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Our puppies are availble on a first-come first-serve basis. We also maintain a waiting list as most pups are sold before they are born. All of our German
Shorthaired Pointer dogs have had OFA and CERF completed. At IDAHO HUNTING DOGS, we pride ourselves on having a very conscientious breeding
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Hi Cheryl,
Just thought I would let you know how the little boy did this weekend. I could not be any happier with his performance in the field.
He did a wonderfull job of staying at a reasonable distance, has a great nose andhad some very fine points. We hunted quail and
between the two of us hunting we shot 30 birds in two days, most of which were over Matty's points. He did a great job pointing
entire coveys and single birds as well as the pheasant we ran into.
He also hunted with another dog and they worked very well together. I was surprised to see him actually back Charlie a couple of
times and he didn't flush any of the birds Charlie pointed. We still have a bit of work to do on his retrieves but he showed some
good signs of retrieval after he followed Charlie on a retrieve. Sunday he actually got in the brush and retrieved a bird we could
have never gotten without him. Matty never broke and chased birds after his points and did a great job of re-pointing a couple of
singles after the covey flushed.
All in all I think we have a real stud on our hands here. It was a really special and neat experience to hunt with him and have him do
so well on his seven-month birthday. I have plenty of pictures of him and the birds and I will send copies as soon as I have them
developed.
Cheryl, thank you so much for this great pup. He is all I could have expected in a young dog and he will be a wonderful hunting
companion for a lot of years to come!
I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.
K. Knowles
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Cheryl,
Thought I would drop you a line about Cheyenne. We just got back from South Dakota Oct. 31, 2005 and wow did she do good but I'll
start from the beginning. From day 1 she has been the best dog money can buy. House breaking and crate training were a breeze. She
is VERY smart and catches on to everything easily. In the past few months I've been taking her to a dog trainer off and on and
have been working with her on the things she learned in between. Here's a quote from my dog trainer." I'm not sure where you got
this puppy from but HOLY COW do they know how to breed a dog". He is a full time trainer and always has 8-10 client dogs and
says there's not a dog that comes through his kennel like this and would put her up against 90% of all the dogs and she would show
them up. When people around here talk about a steady dog they consider a 3 minute point rock solid. About a month ago we put a bird
out for her and she pointed over 30 minutes without as much as even a creep. And when we flushed the bird and harvested it she
retrieved like you wouldn't believe. All of this at 9 MONTHS OLD!!. We have even as much as taken our training birds and dropped
them at her feet and flew them between her nose and the pointed bird and she won't break!!!! She also is very strong at
backing/honoring another dogs point. All this came natural with no training at all. When we were in South Dakota we had 4 people
hunting behind her and my other puppy and we had our limit every day (12 per day) in less than 4 hours per day. That's hunting all
public land too!!!! Cheyenne stuck probably 75% of all the birds we harvested and honored on all the points from the other puppy.
Not to mention retrieving every bird the other puppy didn't. She would go just wide open from the time you let her out into the
field until you put her back in the box. To say the least she is bird crazy. Then when you go from the field to home you get a
completely different dog. You get in the house and she's super mellow and lays by your feet. If you seen her in the house you would
probably think this lazy dog couldn't hunt if she wanted to. I've had tons of compliments about how pretty she is too. I actually
have people that want to reserve puppies out of her first litter. I tell them it will be a year and a few months and they say they
will gladly wait. I tell a lot of people about your web site too. Thanks again for a puppy of this caliber.
M. Schmidt
Stratford, WI
Cheryl,
WE LOVE the Guinness! We cannot believe how great this dog is. Smart, obedient, and housebroken! I will send more photos as
they come along. Hope all is well with you and your family,
Cheers,
V.Cruz
Boston, MA
Hi Cheryl,
Maggie went to the vet yesterday. She did great! The vet said she was a perfect specimen of her breed. She is doing terrific. She
weighs 8 1/2 lbs and will be going for her second round of shots on Halloween. She is adjusting to her crate and allowing us to sleep
now. Thank you so much for such a wonderful addition to our family.
All the best,
Maureen & Rich
Ryan, Bekah and Will
Hi Cheryl,
I named him "Leupold" Leo for short, he is the smartest little guy I've ever seen. I've been working him on obedience and he is
amazing. I heard stories from people that Shorthairs are hard headed and hard to train, but Leo is anything but. He is perfect and
is going to make a excellent gun dog. I'm so excited because this is my first time training a dog, and it is going perfect. His parent
must be awesome!Thanks for keeping in touch... when he gets older I will take pictures of him hunting and email them to you.
