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LINC for sale….HRCH Ten Bears Hot Rod Lincoln MH…..with some sadness, but also with the conviction that we are doing what is best for Linc, we have decided to put him up for sale at the asking price of $2000. While Linc is 9 years old ( DOB 10-31-2002) he has never been ill and runs like he did when he was 3, full tilt and graceful. We made this decision because we just have too many dogs that need to be trained and run in tests/trials and we can not afford to run Linc just for fun and it is not fair to him. Linc should able to hunt for at least 3 or more years and run test for at least that long. He would be a great dog to introduce someone to handling in advanced stakes as he will run for anybody. He has had about 20 breedings and should get some more breedings in the next few years. We want Linc to have a great ending to his life and career and we can’t do what we think he deserves. He is a wonderful animal who loves everyone and everything. There is no hidden negative in our motivations! Please call for a complete rundown on Linc ( 217-474-7122, Bill’s cell) and check out the info on him in The Guys section of this site.

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SOPHIE IS IN SEASON and has been bred to MORGAN!!! This should be a fantastic litter with an outstanding pedigree filled with a nice combination of hunt test/hunting dogs and field trial competitors galore. A coupling of two dogs who are excellent in all ways. All puppies will be black, all will be yellow factored and 1/2 should be chocolate factored as well. We are really excited about this opportunity to keep a pup out of Sophie. Pups due on March 28, 2012.

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MORGAN HONORED…….Twice!

Our outstanding yellow male, Morgan, has been selected by Julie Cramond of the Australian Kennel Club to be one of three American bred Labs to be collected for importation as a way of introducing American genetics into the ” Down Under”. The other two dogs selected were NFC-AFC Hunter’s Run Boo Boo and FC-CFC LKY’s Controlled Burn…Morgan is in good company. The collection has taken place and the semen will be on it’s way to Australia shortly.

On January 21 Morgan was inducted into the Backwater Retriever Club Hall of Fame along with his talented son, Nash ( owned by Chris Sausman). He marks the fifth dog that Blindfaith has in the BRC Hall!

Lily whelps her first litter!

Lily had her first litter of pups on September 30, 2011. She had been bred to Bruce Mountain’s nice chocolate male, Woody. Lily did a wonderful job with this litter and the litter itself may have been the nicest we’ve ever had. If all goes well with the pups we will consider a repeat of this breeding in a year or so.

It’s Tru!!  BFR has a new addition and he is doing very well. Blind Faith’s True Spirit, originally bred by us and owned by Paul Shoemaker of Arlington, Washington has been reacquired by BFR and is right at home. Tru passed his first two masters in wonderful style then went out on the very last bird ( a relatively easy blind) after being one of the only dogs to pin the final triple. Tru has ran two quals. In the first he was one of only two dogs out of 10 plus the test dog to complete the test before it was scrapped by the judges. We then had to scratch because we had to be home that evening. In the second he went out on the last bird of the event when he ( along with ALL the other dogs) did not see the bird and I messed up ( yep Handler Error…got mad and lost control)…he had a great chance to place and a chance to win so he’s off to a great start.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We have acquired Blind Faith’s True Spirit ( Tru) from our good friend and longtime west coast pro, Paul Shoemaker, who is easing out of the field trial game.   Paul originally bought Tru from us as an 8 week old puppy. Tru is a littermate to Nash and a full brother to Dude and our Ziva. He is out of the first breeding of Morgan and Ruff ( DOB: 12-07-2008).  Tru has a Derby JAM in two starts and went out on the water blind in his only Qual. Our plans for Tru are a little bit flexible but we certainly plan on taking him as far as possible in both hunt tests and field trials. Pictures of Tru may be seen in the Photo Gallery.

MEG PASSES AWAY.

Our beloved Meg passed peacefully  with both of us at her side on Thursday, July 22, 2011. We will miss Meg each and every day and we will remember her in so many ways. Our only regret is that, due to Maggie’s untimely death in winter, 2009, we were not able to keep that line going. Meg was our first chocolate and proved every day that color really doesn’t matter. Read more about Meg on the Our Girls page.

Blindfaithmarcia’s blog

Marcia has started a blog with the intent of communicating her feelings about our dogs and their world along with, I’m sure, thoughts about other topics such as politics, hunting, husbands and, well, you get the point. Links and the like will be posted here soon.

PIC PASSES AWAY.

Our wonderful yellow male, Pic aka The Picmeister, passed away at our vet’s office on Monday November 1, after a short but untreatable illness. Pic will be dearly missed by both of us but especially so by Marcia who became Pic’s favorite over the past few years, standing watch over her when I was gone and going for walks with her whenever she wanted. Pic’s memory will live on in the many pups he sired over the past 8 years of his life.

Deer Processing

Marcia and I thought that we would let you know that we always have our deer ( and some other wildlife as well) processed by our good friend Bill Hamilton who lives just outside of Danville, Il. Bill is a retired butcher who processes deer in order to have some extra cash for golf and traveling  the country with his lovely and understanding( blood trails down the driveway!) wife, Nancy. Bill is swamped with work each Fall so I’m not including his phone number. If you need processing call me and I’ll contact Bill or his partner Carl to see if they can help you out. Bill and Nancy are both graduates of my alma mater, Westville High School.