River Rein Kennels

01/10/2024

Hunting in good weather last weekend, these 2 are really honing their teamwork.
***although Penny is a dirty little bird thief...

We may not be able to hunt in the upcoming 'blizzard'. Be safe out there!

01/06/2024

Happy New Year, hunters!

Most of our December hunts had challenging conditions, but were still successful.

Wishing everyone healthy dogs and plentiful birds in 2024!

12/04/2023

We didn't find many today, and someone still can't shoot, but what a pretty day for a Trifecta.

11/13/2023

This is how we 'rest stop' on the way home.
Laelaps, Maia, Penny and Puka hunting.

11/13/2023

What a week in "X-marks-the-spot", Oregon!
Bird population is climbing.
Weather was mild-to-near perfect for November...

It's a good thing we keep adding young dogs and hunters. Just running the math, our average age this year:
Hunter Avg Age: 57+
Dog Avg Age: 7+

This is the 'Experienced' crew!
*Young dogs and gunner may have carried an outsized share of the load...*

11/04/2023

Recruiting begins early, for the next generation.

Start em young, we say!

11/03/2023

A photo dump from a few of our pups, out getting it done, early season!
BC, WA, OR, ID, WY and the Dakotas represented here.

10/23/2023

These 2 pics show all the feelings after 4 days of family hunt.
Exuberant.
Exhausted.

All good.

10/23/2023

So many days the dogs do their work.
And the gunners..... need work.

We left a lot of birds out there today!

10/22/2023

Our reinforcements made it today

10/20/2023

6 days late to Oregon pheasant opener.
RRK created the tag line 10 years ago.... now we're living it:
Classic Field Dogs for the Family Oriented Foot-hunter.

This was Proud Dad day, and successful by all measure.

10/15/2023

'23 season ramping up well. 10 coveys on Saturday with a good number of finds. Fun to see three generations backing eachother here!

10/09/2023

85deg on opening weekend seems typical for us any more. Found a couple but we are burned out!

08/28/2023

Bird Dog Puppies available before hunting season?!?! This never happens!
Well, rarely for us.

We have 3 gorgeous little bird finders left from this litter. Looking for the right active and loving hunting homes.

These 3 will start training with us... NOW! Get in touch if you are looking for your next hunting and adventure partner.

https://riverreinkennels.com/upcoming-litters/

08/27/2023

Go home day(s) had a few more tears from our group this year; but always fun to see the real journey begin for our hunters.

Cheers all!

08/26/2023

Always fun to catch the young points.

They are brief! But moments of promise for everyone.

08/21/2023

The Lineup.

08/20/2023

We thought our vet retired, but Dr Reuben is shoving Dr Adam right out!

08/16/2023

Well this crew doesn't quite have the synchronicity that others have had. The individualism can ruin the beauty of choreography... as promised:
Puppy Pinwheel!

08/07/2023

What a muggy weekend for puppy visits!
Pups don't mind; out playing all weekend and first bird exposure is exciting.

08/03/2023

07/31/2023

Ready to get outside......?

Outside!

07/28/2023

The most help we can be.

07/25/2023

Point of View:
(Over shovel handle)
Your 3 yr old training assistant is a Super Hero. Note rocket booster arm wraps.

He informs you that your super power is scooping dog poo.

He's quite perceptive...

07/18/2023

Some really fun color starting to show in this group.

07/14/2023

With a large enough whelping box, there's always room for a few more puppies.

07/11/2023

How bird dog puppies are raised.

I mean how we raise children.

Well... they're really the same thing.