SPANN CREEK KENNEL



Orange And White Male
Born in November



SPANN CREEK'S SCOOTER

We have had American Brittanys for 21 years.  On November 14, we had a litter that is our sixth generation.  The sire is Spann Creek's Scooter.

 

Spann Creek's Scooter

In all the years that we have had Brittanys, we have never had a dog like him. He is loving and passionate about pleasing us. We use him mainly to hunt quail but also use him to retrieve doves.  He retrieves to hand and has a soft mouth. He can sleep on the foot of the bed and be calm and he can sleep in a dog box without any trouble. Our whole family is crazy about him.



Belle's War Eagle Daisy

The dam is Belle's War Eagle Daisy. We got Daisy last summer to breed with Scooter.  We particularly wanted a liver and we were happy to be getting a dog with 2xNGDCH/DC/AFC Winchester of Hanging Jaze in her bloodline. Chester was also six time Deep South Dog Of The Year. 



Spann Creek's Jasmine



Scooter's mother is Spann Creek's Jasmine. Jazz is a petite Brittany that's proven to be easy to train.  She has a steady temperament.  She's almost ten years old. Hunting here in the hot deep south, Jazz hunts at a moderate speed and can out last younger dogs that tend to run really hard and then burn out. While pregnant with her only litter she was hit by a truck.  Not only did she survive, so did all the pups. Jazz points hard and will stay on point for extended periods of time.



Hope's Bourees' Sam "Cooper

 Scooter's dad goes by the name "Cooper," although his name is Hope's Bourees' Sam. When I started looking for a dog to breed with Jazz I asked C.M. "Boots" Mitchell for advise.  Boots has been field trialing for at least 40 or 50 years. He also is a guide for Coach Pat Dye's two hunting preserves. He quickly recommended "Cooper". Cooper's owner had been doing some training at Boots' farm and he was impressed with the way he handled. 







Barton Ridge's Valentino 



Jazz's sire was Barton Ridge's Valentino.

I originally sold Valentino to Barton Ridge Hunting Perserve . He was a great addition to their kennel. The preserve received repeat business because of Val. The owner told me that customers would call and book their hunts based of Val's availability.  After Zeke and Shelby, my only Brittanys at the time, died, I wanted the bloodline back, so I tried to buy Val back.  The owner wanted $10,000. That wasn't going to happen. He then offered me one of Val's

pups.  That's how we got Jazz.






Rimarda's Rhapsody's Shelby

Val's mother, Rimarda's Rhapsody's Shelby, was our first real good brittany. We used her in many field trials. Shelby once won, on consecutive weekends, 1st place in Missouri, 1st place in Georgia, 1st Place in Alabama and 3rd place in Florida. She was named the Deep South Juvenile Gun Dog Of The Year for 1993-94. She was naturally broke, holding point to wing and shot around a year old in competition. She was very trainable. In just a few days, we had her retrieving balls from the bottom of our pool. She was a machine. She would burst through briers like it was sage brush. She was by far the most intense dog that we have ever owned.





Rimarda's Rhapsody's Shelby





Spann Creek's Ezekial "Zeke"

 While Shelby was field trialing, I wanted a dog to hunt. My wife bought me

Spann Creek's Ezekial for Christmas. Zeke was very sweet and close working.  His personality shows up in Scooter.  Their styles are also very similar except Scooter is more intense in the field. Zeke was a little too laid back to do well in field trials.  He only brought home ribbons when it was raining.  He wouldn't mess around then. It was like he wanted to get out there and do what he needed to do.

 



Silver Lake's Yogi

Shelby's Mom was Silver Lake's Yogi. We never really owned Yogi. The owners were professional trainers who trained in North Dakota. She had some field trial success and several good litters. After she stopped competing, we got to keep her while her owners were in N.D. with our Brittany.  She was bred with Rimarda's Rhapsody, son of Rimarda's Trademark.







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