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Our Pudelpointers only go to hunters. We are committed to producing versatile gun dogs that are calm in the home but “turn it on” in the field and exhibit an awesome balance of cooperation and a tenacious drive to produce game for the gun. Our breeding program strives for the complete gun dog; intelligence, drive, cooperation, and coat.
One of the best things about producing outstanding dogs for outstanding people are the relationships built. I train and hunt with several that started as “clients” and turned into solid friends.
I am so proud of the road Jason has taken with the Pudelpointer as a breed and his role on NAPPA’s board as one of their directors.
I met Jason Mix many years ago when I sold him his first Pudelpointer. Later when he was deployed to Germany by the military he had me work with his second Pudelpointer that he imported while stationed there. Over the years I have encouraged Jason to take an active role as a breeder as his honesty and dedication to the breed is rarely seen in today’s world of hunting dog enthusiasts. I am so proud of the road Jason has taken with the Pudelpointer as a breed and his role on NAPPA’s board as one of their directors. Jason’s military past and background has certainly indoctrinated one very fine husband, father, and young man that continues to make my heart proud…….Bob Farris
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Not only did Jason supply me with the finest dog that I have ever had, he has also became my friend and hunting partner.
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Like father, like daughter! Another first for Maggs!
What a day for woodcock here in southern Minnesota!
Earlier today, I was pretty excited about harvesting my first woodcock over Red. Well, apparently his daughter Paladin’s Ethos “Maggs” had the same idea!
Brad sent me these pictures and reported that Maggs just added species #8 to her hunting resume with her first woodcock!
Brad even admitted that if he hadn't seen my post earlier, he might not have recognized the opportunity and taken the shot. Glad I could help, Brad! LOL.
At barely seven months old, Maggs has already earned a NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize I with a maximum 112 points and is getting an incredible amount of experience on wild birds.
Eight species already, and we're still in her first hunting season. That's pretty remarkable.
What makes today even cooler is that Red and his daughter Maggs both got their first woodcock on the same day!
Congratulations, Brad and Maggs! Keep giving that young dog opportunities. She's becoming something pretty special.
I was finally able to harvest my first woodcock this morning, and what made it even better was the gun and dog involved.
I had actually planned to make a trip up north this fall specifically to scratch the American woodcock off my list. Turns out I didn't have to travel nearly that far. A few birds were moving through our area, and I was fortunate enough to get into one. What a bonus!
A while back, my good friend Todd generously gifted me a Retay shotgun that he had engraved with the Paladin Gun Dogs logo. It's a pretty special gun, and I've made it a point to try to harvest at least one bird of every new species I hunt with it.
This morning, I got to add the American woodcock to that list. And the bird was taken over a pretty special dog, Red, who has given me more great hunts and memories than I could ever count.
There's something about these little birds that makes them special. The cover they live in, their unpredictable flight, and the challenge of finding and hunting them behind a pointing dog. Especially here in southern Minnesota, where we don't get many opportunities to hunt them. That made this one even more memorable.
A big thank you again to Todd for such a thoughtful gift. Every time I carry that gun, I'm reminded of the friendship behind it. Pretty hard to beat a morning like this.
Got a great update from Joe on Paladin’s First Defense “Vax”, who has been hunting alongside his old man, Cedarwoods Comfortably Numb “Lido.”
Joe reports that Vax backed his dad on point yesterday, and what a nice back it was! High tail, plenty of style, and looking like he knew exactly what he was supposed to do. Nice to see his Vax showing some natural honoring ability!
Joe also reports that Vax pointed his first rooster and retrieved two roosters. Pretty impressive work for a young dog in his first season.
Vax is out of our Winnie × Lido litter, a breeding I put a lot of thought and pedigree research into. One of the things I really liked about this cross was how it stacked Prairie Trout's Rambunkous, a true blue hen whose producing ability has been proven through the performance and testing records of her descendants. The statistics speak for themselves.
As a breeder, it's rewarding to see a carefully planned pairing begin producing the kind of natural ability, cooperation, and hunting performance you were hoping for.
I've had the pleasure of hunting Oklahoma bobwhites with Joe and Lido in the past, and I'm hoping we can get back in the field together again this year. It would be pretty special to hunt behind both father and son this time.
