Ming on the hill last week. She died this afternoon in the Vets after being ripped this morning by a young Boar and losing a lot of blood. Loved this Dog and will write a story about her tomorrow.                             Ming Sun Bathing on the deak.

  Ming  found and caught her first pig at 8 months, she saw her last almost 4 years later at 4 years and 7 months old, what a ride we had, she was my Main dog and will be sorely missed, more courage than was good for her, she could Find, Hold and Bail, but more importantly she was also a great friend who gave and received affection freely. Below are some pics and links to old stories involving Ming, the story of her last hunt follows. Ming at 8 weeks. Lu and Ming with the pigs from  Pork Chops  at 8 and a half months. One year and 4 months old Ming laying down and Lu  160lb Club Boar that opened Ming up from the story  Ming Ming below, back from the vet with war wounds from the boar above. Ming below in the middle with the boar that got us third place in the  Annual Havelock Hotel Pig Hunting Comp The old boar Ming found in  Mutiny On The High Seas! Ming on the right, fr...

Doing the Penguin I was cold and wet, due to the bush I'd just spent a few hours walking through, being soaked from a couple of days rain.  Ming my main dog was around 200 m away down the hill. Lu, Puk and Jude were with me tied to some trees, as I prepared to take a dump, break one off, lighten the load as they say, I'd stripped a few Rangiora leaves to use as toilet paper, now having spent a bit of time in Rangiora years ago, I'd come to the conclusion once in Rangiora you can't wait to get out, and once out, you'd never want to go back. So wiping your ass with Rangiora seems a fitting use …….. Anyway I was all set, with a couple of big rocks to cover the job, I propped the gun against a nearby tree, and dropped the shorts, now on with the business, I heard some noise coming up the hill, Ming coming back most likely, then two hinds came into view stopping right in front of me, "you've got to be bloody joking", I thought, shorts around my a...