Smudge sires his first litter, pups available!

Pine Straw Smudge JH sired his first litter with Rouge River Bog Sucker (Nellie). Smudge is CH/RU Chip's Torquato X RUCH Pine Straw Katydid. Nellie is Dun Roven's Gary X Dun Roven's Boofay. This breeding brings in a lot of really good dogs, from back in the day as well as recent dogs of note. Grouse Ridge Storm, Tomoka, Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, Grouse Ridge Reroy, Destinare, Havelock Blacksmith, Body Guard, and Hick's Rising Sun all appear prominently in the pedigree. Recent Grand National Grouse Champion Chip's Uncle Buzzie is Smudge's grandsire.

Smudge is fast and fancy and has multiple field trial placements. He has placed in walking and horseback trials as well as in both planted and wild bird trials. He is showing a lot of potential and will be running cover dog trials this fall. A summary of his wins can be seen on this blog just a couple posts back.

I have hunted over Nellie and she is a very fast and fancy as well as an awesome bird finder. She handles well and knows where to go to find birds. Nellie is a bird dog anyone would be proud to own.

These pups should make some awesome bird dogs and have serious trial potential. They are located in Southern Michigan.

For more information or to reserve a pup, please contact Dale Ash at 616-318-8254. The pups are priced extremely reasonably at $400 each.

5CH/2RU Highground Jax Jabba X RUCH Pine Straw Katydid pups at 14 weeks

We have two females from this litter still at the house. Millie, the full masked tricolor, will be going to her new home in Michigan this summer. Dottie, the half-mask is staying with us. They have started scent pointing birds and are showing some natural backing tendencies. We are excited about seeing what these pups do once they are a little more grown up. Dottie is a bit heavier boned and will likely be a pretty big female. We're hoping she will really run when she grows up.

UPDATED WIN RECORDS FOR OUR SETTERS

In order to keep up with how our dogs are doing, we try to summarize their wins into a running total, kind of a cumulative report card. Below are the placements for our Setters through May 18th, 2014:

CH/RU Chip's Charlie Brown (Charlie)

RUNNER UP NEW ENGLAND GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 (38 entries)
3rd Lost Pond Walking Shooting Dog stake 2013
1st West Branch Grouse Trial 2013
1st Am Walking Gun Dog GA Brittany Club 2011
3rd Open Gun Dog Middle GA English Setter Club Horseback (HB) 2011
2010 CHAMPION MICHIGAN WOODCOCK CHAMPIONSHIP (72 entries)
1st Shooting Dog Stake DuBois Beaver Meadows FTC 2010
3rd Open Derby NBOGA 2009
1st 2009 Wolverine Derby Classic
3rd 2009 Joel Collier Derby Classic
3rd Am Derby Black Ash Am FTC 2009


FC Pine Straw Blackhawk (Hawk)

3rd Mid Atlantic Red Setter Club Open Shooting Dog (HB)2014
2nd Delaware Pointer & Setter Club Open Shooting Dog (HB)2014
1st Middle GA Eng. Setter Club Amateur Shooting Dog (HB) 2014
1st Middle GA Eng. Setter Club Open Rest. SD 1hr. (HB) 2014
1st GA Britt Club Open Gun Dog (38 entries)(HB) 2013 finished AKC FIELD CHAMPION
1st GSP of NC Open Gun Dog (HB) 2013
1st FL Brit Club Open Rest. Shooting Dog 1hr (HB) 2013
2nd Central GA PDC Open Limited Gun Dog (HB) 2013
2nd Central GA PDC Open Gun Dog (HB) 2013
3rd VCMA Open Restricted Shooting Dog (HB) 2013
3rd GSP of Atlanta Open Gun Dog (HB) 2013
4th GSP of E Iowa Open Gun Dog 1hr. (HB) 2013
2nd Open Shooting Dog Central GA PDC (HB) 2012
2nd Open Shooting Dog Mid FL Britt Club (HB) 2012
4th Emerald Coast VC Open Gun Dog 2012
1st Open Derby Chemung Co FTC 2012
1st Am Derby SC NBHA 2012
2nd Open Derby Middle GA ES club Horseback 2011
2nd Am Derby GSP Club of Atlanta 2010
2nd Open Puppy NBHA SE Regional Trial 2010


