Legacy Gun Dogs

08/17/2024

Our second training day is in the books… We had rookie dogs that have never been on birds all the way up to dogs that are steady to wing, shot, and fall. It was a pleasure to meet new bird dog people, and we look forward to our next training day. Keep an eye on our page for our announcement for when the next one will be.

And if you’re looking for help getting your bird dog ready for field trialing / hunting, be sure to reach out to us with any questions. We are happy to help!

08/15/2024

08/09/2024

!! OUR NEXT TRAINING DAY !!

We will be hosting another training day on Saturday, August 17th from 7 AM - 10 AM.

UPDATE: all of our pigeons have been allocated at this point, unless someone cancels. However, we are hoping to have double the number of pigeons available for training by the time of our September training day(s).

If you are not looking for bird work, we can also work on:
* Retrieving
* Introduction to gun fire
* Basic obedience
* E-collar introduction
* Or any other concerns you might have

Please message us to let us know you are going to be training with us and we will get you directions.

Just like last time, we are not charging a fee to have access to our training grounds / pigeons but if you would like to donate a few bucks for pigeon food / field upkeep that would be greatly appreciated. You can give cash or we also have Venmo.

We had a blast last time and expect the same next Saturday. Reach out to us with any questions you may have and we hope that you are able to come and hang out with us!

08/07/2024

🚨 LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Legacy Gun Dogs is proud to present to you our upcoming Xena x Clyde litter!

Lonesome Song Clyde / “Clyde”

Clyde is a grandson of Rawhide’s Clown on one side of his pedigree and a grandson of Crosswind’s Micro Chip on the other, and his pedigree is stacked FULL of National Champions and Field Champions. He is all business in the field and has the titles to prove it. He has a great nose, speed, and a natural retriever. Yet, for all that drive he also possesses a high degree of cooperation and handles like a dream. His demeanor around people and dogs alike is excellent.

Accomplishments:
* 1st Runner-up UFTA Amateur National Champion
* 3rd Runner-up UFTA Amateur National Champion
* 2x UFTA Amateur Champion
* 3x UFTA Open Champion
* UFTA Doubles Champion.

Rocky River’s Legacy of Xena / “Xena”

Xena also stands above the crowd in her own right. Her sire, Rocky River’s Smooth Operator / “Slick”, is a UFTA Hall of Fame Dog, a 3x UFTA National Champion, and 12x UFTA Champion. She and Clyde’s temperaments are very much alike and the reason we chose this pairing: to double up on the exceptional drive in the field, yet calm and biddable demeanor. Both are natural bird finders and retrievers, also possessing calm temperaments and a joy to have around the house.

Accomplishments:
* UFTA Amateur Champion
* ECFTC Amateur Dog of the Year

We are currently building a waiting list for those who might be interested in this breeding. Four pups are already spoken for, however we will not be taking anymore deposits until after the pups are whelped. We expect these puppies to be whelped around September 22nd and ready to go home around with you around the middle of November. If you’d like to be added to the waiting list for this litter please reach out to us ASAP.

08/03/2024

Our first training day is in the books and we had a great time. Dog people are THE BEST!

We may try to have another training day in a couple weeks for those trying to get ready for the upcoming trialing / testing / hunting season. Be sure to follow our page as we will make all training day announcements here.

Photo credit: Kailee Hale Joyner

07/31/2024

Here is a pupdate video we just received… his owner called this one “Mayhem meets a Melon.”

Mayhem is a pup from our Gus x Lucille II litter.

07/23/2024

For anyone in the central North Carolina area, we want to present an opportunity for those who might have an interest in field trialing:

✔️ If you’re looking for a way to build a better bond with your bird dog…

✔️ If you’re looking to extend the hunting season to October-March…

✔️ If you’ve got a really nice dog and thought about seeing how’d you do together in competition…

✔️ If you simply are curious as to how it all works…

✔️ If you’re a beginner in the bird dog world and just looking for training advice…

We are looking to grow the sport of field trialing that we love so much and share that passion with other like-minded dog people. We are happy to make our facilities available, offer mentorship, and just help people enjoy their bird dogs more. We are not charging a fee for this service, but if you’d like to make a $10-20 donation for field maintenance / pigeon use we would appreciate that but it’s certainly not required.

