Hellfire Kennels

Hellfire Gun Dogs

NO White Christmas this year in Montana. Not a snowflake to be found. First time in the 40 years I've lived here!

 

Just wanted to add that no matter what my springers do with their lives, they are always bred as gun dogs first and foremost. I have been shooting over FIELD springers since I was 10 years old, I'm a gun dog person. I am NOT a field trialer. I always get a kick out the guys who ask me if my dogs can hunt. I'm like dude, can you read? I guess the 30+ Master Hunters and 14 Field Trial Winners and countless people who have actually shot over my dogs just aren't proof enough! Whatever. I do not keep dogs that are subpar. Period.

 

From our Sully/Cate breeding: FC AFC Narvins Sully of Ivanhoe X Am/Can FTW Hellfires Fling in Decatur SH

FC AFC Sully X Am/Can FTW Cate SH

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

Hellfire Springers Can Fast CAT

The newest rankings are out and THREE Hellfires are in the Top 5! The Top 5 get invites to the National event. A year ago I didn't even know what this sport was, but it's become crazy popular. FastCat is an AKC Sport - basically a 100 yard dash chasing a rabbit (plastic bag) lure. 

Congratulations to Ska, Arnie and Dream!

#2 Arnie - Hellfires Pump You Up

THREE in the Top 5!

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 - Hellfires Ruse of Victory JH SH SWA "Ruse"

Proud breeder moment: Team Ruse is on and went 4/4 Senior Hunter passes to his new SH title! Not bad for a field noob, with a dog who had not seen the hunting world until 2 years old. Ruse earned his JH SH in the same year!

Another woman handler with a Joules X Pod baby in the field, 2021 litter.

Owner/trainer/handler: Julianna Dome

 

Thank you Southern California Sporting Spaniel Club for steering these youngsters in the right direction.

 

Hellfires Ruse of Victory JH SH SWA

 

 

 

 

 

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 - Hellfire Can Fly CD BN GN RM RAE AX AXJ XF "Chip"

There are a handful of awesome Hellfire Springer puppies doing AKC Agility. Two have earned the MACH and/or PACH, I think two more are getting close, a couple more are getting started. I just realized I don't post enough about them, so I will start adding more of them on the blog site. 

Meet Hellfire Can Fly CD BN GN RM RAE AX AXJ XF  "Chip" has both agility and obedience rankings.

Owned by my dear friend Marie Poliseno  in Absarokee, MT   

(Photo credit: Becky Pearman Photography)

Another great Hellfire Springer, made in Montana

 

 

 

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 Springers - Super FAST Cats

I had no idea some of my puppy owners were doing this fast growing sport, but I DO know how exhausted I am after raising a litter of these little cheetahs! Good grief, three of the Top 5 FastCat springers in the US are my puppies. 

AKC FastCat is a running/lure coursing sport - the dogs chase a plastic lure (rabbit) about a course and their running speeds are clocked over a 100 yard dash. It's super fun. I've seen it at dog shows and have always wanted to try it, but the lines are so long we can never get in. 

Hellfire Fast Cats!