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09/16/2023

Throughout the years I have had so many people ask me.....

"What’s so special about C**n Huntin"

Have you ever stood on the edge of field, in the dead of night, crickets chirping, frog croaking,whimpers from your faithful four legged partner, because they are excited.

Frost covering the ground, just you and a couple buddies, away from the worlds craziness, and all the stress that comes from day to day life.

Have you ever stood there waiting for your dog to sing the most beautiful song, but why your waiting you look up at the night sky, an you can see the clouds floating in front of the moon, so quiet you can literally hear limbs snap from the cold, hear cars driving down roads from miles away, a yard dog barkin in the distance, whippoorwills whistling, then you hear this majestic long bawl coming from your hound that just send chills from the top of your head to your toes.

Have you ever heard your dogs work a track an the echos from there locate just travels the hills and off into the distance, then that bawl rolls over into this majestic chop, lettin you know they have ol mister ringtail treed.

Walking to your dog you get to see all of God’s beautiful creations, creeks, rivers, mountains, all different types of hardwoods and terrain. Knowing that all the hard work and dedication and time invested into your hound has paid off. Then the moment of truth, get to the tree and start shining the tree to find mister ringtail sitting in a fork at the top of tree. Feels good knowing your dog has done their job like they were supposed to.

Have you ever snapped the leash to the most loyal companion you’ll ever have, an lead them back to the truck, hearing the leaves crunching under your boots, seeing your breath, toes about froze and Lungs hurting all from the cold night air. To get back to truck to drop the tailgate, open the dog box door, sayin “load up” they get in the box to turn around an they poke their ol head head out, and you can smell the woods and muddy water an cedar shaving on them. To scratch their heads and tell them good job, they lick you hands and you close the door.

See to understand this you have had to experience it to completely understand that c**n Huntin brings us closer to God, and relieves us from our stress. It’s not just about killing c**ns, it’s about being in the good lords outdoors with a couple of buddies listening to dogs. It’s not just a sport, it’s our passion it’s what we are dedicated too. Better yet it’s our life.

If you want to call it’s dumb or stupid have at it, but it’s just something that words can't even begin to describe.

~ Cody Bret

09/04/2023

We are offering this female Walker for discussion. She is off of my NITECH GRCH PR Foster Creek Lars and CH Hokey’s Quarantine Wipeout. She has already been in the woods and has tracked and treed with another dog. The only reason we are considering parting ways with her is she is a kennel barker. Other than that she is a very nice little hound. I have video of her sire and dam in the woods. She will be UKC registered, we are waiting for UKC to mail her papers back to us. I’ll work on getting video of her in the woods but she’s gonna be nice (bawl on the ground and chop on tree). We will keep working with her and her anount will only increase. PM myself or Katie Hallman for more info.

09/03/2023

One male left out of NITECH GRCH3 PR Foster Creek Bookum Copper and GRCH PR Foster Creek Lil Lady. Located in central Iowa. UKC Performance, PKC Super Stakes and AKC registerable. This is a proven cross with previous litter in the woods, getting cast wins and many titles already.

09/01/2023

First year since owning hounds We didn’t make Autumn Oaks…..Copper suffered heat stroke last Wednesday and I decided to not make the trip to compete this year. The health of my dogs is the most important thing. We plan on making it next year tho!!

08/29/2023

If you think a houndsman is a lazy hunter who has an unfair advantage , you may need to know that a houndsman spends countless hours sitting beside a welping feamale , they have many sleepless nights caring for an injured hound, Spend more frustrating days in the woods trying to train a stubborn pup than actually hunting, all while spending thousands of dollars on equipment , vet bills and travel !!
**nhounds

07/31/2023

LadyxCopper puppies are 6 weeks old today!! It’s a pretty big day for them….they are weaned and coming back to our farm!!! Thank you so much to Jersey and her owners from Silver Family Farm Labs without them this litter stood little chance of survival. I do have a male available to a competition hunting home if you’re interested send me a message otherwise I’m gonna raise um up and their value will increase!! Alpha Dog Nutrition **nhounds

07/23/2023

Male pup available for discussion, located in central Iowa. UKC Performance, PKC Super Stakes and AKC registerable. Out of NITECH GRCH3 PR Foster Creek Bookum Copper and GRCH PR Foster Creek Lil Lady; this litter is being raised by a Lab since Lafy developed a septic infection and could not nurse. All pups are thriving and will be ready for homes in 3 weeks. I will be very selective on where this pup goes, it must be a competition home. This is a proven cross with pups in the woods now winning hunts and some have titles already. I have videos available of the sire, dam and pups.

