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Mark, Sophie, and staff-
On the
occasion of Bert’s 2nd
birthday, I wanted to take a minute to let you know what a great dog he
is. He has grown to be well over the 45 pounds we expected.
He’s somewhat broad-chested and very muscular. He’s also friendly,
lovable, hard working, and eager to please.
He has
far exceeded Doug’s expectations in the field. He has enjoyed
numerous outings in at our local game farm, as well as a couple of trips
to South Dakota. He holds his own very well with the more
experienced dogs in the group.
He has
an amazing on/off switch! Most importantly, he’s a wonderful family
dog. He is the recipient of lots of hugs from our 3 children.
He does beautifully with our 11 month old, who enjoys grabbing his nose,
poking him, and pulling his fur once in a while. He has his
moments, (eats some toys) but overall his behavior in the house even
surpasses that of our 3 year old lab.
In
summary, we feel he was worth every bit of time, money, (a couple trips
to the airport), and training. We happily recommend your kennel to
anyone.
Very
truly yours,
Mandy
Kelley
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Puppies
Blaster is bred to Wallace due on 4-29-2009
P is bred to Wallace due at the end of April.
Lacy is bred to Toast and due May 1, 2009
Pilot is bred to Tommy and due June 2, 2009
Spear is bred to Wallace due June 20, 2009
Check
the web site for current descriptions
and updated litter information. We have a good selection of young started dogs and with these
four litters there should not be a long wait for those of you wishing to
acquire a Pine Shadows puppy.
Game
Cook
Dutch Oven Venison
Here’s
another great dish using JP’s marinade
3-4 lbs venison
1-2 lb. package sauerkraut (drained well)
1-large onion chopped
1-red pepper chopped
1-green pepper chopped
1-jalapeno pepper diced
2-cloves garlic minced
1-package button mushrooms sliced
2-tsp. caraway seeds
Ľ cup brown sugar
Slice
venison into serving size pieces and marinade 4-5 hours in Hunters
Choice Marinade, in a large bowl add sauerkraut, peppers, garlic,
mushrooms, caraway seeds, and brown sugar, and mix well.
In a
Dutch oven layer kraut mixture, and venison, you should have enough for
at least 2-3 layers, topping with kraut mixture.
Cover
and cook at a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour.
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Dogs
 A
challenge this past winter has tested the skills of Joannie, Jill, Sophie
and the rest of our staff as we develop a group of young started pups
from a litter of which we kept most of the pups. Breeding Birch to Oz last May produced a litter of pups born July 21, 2009. As
they were developing we were able to select a group of four that we knew
would be a handful for even the most experienced handler.
We
opted to move some of the people who had reserved pups from this litter
to another litter so we would have first hand control of the development
and guidance that this litter was going to require.
What a
winter it has been keeping these four pups focused and in line with their
regimen. The main challenge was controlling their independence and
quickness.
With
extra work on the imprinting by Norma, intense eye to eye sessions by
Joannie and guidance by Morgan we have turned the corner on these pups.
They are developing into some very fine athletic animals and will be
offered for sale this spring and summer.
This
consistency in training is what really paid off for us and at the hands
of a novice handler there may have been different results then what was
desired.
It was
demonstrated again that consistency, making the right thing easy for the
pups to do and the wrong thing difficult and deliberate training sessions
without giving up can still turn a high energy, quick learning,
intelligent dog into a great family member and top notch hunting partner.
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Timber’s
Tip
As the long winter months have dragged
into spring with the extra snow, extra cold and seemingly long nights, I have
noticed that maybe things have been just put on hold “until spring”.
Maybe some of the folks have been slacking in their morning rituals with
the new pup or young started dog.
Every
day, Mark lets TA and me
outside and we go for a short walk before the sun comes up. This type of
walk is quite important as it does establish a routine for us. This all
important routine is a very critical step in the training process of a
pup or a new started dog. With the pup, going on a short “yard walk” to
allow time for the pup to go potty and check a few things out is OK to a
point. Having too much freedom which allows the pup too much independence
and begins to not listen to you or not respond to a come command to get
back into the house is not a good thing.
Bringing
up the pup into this situation requires some keen observance in the
little behavior changes in the pup. If a pup is just let out the door in
the morning and no one follows it out to “watch” over it the pup will
soon learn that it can do what ever it wants until you come back outside
and holler some command about getting back in the house!
The
best way to handle this situation with a young dog is to go outside with
them and if needed keep them on a leash. They learn to go potty on the
leash and quickly learn this because you don’t allow them to chase the
neighbor’s cat, run squirrels up a tree or go visit the neighbors. Keep
control of your dog in these yard situations and you will have control of
your dog in the field
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