Paladins Mission First (Leia) is a Natural Ability Prize I dog and she is the first dog that I trained and tested for the new Gun Dog Test. Where she earned a 154 Prize II because she didn’t get a good mark on the duck and I had to handle her a bit. She is product of our “M” litter. She is out of PALADINS BO WHOOP (NA 112 PZ I) by JACKSON CREEKS COOL HAND (NA 104 I UT 185 II). Leia lives with my friends, Rick and Linda Peterson. She lives in the house full-time and once the crops are out, she gets to hunt with Rick. In the meantime, she is only 10 miles away, so I hunt the heck out of her.

She runs in that medium range we like—forward, efficient, and honest—with the stamina to grind and the cold-water grit that shows up when it counts. This is biddable stock; they tend to take training without much pressure and carry a reliable off-switch in the house—steady brains with the gas to hunt all day.

Coat expectations: practical short-to-medium dense coats with furnishings are the norm in these lines (Cedarwoods backbone + Jackson Creek/Oxbow pieces). You get weather protection without a bunch of maintenance—built for a working bird dog, not a grooming table.

More importantly, Leia the kind of dog that is a real deal bird dog.  When she is in the field, all eyes are on her because she will find wild birds early and often.