Hellfire Kennels

Hellfire Springers - Hellfires Hidden Treasure MH "Stash"

Always get a laugh when I hear people say I am not doing springers anymore. NOT TRUE. It is true they have been waiting patiently in the background whilst I play with the brown dawgs, but they will always be my #1 breed. Always.

 

Meet "Stash" Hellfires Hidden Treasure MH - (2020 Pod x Joules breeding) scored an Open 4th with first time springer owner Kathy Farrill at the NW Field Trials in Oregon over the weekend. What a great picture with two most excellent spaniel judges Bob Child and Paul McGagh

 

 

Hellfires Hidden Treasure MH

 

Hellfire Springers - FC AFC CFC Hellfires Fast Track MH CD MX AXJ VS "Indy"

Remember this awesome guy? A dominant sire that is in just about every pedigree in the east coast.

FC AFC CFC Hellfire's Fast Track MH CD MX AXJ VS - an ESSFTA Versatile Springer

Out of FC AFC Rolling Oaks High Chaparral "Chaps" X Abitt of Hellfire MH WDX "Maia"

Bred by Angela Monaghan 

Owned/handled: Billie K Edwards

Gun dogs that can do it all. 

FC AFC CFC Hellfires Fast Track MH CD MX AXJ VS

Hellfire Springers - 2022

Did you know that I have bred 14 FIELD TRIAL WINNERS?  I too was surprised it was that many!  From hiking buddy and family pet to world class gundog, I take great pride knowing my babies can do it all.  Breeder proud.

 

The Hellfires Sussex had a great year, but it was the Hellfire Springers who really rocked it! Agility, Scentwork, Hunt Tests continue to dominate the 2022 AKC events. If I missed somebody, huge apologies, send me a message to jog my memory! Versatile, talented, smart, sound in body and mind = Hellfire's primary directive.

 

Congratulations to all!

 

Hellfires Dynamis MH - Field Trial Open WIN

Mettalik Mtn Caballero Cloaked in Black "Poncho" - Field Trial WIN + Placements

Mettalik Mtn Take Me Down Little Seussy "Seussy"- Field Trial WIN + Placements

Hellfires Hidden Treasure SH "Stash"

Hellfire's Heartbreaker CAA DCAT SWE SCNE SIM RATS CZ8B DS CGC TKI "Dream"

MACH Grimms Hellfire Hexenbiest BN RA TD MXS MJB OF T2B CAA BCAT TKN "Riddle"

Hellfires Searching A Ravine OA AXJ CGC TKN "Ravin"

Hellfire's Time Bomb RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF HDM CGC TKA "Ska"

Hellfire Pump You Up DCAT "Arnie"

Hellfires Ruse Of Victory SWN "Ruse"

Hellfire Can Fly BN RI NA NAJ NF "Chip"

 

Hellfire Performance Springers

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I can help you with that!

For the Future - the beat goes on

The beautiful Zozzy, has passed her eye, heart, hip OFA certifications and can be officially added to our breeding roster.

This is a tall, leggy, powerful bitch with a lovely level headed temperament, like both her parents. She is so quiet and low key I  barely even know she is in the house. She is also a litter sister to Mhari Peschel's boy Bucky, who just earned his first trial placement at age 2 and finished his puppy career with 55 (or more?) points without even trying that hard.  Zozz is from our 2018 breeding with FC AFC Blanco X Zephyr

Zozzy - a Blanco X Zephyr daughter

Hellfire Sussex Spaniel Puppies!

We are so excited to announce that this gorgeous guy is going to be a dad again! Frank has been bred to the lovely Twinky - CH Hellfires Twinkle of Faith, and we are expecting puppies in February! Both Twinky and Frank are health tested and have normal hearts, eyes, DNA and BAER hearing. 

Frank had a litter in 2017 with Marv - BISS GCHB Hellfires Mizz Marvel that produced seven show puppies. Twinky is a very pretty, younger sister. Crossing our fingers for some beauties!  

GCH Three D First and Foremost

 

 

Hellfire Kennels - Health screening is important to us!

In addition to being an AKC Breeder of Merit for our Sussex and Springers, which is based on many years of accomplishment and many champions and titled dogs produced over the years, we have also been give a rare EXCELLENT rating by GoodDog for both our beloved breeds for our excellent health screening practices. For over twenty years Hellfire dogs have been fully health screened and results have always been sent to the OFA public database. 

The future looks bright

Baby Cate - my co-own girl from the FC AFC MH Mickey X Mia litter.

Baby Tiki - a super nice  girl from  the FC AFC Beast X FC MH Bailey litter.

I bought Tiki from a friend this June - she is the first girl pup I've bought  in 14 years - since Maia! Both her parents are field champions. I totally fell in love with her mom, who looks like a mini Cheetah, and knew I had to have a puppy from her if she was ever bred.  She's a pistol!

PS:  Haley (Toby X Navy) has been bred  and we are hoping for early September puppies. I'll post details on the website if it looks like puppies are really on the way.  I would expect very athletic, super fast springers that will make excellent agility dogs, hunting companions and family pets for those with an active lifestyle. 

The Disappearing CRP

I have been wanting to blog about the slow death of the CRP program for a long time. The post has been sitting in my blog queu for what seems like forever because I haven't had time to finish it. However, this article, "As Pheasants Disappear, Hunters in Iowa Follow" published in the New York Times just today, about sums it up. Similarly, Montana Outdoors published this one: "Goodbye CRP?" in 2010.

I'm not sure if most people realize, or even care, but 70% of the CRP in the entire country expired this fall. The stats won't be out for awhile to show how much will be re-enrolled, but I think we can safely assume it's not going to be anywhere close to where it has been in the past.

No CRP, no cover, no birds, no hunters. It's just logic 101.