Great job, Joe and Vax. This litter is shaping up to be just what I had hoped for.
Cedar, owned by Blaine, is out of our Paladin’s Mission First “Leia” × Windy Sage Rudy Red “Red” litter. At just around seven months old, she continues to impress in her first hunting season.
Blaine sent me a pretty awesome report from their latest pheasant hunt.
Cedar had four points, all on roosters! One bird held tight, and she pinned it perfectly between herself and Blaine. The others weren't nearly as cooperative and took off running, but Cedar stayed with them, tracking them considerable distances.
Blaine dropped two roosters cleanly and wounded a third. That bird disappeared into the thick cover with a broken wing. Cedar tracked it down, pointed it, and when Blaine gave her the fetch command, she pinned the rooster long enough for him to get his hands on it.
That's some pretty impressive work for such a young dog!
She's already been hunting sharptails and pheasants, and the experience is really starting to show. Finding birds is one thing, but learning to handle running roosters, work out long tracks, and recover wounded game takes things to another level.
This is why I put so much value on getting young dogs on wild birds early and often. You can't manufacture these experiences in the training field.
Great job, Blaine! Cedar is becoming one heck of a young hunting partner, and it's been a lot of fun following her progress.
Pretty darn good day today! Got out hunting this morning and ended up with a nice mixed bag. A couple of pheasants, a snipe, and a woodcock.
My buddy Josh got his first woodcock, and I got my first snipe. Still chasing that first woodcock myself!
Good dogs, good company, and a few birds in the bag. Hard to ask for much more than that.
Now it's time to slow things down, enjoy some smoked brisket, have a cold beer, and sit around the fire. Cool fall evenings, hunting stories, good friends, and dogs resting after a morning in the field.
Happy 1st Birthday to SURREY BIRDS ECHELONS ABOVE REALITY (Aspen)!
What a first year this young dog has had!
Judging by the pictures Mike sends, Aspen has been getting one heck of an education on wild birds!
Pheasants, ducks, ruffed grouse, and woodcock. Mike has been hunting the heck out of her, and I couldn't be happier about it.
Aspen is getting the kind of wild bird exposure that you just can't duplicate in training. Different birds, different cover, different conditions, and plenty of opportunities to figure things out on her own.
As a breeder and trainer, there's nothing better than seeing a young dog get these opportunities. All the foundation work is important, but time on wild birds is where they really start to develop into a hunting dog.
A big thank you to Mike and his family for putting in the miles and giving Aspen so many opportunities to do what she was bred to do.
And another thank you to Mark and Molly Olcott of Surrey Bird for trusting us with Aspen. We're excited about her future and couldn't ask for better opportunities for her to develop.
One year old today, and already a pretty impressive hunting resume! Can't wait to see what the next year brings.
Got a great update on Rocco, another young dog out of our Paladin’s Mission First “Leia” × Windy Sage Rudy Red “Red” litter.
Rocco had a great day at Caribou Game Farm, and his owner couldn't be happier with his progress.
Next up is a weekend in the duck blind, followed by a trip to the Morris area in a couple of weeks to chase wild pheasants.
Early and often! That is how I like to see these young dogs developed. Get them on birds, expose them to different hunting situations, and let that natural ability grow through experience.
It has been a lot of fun watching these Leia × Red pups develop. They are young, but they're already getting some serious hunting experience.
Keep after them, Rocco! Looking forward to hearing how the duck hunting and pheasant trip go.
First solo point, first retrieve, and first wild bird!
Another young Leia × Red pup is getting it done!
Michael's pup had its first solo point and retrieve, and to make it even more special, Michael's son was the one who shot the pup's first bird!
There's something pretty special about watching a young dog put it all together on wild birds, especially when a young hunter gets to be part of that first success.
Great memories being made, and this pup is off to an awesome start!
This is Benny, one of our original Paladin B-litter dogs, owned by Phil.
Phil reports that Benny is doing fantastic and remains as reliable as ever. Here's a quick North Dakota limit. Bam, bam, bam! That's what you like to see from a veteran bird dog.
