Hellfire English Springer and Sussex Spaniels: Sussex Spaniel

I've had a few breeding inquiries for this dog and it should be stated publicly, that Bruce was placed with my co-owner Jann Grant, on a NON-BREEDING agreement. Additionally, Bruce has failed three of his health screens as an adult and because of the serious genetic nature of his faults he is officially wiped out of my breeding program, and most definitely should NOT be considered for others!

I have been breeding a very long time, and since my very first litter I have taken genetic soundness and health screenings seriously. Bruce isn't the first nice dog to be washed out, and he won't be the last. I do this for YOUR benefit. I am most definitely not saying that every dog I have bred has been perfect, but there is a big difference between dealing with the MANY issues that can unexpectedly come up from fully health screened parents, and intentionally breeding a dog with serious faults. This is especially true of the rare breeds, with tiny gene pools, that can easily be overrun with serious issues bred in by unscrupulous breeders. Then there is this fact: whatever is in my pedigrees was put there by previous breeders.

Bruce wasn't the only nice male from my Maverick/Gwynnie litter. His littermate, Knox, GCH CH Hellfires Cusp of Aries, is nicer through the rib and body than Bruce, with far more substance and better bone. Same great temperament. You can see his OFA HEALTH SCREENS by clicking the link.

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Baby Chunk from our 2022 Twinky/Frank litter

I get asked all the time about our "facility". As a tiny, HOBBY breeder that only has 2-3 litters a year, I don't have a facility, I have a private residence just like you... and I am not open to the public for tours. The very idea is absurd.

We have 360 acres with plenty of room for dogs to run, explore and hunt...and they do! We are fortunate to have a climate controlled indoor kennel of 8 runs. We do not keep intact male springers on the property. Our dogs are not prisoners and the springers are kenneled only at night, when we are having horrible weather (muddy floors - OY!) and during heat cycles. The Sussex are full-time house dogs. Our property is gated with several security cameras strategically placed to keep track of spaniel shenanigans. There are two, one acre puppy and dog yards, and a 40 acre fenced "yard" for the house dogs.

Oh, and Yellowstone National Park is about 90 minutes away. A fun factoid: Yellowstone the TV show is filmed in Ravalli County, in western Montana...pretty far away from the real Yellowstone. I don't watch the show but I hear it's great and I sure get lots of questions about it!

Here are some pictures of Hellfire doggy life here:

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We have 360 acres of rolling hills and forests to run and play on

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Our puppies are whelped in the house, on proper bedding...no shavings, paper or straw

We have 8 sparkly clean, heated/cooled indoor runs

My grooming room is used a LOT.

The puppy yard is in two parts - this is the one acre "big yard".

This is the "little yard" - the puppies have access to it at night and learn to use the doggy door around 5 weeks old. The lavender gate opens to the big puppy yard.