Puppies

Puppies for Sale

Northwoods Bird Dogs is justifiably proud of its breeding program of English setters and pointers. What began as a lark to win field trials has developed into a part of the business that not only ensures the future of the program but supplies passionate hunters nationwide with its preeminent puppies and trained dogs.

The first setter litter Jerry and Betsy bred in 1995 was a fortuitous pairing that produced both CH Blue Streak and CH Blue Smoke. They chose CH Dance Smartly, their pointer champion, as the dam for the first pointer breeding in 1997. Now, some 28 years, 80 litters and 500 puppies later, Jerry and Betsy are producing their eighth of generation of setters and sixth generation of pointers.

So many setters have contributed to the Northwoods’ line that it’s difficult to list them all. A partial list includes males Blue Chief, Blue Shaquille, Northwoods Blue Ox and Northwoods Grits and females Blue Streak, Blue Silk, Blue Blossom, Houston’s Belle, Houston’s Belle’s Choice, Northwoods Chardonnay, Northwoods Chablis, Northwoods Carly Simon, Northwoods Nickel, Northwoods Minerva and Northwoods Valencia.

The pointer line continues from Dance Smartly through her son Dasher and subsequent females Northwoods Prancer, Northwoods Vixen and Northwoods Comet.

A limited number of litters is planned each year. Some puppies are available for sale while others will be owned and trained by Northwoods Bird Dogs.

Listed below is information about the four setter litters and and one pointer litter planned for 2024. Particulars include photographs and details about sires and dams and pedigrees of the litters. 

All puppies–male and female, setter and pointer–for 2024 are fully reserved. Reservations for 2025 are closed. Please contact us for more information.

May’s Pond Hank x Northwoods Stardust     Pedigree    

                                                  

May’s Pond Hank (I’m Southern Style x A Tarheel Pretty Penny) is a white and orange dog with dark eyes and nose. He is solidly built, displays ideal conformation and weighs about 50 lbs. He is a strong, front-running bird-finder and is the top dog in the mostly pointer hunting string at May’s Pond Plantation near Thomasville, Ga. He has a want-to-please attitude and an affectionate disposition. Hank’s work ethic and bird-finding ability is truly impressive.

Northwoods Stardust (RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon, 2019) weighs 44 lbs. and has a white body with a beautiful, evenly masked, tricolor head. She is attractive in motion and runs with a smooth, easy gait. Stardust (call name Dusty) was pointing wilds birds until flush during her first hunting season. With her head high, she is easy to pick out on point, showing off tremendous loftiness and intensity on point. She is a natural backer and hunts at a medium range.

Dusty has a wonderful, sweet temperament and is quiet and calm in the kennel. She is out of the third breeding of RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus to Northwoods Carly Simon, an excellent pairing. Her first litters by Northwoods Grits and RU-CH Northwoods Atlas were outstanding and no less is expected from this litter.

Stardust was bred in mid winter 2024 and is due to whelp in early April.

CH / 2X RU-CH Miller’s Upgraded Version x Northwoods Comet Pedigree

Miller’s Upgraded Version (CH Just Irresistible x RU-CH Miller’s Bring The Heat) is a handsome orange-and-white dog that weighs about 50 lbs. Dan (call name) is owned by Fran and Jack Miller of Barwick, Ga. He has a tremendous disposition, is well conformed and performs as well as he looks. Not only is his dam a runner-up champion but the phenomenal breeding to Just Irresistible was repeated three times. Of the 20 puppies whelped, 17 are have championship placements. His siblings include National Champion Miller’s Blindsider and National Shooting Dog CH Senah’s Unfinished Business.

In addition to his championship wins, Dan has many other placements in field trials. But perhaps most importantly, he passes his excellent qualities, as well as those of his strong gene pool, to his puppies. So far, Dan has produced 25 pups with 116 wins, including six futurity winners.

Northwoods Comet (CH Rock Acre Blackhawk x Northwoods Vixen, 2018) is a liver-and-white female that weighs 44 lbs. She has an evenly masked head and a mostly white body with a patch on her left side. Comet is sturdy and stout yet athletic and graceful. She is a focused, strong, wild bird finder but is easy handling. Comet is a dream to hunt whether in the grouse woods, piney woods or on a Montana prairie as she adjusts her range to suit the terrain. Comet is the star of Northwoods’ guiding string. She has a want-to-please attitude and is a natural, soft-mouthed retriever.

