Our History

I grew up hunting wild quail in the Southeast with English Pointers.  My father was an avid bird dog enthusiast.  I was fortunate to marry Sue Gabriel, whose grandfather, Joe Gabriel, was an avid bird hunter as well.  Grandpa Joe was also friends with Paul Long.  These three gentlemen were influential in my development of a passion for good bird dogs.  It was my father who gave my wife a Brittany puppy when we were first married in 1972, and we have had primarily Brittanys since that first puppy.

In the 1990’s my companion hunting dog, Rebel died and I searched for a new partner.   My wife and I went to North Carolina in 1998 to John Edwards to purchase a pup.  That purchase changed our life and began an adventure that continues today.  We named her Suemac’s Carolina Belle.   Belle was a natural, finding and pointing Grouse and Woodcock at the age of five months.  A professional trainer and handler in nearby Oil City, PA, John Yates encouraged us to campaign her in Wild Bird trials and the rest is history.  When Belle won the New England Grouse Derby Classic with a near broke find on a Grouse in the callback, we were hooked.  Since 2001, our dogs have placed on Grouse and Woodcock and planted quail in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey and New England; with 15 championship placements.

Our Philosophy

Although we are not a breeding kennel, it is our mission to produce top quality hunting companions and future field champions.  We believe that dogs tested on wild birds under the gun produce class shooting dogs.