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Hesseldale A – litter

We are happy to announce the Hesseldale A-litter this winter. The choice of stud wasn´t easy after visiting so many dogs this summer. Ari and I started to make short lists and tried to explain why we had them on that list. All of them are quality working dogs with lovely temperaments, each with their own „superpower“.

In the end we both fell for Mr and Mrs Steel´s FTCH Mitforton Oscar of Leadburn.

Thank you Catherine Steel Billy Steel for trusting us to use Oscar on Purdey. I also want to thank Frances Roberts for taking us to the South West Scotland Gundog Associating two day open stake. Two years ago we saw Oscar with Billy for the first time and he impressed us straight away.

Hesseldale B – litter

Due to travel restrictions we decided to change the studdog for Lemmys first Litter.

Our choice for Morris doesn’t come as a surprise because he has been very consistent over the last two seasons.

At a very young age he gained awards at international open field trials. This year he shwoed his quality by winning  a CACIT Trial.

Morris is a lovely dog with a great temperament. His pace and style are eyecatching.

A big thank you goes to Roy Ehbel from Rebel Blend Labradors for allowing us to use Morris at stud.

Hesseldale C – litter

For our C-Litter we have chosen Abbotsleigh Niger „Shelby“.

Shelby ist an open and friendly dog, who has shown his potential in Trials at a very young age. In his first season he has already won two open Trails. After receiving his show confirmation, he can carry his FTCH title.

We know Shelby since he is a pup and kept following his progress through his training.

Shelbys Sire is FTCH Kestrelway Freddie. Freddie qualified twice for the IGL Retriever Championships and becam the runner up in 2017. On the dam side Shelby goes back to FTCH Delfleet Neon of Fendawood. Dell won the IGL Retriever Championship in 2010 and 2012.

Both Shelby and Lemmy are biddable and passionate gundogs. We hope that these qualities will be transferred to their offspring.

We thank Pieter Vivijs for the opportunity to use Shelby for our C-Litter.

Hesseldale D – litter

Due to personal reasons we weren´t able to travel to Italy. This is why we have choosen OFTW Go Back Skyhawk as the sire for our D-Litter.

Guinness is a fantastic dog overall. We met his sire Turpingreen Bohol in 2018 when we trained Lemmy with Kevin Butler. Last year Kevin Butler and Jango won the 2022 IGL Retriever Championship. Guinness is an OFTW himself and was qualified for the 2022 European Championship. We witnessed his performance at a Field Trail where both- Lemmy and Guinness- made it to the run off with three other dogs. He is a very good looking dog with a lovely temperament.

We thank Wendie Dekkers and Rinus Heijmans for letting us use Guinness for Lemmys final litter.

Hesseldale E – litter

Our Grace (Gunnerspeg Embergrace) was mated to FTCh Craigmaddie Mufasa of Bishopbrae aka Ace, on December 30, 2023 and January 1, 2024.

We had our eyes on Ace for quite some time:

We first met his sire, OFTW Devonvale Shadow, back in 2017 at the Two Day Open Stake at Lee and Carnwath Estate in Scotland, where he was also handled by David Logan. Even then, we were deeply impressed by the work and character of Ace sire. We were able to admire Ace for the first time on DVD when he competed at the IGL in 2022. Now, we had the opportunity to see Ace in person- both at David´s home and during training.

And this point, a big thank you again to David for taking so much time for us.

Meeting Ace exceeded our expectations by far. He is not only a calm, outstanding worker with a very close bond to David- he is also such a loveable, friendly dog who truly enjoys beeing touched. At the IGL 2023, Ace placed third, won the Lorna Howe Memorial Trophy and was part of the Team Scotland for Skinner´s. Ace has an excellent conformation and fulfills all our criteria: Perfect health-faultless temperament- fantastic working ability- and outstanding looks.

For us, he ist the dog who makes an excellent match for our Grace. Since Grace carries yellow, we expect yellow and black puppies.

Thank you so much, dear David for the time you spent with us and for the warm hospitality from you and lovely Fern. We are truly delighted.

Our E-Litter was born on February 29, 2024

Lemmy

Gundog’s Choice Flame

FTCh Waterford Ganton x Int. FTCh Masters of Water Emie Dite Ellie

Lemmy passed her coformation and sociability tests with flying colours.

Grace

Gunnerspeg Embergrace

FTCh Riverview Farm Finalist x FTCh Drakeshead Casey

Grace passed her coformation and sociability tests with flying colours.