog! FYI - I have several pups still available...ready for new fishing/hunting homes by midFeb 2009...purebred and registered parents...give me a PM is you are interested...
	See you on the Water. Brad Bohen The Afton Angler www.BradBohen.com AftonAngler@BradBohen.com
Shawnny3	January 5th, 2009, 3:19 pm
Moderator Pleasant Gap, PA Posts: 1108	I'm not a dog person, and I've never met a dog while fishing that I was particularly glad to have met, but those are beautiful shots and it's easy to tell from them that you're passionate about your fishing buddies, Brad. That first photo is stunning. Is that one of Jason's? I suppose it's Brad's dog, though? -Shawn
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RleeP	January 5th, 2009, 3:36 pm
One Mile South of Lake LeBoeuf Posts: 218	I am a dog person, of sorts. I just will not subject one to living in the suburban setting we now occupy. Maybe someday when we can move back out of this ant farm. While a dog person of sorts, I've never been a fishing dog person. It just never would have worked with any dog I had. And in any event, when I'm fishing I'm all about fishing and really have no extra time for being about dogs. I can see though where it would be a cool thing and your dogs sure are beautiful, Brad. It's just that the tune in my head is in a different key than the one most amenable to the song of the fishing dog...
AftonAngler	January 5th, 2009, 5:42 pm
Brule, WI Posts: 49	Best Buddies I understand where you are coming from fellows. The first fly shop I worked in was down in St. Paul and the owner had a very hyper active dog...she was a good and loving girl but she only had one speed - MACH1 and was naughty... He liked to take her fishing and it would just piss me off. Just out of control and a pain. I'd generally end up looking afer her while boss man fished his way along oblivious. The other guides felt the same way...she and he had no clue! When I was a wee little troutfreaker my folks would ship me out to Montana to stay the summer with an adopted set of Grandparents named Nick and Lucy...Nick and I fished and traveled all over the MT/ID/WY country with a dog named Spur. Nick lands a trout on the Jeff while Spur just stays cool I use to feel that dogs had no place on the trout streams in the Midwest...until I met a guide buddy that we called Wookie. The Wook is still one of the top guides I have ever know but his 1st mate was a big Chessy named Yogi. Yogi was just pure and simple a fantastic fishing dog. He turned my heart around. In fact Yogi is gone now but I still consider him one of the best fishin buddies I have ever had and most likely ever will know. Big Pike Mike lands a nice king for Wookie while Yogi keeps watch Another great fishin buddy was Samsara...she was my pal Dynomite Dans...Danno is a rolling stone and Samsara lived on and of with my wife JenJen, Penny and I for the last three years of her life. I miss her dearly! Man did the three of us fish... Dynomite and Samsara are quite a pair! So does Penny... R.I.P. Samsara Ya a good fishing dog is just a treasure to have along fellas. I have great two legged fishing buddies but an equal amount of four leggers...and the four leggers never swipe my cold brew and nerver tell on a spot! Fido was a friendly farmers dog who liked to accompany me when I went to a secret spot that required tresspass to get to on the Rush...Roger the farmer always let me in because the dog and I were such good partners... Fido likes to fish Of course on foot dogs have to be trained to fish properly so as not to piss off you non dog loving anglers. But if truth be told us dog folks think the the k9's have the right over you all! Ha! Boat dogs are happy dogs. Seems like the best drift trips always have a four legger along...or two... Penny Marv and Hikie ready for a float Yes Happiness is a fishing dog loving life in my book sportsfans... Happiness is a tummy facing the summer sun! To each his own I guess. I am a better angler due to my four legged pals.
	See you on the Water. Brad Bohen The Afton Angler www.BradBohen.com AftonAngler@BradBohen.com

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