Comet has a friendly, outgoing personality and will sidle up to anyone willing to give her attention. In the house, she is gentle and calm and loves her soft dog bed in front of a sunny window. Her first litters to CH True Confidence and CH Southern Confidence were outstanding.

Comet was bred in mid winter 2024 and is due to whelp in mid April.

CH / 3X RU-CH Woodville’s Yukon Cornelius x Northwoods Redbreast     Pedigree

Woodville’s Yukon Cornelius (RU-CH Caladen’s DaVinci x A Tarheel Miss Bo) is an evenly masked tricolor dog with a black spot on his hips and the at base of his tail. He is solidly built, displays ideal conformation and weighs about 50 lbs. He is a powerful, forward-running bird-finder with endurance to spare. Cornelius is handled on the circuit by a pro Mark McLean but when with his owner, Carl Owens, he is a house dog and companion in the truck cab. Cornelius has won the prestigious John S. O’Neall, Sr. Award for the top English setter in Open All-Age competition for the past four years and qualified to compete in the three-hour National Championship.

Northwoods Redbreast (Northwoods Rolls Royce x Northwoods Minerva, 2021) is an evenly masked, tricolor female that weighs 40 lbs. She is line-bred to one of the best of the Northwoods’ nicks—Blue Shaquille x Houston’s Belle’s Choice. Redbreast (call name Robin) inherited all the fine qualities of the line—from that signature strong, easy gait to tremendous bird finding ability and lofty style on point.

Robin was a natural her first hunting season. Hungarian partridge, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock and ruffed grouse were shot over her staunch points. She is an easy-handling dog and adapts her range to the terrain being hunted. Her fluid gait gives her endurance and heat tolerance. Robin has a want-to-please attitude, a wonderful disposition and gets along with every dog in the kennel. Her first litter by CH Ponderosa Mac showed extremely well in their first hunting season.

Redbreast whelped 6 females and 4 males in mid February. All puppies are reserved.

RU-CH Northwoods Atlas x Northwoods Four Roses     Pedigree

Northwoods Atlas (Northwoods Grits x Northwoods Nickel, 2017) is an evenly masked, tricolor male with a white body. At 49 lbs., Atlas (call name Jet) has gorgeous conformation, both running and pointing. His long smooth stride easily carries him to birdy objectives. He’ll make 400-yard casts in open country yet naturally choke down to handle in the grouse woods. Jet naturally backs and shows a strong tendency to retrieve as well. Jet has been competed in cover dog trials with much success. His ability to consistently find grouse and woodcock earned 11 placements including Runner-Up Champion in the 52-dog Wisconsin Cover Dog Championship. At age five, he is just coming into his prime.

When not in training or field trialing or hunting, Jet lives in the house with his owners, sleeping on various dog beds and couches. He has an incredible off-switch.

His first litters in 2023 were full of natural ability and exhibited his gentle, laid-back personality.

Northwoods Four Roses (CH Rufus Del Fuego x Northwoods Valencia, 2021) weighs 40 lbs. and has a white body with a beautiful, evenly masked, tricolor head. She is strong in motion and runs with a smooth, easy gait. She naturally backs and retrieves. Roses (call name Rose) was pointing ruffed grouse her first season and naturally held to the flush. Her sire is a multiple grouse champion and beloved pet in a house with young children. Valencia, Rose’s dam, has been a favorite dog with uncommon drive and desire and yet also with the sweetest of personalities.

In the kennel, Rose’s disposition is a 10. Except when it’s feeding time, she is as calm as a dog can be and gets along with every dog in the kennel. This will be her first litter.

Four Roses is expected to be bred in spring 2024.

RU-CH Northwoods Atlas x Northwoods Madrid     Pedigree

Northwoods Atlas (Northwoods Grits x Northwoods Nickel, 2017) is an evenly masked, tricolor male with a white body. At 49 lbs., Atlas (call name Jet) has gorgeous conformation, both running and pointing. His long smooth stride easily carries him to birdy objectives. He’ll make 400-yard casts in open country yet naturally choke down to handle in the grouse woods. Jet naturally backs and shows a strong tendency to retrieve as well. Jet has been competed in cover dog trials with much success. His ability to consistently find grouse and woodcock earned 11 placements including Runner-Up Champion in the 52-dog Wisconsin Cover Dog Championship, handled by owner Greg Johnson. At age five, he is just coming into his prime.

