Solid Northern
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In memory of David Daniel Dean
Nov. 23, 1934 to March 4, 2018 (83)
It has been a week since Mr Dean's Funeral , and what a beautiful service it was ! I am so glad that I attended to pay my respects.
Dave was definately one of a kind and tops in my book. I thought I would add to this Bluetick Stud Dog and Kennel promotion thread in his honor. The passing of Dave is truly an end of an era. I feel there will always be hounds with Hammer breeding but , there will never be another Hammer at stud , 27 the end.
I can remember traveling from Canada to the cabin back in the late 80's several times , seeking knowledge and the experience of spending time with a legend and his top prize winning line of Northern Blue Hammers. My first coondog was Hammer 5 bred. Sharing time with Dave and his hounds at the cabin was quite simply amazing , precious memories that I will always cherish ! I can remember hunting with Dave and Hammer 8 and him shooting one out with his trusty old Winchester which was buried with Dave at the funeral ( nice touch Kenny ) I can also remember hunting with Hammer 10 as a firecracker yearling , several classy females , Curly , Spanky , and Hammer 18 to name a few.
I personally have no coondogs at this time but do have several straws on ice from Solid Northern Big Chief which carries a lot of old Hammer blood that I hope to some day get back into the sport with , good Lord willing and the crick don't rise too much !
Rest in peace Dave , we're going to miss you but never forget you , Amen from a friend !
Last edited by Solid Northern on 03-18-2018 at 01:31 PM
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