We are located in the White Mountains of Arizona. We hunt and compete our dogs in AKC and American Field trials at an amateur level. We are Responsible Breeders as a hobby with the goal to “continuously improve our breeding program". We will selectively breed 0 - 3 times a year to produce friendly, family hunting dogs that conform to the breed standard. 

 

Training You to
Train Your Dog
Coolidge, AZ              
February 20 - 22, 2010
Instructor:
Rick Smith                 

If you're looking for a better relationship with your dog, both at home and in the field, you've come to the right place.
From puppyhood through the basics of being a bird dog, all the basic skills you and your dog will need can be found here. You will be trained to train your dog, with Rick and Ronnie's guidance.
 
You'll work with the Command Lead, check cord, and whoa post, as well as the chain, and your dog will have numerous opportunities to work birds. These seminars are very popular and fill rapidly, so please call the host to reserve your spot or contact Rick or Ronnie.

Desert Pheasant Recreation
774 N. Wheeler Rd
Coolidge, AZ 85228
Arlette Hennessey (502) 705-2584

January Field Trial season up-date. My club, the Greater Phoenix Brittany Club  hosted the Western Futurities in Sonoita, Arizona this year. I entered Jack and am very pleased to say he came in 2nd.in the All Age Futurities.  We were the only Amateurs in that stake. We also placed 2nd in Amateur Walking Derby and also 1st place in Amateur Walking Derby at the Ladder Ranch in New Mexco.

We had a good October with our new pup Jack winning a Blue and Red in New Mexico in Puppy and Derby. So far this year Jack has had two firsts and three second place finishes.  Our gun dog, Charley had to stay home because she was in heat. She is still trying to get her last two points for her AFC (Amateur Field Champion).

 

Of our two litters we just have 2 males left for sale.  I am keeping a few to see if they have the potential to become competition Field Trial dogs.  The ones that don’t make the cut will be excellent hunting companions for sure. 

Pre-school is now in session.  We start our pups on the chain-gang at around 8 to 10 weeks old.  All of our training sessions start here and end here.  We even give them one of their meals here each day. After they are acclimated to the chain-gang we let them all run around the yard with 6' puppy leashes on and let them do the tugging an pulling. They think its fun and it helps me when I start using the 20' check cord to teach them to come.

 

 

 

I am very proud to brag on my daughter, Tracy and our new Grandson, Isaac who came into our lives on December 26th. Congratulations to Tracy and her husband Randy!! 

 

We are now waiting for our next Grandchild due in April from my youngest son Jason and his lovely wife, Holly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please take a few minutes to browse our Website and let us show off our dogs.   

Enjoy,

Guy Shelander        

 

 




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