We continue to breed the line of Brittany bird dogs that has been associated with the Smith family since Delmar’s first National Championship titles.  If not field trialed, these dogs have been used on our commercial upland hunting operations in tough country.  In short, our dogs will always be “real bird dogs,” whether titled or not.

We are proud to announce that we are having a litter by Bud and Holly.  These pups’ lineage is connected to the Smith family for 11 generations, going back to Holliday Britt who was Delmar Smith’s second National Champion (Many Hall of Fame Inductees can be traced back to Holliday Britt including: Scipio Spinks, Holliday Britt’s Bazooka, Hi-Spirit Bazooka Pistol, Brandy’s Bullet, Perry’s Rustic Prince, Hi Proof Rum Runner, Scipio’s Little Chick, Shady’s Chik-N-Little.). Bud, going back five generations to Perry’s Rustic Prince, is also an outcross to Shambos Dark Shadow and Tequilas Joker.  Holly, another one of Smith bloodlines, has greats such as Hi Proof Rum Runner and El Patron in her pedigree.  Holly has been used on our commercial wild bird hunting operations for the last six years.  She has earned and maintains her position as one of the top dogs on our string.

We are now accepting deposits for the litter.  Holly is expected to whelp the end of June.  As many of you may guess, we will be keeping our pick out of the litter in order to be able to continue our bloodline.  We are very excited about the potential of this litter.

$700 per pup ($100 deposit)

Holly marking singles in South Texas

Bud during his formal training at RSK

The Texas quail season is coming to a close. It has been tough all over the great State of Texas this year. The unpredictable Texas weather made it difficult for the young quail chicks to survive. First, there was almost a year of little to no rain, followed by months of over 100 degree temperatures. It wasn’t until this fall that most of Texas began to see some much needed rainfall. Ranchers and wildlife experts began seeing “bumble bee” sized chicks quickly, however, it appears that an early cold snap took its toll on that last hatch. It is estimated that 20% of this year’s quail crop survived to maturity. Therefore, the majority of the quail we worked this year were last year’s birds…and there is a reason they are survivors! These wily quail either tuck in so tight that you and your dog could work right over them in the cord grass or sacahuiste or put on their tennis shoes and take you on a trek working scent for over a quarter of a mile! It made for a sporting year for all Texas quail hunters and many more quail lived to reproduce than what was harvested by hunters.

Sheer luck allowed us to get some fantastic bird work done with some of our first year dogs on the string. Pairing a young dog with an old proven bird finder, we were able to keep the young ones in enough birds to keep them focused and learning. It looks like the end product is some sure enough young bird dogs! Our youngsters, Bo, Maria, Vegas, and LB, learned life lessons of how to work wild birds in tough scenting conditions. Below is a picture of Vegas pointing a nice covey at the edge of a mesquite mott. Bo is honoring in the background. We were able to harvest two birds from that particular covey and both dogs had nice retrieves. It makes both of us giddy seeing a new group of classy young pups out there each season doing what they are bred and trained to do!

Thanks to everyone that hunted with us this year! We enjoyed each of our outings with you and hope to see you again next year!