Von Heidbrink Shorthairs

11/17/2024

Lucy and Sunny are sisters and they have made us proud in a couple of American Field events this year! They are owned, trained and handled by Jason King of Straight to the Point kennels and they are daughters of our own FC Royalerun Sam Adams and Les Watts' Red Oaks Heart of Dixie! Both of these girls won their Open Shooting Dog events... Lucy at the Mid Carolina FTC event at Camden SC and Sunny at the Duplin County FTC event at Faison NC!

11/11/2024

This gorgeous little lady went to her first field trial this past weekend and did great for her first time out! She brought us home a Second Place in Open Puppy and a Third in Amateur Puppy. She stayed out front, did everything she knew and then some.... Our thanks to the volunteers and judges for a really nice weekend at the GSP Club of South GA's November field trial!

09/06/2024

Breezy was the last daughter of my Rose and she has been a great dog who lived and loved to point birds! Today she made that final trip to the veterinarian with me and she is going to be missed by all who loved her! It was a hard day, but now she is running where the birds are plentiful and no one has to ever get old and feeble...

08/31/2024

Available. Almost 9 months old. Lightly started, exposed to quail and pigeons. Message for more information and pedigree please.
Both parents hunt and run field trials.

08/20/2024

This is one of our babies from a few years ago. She is owned and trained by Jason King of Straight to the Point Kennels and is a fine example of a gun dog! Picture in comments below!

Sunny had a great year and she is still in the Top Ten Field Trial Statistics for Open Gun Dog for 2023 through March 2024. She is number 4 in the country!! This is per the most recent issue of GSPCA's Shorthair Journal.

08/18/2024

Pretty Tippet from last year's litter... points, holds, retrieves! Our thanks to her owner for sharing these videos :)

07/15/2024

I have a very fancy and fully trained gundog coming available. He hunts hard, holds point steady to wing and shot and is a retrieving machine! Not posting pictures on here or price, but I can tell you that he is 7 years old, looking for a really good home and is not going to be a cheap find for you. If you know what a good, well trained dog should bring then we can talk. You MUST PM me for any more information. I will NOT answer questions on this thread. Please be seriously interested so we don't waste my time and yours.

06/01/2024

There is something weighing heavily on my heart these days and it is time for me to post my concern... and I hope folks will know that this is coming for the dogs, not for me.

All who know me know that I am a breeder and I love my GSPs. I have bred and raised and placed lots of pups over the years. I have taken a few back to help families who had to rehome them for various reasons but most have remained with their families. Most breeders do this out of concern for the pups and the families. After all, stuff happens in life that is sometimes out of our control. And, most breeders have helped owners with rehoming when necessary.

Since the GSP became so very popular, a lot of people jumped on the breeding bandwagon, and sometimes for less than stellar reasons. I have even seen some websites and posts on FB where there were no dogs at all, just an unscrupulous someone collecting deposits, only to disappear and then try it again someplace else... Well, those collecting your money and running were only a small part of the problem. The biggest part is the folks who simply saturated the market and over saturated the market with puppies. And I am not talking about the "real" breeders who have sometimes a lifetime of experience. We are still out there. Just we have had to back off our breeding programs because we are not in it to sell cheap puppies.

This problem has not only hurt the dogs, it has hurt experienced breeders all over who have well bred, beautiful dogs but who have stopped breeding for a while because there are few new homes for their pups...pups who would be fine hunters, or maybe even competitive amateur show dogs. These breeders are not the folks who just buy a pair of GSPs, breed them, and then dump them when the market dries up. These are folks that are in it for the long haul and who know the ups and downs of breeding, the long hours of managed care, etc.

Nuff said? I hope so.

I am saying all this because I have a list of dogs needing families... dogs that are low to no cost to new families... born from 2015 to 2023... they are not my dogs but they are in need of families to love them... if you are interested in a retired dog or an older pup, please send me a message and I will get you in contact with the owners. From there, it is up to you and the owners to make your deal. I will help if needed.

05/02/2024

I have been given the opportunity to help rehome 3 beautiful GSPs and 2 GWPs. They were born from 2015 to 2019 and just need families to love for the rest of their days. I am happy to help these ladies find their retirement homes for a good friend... just message me if interested. We are not looking forward to expensive rehoming fees, just yards and a comfy place to call home :) Not for breeding... They are located in south GA. Please message me for more information....

04/28/2024

Winston is in training with Jason King and is figuring out what a GSP is supposed to do with birds. Soon he will be a hunting dog and may even make a field trial dog... time will tell. His pedigree says he has everything he needs genetically and Jason is giving him the training he needs to bring it all together!

03/31/2024

Sunny, bred by us, won a major Open Gun Dog stake at the Slate River Bird Dog Club field trial this past weekend! She is owned, trained and much loved by Jason King of Straight To The Point Kennels and we are so proud of both of them!!

Our thanks go out to Jason for his work with Sunny (and Lucy, her sister) and to all the folks who work so tirelessly to put on a good field trial! Without the club, the volunteers and the judges, our sport would not happen. Thank you!!

03/27/2024

Von Heidbrink's Wicked Little Thing SH (Foxy) celebrates her sweet 16 yesterday, March 26! Yes, we bred her and we are so proud of her and everything she has accomplished!

Her owner says she has probably pointed something like 25,000 birds in her lifetime! Born in 2008, she is a real trooper and a credit to all who have known her and hunted over her! Happy Birthday Foxy!!!!

02/21/2024

All gone now... :) No more babies until later this season. You are welcome to get on our waiting list. Those who make deposits get the first choices. Just message us to find out how to get on the waiting list please.

02/01/2024

Responsible breeders already see that the economy is dictating that it is all about rescue, adoption and all that stuff... but responsible breeders rarely deal with shelters because we manage our dogs as needed and our clients as needed, for as long as is needed. When you are looking for a quality pup, please support the breeders out there who are responsible and are willing to work with you to find the best fit for your family!

02/01/2024

Our waiting list for 2024 has begun. If you are interested in how our deposits work, pm me for more information.

01/31/2024

Love to watch the babies at play.... they are not little guys now and 2 of them are spoken for but they are sure turning out nice!

01/18/2024

Just for the record.... When I have older pups available (usually 3-9 months), they have probably not been shot over unless they are incredible candidates for hunting or field trialing. We do not believe in shooting over a pup until it is ready and until it is able to associate the loud bang with the fun its having on a bird.
Gunshy dogs are man made for the most part in our opinion and we try to be careful to not have that happen. Better to take our time and raise up a good dog than to get in a hurry and mess one up.
And one more thing.... as the pups learn about birds and gunfire and hunting and stuff the cost to own one does not go down... it goes up :)