RiversWild Retrievers

06/10/2026

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29/09/2026

It has been a rollercoaster of emotions this past weekend. I look forward to the Wings of Freedom Veterans Hunt every year but this year started out with a heavy heart. My Shanti girl (CPR RiversWild Retrievers Outlaw Shanti)has been pretty sick the last few weeks. Knowing what the outcome was going to be I brought her with anyway. I just wanted to give her one last hunt before I had to say goodbye.

Then more tragedy struck with the freak accident with Ryder who is owned by Chad Fritz. She was an amazingly talented girl. Ryder came from the Miley/Cruz pairings. The dog world has lost a very talented girl.You will be missed beautiful girl.

Yesterday we took Miss Shanti out for her last upland hunt. She did it with such grace and style that I was so proud to call her mine. You would not know that she was so sick. Her points were elegant and intense.That was just her way. She was pretty exhausted on her retrieves but she finished her job. If I had let her she would have stayed in the field a hunted birds until she dropped.

That was her last day. I had already made the decision to give her one more run before saying goodbye. I will miss her. I will miss her.....I will miss her.

Thank you Tim Beaver and Tony Beaver for making her last hunt a success. And to Charlotte Kiefer and Bethany Sherfinski for taking such amazing photos with her on her last run...thank you. Also thank to the whole Veterans crews support. And for everything that you guys did the whole weekend to make it a success.

23/09/2026

This has not been a great year for the dogs of RiversWild Retrievers. I lost Tala a short time back and now I will be letting another girl go.

CPR RiversWild Retrievers Outlaw Shanti is a Grand daughter out of ZZ. She has been an absolutely amazing dog well except her swimming ability but it was always good for a laugh. I had always hoped to keep a pup out of her but it was just not meant to be.

She has not felt well for the last few weeks. She had stopped eating and lost a bunch of weight. Today when I took her back to the Vet she had gained back 6 # so thought we were headed the right direction. That was until the bloodwork came back. All of her levels had seriously dropped. The sonogram showed more fluid than should have etc. What i was hoping that would not happen will. I will continue to administer fluids, meds and a soft diet. I am still taking her with this weekend to give her one more upland run. She still has all of her energy but it is only a matter of time for my beautiful girl.

This is why I have made yet another tough, very tough decision before her body decides for her.

Please keep Miss Shanti in your thoughts this weekend as you run your pups. Time is short for our dogs. As I tell everyone they are just not with us long enough.

23/09/2026

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REMINDER:
This week-Friday through Monday will be our annual Wings of Freedom veterans and first responders FREE event.

https://wingsoffreedomhunt.org

12/09/2026

The TalaKuiu 2026 babies have certainly grown while I was gone. Several pups still available.

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11/09/2026

Kuiu is finally on his way back home with his mama. After being out in Montana at the triple crown. Glad to have him back home.

08/09/2026

My handsome boy Kuiu qualified and ran the APLA Triple Crown but went out on day 2. I am so proud of this boy. Kuiu was trained and ran by Ryan Pasman of In Flight Retrievers.

Kuiu will come home and take a short break and then we will be working several Veterans Hunts and maybe some grouse hunting too