Breaking Cattails

Breaking Cattails Our goal is to breed easy to train Springers Spaniels with great temperaments who can live in the house of their owners and be successfull gun dogs.

Yesterday, December 30th, 2024,  I had the Honor to tuck in FC AFC Upland Briar Mistletoe “Holly” for the last time.  Ou...
12/31/2024

Yesterday, December 30th, 2024, I had the Honor to tuck in FC AFC Upland Briar Mistletoe “Holly” for the last time. Our house will never be the same without this dominate 35lbs spaniel. Even today if I attend a Field trial, I can usually find 4-5 of her offspring listed in the catalog. She led our pack right to the end. Holly left her mark on my family's hearts and in the Spaniel Field Trial world. She had a special bond with my daughter Reece. I think it was strictly a mutual respect among two dominant females. :) The last 4-5 years as Reece came and went from college and her new home in Nashville, Holly slept beside our bed until Reece came home. Even while Reece was gone, no dog of ours dared to enter Reece's empty bedroom or face the rath of Holly. The vet administered Holly a sedative, she held her head high and would not relent to the drug until I relaxed her head down and her eyes closed.

2012 NOC Runner Up (Jason Givens)
2015 Midwest High Point Amateur

FC
Points 18
Open Wins 2

AFC
Points 8
Open Wins 2

2012 NOC Runner Up
2015 Midwest High Point Amateur

Produce 3 High Point Open Dogs. Annie, Hank, Tru

FC/AFC Absolute’s Raise The Stakes "Annie"
FC Absolute’s Breaking Cattails Settle My Dust "Rayne"
FC Absolute’s Breaking Cattails Pick Me "Tru"
AFC Breaking Cattails You Can Come Home "Blaine"
FC/AFC Cattails Lovesick Blues "Hank"
AFC Breaking Cattails Rigley "Rigley"

So many grand-kids, and still many up and coming...
FC AFC Cattails Stella Artois MH "Stella", AFC Traditional Looking for more "Diggs"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY!  This old lady turned 15 today!  December 17, 2024.  She is deep into her retirement, she enjoys l...
12/17/2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY! This old lady turned 15 today! December 17, 2024. She is deep into her retirement, she enjoys long 22.5 hour naps, interrupted by meals and walks. During the day she can be found next to my desk. For a 34 lbs spaniel she snores like a 400 lbs trucker with bad sleep apnea! Still hates the camera. Joe Stallman Reece Stallman Karri 'Gorter' Stallman

Yesterday 10-11-2024 I tucked in AFC BREAKING CATTAILS RIGLEY for the last time.  He almost made it to his 13th birthday...
10/12/2024

Yesterday 10-11-2024 I tucked in AFC BREAKING CATTAILS RIGLEY for the last time. He almost made it to his 13th birthday. Rigley was the dog everyone LOVED to hate... He had a personality all his own. He was not an affectionate dog, no deep bonds. Often could be found laying near us, but not asking anything more. But, if you were the new guy/visitor in our home he was immediately your best friend, making it look like he was the victim of daily neglect and abuse!! In his retirement, you could find him on our couch or rolling in the grass with four legs in the air... Rigley was the first dog I caught on the way into this world, put an AFC title on, and held him tight on his way out! Rest easy old man.

04/14/2024

Pups have been going home, a little over 8 weeks now. We are down to 5. Got them all out for a run today with mommas. Still have one BW female available. We call her "Lobster", the litter theme was lakes in our area.

03/26/2024

Ovi and Monty Puppies are 7 weeks old today, Grady thought he should introduce them to MN snow. We got about 12 inches of wet heavy snow the last 30 hours. More maybe yet tonight.

Hunkered down in a late March MN blizzard... Watching a movie and puppies.  Grady fell asleep with a pup on his head!
03/25/2024

Hunkered down in a late March MN blizzard... Watching a movie and puppies. Grady fell asleep with a pup on his head!

Mom!!!   You bringing that Milk??!?!  Tuukka (Holly Trigger)  and Carbon (Ugg and Mac)  pups are 5 weeks now, few girls ...
03/21/2024

Mom!!! You bringing that Milk??!?! Tuukka (Holly Trigger) and Carbon (Ugg and Mac) pups are 5 weeks now, few girls available yet. DM for details.

There is always one....  In all honesty, this pup is probably my spirit animal!
03/12/2024

There is always one.... In all honesty, this pup is probably my spirit animal!

03/11/2024

Almost 70 here today, got the pups out to do some exploring. They like to follow, not to Independent yet. Stanley, Decker, Milli, Makita, and Varna. Guess the theme???

03/04/2024

Ovi and Monty pups are 4 weeks now, they move well, have teeth, and are eating softened food. Starting to explore when outside of the whelping box. Still have females available if interested send me a DM.

Well... Like they say all good things must come to an end.  Today 2/16 we said our goodbyes to Ruff Mountain Briar, she ...
02/17/2024

Well... Like they say all good things must come to an end. Today 2/16 we said our goodbyes to Ruff Mountain Briar, she crossed the rainbow bridge. She was 15 years and 1 months old. Once known as "house dog" from Pembroke Ontario she became a huge part of our family and a permanent fixture on our couch. She definitely took a piece of us with her today, but tonight we celebrate her life. Rest easy old lady, fuzzy britches, B-girl, big mama, Briars, b-mama...

02/13/2024

Ovi and Monty pups are 8 days old. 2 boys and 3 girls. Growing fast, eyes still shut, but they can swim around pretty well in whelp box. Lots of mama time yet for them. Still have a few unspoken for.

Ovi (Breaking Cattails Breaking the curse) and Monty (Springville Illustrious Monty) pups arrived last night.  3 BW fema...
02/06/2024

Ovi (Breaking Cattails Breaking the curse) and Monty (Springville Illustrious Monty) pups arrived last night. 3 BW females, 1 BW males, and 1 LW male. They are all warm, pink, and twitchy! I have several available, pm if you're looking for an awesome home and hunting companion!

Briar, Karri's baby turned 15 this weekend.  When not having senior moments, she still enjoys walks and sitting on her p...
01/16/2024

Briar, Karri's baby turned 15 this weekend. When not having senior moments, she still enjoys walks and sitting on her perch on the couch. (She can still hop up on it)

Holly is 14 today!  Always so excited to have her picture taken!
12/17/2023

Holly is 14 today! Always so excited to have her picture taken!

Kid tested and kid approved!  I have 1 male left.  They are approximately 8 weeks old.  Litter mates have started going ...
08/20/2023

Kid tested and kid approved! I have 1 male left. They are approximately 8 weeks old. Litter mates have started going home. If interested send me a message.

My kennel building is built in the shade, but it was still getting up above 85 degrees late in the day/evening.  Puppies...
08/05/2023

My kennel building is built in the shade, but it was still getting up above 85 degrees late in the day/evening. Puppies were panting and not wanting to pile up at night to sleep. Very easy to see they were stressed. So earlier this week we had to add some comfort. They are way more active now, and puppy piling at night! Now we have rain in the forecast!!

08/05/2023

A little Friday night puppy time. Pups are a little over 5 weeks now. Eating dry food, exploring, and biting everything. Ovi is weaning them now. I do still have a couple boys available, they will go home towards the end of August. PM me if interested.

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