Red taught me so much! Following him around the prairies when he was a youngster and winning regularly in pointer trials are some of my happiest memories from 1977. He went to Gene Spires in Kansas early in 1978, just in time to win the Victoire National derby stake. Gene was responsible for his training, and early success. Gene dying of lung cancer in February 1980 was a huge blow to us all. Red did a lot of winning in amateur stakes for Bill after that, as well as winning Best of Breed at the 1981 Southern Kansas specialty. He had his AKC AFC as well as an Open win in a 41 dog all age stake, but never got the 1 last open point for his AKC Dual. With his amateur points he had something like 45 points to his AKC field championship, just not 6 open points. And that is why I continue to make sure my good ones run in juvenile stakes to get those points some people think are not necessary. (He did not have juvenile points in the United States, which would have made him a dual.) Late in his life, Red returned to me and we got the remaining points for his title here. No one who ever saw Red run forgot him…he was a superstar! This picture of him is pointing Hungarian partridge when he was 10.5 years old.

Kin’s original owner Graham Baugh had run him in some derby stakes with some placements when he got transferred to Hong Kong. He had already sent him to Dave Bartlett, a local shooting preserve owner and dog trainer, to steady him up for adult competition. Dave was so impressed with him that he bought him and completed his Field Championship in local trials between hunting seasons. I stepped in once he was a Field Champion and showed him to his title in the ring. The rest of his life, Kin hunted almost daily on the shooting preserve and sired a few litters of puppies.

Zoomer did well in puppy and derby stakes, placed 4th in the ABC Western All Age Futurity in 2006. He also was 2nd money male in the same futurity’s show portion. He finished his Dual Championship in Texas, completely owner trained and handled by Allen in the field and Syd in the show ring. Zoomer produced a couple show champions and field winners in our only litter by him.

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Tempo is our newest dual, and we are very proud of him. He is the second dual champion produced by his mom, Val. He is also a third generation dual for me as an owner/breeder, with Val and grandmother Sunshine Girl also dual champions. He is the real thing, an all age dog with range and speed and drive! He has competed in the midwest under the whistle of trainer Ed Tillson. Three all age wins completed his championship in April 2016, and then he headed out for the show circuit with Jessica Carlson, and by July he was a dual champion with a few Best of Breed wins. Tempo has several hour wins and placements to his credit while running in the string of Ed Tillson. Tempo was posted at the 2018 National championship. As the sire of our very special futurity winner, Francis, and our lovely liver and white bitch, Mudslide, Tempo has influenced our breeding program very much. He passed away on July 25, 2022.

Cooper had many puppy and derby placements but his only juvenile 1st place win was the 2014 American Brittany Club Eastern Gun Dog stake. He broke out quickly, and has made a good record as an adult, with 4 major wins totaling 20 points. He won a 4 point amateur limited gun dog (20 dogs) and a 44 entry Open Gun Dog stake in one weekend to finish his dual title before his 4th birthday. He also completed his Amateur Field Championship title soon afterwards. Cooper will be one to watch in the future as he continues to compete in trials handled by his owner. He is a bird finding son of a gun!

Johnny had a successful derby career with many wins and placements as well as show points. He went to trainer Ed Tillson and got his first adult placement the spring of 2016. With the high American dollar compared to our Canadian currency, he had to come home that fall. Johnny came ready for spring, completing his show championship in April with a major win. Moved up to specials, the next day he went Best of Breed for a 4 point major to his Grand Championship. He hit the trials ready to win, and took 2 red ribbons and then back to back first places for the majors he needed to finish his dual title. Johnny is still young and will be running in US and Canadian trials for some time to come!

I met Diane Vater when we judged the 2012 American Brittany Club Chukar Classic. The winner did such an outstanding job that Diane (a professional dog trainer) decided she wanted a Brittany, and I decided I needed to breed to this outstanding dog. When Diane found out we had puppies, she bought the pick of the litter. Louie began his career with some nice juvenile wins. He was 2nd in the 2015 ABC central all age futurity. It took awhile before his adult career caught on, but he has made some nice wins recently and is just in the prime of his life. Louie completed his show championship handled by Steph Gravdahl Meyer. We are proud to announce a dual championship for number 16 dual we have bred, following a successful weekend winning two stakes at the Michigan Brittany Club spring trial, April 2019. Louie won the big one in 2022! He was named the winner over 50 entries at the American Kennel Club National Gun Dog championship in April!

Diefenbaker looked like an unlikely dual champion as she hit her tenth birthday with no points to her field title, many placements but no points. A short 6 months later, our ten and a half year old dog completed her title with a 5 point and a 4 point major win. This little dog is pure class, sweeter than honey and so laid back you would never know she was alive.She spent the prime of her life raising some super star puppies. She is the dam of a dual champion, the daughter of two dual champions and the sister to a dual champion. She also has 9 points towards her AKC field championship. We are very proud of our senior citizen dual champion and the 17th dual champion we have bred. She is also the third dual champion her dam produced.

Roe finished his field championship at the first trial of the spring 2024 on the Canadian Prairies. He has been entirely owner trained and handled to all titles. Roe is Natalie’s first bird dog, and she has done a wonderful job with him. He is a great bird dog, companion and the day after he finished his dual championship, sired the largest litter we have ever had. At this time he needs one point for his Amateur Field Championship. He makes dual champion number 18 that I have bred, and is a 4 generation dual for me….. As he is still a young dog, we expect great things from him in the future.