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New dog is working out pretty well. Attached is picture of limit of chukar with the new dog. She (cache) had 2 solid points and her retrieves are getting better every time we go out. Thanks again.

M.B. ................ Nevada

Kerry & Marian,

Attached is a photo of our pup “Buck” wishing he could hunt with the “big dogs” this fall!! Buck was whelped on Aug. 17 to Blackjack and Keeper Lady. We can’t say enough about this little fella who has a great nose, delightful disposition and just a joy to our family! My husband Bill will report to you on the training basics with Buck, but I can tell you this, he comes home smiling after every jaunt in the field! B.P. ........................... North Dakota

Hi Kerry, thought I would give you a small update on Jesse. He arrived here just fine and we spent the weekend bonding with him, taking walks on a leash, etc. He got comfortable very quickly and had a blast wrestling with my Lab. Took him to a "Dog Park" a couple of times and he got to meet a few other dogs. During our first visit there, an Alpha female setter took off on both of my dogs and that made Jesse pretty uncomfortable for most of the visit. On the second visit, he had a ball. Had him in the house a lot over the weekend and he caught on quickly, of course that was after he walked into a glass door a couple of times. He didn't have an accident in the house over 4 days and even got real comfortable on his own bed beside the Lab, but most of the time, crawled onto the same bed the Lab was on. At night, I kept him in a crate inside the kennel and he rested well and ate well.
I took him to my trainer on Tuesday for three weeks of work in the field. Nothing aggressive right now at all, just a lot of walks in the fields, crossing fences, etc. I suspect that he already has all of that from his time with you, but I'm investing in it anyway. He found his first quail yesterday and the trainer called me to tell me about it. Jesse held the point until he flushed the bird and then chased it for a while. The trainer loves him already!! J.K. ............. Colorado

We sure love this good natured, fun loving pup. Sometimes he gets into a little to much mischief, (like pulling up the cable TV line in the back yard ), but we can't get mad at him. We also call him our mud puppy, he sure likes to play in the mud. Of course like every dog you have bred he loves anything with wings and from the picture it looks like he wanted a pair of his own. Take care and thanks for the great dogs. L.K. ................ Minnesota

Ed's a great little companion and a good hiker. He never quits so I decided to buy him a pack and have him carry his own food. He never even flinched when I put it on him. He's a very smart dog and figures things out very quickly. We made it up to 11,500 feet. When I get in better shape, me and Ed are going to tackle Whitney at 14,900 feet, but that will be awhile. Then it’s onto Denali and Everest. Mr. Ed wants to re-write the book for english setters....LOL.....Thanks for all your help.
G.....California

