Chrest Kennels

Chrest Kennels We train, test and breed versatile German Shorthaired Pointers, and train other pointing breeds. Located on 56 south, between Hayfield and Waltham.

Chrest Kennels is a pointing dog training facility in SE Minnesota. We are a short 30 minute drive south west of Rochester and 20 minutes north east of Austin. We are an avid hunting family that trains German Shorthaired Pointers and other pointing breeds. We test our dogs in the NAVHDA testing system and AKC, as well as the show ring when we can.

05/02/2026

Updated map of the former shotgun zone with hunting permit area overlay. This should be a great research opportunity to study doe harvest rates, buck age class, success rates, and hunter satisfaction. Hopefully the MNDNR starts tracking some more useful data so we can make more informed deer management decisions!

Our testimony on this was focused around the increase in range resulting in a higher buck harvest which could be problematic.

Thanks RVAA Training / River Valley Arms and Ammo of Morton, MN for putting this map together!

Come out tomorrow and support Mower County Habitat & Pheasants Forever as they restart the chapter. It’s going to be a g...
04/24/2026

Come out tomorrow and support Mower County Habitat & Pheasants Forever as they restart the chapter. It’s going to be a great time! You can buy tickets at the door! 7 G*ns, gift cards, pheasant hunt, and more!

Tomorrow is our Bingo for the Birds at The Old 7th Event Center & Show Grounds! Doors open at 10:30am, ball is called at 12:30. Food is available and we have some amazing prizes to be won! Bring your friends, we have tickets available at the door or buy them online via the link in the comments.

We have exciting News!! Rory’s ultrasound was today. Coming Soon!! Chrest’s Bagged My Limit X Chrest’s Kash in our Chips...
04/15/2026

We have exciting News!! Rory’s ultrasound was today.
Coming Soon!!
Chrest’s Bagged My Limit X Chrest’s Kash in our Chips. This is our first line breeding on our foundation girl Veda and adds in some very influential dogs of the past. We’ve had this planned for sometime.

Toying with a new logo. Might have a winner.
04/08/2026

Toying with a new logo. Might have a winner.

We’re excited to announce our upcoming 2026 Spring breeding of Rory (Chrest’s Bagged My Limit) and Kash (Chrest’s Kash i...
01/11/2026

We’re excited to announce our upcoming 2026 Spring breeding of Rory (Chrest’s Bagged My Limit) and Kash (Chrest’s Kash in Our Chips). This will be a linebreeding on our foundation girl, Veda. As we’ve said many times, if we can produce pups anything like Veda, we’ll be forever blessed.
This is a very influential litter which includes Windrows Saddle Tramp, Caden’s R***r Weltmeister, Dr. N’s CJ amongst many other influential dogs.
Rory should come into season end of February.
Contact me if you have any questions.

Merry Christmas from the Chrest Kennels Crew! Thank you to all who have boarded, trained and tested with us in 2025. We ...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the Chrest Kennels Crew! Thank you to all who have boarded, trained and tested with us in 2025. We are blessed to have amazing people in our lives and look forward to what 2026 will bring.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from our Family to yours.

Rory on a covey of quail. She’s turned into quite the bird finder this year.
11/24/2025

Rory on a covey of quail. She’s turned into quite the bird finder this year.

Thank you to all who have served!
11/11/2025

Thank you to all who have served!

Congratulations Izola!!Grand champion showmanshipReserve Champion Obedience Blue ribbon rally
09/20/2025

Congratulations Izola!!
Grand champion showmanship
Reserve Champion Obedience
Blue ribbon rally

Address

Waltham, MN
55982

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 8:30pm
Friday 5pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 6pm - 8pm
Sunday 6pm - 8pm

Telephone

+15079518180

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