Blue Riptide: February 2006 – September 2019 & CH I’m Blue Gert: April 2006 – November 2019

CH I’m Blue Gert (I’m Houston’s Image x Blue Silk, 2006)

Jerry and I mourn the loss of two great bird dogs in the Northwoods family.

Blue Riptide (Blue Chief x Blue Blossom, 2006) was owned by the Rodney and Monica Klimek family of Osakis, Minn. Rip was beloved by Rodney and his sons as they hunted the fields of western Minnesota.

CH I’m Blue Gert (I’m Houston’s Image x Blue Silk, 2006) was owned by Dave and Rochel Moore of Big Lake, Minn. Gert was a 2X CH/2X RU-CH grouse champion.

Blue Riptide (Blue Chief x Blue Blossom, 2006)

Both dogs made distinguished contributions to our breeding program. Riptide produced 19 wonderful puppies by three different dams: Blue Ghost in 2010; Northwoods Carly Simon in 2014; and Northwoods Chablis in 2017. Gert was bred to Northwoods Grits in 2014 and produced three outstanding females. She had previously been bred to CH Tom Jones which produced a two-time grouse champion.

RIP Handsome Rip. RIP Dirty Gert. We will always remember.