Letters from past customers:

Well, Gunner is 4 months old and pointed his first rooster today. He was visibly working the fence line when he locked up beautifully on a nice Rooster! Then, on the way home, we came across 6 more roosters in the ditch. I quickly grabbed Gunner out of the back and let him loose. He took off like just a normal walk in the field when all of a sudden his head spun to the left and he locked up again on one of the roosters. However, the rooster never flushed, it just took off running and Gunner pursued it into a thorn thicket and I believe out through the pines were it flushed on the edge of a bean field. It was too thick to see what happened after the point. I LOVE MY GUNNER!!
He is a hyper guy if I don't get him out but right now it is too cold, but that is very encouraging to me. I know I don't have a lazy dog and when we do get out he is impressing the heck out of me. He is out to about 20 yards and works a beautifully Z pattern. Also, I can tell he loves and respects me.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Curt B.

Patty,
I can honestly say that I am done training the pup to do new things this year. She has learned everything I had planned for her. All before her 6 month birthday. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the wonderful animal that you have provided. She is amazing in the field and amazing in the home. She is locking up a good 7 - 20 feet from a bird, depending on the direction of the wind and what side of the wind she is on. From here on out for the remainder of the season, we are just going to reinforce what it is she already knows and have fun in the field. My only regret this year is that I did not get her in water as much as I would have liked. She loves the water but all the ponds around the house were algae filled and I did not want to risk it.
She is obedient in the field, she hunts with a passion is steady till a bird is flushed and retrieves to hand beautifully. She came from a wonderful kennel and a breeder with a passion for the breed. You can bet the next GSP I buy will also come from your kennel.
She will pass a JR hunt test with no problem. I will be surprised if she doesn't go 4 for 4 in the JR hunt test. I know she would do beautifully in a NAVHDA NA test also, but she is going to be weak in the water section of the testing due only because of me not being able to get her in water.
Rich D.

Patty,
You are an awesome breeder and it is virtually impossible not to recommend you.
My two shorthair's are like opposite sides of a coin. Really easy to tell the better breeder. Belle is soooo wired....she's like an over wound ten-day-clock. Starr, on the other hand, is so mellow and loving. You look in her eyes and you know someone is home, a real level of intelligence lives there, just bursting to please....Belle's eyes are full of mischief, a cool thing too but she never mellows and has a level of bull-headedness that......
Also, you should get money for endorsing Canade dog food.
I have had, since I've been married, six dogs now. I have NEVER seen such beautiful, shiny, lustrous coats of hair. Wish my own hair would look half as nice. It's also so much more convenient not having to purchase puppy and adult food. Thrive on it?.....no kidding!
Starr is taking to the woods like a veteran. It's been so hot and dry we hadn't been to the cabin for 5 weeks. This last weekend, we let Starr free (with a collar) and she was awesome. Not intimidated by the woods and adventurous on her own. Looks like she won't be a follower taking the easy path!!! She is so happy and happy to please.
Love ya, really! Keep up the good work.
Denise R.

Hi Patty-
So...a month has gone by...what a joy Lucy is to our family ...especially to Bailey! Bailey can't get enough of her!!!!
They are buddies and are inseparable!! She already knows the commands 'come' & 'sit', along with her name "Lucy". I must say ...these are the best dogs!! They simply love the neighborhood kids...we have received so many compliments on how beautiful they are as well as their coats being so shiny. Canidae is what we give them too...and will never change! Bailey stays in our 2 acre yard...she knows the lot lines...and Lucy tends to follow her so it shouldn't be that much of an issue to train Lucy. We have been walking the lot line with Lucy on a leach as Bailey frolics along showing her where she can and can not go...it is quite amusing!
We purchased a little kiddie pool for our back patio for the girls to jump around in on the hot days...they love getting the tennis balls out of the water then jumping out and running with them. They will do that for hours! This was the best choice Bill and I could have made, getting Bailey a playmate as well as another addition to our family...we are so very pleased with both of them!! Keep up the GREAT work!!!! Thanks again for all you have done and continue to do!!
Bill and Maureen A.

