Red Hill Riggs – retired 💕
Riggs is our stud dog. An extremely friendly, gentle, laid back dog… until it’s time to run, at which time we haven’t met a dog yet, that can keep up with him.
Though Riggs is not yet proven in the field with acclaims and awards, in all other facets, he’s what we call, a 1 in 30 dog. A dog that only comes around once in thirty years. A truly good dog, that is so eager to please, he’s 100% reliable and a pure pleasure to have at your side.
Whelped: 05/29/15
AKC Reg: SR87972802
Height: 24″
Weight: 50 lbs
Dam: Little Gypsy Ann
Sire: Blue Ridge Buster
Notable Lineage:
Grandfather / Gamble’s Odyssey Fritz – OFA Hips Excellent/Cardiac Clear.
3x NSTRA Champion, NAVDA UT Prize 2, NSTRA 2nd Runner Up, National Dog of the Year.
Health Clearances:
- OFA Hips: Good
- OFA Elbows: Normal
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy: Clear
- Lupoid Dermatosis: Clear
- Von Willebrands: Clear
Piccolo Latte’s Strong Brew – retired 💕
Piccolo comes from strong hunting lines. She is wickedly smart which gives her a streak of independence. She’s eager to please, but isn’t a velcro dog–in fact, she prefers to be out in the field or woods, hunting and exploring. Despite her size, we call her the “bulldozer” due to the fact that once she gets something in her mind, she’ll go through anything, usually in a straight line, to get it–thorn bushes, barbed wire fence, snakes, fire… Piccolo don’t care.
While Piccolo doesn’t often seek out affection throughout the day, come bed-time she is an absolute mush. Piccolo will hover over a sleeping human for 20 minutes frozen in place, refusing to move until they make room for her.
Whelped: 02/06/17
AKC Reg: SR97596006
Height: 21″
Weight: 48 lbs
Dam: Jim’s Chloe
Sire: Cochran’s Alabama Bryant
Notable Lineage:
Great Grandfather / Crosswind Truckin Fritz – OFA Hips Good.
16 X NSTRA champion with 299 points, 193 of which were 1st place points 1st placement: 6/23/02 Regional Titles: 2003 – 2nd Runner Up, Michigan Regional Finals 2005 – Winner, Michigan Regional Finals 2006 – Winner, Michigan Regional Finals 2007 – Winner, Michigan Regional Finals National Titles: 2003 – 3rd Runner Up, Dog of the Year Trial 2005 – 1st Runner Up, Grand National Trial 2006 – 3rd Runner Up, Dog of the Year Trial 2007 – Winner, Quail Forever Trial 2008 – Winner, Quail Forever Trial 2008 – 3rd Runner Up, Grand National Trial 2009 – 2nd Runner Up, Quail Forever Trial 2010 – 1st Runner Up, Grand National Trial 2010 – Winner, Trial of Champions
Great Great Grandfather / Rawhide’s Clown
Rawhide’s Clown won his first broke dog stake at the age of 25 months and over the course of his career he had nine first placements, seven second placements, three third placements and five fourth placements in AKC field trial competition. He won the 1992, 1993, and 1994 German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America (GSPCA) All-Age National Championship the only Shorthair to have ever won this event three times. In National German Shorthaired Pointer Competition (NGSPA) competition he won the NGSPA Region 17, went runner-up in the 1993 NGSPA National Championship and also went runner-up in NGSPA Region 5, Region 8, and Region 17 All-Age Stakes.
Health Clearances:
- OFA Hips: Good
- OFA Elbows: Normal
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy: Clear
- Lupoid Dermatosis: Clear
- Von Willebrands: Clear
Move Over Monday
Mizuki by Moonlight – retired 💕
Of all the breeds and all the dogs we’ve owned over a combined 80+ years, Mizuki is the happiest friendliest dog we’ve ever met. Since bringing her home at 8 weeks, we’ve been met every single morning with excessive face licks and a wagging butt. She’s also the only dog we own, where if you lean into her at anytime, she will reach up and meet you with a kiss. We didn’t teach her that.
Mizuki has stand out conformation and is simply a beautiful dog. When her nose isn’t to the ground, her eyes are to the sky tracking birds (or bats, or butterflies). A trigger pointing instinct, completely natural retrieve, natural heel, and relentless energy make her exceptional.
Whelped: 06/08/18
AKC Reg: SS06228701
Height: 22″
Weight: 50 lbs
Dam: Camlidon’s Skye’s the Limit
Sire: Duncan Creek Kates Dino
Notable Lineage:
Mizuki comes from strong NAVHDA hunting/trial lines.
