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    Preparing for your puppy and taking the puppy home

Important information about what to look for in a puppy, PLEASE READ even if you are just looking

If the litter you are looking at does not have one EIC clear parent (Exercise Induced Collapse) or if the breeder doesn't even know what EIC even is, you risk getting a puppy that will collapse during hunting or even when excited.

At the end of the article is a link to download the testing requisition.

An explanation of EIC 

EIC U of MN and Brochure pdf

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Spring 2010 Litters ready March 27th

   Erins Edge Crashtest Tango Mango JH bred to Erins Edge Roadhouse Ride Em Chocolate and Blacks

Born Feb 4- 1 Black Male available, smaller male better for a field dog

 EIC Clear litter and CNM Clear Litter

$850 Black males, $900 Chocolate Male (sold) Limited Registration

This would be more a Hunt Test,  Hunting, or active family litter.

Rider is mostly of black bloodlines making this a litter that would be not be common for chocolates.

 Mango Rider

Markie (Aggie/Goose) to Ben SH Chocolates  This litter will be a little more middle of the road, suitable for Gundog -Family Companions but suitable for Hunt Test also

Born Feb 4th

 EIC Clear and CNM Clear Litter

$850 Limited Registration, Will take one JIC waitlist for a female

Pups are very dark and have outstanding heads

 Ben has great bone, is very dark, and as you can see getting more handsome every year and he also has a pleasing, happy personality. Ben has a lot of natural hunting ability with an outstanding nose, which some times gets him in trouble in competition, but he will not quit until he digs out the birds.  He naturally stays close hunting, and is quiet as his sister in the blind. My Ben  weighs 82# and is a square dog and looks like a Labrador should but with an all field background. His Pups make excellent hunting dogs, hunt test competitors, as well as family companions. Ben can breed and then gently play with a puppy afterwards, he loves kids, and is very extremely affectionate. Ben is siring some very natural, birdy good looking retrievers just like him. See the 2008 News page. Ben is training for FT and HT, currently running HT. The goal is MH/QAA. He went 5/5 for his Senior title and he is now running Masters. He is linebred on CFC/CAFC Pachanga Magnum Force. His grandmother is my QAA bitch from Pachanga. Ben's siblings are very natural hunters. His father GRHRCH Gator Pt's Magnum Gentle Ben MH,QAA held 3 titles, passed 72 straight hunt tests, and is rated the #3 sire in HRC/UKC history. Gentle Ben's full sister is the only FC/AFC chocolate female in AKC history and has produced many field champions.

This is Markie's second litter. She is a 78# Goose MH daughter, very dark Chocolate, compact and stocky, and looks very similar to her mom Aggie but has a head closer to her grandmother Maggie.  Goose MH has tons of desire out of FC/AFC/CFC/CAFC Barracuda Blue MH the only chocolate with all 5 titles and grandfather Cash QAA had Open placements that was Aggie's father. I expect these pups to be good looking, dark, and great family companions and hunters that love to retrieve.

Ben SH

Markie last litter

previous Ben pups

Early Summer

   Maggie (Aggie/Ben) to AFC Candlewood's Citizen Smith (Tucker), Blacks and Chocolates due early May, ready end of June. Hunt test, Gundog, active family

First litter for Maggie who is out of Aggie but by Ben. I will be keeping a female out of this breeding. AFC Tucker has his Open Win and needs 2 pts for his FC.  He is a 90# beautiful large black who carries chocolate. Maggie is 72#. I can guess these pups would be medium to larger, especially males. Pictures do not do Tucker justice, he a broad head, has big bone, a beautiful tail, and slim but powerful body.

