First intro to puppy mush tonight! They went nuts over it ❤️
First indication they are ready for it comes with teeth coming in, interest in what their mom is eating, and Susie’s beginning reluctance to nurse.
As we still haven’t received some deposits, there are two females and one male still available.
Feeding time!
Anytime mama Susie gets in the box to feed her puppies we now have a whole chorus of happy and insistent yips and barks. The whole pack turned three weeks old yesterday. ❤️
There is still a male and a female available with deposits down for interested hunting homes! 😊🐾
Our ‘C’ litter is now two and a half weeks old. ❤️
We still have one male and one female available to loving hunting homes with a deposit down. Puppies are determined with owner input into which permanent homes they enter into between age five to six and a half weeks. This is when true personalities and abilities appear, which is so much more important than markings!
We are excited to see how this bunch does for the families whom have already invested in their future hunting companions given the excellent temperaments and abilities of their parents.
5-Days Old
5-Day Old Squeakers ❤️
24hrs a day now of hearing those cute little cries!
Susie & the Whelping Box
She had to inspect it throughly!
Beautiful Day!
Of course, all four of the ‘younger dogs’ aged 1.5yrs-5yrs love to play. The matriarch of our kennels (Anni) is already patiently waiting for me to latch her into the outdoor kennels for the afternoon 😂
Good morning!
Good morning! This is the typical morning potty break at this time of year showing the personalities of our dogs at our kennel. Susie likes to go off exploring (hence the collar), Anni acts ‘regal’ like she is better than the younger dogs (😂), Adair minds his own business, and then there are the goofballs known as Bryson and Betsie that constantly play-wrestle.
Four Strong Winds Ecco Charly
Beating the heat with some water retrieves on a Duck Dakin tonight ❤️
Might as well have some fun while visiting our kennels for breeding, right?
*Note, we had owner’s permission to take Four Strong Winds Ecco Charly out with our dogs 😊
May 10, 2024
Susie & Charly courting
Leo & Susie
Leo, our 7yr-old son with Down’s Syndrome had been intently watching Adam work Susie on some fetching exercises. Adam asked him if he wanted to try too, and for his age, Leo did great!
Betsie Greeting Adam
Adam just got home from his monthly military drill (17yrs in). This is Betsie’s way of greeting and welcoming him back. 😂
Cool Whitetail Buck experience
September Grouse Hunting
Warm windless evening tonight, very dry, little to no ticks!
Betsie is getting the hang of things too. This was a chukar from a prior training night that surprised us by showing up on the way back to the vehicle….wanted to see what she would do with it. I have yet to see this 8-month pup of ours miss finding a single bird on the field, including birds that weren’t SUPPOSED to be there (meaning, were not planted).
Eagle Rock’s Bode is a male we are watching very closely for a potential stud against our Susie this next year. He has been training with us for a UPT this next month and has nice steadiness. He determined that the chukar had walked away from the spot where it had been planted and repositioned only locking up on point when he was sure. Smart dog!
I am a little late in this as her birthday was four days ago, but a Happy 2yrs to Herz und Seele’s Susanna and all her siblings! This girl has ALWAYS been a puppy in personality and dances everywhere she goes until she gets on that field and becomes a super serious hunter! ❤️
Betsie bringing in the training baton
What to do when the summer days are in the low 90s? Susie & Betsie agree that playing fetch and swimming in the evenings is the way to go! 😁