Hellfire English Springer and Sussex Spaniels

The Storm puppies have arrived

Storm's retirement litter arrived 03/12 - these puppies are all spoken for.

This is a repeat breeding from the 2018 litter. Puppies from this litter will be leggy and in the 45-50 pound range.

Field springer puppies born 03/12

The three girls

 

Field Springer Puppy Available (SOLD)

We were unable to get this handsome fella (Zephyr x Bodhi) out of Montana, after numerous attempts...and he is ready to go now.  The eye contact in this litter is amazing, and this puppy would make a wonderful obedience dog or any sport that requires an all in, team player. He walked on leash through the airport parking lot, and busy, noisy terminal like a champ. Born on New Year's Day. Puppy Cultured, socialized, crate trained, vetted, sound, great temperament and gorgeous! $1300

We can ship to some locations, but not to any in the far east or south. We can use Alaska Air for everything west. Delta no longer allows connections for pet cargo, only one destination flights, and we can only fly to SLC and MSP now. Sadly, the new shipping regulations have made things complicated for those of us who don't live near major airports offering single destination options. 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Zephyr had a beautiful litter of field bred English Springer Spaniels born on New Year's Day (all spoken for). Storm has a litter due mid March. There are a couple puppy reservations available. These are final litters for both girls.

That's all we have planned for springers  this year unless I can get Speck bred to the frozen Toby semen in Denver...maybe this fall. 

 

 

 

 

New Website

It has been a painful journey through time as I revisit pedigrees and pictures of so many dogs, now long gone, but after 20 years with the same web server and host, it was time to enter the 21st century with a brand new look! I especially appreciate the mobile device capability.

I am still using the hellfiregundogs.com domain, but it will soon be forwarded to the new one >> MTHELLFIRE.COM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2017 Hellfire Kennel Synopsis

It was an okay year for the Hellfire pack.

Our Sussex Spaniel Synopsis:  Three new Breeder/Owner Champions, one Bred by Exhibitor Medallion, a Grand Champion GCH, a Bronze GCHB, three Barn Hunt Instinct Q's, a Trick Dog Advanced title, and two Top Five boys. 

For the Springers: Three of our puppies had field trial and puppy trial wins, one new Field Champion, 4 or 5 earned new Hunt Test titles and another 4 had success in various AKC companion events like agility, obedience, rally and tracking.  Oh, and one of our Search and Rescue Springers in Oregon (an Ice X Haley daughter) found an 88 year old woman lost in the forest. 

Next year we are sitting out of the show ring (except for Bill, the pekingese) and have a long list of fun events to prepare for!

Frank got mail and finished 2017 as a Top 5 Sussex

Mav finished the year as the #2 Breed male

Zephyr and Speck

Some new Zephyr and Speck  pictures! 

We will probably be rebreeding Zephyr to Blanco again, We will also be breeding Storm, if and when she decides to come into heat again. 

A CH/GCH Sussex litter is planned for Spring.

OFA Certified Good Hips/Elbows/Eyes

 

Zephyr is out of FC Macks X Singer

OFA Certified Good Hips/Elbows/Eyes

Speck is out of FC AFC Mickey MH X Storm

Bad #Montana Pet Breeder Laws 2017 - HB 582 HB 570 #MTpol #MTleg

 

HB 582 and HB 570 will hurt responsible breeders!

Montana has always been one of the last best places to take a stand against the animal rights/anti-breeding groups that have swarmed the US like a plague of locusts. This year we are literally under attack. I can't even keep up with the anti-breeding bills coming through the House and Labor committee!

 

With every House Bill proposed, the words are identical, poorly written, unenforceable, never edited from year to year, only the title changes. Usually they are brought forth by an uniformed, anti-puppy mill (progressive?) Democrat who bought their irresponsibly bred mutt at the local shelter. (Yes, I actually ask elected legislators where they get their dogs!)

 

Wondering how it became a badge of honor to own a poorly bred, unwanted dog, sometimes with a dangerous/unstable DNA combination? Those PETA/HSUS TV and website campaigns have been powerful! I equate them to the campaign of lies and alternative facts that Breitbart and Fox News uses...and liberals lap it up off the floor in the exact same way, maybe even more, because doggies are cute.

