Northwoods Bird Dogs

08/28/2026

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/2025-2026-cover-dog-field-trial-results/

August 27, 2026 2025/2026 cover dog field trial results Northwoods Rip Roy (CH Woodville’s Yukon Cornelius x Northwoods Redbreast, 2024), first on left, is owned and handled by Greg Johnson of Wisconsin. Cover dog trials are won by dogs that point grouse or woodcock and, more often than not, by do...

07/24/2026

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/northwoods-bred-dogs-sweep-minnesota-wisconsin-dog-of-the-year-awards/

July 23, 2026 Northwoods-bred dogs sweep Minnesota/Wisconsin Dog of the Year awards Winning is always fun but who wouldn’t relish these gorgeous trophies? What a trial season for two young Northwoods dogs and their owners/handlers! We are extremely proud of Northwoods Cedar Edge (call name Enni), ...

06/30/2026

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/northwoods-homer-named-runner-up-champion-in-spring-trial/

June 29, 2026 Northwoods Homer named Runner-Up Champion in spring trial Runner-Up Champion Northwoods Homer, on right, is posed by his owner Mitch Anderson while Tim Kaufman and his Champion Lake Effect Ali are on the left. In the back are judges Chris Bye and Alex Anderson. Northwoods Homer (CH Sny...

04/07/2026

We have a real nice son of Northwoods Grits for sale. You can find more information here:

Northwoods Bird Dogs offers dogs for sale from their top quality English setter and pointer breeding program. The prospects have been handpicked from select litters and kept for development and training. These dogs have it all—talent in the field, physical conformation, instinct, intelligence and ...

04/02/2026

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/old-bird-dogs-epitomize-the-word-noble/

03/14/2026

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/bird-dogs-and-bobwhites-life-is-good-in-georgia/

March 14, 2026 Bird dogs and bobwhites. Life is good in Georgia. The #1 dog on our string is liver-and-white female pointer Northwoods Comet (HOF CH Rock Acre Blackhawk x Northwoods Vixen, 2018). She is backed by another HOF-bred pointer female, Northwoods Confidante (HOF CH True Confidence x Red Su...

12/30/2025

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/hail-and-farewell-2025/

December 29, 2025 Hail and Farewell: 2025 Chuck Bye and Northwoods Venus (CH Can’t Go Wrong x Cold Creek Pearl) To continue our tradition, Betsy and I want to honor three men and 13 dogs who passed away this year. These men were not only friends but were—in their own ways—crucial to the succes...

12/19/2025

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/northwoods-carly-simon-june-2011-october-2025/

December 18, 2025 Northwoods Carly Simon: June 2011 – October 2025 Northwoods Carly Simon (Blue Shaquille x Houston’s Belle’s Choice, 2011) The theme song for the 1997 James Bond movie, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” was composed by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics were by Carole Bayer Sager. But it wa...

11/12/2025

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/photo-gallery-dogs-and-hunters-in-the-field/

November 5, 2025 Photo gallery: dogs and hunters in the field this fall Sage (CH Miller’s Upgraded Version x Northwoods Comet, 2024), on left, and her half-sister Juniper (HOF CH True Confidence x Northwoods Comet, 2021)~ Joey Paxman and Amanda Allpress, Montana By the dozens, Northwoods Bird Dogs...

08/29/2025

https://northwoodsbirddogs.com/elegant-quotes-about-dogs/

August 26, 2025 Elegant quotes about dogs A startling piece was published in The New York Times on August 20, 2025. Recently released research concluded that only 16% of Americans daily read for pleasure. Reporter Maggie Astor wrote that “the study defined reading broadly, encompassing books, maga...