Patty,
Just thought I would let you know Deuce made a bird dog out of himself on Sunday out in South Dakota. He made a point on a rooster and didn't’t want to leave. Barron was great as always, not a lot of birds due to the drought and a fire on the property we hunted, but was a memorable trip as Deuce made his first point and I shot my first double of roosters over Barron. I am very pleased with Deuce's progress. I know he is young and a puppy, but to point birds when all I let him do is chase pigeons before the trip and to take a rooster off him at 3 months is truly a blessing and a tribute to good breeding and is the reason why, after having such a good dog with Barry, I could not pass up another pup out of those same blood lines, it being Carver's last breeding. Will put as many birds as I can past both of their noses and enjoy every moment thanks.
Scott S.

Hey Patty,
Just wanted to let you know that your web site is very easy to use and full of pictures and information that really helps to learn about the breed, and understand your deep love for your dogs and profession. Your site is a well organized and professional breath of fresh air compared to the other sites we've recently visited. You should be very proud of how well you maintain it.
Jon S.

Patty
First off I would like to inform you that no less than 15 people asked me where I got my dog. They loved Sadie's markings and how she look(muscle, bone structure). We got out to our field and went about 50, she ran past me down this 4 wheeler track, put on the breaks and locked up on this clump of grass about 5 yards in front of me. I thought for sure she was on a mouse, as she does this when we are on our walks. I told her to "hold", I kicked the grass and nothing happened, she insisted that there was something there. I gave one more kick and out came a pheasant, I turned and shot it. I told her to fetch it up, she went over by it but couldn't get her mouth around it, so she licked it and picked it up by it's neck and dragged it a couple of feet. I went over by her and proceeded to praise her up and down, petting her and rubbing her ears. I took the pheasant by the legs and moved it around on the ground and got her even more excited and told her "let's go, hunt 'em up". The whole day she had 5 points. The points were unbelievable, good solid points. Then, I took Sadie to a part of the field where my buddies Lab went through. As we walked through, my buddy told me that there was nothing there because his Lab already went through it. I said ok. I took Sadie through and said find me one more. Couple of seconds later she got birdy and then pointed in a clump of grass. I said "hold", then flushed out a pheasant. I asked my buddy if there was anywhere else that his dog already went through.
Patty, whatever genes you have in your dogs is worth more than anybody could ever pay. To think that at 5 months old and already knows how to point without a lot of coaching is a testament to your breeding. I went hunting not having high expectations and came out with a championship style dog. She never once ranged on me, stayed within 25-30 yards, listened to every word that I said. The other dog that we hunted with ranged on us twice and ended up flushing 2 pheasants, that we never got. I am still in awe today as I write this. I can't tell enough people about how she did. I would put Sadie up against any dog when it comes to hunting. Except yours of course ;-)
To sum up this weekend: Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!
Mark R.

Patty,
First, I'd like to say I appreciate the time you took to tell me about your kennel. I simply asked you to tell me about your operation, and you took the time to hit all the points, That tells me that you care a lot about GSP's and know the breed well.
As for more details about what I'm looking for in a GSP, the style of your breed fits my needs rather well. The closer ranging NAVHDA lines is a definite, as the cover is relatively dense where I hunt. The medium size is a good fit for my taste, as well. Now, first and foremost I' m looking for a companion at home, hunting comes second. So, I like the family approach you take. .....
Brian B.

Patty,
This season has been great with hunting. I have joined a
hunt club, and between the 2 girls (Daisy and Schatz) they will have over 100 birds shot over them. Plus we went to North Dakota this year, and had much better success than in Iowa.
Schatz is becoming unbelievable in the field- she has suction cup
paws. When she goes on point she stays there, and I think her nose is even better than Daisy's. I have had several instances where she locked up 12-15 feet from where the bird was.
They are both still such cuddlers- although Schatz likes to push her paws into you after she is under the covers- so some nights you can't have her upstairs. Daisy is always so polite- she sleeps upstairs every night. She stays curled into a little ball. I have included a picture below of Schatz that I thought you would like. She is absolute trouble isn't she? We still love em tho don't we?
Luke