Just message us if you have any questions or would like to set up a time to get together.

Trialing season will be here before you know it and we want to help you get ready for your next great adventure with your dog!

07/19/2024

Guess who figured out she can get Buc-ee’s Beaver Chips and pulled pork through the side of the kennel?

07/19/2024

Roadtrippin’ with Xena to Kentucky today to go see her boyfriend… 😉

07/09/2024

This is one of the greatest rewards for doing what we do…

07/07/2024

Introducing the next generation of Legacy bred natural retrievers…

Legacy’s Turning the Tide - “Rip” (darker pup)

Legacy’s Silky Smooth - “Jazz” (lighter pup)

Rip and Jazz are two pups we kept from our recent Lucille x Slick litter. Really excited to see what these two baby birds dogs develop into!

06/27/2024

Another PUPDATE pic we just received… this is Peaks with his new best friend!

06/26/2024

Burning it down! 🔥 🔥 🔥

06/22/2024

We love our Pupdates from our Legacy Gun Dogs family!

This is Dash (formerly: Hipster) from our most recent litter. What a handsome little dude! 🤩

06/21/2024

The last two available puppies from our Slick x Lucille litter went to their forever homes today. Mr. Hayden will be taking Dux with him all the way back home to Texas. We wish all our Legacy Gun Dogs family and their new pups the very best!

06/16/2024

Today our Warrior Princess, Xena turns 3! 🎂🎉🎁

Fitting that last night was our field trial club’s awards banquet and she got her plaques for her Amateur Championship and Amateur Dog of the Year. Couldn’t be more proud of our girl!

06/15/2024

Update: Both Dux and Orion have found their forever homes!

06/13/2024

This handsome boy has found his forever home! 🤩

Sire is a 3x NATIONAL Champion and in the UFTA Hall of Fame.

06/11/2024

Dogs… They never cease to amaze me.

On June 2, Brandon Garrett was driving to a campsite in Oregon with his four dogs when his SUV veered off an embankment and plunged into a ravine. In a remarkable turn of events, one of his dogs ran nearly four miles to alert Garrett's family, who were camping nearby. Unable to reach the crash site themselves due to the rugged terrain, the family called the authorities. The next morning, police and search teams located Garrett after hearing his calls for help. He was found 100 yards from his vehicle, with his three other dogs safe nearby. Rescuers administered first aid and used a highline rope system to safely pull Garrett across the ravine to safety. Thanks to the incredible loyalty and quick actions of his dog, Garrett and all four dogs survived the ordeal.

06/10/2024

More “stick” wars… 🤦🏻‍♂️

06/07/2024

Tux and his “sticks” 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😆

05/29/2024

Same goes for field trials… 🤨

05/18/2024

Willow is going through the process of learning to retrieve like a Pro. This girl is a natural! 💪🏼

05/07/2024

First pics of our Slick X Lucille litter!

We expect these pups to be great companions around the house as well as really nice bird dogs for those looking for a hunting partner or walking trial prospect.

Slick is a truly remarkable animal. He is in the UFTA Hall of Fame, is a 2X UFTA Open Division National Champion, 1X UFTA Amateur Division National Champion, 8X UFTA Champion, 5X UFTA Amateur Champion, and has also had tremendous success in the BDC as well. He is a super intelligent dog who was a natural in the field even from a really young age. Great temperament around people and other dogs.

Lucille hails from hunting lines, is one of our personal companion gun dogs, and is a wild bird specialist. She has a really strong natural retrieve that she has passed on to both of her previous litters. She has great drive to hunt, yet is as affectionate as they come. Good "off switch" and is also great around strangers and other dogs. People are bragging about the natural instincts and remarkable temperament of the pups from Lucille’s previous litters.

