Post by: GrampasGuns on February 02, 2019, 12:33:54 AM
Would be my third bird dog. Not in any real hurry. Want to find a dog with good health history and hunting ability.
Any suggestions?
Post by: yorketransport on February 02, 2019, 08:05:28 AM
She went gun shy about 2 seasons ago after getting hit by a shotgun wad though and I’m still working to get her back out hunting.
Post by: RobinHoodlum on February 02, 2019, 08:11:35 AM
The parents were NAVHDA tested and scored well. She is already good with basic obedience and getting steadier with her retrieves every day. All signs point to a good hunter in the future (mostly waterfowl, but upland too). I know they have at least 2 pups left from this litter. During my search for a breeder, I connected with Phil Matteson at Cascade Kennels in MT. He is committed to producing quality hunting dogs. His website is very informative and he was generous with his time. If I didn't have a personal referral for Wayfarer and they didn't already have pups on the ground, I would have waited for a dog from Cascade.
Feel free to pm with your email or phone for more info or pics
Post by: Dhoey07 on February 02, 2019, 08:29:53 AM
Post by: aaronoto on February 07, 2019, 01:55:02 PM
We just picked up our new griff 3 weeks ago from Wayfarer kennels in western MT.
I've got a pup from Wayfarer's as well, Double R litter.
To the OP, I'd look pretty hard at Frank's dogs from Hun Hill Kennel in Idaho. If you're willing to travel, or want to ship a dog, you open up a lot of good possibilities with breeders in the Midwest.
Post by: bracer40 on February 07, 2019, 02:41:47 PM
It was largely due to that experience that my girlfriend wanted to get one. She did what she thought was due diligence in researching breeders and ended up with one from a breeder in Idaho.
It wasn’t too long after that the health issues started popping up. Ears, urinary problems, behavior issues (he was well socialized along w my older Brittany)
When the issues got worse as he got older, we checked in with the breeder only to learn that their claims of “being very selective “ breeders (before we got the pup!), were total bs. From what we could see, they were cranking out as many pups as fast as their poor dogs could produce them. Sad.
It wasn’t any of the breeders listed above and I’m not going to post their name here, but will gladly share it via pm.
Finn’s got some real issues but we love him and wouldn’t trade him for anything!
But I sure wouldn’t get a pup from those folks.
Post by: aaronoto on February 07, 2019, 03:06:48 PM
It wasn’t any of the breeders listed above and I’m not going to post their name here, but will gladly share it via pm.
I'm curious to know if you could PM me the name please.
Post by: RobinHoodlum on February 08, 2019, 08:08:36 AM
Realizing that every individual is different with different backgrounds, I would be interested in hearing more about Finns behavioral issues. Care to elaborate?
Also, aaronoto to check your inbox
Post by: elkchaser54 on March 31, 2019, 04:12:48 AM
Post by: hhack on March 31, 2019, 08:20:33 AM
Post by: yorketransport on March 31, 2019, 09:58:16 AM
Why get a Griffon get a black lab if you want a hunting dog. A gun shy hunting dog is about as worthless as tits on bore.
Why do you think griffons are gun shy? Mine is, but that’s because of a very specific incident. She’s still a very capable hunting dog but I choose not to force her to be around gun shots because I can see how they affect her.