Kerry & Miriam Schorsch, Havelock Setters; I was recently visiting your web site when I saw your 'Winners' page and thought I'd share a few tidbits of information your way regarding my Blacksmith pup, Casey. In 1998 I sent my Smith Setter female, Maggie, down to Harold Ray in Georgia to be bred to Blacksmith. That litter produced three very nice bird dogs. We kept one and named him Grousesmith Becasse, and call him Casey. Casey was born May 20, 1998 and was hunting Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in the woods of Minnesota when he was just 4 months old. On his very first outing, young Casey thrilled us with a 'back' to a point by his dam, Maggie. We knew Casey had a lot of point instinct in him, but you just never know about his backing instincts. Over the 45 days or so available to hunt during our ruffed grouse season, I was able to hunt young Casey for an hour or so at a time each and every time I got out. He pointed grouse and woodcock naturally and with a very surprising amount of staunchness right from the start. With no bird training what-so-ever, Casey staunchly pointed and held to my flush, 15 grouse during the month of October. Unfortunately, I proceeded to miss the first 12 due to my eagerness to bring down a bird over him. With all of my misses, when I finally did bring down a grouse on a warm, sunny late October morning, you could have heard my celebrating for miles. Casey was on the downed grouse immediately, excitedly licking the head of our grouse. I, on the other hand, had sent my hat sailing, and was cheerfully shouting at the top of my lungs as I hurried to congratulate him and give him a huge hug. I'll not forget that moment for as long as I live. Since then, Casey has become everything one could want in a bird dog. He's proficiently hunted ruffed grouse, woodcock, pheasants, quail, Hungarian partridge and sharp-tail grouse, and will hunt prairie chickens later this year. Curious as to whether or not Casey was as good a bird dog as I thought he was, I ran Casey in the Minnesota Grouse Dog Association's Spring 1999 Open Puppy Trial and he came away with a 3rd place. Excited over the results, I returned the following year and ran Casey in the Minnesota Grouse Dog Association's Spring 2000 Derby Trial where he ended up in 4th place. Based on his performance against dogs being trained and handled by professional trial people, I came away feeling pretty good about Casey's performance and feeling confident that Casey was indeed not only an above average bird dog, but actually better than most we would come across in the woods over the next few years. Shortly before Casey reached his seventh birthday, I again came down with the itch to see how well he could compete against field trial competition, so I enrolled him for a few months training with professional trainer Matt Eder..... Casey ran in half a dozen trials this past spring, performing quite well, finding and handling birds flawlessly (except for one) and finally at the St. Croix Valley Brittany Club Spring Field Trial, Casey earned a 4th place in the Open Gun Dog division. I think Casey enjoyed the field trial game and I came away feeling confident that Casey indeed was an exceptional bird dog. Casey has half a dozen pups out there now with friends of mine, and this past weekend I had the opportunity to watch one of his 6 month old daughters show off her natural backing ability, backing her sire on a hen pheasant on the plains of North Dakota. All indications are that Casey's offspring have inherited the natural pointing, backing and retrieving abilities of their sire and of the Havelock Setter line. Happy Hunting & Enjoy the dogs! Sincerely, Jim K

Kerry and Marion, Here is a picture of Murphy (Blacksmith) during training last month. Murphy's first season @ eight months (fall 2004) was way more than expected. He is a joy to hunt over and I look forward to an even better season this year. He is a natural retriever with a drive and nose that doesn't stop. Whenever we take him anyplace we receive wonderful comments about his look and what kind of breed he is. I even had a person at a waterfowl fest recognize your breeding. I was amazed and it is a real compliment to you and your family Murphy is also a great family pet and my wife is very protective of him. Your breeding is exceptional. The best of both worlds. I also want to commend you on your follow up service. Once I e-mail you about anything at all you are quick w/ a reply. Thank you again and keep up the great work. Scott&Tara N - Moorhead, MN

Hello, This is Bill Lee I purchased a male pup out of Your past march litter of Meg and Powerball He is a dream come true. He is very smart has already learned to cut off the birds and very thorough. Have been working with him on the retrieve and backing but I know he will have that down before long. I didn't have to do much on the whoa it was automatic. I would highly recommend this breeding to anyone that wanted a very good personal companion for the field and off. I can't thank you enough for this fine gentleman. You gave him away as far as I am concerned. Sincerely B.H. .................... Ohio

Curly is a wonderful grouse and woodcock dog. This is a picture after a full day in the mountains. 5 woodcock and a grouse.

Thanks,
Rex L
Proud owner of a Havelock Setter.

Hi Kerry, We realized today that it was one year ago today that we received Bert here in the twin cities. I have attached a picture - just look at him!!! He is such a great dog. I have not had him hunting although I have had him on birds. I realize that other than "sit, stay, come, and whoa" there is nothing that I am going to be able to teach him about hunting. He is the most natural hunter I have owned, ever!! He already has it all. Also, it may be no surprise to you, but I am pleasantly surprised that he retrieves to hand - not something everybody looks for in a pointer, but I like it! Keep up the good work and I hope the next pic I send of Bert has him on some birds!! T.Z. ......... Minnesota

Just wanted to say hello and give you an update on the pups.
Casper is doing great. He is 60 lbs now and in great shape. He certainly catches everyone’s eye when out for a walk or in the field. Never have I seen a pup that is so happy, always has his tail up with style and a big smile. Very well mannered and loves to be around people. My wife says he's polite. Cookie (from Powerball and Dickens) is now a star! She is featured on Lion Country Supply web site......... I saw it and was like " that's my dog ".

