| Sam is a combination of two of the most important sire lines in the pointer world today. Guard Rail and Addition's Go Boy have proven themselves as Hall Of Fame members and in both competition and production numbers. Sam was born and raised here at our kennel. Sam was a standout from the start. He and his brother were held back to further evaluate as part of our started dog program. For the next year they amazed us every time we had them out. Our Spirit pups are best known for their nose and bird finding ability, but Sam was taking it to a whole new level. I had never seen a dog that could smell birds so far away even in the extreme heat and with so much intensity. I planted birds in every odd place I could find in the thickest cover trying to stump this dog and no matter what he would always find the bird. Ol Sam would be standing there just shaking on point with his eyes almost glazed over with intensity. Sam turned out to be a natural at backing and retrieving. Owning Sam's sire and dam we felt great about the future and would repeat the breeding next year so we decided to sale him to a gentleman in Arkansas. Shortly after selling him his dam died unexpectly. The new owner spent most of his time wild bird hunting Sam and using him on hunting preserves. Realizing how good Sam was he began to enter him in NSTRA and some timed money hunts. Right away he was placing in the NSTRA events, won a new shot gun and several cash prizes. It took us a while, but fortunately we were able to buy Sam back. He is home now and will never leave again. We are really excited about his future wild bird hunting here in Kansas and producing exceptional bird finding Gun Dogs. |
