Zion Shorthairs

10/25/2026

Kevin and Moody went out for their first hunting trip and Moody got her first pheasant!

Moody is from our A litter(Brighton x Blaise)

10/10/2026

Origin at 19months, 3 heat cycles. Really looking like a grown dog! She’s got a few exciting weeks ahead of her!

10/04/2026

Prada and Nicole finished their JH title today at the Slate River Bird Dog Club, so proud of this team!

Zions The Devil Wears Prada RATI DJ DS DM JH

10/02/2026

Prada looking so grown up!

📸: Breen Photo - Pet Photography

09/30/2026

You loose absolutely nothing by supporting others. Those other breeders with the same goal in mind; to see the betterment of the breed you so deeply fell in love with, you should want to see succeed.

Other breeders in your breed aren’t your competition.

It can be easy to start seeing them that way, especially when you’re watching the same breeders and dogs win weekend after weekend while wondering why yours aren’t. I’ve seen it plenty of times where someone doesn’t understand why their dog didn’t win, and instead of stepping back and being open to why, hurt feelings get in the way of taking an honest look at their own dog. Sometimes the better question isn’t “Why did their dog beat mine?” but “What qualities did the judge like, and what can I learn from it?”

That doesn’t mean every win makes a dog better than yours, or that ribbons should be the goal of a breeding program. But if we can’t recognize the strengths in dogs outside our own program, we’re probably missing opportunities to improve our own.

And someday that breeder you once saw as competition might be someone you co-own with, breed to, or celebrate with because you produced something pretty great with them.

At the end of the day we’re all working toward better dogs. We might as well build each other up, make some amazing friendships, and produce some pretty great dogs together!

-Kvali

09/20/2026

Biggest congrats to Nicole and Prada for running their JH and receiving two passes with some nice scores!

09/18/2026

A little late posting because life has been lifing but biggest congratulations to Nicole and Prada for their invite to the NADD Nationals!!

09/02/2026

Prada doing what he loves! He’s flying!

📸: Breen Photo - Pet Photography

08/20/2026

Congratulations to Nicole and Prada for qualifying for the 2026 NADD Regionals!

08/04/2026

Nicole’s handsome boy, Prada(Brighton x Blaise) enjoying some dock time!

Love this photo and told Nicole I’m going to get it framed! 📸: -State Dog Stories