HR Soggy Acres Desert Fox SH and Soggy Acres Dixie Belle have been bred and we should have chocolate and black pups around the end of February to early March.

This is a repeat for Rommel and Dixie.  Four of the pups sold in the last litter ended up with professional trainers and are doing well.

The pups are doing well.  We still have two chocolate males left!!!

The pups are doing great!!  They will be started on mushy food this weekend.

We will soon have a really nice litter of fox red labrador retriever puppies!  Josie was bred to Wiz and we should have pups by the middle of February.  These will be great looking pups with a reddish yellow coat.  The pups will be loaded with potential, but with great dispositions like mom and dad.

Dont miss out on these pups!

See our website and facebook page for more info.  www.soggyacres.com or call 2622159683

Superman the Puppy!

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Here is a pic of the pups from our Izzy and Rommel litter.  We still have three chocolate males available!  The pups finally have their eyes open and are up on all fours walking around.  Feel free to call or email with questions.  www.soggyacres.com soggyacres@earthlink.net 2622159683

We will soon have an exciting litter of fox red (reddish yellow) pups bred!  Josie is in heat and should be bred in the next couple of weeks.  We have availability in the litter for both males and females.  These should be great pups for companion, hunting or competition dogs.  Feel free to email or call with questions.

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As the time flys by the pups are getting close to some big milestones.  Several are up on all fours walking….albeit with their eyes closed.  They all should have their eyes open in the next three days!

Got Soggy Dog?  You need ONE!!!

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The pups are all doing great.  We are around this weekend and scheduled visits are more than welcome!

Stop by and see what Soggy Dogs are all about!

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  HR Soggy Acres Desert Fox SH (Rommel) will be bred to Soggy Acres Dixie Belle in the next couple of weeks.  This litter will produce both black and chocolate pups.  We still have some availability for these litters.  The pedigee is listed below.

Call or email with questions.

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Thanks,

Jeff Fuller

Despite being born a few days early Izzys pups are doing great!  They are growing and crawling around.  They went to the vet on Saturday and had their dew claws removed.  Dont wait to long to put down a deposit!  We currently have three chocolate males still available.

If this litter doesnt work Dixie Belle will be bred to Rommel in the next couple of weeks.  We still have some availability on pups for that litter as well.

Call or email with questions.  www.soggyacres.com soggyacacres@earthlink.net or call 262 215 9683

We have a wonderful litter of chocolate and black puppies.  The happy parents of HR Soggy Acres Desert Fox SH and Soggy Acres Izzabelle are proud to announce the arrival of 8 puppies.  The breakdown is two chocolate females, three chocolate males, two black males and one black female.  The pups were a few days early but are doing well.  Izzy is being a great mom and Rommel has offered to help in any way he can!

We still have some availability for these pups.  The takehome date will be Jan. 16th, 2010.

Dont miss out on a great opportunity for a companion, hunting or competition dog.

Visit our website www.soggyacres.com , facebook page or give us a call at 262 215 9683 for more info.

Remember……Everyone Derserves a Soggy Dog!

Dont miss out on our next litter from Izzy and Rommel.  As of today we have 2 pups spoken for.  The litter should be great for hunting, competition and as family dogs.  I have the pedigree for the litter listed below.  This is a great pedigree full of talented dogs throughout the four generation pedigree. 

Call or email with questions.  262 215 9683  soggyacres@earthlink.net  www.soggyacres.com

Everyone Deserves a Soggy Dog!

Keep us in mind when you get away for that all important vacation or even night.  We have one of the finest boarding facilities in southern Wisconsin.  Our boarded dogs have access to a 4 X 5 foot inside run, as well as a 4 X 12 foot outside run.  The dogs also get plenty of play time with our labs in the two large exercise areas.  Club Soggy is head and shoulders above the normal boarding facility!  Book now as we only take four boarded dogs at a time.

See our website and facebook page for pictures and more info about our dog boarding program.

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Call or email with any and all questions……

Respectfully,

Jeff Fuller

Soggy Acres Retrievers

HR Soggy Acres Desert Fox SH (Rommel) will be bred to Soggy Acres Dixie Belle (Dixie) right around Christmas.  We will have both black and chocolate puppies in the litter.  We still have availability for both colors and sex.  Feel free to contact us at 262 215 9683 or soggyacres@earthlink.net .  Also check out our website at www.soggyacres.com or our become a fan of our facebook page!

I have a “redder” side.  It’s time I finally come out of the hunter’s closet and admit to being one of those who actively pursues game with firearm in-hand.  Unless you know me well, you don’t know that I hunt, and I keep it that way on purpose.  I occupy a very small space as a blue voting, environmentalist that also hunts.  However, I try to distance myself from some of the general beliefs that dominate the hunting community – shooting something you don’t eat is unacceptable in my book.  More on why I hunt in the next blog post…This post is about companionship and what it takes to truly earn a meal.

