5XCH/2XRU HIGHGROUND JAX JABBA X RUCH (AKC FC) PINE STRAW KATYDID

We just confirmed that Katie's breeding to Jabba took and she is pregnant. She should whelp about the 4th of February. We are excited about this breeding, which is a bit of a roll of the dice. In studying pedigrees we've seen that many of the great setters of the last two decades have been a cross of Tekoa Mountain Sunrise breeding to Smith or Smith/Grouse Ridge bred dogs. So we wanted to go that route and see what got. We have been very happy with Katie's first two litters and are eager to see what comes from this breeding. In addition to Jabba's amazing performance record, good looks, and size, we really like his pedigree. In looking at dogs with a lot of Sunrise, Jabba came to light for a cross with Katie because most of what he has in his pedigree that isn't Sunrise, goes back to dogs featured prominently in Katie's pedigree (Brannigan, I'm Oscar, Tomoka, Mr. Motion, and some Grouse Ridge dogs). While this may be a huge oversimplification of pedigree assessment, in this case we know that we are breeding one exemplary dog to another. Both have important wins on wild birds against big-time competition.

Both Katie and Jabba's pedigrees can be seen at http://www.williewalker.net/dogarchive3/details.php?id=502335&gens=8

If you have a question about Katie's upcoming litter you can contact us at esetters3@yahoo.com or 912-256-3826.