 

I always breathe a sigh of relief when I count the Republican majority on legislative committees...and that is a sad admission coming from a Democrat! This year a Republican from Polson has brought forth the worst of them - HR 582. The hearing is March 23rd.

 

In 2015 we (responsible dog breeders from various dog clubs around Montana) battled both HSUS and PETA lobbyists and I was so proud of my common sense Montana legislators for utterly rejecting them.

 

These bills are so badly written that they can easily be interpreted to read that anyone who sells ONE dog or puppy a year, will be regulated as a commercial breeder. There is no exemption for reputable breeders and those of us who compete with our dogs. These bills would classify a person as a commercial breeder just for owning 8 intact competition quality dogs. Anything over 9 months old will be classified as a breeding dog, just because it is intact.  Frankly, eight intact bitches is nothing to a person like me who is trying to manage two breeds...one of which is amongst the rarest in the world. 

 

FACT: Every city and county in Montana has ordinances that deal directly with pet breeding, kennel requirements and licenses. If they have a problem with local pet breeders, they can change them easily enough to directly address it. Both HB 570 and HB 582 are unenforceable at the state level, if they cannot already be enforced at the local level. The waste of time, energy and state tax payer money chasing an AR/HSUS/PETA backed agenda is unacceptable.

 

Purebred Hobby and Preservation breeders pay the highest price by legislation like this, as we are left to fight a two sided front, battling an overreaching government as well as the viscous PR assault of misinformation and lies by those involved in the Rescue/Shelter/Animal Rights communities.

 

Make no mistake: THIS IS WAR. The goal of Animal Rights activists is to stop all pet breeding, showing no mercy to anyone. Most people don't realize that Shelters and Rescues have zero regulation, pay zero taxes and have access to an endless source of dogs, importing across state lines and even other countries when their supplies of locally bred puppies and dogs runs low. They will win and stay in business forever as more and more responsible, purebred dog breeders opt out of the war zone.

 

If they take us down in Montana there will be no place left to fight them...and you will be buying your next puppy from a highly regulated/high volume puppy mill, in a non-house environment, or a mutt puppy from the pound, that was probably imported from Asia.

HB 582 and HB 570  are still in play. Please, if you value purebred dogs and preservation breeders, take a stand against these BADLY WRITTEN, overreaching proposed breeder bills by using this easy form that can be sent to all of the BUSINESS and LABOR Committee members.

The American Kennel Club legislative alert breaks it down quite clearly.

 

March 28, 2017 UPDATE: Both HB 570 and HB582 failed in committee! Safe until 2019 when the legislature reconvenes.  Hooray! 

Hellfire Gundogs - February Update

Due March 25

Things are looking good after the Tina X Toby breeding and we should have puppies toward the end of March! I am most likely going to breed Storm to Toby via TCI as well, maybe over summer...she is notorious for tossing me heat cycle curve balls. I do have a few puppy reservations available. 

The 2016 Sussex girls Twinky and Margery are looking good! If they both hold their bites through six months old, I may keep them both, if not I may sell one over summer. Regardless, both are definitely show quality. Happy, happy! We may try for a fall litter, if not then I will have two nice bitches (both with good bites) to breed in 2018. We are really hoping to place a few in working or performance homes!

The list of work projects on my house, both inside and outside, is super long this year so dog events are taking a backseat until summer or later.  I have everything from agility and hunt tests, to barn hunt, obedience and conformation to somehow squeeze in. It's one of those kinds of years. We are definitely getting a slow start, but will get out there eventually. 

 

Tina X Toby 2017

We are getting ready to do the first breeding of the year and progesterone testing has begun for Tina. Our wonderful reproductive specialist, Dr Milan Hess in Littleton, CO will be performing the TCI (transcervical insemination) with the Toby semen. She has done two surgical AI's for me with Spanky and Zeeza, and both produced good sized litters. I am hoping the weather holds and I get an easy drive through Wyoming.

Crossing fingers that all goes well!

FC AFC CFC "Toby" MH RE VCD1 OAP OJP WDX CGC

 

Happy Christmas 2016

circa 2008...that's Maia with her two miracle babies Mia and Marco.