Pine Straw Smudge (Smudge)

2nd Open Gun Dog, Central GA PDC (HB) 2012
2nd Open Gun Dog, Emerald Coast VC 2012
1st Open Derby GSP club of Atlanta 2012
3rd Am Shooting Dog SC NBHA 2012
1st Open Derby Central GA PDC Horseback 2011
2nd Open Derby Kentuckiana Pointing Breeds Assoc. 2011
3rd Am Derby Michigan Amateur FTC Grouse trial 2011
3rd Open Derby VCMA trial (HB) 2011
4th Am Derby GSP club of S. GA 2011
1st Am Derby GSP club of Atlanta 2010
1st Am Puppy GSP club of Atlanta 2010


RUCH (AKC FC) Pine Straw Katydid (Katie)

1st Open Restricted Shooting Dog, Central GA PDC (HB) 2012
2nd Open Restricted Shooting Dog, VCMA (HB) 2012
1st Am Gun Dog VCMA, Horseback trial (HB) 2011
1st Open Ltd Gun Dog Kentuckiana Pointing Breeds Club 2011
1st Am Ltd Gun Dog Kentuckiana Pointing Breeds Club 2011
3rd Am Ltd Gun Dog GSP of South GA 2011
1st Am Gun Dog Central GA Pointing Dog Club 2011
3rd Am Ltd Gun Dog Central GA PDC 2011
1st Open Gun Dog Old Dominion VC (HB) (22 entries) 2011
RUNNER UP 2010 NATIONAL AMATEUR GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP (69 entries)
2nd Open Gun Dog Old Dominion VC (HB) (24 entries) 2010
3rd Open Gun Dog GSP Club of OH (HB) 2010
4th Open Limited Gun Dog Miami Valley VC (26 entries) 2010
3rd Open Shooting Dog Vidalia Field Trial Club (HB) 2010
2nd Am Shooting Dog I.B.Parnell Trial SC NBHA 2010
3rd Open Gun Dog Central GA PDC (HB) 2009
4th Open Limited Gun Dog VCMA (HB) 2009
3rd Am Derby SC Birdhunters NBHA 2009
1st Am Puppy PA Amateur Grouse Trial Club 2008
2nd 2008 VENANGO PUPPY CLASSIC

Pine Straw Magpie (Maggie)

1st Amateur Gun Dog, East Tennessee Pointing Dog Assn 2015
1st Open Derby GSP of Eastern Iowa (HB)(21 entries) 2013
4th Open Derby VC of Norther New Jersey (HB) 2013
2nd Open Derby VC of Central VA (HB) 2013
2nd Open Derby Conestoga VC (HB) 2013
1st Open Puppy Old Dominion VC (HB) 2013
2nd Open Derby Old Dominion VC (HB) 2013
1st Amateur Puppy GSP of Middle TN 2013
4th Amateur Puppy GSP of Atlanta 2013
2nd Amateur Puppy Emerald Coast Vizsla Club 2012


Pine Straw Pathfinder (Kit)

3rd GWP of WI Amateur Puppy 2013
3rd E TN PDC Amateur Puppy 2013
1st GSP of Atlanta Amateur Puppy 2013
1st GA Brittany Club Open Puppy (HB) 2013
2nd VCMA Open Puppy 2013


Pine Straw Covergirl (Elle)

2nd PA Grouse Trial Club Open Puppy 2013
3rd VENANGO PUPPY CLASSIC 2013
1st E TN PDC Amateur Derby 2013
2nd GSP of Atlanta Amateur Puppy spring 2013
1st Mid. Eng. Setter Club Open Puppy (HB) 2013
1st GSP of Atlanta Amateur Puppy fall 2013
3rd Emerald Coast VC Amateur Puppy 2013
3rd Emerald Coast VC Amateur Derby 2013
2nd GA Brittany Club Open Puppy (HB) 2013
3rd VCMA Open Puppy 2013


*HB = HORSEBACK STAKE