Benny comes from our Hardtrigger's Stella × Blackhawks Augustas McCray breeding. That B litter was a pretty special one. 10 out of the 12 pups tested and tested very well and several went to my hunting partners. I still occasionally hunt with those dogs today.
Those early test results were impressive, but nine years later, seeing Benny still hunting hard and getting the job done means even more.
As a breeder, that's the real reward. Not just producing talented young dogs, but seeing them develop into reliable hunting partners that give their owners years of great memories.
Great to hear Benny is still going strong, Phil. Keep after them!
Like father, like daughter! Another first for Maggs!
What a day for woodcock here in southern Minnesota!
Earlier today, I was pretty excited about harvesting my first woodcock over Red. Well, apparently his daughter Paladin’s Ethos “Maggs” had the same idea!
Brad sent me these pictures and reported that Maggs just added species #8 to her hunting resume with her first woodcock!
Brad even admitted that if he hadn't seen my post earlier, he might not have recognized the opportunity and taken the shot. Glad I could help, Brad! LOL.
At barely seven months old, Maggs has already earned a NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize I with a maximum 112 points and is getting an incredible amount of experience on wild birds.
Eight species already, and we're still in her first hunting season. That's pretty remarkable.
What makes today even cooler is that Red and his daughter Maggs both got their first woodcock on the same day!
Congratulations, Brad and Maggs! Keep giving that young dog opportunities. She's becoming something pretty special.
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First woodcock in the bag!
I was finally able to harvest my first woodcock this morning, and what made it even better was the gun and dog involved.
I had actually planned to make a trip up north this fall specifically to scratch the American woodcock off my list. Turns out I didn't have to travel nearly that far. A few birds were moving through our area, and I was fortunate enough to get into one. What a bonus!
A while back, my good friend Todd generously gifted me a Retay shotgun that he had engraved with the Paladin Gun Dogs logo. It's a pretty special gun, and I've made it a point to try to harvest at least one bird of every new species I hunt with it.
This morning, I got to add the American woodcock to that list. And the bird was taken over a pretty special dog, Red, who has given me more great hunts and memories than I could ever count.
There's something about these little birds that makes them special. The cover they live in, their unpredictable flight, and the challenge of finding and hunting them behind a pointing dog. Especially here in southern Minnesota, where we don't get many opportunities to hunt them. That made this one even more memorable.
A big thank you again to Todd for such a thoughtful gift. Every time I carry that gun, I'm reminded of the friendship behind it. Pretty hard to beat a morning like this.
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Like father, like son!
Got a great update from Joe on Paladin’s First Defense “Vax”, who has been hunting alongside his old man, Cedarwoods Comfortably Numb “Lido.”
Joe reports that Vax backed his dad on point yesterday, and what a nice back it was! High tail, plenty of style, and looking like he knew exactly what he was supposed to do. Nice to see his Vax showing some natural honoring ability!
Joe also reports that Vax pointed his first rooster and retrieved two roosters. Pretty impressive work for a young dog in his first season.
Vax is out of our Winnie × Lido litter, a breeding I put a lot of thought and pedigree research into. One of the things I really liked about this cross was how it stacked Prairie Trout's Rambunkous, a true blue hen whose producing ability has been proven through the performance and testing records of her descendants. The statistics speak for themselves.
As a breeder, it's rewarding to see a carefully planned pairing begin producing the kind of natural ability, cooperation, and hunting performance you were hoping for.
I've had the pleasure of hunting Oklahoma bobwhites with Joe and Lido in the past, and I'm hoping we can get back in the field together again this year. It would be pretty special to hunt behind both father and son this time.
Great job, Joe and Vax. This litter is shaping up to be just what I had hoped for.
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Another outstanding hunt for young Cedar!
Cedar, owned by Blaine, is out of our Paladin’s Mission First “Leia” × Windy Sage Rudy Red “Red” litter. At just around seven months old, she continues to impress in her first hunting season.
Blaine sent me a pretty awesome report from their latest pheasant hunt.
Cedar had four points, all on roosters! One bird held tight, and she pinned it perfectly between herself and Blaine. The others weren't nearly as cooperative and took off running, but Cedar stayed with them, tracking them considerable distances.
