Cove Mountain Kennels

The brittany pups turn three weeks old tomorrow (8/21). They are growing well and have opened their eyes and are viewing the world. They are going from the slugging around stage to the walking stage and soon will be wrestling each other, which is fun to watch. Blixen, the mom, is doing a great job with the litter.

The vast majority of our pups are sold before they are born, but with this big litter, we happen to have some female picks left. Please read the litter announcement below this post for info on the dam and sire. This is the last breeding I will be able to have with Cooper due to AKC breeding regulations regarding age of sires. He is a Grand Field Champion, Field Champion and Amature Field Champion.

Call or text Nick at 314-954-5424 if you have any questions or would like to put a deposit down on a pup. That is the best and fastest way to get a hold of me.

Pups go to homes between Sept 18-26.

Please call or text Nick at 314-954-5424 for information, questions or to put a deposit down.

Our Cooper/Blixen litter is here. They are doing well. It was a large litter and we have several available. Out vet did the tails and dew claws yesterday and they are looking fat, healthy and pretty dang cute. Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho about 2 hours from Salt Lake City, Utah.

BORN AUGUST 1, 2021: Ready for pickup between Sept 19-25.

More information on the dam and sire are listed below in a prior post on Blixen and Cooper.

Please call or text Nick at 314-954-5424. Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho about 2 hours from Salt Lake City, Utah.

SIRE: FC 2X RU, GFC FC AFC Staley’s Orange Outlaw Mr. Cooper – “Cooper”
OFA EXCELLENT
The criteria for earning a Field Champion (FC) title are rigid and very difficult to attain. Cooper also has a Grand Field Champion (GFC) title and most recently an Amateur Field Champion title (AFC). Not only does Cooper have a phenomenal pedigree, but he has proven himself as a world class bird dog on the field trial circuit and hunting field. I chose Cooper as a stud for the following reasons:
-OFA Excellent
-Tell leggy build for covering ground
-Intelligence
-Natural retrieve
-Natural honoring
-Desire to run and hunt with a bottomless tank
– Calm at home and in kennel
-Within breed standard for size

Cooper is a proven stud dog and has sired many great puppies, one of which our kennel owns, and a few of which we have trained.

DAM: KARAMOJO’S OUT OF AFRICA BLIXEN – This female is out of a past Smoke/Rouge litter. Blixen has done very well for me and was confident once I started working and hunting her that she would make a great addition to our breeding program. The primary female side to our breeding, dating back over a decade to Kenya, Stella, Rouge and Bella, has been tried and true for producing Brittanys with hard points, great bird drive, and trainability. We also really like Blixen’s build. She is tucked in a leggy and can really move through the mountains.

$200 deposit to hold a pick.

Puppies are due around the end of July 2021 and go to homes 7-8 weeks after.

Please call or text Nick at 314-954-5424. Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho about 2 hours from Salt Lake City, Utah.

The contact person for this litter is Nick in Pocatello, ID at 314-954-5424.

SIRE: AMERICAN FIELD CHAMPION AUGUST RUSH (2011 Victoria Nationale Derby Winner) – Most recently I have been breeding our females to Smoke. This litter, however, the female is from a past Smoke/Rouge litter, so I am studding out. I have studded to August before, and trained two pups that were sired by him. August Rush is an excellent dog who has an efficient loping gait and flat out covers ground. He is great at the longer stakes in competition because of his economy of motion and bottomless tank. This converts to a hunting dog that can run and run and find birds, but has the ability to handle at the proper distance for whatever application is needed depending on cover and terrain. Both August pups that I have trained at our kennel had very hard points and were trainable with extreme bird drive.

DAM: KARAMOJO’S OUT OF AFRICA BLIXEN – This female is out of a past Smoke/Rouge litter. Blixen has done very well for me and was confident once I started working and hunting her that she would make a great addition to our breeding program. The primary female side to our breeding, dating back over a decade to Kenya, Stella, Rouge and Bella, has been tried and true for producing Brittanys with hard points, great bird drive, and trainability. We also really like Blixen’s build. She is tucked in a leggy and can really move through the mountains.

$200 deposit to hold a pick.

Due right around Christmas 2020, and ready for homes in 7-8 weeks from then.

Please call or text Nick at 314-954-5424. Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho about 2 hours from Salt Lake City, Utah.

My daughter Hope and her friend were able to take a few grouse with Hope’s .410 pump. It is always great to get kids involved.

Contact person on this litter is Nick (314)-954-5424 – Pocatello, ID

SIRE: HIDEAWAY’S WHITE SMOKE- Smoke is an accomplished bird hunter and field trial dog. This is a special stud dog who had proven himself time and again in front of AKC field trial judges. He has 9 official AKC placements to his name and multiple points in both Open (professional handler) and Amateur (non-pro handler) divisions. Smoke started doing well even when he was young. He was the 2013 Western All-Age Futurity 4th place and continued to impress judges throughout his career as a competitor. His was sired directly by NGDC FC/AFC San Dee Blazing Shane. His mother was FC/AFC Hideaway Red’s Bess Bet. However, most importantly, this dog not only has the genetics, but he has proven himself as a stellar competitor and hunter. The more recently in the line that the dogs have been proven, the best chance you can get a quality hunting dog.

DAM: KARAMOJO’S BELLATRIX LESTRANGE- Bella is a daughter of 3x Am Fld Ch 3x Ru GFC FC Stayley’s Orange Outlaw Mr. Cooper and Karamojo’s Dragon Tattoo JH (Stella). She has everything we look for in a quality hunting dog and producer: extreme bird drive, trainability, hard point, hard running/great pattern, among other traits. Bella is a product of our breeding program which is based on the above traits. We breed for hunting and competition and she fits the bill on both. And she is a sweetheart at home!

Pups will be located near Pocatello, Idaho.

If you have questions, or would like to put a deposit down, or would like to talk brits, call or text Nick at 314-954-5424.

A $200 deposit holds a pick.

Pictured is Bella (Karamojo’s Bellatrix Lastrange) the Brittany on some training birds this summer. We like to run our dogs frequently to keep them tuned up, and because that is what they love to do most. She is pictured in Inkom, Idaho, near Pocatello, holding steady on a flushed pigeon.

We expect our dogs to run hard and be athletes, but this puts a responsibility on dog handlers to keep dogs safe. Training and running dogs in the summer requires handlers to know their dogs and know when they need water or a cool down. Every dog is different, but it is always best to error on the side of caution with your dog’s safety. In the field, you can carry a collapsible dog bowl or pour water into your cupped hand (this way does waste more water). It is possible to use a water bottle directly into a dog’s mouth, but never pour water down a dog’s throat. You must squirt it into the inside of his cheek on the outside of his or her teeth, then let them swallow.

Also, the best way for a dog to cool down is for them to submerge his or her belly in water. Pictured is the Brittany bird dog Blixen (Karamojo’s Out of Africa Blixen) cooling off in an irrigation ditch during a summer training session.