07/18/2023

“Days gone By”

As I share this image of memories of old,
It brings to mind so many stories that need to be told,

Stories of a kid watching their hero train a pup,
The way any youngin should be brought up,

Raised to understand the way things should be,
Spending time with a mentor you know just you and me,

Growing up chasing hound dogs as they treed each ringtail,
Watching the the intensity of each long trail,

Seeing the smile as each pup found its way,
Passing down heritage to his pup theyd say,

Nothing I’d trade for those days trying to keep up,
Following my idol through those fields chasing pups,

Those days seem so distant so far in the past,
But every time I hear that ole squalI stop fast,

Just the sound of that brings back a warm smile,
What I wouldn’t give to them for another pasture mile!!!

He loved hunting c**n and training those ole houndy pups,
He lived for the thrill of each one locating and looking up,

His passion for the outdoors is part of what he left me,
But his passion for Christ is what he taught me to see,

Nothing in this old life here on earth will ever really matter,
Eventually everything we accumulate will to the wind scatter,

But treasure in heaven that we store up serving Him,
Will be our reward for an eternity through Christ within,

Thankful for a mentor who train up their kids to look to the Son,
There’s nothing more important that can be left to anyone!

In loving memory of the mentors who got me in the woods for the first time to follow the sound of a hound

Derek Lars Huston
Oct 2, 1978-June 14, 2019

Steven B Caryl
August 16, 1964-March 24, 2023

07/17/2023

Found out that Copper enjoys fetch….he showed interest in the ball while in the kennel so I thought why not see if he’ll retrieve it. Took a few throws but he mastered returning and dropping the ball like he’s done it his whole life. Might have to try some other events with him once he is Grand Night Champion!!! Alpha Dog Nutrition

07/14/2023

MUST READ!

"Here is a basic underlying influence...a basic understanding...regarding your hound dog that I think most people miss.

Hounds do not believe that they need you. You are a convenience - like a favorite coffee cup or a favorite pair of shoes. If the cup is broken or the shoes are lost, we can get along just fine with another.

Let me explain:

Where other breeds of dogs like Labradors, Shepherds, Cattle Dogs (to an extent), and a host of others are bred to work WITH man; their original bred temperament is to work alongside man in cooperation to achieve a goal. The Cattle Dog follows man's commands to herd the livestock. The Lab follows the hunter's commands to get the quarry - so and so forth. They are a teammates of man. Neither can do their work without the other --- and so they have been bred for eons to have that in their make up --- to be anxious to please. Even the worst behaved Labrador cares when mom and dad are annoyed. It is in their DNA to make man happy.

Hounds... not so much.

Hounds have been bred for eons to be taken out to the edge of the woods or field and be let loose to go out and do what they do with NO INSTRUCTION from the hunter or handler. They go out and do their thing, all on their own. They make their own decisions and do their own work. And when that work is done and they have found their quarry, they command/call the hunter to come to them with those beautiful voices. (Who is working for whom in that scenario?)

Do you see how your hound thinks differently?

Life with a Hound is far more like having a spouse than a dog. It is far more of a "cooperative effort" with all the give and take that implies. Hounds are not going to do what you say just because you have said it. You are secondary to their desire. There has to be something in it for them. There has to be a trade off. If there is no reward or benefit for the Hound, the Hound cares little what you are asking him/her to do. People incorrectly refer to this as being stubborn - or worse, stupid. Hounds are actually neither of those things - they are just independent and cunning. They prioritize things differently than do other breeds. They prioritize differently and *you* are not always their priority. This is EXACTLY AS THEY SHOULD BE. They were bred to be this way. It is all necessary to be a Houndy Dawg.

When working with a Hound you have to always be thinking:
How do I make myself the priority?
What do I have to give this dog to make me more important than what it smells - or wants?
(and do not expect that anything will ever be 100% successful every time - always be looking for your Hound to act like a Hound.)

