Marble Mountain Kennels - Puppy Owner Comments
Jim Palmer owns a Cuda x Kenai pup of 18 months (pictured above and below).
At 18 months Jim realized he had quite a pup on his hands in Dutch. He also realized that the pup was not making any progress toward becoming a great hunting partner because of his busy work schedule. Jim called Pete at Marble Mountain Kennels and after a two month evaluation period they struck a deal. Pete would work to train Dutch for future breeding rights. With very little training at the age of 18 months, he saw in Dutch what he had been breeding for--lots of drive, a trainable attitude, good responsiveness and a gorgeous physique. Efforts will be made to get a Master Hunter title on Dutch in 2002 and offer him for stud service soon after that. Dutch was born on July 29, 1999, and is 85 pounds.
Randy Hiller, who owns a Juneau x Cuda pup of three months, writes:
Pete, I thought I would drop you a note to thank you again on "Tugg." He's doing great and is at 34 pounds now. I assume you are the one who taught him sit, as he knew it from day one. He is now doing down, come, stay, stand, look, back, right and left over with ease as well as retrieving consistently from 100 feet to hand. Not gun shy and just an extremely lovable little guy. This is the smartest and easiest to train pup I have ever seen. Thanks again.
Kevin Chalfant from High Sierra Labs, who bought a Juneau x Cuda female, writes:
Brooke, the chocolate female I got from you is doing well. I have taken her hunting or planted birds about a half dozen times. She is a natural and good pointer. She loves to retrieve as well. I haven't weighed her, but she is medium size and probably around 65 to 70 pounds. She will be a great hunter.
Jerry, who bought a Juneau x Cuda pup, writes:
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Since her first birthday is fast approaching, I thought you might be interested in hearing about Lucy. She had the opportunity to hunt pheasants in the Palouse, ducks on the Umatilla and ducks on the Columbia. She did very well her first season. She did a 100 yard plus blind retrieve on water in a jump-shooting situation. I sent her on a line and she swam the line until she saw the duck. I was very pleased. She is an extremely athletic dog. She can outrun and outswim other labs that are in their prime. She would rather retrieve than eat. When I start to get ready to hunt, she is a "shadow" excitedly waiting to go along. Lucy is probably the smartest dog I have been around. (Too smart for her own good sometimes) Here is an example of her intelligence. She knows she will get into trouble if she puts her feet on the kitchen counters. She wants to check out what's on the counters...so...she goes into the dining room and pushes a chair (they have wheels) into the kitchen. She gets on the chair so she can check out the counters. Sometimes it's scary trying to keep a step ahead of her.
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