McCandless Brittanys

08/14/2024

My new book is finally complete!

03/17/2024

Teaching kids to train young dogs! A good day! Loved every second!

Great kids and our future!

02/12/2024

Tom’s pup Tony. Trained and handled by Kash McCandless. Proud of my 13 year old and the 6 month old pup!

01/15/2024

Congratulations to Ashley and co-owner Randy Godman on a first place finish yesterday in Corbin, KY with Super Sport’s Porter. These points make Porter the newest Champion from our kennel. Porter has accomplished a lot in a short amount of trialing. Super excited to see what his future holds.

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all our customers and friends!

11/22/2023

Congratulations to one of our best friends! Mikeal Mulberry puts the work in!

Have you seen the most recent issue of the NSTRA magazine? It happens to be the highly anticipated Purina Top Performance Award edition! Join us in extending well deserved congratulations to Mikeal Mulberry and his setter Ally from the Kentucky Region for their outstanding achievements throughout the year!

11/14/2023

Beautiful skyline as we finish the day at McCandless farms! Kash was busy socializing a couple pups!

11/07/2023

Congratulations to Ashley and co-owner Randy Godman for Ashley handling McCandless Super Smoke to a 1rst place finish in Corbin this past weekend. With these points Jake is now the newest Champion from our kennels ! Congratulations guys!

10/30/2023

Congratulations to Ashley and Porter for finishing 9th out of 192 in the Dog of the Year Trial in Amo Indiana ! Missed the cut by a second so! He did get a second place in the qualifying round! He is bound for big things for Ashley and Co-Owner Randy Godman! Congratulations again, well done !

10/14/2023

Next trainer in the family! He’s working Tom’s pup Tony! We expect big things from these two!

09/10/2023

Introducing the new Jr trainer here! Kash McCandless! Working the boss’s dog Tony! This kid loves dogs and they love him!

07/30/2023

Another happy dog owner!! Thanks Cody for your return business!! You’ll be hunting behind her and Athena in no time!!

07/22/2023

All pups have sold from our current litter. We anticipate another little in the spring. Nothing for sure yet.

07/15/2023

Another Happy Repeat Customer, and Friend!!! Love seeing these McCandless Brittanys going to their Fur-ever homes! Congratulations Clayton and Kayla!

07/08/2023

Here are the pedigrees of the parents of the pups for all who were asking and wanting to see them. To say these pups are well bred is an understatement!

07/08/2023

Happy to see this sweet puppy head home to a return customer and great home, Thanks Nathan and Kate Roth!

07/05/2023

First time in a long time we have a few pups available. All females. 3 liver and white and 1 orange and white. These pups are ready to come home with you today! AKC registered out of national champion and hall of fame bloodline PM for more details!
SOLD!!!
All pups are gone. We anticipate another litter either this fall or Spring.

06/28/2023

One of the best dogs I’ve ever seen in 35 years since I was old enough to pay attention

Thank you to Scott Townsend, Crosswind Kennel for his generous donation to the Paul Da Costa Fund raiser trial... the stud fee for a breeding to Crosswind Jim! Everyone is familiar with this dog's accomplishments. This is an incredible opportunity, don't miss out!

Get your tickets now! $20.00 a ticket or (3) for $50.00 You don’t need to be present to win. 100% of the funds will go to the Family of Paul Da Costa.

To buy tickets or donate:
Contact John Gillespie [email protected]

Make checks payable to:
Ohio NSTRA
3358 Roberta Ln.
Dayton, Ohio 45424

PayPal: [email protected]
Venmo: -Gillespie-108

05/08/2023

Congratulations to Ashley with his better half Ryan for finishing Porter 3rd and Jake 6th in the Kentucky Regional Championship! Both dogs co-owned by Randy Godman.

Also congratulations to our friends Jeff Moore, Sara Moore and their niece Mychalie for finishing Wine 5th and Rum 7th

These dogs all were born here at our kennels.

But without further ado We’d like to congratulate our friends Mark, Jack, and Clay Little for finishing 1st with Scout 2nd with Chief and 4th with Auggie! An exciting brother on brother matchup in the final hour! The score was 5 and a back each out of 10 planted birds.

Thanks to our judges Gary Ramsey and Shawn Greenway and bird planter Brandon Ralston!

Another great Regional trial in the KY region. Thanks to all who helped

Good to be a Brittany in Kentucky this weekend as the top 7 out of 38 all britts!

Thanks for following!

04/28/2023

Jake and Ashley Mccandless move on to the next round of the Amateur Champions trial!
16 dogs left in this trial.

Also congrats to Jeff Moore owner of Boone County Rum and and Boone County Wine. Handled by niece Mychalie Moore for advancing to the final 24 of the open championship!

These 3 fine dogs were bred and born here at our kennels. Good luck tomorrow

04/28/2023

Congratulations to Ashley Mccandless for moving to moving Mccandles Super Smoke to the next round of the Amateur Champions trial. Jake looked good in his run today! 31 dogs to beat! Go get it!

01/18/2023

Pretty cool stuff from our friends in National Shoot to Retrieve Ohio Region (NSTRA) it is very well done! Check it out

It's here... the first edition of our digital magazine!

10/29/2022

Congratulations to Cadillac And Jeff and Sarah Moore fore winning the Dog of the Year trial! 196 entries 1 Brittany left! Born in Berry KY

05/16/2022

McCandless Super Smoke “Jake” owned by Randy Godman and Ashley McCandless brought home a first place and a forth place finish today in his first ever field trial. Hopefully more to come! Very proud of this youngster!

09/21/2021

Have grand pups off this guy! And they are grand pups of Tomokas Smokin Mike

Chicago, Ill. — The Field Trial Hall of Fame election process is completed. The names at the top nominees in the digital voting were sent to members of the Election Committee and the results of their vote are in.

08/02/2021

Ohio Region of National Shoot to Retrieve field trial association supports walking style type field trials for all pointing breed dogs. We have an amateur program that allows a dog to earn an amateur championship before going on to compete in open trialing.

11/01/2020

Congratulations to Ashley!!! He received his NSTRA Hall of Fame award for TY! McCandless Titlest Driver! Well deserved!!

10/23/2020

2 beautiful healthy pups available!! 1 male 1 female

08/31/2020

Congrats to Ashley and Sport for Again winning the Kentucky Elimination!!!! This is hard to do but they done it 2x in a row!

08/27/2020

6 week old pups ready for their forever home! Males and Females still ready for discussion