We humans always think we are in charge of things. We think that we are top of the chain, the head honcho's...and we naturally approach training our dogs and living with our dogs this way - as though we are in charge.

Your Hound doesn't see it that way.

Your Hound - at best - sees you as a family member or as a sibling (if you are very fortunate - as a parent). Do you walk into your sister or brother's house, start barking orders and they hop to?

Mostly your Hound sees you as a good friend. And what do we do with our friends? When a friend does something for us, we return those favors. There is give and take. When a friendship is out of balance - when one friend takes and takes but does not give - the friendship suffers. It is okay for one friend to be the strong friend - the dominant friend in the partnership -- -but it is *always* a partnership.

Hounds are happiest when their humans are humble."-unknown-

For almost 20 years a hound has been by my side, I can't imagine life without one. Through triumph and tragedy there isn't much I'd change. It's a hound life for me!!!

07/09/2023

Got motivated to work dogs on the bench this evening. Lady has recovered from her septic infection (her pups are thriving with the surrogate female we found; they’ll be 3 weeks old on Monday). Everyone else looked pretty good, maybe a little chunkier than I’d like but they are all happy and healthy.

06/23/2023

The past 48 hours have been an absolute roller coaster. Lady got very sick with an infection in her mammaries and ended up at the emergency vet. She got septic and has had to stay on iv antibiotics and fluids. We bottle fed her 5 pups for the first night and then went on a mission to see if we could find a surrogate bitch that would accept her pups to feed them. I know some people upstairs pulled some strings and we found Silver Family Farm Labs who were just weaning 6 week old pups off their female Jersey. They were more than willing to give it a shot!! Jersey went straight back into momma mode and almost immediately had the pups suckling. It is truly a miracle that we found such amazing people with a female so laid back. They have been with Jersey now for almost 18 hours and each pup has gained at least 4oz overnight!!! Lady is doing well and is expected to come home in the next day or two. Thank you to everyone who shared my previous post when we were searching for a female to foster these pups.

06/22/2023

UPDATE!!!
I believe we found a nurse momma!! Gonna try and get them together tomorrow hopefully and see how it goes! Thank you everyone for the help sharing!!

Looking for a surrogate bitch for 5 pups 48 hours old, located in Iowa. If you know of one or have one please get ahold of me. Thank you!

06/17/2023

It seems so often that everyone hates the dog man. The assumption is all of us mistreat the dogs. If you think or “know” that’s the case, I personally invite you to ride with me any day I load mine. Any day of the week.

I have walked many miles after a dog, traveled a whole lotta miles because of a dog, spent thousands keeping dogs healthy and in shape, and cried a whole lotta tears over putting a dog in the ground. It’s not “just a dog”. I spend more time with these dogs than I spend with 99.9% of people. Most of what you think is “skinny” is actually a dog in shape. Go ask any veterinarian that deals with running hounds or working dogs in general. That 50lb beagle on your couch is closer to animal abuse than what we’re doing.

I agree, there are some “bad apples” but don’t put that on all of us who are just trying to do right by the dog.

To the people that move here and try to change it, go the hell back to wherever you came from. We don’t really care ✌️

Let em run

06/12/2023

So God made a Hound.

God said I need someone brave enough to fight the hurricane force of a bear that won't tree, so God made a Hound.

God said I need someone with feet tough enough to run miles in the snow, ice, rocks, and hot sand, so God made a Hound.

God said I need someone with a nose able to smell it's quarry while driving down the road, so God made a Hound.

God said I need a companion for the hunter with the desire to wander into the unknown and make it home safe, so God made a Hound.

God said I need someone with the grit to bay bears, hogs, c**ns, lions, bobcats, coyotes, deer, leopards, and all other beasts of tooth and claw, yet gentle enough to sleep at the foot of the bed, so God made a Hound.

God said I need someone with the tenacity to lead the pack into a battle of unknown, so God made a Hound.

God said I need someone who will sit and shake and play ball with its handler and provide a meal for the pack and owner in the same day, so God made a Hound.

God said, with a tear in his eye, I need a best friend, for every hunter I created, someone who will walk many miles next to them and share a life many will never know. He said I need someone who will be loyal and loving no matter what the day brought to them, someone who when the time comes, will continue to hunt on in heaven, so God Made A Hound.

