Northwoods Bird Dogs

04/07/2026

We have a real nice son of Northwoods Grits for sale. You can find more information here:

Northwoods Bird Dogs offers dogs for sale from their top quality English setter and pointer breeding program. The prospects have been handpicked from select litters and kept for development and training. These dogs have it all—talent in the field, physical conformation, instinct, intelligence and ...

04/02/2026

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03/14/2026

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March 14, 2026 Bird dogs and bobwhites. Life is good in Georgia. The #1 dog on our string is liver-and-white female pointer Northwoods Comet (HOF CH Rock Acre Blackhawk x Northwoods Vixen, 2018). She is backed by another HOF-bred pointer female, Northwoods Confidante (HOF CH True Confidence x Red Su...

12/30/2025

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December 29, 2025 Hail and Farewell: 2025 Chuck Bye and Northwoods Venus (CH Can’t Go Wrong x Cold Creek Pearl) To continue our tradition, Betsy and I want to honor three men and 13 dogs who passed away this year. These men were not only friends but were—in their own ways—crucial to the succes...

12/19/2025

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December 18, 2025 Northwoods Carly Simon: June 2011 – October 2025 Northwoods Carly Simon (Blue Shaquille x Houston’s Belle’s Choice, 2011) The theme song for the 1997 James Bond movie, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” was composed by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics were by Carole Bayer Sager. But it wa...

11/12/2025

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November 5, 2025 Photo gallery: dogs and hunters in the field this fall Sage (CH Miller’s Upgraded Version x Northwoods Comet, 2024), on left, and her half-sister Juniper (HOF CH True Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2021)~ Joey Paxman and Amanda Allpress, Montana By the dozens, Northwoods Bird Dogs...

08/29/2025

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August 26, 2025 Elegant quotes about dogs A startling piece was published in The New York Times on August 20, 2025. Recently released research concluded that only 16% of Americans daily read for pleasure. Reporter Maggie Astor wrote that “the study defined reading broadly, encompassing books, maga...

07/21/2025

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July 18, 2025 Fare well, sweet puppies At six weeks of age, the nine puppies out of Northwoods Stardust by Cold Creed Hank still sleep in a pile. Of the chores Jerry and I do around the kennel, some are fun and some are not so fun. In the latter category are the daily hosing of the kennel runs (Jerr...

07/05/2025

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06/16/2025

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June 16, 2025 Bird dogs in boats Caddie (CH Southern Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2023) and Brian Smith, her owner. What’s a bird dog to do when the hunting season has long passed and any spring work is also over? Caddie (CH Southern Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2023), on left, and Lacey (CH E...

06/02/2025

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May 30, 2025 Northwoods Cedar named Runner-Up Champion at the 2025 Invitational CH/2X RU-CH Northwoods Cedar (RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon, 2019), on right, poses with handler Eric Saetre at the 2025 Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational. Cedar was named Runner Up Cha...