Hellfire Kennels

Home Sweet Home

I get asked all the time about our "facility".  As a tiny, HOBBY breeder that only has 1-2 litters a year, I don't have a facility, I have a private residence just like you.  I am not open to the public for tours or visits, 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.

When we have puppies, they are live streamed 24/7 until they leave, or destroy the camera. (Usually around the same time - lol!)  Here are some pictures of Hellfire doggy life here: 

Just a few springer swingers

A Hellfire Springer Puppy

Chateau Hellfire

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

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.

Staying cool in the summer with pools in all the yards

 

View from the kennel door - with gravel airing yard and one acre play yard

Born to run...and they do

Our little puppy yard - the puppies sleep in the HOUSE

Browns in our field

Hellfire Sussex Spaniels: Smooshed it!

Such a pretty, typey girl!

Thank you judge Stewart Dankner for finding my little brown girl who can MOVE!

GCH CH Hellfires There and Back "Smoosh"

Breeder/Owner/Handled  Photo by @claudiapetphotography

Smoosh=MBISS GCHB Marv X GCH Frank

Group 4, her first time in Sporting Group!

Sussex Spaniel Art Prints

ALL SOLD! British artist, Jo Van Kampen has sent me a few  gorgeous prints of the oil painting she has done of my special boys! They are $100, including shipping. They are more gorgeous in real life than in photos.  She is doing another one of my girls Faith and Marv in 2025. I believe they are 12 x 16 in size, numbered, signed by the artist. Only 20 high quality, giclee prints were made. No more will ever be made. 

Maverick and Frank - oil on canvas

Hellfire Sussex Spaniels: New Champion!

Baby Olive is now a show Champion! She finished at the Hurricane Ridge shows in beautiful Sequim, WA. I also met my new, get out of Montana house, and will be spending a few months a year there enjoying the beach and ocean views. 

Olive is Marv and Frank's very last daughter > MBISS GCHB CH Hellfires Mizz Marvel X GCH Three D First and Foremost

NEW Champion Hellfires Marvelous Sunshine

 

Hellfire Sussex Spaniels

Baby Olive then and a year later. Oh, and have a fantastic holiday season!

 

Merry Christmas!

Happy first Birthday, Olive!

 

Hellfire Sussex - GCH CH Hellfires Rogue One

It's official. My dad's house pet is a Grand Champion.

 

In May she was a 100% couch potato and had never been on a show lead a day in her life. By June an AKC Champion. By October a GRAND.

 

I have rarely done a CH/GCH in the same year! Come to think about it, she might be my first one! Thank you Australian judges Sue Bownds and Nellie Abela for the first major wins. Then Tippy just kept racking up more majors...all majors. And then there were the Best of Breeds over Specials!

 

 

GCH Three D First and Foremost X CH Hellfires Gone Rogue

That's a Wrap!

Unless we go to Florida in December, our show season is finally over for the year. Team Hellfire put some serious miles on the van and we had a blast doing some new shows in new places, and made a whole lot of new friends along the way. It was no small task, but for the 2023 show season we finished 4 new Hellfire Champions, 3 Grand Champions and a Bronze Grand Champion.  THANK YOU to my (world's best) assistant Tyson and all our fabulous friends, dog sitters and family who stepped up to help. I am looking forward to whatever 2024 brings us, hopefully some obedience and hunt tests!

• New Champion CH Hellfires Flying By Faith "Poppy"
• New Champion CH Hellfires Rogue One "Tippy"
• New Champion CH Hellfire on Twosday "Twosday"
• New Champion CH Hellfires There and Back "Smoosh"
• New Grand GCH CH Hellfires Twinkle of Faith "Twinky"
• New Grand Champion GCH CH Hellfires Marvelous Serendipity "Gwynnie"
• New Grand Champion GCH CH Hellfires Rogue One "Tippy"
• New Bronze Grand Champion GCHB CH Hellfires Cusp of Aries "Knox"

 

Hellfire Sussex Spaniels

MBISS NBOSS GCHB Hellfires Mizz Marvel

Baby Marv! Sweetest dog on the planet. It's hard to believe she is 8 years old now. She is a great example of why it's more important to care about what's in the head, than the size of it.

Mother of:
GCH CH Hellfires Serendipity is Marvelous "GG"
GCH CH Hellfires Marvelous Serendipity "Gwynnie"
CH Hellfires Big Skye Surprise @ Three D "Skye"
CH Hellfires Ruby Flash@Primetime "Ruby"
CH Hellfires Supergirl@Primetime "Summer"
CH Hellfires Sweet Serendipity "Nim"
CH Hellfires There and Back "Smoosh"
CH Hellfire on Twosday "Twosday"
Up and comers:
Hellfires Marvelous "Pax"
Hellfires Marvelous Sunshine "Olive"

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Hellfire Sussex - Smoosh'd it!

We are finally back in the show rings and off to a great start. For her very first show outing, the lovely "Smoosh"  (Frank X Marv) went Best of Breed from the Bred-By Exhibitor class, over two GCH specials for a 5 point major! (Judge: Eva Berg)  

Also happy to announce that my beloved, sweet Gwynnie, is now GCH CH Hellfires Marvelous Serendipity! (pending posting of AKC results.)  #hellfiresussexspaniels #montanadogs #akcshowdogs

Hellfires There and Back

2022 Sussex Spaniel Dog Show Results

Despite the limited showing this year, I somehow managed to finish 4 Grand Championships:

RBISX3 MBISSX4 GCH CH Hellfires Dancing in the Dark "Bruce" 

GCH CH Hellfires Cusp of Aries "Knox"

GCH CH Hellfires Serendipity is Marvelous " GG"

GCH CH Hellfire Has Faith in Me "Margery"

MBISSX4 RBISX3 GCH CH Hellfires Dancing in the Dark "Bruce"