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Our Gordon Setters:

Originally developed over seas in Scotland, Gordon’s were known as Black and Tan setters. It’s believed they were brought to this country in the mid 1800’s long before many of the now popular breeds. They were the best ruffed grouse and woodcock dogs around. A Gordon Setter named "Knight" won at the first ever field trial in 1874. A Gordon Setter is a stylish, rather racy built, medium size, muscular dog, symmetrical conformation throughout. Strong fairly short back and a short tail, a fine head, intelligent expression, clear colors and a straight or slightly waved coat. Coloring is mostly black with light or dark tan markings on the muzzle, eyebrows, lower legs and feet. Sometimes a little white on the chest is evident. Shoulder height should be between 22" to 25" for males and females will be 21" to 24.

These dogs have the brains, bird desire and beauty that set this breed apart from others. They are excellent hunting dogs, companions, and calm family pets. Generally, they are aloof towards strangers and loyal almost to a fault to the person they pick, a one-person dog. They do not do well locked in a kennel all day and night, Gordon’s need contact with their owners, to lay at your feet (or on the couch) play with your family and always waiting to go on the next adventure. They are a working breed and live to hunt. I have never seen my dogs happier than when they are in the field doing what they’ve been bred to do.

We are a small breeder striving to produce “Classy” Gordon Setters you would be proud to own. At this time we produce about one litter of puppies a year. Our objective is to produce good looking, biddable, intense and companion / gundogs. These dogs will work out to 75 yards in thick cover and out to approx 350 yards in thin cover. These are working lines of setters that are being hunted on Sharp-tail’s, Woodland Grouse, Chukar, Huns, Valley Quail and Woodcock when I travel back east. Puppies from previous litters have also performed well on pheasants. We test our dogs in AKC Hunt Tests. We also ensure we are breeding healthy and happy dogs by having our dogs tested for genetic problems. Bettering the breed is ultimately our goal.

About Us:

Kelly and I have completed our move to Boise Idaho. We have a nice home with an acre of land in a great location. This is enough land to build some kennels and for the dogs to run and yet small enough to not overwhelm me with chores. Kelly is a Chaplin at St Luke’s hospital. This is something that she’s always wanted to do. I’m retired Air Force and currently working for the Veterans Hospital in Boise. We both love the outdoors - hiking, biking, camping, and canoeing are some of our favorite past-times. Most of all I love to bird hunt with my dogs. Watching them run and do what they’ve been bred to do is poetry in motion. I'm an active member in the local pointing dog club and participate in AKC hunt tests.

Our dogs:

Taran’s TallGrass Samie, NAVHDA NA III (Samie)

Samie is a natural. She’ll hold her head high to catch that body scent and if necessary will put her head down to trail. Her mother “Bela” is used as a guide dog on a game preserve and as a wild bird dog. Bela has had literally thousands of pheasants shot over her. Samie is currently 4 yrs old and has been hunting really well. She Points staunchly and is steady to flush, and retrieves with the enthusiasm of a lab. Her pups have a natural desire to back or honor and retrieve. Out on the prairies of North Dakota she ranged out to a quarter of a mile in short grass searching for Sharp-tails and Huns, but is often checking back with a quick glance for my location. She stays to the front without direction from me. In the grouse woods she moves easily, is very athletic and a joy to watch. Now that we’re here in Boise ID she has taken to the Chukar, Huns and Valley Quail hunting in an enthusiastic way. She loves running the ridges and checks objectives without prompting in search of Chukar and Huns. When in the drainages looking for Quail she gets into the thick of it, she’s not afraid of too much.

Samie is calm, affectionate and a pleasure to have around. She loves kids and other animals. Her favorite play toy is the cat, who is a willing playmate. She’s not stubborn or hardheaded; all she needs as a reminder is a verbal reprimand. Samie weighs about 43 lbs and is about 23" at the shoulder and all muscle.

Samie has her NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA) Price III and her AKC Junior Hunter (JH) title and OFA rating of “Good”. She has no health problems at all.