Blaine dropped two roosters cleanly and wounded a third. That bird disappeared into the thick cover with a broken wing. Cedar tracked it down, pointed it, and when Blaine gave her the fetch command, she pinned the rooster long enough for him to get his hands on it.
That's some pretty impressive work for such a young dog!
She's already been hunting sharptails and pheasants, and the experience is really starting to show. Finding birds is one thing, but learning to handle running roosters, work out long tracks, and recover wounded game takes things to another level.
This is why I put so much value on getting young dogs on wild birds early and often. You can't manufacture these experiences in the training field.
Great job, Blaine! Cedar is becoming one heck of a young hunting partner, and it's been a lot of fun following her progress.
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Pretty darn good day today! Got out hunting this morning and ended up with a nice mixed bag. A couple of pheasants, a snipe, and a woodcock.
My buddy Josh got his first woodcock, and I got my first snipe. Still chasing that first woodcock myself!
Good dogs, good company, and a few birds in the bag. Hard to ask for much more than that.
Now it's time to slow things down, enjoy some smoked brisket, have a cold beer, and sit around the fire. Cool fall evenings, hunting stories, good friends, and dogs resting after a morning in the field.
Man, I love this time of year.
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Happy 1st Birthday to SURREY BIRDS ECHELONS ABOVE REALITY (Aspen)!
What a first year this young dog has had!
Judging by the pictures Mike sends, Aspen has been getting one heck of an education on wild birds!
Pheasants, ducks, ruffed grouse, and woodcock. Mike has been hunting the heck out of her, and I couldn't be happier about it.
Aspen is getting the kind of wild bird exposure that you just can't duplicate in training. Different birds, different cover, different conditions, and plenty of opportunities to figure things out on her own.
As a breeder and trainer, there's nothing better than seeing a young dog get these opportunities. All the foundation work is important, but time on wild birds is where they really start to develop into a hunting dog.
A big thank you to Mike and his family for putting in the miles and giving Aspen so many opportunities to do what she was bred to do.
And another thank you to Mark and Molly Olcott of Surrey Bird for trusting us with Aspen. We're excited about her future and couldn't ask for better opportunities for her to develop.
One year old today, and already a pretty impressive hunting resume! Can't wait to see what the next year brings.
Happy Birthday, Aspen! Keep after them, Mike!
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Another Leia × Red pup getting after it!
Got a great update on Rocco, another young dog out of our Paladin’s Mission First “Leia” × Windy Sage Rudy Red “Red” litter.
Rocco had a great day at Caribou Game Farm, and his owner couldn't be happier with his progress.
Next up is a weekend in the duck blind, followed by a trip to the Morris area in a couple of weeks to chase wild pheasants.
Early and often! That is how I like to see these young dogs developed. Get them on birds, expose them to different hunting situations, and let that natural ability grow through experience.
It has been a lot of fun watching these Leia × Red pups develop. They are young, but they're already getting some serious hunting experience.
Keep after them, Rocco! Looking forward to hearing how the duck hunting and pheasant trip go.
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First solo point, first retrieve, and first wild bird!
Another young Leia × Red pup is getting it done!
Michael's pup had its first solo point and retrieve, and to make it even more special, Michael's son was the one who shot the pup's first bird!
There's something pretty special about watching a young dog put it all together on wild birds, especially when a young hunter gets to be part of that first success.
Great memories being made, and this pup is off to an awesome start!
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Nine years old and still getting it done!
This is Benny, one of our original Paladin B-litter dogs, owned by Phil.
Phil reports that Benny is doing fantastic and remains as reliable as ever. Here's a quick North Dakota limit. Bam, bam, bam! That's what you like to see from a veteran bird dog.
Benny comes from our Hardtrigger's Stella × Blackhawks Augustas McCray breeding. That B litter was a pretty special one. 10 out of the 12 pups tested and tested very well and several went to my hunting partners. I still occasionally hunt with those dogs today.
Those early test results were impressive, but nine years later, seeing Benny still hunting hard and getting the job done means even more.
As a breeder, that's the real reward. Not just producing talented young dogs, but seeing them develop into reliable hunting partners that give their owners years of great memories.
Great to hear Benny is still going strong, Phil. Keep after them!
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