Our Spaniel Family
Bumper... aka Speedbump... aka Highwood's Diamond Gypsy (SN476183, August 1997). Bumper's grandsire is Rocky's Rage x Housty Samson and out of a Windmillwood daughter. Her granddam on the top side is Tina's Sadie of Quest x Rocky's Quest and out of a Sunrise Zinger daughter. Bumper is a hard hunting dog with tons of drive and energy.
Smokey Birddog Otto (AKC #SN761618) -- Smokey was bred to Highwood's Diamond Gypsy, twice. She produced two fine litters, the first in 2002 and the second in 2004. We kept two dogs: Beau Tae's Harvest (Tae, l/w, neutered male, AKC #SR022314) and Beau Tae's Little Sister (Little Sis, b/w, breeding bitch, AKC #SR023314), from the first litter.
Smokey is a gorgeous dog with great conformation and a very charming disposition. He is an awesome little dog with lots of heart. Smokey has proven himself in the field and in the marsh. He is hunted on upland game as well as on waterfowl. He's a birdy dog with lots of style and a world class nose.
Tae (liver/white) and Sis (black/white) with their summer haircuts. They are hard muscled and deep chested dogs with a lot of stamina. They run - literally for miles - with me while I condition my horses. Ten to twelve miles at a hard pace is nothing to them, as long as there is a pond or two for them to refresh themselves in.
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Jay and Tae on first hunt.
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This is my husband, Jay, with Tae on Tae's very first hunt. Tae was just 5 1/2 months old when he flushed four birds on opening day: two sharptail grouse, a rooster and a hen. Jay shot the rooster and one sharpy. Tae was a little confused about retrieving them but he did take us right to them. He's never been confused on retrieving since.
Bug... aka Harvest's Little Big Bug (SR30267601) is by Skaar's Lightwynn Chinook and out of Beau Tae's Little Sister. Bug is one of the nicest dogs we've ever had. He's athletic and intense but a sweetheart in the house.
Bug is still in training and we hope to prove him as a hunting dog. He has to earn the right to be a breeding male. If successful, he will be available for stud to approved females.
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Tae taught a friend's 14 year old son how to hunt.
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This beauty is Boo, who is 18 months old. She will be my next breeding bitch if she passes her health tests and hunts as well as I think she will.
At present, Harvest Kennels does not have a dog of our own at stud. Instead, we search for well bred dogs that hunt and field trial to breed our females to.