GOD BLESS THE HOUND AND THE HUNTER🐶🐾

05/17/2023

Just like bad breeders there are BAD BUYERS!

People who constantly ask a million questions to several breeders at one time and still never bring home a baby!

People who set up appointments to pick up or meet the puppy and never show up, cancel at the last minute, or disappear without a word!

People who try to haggle with breeders because thier perfect pup is not in thier price range!!

Buyers if you are activing looking YOU SHOULD:

1. Be prepared to place a deposit! Yes, most breeders with not Ready to go babies will require a deposit! Deposits are NON refundable! You back out you do not get it back!

2. Be finacially prepared to pay full amount at minimum of 2 weeks before pup is ready to go home! Or other wise discussed.

3. Have permission from everyone (especially spouse or parents) in the household before even speaking to a breeder!

4. Have a budget in place and expect that it may not be enough and do not demean or haggle. But willing to wait til you have the perferred amount to try again!

5. Be prepared for an emergancy that may cause you to back out, be honest with your breeder they may be willing to work with you.

6. Also do your homework to protect yourself from being scammed!

Breeders, good breeders spend 1,344 hrs caring for, worrying over, feeding, nurtering, and loving those babies. That is 80, 640 mins of our lives spent tirelessly keeping these babies alive and healthy so they can bring love, joy, and happiness to you and your family. That is not including the 1000s of dollars spent doing so.

People complain they do not make enough per hour to live on. Do you know what a breeders salary would be for just $10 an hr., the low line of most states minimum wage?? 13, 440 is what would be alotted for those 8 wks!

A breeders life is about those babies from the time they are concieved to the time they go home to you and in most cases it doesn't end there. We offer life long support, counciling, advice for as long as we are able or are needed.

04/07/2023

Took the boys out earlier this week and they did awesome!!! Copper treed 3, baba treed 2 (and 1 with Copper) and they caught one one the ground with Fosters Mr. T blue tick. We had a pretty good hunt overall, it was nice to get out and enjoy the hounds!

03/24/2023

Little clip from bench work featuring Lars….for those who don’t know Lars is full throttle 24/7. It doesn’t matter what he is doing it is always all out (even with bench work). This clip just show Lars and his personality, always willing to please but going full speed no matter the task.

03/21/2023

Nail trims, ear cleaning, puppy shots, bench work and then topped off the day yesterday with a quick hunt. Dogs came out of winter looking pretty dang good!!! Now to keep tuned up for show and comp hunt season!!!

03/16/2023

UPDATE!!!! Lady is home!!!

Lady broke her cable tonight. If you see her message me or give me a call. All contact info is on her collar.

03/12/2023

We may not have made the World Qualifier but Emma had her mind set that we were going to go hunting. So we made some modifications to my old chaps and loaded ol’ reliable up (Lars) and hit the woods. Even after getting almost 6” of snow today he was able to put up a c**n for us!!! Emma wanted to stay out in the woods and it was a bit of a fight to get her to head back to the truck!

03/09/2023

Red dogs did it again, but this time Baba was first strike and first tree on both trees!!!! First tree was a den but we were able to find the c**n and the second was also a big den.

03/08/2023

Red dogs puttin in some work tonight!!! Baba and Copper both looked pretty dang good for being out of shape. Big goals for both of them this year!!!

03/07/2023

Iowa Deer Classic was a success! JR and Jenny got some good socialization and loved all the attention. Copper, Lars and Baba Yaga are raring to go for the 2023 competition season, they’ve been pretty restless lately so it’s time to hit the woods more!!!

03/02/2023

Not bad for the first time on the bench!!! These 2 have some big shoes to fill following their sire and dam, I look forward to watching them grow and mature!

02/13/2023

We would like to welcome FosterCreeks HustonWeHaveAProblem and FosterCreeks Lars’ 8675309 to the kennel. They are out of my Lars male and Q (owned by Steve and Jane Haukoos). I look forward to seeing what we can make of them and watching them grow!!!