$850 Blacks, $900 Chocolates Limited Registration Price

There are 3 Females reserved already

MaggieAFC Tucker

Sire  AFC Candlewood's Citizen Smith OFA# 155766, EL28914 CNM Clear Open Win, needs 2 pts	Sire  FC/AFC Whitie IV OFA# 100357, Littermate to 7 FC	Sire     2XNAFC/FC/CNFC Ebonstar LeanMac. OFA# 46627. Highest FC ever >140 Black	Sire CNFC/ CNAFC Waldorf's High Tech OFA# 22799
			Dam   Ebonaceace Princess OFA# 21503EX
		Dam   1998 NAFC Hattie McBunn OFA# 47193EX	Sire   1992 NAFC Gusto's Last Control OFA# 27987EX
			Dam   Lakeside Icicle OFA# 20925 Dam of 4FC Black
	Dam  Candlewoods Sage Brush Sal OFA# 89150 Choc	Sire    FC/AFC River Oaks Way-Da-Go Rocky OFA# 29519 1993 Natl Open Finalist	Sire  FC/AFC Canis Major's River Bear OFA# 9150 EX
			Dam   Timberlane Samantha OFA# 21091 EX
		Dam Candlewoods Ms Cadillac OFA# 64835	Sire   NAFC/NFC Candlewoods Super Tanker OFA# 22669 Sired 51 FC
			Dam  Phillips Cream de Cocoa OFA# 27525
Dam   Erins Edge Double Magnum Maggie OFA# 182836, EL44240, CERF 49414 CNM Clear by parentage, EIC Clear	Sire   Erins Edge Double Magnum Ben SH OFA#161370 Excellent, EL31698, CERF 41257,   should not carry Y, CNM Clear , EIC Clear	Sire   GRHRCH Gator Pt's Magnum Gentle Ben MH,QAA OFA# 75227, CERF 24757, 16860E65, Thyroid Normal, Wind Morgan #1167, Littermate to only AKC FC/AFC Chocolate female  #3 producer of titled dogs in HRC	Sire   CFC/CAFC Pachanga Magnum Force OFA# 35856
			Dam  HRCH Gator Pt's Roc N Moon Pie OFA#45527, Dam of FC/AFC
		Dam    Erins Edge Roadhouse Diva OFA# 126274 EX, EL16776, CERF33171	Sire   Roadhouse Gusto QAA OFA# 45568 EX littermate to 1998 NAFC/FC Hattie McBunn
			Dam    Mallard Lake Lady Magnum, QAA OFA# 58566EX
	Dam  Erins Edge Against All Odds OFA# 108953EX, EL11480, CERF CNM Clear	Sire  Candlewoods Cash on the Line, QAA OFA #70860EX Dery List, AA Pts	Sire FC/AFC River Oaks Way-Da-Go-Rocky OFA# 29519
			Dam  AFC Just An Urchin OFA# 20467
		Dam  Erins Edge Mark N Go OFA# 74760EX	Sire  Roadhouse Gusto, QAA OFA# 45568EX 1998 NAFC Littermate
			Dam  Ganderlands Kaylia OFA# 39528

Launch JH X  NILAK LORD OF THE HARVEST, MH, QAA will be bred mid March in Delaware and will whelp here Ready late June early July, Hunt Test, Gundog, Companion

LaunchLefty MH/QAA

Males and Females $850 Limited Registration 

Recommended Breedings

(Iowa) Gallo (FC sired Riders mother, Rizzo's sister) X Candlewoods Owen Station MH/QAA-All Blacks Due Early March

Sugar (FC sired) X Candlewoods Own Station MH/QAA-All Yellows Due Mid-March

(northern IL) Ben SH Puppies Blacks and Chocolates, READY Feb 20th, Sherri Walker 630-251-1540 leapinlabs@comcast.net    2 black males available

(Iowa and WI) Ben SH Puppies Blacks and Chocolates, due early March, Kim Rosploch 262-949-7635, kros@netwurx.net

(north-western WI) Ben SH Puppies all Chocolate due end of March, Kim Pfister, Rainmakerlabs.com, 715-865-6049

*Limited registration is $100 less than the Full prices. The $100 discount is so that you can use it towards your spay or neuter, if you are not planning on breeding. You may still enter any AKC event except the conformation show ring: that means obedience, agility, hunt test etc. Limited registration can still be converted to full with Hip OFA, & Elbows and CERF; CNM and EIC clearances if necessary at 2 years old plus the $100 and demonstration of responsible breeding knowledge. If the puppy would be CNM and EIC Clear and I know you or you can demonstrate responsible breeding practices, I may issue a full registration.  The Power of Attorney on file with the AKC is Kathy Swab at Crosswinds Kennel who will act on my behalf if necessary on Limited Registration conversions. 641-478-3368

  Maggie as a puppy

  I prefer to sell to homes that do not intend to breed. I will make an exception on an individual basis. Breeding has become very complicated with EIC testing; therefore, all pups will be sold with a limited registration unless I know you. If full registration is desired, and I don't know you as a breeder, you must first obtain the health certifications listed above.

We will not produce EIC or CNM affected pups. An EIC carrier status does not affect their health or working ability, and is only of consequence if you want to breed. All dogs carry recessive genes that are considered Deleterious Mutations. It's like blue eyes are recessive to brown eyes in that you may have blue eyed children if the other parent also has the hidden blue eyed gene or has blue eyes.

For precautionary reasons I no longer allow viewing of puppies before their 1st vaccinations except under special circumstances. There are pictures on the nursery page. The pups are going to change dramatically anyway by the time they are ready. This is being done to protect the health of the puppies, whether people are visiting other kennels or not, and the privacy of the mothers.  The stud dogs are protective when there are puppies so I try to keep a calm atmosphere for the Moms.

Pups are picked in order deposit is received at the pick-up date so you will not know "which one" is available.

Pups are born in a whelping box in my computer-TV room so I can keep an eye on them. When they are being weaned they may go to an intermediate area in the basement with a living space and separate potty area and then they are brought outside for outings or play depending on the weather. Some litters are whelped at the homes of the females' families. Pups are home raised, dewormed, vet checked, dews claws removed, first vaccination, well socialized, exposed to feathers, introduced to crates, and microchipped.

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Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.”  Milan Kundera

   Maggie/Cash pups at the vet

During the winter, November-March, I may, at any time, refuse to ship by air unless the buyer flies to Milwaukee and accepts the puppy as a carry-on. This is for the safety of the puppies and because of more frequent cancellations of flights. 

Kathy Swab Professional Retriever Trainer from Crosswind Kennels in Marshalltown, Iowa Goose marking his first pigeon. E -mail Kathy Swab Crosswinds Kennels -Marshalltown, Iowa

 ErinsEdge@charter.net