FireStarter Kennels

24/10/2023

Yesterday, I said goodbye to Booker. He had not been feeling well for quite a while, and although he visited many vets, tried lots of different things, and he'd seem to get better for a little while, he went further downhill about a month ago than he had in the past. We tried more things, and he put on such a brave and happy face for me, trying to hide his pain, but I couldn't see him struggle anymore. It was heartbreaking, he was far too young.

Booker was ALWAYS happy, and always wanted to please. He loved laying on his dog bed, which has survived over 10 years (the ONLY one to do so), but started out laying on his mom, on the dog bed. It was really a full circle watching Wade lay on top of him, on the dog bed, this last week.
While I've had many Dual Champions, he was my first Bred By DC. He suffered a spiral break to his leg at just under 2, and still managed to finish his show championship and field championship after that. He always had his mouth hanging wide open, barked like a gorilla, and made everyone smile. He was a small guy, ~32 pounds at his most, and loved to jump up and cuddle. He spent a lot of time with Ben Garcia, of Hideaway KennelsHideaway Kennels, and sired a lot of puppies, mostly due to his biddability, extreme birdiness, style, and sweet disposition. He was campaigned on the field trial circuit by Jessica Carlson and Ed Tillson Tequila Kennels, did a lot of winning/placing (and Jessica did get some show points on him also), and finished his DC in 2017, 4 months before he turned 4 years old.
I cannot begin to list the people he's touched, either through his own self, or through his puppies, but I know he will live on through the memories and his offspring. I have so many photos but just shared a few here. He (and his folded show side ear) were pretty photogenic

03/08/2023

Upcoming litters at Hideaway Kennels out of FireStarter Lines!

This past spring, we took a break from breeding our Brittany’s to focus on training dogs. We are now back at it and have put together two breeding’s we are very excited about.

First, we are using a young male named “Archer”. He is out of DC Firestarter’s All In and Hideaway’s Lunar Eclipse (FC AFC LIGHT EM UP LUKE JH X AFC TABLE MOUNTAIN LULU). Archer is a great bird dog who has exceeded our expectations as a family companion. He is beautiful on point and has a great hunting dog range.

We first bred Archer to Hideaway’s Cricket and those puppies were born on July 19h. Cricket gave birth to 4 beautiful females. Two liver and whites, and two orange and whites. If you are interested in this litter, please contact our friend and client Damon Esancy. His email is [email protected].

We are very excited about this litter. Both parents are solid bird dogs, great in range, but quick with speed. Both parents were bred and trained by Hideaway Kennels. Archer and Cricket have the classic calm in the home and let's find bird energy, but still hunt-smart as our Brittany’s are known for.

Secondly, we bred Archer to Firestarter’s Vantage Point From Heel Creek (Heidi). Heidi is a beautiful liver and white female. She is very easy to train, handle and hunt. The litter is due August 10th. This litter should also produce some very nice colorful puppies. Please email us at [email protected] for any questions or to reserve a puppy.

24/07/2023

The Booker x Kira puppies are learning how to stack! I went to visit the pups this weekend, and they're all outgoing, stylish, sweet pups! I think there are one or two still available, please reach out to/visit Colorado Brittany Puppies for the pedigree, more information, and a lot of adorable puppy pictures and videos!