02/12/2023

Had an awesome time at the UKC Winter Classic. Great hunting but we just got out scored. Had 175+ the first night and 200+ the second night. The cast winners for both our nights scored high enough to be in the top 5. Made some new friends (and possibly some enemies 😂) but overall had a fantastic time. Baba got beat in the show by a nice dog but I am still super proud of him for only being a year one and competing at such a high level. We were also able to find hunting homes for the final 2 pups from the QxLars litter. We will see you next year Batesville thank you for such a good time!!! Dog Nutrition

02/10/2023

Rules For Owning a hunting Dog

1. Spend time with them each day. You are their everything.

2. Don’t hide your excitement, let them see the kid in you.

3. Your expectations of a hunting dog are high but their expectations of an owner are higher.

4. Don’t sleep on it take them to the vet.

5. Go hunting with them at least one time just the two of you.

6. Tell your new friends about your old dogs.

7. Their falses aren’t the only ones in the field.

8. Judge your hunting friends by how they treat their dogs.

9. Always stop to pet them.

10. Stop walking, sit down you will see how much they love you. Enjoy it.

11. Treat puppies like puppies and treat your 12 year old like he still is one.

12. Know when to retire them and give them everything they want. They gave you everything they had.

13. Have patience when they are hard of hearing...it’s the games fault.

14. Show your boys that there’s reasons to be gentle in this world, dogs are just one of them.

15. You helped her down the stairs when she was young now help her up them when she is old.

16. Take the picture every single damn time. It’s worth it.

17. Enjoy their determination even when it’s not after what you expect.

18. When it’s time to say goodbye don’t leave his side. Hold him. He knows what’s happening and he’s happy you are with him.

19. Remember them, visit the places that made you both so happy. Think about her while you stop walking and sit down with her daughter on an October afternoon.

20. Understand that you can not fill the hole they left in your heart but remember them and they will be with you every step of the way.

02/06/2023

Pup is shaping up nicely…..took him out for the first time solo tonight, got a track going in a corn field but wasn’t able to finish it. Not bad for a redbone whose been in the woods less than 12 times.

01/21/2023

2 males pup available for discussion. Papers in the comments for the male. Sire is NITECH GRCH PR Foster Creek Lars, Damn is CH Hokeys Quarantine Wipeout. Both are hard tree dogs and loud! I can deliver to the Winter Classic for delivery fee.

01/16/2023

Available for discussion. Flir Scout iii 320 used one season, works very well just looking to switch things up. I will be going to the Winter Classic beginning of February and can bring it along. Brand new they are 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ I will let this one go for 1️⃣8️⃣5️⃣0️⃣.

01/06/2023

Happy 1st birthday to the 2022 CopperxLady litter. From the feedback I have gotten this litter is pretty special. The ones that went to hunting homes are running and treeing alone and the few that went to tracking homes are excelling in that!!!

12/23/2022

Merry Christmas from us to all of you! 2 years in a row now we have been able to get all the dogs in the same picture with Santa. Hope everyone is staying warm!!! **nhounds Alpha Dog Nutrition

12/21/2022

Coming soon to a hunt near you!!! This pup lights a fire back in me, his drive and natural ability is pretty amazing. This was only his 4th time in the woods for Baba Yaga/Bubs and he went step for step with Copper; looks like it’s time to single him out. He is the dog I imagined when I made the cross between Copper and Lady. **nhounds Alpha Dog Nutrition

12/01/2022

Got the hounds worked on the bench tonight. They’re looking pretty good for winter!!! Alpha Dog Nutrition

11/24/2022

This is Hunting.

It will break your heart and you will go days without getting so much as a shot at an animal.
You will miss your shot.
You will see garbage in the bush, and have to pick it up.
You will wound something one day, and it will make you cry.

It will teach you life lessons.
You will learn that one more minute can make all the difference.
You will learn that life doesn't care...the weather warms up anyways, the wind changes direction, and all you can do is work with it.
You will learn patience and determination.

It will inspire you.
You will see a mother and her baby, and your heart will swell.
You will be humbled by that doe blowing at you, less than 10 yards away.
You will see the beauty of dawn.
You will learn the feeling of being prey.
You will see things so beautiful, others seem dull in comparison.
You will speak to another species.