Hi. Things are going well. We're starting to get into a routine now. He wakes me up early, we play for a while, I get ready, we play some more. Then it's off to work, home for lunch, and back to work. After work, we play for a couple hours. Then he falls asleep for an hour or so (if I'm lucky), so I can get some things done. We play for a little more, then it's kennel time. He'll go in by himself with the help of a peanut buttered Kong. House breaking is going well. The occasional pee accident every other day or so, but nothing major. Yesterday he barked to go out and the first thing he did was go. Another week and he'll have that licked.
Sunday we went to the dog park in. It's so nice there. They have
a puppy area and a HUGE wooded and field area for larger dogs. I look forward to going as much as he does. I can let him run around, play with other pups and kids, and meet the big ones, too. I think it's going to be a two-days-a-week sort of thing. He is, of course, the most popular dog there. I'm not just saying that
either. Everyone comes over and tells me how cute he is. Sunday we spent most of our time with the big dogs and he did very well. I went on Wednesday, also, but I think he got more attention than he wanted from other dogs, so he went off for a while to explore on his own. I've been seeing some GSP's there and some of them are SO HUGE. I'm glad Ridge is going to stay a reasonable size. All of the owners and others who have had them can't say enough good things about what wonderful dogs they are. Sometimes I wonder about Ridge, but I just remind myself that he's a puppy! I think that covers most of what's new. I'll keep you posted.
Brian



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Hi Patty,
Val and I were thinking of you recently as we just celebrated Shelby's one year birthday on St. Patrick's day. Shelby has truely been a blessing to our lives. We wanted to thank you again for breeding such beautiful dogs that are a pleasure to have in the house. We're not ready for a second dog just yet, but when we are, we certainly plan to get a GSP from Country-Side.
Shelby is now 24 inches at the withers and weighs 50 lbs. She has plenty of energy and can go all day in the field, but in the house, she is a calm and lovable pooch and just wants to be around people. Multiple people at the dog park have commented on how good she looks and how her coat shines in the sun. Even better than that, I've had a bunch of hunting buddies tell me that they've hunted with a lot of dogs but "this one's special". She pointed and retrieved a multitude of game birds in her first season including roughed grouse, hungarian partridge, pheasants, quail, and sharp tail grouse. Congrats. on running such a great breeding practice.
Eric and Valerie

Hi Patty,
I had some down time at work so I thought I would send a long a quick update on Scout since its been a long time. He is doing extremely well and has turned into a huge ball of energy. He loves being out in the field and going to the large dog park we have here in Milwaukee. He’s been out in the field a few times as well and his nose is incredible for 5 ½ months. He is quartering really well and stays within 20 yards so once he gets a little older, I am sure he will start to hunt with some more range. He is still learning what he needs to do when he finds a bird but, he will learn to point and whoa. His retrieves are excellent. He has had birds take off and shot down and he is right there to pick it up and bring it back. We are working on bringing it back to hand since it’s a fun game for him to trot around just out of reach. Overall, he is an incredible dog and we couldn’t be happier. My wife and I have already begun to talk about when we are getting the next one.
Thanks again Patty! We couldn’t be happier.
Scott S.

Hi Patty,
Chauncy is doing great here at his new home, he is very laid back [most of the time!] and everyone is very attached to him already. I just wanted to let you know that I brought Chauncy in for his shots and my vet was so impressed with the way he looked and his personality that she said she wanted to meet or at least talk to you as she said it is very obvious that you know what you are doing! She will either email you or call you as she wants your input on his health. Once again thank you for everything you have done, we greatly appreciate it all!!!!! Thanks again!
Greg C.

Patty-
Diesel received a 106 out of 112 for his natural ability on May 20th. He was perfect up until the tracking part. He received a two on that and a 3 on cooperation. The rest were all 4's. It seemed the judges really liked him because they kept saying how it was too bad that he was over the 16 month cut off. He received a prize 2, thanks to the tracking part, but it doesn't count because of his age. We will be working a lot now so he is ready for the UP test in the fall.
Liz and Dean Z.

