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Health Guarantee
All our pups and started dogs are guaranteed against congenital, hereditary defects including they are guaranteed to OFA at least “fair” for hips, “normal” for elbows, and receive an OFA number for their eyes for the first 28 months of their life. Our pups are guaranteed not to be affected by EIC or CNM, PRA, RD/OSD or SD2 meaning they will not have 2 copies of those alleles. Guarantee only applies to congenital, hereditary defects and not to those caused by injury, poor nutrition or improper care for the dog. Injury to the dog voids the guarantee. Our health guarantee comes with the following caveats: A Board of Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist must conduct eye exams. Hip and elbow X-rays must be completed by a licensed veterinarian and submitted to Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) for evaluation. We prefer if the dog is not sedated for OFA Hip and Elbow exams. A copy of any and all information pertaining to this matter must be sent to Cooperstown Kennels as proof of the existing problem. If one of the above problems do exist, Cooperstown Kennels will replace said dog if another similar breeding (equal or lesser puppy price) is planned at no charge given the dog is spayed or neutered and written proof of the sterilization from a veterinarian is submitted to Cooperstown Kennels. If the customer would like a replacement dog from a different breeding (higher priced), the customer will be responsible for the difference in price from their current dog to the new breeding. In the case of a started dog, Cooperstown Kennels will provide the owner with a new replacement puppy from a breeding of their choice, free of charge. In all cases, the owner will keep said dog or an arrangement with Cooperstown Kennels can be made to re-home the animal. All transportation fees are the responsibility of the owner of the dog. If the dog is bred before 24 months of age or prior to receiving an OFA eye number and receiving an OFA rating of “Good” or “Excellent” for their hips and a rating of “Normal” for their elbows, the above guarantee is void. All dogs need to have "Cooperstown" in their registered name or else the guarantee is void. The guarantee is non-transferable and only valid to the original owner. If you ever have problems with your Cooperstown dog or puppy, please contact us as we would like to have right of first refusal to take the dog back to either train or re-home the pup.
Photos from past litters and accomplishments from our pups.
Puppy Buyer References
Hank (Beckley x Guster; whelped Dec. 2018)
Opening weekend of pheasants in Illinois. Hank was unbelievable! To sum it up he points and holds it if the bird holds. If the bird is moving he acts like a flushing dog. He’s the fastest lab I’ve had but is always in gun range. Not sure how he does that. He is an absolute pleasure to hunt behind. 6 birds in 5 total hours of hunting. He’s steady to wing and shot on his own. I have not trained that. I winged a bird that flew and glided about 200 yards into super thick cover. He didn’t move till he saw the bird dip in flight from being hit. He took off lining that bird swimming a creek and blasting into that cover. He went into it about 40 yards and came out with the bird very much alive.
None of what he did was because of my training. It’s all on his own. That cover in the background is where that bird was. It’s about 4’ tall.
He did well out west. We were in the medicine bow mountains at 9000’. We got into 4 or 5 blue grouse. They are spookier than ruffs.
He was goose hunting since September 1. He was steady in his blind with just a quick “sit” command before the shooting started. At the time he was 9 months old and handled 3 or 4 geese with no problem. We’ve been grouse and woodcock hunting from mid September through October. He’s done well, his range is perfect. He loves woodcock. Most of what he’s done is natural. Got him into lots of birds as a puppy. Worked hard on obedience and did “the walk” everyday. He’s a great dog from great breeding and he’s only 11 months old. Thanks for a great puppy.
Ken
Tucker (Nellie x Flame; whelped Feb. 2016)
Tucker is a pup from our Nellie x Flame litter. When we received the email below from his owner Todd, he was just shy of 1 year old and had already retrieved 250 birds! Good looking, and talented. Keep up the great work Todd!
Good afternoon Justin,
I have attached a few pictures from our hunt today. Tucker is a bird machine. I am absolutely thrilled with how a great bird dog and family companion he is. I honestly could not have asked for a better bird dog. Tucker has around 250 shot over him so far. I took him out today just Tucker and myself to work on some training.. I put out 20 chucker and he found 19, plus 2 roosters, and 3 more hens that I could not shoot. Thanks again for a great dog. - Todd
Good afternoon Justin,
I have attached a few pictures from our hunt today. Tucker is a bird machine. I am absolutely thrilled with how a great bird dog and family companion he is. I honestly could not have asked for a better bird dog. Tucker has around 250 shot over him so far. I took him out today just Tucker and myself to work on some training.. I put out 20 chucker and he found 19, plus 2 roosters, and 3 more hens that I could not shoot. Thanks again for a great dog. - Todd
APR, HR Burlingames Ursus of Cooperstown (Bear) (Mays x Kenai; whelped Nov. 26 2011)
Videos of Bear working the upland at 15 weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-vKLJ4Mi8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuD3jmIfI2M&list=UUN4G4BzvL0ZL5gZOnzzpn5Q&index=1&feature=plcp
This was Bear at 15 weeks. He is owned by Todd and Debbie Bex from Illinois. Bear was just over 3 months old in this shot (2/26/12). Bear is a bird pointing and retrieving machine. To quote Todd, "He is going to be a good one without a doubt, we love him. He absolutely rocks." That's what we like to hear. Watch for Bear and his littermates to hit the APLA, AKC and HRC circuit in the upcoming year! It should be fun to watch, but hold on because these dogs are going to be fast and talented.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-vKLJ4Mi8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuD3jmIfI2M&list=UUN4G4BzvL0ZL5gZOnzzpn5Q&index=1&feature=plcp
This was Bear at 15 weeks. He is owned by Todd and Debbie Bex from Illinois. Bear was just over 3 months old in this shot (2/26/12). Bear is a bird pointing and retrieving machine. To quote Todd, "He is going to be a good one without a doubt, we love him. He absolutely rocks." That's what we like to hear. Watch for Bear and his littermates to hit the APLA, AKC and HRC circuit in the upcoming year! It should be fun to watch, but hold on because these dogs are going to be fast and talented.
