OK. Here's my entry. I just had to do it. It is called....the Bird Dog!
I made a cool discovery. Lab hair stacks sort of like elk and deer hair. Neat!!!! And since I treat my dogs with Advantage...this fly will never get fleas........
Bird Dog
Hook: Cabelas Model 40 sz 14
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: feather barbules from the bottom of my Conure's (Capt. Ahab) bird cage. Sort of salmon-red.
Body: clipped hair from one of the tan spots of my Black & Tan Dachshund (Bruno).
Wing and head: Clipped hank of hair from my male Labs (Blackie)shoulder.
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