✔️AKC registered
✔️ Tails docked
✔️ Dew claws removed
✔️ First round of vaccines given
✔️ All these pups have gone through the “Super Puppy” program for early sensory stimulation to develop confidence, intelligence, and the ability to successfully navigate training in the future.

As of right now only 3 males are available.

Pups will be ready for pickup on Saturday, June 8th and are located in Zebulon, NC.

Please reach out to us with any questions you might have.

04/15/2024

🚨 LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We are very proud to present to you our Slick X Lucille litter! We expect these pups to be incredible bird dogs and great companions.

Slick is a truly remarkable animal. He is in the UFTA Hall of Fame, is a 2X UFTA Open Division National Champion, 1X UFTA Amateur Division National Champion, 8X UFTA Champion, 5X UFTA Amateur Champion, and has also had tremendous success in the BDC as well. He is a super intelligent dog who was a natural in the field even from a really young age. Great temperament around people and other dogs.

Lucille hails from hunting lines, is one of our personal companion gun dogs, and is a wild bird specialist. She has a really strong natural retrieve that she has passed on to both of her previous litters. She has great drive to hunt, yet is as affectionate as they come. Good "off switch" and is also great around strangers and other dogs. People are raving about the natural instincts and remarkable temperament of all the pups from Lucille’s previous litters.

Lucille gave birth to 9 beautiful puppies on 4/13, 3 females and 6 males, all are expected to be liver roan just like the sire and dam.

✔️AKC registered (paid for)
✔️ Tails docked
✔️ Dew claws removed
✔️ First round of vaccines given
✔️ All these pups are going through the “Super Puppy” program for early sensory stimulation to develop confidence, intelligence, and the ability to successfully navigate training in the future.

As of right now all of the females have been spoken for and we have 4 males available.

Pups will be ready for pickup on Saturday, June 8th and are located in Zebulon, NC.

Please reach out to us with any questions you might have.

04/14/2024

We had the pleasure of heading down to Sharon, SC to Scott Bolin’s farm this weekend to trial with some GREAT people!

Xena glitched on Saturday and had some sub par runs in the Open.

However, she redeemed herself today and won 🥇 in one of the amateur trials and 🥉 in the other.

We so appreciate the hospitality of all our South Carolina and Georgia friends and thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship! We look forward to the next time we can come down and trial with y’all.

Congratulations to all the other placements and their success! I would have shared all the pictures Tracey Sands Gazaway, but it wouldn’t let me share it to our kennel page for some reason.

04/06/2024

This pup is from our second Lucille X Gus litter…

She’s doing great: showing strong natural instincts and cooperation. Her owners are considering running her in NAVHDA.

04/01/2024

Yesterday, the race for our club’s Open Dog of the Year 🏆 came down to the wire. In short, Luke and Austin Simmons jumped out to a very large, early lead last Fall. However, Xena made a furious comeback since January and made it a close race. Going into the last trial yesterday, in order for us to win Open Dog of the Year, Xena needed a placement but we also needed for Luke and Austin to not place. That being the case, the pressure was on…

We were able to secure 🥉 with Xena, but hats off to Luke and Austin, they handled the pressure well and came in clutch by winning the trial.

We offer our sincere respect and congratulations to Simmons Farms Gun Dogs on such a great accomplishment. We look forward to many years of good competition with you all in the future!

As for the Doubles Team of the Year… both Legend and Xena’s teams were tied for the lead going into the last trial of the season yesterday. After a pathetic shooting effort on my part, neither team placed. We somehow ended up with a 4-way tie for Doubles Team of the Year. It was VERY stiff competition in the Doubles trials this year, and we are appreciative to be in the mix with so many great handlers and dogs. It’s been an absolute joy trialing with you all.

One trial left: the Southern Spring Championship in South Carolina in two weeks and after that trialing season will conclude for Team Legacy.

Thank you everyone for all of your support and cheering us on!

03/26/2024

Talk about a distraction… 😳

03/19/2024

Our evening free run…