A FEW WORDS

WELL GUYS THIS PAGE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU
WOULD NORMALLY SEE ON OTHER SITES. I HOPE THAT IN THIS SPACE I WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT SORT OF DO NOT FIT ON ANY OF THE
OTHER PAGES ON THIS SITE.

SOMETIMES THE THOUGHT WILL BE A THANK YOU, AND I TRULY HAVE A TON OF
FOLKS TO WHOM I PERSONALLY OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE, OR PERHAPS THE
SPACE WILL BE A PLACE FOR ME TO EXERCISE A BIT OF CREATIVITY THAT ALLOWS
ME TO GET OUTSIDE MY OWN PERSONAL BOX FROM TIME TO TIME.

THANKS AHEAD OF TIME FOR ALLOWING ME TO ENDULDGE MYSELF.

TO START THIS THING OFF THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO I NEED TO THANK
IN THE DOG BUSINESS. I OWE BOTH OF THESE GUYS A LOT FOR SETTING AND THEN KEEPING ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK WHERE MY RETRIEVER PASSION IS CONCERNED.

THE FIRST IS AN OLD DOG FELLOW NAMED OMAR DRISKIL WHO BOTHERED TO SHOW
ME A GREAT DEAL ABOUT DOG TRAINING, BREEDING, HANDLING AND IN GENERAL
JUST WHAT BEING A DOG MAN IS ALL ABOUT. THE BIGGEST THING THAT OMAR
BRINGS TO THE TABLE THOUGH IS HIS HISTORY. NOT ONLY WAS HE ONE OF A
VERY SMALL GROUP OF DOGMEN WHO DREAMED UP THE HUNT TEST PROGRAMS
IN THIS COUNTRY AND THEN WORKED TO KEEP THEM ALIVE AND EVENTUALLY
FORM THEM INTO THE GREAT SUCCESS THAT THEY ARE TODAY, HE IS A LIVING
LINK TO ANOTHER TIME IN AMERICAN WATERFOWLING; A TIME OF LIBERAL LIMITS
AND LEGENDARY DUCK CAMPS. HE IS A TRUE CHARACTER THAT IS CAPABLE OF
ENTERTAINING FOR HOURS ON THE HISTORY OF WATERFOWLING AND THE DOGS
THAT ACCOMPANY OUR SPORT. I ALWAYS ENJOY OUR VISITS ON THE INFREQUENT
TIMES OUR PATHS CROSS AND OWE OMAR A THANKS FOR LIGHTING THE FIRE.

THE SECOND IS A TRAINER FRIEND WHO I HAVE COME TO KNOW OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE DEVELOPED A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH.
BART POSEY HAS TRAINED AND HANDLED MY RETRIEVERS EXCLUSIVELY OVER
THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND I WOULD NOT THINK OF HAVING ANYONE ELSE TEND
MY DOGS. I SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME DEALING WITH DOGS IN WHICH I
WOULD NOT DARE RECOMMEND A TRAINER TO ONE OF MY CLIENTS OR FRIENDS.
THIS IS AKIN TO DISCUSSING POLITICS OR RELIGION OR MAYBE BOTH AT THE
SAME TIME, EVEN! IT IS A SURE WAY TO ANGER AT LEAST HALF OF THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION. BART, HOWEVER, HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH
ENOUGH OF MY STRING OF DOGS THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN I RECOMMEND
HIM TO ANYONE WHO ASKS. BART HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH MY ANIMALS BUT
TO DATE IS STILL STRUGGLING TO GET ME THROUGH THE BASICS, I'M SURE HE
HAS CONSIDERED WASHING ME OUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE HIM STICKING WITH ME, I'LL MAKE A FAIR MEAT DOG ONE OF THESE
DAYS, I'M SURE.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENHANCE OUR BREEDING
QUALITY BY VENTURING OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME AREA AND USING SIRES THAT
OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US. WE HAVE DONE THIS BY THE
MAGIC OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.

THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE OR GROUPS THAT RATE A HUGE THANKS FROM US
AND WE RECOMMEND EACH HIGHLY.

TOM WATTS
WATTS ANIMAL CLINIC
2132 HWY 13 N
COLUMBIA, MS
(601) 731-1232
A.I. SERVICES

BILL AND CLEO WATSON
GATOR POINT KENNELS
TYLERTOWN MS.
(601) 876-3647
GENERAL INFORMATION

GARY GREENE
GREENE ANIMAL CLINIC
17737 HWY 40
COVINGTON, LA 70435
(985) 893-3839
A.I. SERVICES