Dunlins are pretty little shorebirds (like sandpipers) that live in coastal bays and are among the most common confidence decoys used by serious coastal gunners. Dunlins are quick, agile, and fiesty birds; their flat-coat namesake is all that and more! We love her dearly. Dunlins are pretty little shorebirds (like sandpipers) that live in coastal bays and are among the most common confidence decoys used by serious coastal gunners. Dunlins are quick, agile, and fiesty birds; their flat-coat namesake is all that and more! We love her dearly.

Dart came to us essentially as a rescue after her owner passed on. She had not had a lot of life experience in her 5 years and her first few weeks were a rough ride. But she settled in. She was a belly slute, Queen of the Farmer's Market, and a terror to the birds who hung out in the bushes.We lost Dart to kidney failure due to Lyme's disease. She was with us for less than 2 years but she will be forever in our hearts.

Bekkr is a great addition to our family, so easy to live with and quite the character. He joined our family shortly after we lost Beau — a liver male, he is in direct line of descent from our Bonnie's pedigree, so the decision was easy. Bekkr is a very enthusiastic retriever and a strong swimmer and retriever in water. He loves to surf the waves at the beach, and when not swimming can usually be found stalking shore birds, to no avail :-)!

Bekkr has been an exciting as well as challenging dog in the field, given his strong natural hunting abilities and nose, and a less than perfect work ethic. I had to solve more training problems with him than with River, but he taught me a lot. On October 2013, before a home crowd at the PVGRC fall hunt test, Bekkr and I met a long-held goal for Team Bekkr to complete his AKC Master Hunter title. I'm very proud of this sweet boy!!