Samie’s Pedigree

			Springset You’ll See
		Lord Bo of Courtly
			Black Storm Shawn
	Lord Cole of Huntly (Sire)
			Ch. Tartana North Star
		Wild River Chase
			Milomix Stellar Review
Taran's Tallgrass Samie NA III (OFA Good)
			Belmor’s Rustic Threat
		Up North Tara's Jet
			Tara Shelby
	Taran's Bela Star (Dam)
			Springset Xuberance
		Up North Sky
			Partridge High Plains Anne

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Whiskey River “B” Magic

Kelly and I recently became care takers of a new puppy, her name is Maggie. She was born 14 Sept 2007 and comes from Whiskey River Kennels in southern Utah. Her lineage shows lots of potential as a great companion, an excellent gun dog, and a possible contender in field trials. The previous litter by the same parents has produced the 1st and 2^nd place winners in the Open Puppy derby at the Gordon Setter National Field Trial championship in 2007. Her breeder, Allen Bailey, has said that these dogs start early and have lots of desire. I guess Kelly and I will find out.

Maggie has taken to her new environment quite quickly, carrying herself with confidence; she pretty much has taken over the house from the two other dogs and two cats. She has plenty of style when pointing a wing on a string, but at 13 weeks old there’s lots of growing and maturing to do. She enjoys chasing our cats and is doing well with house breaking and learning proper manners. I’m excited to have a new puppy around; it certainly does stir the pot. Please keep tabs on her as she matures.

Maggie made her first point the other day, at 5 ½ months old. Kelly and I have taken her and the other dogs out at least weekly and allowed them to run to their hearts content in the foot hills above Boise. For a month she’s been flushing and chasing covey’s of Hungarian Partridge in front of the older dog’s points. We’ve been finding at least a couple coveys every time out. Last weekend it was time that she ran on her own. She busted and chased one covey early on and just as we were about to get back to the truck I saw her standing down wind of a sage brush patch with her head and tail high. She pointed like pictures of her grand father, DC AFC Carolinas All Hat No Cattle, better known as “Stetson”. A pair of Huns flushed a couple seconds later. It was a grand sight. The switch has turned on.

Maggie's Pedigree

Ch Chaparral Urchin CD MH WDR

DC AFC Carolinas All Hat No Cattle

Ch Rice Creek Cumulo Nimbus SH

Rice Creek's Jesse James (Rigby)

Clearcut Edit This

Chaparral Zayna, SH

Ch. Chaparral Yes Indeed, MH

Whiskey River B Magic, Maggie

FC AFC Falcon Jeb

NFC NAFC FC AFC Prairie Star High Noon (Cooper)

Morf Blaze of Glory JH

Tomar's Wild Rose, JH (Gypsy)

NFC NAFC FC AFC Pal Joey

FC AFC Blackwatch Urban Renegade of Tomar (Watch)

DC Tomar’s Frontier Renegade

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Photos

In Memory of Chance, Big Dog 1996 - 2008

In Memory of Chance - Tall Grass Gordon Setters

Chance/Star Litter, 2004

Harley

Harley after a successful hunt

Excellent Family dog

Samie - training session

Chance and Jerry hunting Prairie Chickens near Fertile MN

Samie swimming

Tom walking in on Chance's point

Samie - Nice looking dog

Samie Pointing Pheasants, Oct 06


Chance / Samie puppies, 2 girls/4 boys, born 18 June 2006

Pink at 6 weeks	Pink Pointing at 11 weeks		Chance/Samie puppy, Tallgrass Blackjack, call name Jack, 14 Weeks old, Sep 06

Chance/Samie puppy at 7 months, her name is “Shine”. She’s owned by Gary Frasher of MI.

Chance X Samie puppy, 2006 Gus, owned by Nancy and Steve Johnson of Omaha NE.		Shine at 10 months, owned by Gary Frasher of MI

Pointing Sharptail Grouse in ND, Oct of 2007

Chukar, Hun and Sage Grouse habitat in Owyhees range, Idaho

Ace x Samie puppies 2008

Blue at 5 weeks old, 2008

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