Roxy is quite a classy looking pup! Her yard work is about done as well as running her on a check cord on birds. I hope to start working her on birds without a check cord and will send you pictures. She is very light on her feet and points like polished porcelain. She lives with us in the house other than at night and has very good manners for a pup. Obviously, we are more than happy and hope to produce a polished performer that will be a credit to your kennel.

Thanks,

Gary & Danette Laca

Ruby is an extremely biddable field dog. Starting with her attitude as a pup she was always excited about field work. Her first point was at five months. After three birds I gave her a month to think about what she had experienced. At 6 months Ruby was in Oregon where I worked her for about a week. Her points were staunch and intense and she searched far afield. At 7 months Ruby is staunch and coming around with her steadiness.

I began retrieving work at this time. She has a great work ethic and looks forward to all training sessions. I will begin shooting over her at 8 months and she will be taken to Eastern Oregon to be worked on wild birds. She has a great future. She is one great dog.

Gary Rovarino

Dear Mardelle and Eric:

We're really thrilled with the puppy! Besides being beautiful, she's gutsy, sweet and smart. She's pretty wild hearted but is bonding very well with us. She is "pretty much" housebroken, likes her kennel, and has explored our property and the lake enthusiastically. She's determined in general and very bold, curious and brave--almost to the point of hell-ish, which could be a good sign of future gusto for big adventures to come! We've been calling her Tessa and that seems to be sticking as her name.

Thanks so much,

Alison and Jim

Just wanted to say hello and let you know Kinetic is doing great. Kinetic has surpassed me in the field. She is mostly beyond my ability to give her direction and I usually just follow her as best I can and let her handle the birds - sometimes I even hit one or two! Hunting has been super this year. I checked my records and I have bagged over 700 chukars (not counting pheasants & quail) with Kinetic (this is her 7th season). The photo is froma recent hunt in Oregon.

Brian Vonderfech

Kinetic bagged about 1,700 career birds (chukar, pheasant, quail, huns, grouse). We had a great hunting season last year,but sadly, the chukars in Oregon were very scarce (wet spring killed the hatch).

We did have a big scare last fall - Kinetic got vestibular disease which is a peripheral nerve disorder and lost her sense of balance for several weeks. Somehow, she made a nearly complete recovery before hunting season.

P.S. After trying several commercial dog foods, I switched her to a homemade diet 2 months ago. It was like a miracle for her! Her body just wasn't tolerating the commercial food very well. I don't know if she was allergic to something in the commercial foods or if she wasn't getting proper nutrition from them or both. On the homemade diet, her energy level has increased 100%, her joint problems have decreased dramatically (much more than any improvement Rimadyl ever gave). Her coat doubled in thickness and a new, thicker layer is growing in underneath her existing hair even though it is spring and she is supposed to be shedding her winter coat. The diet change literally rolled the clock back 3 or 4 years for her. It's amazing!

Regards,

Brian Vonderfech