Cove Mountain Kennels

This is Gus, an American Brittany we trained a couple years ago for a client. The client was in town picking out a puppy from our Bella/Smoke AKC Brittany litter at my place near Pocatello, Idaho. I couldn’t resist giving Gus a little “test drive” in the pasture on some training birds….like riding a bike!

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 (pro handler) and Amateur (non-pro handler) divisions. Cove Mountain Kennels recently acquired this dog to add to our breeding and hunting program. 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 through AKC field trial competition or hunt tests the better the chances of producing quality hunting or competition puppies. Anyone can say, “this dog is a great hunter and has good lines,” (and they may very well be correct and be selling nice pups)…However, few can back it up with actual competitive placements earned in front of judges, which is the gold standard of a “proven” dog and gives the new owner the best chance at a quality 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.

I was recently published in the May/June 2019 Sporting Classics Magazine. It is their annual dog issue. It is the story of a huge Idaho mountain lion solo treed by a hound of mine and killed by my friend Courtland. In it, I take a deep look at why pursuit hounds do what they do. It was also neat to see my name in there by Gary Paulsen….a guy who loves dogs, adventure and writing.

Here is Jake, a puppy from a previous breeding who has been a joy to work with. He is very trainable with the hard point that we breed for.

In case you are a subscriber…or in case you are interested in reading a pretty cool article on a hunt for a nice Idaho mountain lion with my hounds, pick up a Nov/Dec 2018 Sports Afield copy. It is one of my favorite magazines and have been really excited when they publish me. I appreciate that the magazine views hound hunting as a challenging and traditional means of pursuit.

We had 6 ties between Oct. 11-20. Pups due 63 days from then.

SIRE: HIDEAWAY’S WHITE SMOKE- Smoke is an accomplished bird hunter and field trial dog. This is a special stud dog who had proved 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 and Amateur divisions. Cove Mountain Kennels recently acquired this dog to add to our breeding and hunting program. 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 through AKC field trial competition or hunt tests the better the chances of producing quality hunting or competition puppies. Anyone can say, “this dog is a great hunter and has good lines.” Few can back it up with actual competition placements.

DAM: KARAMOJO’S DRAGON TATTOO JH “STELLA”- Stella is a very proven hunter and mother. We have trained many of her puppies from clients and really liked them. Stella’s exceptional trainability passes to her pups very nicely. She has a hard point, a nice medium range pattern and flat out finds birds. She is a sweetheart off the field and an all-business workaholic in the field. She is calm at home and in the kennel. Just like Cooper, she is a pleasure to have at home. She has proven herself hunting wild birds with four species of native grouse, Hungarian partridge, chukar, pheasant and quail all under her belt. She has also proven herself in front of AKC judges by going four out of four for her hunt title with high scores and a total of eight finds all of which she held through the shot.

Call or text Nick at 314-954-5424 for more info or to place a deposit. Located in Inkom, ID, near Pocatello, and about 2 hours north of Salt Lake City SLC, Utah. Continue reading → Post ID 1970

One of our clients from Montana who has been in the lab field trial world with a Rouge/August Rush puppy he plans to break into the pointer field trial world with. He and his wife just picked him up and are headed back to Montana.

The pups name is Cowboy.

Smoke is an AKC Brittany currently standing at stud near Pocatello, Idaho. We are about 2 hours north of Salt Lake City, Utah. Please see a previous post regarding this dog’s accomplishments. He has 9 AKC field trial placements and is well proven. Call or text Nick at 314-954-5424 for details or to discuss a possible breeding.