Rockey's Kennels

Rockey's Kennels Rockey's Kennels has been training and breeding Quality Springer Spaniels for over 40 years. We have introduced Cocker Spaniels 8 years ago.

Gary and Josh Riddle strive to breed and train spaniels at the highest level possible. Thank you for your interest Gary loves and appreciates dogs, especially English Springer Spaniels beginning over 40 years ago and his fascination of an excellent hunting dog has never diminished. He hunts and competes with his trial dogs, always has and always will. He began trialing English Springer Spaniels ne

arly 30 years ago and during this time he has had, and seen, many exceptional dogs that he has hunted, trained and competed with. He has worked with various breeds of dogs in their training starting out with the basics of retrieving, bench work, force fetching, and bird work. FC, AFC, CFC Rockeys Quest was Garys first trial dog. Quest was exceptional, not only was he very successful in trials, Quest taught him a lot of his training skills, knowledge and ability which carries over to his working with dogs today. Perhaps one of the greatest experiences he has had is the opportunity to Judge the US National Open Championship. What an honor to see and experience these wonderful dogs close up and personal. The training philosophy Gary maintains is simple, lets see what a dog does best naturally, develop those strengths with positive reinforcement and repetition, maintain a high level of expectation and allow the dog to develop and compete at what they possess as individual strengths. Natural ability is critical in a quality companion and in a competitive dog, but the program to develop and enhance these skills only emphasizes these strengths. A dog that does his job efficiently and for the Handler is a masterpiece to experience and Gary enjoys any dog that accomplishes this. Gary feels strongly that he has a strength to be able to see these abilities in dogs, develop them and then showcase them in the field, home and competition.

Certified!! Great job Dana, and Kimber!!!!
01/05/2025

Certified!! Great job Dana, and Kimber!!!!

01/04/2025

Slow motion dog work…. Wait till the end…..
Monroe(10) lit it up. Dead center.

Thank goodness for a great surgical team in Montana to find and remove this little grass awn. Spy is doing much better!!
01/02/2025

Thank goodness for a great surgical team in Montana to find and remove this little grass awn. Spy is doing much better!!

12/21/2024

Pheasant season is over and Monroe jumped back behind the wheel. Monroe and Shark had a great day training in a downwind.

12/20/2024

I was able to get a video of 2X National Champion Rockeys Solo handled by Jason Givens in the second series of the National Open Championship.

Solo had a good find and a big retrieve. He took a line on it and came back to realign a few times. He stuck with it and was able to come up with the retrieve without any handling assistance. He did a great job on this contact in thick and challenging cover. Solo earned a CM in this trial. Jason and Chuck have done so awesome with this dog over the years and it has been fun to keep up on their successes. Amazing career overall.

Guess what?????? Little potatoes!!!!!Ruckus x Mac
12/14/2024

Guess what?????? Little potatoes!!!!!

Ruckus x Mac

Final preparations for the English Springer Spaniel National Open Championship to be held near Pickneyville, Illinois, b...
11/21/2024

Final preparations for the English Springer Spaniel National Open Championship to be held near Pickneyville, Illinois, beginning December 8th. I am very pleased with the string of dogs I have and with the great owners who have supported me so well. I appreciate each dogs effort and each and everyone of my clients. Thank you, I am truly blessed !

The girls pinned this old bird in the grass yesterday. Did an awesome job on it. May, Luna, and Fishy for the win.
11/18/2024

The girls pinned this old bird in the grass yesterday. Did an awesome job on it. May, Luna, and Fishy for the win.

Field trial dogs can’t hunt wild birds…….. haha Mixed bag today!!!
11/16/2024

Field trial dogs can’t hunt wild birds…….. haha Mixed bag today!!!

A great tool for training. We use these placeboards in our training and they are fantastic.
11/10/2024

A great tool for training. We use these placeboards in our training and they are fantastic.

New pup in the house?? Make sure you get it started right on a Cato Board!