Hello Kerry and Marion, These are some photos of Guinevere, Reba and Clipperships pup of last January. We wanted to thank you for such a great girl, she came potty trained which amazed us, all our friends who have purchased new Female bird dogs this year have had to train theirs, she wasn’t gun shy at all, loves to walk on her back legs like a person and catch falling snow flakes, lives to fish, and hunts all game birds like no pups business. She put up 7 roosters and 3 hens would have been more but work prevents us from hunting as much as we would like, she quarters like a champ and honors Arthur’s points. They are inseparable. This is the most outstanding pup I have ever seen thanks again hope you enjoy the photos, we would have liked to get some with her pheasant hunting skills but didn’t have a camera on us at the time... Terry and Jamie L. in Puyallup Wa.

I am just writing you to tell you about the progress of my little female "Izzy". I purchased her from you in December of 2003 out of Havelock Ike and Julie. Two years later Izzy is one of the most productive bird dogs that I have ever hunted behind. At 2 years old she has probably pointed over 300 wild birds. I have hunted her for quail in Missouri, Ruffed Grouse in Northern Minnesota, and most of all, Pheasant in North Dakota. I recently graduated from Jamestown College in Jamestown, ND where me and Izzy would be out in the field 3-4 days per week. I was amazed at what little effort I had to put forth into her training, it was like everything just clicked when she hit about 9 months old. Another thing to mention is how well behaved she is around the house. She never has accidents and is one of the most come and well mannered house dogs I have ever seen. I just wanted to thanks from the twin cities. I'll be coming back for a male in the next year or so! Thanks! R.H. ND

Simon was so good yesterday, pointing like crazy and retrieving and just doing a really awesome job. I managed to get one too, Keith got one up far away from me and it came zooming over me, as you know I am the worst shot, I thought oh what the heck and pulled up my gun and shot and it came crashing to the ground, feathers flew all over and it didn't get up and run away. That was all pure luck but sure felt good to finally get one. Jo. ND

Hi my name is ***** I am sorry to hear about Blackie. I bought a pup in august of 2003 from *******. The pup was from Havelock Blacksmith and one of ****’s dames. I named him Duke; he has been the best hunting dog I’ve owned. I have hunted with retrievers for 25 years and decided to try a pointing dog, mainly because I could not find a golden with a hunting back ground in my area. I live in ****** Colorado. The golden’s I ran in the past have served me well. Duke has been very easy to train, I didn’t have to do much, his desire to hunt is so strong. I have hunted him here in Co. and in Montana. His first year in Montana at five months old, he pointed a few pheasants for me. I had taken him just to let him run around and maybe run into a few birds. The next 2 years I have seen him get better and better. I am hooked on English Setters. I am sending a picture of Duke during a recent hunt, he held the point while I got the camera out and took the picture. Thank you for your excellence in a fine line of Setters.
L.L. .................. Colorado

Hi:
It has been some time since I last e-mailed you. Our dog is Maxamillian Tamoka Guggenberger. Max is from Blacksmith and Blue Panzer and will be 6 this June. What a wonderful dog and companion, and an absolute hunter.....

D.G.

Hi Kerry
My puppy has been doing great. I have been working him at our dog club on quail. Andy helped me the other night and said he could not believe how far out he was picking up the scent. He stopped and pointed about 10 feet from the bird and I held him while Andy shot the bird. He retrieved it to my hand. That is amazing for seven months old. If you come to xxxx come see me. E.M. .................. North Dakota

Kerry, sorry we missed you on our trip but Marian was kind enough to show us the dogs. Big Al even showed himself after a while to pose for a picture with Bo. We stopped at a field on the way to New England and Bo put up about 50 ringnecks and 2 deer. What a place!!!!!!!!!!! I enclosed some pictures of Bo fishing and rock climbing, what a dog. B.S. MN

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