K. Lenz
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hello Cheryl!
Just wanted to drop you a line and some pictures of our wonderful pups! Sadie is absolutely wonderful. Extremely smart and
obedient. She has all the basic commands down pat, and we'll start table work with her in the next month or so. No aversion to
water at all as she was going crazy trying to get in the hot tub with us last night! We'll wait for a little warmer weather before
taking her for a swim though. We took both dogs to a spot loaded with wild bird scent, and they both proved to have exceptional
noses. Mitzy saw her first pheasant last week while walking with Dick, and he said she was extremely excited about it. We're really
looking forward to working with these dogs on a hunt. Both dogs get to spend nearly every day together, and are great friends. They
keep our 5yr old 130lb Rottweiler "Baron" busy all day! As you can see in the pic's. they all get along extremely well. Sadie loves to
stand up on Baron's back to get a better view of things. Anyway, hope all goes well at your kennel, and if you ever need a reference
in our area, feel free to use us.
Thanks again for 2 terrific pets!
Forrest & Suzanne Price
Lewiston, ID
Cheryl,
Bandit just turned 6 months old and is a handsome, strong and athletic dog. German Shorthaired Pointers have such wonderful quirky
personalities, they are cute, funny, mischievous, energetic and athletic but still gentle and sweet. Bandit is a fine example of the
breed, we are constantly asked about him, and he is praised for his handsome looks. He gives us a huge amount of love and affection
and my kids adore him. He totally understands what you want from him, and sometimes cooperates! His tail never stops wagging, he
is such a happy, cool dog!He plays really well with all the children that visit our house, and there are many! He is also very
socialiable with other dogs. On top of all that, at the end of the day, he will lie under your chair, or sit with his head in your lap to
be stroked while he dozes ... the best of dogs ... thanks so much!
S. Krenzke
Houston, TX
Cheryl,
Just thought I'd update you on Sophie. She is now in her third week of training. Andrew and I spent all day today (well actually
every Saturday) watching her work, and being trained ourselves. She is doing great, she is a much better student than some of the
other dogs. Actually most of the other dogs are Labs, it's a California thing. They train them for dual purpose i.e. upland game and
waterfowl. I have to say some of them are very hard headed and need lots of correction. I on the other hand have an upland dog that
will work waterfowl. You should see her retrieve, makes no difference to her land or water. The best part about Sophie is that she
needs minimal correction, when training, she really is a quick learner. In just two more weeks I will be shooting birds over her, and
I think in three more months I'll have a super gun dog. After her training is concluded I'm thinking of entering her in some AKC
hunt tests for pointing breeds. I really think she could work up to the master hunter title without too much of a problem. To your
credit everyone who has seen her work, points out that she is very well bred. Again thank you for a very wonderful pet and hunting
companion.
I'll keep you updated,
J. Lusch
Norwalk, CA
HI Cheryl,
Sorry it's take so long to let you know how Pearl is doing. I don't have pictures yet but (my brother has the camera) this last
February, Pearl hunted around 110 quail and 40 pheasants. Her nose is outstanding I hate to admit it but she's better at 14 months
than my last GSP at 7 years. Thanks again!
E. Janssen
Colorado
Hey Cheryl!
Leo is awesome he's my baby boy bird hunter. We had a great season lots of great points and flushes, and awesome retrieves. Leo
loves to go swimming, so I'm working on water retrieves with him now that the water is warming up. Just like everything, he is
taking to it like a duck to water.
Ken L.
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Dear Cheryl,
I wanted to contact you to let you know how well our GSP Grady is doing - from Molly's litter 2 years ago. She is absolutely
awesome. She is a very close part of our family in every way. For starters - she is gorgeous. It never ceases to amaze me how many
compliments we get when we go anywhere as to what a beautiful dog she is. Grady is petite under 50 pounds and has been a wonderful
house dog. Her temperament is fabulous, our 7 and 8 year old roll around with her and play with her everyday and she loves to play
and can be very protective of our home. When taken into the field, she transforms from a house dog to a dutiful hunter, very
obedient, tremendous natural ability, great nose, great retriever and an energy level to hunt for 3-4 hours solid - and perhaps best
of all she has a great personality. We take her everywhere and she has made a wonderful addition to our family. We are looking
forward to breeding her perhaps next year. Just wanted to give you an update.
Thanks.
