English Setter Breeder

[Joe5000]

Can anyone suggest an english setter breeder for a puppy or started dog? Prefer northeast but can travel for right dog. Prefer good temperment (house dog) with ability to hunt. Thanks

 

[Forks]

Not quite in the NE but Berg Brothers Setters puts out some amazing dogs.

 

[Hill Difficulty]

A big chunk of good cover dog & horseback shooting dog lines come from the NE. Start lurking on grouse dog trial forums. If willing to invest in something special, look up Jerry Kolter/Northwoods Bird Dogs. He'll point you toward who has what where.

 

[Michael54]

Can anyone suggest an english setter breeder for a puppy or started dog? Prefer northeast but can travel for right dog. Prefer good temperment (house dog) with ability to hunt. Thanks

The northeast has 2 styles of setters. Trial dogs and appalachian style dogs. One style you need rockets on your feet to keep up with and the other style is more of a close hunting grouse style dog. Depends on what you're looking for

 

[Joe5000]

Thank you

 

[Trogon]

Can anyone suggest an english setter breeder for a puppy or started dog? Prefer northeast but can travel for right dog. Prefer good temperment (house dog) with ability to hunt. Thanks

No personal experience with these folks, but you may consider Paint River Llewellins. Beautiful dogs, and bred for the NE.

Good luck. Setters are the finest dogs a man could have, but Im partial.

 

[Joe5000]

Thanks

 

[Rhinoblake]

Another vote for Berg Brothers. I have bought two from them in the last 12 years.

 

[2RiversCO]

Tyson at OK Setters has some good ones. Don't think he updates his website often but give him a call.

http://oksetters.com/

 

[Zew]

A big chunk of good cover dog & horseback shooting dog lines come from the NE. Start lurking on grouse dog trial forums. If willing to invest in something special, look up Jerry Kolter/Northwoods Bird Dogs. He'll point you toward who has what where.

Jerry gets my vote. I've spent a bit of time with him working dogs. He's one of a kind. So are his dogs.

 

[RGARNER]

Paint river has arguably the best Llewellins setters in the country right now

 

[WRO]

We've got a lot of good dogs in the mtn west.

Circle B, Robertson kennels, Todd Marriott, and Talmadge Smedley are all very well known. Robertson and Marriott both have great litters on the ground.

Bruce sooter has really good dogs out of Oklahoma as well.

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[OMB]

Paint river has arguably the best Llewellins setters in the country right now

*Paint River has arguably the best Llewellin setters on Instagram right now.

I've been around some of their dogs, they're good, but there's a half dozen other kennels within 250 miles of them that are kicking out grouse dogs just as good. I've been fortunate to hunt behind some truly great setters from equal bloodlines with simple names that social media will never see sticking a point, but that's just my two cents.

I picked up my current setter from a private breeder out of Michigan that's a couple generations removed from a Jerry Kolter litter, she shows great promise at 10 months, but I'm really hesitant to start beating my chest about an ES until around year 3. I've seen too many that have turned into absolute studs around year 4 and vice versa at this point.

For anyone reading this thread looking for a breeder: most reputable grouse dog kennels are booking like sheep hunts unless you have an in, it could be a 2-3 year wait. We lucked into our newest dog via word of mouth through a contact we made through Facebook of all places.

 

[RGARNER]

I agree with your statement to a point as well.. I live in Michigan and bought from a different breeder. I don't think you need to spend $2400 to get a great bird dog. I do respect the dedication Kyle from paintriver has to the breed itself. He has an excellent breeding and training program but so do alot of other people.

 

[ceejay]

There is definitely a few varieties of hunting setters to choose from. Do you an idea of what type of setter you want?