Wildrose Kennels - Midwest

19/07/2025

Bella’s puppies certainly enjoy their crate time snuggling up with their littermates.

19/07/2025

Had a great time with the Wildrose pack yesterday afternoon.

This was a group work session with live birds over water. Having seven steady dogs with multiple gunfire and birds flying was a great accomplishment by these handlers.

08/06/2025

Marty and I were commenting on how quick some of our dogs were, so we decided to time them. Each dog had to run a 30 yard retrieve and bring it back.

Congratulations to Wildrose Oakley (Center) from Chicago for clocking in with the fastest time of 7.53 seconds. 2nd place to Sunny (Right) from Madison at 8.43 seconds and 3rd place to Wildrose Duke (Left) at 8.51 seconds. 

07/06/2025

Saturday am deep cleaning. Besides our regular cleanings during the week, the Wildrose Midwest team conducts a thorough deep cleaning every Saturday. Deep cleaning entails a comprehensive sanitation of every horizontal surface in the kennel. Our commitment when you walk in our kennels is thst they never smell like a dog kennel If you haven’t visited Wildrose Midwest, we welcomee you to stop by for a facility tour and dog demo

Our dogs are kenneled indoors, which provides protection from extreme temperatures and facilitates a seamless transition to the owners' home.

I am grateful to have an exceptional team of cleaners!

12/02/2025

Which side of the kennels eats first? It’s all about steadiness and patience. Today it was “Team South” led by Thorn, Crockett, Duke, Oakley and Midge. Wildrose group work comes in all varieties!

07/01/2025

Happy New Year!

Wildrose Midwest escaped the cold weather this weekend to hunt ducks in South Texas. Although an abundance of water across the Laguna Madre dispersed the ducks, our guides successfully located them, and the Yeti is now full on the return trip.

It was enjoyable to have two new "rookie" dogs, WR Duke and WR Jackson, with us this year to learn the ropes. These two did great from a game recovery standpoint. It was fun to watch their learning each day. There is no substitute for the real thing.

Day 1, we quickly reached our limit on pintails and watched as hundreds more poured into the decoys throughout the morning. Among flocks of pintails, it was fun and challenging to identify the occasional bluebill, wigeon and shoveler who dropped in the decoys.

Day 2 the redheads were abundant, and after quickly reaching our limit, we were treated to hundreds more dropping into the decoys. With strong 20 mph winds, they literally hovered motionless over the decoy spread.

Following our morning shoot and obligatory nap, we engaged in an afternoon of fishing, and the speckled trout did not disappoint.

On Day 3, 35 mph winds resulted in a nice variety of ducks, and with 20 minutes left before we had to leave, we were graced with the arrival of three model ducks - all mounters. We successfully dropped all three of them.

Now back to below zero temperatures, training dogs, and a notebook of drills to work on before next year.

Training list:
1. Remote send with other hunters in the line of site between my dog and I.
2. Stop on the whistle at extended distances in the water.

It won’t be long before we are training with live ducks and open water. We invite you to come and train with us as we work on these advanced skills.

05/12/2024

Oh, the weather outside is frightful …..
But inside, the Christmas-themed kennel decorations are delightful. Stay tuned to see who has been naughty and who has been nice!

04/12/2024

As Wildrose Midwest braces ourselves for cold weather, we are also blessed with clear skies and winter sunsets. Although we need to change our outdoor gear, our training routines carry on!

20/10/2024

Great day at Starting Your Dog The Wildorse Way. Minnesota, Illinois and the north woods of Wisconsin were well represented, as well as two local clients. Handlers learned a lot about the importance of being a Pack Leader, how to read your dog, and the basics of retrieving. By the end of the afternoon the dogs were exhausted - more mentally than physically - proving you don’t have to throw endless retrieves to have a dog burn energy. Fun being together with all of you and seeing your progress.

18/10/2024

The Cato boards and handler pegs are all set up for tomorrow’s Starting Your Dog The Wildrose Way workshop. We have a full house joining Wildrose Teagen tomorrow.

Great weather. Great Dogs. Great fun.

12/10/2024

Honored to be part of the Pack that was selected by Garden & Gun as one of the top breeders in the south.

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They nurture the bond between outdoorsmen and their four-legged partners

12/10/2024

The Northern Lights shone down brightly on Wildrose Kennels Thursday night. Photos compliments of one of our team members.