Tule

 

Tule was a daughter of Island Acres Quincy, a Master Hunter in the Hall of Fame, from Portland, Oregon. Tule's mother was Gracie, a chocolate lab from Vancouver, WA.

 

We were looking for a hunting/family dog. Saw an ad in the Oregonian for lab pups. We went to

see the pups. They looked great. The mom, Gracie, was a chocolate with very nice features. We

asked if we could see the father. We went to Sauvie Island near Portland, Oregon, to see Quincy. The owner of Quincy met us in the parking area of his training facility. He said he would go get Quincy. Out from behind the building comes this muscular, majestic black lab. Describing Quincy as stunning was an understatement. That night, our new puppy Tule, was riding home with us.

 

Tule turned out to be a fine field dog who loved to hunt. She loved being in her crate when she

wasn't hunting or hanging with us. This taught us that dogs like crates. Tule did some interesting

things. Once while in the field, she was active in a ditch beside a flooded rice field. I see a racoon

run out into the water. I call Tule back to me. She came back with a baby racoon in her mouth

alive and well. I told her to drop and she did and the critter went back towards the mother.

Another time our two pet ducks (Larry and Chester) got out of their pen. She retrieved them, one

then the other alive and well; not a feather out of place.

 

Tule lived to be 14.  Tule is remembered as a fun, intelligent family member that was always happy and eager to impress. She always did. Everybody who met Tule liked her and she liked every dog or human she met. We will always remember and miss our Tule.