B. Munholland
Cheryl,
An update on Bandit. Bandit is the most incredibly affectionate dog, to us and the kids, and almost everyone who comes to our house
as a guest, he's just a big softie - I remember you telling me that he used to lay in your arms when he was a baby, and you know he'd
still love to do that!Take Care,
S. Krenzkie
Houston, TX
Cheryl,
Just wanted to give a shout out and let you know that Justice is doing very well as a Narcotic Detection dog. At 6 months old, she
has about 8 month of training left but she is already beating the certified detection dogs. Thanks again for breeding such wonderful
pups. Please let me know when you intend to have another litter because Justice has proven you a reliable and professional breeder.
Thanks again,
Geoff R.
Police Officer (Nevada)
Hi Cheryl,
I just wanted to tell you that Heidi is doing very well. She has been retrieving doves. At first she watched the older dogs. And was
a little hard mouth and didn't want to give the bird up. But over a few days that all changed. And she finds the bird and brings it
right back to Cel. When they are hunting she is very involved. She watches everything that is around her. Next Sat. is chucker
hunting so she will have a new bird to find. We believe she is going to be a excellent bird dog. And we love her. Last week we took
them all camping so I got some nice pictures of her. So I'll send some soon ok. Hope all is fine with you and the family.
Take Care, and Thank you,
D. Lorenzie
Challis, ID.
Cheryl,
He's 1 now!! So handsome and such a devoted friend. He demands remarks of splendor from all that see him. His hunting abilities
and lines are very apparent as he knows all sorts of neat tricks in the field and in the water. He leaps like a gazelle in the tall
grass and charges the water like no dog I have ever seen in life on tv! Mister B is a true athlete and does it just for fun. Not
even interested in yummy treats, just doing the trick and getting praise. He amazes me every day and is still very excited about
lots of new things. The world is so wonderful to him. He is quit affectionate.
So I stumbled across a local agility school in North Salem NY. http://www.contactagility.org/ I've met a few Viszla's that
perform there as well as some Portuguese Water Dogs. Mister B runs circles around them and does so much more so I am excited
to get him involved and show off his skills. I'll add some more champion titles to the line. I believe he is that good so I'll give him
the chance to prove it. It will be good for both of us. I am out of tricks to teach him and he would love the environment and
opportunity to perform.
He is spectacular and a textbook example of what a pointer should be, in my eyes at least. I've been telling lots of folks about
Idaho Hunting Dogs so maybe I'll see some relatives out east here soon enough. You breed the best.
Thanks Again,
C. Mitchell
New York
Just thought I would let you know how the little boy did this weekend. I could not be any happier with his performance in the field.
He did a wonderfull job of staying at a reasonable distance, has a great nose andhad some very fine points. We hunted quail and
between the two of us hunting we shot 30 birds in two days, most of which were over Matty's points. He did a great job pointing
entire coveys and single birds as well as the pheasant we ran into.
He also hunted with another dog and they worked very well together. I was surprised to see him actually back Charlie a couple of
times and he didn't flush any of the birds Charlie pointed. We still have a bit of work to do on his retrieves but he showed some
good signs of retrieval after he followed Charlie on a retrieve. Sunday he actually got in the brush and retrieved a bird we could
have never gotten without him. Matty never broke and chased birds after his points and did a great job of re-pointing a couple of
singles after the covey flushed.
All in all I think we have a real stud on our hands here. It was a really special and neat experience to hunt with him and have him do
so well on his seven-month birthday. I have plenty of pictures of him and the birds and I will send copies as soon as I have them
developed.
Cheryl, thank you so much for this great pup. He is all I could have expected in a young dog and he will be a wonderful hunting
companion for a lot of years to come!
I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.
K. Knowles
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Cheryl,
Thought I would drop you a line about Cheyenne. We just got back from South Dakota Oct. 31, 2005 and wow did she do good but I'll
start from the beginning. From day 1 she has been the best dog money can buy. House breaking and crate training were a breeze. She
is VERY smart and catches on to everything easily. In the past few months I've been taking her to a dog trainer off and on and
have been working with her on the things she learned in between. Here's a quote from my dog trainer." I'm not sure where you got
this puppy from but HOLY COW do they know how to breed a dog". He is a full time trainer and always has 8-10 client dogs and
says there's not a dog that comes through his kennel like this and would put her up against 90% of all the dogs and she would show
them up. When people around here talk about a steady dog they consider a 3 minute point rock solid. About a month ago we put a bird
out for her and she pointed over 30 minutes without as much as even a creep. And when we flushed the bird and harvested it she
retrieved like you wouldn't believe. All of this at 9 MONTHS OLD!!. We have even as much as taken our training birds and dropped
them at her feet and flew them between her nose and the pointed bird and she won't break!!!! She also is very strong at
backing/honoring another dogs point. All this came natural with no training at all. When we were in South Dakota we had 4 people
hunting behind her and my other puppy and we had our limit every day (12 per day) in less than 4 hours per day. That's hunting all
public land too!!!! Cheyenne stuck probably 75% of all the birds we harvested and honored on all the points from the other puppy.
