J&A's Brittanys A New Journey Begins

Current Mood: Happy Dance!

I read a quote which said our journey in life is delightful when traveled with a dog.  I completely agree, especially today.  I am so very happy to say that Holly Beth has been successfully bred with Oly! 

If all goes well, Oly and Holly puppies will arrive around September 18th, which is our daughter's birthday. We will have hopeful anticipation with all faith believing, praying as we wait and including an ultrasound at the appropriate time to confirm pregnancy. 

I want to share again about Oly and the breeding behind him. While for the most part the lineage behind Oly is new to our program it is definitely not unknown and includes a line breeding on 32X NSTRA and 6X American Field Champion Nolan's Last Bullet.  

Pronounced "Oh-lee" this handsome orange and white Brittany is loved and owned by Morris and Monica Pollard. Oly shares his home with another Brittany named Gracie who finished her AKC Field Championship title last year! John and Mo (Oly's owner) are friends who have hunted, trained, tested, and trialed together. We know Oly personally. He's a sweet boy and very handsome as you can see from the photos I posted in the prior post last week.

Pippin still has this puppy blanket.

Our dear friend Julie Harris has had the pleasure of grooming Oly from time to time. Speaking of Julie, we had a long overdue visit with each other recently. It was so good to see her.  And wouldn't you know, she's already crocheting puppy blankets! Holly Beth loves her Aunt Julie and actually lived with her for awhile when I had my first knee replacement surgery. 

Oly is an outstanding medium range bird dog. Titled as an AKC Junior Hunter, he's spent the last five falls in the north Maine woods hunting upland birds, specializing in grouse. His owner Mo is a Maine State Guide who has successfully guided numerous bird hunters in various bird covers in the Rangely, Maine area. Last fall alone Oly had over 225 grouse finds of which hunters shot over 85 birds.  Oly is a strong, well conditioned, biddable dog who can be counted upon to hunt 6 days a week during the hunting season.  He has an exceptional nose for grouse and staunchly points with intensity. 

Oly's sire is NGDC/NACDC/VC/AFC Peter Gunn and recognized as "one of the most talented and decorated, well rounded bird-dogs the Brittany Breed has to offer with an outstanding lineage of highly talented and proven dogs."  Pete made Brittany history as being the only dog to hold both the National Open and National Amateur Gun Dog Championship titles.  He was also awarded the National 2010 Magnum's Masked Man award for having the highest amount of gun dog field trial wins/points of any dog in the country. 

Oly's dam, Sling Blade's Trade, is a level headed, moderate range gun dog with an incredible amount of bird drive and hunting instinct.  Sling Blade's Trade is sired by the renowned American Field Champion, 15X NSTRA CH Beeline Bullet's Bravado (Brave) a son of the afore mentioned 32X NSTRA CH, 3X Grand National CH, Nestle Purina Dog of the Year 2003 and 6X American Field Champion Nolan's Last Bullet (Buddy)! 

AVAILABILITY

At this point there is very limited availability, if any. I'm still waiting on a couple of confirmations. Otherwise this litter is fully reserved with families who currently have or have had a J&A's Brittany. They are privately updated via email prior to anything being shared publicly. Several on this list have been waiting for well over a year for their next puppy!  (Love our ATB family) It's possible once pregnancy is confirmed and when number of pups are known that there will be some availability. 

There is a litter of pups sired by Hemi due within the next two weeks in the Fryeburg Maine area. We are referring qualified inquiries to the breeders.  

Additionally, there will be a repeat breeding at the end of the year of True and Toph. We our building a waiting list now. 

Please reach out to us through our website at www.mainebrittanysitejas.com   

Stay tuned! Thank you for your interest in All Things Brittanys.  Take care and as always God bless you and yours - John, Ann, and our wonderful crew.