Hi Patty,
I hope all is well over there. Holly has grown into quite a wonderful dog. She currently weighs 52 pounds. I free run her 3-4 times a week for about an hour at a time. She has great proportions. She is just about perfectly square, 25” at the withers and 25” long. She has matured greatly as far as house manners go, and is a terror in the field.
This past weekend Holly was run in a NAVHDA natural ability test here in MN. She received many compliments from people attending the test about how beautiful she is. She also showed her stuff when she hit the field. Holly
received a Prize 1 with 106 total points. She had four's on everything but pointing and cooperation. In these categories she received three's. She had a bit too much energy in the field at one point and couldn't hit the brakes fast enough on a bird. The bird flushed and thus the reduced score. The
cooperation score was reduced for the same reason. An outstanding performance nonetheless.She is going to take the fall off from the training for her first full hunting season. I cannot wait to see her tear up the fields. This winter she is going to be force-fetched to hone her natural retrieving. I plan to run her in the NAVHDA Utility test within the next couple of years, so that's why I'm going through the force-fetching .Thanks again Patty for an outstanding dog. I see that you have a repeat breeding coming up for Hank and Molly....Hmmmm...
Jon J.

Hi Patty,
Just want to let you know how Yogi was doing. He is growing big and strong with a great will to hunt. We started our obedience training and he has done fantastic. In fact he got outstanding comments and praise. Within 3 weeks we were able to accomplish all tasks involved in the beginning obedience and by the end of the beginning obedience (6 weeks) we completed both the beginning obedience training and the advance training. The trainer stated that with over 30 years training dogs he has not seen a dog with such a prefect temperament and high intelligence. He also stated that the breeders that I got Yogi from knew what they were doing and have bred a great pointing dog with the perfect temperament. This is pretty high compliment, he has a long list of accomplishments and references. He has over 30 years of experience which mainly is in working dogs like rescue dogs, bomb dogs, etc.. He has placed several times in Germany's dog shows with his working dogs. The trainer and his dogs worked the Oklahoma bombing. He is highly respected in this area with his work with military dogs. We have been discussing to see if he can do any kind training for Yogi on hunting. I thought I would let you know how well your dog has turned out and the recognition by others of your fine breeding program. Talk to you soon.
Joey V.

Patty-
Just wanted to touch base with you on how Wrigley's doing. We absolutely love him!! He'll be 5 months in a week or so and is really doing quite well. Potty training, obedience, everything was great. He's about 36 pounds now and it's amazing how fast they grow. We don't exactly have the woods and fields to hunt that you guys have in Wisconsin, so he's taking a liking to trying to catch fish in the ocean and bay that we take him to!! All together though Katie and I wanted to thank you for a very professional process and certainly a fantastic job on your part. He's the best dog I've ever had and he's only 5 months!! Because we take him with us pretty much everywhere, a lot of people ask questions about him and his breeding so don't be surprised if you hear from people in the Sarasota/Tampa areas of Florida. Thanks again.
Jason

Patty,
Hi .......I wanted to tell you that I took Cody to the vet yesterday for his shots.....and everyone LOVED him. They
thought he was beautiful.....and he is so friendly to everyone...he is just a delight! He knows where he is supposed to go to get outside and has mastered both doors
along with the stairs. Whenever I take him out to do his duty.....he always goes within a few minutes! The vet said I was very lucky....and I told her that it was because he had a very good breeder. I can really tell the difference it has made that you have exposed him to so many things in his
short life. He is afraid of nothing. He is very inquisitive and has the best temperament. He knows how to open doors if they are not latched..(I watched him get up on his hind legs and push the bedroom door open with his weight!) He still loves his little squeak toy the best and when you praise
him....he prances around and is very proud of himself! He is already understanding his name a bit and he is getting the hang of the word no. (he loves to chew work boots and shoes.....hee hee hee) He also walks on the leash very well and listens to "come" about half of the time ...which I think
is remarkable for his age! Well gotta go ....I have a lot of work to do today still! I will keep in touch. I can't thank you enough for all of the time and energy you put into
your pups.....it really shows.........we absolutely adore Cody!
Thanks and Take Care,
Liz

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