Not to mention retrieving every bird the other puppy didn't. She would go just wide open from the time you let her out into the
field until you put her back in the box. To say the least she is bird crazy. Then when you go from the field to home you get a
completely different dog. You get in the house and she's super mellow and lays by your feet. If you seen her in the house you would
probably think this lazy dog couldn't hunt if she wanted to. I've had tons of compliments about how pretty she is too. I actually
have people that want to reserve puppies out of her first litter. I tell them it will be a year and a few months and they say they
will gladly wait. I tell a lot of people about your web site too. Thanks again for a puppy of this caliber.
M. Schmidt
Stratford, WI
Cheryl,
WE LOVE the Guinness! We cannot believe how great this dog is. Smart, obedient, and housebroken! I will send more photos as
they come along. Hope all is well with you and your family,
Cheers,
V.Cruz
Boston, MA
Hi Cheryl,
Maggie went to the vet yesterday. She did great! The vet said she was a perfect specimen of her breed. She is doing terrific. She
weighs 8 1/2 lbs and will be going for her second round of shots on Halloween. She is adjusting to her crate and allowing us to sleep
now. Thank you so much for such a wonderful addition to our family.
All the best,
Maureen & Rich
Ryan, Bekah and Will
Hi Cheryl,
I named him "Leupold" Leo for short, he is the smartest little guy I've ever seen. I've been working him on obedience and he is
amazing. I heard stories from people that Shorthairs are hard headed and hard to train, but Leo is anything but. He is perfect and
is going to make a excellent gun dog. I'm so excited because this is my first time training a dog, and it is going perfect. His parent
must be awesome!Thanks for keeping in touch... when he gets older I will take pictures of him hunting and email them to you.
K. Lenz
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hello Cheryl!
Just wanted to drop you a line and some pictures of our wonderful pups! Sadie is absolutely wonderful. Extremely smart and
obedient. She has all the basic commands down pat, and we'll start table work with her in the next month or so. No aversion to
water at all as she was going crazy trying to get in the hot tub with us last night! We'll wait for a little warmer weather before
taking her for a swim though. We took both dogs to a spot loaded with wild bird scent, and they both proved to have exceptional
noses. Mitzy saw her first pheasant last week while walking with Dick, and he said she was extremely excited about it. We're really
looking forward to working with these dogs on a hunt. Both dogs get to spend nearly every day together, and are great friends. They
keep our 5yr old 130lb Rottweiler "Baron" busy all day! As you can see in the pic's. they all get along extremely well. Sadie loves to
stand up on Baron's back to get a better view of things. Anyway, hope all goes well at your kennel, and if you ever need a reference
in our area, feel free to use us.
Thanks again for 2 terrific pets!
Forrest & Suzanne Price
Lewiston, ID
Cheryl,
Bandit just turned 6 months old and is a handsome, strong and athletic dog. German Shorthaired Pointers have such wonderful quirky
personalities, they are cute, funny, mischievous, energetic and athletic but still gentle and sweet. Bandit is a fine example of the
breed, we are constantly asked about him, and he is praised for his handsome looks. He gives us a huge amount of love and affection
and my kids adore him. He totally understands what you want from him, and sometimes cooperates! His tail never stops wagging, he
is such a happy, cool dog!He plays really well with all the children that visit our house, and there are many! He is also very
socialiable with other dogs. On top of all that, at the end of the day, he will lie under your chair, or sit with his head in your lap to
be stroked while he dozes ... the best of dogs ... thanks so much!
S. Krenzke
Houston, TX
Cheryl,
Just thought I'd update you on Sophie. She is now in her third week of training. Andrew and I spent all day today (well actually
every Saturday) watching her work, and being trained ourselves. She is doing great, she is a much better student than some of the
other dogs. Actually most of the other dogs are Labs, it's a California thing. They train them for dual purpose i.e. upland game and
waterfowl. I have to say some of them are very hard headed and need lots of correction. I on the other hand have an upland dog that
will work waterfowl. You should see her retrieve, makes no difference to her land or water. The best part about Sophie is that she
needs minimal correction, when training, she really is a quick learner. In just two more weeks I will be shooting birds over her, and
I think in three more months I'll have a super gun dog. After her training is concluded I'm thinking of entering her in some AKC
hunt tests for pointing breeds. I really think she could work up to the master hunter title without too much of a problem. To your
credit everyone who has seen her work, points out that she is very well bred. Again thank you for a very wonderful pet and hunting
companion.
