Dry River Kennel

23/06/2024

We are excited to announce our first AKC specialty club for our Treeing Walker Coonhounds in the Southwest.
We will be holding bench shows for all coonhounds on Saturday and Sunday.
Come join us for 5 chances for possible majors and meet other coonhound lovers

07/06/2024

Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.

The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.

Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end. "It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life. Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.

Don't let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they don't like. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They don't understand why the owner left them. After all, they needed their owner’s consolation.

Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are completely strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake.

Be with them until the end!

06/06/2024

For those of you that didn't know:
GRBCH CH White Deer Lil Nite Music, aka Bella.
06/21/2010 - 06/04/2024.
She was the 1st Bitch to CH in our breed, 1st weekend treeing walkers were recognized. And Finished with 3 5point majors at Palm Springs.
Bella, was the top 5 Treeing Walker Coonhound to reach a Bronze. She represented the breed for several years on AKC breed pages and is in the AKC Book of Dogs.
She held the top 2 position in all breed for several years.
She is the foundation Bitch for my kennel .
Thank you Joe Burkett for my beautiful girl. She was larger than life, and my house is quite without her.💔

31/05/2024

The SWTWCCA is now officially a club for Treeing Walker Coonhound enthusiasts. We are planning all coonhound bench shows and a specialty for Treeing WalkerCoonhounds.
Stay tuned.

22/05/2024

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30/04/2024

30/04/2024

Sharing again.... please read!
HOW MUCH FOR A PUPPY?
Let me say a few words to you, yes you, the person who writes an email to simply ask the price. The person who calls and after hearing a price surprisedly states: “I can buy a cheaper pup elsewhere”. I also address you; the person who doesn’t care about papers because I want “just a pet”.
No dog is “just a PET”.
Behind every pure bred puppy/dog is a BREEDER. I’m using capital letters to differentiate a breeder from a pet factory or mill. A reputable breeder does not breed dogs without papers, that does not protect the integrity of the breed. Registration (papers) are records of lineage that document bloodline and allow one to research any possible health issues present in the lineage. When you tell a Breeder you don’t care about papers what you’re really telling them is you couldn’t care less about the health of the puppy you just want the cheapest thing you can find! When you select to buy a puppy from a reputable and quality breeder, this breeder is responsible for the health of every pup ; both dogs owned and every pup they’ve sold for its lifetime. This breeder will skip holidays, miss sleeping, and most of their personal house space has been turned into space for their dogs. The truly passionate breeder who loves what they breed, puts their whole heart and soul into it. Not only in puppies that are sold, but also in each client who owns a piece of their heart and now is a member of their extended family. This does not take into account any puppy/dog who might get sick or need extra help to thrive. Breeders worry about their babies after they leave and will take one back without question.
A breeder will get their hands dirty, often covered in everything accompanied with birthing. Because that’s what life is about...In the middle of birth and death is life. The wheel that keeps turning. A breeder will do tests, echos, xrays, analysis, emergency c sections, vaccinations, register litters, research pedigrees, deworm, as well as microchip their puppies and get them evaluated by specialists.
Last but by no means least, a breeder CHOOSES the family lucky enough to have one of their puppies. Yes, you read that right. A true breeder chooses who they sell to because they are not making money off the sale. There is no compensation that can offset the investment a Breeder has made so they need to be confident its the right fit. Many times saying more no’s then yes...A good Breeder will have different criteria for those wanting to carry on their bloodline, why? Because breeding is not a responsibility to ever be taken lightly, it’s a lifestyle choice set aside for ONLY the few devoted people willing to sacrifice.
Because a dog is never “just a pet” it’s the Breeder’s legacy, a little boy’s best friend, a little girls protector, an elderly persons therapy, a member of the family, someone’s whole world!!!
Written in part by: Sr. Eduardo Loredo Muller
Translated into English by: Angel Sophia Nogga
Modified for dogs by: Amber French
COPY AND PAGE TO YOUR PAGE USING YOUR OWN PICTURE.

20/02/2024

Beautiful 😍 out my window

10/02/2024

Is this you?👀

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05/02/2024

03/02/2024

My boy Dylan, Smoking Gun is in the top 5 invitations for Treeing Walker Coonhound, to Westminster.,with only limited showing.

10/01/2024

This has always been my goal breeding.

