Posts Tagged ‘pointing dog’

A Visitor to the Kennels

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

We had a visitor to the kennels over the holidays – Evan Phillippe – who manages the excellent outdoor sports blog Below the High-Water Mark.

Evan blogged about his experiences at the kennel:

“These are gorgeous dogs and everytime I visit the place it’s all I can do to resist throwing the credit card down and putting my name on the waiting list for a puppy.”

He also had an opportunity to take two DeCoverly setters out to hunt released chukar:

“Both dogs hunted beautifully, showing off their distinctly different styles, each getting the job done in their own way but with that unmistakable setter class, ingrained through generations of strong breeding and an unyielding drive to point something. It is always a privelege to walk up on one of these dogs when they are frozen solid as the winter ground they cover so efficiently.”

DeCoverly hunting dogs in the fieldWe appreciated Evan’s visit to the kennel and we’re glad he enjoyed hunting with DeCoverly setters. If you’d like to schedule your own visit to the kennels, email dcoverly@epix.net or call 570-378-3357.

Come see us at the Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen’s Show

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

If you’re in New Jersey and you want to learn more about DeCoverly Kennels English Setter hunting dogs, the lineage of our Ryman Dual Setters or you’d just like to say ‘hi’ to the DeCoverly team, come visit us at the 26th annual Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen’s Show.

Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen's ShowRunning January 14-17, 2010, at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center at Raritan Center, Edison, N.J., the Garden State Outdoor Sportsmen’s Show will feature family fun like a video archery range, trout pond, paintball gallery and fly-casting pool; great deals on fishing, hunting and outdoor supplies; The Garden State Deer Classic and much more.

Adult admission is $10; women are half price and children under 15 are free when accompanied by an adult with paid admission. For directions, click here. It’s sure to be a great event for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts, so come out and be sure to visit us for information on our hunting dogs, training and breeding – everything that makes up the DeCoverly Difference.

Become A Fan on Facebook

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

DeCoverly Kennels FacebookIf you’re a fan of DeCoverly Kennels’ one-of-a-kind Ryman Dual Setters, let us know and become a fan of our Facebook page.

We share DeCoverly news, photos and more through our page. It offers another opportunity for us to interact with owners of our DeCoverly Kennels English Setters and the page helps create a network of DeCoverly owners. So become a fan today!

Training Versus Breaking an English Setter

Monday, July 6th, 2009

In a recent article in our DeCoverly Kennels On-Point Newsletter, Ken Alexander, discusses training versus breaking an English setter.  As Ken says “Training takes patience, consistency, and TIME.”

In fact it takes about three years to train a fine bird dog and give him/her the experience needed for real maturity.  But if the owner takes the shortcut and breaks the dog, the end result is a dog that may never fully develop into the gun dog it has the potential to be.

For example, even if the dog has perfect manners in the field, they may never develop the independence needed to become a great performer as a result of the breaking.  So proper step by step training is absolutely crucial, and this training often times even involves giving a dog room to learn in an unimpeded environment.

To read how more about how Ken achieves this, click here.

Checkout the latest On-Point Newsletter from DeCoverly Kennels!

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Since our last newsletter there have been a lot of changes and happenings in the kennels, which we hope you’ll enjoy reading about.  So go ahead and check out the latest edition of DeCoverly Kennels On-Point Newsletter.

This issue includes some pet safety tips for owners, and article from our breeder on training versus breaking English setters, and some great customer feedback.  Overall it’s a great issue for either current owners or potential owners of an English setter.  You can check out the full issue here.