GMPR, HR Cyclone Hardball CK PR (Cy) (Mays x Kenai; whelped Nov. 26 2011)
Cy is a fan favorite at home and reminds us a lot of her mother, Mays. She really gets out and moves in the upland and is a fantastic marking dog. To quote her owner Anne, "Thank you for all your hard work with Cy, we love her and she is doing awesome. We can't wait to hunt her this fall."
Cy earned the following hunt test titles: Certified, Advanced, Master and Grand Master Pointing Retriever and Started and Seasoned Hunting Retriever.
Cy in action!
Just over 16 months old, showing off her stylish point during training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCLRD48AQSc
Land retriever series from the Fox River Valley HRC test. She was 9 months old in these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulARfkBhfFA&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRyJ0LrsCJE&feature=plcp
Cy earned the following hunt test titles: Certified, Advanced, Master and Grand Master Pointing Retriever and Started and Seasoned Hunting Retriever.
Cy in action!
Just over 16 months old, showing off her stylish point during training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCLRD48AQSc
Land retriever series from the Fox River Valley HRC test. She was 9 months old in these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulARfkBhfFA&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRyJ0LrsCJE&feature=plcp
1.5xGMPR Ole (Mays x Kenai; whelped Nov. 26 2011)
This is Oly at 6.5 months. Oly is owned by Eric and Mali Morken. This is Oly showing off his ability to fly (AKA some drive!). Here's what Eric had to say about Ole. "Ole is doing great! He has begun force fetch and is handling it with ease. He has picked up everything I have thrown at him so quickly, My wife and I couldn't be happier with how things have gone with him. " Keep up the good work Eric.
Article featuring Ole. http://www.echopress.com/content/watch-them-grow
Ole is now (Sept 17, 2016) a Master Pointing Retriever!
Article featuring Ole. http://www.echopress.com/content/watch-them-grow
Ole is now (Sept 17, 2016) a Master Pointing Retriever!
Some pups from the Mays x Kenai litter. All point, all are smack down retrievers and several were already winning hunt test ribbons by 7 and 9 months of age including two CPR, SHR dogs by 10 months of age.
Some pups from the Mays x Vaider litter #1. Good reports so far with lots of point and lots of retrieve drive.
4xGMPR Kuba (Mays x Vaider; whelped Feb. 13, 2014)
This is an email I received from Ron, Kuba's owner in November of 2014.
Kuba and I just got back from a charity pheasant competition in Harve, MT. A star was born with Kuba! The 1st day my team got 24 birds, won tail feather competition and then we held on to win the whole weekend. Kuba had several great points, retrieved well and worked harder than any dog in the event. Lots and lots to work on but what a start. Biggest compliment came from my friend that runs the event and is a Gordon Setter only guy who just put a deposit on a pup to replace his female. He said if he could get Kuba's twin he would cancel his order. Nobody can believe he's 9 months old. I'll send some photos or videos soon. Thanks for making this great pup. - Ron
Kuba and I just got back from a charity pheasant competition in Harve, MT. A star was born with Kuba! The 1st day my team got 24 birds, won tail feather competition and then we held on to win the whole weekend. Kuba had several great points, retrieved well and worked harder than any dog in the event. Lots and lots to work on but what a start. Biggest compliment came from my friend that runs the event and is a Gordon Setter only guy who just put a deposit on a pup to replace his female. He said if he could get Kuba's twin he would cancel his order. Nobody can believe he's 9 months old. I'll send some photos or videos soon. Thanks for making this great pup. - Ron
Ruby (Mays x Vaider; whelped Feb. 13, 2014)
This is an email I got from Matt, Ruby's owner in September of 2015.
We just got back from a duck/dove hunt over the weekend. Ruby (18 months old) was one of 2 dogs with the other being a finished 3 year old black lab. Although Ruby was a full year younger it was very evident Ruby was the superior dog working over the weekend. I had several compliments about her prey drive, marking ability, and calmness. Several hunters commented she was one of the most impressive young dogs they have seen before. The owner of the other dog was so impressed he wanted to buy a pup from Ruby when she is bred. I was asked where I sent her off to get trained because she had great manners in the field, was steady to shot, wing and fall. I couldn’t ask for a better pup.
Matt
We just got back from a duck/dove hunt over the weekend. Ruby (18 months old) was one of 2 dogs with the other being a finished 3 year old black lab. Although Ruby was a full year younger it was very evident Ruby was the superior dog working over the weekend. I had several compliments about her prey drive, marking ability, and calmness. Several hunters commented she was one of the most impressive young dogs they have seen before. The owner of the other dog was so impressed he wanted to buy a pup from Ruby when she is bred. I was asked where I sent her off to get trained because she had great manners in the field, was steady to shot, wing and fall. I couldn’t ask for a better pup.
Matt