OUTDOOR STORIES - HENRY CHAPPELL: A lifelong love 
affair with bird dogs ... details on Passport to Texas 
Outdoor Stories
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PTT Outdoor Stories from TPWD & the SFWR Program

Henry Chappell, who regularly writes for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife magazine, says one of his earliest memories is of 
two lemon yellow bird dog puppies.
 
"They were in a cardboard box, and they were nosing a ball of 
hamburger. They were tiny, I remember; and I remember the 
cold basement floor, and I can remember the sun streaming 
through the window there, above my head at ground level. And 
I can remember my Dad there. 

"And I just remember the puppy smell - that sweet puppy smell 
that we all recognize - and I think my love for bird dogs began 
at that moment. 

"And later on, when I was working on a book, I went back and was 
going through some of the paperwork, and I found the registration 
paperwork for that litter. And those puppies were born in August 
on 1962, which means, that at the time I was seeing those two 
puppies, I was barely two and a half years old. So, it's really 
an early memory for me, and I think it's affected me, and the 
way I look at life ever since."

Chappell says he tagged along on hunting trips with his 
father and the two dogs as the animals grew to become 
excellent hunting companions. He says he cannot imagine 
hunting without dogs - and will always remember the 
lemon yellow pups.

That's our show for today ... the Sport Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Program supports our series ... and is funded 
by your purchase of hunting and fishing equipment and 
motor boat fuels.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.