Health Clearances:
- OFA Hips: Good
- OFA Elbows: Normal
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy: Clear
- Lupoid Dermatosis: Clear
- Von Willebrands: Clear
Hill Street Kind of Blue
We kept Blue from a Piccolo Riggs litter as a successor to his father for our line.
At 8 months Blue was a bit bigger than his dad. He’s got his father’s gentle demeanor, with his mother’s energy, and perhaps the best nose in the pack. Where Riggs has elegance and agility when running, Blue’s large paws, slightly bigger bone structure, and powerful gait, give him a thoroughbred-like look when charging the field.
Unfortunately those same qualities allow him to push us off the bed in the middle of the night; one of the few manners of Blue we really don’t appreciate.
Whelped: 11/02/19
AKC Reg: SS15023803
Height: 25″
Weight: 57 lbs
Dam: Piccolo
Sire: Riggs
Notable Lineage:
See parents.
Health Clearances:
- Because Blue comes from Riggs and Piccolo, we did not run any additional health screenings. While we still might do his OFA at some point, we have full confidence in his hips and elbows.
Black Orchid Fox
Roka (Fox in Hungarian) is our solid black GSP female. She’s a “fine” girl meaning small and dainty, being thinner boned, and just under breed standard weight. (We suspect her smaller size is at least in part from catching Parvo as a pup.)
She’s a quirky dog full of personality: for example in the morning she’ll jump on top of you and just stand there in complete silence, not moving, with her nose one inch away from your nose. When she plays with us, she may enter “licker mode,” in which she will go into a frenzy doing everything and anything she can to lick your ear; not your eye, cheek, or chin, but only your ear. She’s got to get that ear! When she wants to go out to use the bathroom, she’ll walk up to someone sitting down and throw one back leg over them (so she looks like a male dog peeing, but she’s not peeing, just letting you know what’s up.) Like I said, she’s got quirks.
From a pup, Roka has carried herself at times with a slightly bent back. Most regular folks wouldn’t even notice, but as breeders we spotted it. Cleared of issue by two vets, we still weren’t sure if there was a deeper skeletal issue and in turn weren’t sure we would add her to our breeding program. At 22 months of age we did her hips and elbow xrays for OFA… and also imaged her spine.
Her spine looks fine with no issues. Our imaging vet said her hips looked about as perfect as they can get! The OFA labeled them Good, her elbows normal.
Roka is the fastest dog in our kennel. She’s a black blur who would likely dominate agility. Her smaller frame also makes her wickedly nimble. We joke and sometimes refer to her as Black Orchid NINJA Fox. She has an extremely soft bite and endless endurance.
With a lower inbreeding coefficient (fancy genetic stuff), surprisingly good hips, and overall good health in other respects we’ve decided to give her a litter and see what kind of mother she is and what she produces.
Whelped: 04/05/21
AKC Reg: SS26080201
Height: 21.5″
Weight: 39.5 lbs
Dam: Sadiemay Girl
Sire: Zekecoal Train
Notable Lineage:
Great Grandmother / Maxine Vom Hesser – Junior Hunter (AKC)
Great Great Grandfather / Rip-N-Razor’s Sundance Kid – Field Champion, Amateur Field Champion, Senior Hunter (AKC)
Great Great Grandmother / Crumley’s Shadow, Senior Hunter (AKC). Canine Good Citizenship (AKC – prerequisite for therapy dog)
Great Great Grandfather / Eros Von Heese-Holz – Senior Hunter (AKC)
Great Great Grandmother / Brooke Vom Hesser, Junior Hunter (AKC)
Great Great Grandfather / Slick’s Cuttin Wild- National Field Champion, National Gundog Champion, Grand Field Champion, Field Champion, Amateur Field Trial Champion
Great Great Grandmother / Eshods North Dakota Girl, Field Champion
Health Clearances:
- OFA Hips: Good
- OFA Elbows: Normal
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy: Clear
- Von Willebrands: Clear.
Wonderful Windfall with Winning Colors
“Winc” is our patchless Liver Roan girl and next up in our breeding program. An extremely sweet girl, we’re are excited to see how she develops. At this posting she is too young for her health clearances.
Whelped: 08/18/22
AKC Reg: SS36290906
Height: 24″
Weight: 55 lbs
Dam: Riley Mae 2
Sire: Whisky River