Miss you Jewels

[matt_aggie04]

I experienced my first dog loss last night and I got to say it is no fun.  Lost my catch dog Jewels that I had gotten from Chris Windham a few months ago.  He raised her from a pup and made a really great dog out of her and I feel lucky to have gotten to hunt behind her.  Got on a boar in a nasty youpon and green vine thicket and he NEVER made a single sound, no huffing, grunting or anything.  He would simply walk with Jewels and Mike's Clifford dog hanging off and the bay dogs working him over from every angle.  He never ran or anything, just walked about 3-400 yards through that mess raking the dogs off on everything he could find.  He finally made it into a dry gully that was real open and we could see what we were up against, this was no average hog.  Mike has killed several hogs in the 400# and he said the hog was easily in that range and it was the biggest hog I have ever seen alive in the wild or in a pen.  By the time we made it to the gully Clifford was layed out in the creek and Jewels was no where to be found.  We watched helplessly as the dogs bayed him and we could do nothing.  I will never forget the size of that hog for as long as I live or the fact that a pistol will be on my hip EVERYTIME I go into the woods.  Finally started calling dogs out and working on injuries and Jewels made her way to us but she had lost too much blood and there was nothing we could do for her but make her comfortable.  I will surely miss her on the next hog, she was as good a catch dog as I could ask for.

Matt
Picture of her doing what she loved the most.......

[BARRETT]

Well matt I don`t know what to say but I`am very sorry to here about your loss and the rest of the injuries to the other the dog`s. And hope that the others will pull out and be able to hunt again sorry for your loss again.BARRETT

[hogdoggintexas]

sorry to hear that i just lost a catcher too at least she didnt go out by a car or somthin like that  the only thang that helps is thinking she was doing what she loved

[Circle C]

Matt

 Sorry to hear about Jewel. I was really hoping she would be around to show Rosie the ropes. 

Was this hog at the gated place?

Chris

[aladatrot]

Matt,

My condolences on the loss of Jewels. Not only was she great to hunt behind, but I loved her sweet nature. She will be missed.

Mandi

[Sean]

matt, here is another picof jewels too. so sorry to hear about last night. she was a top notch dog, and she caught a lot of hogs in her time. we are going to miss her. i know it was a bad bad hog. all i have to do is take one look at clifford's chest to know that. i hope brandy will be okay, and again sorry you lost such a great dog matt. rip jewels :'(

[Scott]

Sorry for the loss of Jewel...a fine dog that lived up to her breeding. It's too bad there weren't more in her litter...

[Clay]

Sorry to hear about jewels matt. if theres anything i can do let me know.

[OutdoorGirl]

Sorry for you loss and she was a beauty.

[Cuervo]

damn sorry about jewels matt,  but at least i seen her in a few hunts and she was a great catch dog and very friendly too, but she went out doing what she loved to do, she will be greatly missed,  now its time to get that piece of %#@& hog for jewels

[Mike]

Matt, it was one of those things that you know is gonna happen... but hope it never does.

Jewels was everything you could ask for in a "perfect" catch dog. Last night she tried until she couldn't go anymore. He was just that one in a thousand hogs that wasn't gonna be caught.

I'm sorry she's gone and wish it would turned out another way.
 

[clint]

Clay dad was just tellin me about this... Sorry for your loss matt. At least she died doing what she loved to do.

[RF]

bad deal about Jewels , she was the last of her litter. just like the rest she went out on the woods. too bad there cant be any more pups like them.

[matt_aggie04]

Thank yall for the condolences, she showed us exactly what she was made of last night....all heart.  Next catch dog has got some big shoes to fill.

Matt

[de_moon]

Sorry for your loss Man.

[NThoghunter]

Sorry for your loss, this is something that is going to happen.  Although I know from experience it never gets easy losing your hunting partners...  RIP Jewels

[sam]

hey matt sorry to here about jewels u got to remember on thing in hog hunting ever time u drop that tailgate it might be the last time you see them most of us dont want to think about it but it can happen sorry it happen to you she was a very good catch dog from what i got to see and very kind natured by the way how is brandy doing hope everthing turns out good on her

[swampdonkey]

sorry to hear about your loss man least she went out doin what she loved to do

[matt_aggie04]

Thanks again guys all the kind words, mean alot.  Brandy is doing so so.  I took her to the vet today to have them help me change the bandages and they found that there was in fact about a 2.5 inch cut through the plural wall and that aint a good thing.  I have her home and on antiboitics but she acts like she don't feel worth a crap right now and is breathing a little harder then I would like to see her breath.  I don't know what else to do for her.....just hope she pulls through ok, we have been through a lot together.

Matt

[Sean]

just keep her on the medicine, keep her resting, and keep the faith matt. hopefully everything will turn out allright, and give her a pat for me. it seems like clifford is on the mend already. don't ask me how though...