08/01/2024

Dogs loved the snow yesterday

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 🎊🎊🥂
Another year has passed and I am so proud of all my puppy families. Some have finished their show titles and now are working on new ones.
The pet homes are having a great time with their families. Thank you all ❤️😊

04/12/2023

If you are not a hound person, it may be hard to understand, but this says it all.
A basic understanding... Regarding your hound dog that I think most people miss.
*Hounds do not believe that they need you. You are a convenience - like a favorite coffee cup or a favorite pair of shoes. If the cup is broken or the shoes are lost, we can get along just fine.
Let me explain:
Other dogs like Labs, Shepherds, herding breeds, and a host of others, are bred to work WITH man; neither can do their work without the other. Even the worst behaved Lab cares when mom and dad are annoyed. It is in their DNA to make man happy.
*Hounds... not so much.
Hounds have been bred to be taken out to the edge of the woods or field and be let loose to go out and do what they do with NO INSTRUCTION from the hunter or handler. They go out and do their thing, all on their own. They make their own decisions and do their own work. And when that work is done and they have found their quarry, they command/call the hunter to come to them with those beautiful voices. (Who is working for whom in that scenario?)
Do you see how your hound thinks differently?
Life with a Hound is far more like having a spouse than a dog. It is far more of a "cooperative effort" with all the give and take that implies. Hounds are not going to do what you say just because you have said it. You are secondary to their desire. There has to be something in it for them. There has to be a trade off. If there is no reward or benefit for the Hound, the Hound cares little what you are asking him/her to do. People incorrectly refer to this as being stubborn - or worse, stupid. Hounds are actually neither of those things - they are just independent and cunning. They prioritize things differently than do other breeds. They prioritize differently and *you* are not always their priority. This is EXACTLY AS THEY SHOULD BE. They were bred to be this way. It is all necessary to be a Houndy Dawg.
When working with a Hound you have to always be thinking:
How do I make myself the priority?
What do I have to give this dog to make me more important than what it smells - or wants? (and do not expect that anything will ever be 100% successful every time - always be looking for your Hound to act like a Hound.)
We humans always think we are in charge of things. We think that we are top of the chain, the head honchos ... and we naturally approach training our dogs and living with our dogs this way - as though we are in charge.
Your Hound doesn't see it that way.
Your Hound - at best - sees you as a family member or as a sibling (if you are very fortunate - as a parent). Do you walk into your sister or brother's house, start barking orders and they hop to?
Mostly your Hound sees you as a good friend. And what do we do with our friends? When a friend does something for us, we return those favors. There is give and take. When a friendship is out of balance - when one friend takes and takes but does not give - the friendship suffers. It is okay for one friend to be the strong friend - the dominant friend in the partnership -- -but it is *always* a partnership.
Hounds are happiest when their humans are humble.
PS ...
I did not write this but I found it to be VERY true!

Not my writing but it is so true of the Hound group and think this should be printed out and given to any body who is wanting to buy a hound and has not had experiance with them.

30/11/2023

not sure if you all know the history of our Treeing Walkers:
Tom Harris was a drover. He would drive livestock from Tennessee to Kentucky and back as well as hauling merchandise. On a return trip from Tennessee Tom heard a deer chase. He was in the mountains, just south of the Obey River basin, and one hound could be heard well in front of the rest. Harris would catch this dog and deliver him to Madison County, KY where George Washington Maupin would buy him, breed him and forever mark the evolution of the American running hound. The dog, known as TN Lead did not look like the foxhounds of the day. He was a small, black and tan colored hound with a rat tail. What he lacked in looks he made up for speed, drive and game sense. His clear, short mouth was easy to hear but his ability to reproduce was why he was bred to all of the Maupin’s and Walkers top bi***es. The get of TN Lead would then be crossed on imported English hounds, Birdsong hounds from Georgia and Maryland hounds. From these outcrosses the Walker, Trigg and Goodman strains of foxhound would develop and TN Leads influence on American foxhounds would grow exponentially. From this influence two major players in the dog world would emerge, the American Foxhound and the Treeing Walker coonhound.
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23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful owners and friends

14/11/2023

Results from specialty and shows at Canyon Cluster. Photos soon. So proud of all my puppy owners, such loving/ dedicated owners
Candy-specialty
Dylan-2nd show
Yvie-2nd day finished
Tiffany-3rd day major
Stanley- bench bis
Rocky-today and noh

03/10/2023

🤣🤣🤣

02/10/2023

Love Dan Rather

There is a sadness in having to face the fact that such a man became president of the United States — and may become president again.

17/09/2023

2 days of bench shows Saturday and Sunday
Day of show entry

11/09/2023

So disrespectful of a parent club to remove a sympathy message for one of their board members that recently passed, Denise Geffs.
Yet they have not mentioned it at all on the members pages. Sad.
Update. Walker club finally has posted notice of her passing.

23/08/2023

And the soul of America

19/06/2023

The National Treeing Walker Coonhound Specialty is back on for November 10th.