Upcoming Litter: Spring 2026
We are planning to breed Xo to Alli in March 2026. These puppies will be born in Mid to late May and be ready to go home in July! This litter could produce all 6 GSP patterns (liver & white, solid liver, liver roan, black and white, solid black, and black roan)
Xo – VC Xo Von Burkhart MH HR RDX NA1 UT1
Xo resides at Cross Kennels in New York. Xo is an amazing hunting machine. He has hunted sharptail grouse, sage grouse, ruffed grouse, huns, woodcock, and pheasants. His experience isn’t just limited to upland. He is a go to duck dog for blue bill merganser, wood duck, and mallards. His experience stretches from Montana, Minnesota and all the way home to New York.
Alli – UKC Ch BNJ’s Dark Secret of Rock Creek FCAT, CAA, UBT I and ABTA Started and Seasoned
Alli’s legacy is well known in the detection industry with 9+ working puppies between two litters. She is Travis’ go to dog for deer tracking and new things. I have enjoyed time showing her to her UKC Championship, lure coursing (both fastcat and coursing ability tests). This dog can go from long days working in the field to curled up sleeping in our bed. She has all the drive you want with the off-switch that you can live with. This will be Alli’s final litter so if you have been thinking about a pup from her let us know soon as our wait-list is almost full.
November/December 2025 Colt and Bocephus
Bo is an amazing and intelligent dog with great toy drive. She loves playing frisbee, fetching things that are shot and thrown and hanging out with her family. Her first litter (D) has multiple pups in training for detection work. Colt is the sire of our C litter (they attended the AKC’s National Detection Dog Conference in Ohio in 2024 at the Robert’s Center). This litter has two pups at TSA, two at the University of South Florida, and one in Canada all doing Explosives detection work. Three in great hunting/family homes and Nadia is in training for HRD (we almost earned our first NAVHDA Natural Ability Award with three scores 105+! Two Prize I and a Prize II). I was so happy with that litter (along with everyone that met them) I wanted to pair him with Bocephus to produce more amazing detection and hunting dogs. This litter will not produce any black puppies, but could produce all 3 GSP liver patterns: liver & white, solid liver, liver roan.
Colt – Ch Rollin Hills Equalizer NA I
Colt is described as ‘the best wild bird dog I’ve ever owned’. He can range up to 300 yards on open prairies but ranges in close for pheasant. He has a natural retrieve and back. His pedigree has many NAVHDA VC in it. His AKC championship was finished by our own Paige in 2018. CHIC 155405 (all passing results)
Bocephus – Apple River’s Family Tradition CGC TKN
Bocephus spends most of her time with another local family where she has gotten to complete a bear and deer track. She has also gotten to hunt pheasants, squirrel and raccoon. She also has started to learn disc games. She regularly tests dogs for their CGC and enjoys finding toys. She has her CGC and Novice Trick dog titles. Bo loves the water. She is CHIC 21644.
What to expect when you get a puppy from us?
- $2500 (no price differences for color, gender, or purpose)
- Puppies go home at 8 weeks. We will hold longer if you need us to.
- Personally matched puppy to fit your needs and lifestyle (we do consider color, gender, and pattern preferences – but remember we don’t paint the canvas so the more specific you get the more you may have to wait)
- Raised in-home with early scent introduction (ESI), International Working Dog Association’s early socialization . No we aren’t imprinting just expanding neuropath ways.
- Tails docked and dew claws are left on (here is research on why we decided this!)
- Wormed, have their first set of vaccinations, and vet checked
- Include prepaid AKC registration (one less fee for you and you still get to pick the name)
- Prepaid Microchip (no extra cost, easy registration)
- Come with a 30 month health guarantee for genetic issues
- Food to start puppy off with or easily transition to new food
- Occasionally we will send home full puppy packs with blankets with mom and littermates scent, toys, or other fun items.
- Check us out on Good Dog
2027 +
We plan to continue breeding 1 – 2 litters per year into the foreseeable future. If you are interested it is never too early to reach out. Marie enjoys chatting with potential puppy homes and sharing her love for GSPs, detection, and our personal dogs.
18*
Professional Working Dogs
*Not all dogs have reached certification (8 of these are in training)
11
Hunting/Performance Placements
4
Family Pet Homes
Past Litters
We are always breeding with the future in mind, but where would we be without our past? These litters represent a lot of blood, sweat, tears, heart and soul that went into each puppy. These dogs helped to shape our future plans and showcase out successes.
Cam X Bocephus “D” Litter
April 2, 2025
This litter is barely 6 months old and already making a mark on the world. Akasha (Duckie) our keeper has already been going off the big dock, picking up BPUP group 1 and RWB. Luther (DiNozzo), Kinize (Devlyn), and Whitley (Dexter- RIP), went to loving family homes. Dug is with Brayden in training for detection work. Ditto, Drama, Dembe, Dionysus and Dax have all went on for advanced training and we look forward to their progress and seeing where they end up.
Colt x Alli “C” Litter
May 13, 2024
This litter almost produced our first North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) Natural Ability Award. With puppies receiving a 107, Prize I, 105 Prize II, and 112 Prize I we are impressed with the scores, but fell one puppy short of qualifying. Five other puppies from this litter have went on to professional detection working: K9 Control (Canada), K9 Chandler and K9 Ceymour (Florida), K9 Chakotay and K9 Conrad (TSA). Nadia (Charlie) remains with us in training for human remains detection and future breeding plans.
Bruno x Alli “B” Litter
September 24, 2022
This litter combined our lines with some wonderful Hungarian lines. This litter produced K9 Grace (Basilea), K9 Gertie (Breezy), K9 Betty, K9 Bilbo, Mollee (Bianca – Penn Vet Working Dog Center), Bocephus (Co-owned with Brayden), Binx (stayed with us training for narcotics), and Rieger (beloved hunting companion and family pet).
Vader x Libby “Patriotic Theme” Litter
July 4, 2019
The litter that started it all for us without even knowing it. This litter produced: River (Teddy), Ryuk (Abe), Quest (Lydon), Rutherford, Alli and K9 Justice (EDD in the cargo sector overseen by TSA).
Interested in a puppy or adult?
Contact us so we can chat and find out what puppy or adult would match your needs best. If we don’t respond to an email inquiry within 48 hours please text Marie: 319-560-1673 because sometimes technology loses communications. Or fill out our puppy application. There are no right or wrong answers for the application, just trying to get to know people better so we can match puppies and jobs!