This is hunting.
It will make you vulnerable.
You might cry over the animals you shoot.
You might make mistakes and fret over the what ifs.
You will face your own worst enemy in the bush: yourself.
You will have to walk through the dark, basically blind deaf and dumb.
You will learn the bittersweet feeling of letting an animal live, or choosing to kill one.
You will learn the important balance of life and death.

You will become ..... you.

You will learn passion, grit, strength, emotion, Independence, determination, empathy, silence and peace.

It is where you will learn your most valuable lessons.

It is where you will make your best memories.

It is where you will cry, laugh, and love.

It is where you learn to be still and be quiet.

It is what you will devote your life to, and never regret it.

This is what we call Hunting.

~ Cody Bret

11/20/2022

Happy 4th birthday to NITECH GRCH3 PR Foster Creek Bookum Copper!!!!

10/31/2022

3 years ago Lars came down with c**nhound paralysis. For 65 days the only thing he could do was wag his tail…..a miracle happened and he got stronger, slowly he made his way back into the timber. He is now NITECH GRCH PR Foster Creek Lars, all of his titles came after his paralysis. 4-6 times a day I would carry him from my bedroom outside so he could use the bathroom and get some sunshine. We also were blessed to find a canine therapist who helped us with daily exercises to keep his joints from seizing up, we did everything from laser therapy to acupuncture. He may not be the c**nhound he was prior but he has earned a place to call home for the rest of his days. Alpha Dog Nutrition

10/30/2022

Pretty dang good day today at the Iowa State C**nhunters pink hunt. Satan won CH female and went on to win Queen of the show!!! Baba finished to his Show Champion title over 2 other nice walker dogs. The hunt didn’t go as planned but still saw some c**n and had a pretty dang good hunt overall. Congratulations to all the winners tonight!!! Alpha Dog Nutrition

10/18/2022

PSA: Just a friendly reminder that c**n, deer season and squirrel season is coming up or open in some areas already!!! There will be hounds showing up everywhere.. Owners will be happy to come get their dogs if you call them.. These dogs have homes..they are fed... They can look skinny after a couple days of running lost without food.. Yes, it can happen that fast.. Help them get home where they can be fed... DO NOT REMOVE THEIR COLLARS! IT IS A FELONY! That funny looking collar is a tracking collar.. Not a shock collar... This means someone is looking for them! This is what these dogs look forward to.. (no, you can not force a dog to hunt.. They do that because they want to). You are not saving a dog or rescuing one if you take one and try to rehome it.. You're stealing someone's dog. Which is also a felony. Some of these dogs will appear shy or timid... That's because you aren't their owner, not necessarily because the dog has been abused... Most of the time is from not being socialized with people. I know everyone has good intentions, but a little information to help everyone make the right decision might save some heartache for someone else.

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Trying to get in some last minute tune ups before Friday! He looked pretty good last night 3 trees in 1 hour in the rain and a little lighting off in the distance. We’ll see how this weekend goes as we throw our hat in the ring for the 2022 Tournament of Champions!!!

Copper lookin good for the Classic coming up this week! Ended up with a den tree, picked up the track so quick he had to go #2 on the run…literally.

Puppies are getting big!!! They will be 4 weeks old on Thursday, I’m excited to see how this litter grows!

Copper lookin good for the Winter Classic!

We’ve been pretty quiet the past few weeks, weather has not been very good to get dogs out. The crusty snow will tear up a dogs feet….finally we were able to get out last night and tonight. Copper made a den and a single each night and hauled Fox along. In just 2 nights she has shown great progress, we should be able to make a nice coonhound out of her!!!

We had the opportunity to host 3 veterans from surrounding states for a 2 night coon hunt here in Iowa. Everyone had a blast!! We treed some and walked a lot….east wind and a full moon didn’t help the situation but copper was able to put the smack down on a nice boar coon. Thank you to Freedom Hunters for sending out some awesome brothers and sisters in arms to enjoy a few cold Iowa nights with us. We look forward to making this an annual hunt and get more involved next year!!!

Took Copper, Hera and Yuma out tonight. Copper and Hera made 1 single before we met up with Yuma. Then went on to make a den tree on the re cut, moved spot and all the dogs got into a little trouble and ended up a little too close to a highway for comfort so we hustled down and rounded them up and decided to call it a night. Still was a pretty good night listening to some good dogs tree!