Mac was purchased by a first time dog owner as a replacement pet for the family cat (named Mac Magoo) with no intention of getting involved in competition. Al had a friend from work who was involved in field trials, Vern Brunen, and got invited out to some training sessions. Next came an entry into a field trial and a placement in a puppy stake, then a dog show where Mac won some points, and Al was in the game. Mac had a great juvenile career, winning his puppy and derby points and ending up as the top derby dog of all breeds in Canadian Kennel Club competition for 1999. Al tackled breaking this powerful all age dog himself, with a “little help from his friends”, and completely amateur trained and handled, finished his Dual Championship on September 11, 2004 with a 5 point win. Another highlight of his field career was going Runner Up at the 2003 Prairie Provinces Open Pheasant Championship against all breeds. In his short show career, Mac had 8 Best of Breeds, some over group winning dogs. He is pictured here winning a Brittany booster (supported entry) under judge Mel Saranchuk, handled by Doug Belter. Although Mac was only known to the Alberta crowd, I consider him to be the best dog I have bred.

Ned was the red hot puppy and derby dog around here as a youngster and really cleaned up in the juvenile stakes. He easily earned his show championship with three majors, the last under breeder judge Dorothy Macdonald. Vern had some placements on him as an adult when the decision was made to send him to the United States to see how he would do in the tough midwestern Brittany trials. He placed in the first all age stake he ran in, and when he and handler Scott Johnson bonded, things really began to happen. Ned placed 3rd in the American Brittany Club National Championship in 2011. His next trial earned him his AKC Field Championship. In the spring of 2012, Jessica Carlson took him to 13 shows and finished him in the show ring. The new Dual Champion took Best of Breed the day after finishing, over 6 specials. He went on to win the ABC Chicken Classic that fall and his consistent winning and placing in 1 hour stakes had him a close runner up in the Purina dog of the year awards, running only in open stakes. He placed 4th in the National Championship in 2012. The spring of 2013, after many wins and placements with Scott, Ned came back to Canada to win an Open Limited Shooting Dog stake, finishing his Canadian Dual Championship. As an American and Canadian Dual Champion, Ned made breed history, as the only Canadian owned and bred dog to ever earn the titles, and only the fifth dog in breed history to do so. All the others were in the 1970’s. Ned placed a third consecutive time in the ABC National Championship in 2013. Ned has sired some very promising youngsters that are ones to watch in the future. There is frozen semen available on Ned, as well as the real thing, for those interested in breeding to him.

Val’s first major win in the show ring was taking Winner’s Bitch at the Canadian national specialty in the spring of 2005. Val had a good juvenile career in field trials, winning an American Field Derby stake with 7 finds against the long tail dogs, before she went to Ben Lorenson’s training camp for the summer of 2005. She came home and had a litter of puppies, before resuming her adult field career. She managed to complete her title in Canada, in between 6 litters of puppies, and earned 9 points to her AKC title including a 5 point major Open Brittany trial win. She completed her amateur title very quickly, having no amateur points at the time she finished her dual, but winning several large stakes quickly to earn her AFC at 9 years of age. Jessica Carlson captured this picture of her very last find in competition at the Montana Brittany club trial when she was 10 years old. Val has produced very well for us, and lived out her life as a much loved house pet.

Hank started his career as the top derby dog in Canadian trials, all breeds, in 1997. His adult career was phenomenal. He was the top Open Shooting Dog in Canada of all breeds for four consecutive years. He was runner up in the 2004 Canadian National Pheasant shooting dog championship, an all breed trial. Hank had a great nose and an equally great mind, and set the bar high whenever he ran. He was used a lot as a stud dog locally and produced 15 champions, including number one show Brittany in Canada one year, and another Dual Champion. Hank was completely amateur owner trained and handled. Frozen semen is available on Hank.

Ben was a star in local juvenile stakes and ended up as the number one puppy of all breeds in Canada for 2008, the number one derby for all breeds in Canada the same year, as well as placing 4th in the American Brittany Club Western All Age futurity. With a year off to learn the ropes, Ben came back in 2010 and did the unthinkable. He won or placed in every trial he entered, finishing his title with two major wins by the third trial he ran in as an adult. He ended up the year as the number one open shooting dog for all breeds in Canada. Ben had amateur points but did not complete that title.

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, with his daughter, Halle, producing a National American Brittany Club specialty best of breed winner.

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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. As well, he is the sire of two dual champions that are fourth generation dual champions for our kennel. 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 continued to compete in trials handled by his owner with success after finishing his title. He is a bird finding son of a gun, now retired from competiton!

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 now retired, and sitting back to watch his talented offspring winning in trials and shows!

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 of 2022!

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. The following fall field trial season saw him complete 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.

Colt had the bad luck to be ready to field trial when the covid lockdowns began. The year he was a puppy there were only two field trials under CKC rules in all of Canada. He was able to win the puppy stake at both of these well attended trials, and place highly in the derby stakes also in the same trials to become Canada’s Top Puppy and Derby dog for 2020. The dog shows also shut down in western Canada. He would have to wait until 2022 to go out with professional handler Michelle Yeardon and easily obtain his show title. He took a few months of training with Dan Hoke in Washington state, then owner and handler Barry took over his training. It took awhile to come together but that hard work paid off. Colt is a bird finding dog who has become a consistent competitor with polished manners. He is Number 19 dual for us, and the first liver and white dual we have bred. Colt is also a 4th generation dual from Kinwashkly kennels, the second one sired by Tempo, along with his half brother, Roe. (Both Roe and Colt are OFA excellent also.)