At Sevenoaks our goal is to provide the best quality English and Gordon Setters that typify the qualities of each breed. Our pedigrees and gene pool include many of the top performing, top producing and top winning show and field dogs of all time. In addition we have carefully screened and tested our breeding stock for genetic disorders.
Above all we believe that temperament is of paramount importance whether it be in the show ring, in the field or at home on the couch. To this end we believe that not only should our English and Gordon Setters display their manners around children, both young and old but that they should also be able to get along with other dogs as well.
In our home our breeding stock and our show and hunting dogs become our pets and are routinely found on the couch during the daytime or asleep on our daughters beds at night. Our puppies are whelped in our home and spend their first six or seven weeks in various areas of our home where they become accustomed to the every day sights and sounds and smells that will help them become confident companions when they go to their new forever homes.
Our Hunting Dogs
English and Gordon Setters have been bred
over many generations to hunt upland game birds.
Our objective is to produce the most responsive and versatile
hunting companion possible for the North American hunter. A dog, which is a combination of a good friend, bird dog, and
retriever. This is
attained by using only those dogs, which demonstrate the highest
qualities of conformation, temperament and performance.
From an early age, our puppies are in contact with Bobwhite
Quail and Coturnix on a regular basis. We annually raise a few hundred quail just for the training
and evaluation of our puppies and adult dogs. By the time our puppies are 8-12 weeks old they have been in
daily contact with birds on walks in our fields. This lets us evaluate not only the individual puppies but
also reassures us that our breeding program is successfully
incorporating the performance aspect of the breeds that we
specialize in, English and Gordon Setters.
Not only do we have fun with our puppies but we are
also avid upland bird hunters. Our wild bird season for Ruffed Grouse and Hungarian
Partridge runs from the start of September to the end of November. Our Pheasant season runs from mid October to the middle of
November and our Sharptail Grouse season is from the start of
October to the end of October. During this three month time period our dogs log about
40-50 days hunting wild birds.
When hunting season comes around, you will see many excited
dogs waiting
for Les to pick up his shotgun and to put on his hunting jacket and their blaze orange collars, because once that happens........
"THEY KNOW, ITS THE REAL THING" GROUSE OR PHEASANT SEASON IS HERE!
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ZOE Sevenoaks Zoe Mitchell shown working on her natural field ability title Her proud owner is Stephanie Mitchell |
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 Whiskey & Candace, we are not sure who is training who! |
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 A Clansmen Puppy after a days hunt |
We feed our dogs Purina Pro Plan
