Sauk River Retrievers Started Dogs ( See the bottom of this page for our definition of a Started Dog. )
You are welcome to deposit on a started dog. Your deposit is an agreement to complete the purchase of that dog if the training is completed. You have right of refusal with refund of deposit if the dog's work, shown via video, or on the day you visit does not meet your expectations.
Call to reserve a started dog.
Dogs Ready to hunt Fall.... 2011
Available as of June 21st, 2011
1. NALA ( 5 yr old yellow female... ) $2000. .... $4000 with breeding rights
APR PHOENIX x CPR SAUK RIVER MISTY
Nala is a sister of BOZ. Strong Pointing Dog. NALA Pedigree
Sweetheart. Completely safe. Very clean. Very quiet. Nala would be a perfect house-dog.
EIC Clear / Prcd Clear / OFA Excellent / Elbows normal / CERF clear Aug 2010 /
Nala is a successful mother. Her last litter was 6-pups... whelped in April 2011.
2. TICKET: ( 2 year old yellow male ) $3500......TICKET IS SOLD
GMPR MHR JAKE x CPR SCARLET.
Ticket is a son of the greatest pointing lab we have ever seen.
High Drive. E N D L E S S endurance.
Drive is high enough that Ticket may not be an ideal house-dog... But he should be an upland phenom.
3. MAGGIE ( 2 year old Black Female ) $3500. .......MAGGIE IS SOLD.
Maggie is a 2 year old black female out of GMPR FC AFC Jazztimes Last Chance Pekisko and CPR Sauk River's Perfect Storm.
She is a 47 lb dog who stands 20 inches high at the shoulder. Tremendous athlete. A dog with a very strong initial point.
Maggie would be an ideal house dog and family pet. She is tolerant and even tempered.
The video below shows Maggie on her third shot bird. her pointing will improve with more birds. Maggie will be sold without breeding rights.
4. STINGER: $2500 ....... STINGER IS SOLD
Yellow male out of 2x GMPR Rosco x CPR Annie . Stinger has not pointed yet.
Stinger is a 55 lb yellow male. Born Aug. 6th, 2008.
He is personable, biddable, and will be an ideal house - dog
Stinger learned to stay low and ground-track. He is thorough. Not a dog to quarter in front of a line of hunters... but a good choice for a solo hunter or a group of 2-3 hunters.
So far, Stinger has only flushed birds. he has not pointed.
OBTAINING A SAUK RIVER "STARTED DOG".
Each year we have some dogs which are taken through a program which produces an obedient, functional bird-dog that anyone would be proud to hunt over.
The term "Started Dog" means different things to different people.
Here's what STARTED, means at Sauk River Retrievers:
Obedience: Sit, Place, Heel, Here, Whoa, "Kennel" .
Collar Conditioning: Your dog responds positively, with a conditioned response to e-collar pressure. Collar conditioning allows you to use this valuable tool the right way.
Birds: Introduced with the goal of imprinting birds as prey. Fun to find, Fun to chase. Fun to Retrieve
Force Fetch Program completed: Assures that your dog will handle birds correctly and deliver to hand reliably.
Quartering: Will be started enough to allow you to develop teamwork in the uplands with a conditioned response to a quartering whistle..
Gun Conditioning: Including marking off the gun
Steady to shot at heel, or in a blind. (not in the upland)
Marking practice: Single Marks to a distance of 60 yards.
Gear Introduced: Water decoys, Bigfoot decoys, Calls, Boats, Blinds etc...
We will provide several started dogs available through fall 2011. Call for availability, or to choose a dog early and contract for your dog's training.