A bad day at Seven Oaks Kennel
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:36 am
As a teenager and young man I used to raise beagle hounds for trialing and hunting, then I got away from it for several years. A while back I decided to get back into it. It was something I loved to do, plus it was something my 14 year old son was interested in (As most fathers and sons do when the kids become teenagers, we seemed to butt heads more and more and this was something we could share without conflict).
I started aquireing dogs from different sources (Since we live in town we had to keep our kennel small) When this spring my son told me he really wanted a blue tick and he wanted to name him Spooky Blue. Well, I asked around our club to see if anyone knew of any blue pups available right now and no one did so I got on the this forum and asked around. I got a response from a sweetheart of a lady way down in Post Hole, Kentucky named Sally Mcgehee (you all know her as Oakhill). She had one left out of a litter but he was sort of a runt. I told my son about him and tried to Discourage him about this puppy. I told him other litters would come along we would get one sooner or later. He wanted to go see this dog. We packed up and drove almost three hours to get there and he was hooked. As far as the pup went he seemed healthy and happy but was just small. My son, Alex, had to have him. He really wanted this one, so we got it.
Growng up this pup this pup was absolutely full of energy. While I was still leary of him because of his small size my son took him on as a pet project. He spent a lot of time with him teaching him simple commands (come when called, stop, down, etc ). He was smart and full of heart. This fall he entered him on the puppy bench at an ARHA trial and he took second place. He was a great looking hound just very small.
Well to keep a long story from getting any longer I'll cut to the chase. Yesterday afternoon Spooky Blue was found dead in a friend of mine's kennel. The details of what happened I will not discuss as there are other people involved, It was just one of those things, Nobody was at fault. When I found out my first thought was "darn, I had $300 tied up in that pup", then I realized I had to tell Alex. When I told him you could see the heartbreak run through his body. He was devistated at the loss of his dog. He tried to be strong about it. We got Spooky a buried him behind our garage last night. He will be missed.
I'm not sure why I am writing this post. I guess we can all remember how we felt at the loss of our first, or our best, or our favorite dog. I remember losses I have had over the years and I know just how my son feels. It tears me up to see him so heartbroken.
Thank you guys for listening to me carry on. I guess I thought it might make me feel better to talk about it, even if it was in an E-Board.
Jeff Pinkerton
I started aquireing dogs from different sources (Since we live in town we had to keep our kennel small) When this spring my son told me he really wanted a blue tick and he wanted to name him Spooky Blue. Well, I asked around our club to see if anyone knew of any blue pups available right now and no one did so I got on the this forum and asked around. I got a response from a sweetheart of a lady way down in Post Hole, Kentucky named Sally Mcgehee (you all know her as Oakhill). She had one left out of a litter but he was sort of a runt. I told my son about him and tried to Discourage him about this puppy. I told him other litters would come along we would get one sooner or later. He wanted to go see this dog. We packed up and drove almost three hours to get there and he was hooked. As far as the pup went he seemed healthy and happy but was just small. My son, Alex, had to have him. He really wanted this one, so we got it.
Growng up this pup this pup was absolutely full of energy. While I was still leary of him because of his small size my son took him on as a pet project. He spent a lot of time with him teaching him simple commands (come when called, stop, down, etc ). He was smart and full of heart. This fall he entered him on the puppy bench at an ARHA trial and he took second place. He was a great looking hound just very small.
Well to keep a long story from getting any longer I'll cut to the chase. Yesterday afternoon Spooky Blue was found dead in a friend of mine's kennel. The details of what happened I will not discuss as there are other people involved, It was just one of those things, Nobody was at fault. When I found out my first thought was "darn, I had $300 tied up in that pup", then I realized I had to tell Alex. When I told him you could see the heartbreak run through his body. He was devistated at the loss of his dog. He tried to be strong about it. We got Spooky a buried him behind our garage last night. He will be missed.
I'm not sure why I am writing this post. I guess we can all remember how we felt at the loss of our first, or our best, or our favorite dog. I remember losses I have had over the years and I know just how my son feels. It tears me up to see him so heartbroken.
Thank you guys for listening to me carry on. I guess I thought it might make me feel better to talk about it, even if it was in an E-Board.
Jeff Pinkerton
So sorry for your loss.... 
