We are excited to announce the breeding of Lady Bird and Steele. This is a repeat breeding and, sadly, L-Bird’s last litter as she is now seven. She could most likely easily have more litters, but I just don’t like to push it much longer, although many very successfully do. …
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Hi all. I hope this finds you well and enjoying spring wherever you are in the world. Here, in the UP, things are getting closer to it. After a lot of thawing, we received another blast of snow the past week, so now we are going through all the melting again. …
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Hello all! Well, the big day has arrived and the Medalists have turned six weeks old and the picking has started for some very excited folks. Within a few days all will have made their choices and know which darling will be going home with them in two weeks. Update: …
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It might be spring according to the calendar, but it is still quite like winter here, which is perfectly fine with me. Spring usually means rain, mud—meaning muddy dogs—bugs, and a lot—okay, make that a ton—more work that I am relieved I don’t have to tackle quite yet. But, a …
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Warning: There are so many pictures on this post, it might crash your device. 😉 Well, the Medalists are finally 4 weeks old and my, oh my, are they something else. I feel like they skipped the drunken sailor walk and went straight to running. They are the cutest little …
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With assistance from company, I was finally able to get Addie & Doc’s puppies named and photographed, and the litter page done. …
The birdy boys are a blast–full of exuberance and curiosity and ready for anything. They would spend every minute outside exploring if …
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Addie & Doc’s litter. Addie whelped 7 puppies, 4 boys and 3 …
Run free our darling Brier. It seems fitting you left us on the day devoted to unconditional love of …
Okay, let’s see… where were we? The past week has zoomed by. I barely know where to begin. Orion flew off to …
The deep snow gave Santana the extra boost she needed to pick herself a few of the remaining apples off the tree. …
Hi all, Many are waiting to hear what puppies will be available, but the picking is going very slowly. The girls, …
Hi all, Hope everyone is warm and safe wherever in the world this finds you. There is a lot going on here, …
Enjoy a few photos from today. Loads of chores to catch up on and lots of work keeping up with the …
It was a beautiful winter Saturday and while cold, it was a great day to be outside enjoying the precious sunshine and …
The puppy cam is finally live again and you can all tune-in to watch Maddie and Doc’s puppies now. The link can …
After a week of delays and embargos, Ion and Nika finally made the trip to the airport and their new homes. It …
Just a few photos from yesterday, while the dogs were out for their afternoon run. They don’t mind the cold at all. …
Got out for a short and sweet Grouse hunt with one of my sons… Who is technically Count’s owner. My son wanted …
We proudly announce the arrival of Maddie & Doc’s litter of 8 gorgeous Llewellin Setter puppies! We have been blessed with 6 …
Well, there are some out there waiting to start picking their Santana x Count puppies… it was supposed to start this evening …
Maddie is about two one weeks (I thought I published this a week ago and just discovered it sitting in the que–unpublished!?) from …
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We have the Live Puppy Cam running—Yahoo! It is not the best view, but will work for now while I wait …
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Nick took photos during the birth of the litter. Thought I would share them. Don’t worry—nothing gross or anything… except for me …
Announcing the arrival of Santana & Count’s 9 Llewellin Setter puppies! Santana whelped two females and seven males Monday, November 4th, 2013 between 7 pm and midnight. All are doing great!
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Guess when Santana will whelp and how many puppies of each sex—win a Ruffed Grouse Society Sponsor Print (Winner’s Choice $100 value). Submit your guess in the comments area below this post or to the Facebook post by midnight, Monday, November 4, 2013. Good luck!
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As Santana gets closer to delivering her puppies, the nights are sleepless for everyone. She needs to go outside about every 2–3 …
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Well, half of us have returned from NWBC 2013. I pulled out late yesterday afternoon kicking and screaming and made the drive …
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We are still hanging at NWBC, even though I was to head home a few days ago I just can’t pull myself …
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Hi All, Another week of NWBC 2013 has flown by. We’ve encountered a range of weather extremes since arriving at the beginning …
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Love is in the air at NWBC 2013 and we’ve bred Maddie (Shay by Luke) to Doc (Santana by Steele). Sorry, I …
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Greetings from the Northwoods… I can’t believe how quickly our time is flying by. We’ve had fairly warm weather and are really …
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Well folks, after a several week delay (in comparison to earlier years) we are finally here and getting down to the business …
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Hello all! It has been a crazy few weeks here working dogs in the glorious UP weather and lots of fun with …
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Many have been requesting the schedule for our planned breedings for the upcoming fall/winter/spring. I have updated the puppies page on the …
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This is Pixel (Sage) from Tori & Count’s Spices litter. Here is a video of her going through some basic training with …
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This is Widget (litter name “Ginger” from Spices litter, whelped October 6th, 2012 out of Tori sired by Count). Here a …
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Nash whelped 7 lovely squirming Llewellin Setter puppies over night. The first big boy arrived at 3:35 AM, and the last …
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This is Kate, she was “Rika,” from the Spices litter, out of Tori sired by Count, whelped October 2012. Kate lives in …
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Guess the whelp date and the number of puppies of each sex you think Nash will have. Post your guess in the …
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In about a week we should have the first of two litters arriving and things will be hopping again here at …
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Blastomycosis, or Blasto as it is often called, is a very serious and potentially deadly, systemic fungal disease that can …
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We are excited to announce the breeding of Nash to Ranger. And, by the way, today, April 7th, is Nash’s 5th birthday. …
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We are thrilled to announce the breeding of Addie to Ike. Addie and Ike are both seriously obsessed with birds. Both …
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Much to Scott’s delight, the snow is beginning to melt here. Everything is turning from beautiful, clean, frozen, and snow-covered to dirty, …
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Hello All, I seemingly fell off the planet for the past week. I’ve been enjoying company. It’s been lovely. I’ll catch up …
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