About six years ago I went upland game hunting for the first time with a dog – a bonafide bird dog.  I’m not talking about that neighbor with a mutt that fetches a ball, nor that neighbor with a retriever that has never had a mouthful of feathers.  Ike, a German Shorthair Pointer, showed me the beauty of a working dog and he consequently sparked my curiosity and desire to have a dog.  But like Wilson Rawls writes, “I didn’t just want any dog, I wanted a huntin’ dog.”

Last fall I finally took on the challenge of training my own bird dog, Wyatt D.R., a Brittany.  I dumped my savings account (which didn’t include much), got a 0% APR credit card and a few books on how to train bird dogs.  I was about as ready for my adventure as a virgin heading into a candle-lit room on prom night.  But I wasn’t deterred; nothing was holding me back from that bundle of puppy fur and my attempt to make us a successful hunting team.

It’s one thing to have an obedient pet.  I know how much work it takes and I commend anyone who has a pet that is moderately well behaved.  However, those with true working dogs take training to another level, working with their companion for years after puppyhood.  This concept and realization was lesson #342 from my bird dog adventure.

Resting after a long day.

After 16 months of training, eight training books, hundreds of chased birds, incessantly pestering friends for advice and countless moments of frustration (aka lessons on patience), Wyatt and I finally put it all together.  Half-way up the Salmon River hills on a perfect upland game day (cool temps, blue skies), Wyatt went on point, perfectly poised like a statue, confident that I’d soon be there to flush his located birds.  And this time I actually had a good shot, meaning Wyatt got to see one of his pointed birds hit the ground.  It was the quintessential scenario we had been working towards – we couldn’t have been happier.

While the scene above may seem morbid because a bird dies, and thus many people criticize the sport, it is actually a beautiful process that everyone should observe at least once.  From seeing the dog in its element, completely happy working the field, to seeing how much effort it really takes to put a little dinner on your plate, there is a place for hunting.  At least I know my meal is truly organic and I understand that a being had to give its life to fill my belly.  More on this subject coming…


Appendix: How pointing dogs work

As a pointer, Wyatt’s job (and really his ultimate joy in life) is to find birds and “point” them once he knows where they are.  Pointers run non-stop, scanning and working the hillside looking for bird scent.  When they finally get on strong scent and locate birds, they freeze.  Literally pointing at the bird with their eyes and nose, not moving a muscle until the hunter arrives to flush the bird.  A well-trained pointer will hold still for as long as five minutes, and maybe even longer, awaiting for their person to do their job – shoot the bird.  However, this process is easier said than done.  The puppy doesn’t leave the womb staunch on point, and every dog has a mix of instincts, personality and level of maturity that affect how you’ll get to the stage where the dog consistently points the bird.

We have a great litter of black and chocolate pups due the end of November.  The sire is HR Soggy Acres Desert Fox SH and the Dam is Soggy Acres Izzabelle. 

These should be great pups for pets, hunting or competition.  We still have availability for each sex and color.

Dont miss out on these pups!

Ill get a better pic up of Izzy….it was pouring rain during this one.  I was equally unhappy about being out in the weather.

Call 262 215 9683 www.soggyacres.com and we have a great site on Facebook!

Training Tips for Floppy Ears

In the evolution of Floppy Ears training, the question of what methods would be best for Floppy come into play. Lets face it, most people know little about training a dog and need to develop some type of program. The first step is to chose a method of training to be applied. There are numerous books, periodicals, tapes and DVDs out there to use as a guide. But then the question arises, “which method would be right for Floppy and me?” A good answer to this question would be to first decide the final destination for Floppy Ears in his quest for higher learning. A good suggestion would also be to aim your training program in a direction so that once Floppy accomplishes your set goals, you can still ascend to new heights if desired at a later date. At this point the plan of attack should be to find a training program that is easy to understand for the trainer. If the trainer cannot figure out what the instructions are then it should not be expected for the pupil to magically accomplish the set goals. The next step is to acquire the needed equipment for training Ole Floppy Ears. Do not try to cut costs and corners by not being fully equipped to implement your chosen training plan. Floppy will gain most of his/her knowledge during these tender years so make sure you have the tools to help.

This little guy is our only puppy left from our last litter…..  He is sweet and shows all of the natural ability you could ask for.  Our next litters arent ready until right before Xmas….  Dont miss out on him!

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I just spoke to the producer for Outdoor Wiscsonsin.  The episode shot on our kennel on May 8th, 2009 will air sometime in February or early March.  Once the time gets closer I will know an exact date and time for the airing.  I will post an update on our website, blog and facebook page when we know the time.

We still have one male and one female chocolate pup available from our Sadie and Swiper litter.  They are both real birdy and social.  Any hunter or family would be more than happy with one of these pups.

I may keep the female for our breeding program.  If interested let me know soon before I place her in our foster program.

If the male doesnt sell in the next few weeks he will begin training and be sold as a started dog.

Dont miss out on these two little gems!

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