Kournate Kennels

At Kournate Kennels, I have 12 Gordons and 1 German Shorthair. Gavin, Josse, Iona (the black
sheep a/k/a the German Shorthair), Belle, Brody, Zeus, Zoe, Murray and his brother Murdock,
Kenzie, Bo, Abby, and Eden. All my dogs are very socialized and get inhouse time. They make
wonderful pets and behave themselves in the house but can then turn it on in the field. I do
share my bed with Gavin and Josse every night.

I belong to the Wisconsin Chapter of NAVHDA and to Central Wisconsin Shoot to Retrieve Club
which supports and sponsors NASTRA events. I do not belong to Gordon Clubs because all
that I have been in contact with only support the show or dual dogs and leave the pure hunting
crowd out!

My goals include a NAVHDA Versitile Champion Gordon and a NASTRA champion someday,
but for today I will have to settle for a solid hunting dog. My dogs find and point birds and most
will retrieve to hand. My breeding practice is to use dogs that have natural point, brains, nose,
retrieve, size, and range, in that order of importance.

My dogs will range according to cover. In open short alfalfa or wheat stubble, they may get out
2 to 3 hundred yards. Back in the woods they range between 35 and 75 yards. I use beepers in
the woods and to locate dogs on point. They are in and out of sight, hunting the way a pointer
should hunt. I believe a pointing dog has to range out in the grouse woods to be effective at
finding a bird before the bird hears the hunter walking the woods

I like my dogs to point at first scent. By doing so you have less chance of bumping grouse, my
number one bird to chase. I use the Perfection Kennel program to train my dogs using the birds
to steady the dogs on point with the help of release traps and homing pigeons.

My puppies will have the desire to hunt, meaning they will go out and search for birds, covering
ground in an efficient manner. They are bred for natural point. I pick strong pointing parents to
start with from strong pointing lines. I like a high tail, but intensity is more eye appealing to me.

Retrieving is encouraged with all pups. Most all will have had feathers in their mouth by 8
weeks old. This helps bring out natural retrieve. To have a sure retrieve, force fetch is the way
to go because sooner or later they may refuse to fetch at a water crossing or ditch and you
have to go swimming. I like dogs that like water. In Wisconsin you hunt very few places that are
not wet or have some sort of water hazard to deal with.

I LOVE to talk about my dogs and the hunting breed. Do not hesitate to contact me with any
questions or just to chat.