11/10/2024

Great shot for Monroe (9 years old) on this Rooster. Sparks did a nice job tracking him up this draw and on the Retrieve.

The trial is underway, and it is absolutely stunning!!!
10/30/2024

The trial is underway, and it is absolutely stunning!!!

The National Cocker Championship starts today! Sparks, Scout, Sully, and Kodi will be running with some of the nicest do...
10/30/2024

The National Cocker Championship starts today! Sparks, Scout, Sully, and Kodi will be running with some of the nicest dogs in the country. Good luck to all!

10/27/2024

Ruckus retrieved a big old bunny!!

ESSFTA parent club Trial near Pine City, New York today! 100 years of field trialing Springer spaniels in the USA. Good ...
10/24/2024

ESSFTA parent club Trial near Pine City, New York today! 100 years of field trialing Springer spaniels in the USA. Good luck to talk the contestants. We have a solid crew entered.

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Slow motion dog work…. Wait till the end….. Monroe(10) lit it up. Dead center.

Pheasant season is over and Monroe jumped back behind the wheel. Monroe and Shark had a great day training in a downwind.

I was able to get a video of 2X National Champion Rockeys Solo handled by Jason Givens in the second series of the National Open Championship. Solo had a good find and a big retrieve. He took a line on it and came back to realign a few times. He stuck with it and was able to come up with the retrieve without any handling assistance. He did a great job on this contact in thick and challenging cover. Solo earned a CM in this trial. Jason and Chuck have done so awesome with this dog over the years and it has been fun to keep up on their successes. Amazing career overall. #Legacy

Ruckus the diving Springer!!! #gundoghunting #springerspanielworld #EnglishCockerSpaniel #englishspringerspanielpuppies #englishspringerspaniel #huntingdogs #gundogsofinstagram #englishcockerspaniel #springerspaniel #englishspringer #huntingdogsofinsta #gundogs #englishspringerspaniels #englishspringerspanielofinstagram #huntingdogtraining #huntingdogsofinstagram #englishcockerspanielsofinstagram #birddogofinstagram #crazypuppies #englishspringersofinstagram #englishspringerspanielpuppy #fieldbredenglishspringerspaniel

Great shot for Monroe (9 years old) on this Rooster. Sparks did a nice job tracking him up this draw and on the Retrieve.

Ruckus retrieved a big old bunny!!

It’s not always perfect, but there’s not much better than a springer hot on the trail. Monroe made a great shot…. Again…..

Monroe hit the dead center of this one. We didn’t have to worry about this one running off.

A little after trial fun. It was a busy weekend with lots of dogs, but we were able to get done before dark. Shark worked well on this one, and Monroe (9) made a great shot. #springerspanielworld #gundoghunting #huntingdogsofinsta #huntingdogsofinstagram #fieldtrialspaniel #flushingdogs #englishspringerspaniel #englishspringerspanielpuppies #englishspringerspanielofinstagram #huntingdogtraining #springerspaniel #gundogsofinstagram #huntingdogs #englishspringerspaniels #gundogs #englishspringer #englishcockerspaniel #englishcocker #englishcockerspanielsofinstagram #EnglishCockerSpaniel #gundogmagazine #englishspringerspanielsofinstagram

Very nice young dog (Tucker) in a crossing down wind. Had to pull double duty as a Videographer/Gunner…He’s got a bright future. Mac x Shark pup.

Monroe (9) running his dog Sharky in training and shooting for himself. #huntingdogsofinsta #fieldtrialspaniel #englishspringerspanielpuppy #englishspringerspaniels #englishspringersofinstagram #gundoghunting #huntingdogtraining #englishspringerspanielofinstagram #englishspringer #birddogofinstagram #springerspanielworld #englishspringerspanielpuppies #huntingdogsofinstagram #gundogsofinstagram #springerspaniel #englishspringerspaniel #gundogs #huntingdogs #flushingdogs #crazypuppies #gundogmagazine #englishspringerspanielsofinstagram #springerspaniels

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