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Bluetick21

Bluetick21

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Well we can’t seem to find a home for this girl We had one lined up and they decided they didn’t need a puppy so I guess I’ll just keep her and see how she does hunting What do y’all think we should name her?
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Peanut said:
That's a nice looking bluetick. If I lived close I'd drive over and make a deal.

Know anyone who has Running Walkers? I raised those as a teen.. I luv german sheppards but think about getting a hound occasionally.
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I have several friends the run walkers they all call me crazy for having blue dogs haha but I’ve always loved my blueticks
 
That plant just to the right of you’re son’s foot in the last photo is “Plantago major”, common name is "common plantain". A wonderful medicine, I’ve healed a brown recluse spider bite with plantain. It can’t be beat for anything topical, cuts, scrapes. It’ll even pull the infection out of an abscessed tooth. (its center, bottom edge of photo)

https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/plantain.4393/
 
Peanut said:
That plant just to the right of you’re son’s foot in the last photo is “Plantago major”, common name is plantain. A wonderful medicine, I’ve healed a brown recluse spider bite with plantain. It can’t be beat for anything topical, cuts, scrapes. It’ll even pull the infection out of an abscessed tooth.

https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/plantain.4393/
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Good to know! I’ve been trying to learn native plants for the last year I can spot and name off some but still learning
 
Just noticed, plantain is also in the top right corner of the photo... It's real common in lawns. This particular species likes damp area and shade, tends to dry up in late summer sun but will flourish if you water it.
 
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Peanut said:
Just noticed, plantain is also in the top right corner of the photo... It's real common in lawns. This particular species likes damp area and shade, tends to dry up in late summer sun but will flourish if you water it.
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The next time you are in SW PA look me up!

The Princess would be thrilled to take notes as you walk our property identifying all of the stuff we have around here. She is very interested in natural treatments and plant species as am I but go into cerebral overload after about 7-8 types of trees. (We had a forest ranger come in and survey our private forest. My wife gobbled it up, I was dizzy trying to remember Catalpa and Norway Maple).

Ben
 
Neb said:
The next time you are in SW PA look me up!

The Princess would be thrilled to take notes as you walk our property identifying all of the stuff we have around here. She is very interested in natural treatments and plant species as am I but go into cerebral overload after about 7-8 types of trees. (We had a forest ranger come in and survey our private forest. My wife gobbled it up, I was dizzy trying to remember Catalpa and Norway Maple).

Ben
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I wouldn’t mind having you walk around my property with me either peanut !
 
Peanut said:
That plant just to the right... "common plantain". ..wonderful medicine.. It can’t be beat for anything topical, cuts, scrapes. It’ll even pull the infection out of an abscessed tooth..
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Heartily Seconded!! Make a 'salve' out of it w/ ~30% Plantain + ~70% Yarrow (also a common 'miracle weed'..) in olive oil, and lightly simmer (Do Not Boil! 'Double-boil' is best..) on low heat for ~45min - hr, filter out the plants, and mix in a small amount of softened beeswax to make a 'paste' - and it's THE Best remedy for Poison Ivy / Oak / Sumac / Bee-stings, etc Imo - it's Amazing! :cool:

..and Yarrow, by itself, is a Great antibacterial / coagulant / steptic, etc. But, yeah, with Plantain, those two make a 'Dynamic Duo' that's well worth the effort to track down / Grow yerself.. 👍

..Anyhoo, back to the Abigail (or Maggie - that's a Solid candidate, too!) channel.. ;)

jd
 
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With dogs I always go with a one syllable name that can be shouted easily and most importantly carries well down a long holler! My dogs here will chase a deer out of the garden from time to time. I end up driving the roads in the direction they usually go ( around here deer always head for the swamp).

Anyway, when calling a hunting dog a very short name that carries on the wind is a plus. Like my two sheppards, Joe and Sam! Easy to shout loudly and echos nicely.

Here are a few I found on a female baby name list May, Jo, Mags, Rae, Nan, Len, Cay, Rue, Kip, Brea, Shay, Tai, Grey

@LadyLocust can't help myself. It's the first thing my eyes go to in any photo.
 
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Our dogs have been named Terra, Shep, Abby, Cuda, and January. Cats have been Samantha, OC (Other Cat), Ernie, Megan, and Yafcee (Yet Another Ef'ing Cat). You can probably guess who named that last one. Birds were George and Bob. But Bob eventually became known as Bobbie after that surprise egg one day. Saltwater Damsel Fish (the first resident of the tank - lived for 29 years! - the only one to get a name) was Fred. Rabbit was Buns Bunny.
 
Exactly, hounds are bred to chase critters in the woods, its what they do. Add training to that and now you’ve made it a certainty that you’re going to spend lots of hours hunting for your dogs each year. You’ll be yelling, calling their names as loudly as possible until your voice cracks. It just makes sense to give the dog a name that is easy to yell and one that travels a great distance through the air.

I had a sheppard years ago that was relentless when chasing deer, she would not stop on her own. A deer can run a mile in about 2 minutes, dogs can run a bit faster.

Here on the farm if I hear my dogs start barking, can tell they are chasing something by the sound. I have to stop what I'm doing. Go in the house... get my keys, get into a vehicle… In 5 minutes the dog is at least 2.5 miles away… by the time I drive to the last place I heard them… the dog is another 2+ miles away. Now they are 4+ miles from home and still moving fast. Most people never realize how far a dog can travel in just a few minutes. (worse scenario, I'm on a tractor or using noisy equipment and 20 minutes pass before I notice the dogs are gone, they could be 10 miles away in any direction)

I had to buy tracking collars for this one sheppard I owned, she loved to chase deer. If I could get close enough for the dog to hear me she’d usually stop the chase. The only way to do that was homing in on the tracking collar.

Yelling a name that carries through the air easily is a must.
 
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She's a sweetie. If you haven't drawn a name yet I'll throw mine in the hat. I'd call her Radar.
 
Peanut said:
..Yelling a name that carries through the air easily is a must.
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..And one that won't make ya 'turn red from Not-having thought it thru well enough', for if/when that yellin' is at, say, a Public Park... ie: '....Foooooooofiiiieeeeeeeee! Foooooofiiieeeeeee!!' is not bound to gain you too many friends / respect.. :)
..Well, at least not outside San Needlepoocisco or Lost Angeles.. :ghostly:

But, yah, good 'guttural' simple names that, like you say, 'carry well' will stand the test of time.. and Trees.. :cool: 'Ranger' vs 'Nargauzzius'.. ;)

I can also see her as a 'Lucy', Fwiw.. 👍 She's a lil Doll, that one.. Wish we lived closer..

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jd
 
Beautiful dog How about Lady, I can hear you calling her, Oh, Miss Lady Dog......
 
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