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« on: March 21, 2010, 06:34:56 pm » |
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Folks I write to you with a broken heart today, Clay is gone. :'( My wife and I went to the movies today and after the movie I checked my phone which I left in the truck and saw I had a 911 msg from one of my hunting buddies and several missed calls from others, I knew something was wrong. I called Phillip who keeps Clay in his kennel and he said to me "Paul I dont know how to tell you this but Clay is dead". My heart just sank, as if it were a close friend or family member. Phillip said Clay came out to eat last night at feeding about 9:30 as we were going to leave early this morning to hunt with Rowdy but we got 4 or 5 inches of snow early this morning so we ended up not going. Phillip said he went out to feed about noon and Clay was laying unconcious on top of his food bowl. He grabbed him up and thru him in the truck and started calling friends and Vets. He said Clay was still breathing when he met with the Vet but by the time they got him inside and on the table his heart wasnt beating. He was dead. Clay was the single biggest reason I enjoy hog doggin as much as I do. I have hunted with numerous guys that have dogged hogs much longer than myself that have told me Clay was without a doubt the Best Hog Dog they had ever hunted with. He is certainly the best I have ever hunted with. He was the dog that if we were having a hard time finding a hog we would go back home and get him, go back and get it done. Clay was only 6 years old and had been owned by two others before me. In counting hogs that Clay had been a part of, we figure that # is about 1000. Nearly 500 just since I have owned him. This is a tribute to his heart and drive to finish a hog track. I will miss Clay and I will never forget him. I will dig a hole with a shovel tomorrow and will lay him to rest somewhere in the woods where I will be able to go and visit him, I might just lay a hog head in with him. I only pray that Scott's Salty dog is full of Clay puppies so that Clay's Legacy may live on. RIP Clay Thanks for the Joy you brought to many of us.  Clay is on the right. This picture was taken out at Michael Woodall's (TXHoghunter) a couple of weeks ago |
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2010, 06:38:06 pm » |
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I will miss hearing the stories about Clay.
Sorry for your loss bud
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2010, 06:39:31 pm » |
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Sorry for your loss... it's hard to lose a good one.
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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2010, 06:44:36 pm » |
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Sorry for your loss bud.
R.I.P Clay
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2010, 06:46:56 pm » |
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Sure am sorry for your loss. It's awful hard losing a good one.
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A good dog doesn't eat any more than a sorry one.
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2010, 06:47:30 pm » |
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Sorry about your dog raider..
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Our houses are protected by the good lord and a gun, you might meet em both if you show up here unwelcome son..
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« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2010, 07:39:05 pm » |
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Man, Paul that blows! I know how much Clay meant to you, and im sorry for your loss. I have made many hunts behind Clay and have seen him find a bunch of hogs. He was a good one, and will live some big shoes to fill.
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LOPIN MY MULE AND SCRATCHIN MY ASS!!!
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2010, 07:40:50 pm » |
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sorry to hear about clay, I enjoyed reading about his hunts.
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« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2010, 07:46:29 pm » |
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Guys thanks for your kind words, I have been setting around pulling up old videos of clay and re-living so many joyful days and nights many of us have had behind this fine dog. As Muleman "D" has said already we have some big shoes to fill in our kennel.
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2010, 07:51:56 pm » |
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raider54 so sorry to here about your lose. Dogs like that are hard to come by. Hope you get lucky with a litter.
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« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2010, 07:53:37 pm » |
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real sorry for your loss
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« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2010, 08:10:07 pm » |
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I sure hate to hear that, I am sorry for your loss.
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« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2010, 08:37:05 pm » |
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Sorry to hear that paul hopefully u will have some pups out of him
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« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2010, 08:41:30 pm » |
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RIP Sorry to hear that!!
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« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2010, 09:05:03 pm » |
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sorry paul. i have more time with clay in the woods than anybody and he was great.
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« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2010, 09:10:57 pm » |
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sorry to hear that paul. im glad i got to hunt with him once.
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« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2010, 09:15:17 pm » |
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so sorry to hear of yalls loss . never got the privilege to hunt behind him but enjoyed all of the stories !!
keep your heads up ....everything happens for a reason !
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« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2010, 09:26:23 pm » |
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Hate to hear it...
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