I'll keep you updated,
J. Lusch
Norwalk, CA
HI Cheryl,
Sorry it's take so long to let you know how Pearl is doing. I don't have pictures yet but (my brother has the camera) this last
February, Pearl hunted around 110 quail and 40 pheasants. Her nose is outstanding I hate to admit it but she's better at 14 months
than my last GSP at 7 years. Thanks again!
E. Janssen
Colorado
Hey Cheryl!
Leo is awesome he's my baby boy bird hunter. We had a great season lots of great points and flushes, and awesome retrieves. Leo
loves to go swimming, so I'm working on water retrieves with him now that the water is warming up. Just like everything, he is
taking to it like a duck to water.
Ken L.
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Dear Cheryl,
I wanted to contact you to let you know how well our GSP Grady is doing - from Molly's litter 2 years ago. She is absolutely
awesome. She is a very close part of our family in every way. For starters - she is gorgeous. It never ceases to amaze me how many
compliments we get when we go anywhere as to what a beautiful dog she is. Grady is petite under 50 pounds and has been a wonderful
house dog. Her temperament is fabulous, our 7 and 8 year old roll around with her and play with her everyday and she loves to play
and can be very protective of our home. When taken into the field, she transforms from a house dog to a dutiful hunter, very
obedient, tremendous natural ability, great nose, great retriever and an energy level to hunt for 3-4 hours solid - and perhaps best
of all she has a great personality. We take her everywhere and she has made a wonderful addition to our family. We are looking
forward to breeding her perhaps next year. Just wanted to give you an update.
Thanks.
B. Munholland
Cheryl,
An update on Bandit. Bandit is the most incredibly affectionate dog, to us and the kids, and almost everyone who comes to our house
as a guest, he's just a big softie - I remember you telling me that he used to lay in your arms when he was a baby, and you know he'd
still love to do that!Take Care,
S. Krenzkie
Houston, TX
Cheryl,
Just wanted to give a shout out and let you know that Justice is doing very well as a Narcotic Detection dog. At 6 months old, she
has about 8 month of training left but she is already beating the certified detection dogs. Thanks again for breeding such wonderful
pups. Please let me know when you intend to have another litter because Justice has proven you a reliable and professional breeder.
Thanks again,
Geoff R.
Police Officer (Nevada)
Hi Cheryl,
I just wanted to tell you that Heidi is doing very well. She has been retrieving doves. At first she watched the older dogs. And was
a little hard mouth and didn't want to give the bird up. But over a few days that all changed. And she finds the bird and brings it
right back to Cel. When they are hunting she is very involved. She watches everything that is around her. Next Sat. is chucker
hunting so she will have a new bird to find. We believe she is going to be a excellent bird dog. And we love her. Last week we took
them all camping so I got some nice pictures of her. So I'll send some soon ok. Hope all is fine with you and the family.
Take Care, and Thank you,
D. Lorenzie
Challis, ID.
Cheryl,
He's 1 now!! So handsome and such a devoted friend. He demands remarks of splendor from all that see him. His hunting abilities
and lines are very apparent as he knows all sorts of neat tricks in the field and in the water. He leaps like a gazelle in the tall
grass and charges the water like no dog I have ever seen in life on tv! Mister B is a true athlete and does it just for fun. Not
even interested in yummy treats, just doing the trick and getting praise. He amazes me every day and is still very excited about
lots of new things. The world is so wonderful to him. He is quit affectionate.
So I stumbled across a local agility school in North Salem NY. http://www.contactagility.org/ I've met a few Viszla's that
perform there as well as some Portuguese Water Dogs. Mister B runs circles around them and does so much more so I am excited
to get him involved and show off his skills. I'll add some more champion titles to the line. I believe he is that good so I'll give him
the chance to prove it. It will be good for both of us. I am out of tricks to teach him and he would love the environment and
opportunity to perform.
He is spectacular and a textbook example of what a pointer should be, in my eyes at least. I've been telling lots of folks about
Idaho Hunting Dogs so maybe I'll see some relatives out east here soon enough. You breed the best.
Thanks Again,
C. Mitchell
New York