When not in training or field trialing or hunting, Jet lives in the house with his owners, sleeping on various dog beds and couches. He has an incredible off-switch.

His first litters in 2023 were full of natural ability and exhibited his laid-back personality.

Northwoods Madrid (RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus x Northwoods Carly Simon, 2018) is an attractive black and white, well-conformed female that weighs 39 lbs. Madrid (call name Maddie) She has a black patch on the left side of her head and a body patch on her right side. She is happy and sweet natured and is well socialized with dogs and people. She is out of the second breeding of RU-CH Erin’s Prometheus to Northwoods Carly Simon, a fortuitous pairing that contributed greatly to the Northwoods’ line.

Maddie is sturdily built with amazing desire to find game and endless endurance. She has a long, easy gait and is beautiful both in motion and on point. She is a strong bird-finder and handles easily. Maddie is owned by Bowen Lodge of Deer River, Minn., and is an integral part of their grouse guiding string. This will be Maddie’s first litter and outstanding puppies—similar to those produced by her sisters Northwoods Minerva and Northwoods Stardust—are expected.

Madrid is expected to be bred in spring 2024.

We can’t say enough about how much joy Timber has brought into our lives. His first hunting season was filled with great experiences—his “million-dollar points” took my breath away! He is definitely on his way to being the dog of a lifetime. Thanks for helping to make it possible! Quotes End
~ Keith
Pointer, CH Elhew G Force x Northwoods Prancer


Lucy……. everybody loves Lucy! I am serious. I don’t know what she has got but you can’t help but smile every time you watch her. She is so calm and nice when you stop and pet her…..she just soaks it up…..but take her out side and she is all systems go! I could not be any happier! Thank you for all your help and another wonderful dog. Quotes End
~ Mike
Setter, CH Shadow Oak Bo x Northwoods Chardonnay


I can’t believe I got one of your dogs. Quotes End
~ Jeff
Setter, Northwoods Grits x Houston's Belle's Choice


Never took a shot all day. Last 45 minutes, took Buddy out just trying to see if I can get him to move with me and respond to the collar. Shot 4 birds over him. He looked at me with, “Hey, I was born for this.” Quotes End
~ Joe
Pointer, CH Elhew G Force x Northwoods Vixen


Daisy put on a world-class performance tonight—best hunt of the year. In an hour and a half she had 9 finds which included 16 birds. She worked the running groups like a master. This was all with NO WIND, dead air. What a night.....and I did not have to say a word to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quotes End
~ Bill
Setter, Blue Chief x Blue Blossom


First and foremost, on behalf of our entire family, thank you very, very much for the wonderful experience throughout the whole process of us acquiring a puppy from Northwoods Bird Dogs. It is obvious you are both very knowledgeable and committed to raising and training quality dogs, and we’re happy to be recipients of that. When we left your place on Friday, we all agreed that we got the best one and she was meant to be for our family!! EVERYBODY LOVES HER SO MUCH!!! Quotes End
~ Gregg
Setter, CH Ridge Creed Cody x Northwoods Chardonnay


When I think about all of the hunting I have done with Izzie this first year, I think what I like best is her adaptive nature. I have hunted her in the woods in MN and WI, on all the desert birds in AZ and have run her off horseback. In each case she quickly and naturally figures out where to be and what to do. Loads of style, quick learner, so much natural ability, great instincts and pleasant to be around. Thanks again and keep breeding pointers with these qualities. Quotes End
~ Jeff
Pointer, CH Westfall's Black Ice x Northwoods Prancer


Thank you once again for allowing me the opportunity to own one of your fine bird dogs. I’ve had the pleasure of hunting over a number of dogs in my lifetime. Zada has drive and intelligence, a rare combination in a young bird dog. Quotes End
~ Tom
Setter, CH Ridge Creek Cody x Northwoods Chardonnay


Roxy has been an outstanding addition to our family. She is full of life and our children absolutely love her. Quotes End
~ Joe
Setter, Northwoods Grits x Houston's Belle's Choice


Piper (who we always knew was a kind of an eerie bird savant) has become even more so. She pointed (on the clock) at 7 seconds out, and I said, "That's my Piper." She continues to be a delight, and the most amazing dog I've ever seen as she pairs incredible drive with critical thinking and the world's sweetest temperament. Thanks again for all your remarkable work which gave me such a wonderful friend. Quotes End
~ Roberta
Setter, Blue Riptide x Blue Ghost