Why we kept this dog
Why this one's in the program.
We bred Bear's litter ourselves and kept him because he was the pup who walked into a kennel of strangers and lay down. That kind of temperament is what we look for first, and the rest — hips, drive, birdiness — has to back it up. Bear's full panel did.
What this dog brings
Temperament & field work.
What Bear brings to the program:
- OFA Excellent hips — top-tier rating, paperwork on file
- OFA Good elbows, CERF eyes clear, cardiac cleared
- Hunt-tested across four waterfowl seasons at Cheyenne Bottoms and beyond
- Marking memory we trust on triples in heavy cover
- The deepest off-switch we've had — quiet in the truck, quiet in the house
- Throws calm temperament and clean structure into every litter
Health Clearances
- OFA Excellent hips
- OFA Good elbows
- CERF eye clearance
- Cardiac clearance
- Hunt-tested across four seasons
Temperament & Field Work
- Calm-off-switch temperament
- Strong marker on land and water
- Hunt-tested at Cheyenne Bottoms
- Lives in the farmhouse with the family
Litters & Placements
From the pups we've placed.
Bear has sired five litters with us across the last three years — Lab pups from Bear are placed with hunting families from Maine to Montana, and the feedback is consistent: calm in the home, birdy in the field, and steady from the start.
Interested in a pup from this dog?
Tell us a little about your family or your hunting and we'll talk through the fit. Replies usually within a day or two — Tom, Maggie, or Sarah, never an auto-responder.