Stevix Brittanys - California Brittany Spaniel Breeders

I have owned and hunted Brittany's for over 30 years since my first one in 1974. I started out simply hunting my dogs, later I began competeing with my dogs in order to extend my hunting seasons and training oportunities. I have come up through AKC Hunt Tests, NSTRA, AKC Field Trials, and Am Field Trials with my dogs and have bred and finished 4 dogs to 7 field titles, and 4 one hour Championship placements. My dogs have come from the HOF lines of Scipio Spinks, Beans Blaze, Nolan's Last Bullet, Hi Proof Rum Runner,Tequila Joker, Scipio's Little Chick, Chubasco II, BulletProof II and Chick-n-Little. I prefer smart, bidable, stylish, practically self-training, natural bird dogs. Bird dogs you can hunt a foot or compete with. Bird dogs to be proud to own.

Brittany Spaniel

Steve Cosgrave
2261 Drew Ave
Turlock, California 95382

Breeding quality gun dogs for over 30 years.

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Hi Steve
I am not sure to tell people about you or your dogs. I was referred to you by another breeder because he did not have any pups. I called the lady that knows about all the litters from the american brittany club bit she did not tell me about your litter. i am very happy with little smokey! He is a nice dog, he like birds, and is great with my kids and their friends. I am planning to take him to a pro trainer this fall. Thanks for being so easy to work with, I sure wish the other akc brittany breeders were so nice.

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All you folks should know what a great bird dog man steve is. I have owned german shorthairs for more than 30 years but just could keep up with then anymore as i have gotten older. So my wife suggested that I should get a smaller, shorter running dog that we could keep in the house. So i searched all over the western U.S. for a breeder that had just what i wanted. When i talked with steve he was talking my kinda language. He was kind and spent a lot of time with me, and boy did i ask him questions...let me tell you he answered every one. He even gave me references of other people that bought his dogs...what a great guy!!! I had talked to a whole bunch of phony brittany breeders, most of them we nothing but show dog breeders or puppy mills. I was so happy when i finally found steve. Please do your self a favor, don't waste your time with a bunch of show people who don't know squat about bird dogs...call steve and tell him that Harry said to call him...cause it's all about the bird dog and steve's dogs are all bird dog!

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Steve
Joe and I wanted to thank you for your letting us adopt Jessie...she is so cute!!!! Joe says she has all the makings of one super good bird dog! He can't wait to take her out with his dad and his german shorthair. We give her lots of treats and she even sleeps in bed with us...she sure is a bed hog...hehehehe We almost bought a puppy from a breeder in los angeles but they had way too many rules and had a contract that looked like it came from an attorney...they said they were american brittany club members and belonged to the CBC, whatever that is..blahblahblah!!! Any way our friend near fresno said to call you and we are sooo happy we did!!!! Jessies coat color even matches Joe's hair color...super cool. thanks Steve
your the best
hugs and kisses

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Steve
thanks for helping me get a new pup after i had to put old buster to sleep. I really wanted a small, close working dog that could take the place of old buster and i am glad i found you! Alot of field trial breeders told me about big running dogs that ran all over the place but that was not what i was looking for. You listened to my needs and then told me that even though your dogs field trial that they were bred for hunting and they run real close. Boy you were not kidding little jake stays right with me in the field....he sure works close and i never have to worry about losing him in the field. I guess your field trial are not real big runners as mine stays nice an close. I send Jake to a trainer in bakersfield and he said jake is going to make a great hunting dog. I gave him your number and told him he should call you to get a dog from you...he sure does like little jake.

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Hi Steve
We wanted to let you know how happy we are with our Maggie. i can't believe that 2 years have passed already and her hips came back great!!! My wife and I were thinking back to when we met you at the California Brittany club trail in the mojave desert. We were there looking at brittanys and nobody gave us the time of day...everyone was sooooo rude!!!! Then we saw you and your pretty dog Jill and when we told you how beautiful she was you stopped and talked to us and invited us back to talk with your friends. That day you sure earned our respect and we decided that we were going to buy our first brittany from you. I we are not breeders or field trialers just plain old hunters but boy you made us feel like you cared. Once we came to your home to pick out little tia we have never been so happy. My wife and I are proud to tell eveyone where we got her.

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Steve-

Hello. Just wanted to send you a quick note and a little update. I would like to thank you for making this puppy buying experience so great. I am so thankful that you took the time and thought to actually match us up with a pup that suits us. She is doing great. I am really enjoying playing with her (that is, when the kids will let me), and she is just really becoming part of the family. She has plenty of energy, of course, but she can also calm down and cuddle. The other day she fell asleep with our 2 year old on the floor. Also, thank you very much for the videos. They are great. Even my wife sat through one, and she won't sit through most movies!! So I'm sure they will come in very handy and the tips in them will certainly be tried. Again, that was very thoughtful, so thank you. We've decided to name her Cadence's Cuervo Bullet. We call her Cady for short. We will send you some pictures shortly. Again, thank you so much and it has been a real pleasure doing business with you.

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I am sure happy with my pup that I got from Steve!!! We had called another breeder in central
California who did not have any pups on the ground. But he did give us Steve's contact information and next thing we know we took a little pup home. I have owned Brittanys for 25 years and have to say that this is probably the best dog we ever owned. Our sally is all bird dog and really classy on the ground. In fact she might have too much point in her, if thats possible. Thanks Steve

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I have known Steve for several years and have assisted in the training of a number of Steves Brittanys. I can say without reservation his dogs are true to the breed and display all the characteristics of a well bred Brittany. I am looking forward to having room in my kennel for one of Steve's puppies.

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Steve, Thanks for meeting me in Sacramento last year. That saved me a lot of driving. My "joe" has been a great hunting dog. I killed over 60 pheasants and chukar at the club last year with him. He retrieved almost all of them. looking forward to next season.

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Steve, just wanted you to know "Chip" has become a fantastic hunting dog. I retired last year and have hunted him at least 3-4 days a week all season. He's the best dog I've ever owned. thanks, Mark

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Hi
We wanted to write a testimonial to let all of you know what a great job Stevix Brittanys does with their pups. We bought a puppy from another breeder 2 years ago from southern California. These people made us sign a big long contract telling us all these things that we had to do with our pup. Well the sire was a real well known dual champion brittany from southern California and our pup would not point birds, and ended up dysplastic like 4 others from the same litter. Well we gave the pup back to that breeder and said no thanks to a replacement from those people. A good friend of ours then hooked us up with Steve and boy are we glad that happened. Steve had a litter, there was no big contract, in fact Steve said if we had any problems to just bring our little ol puppy back and he would refund our money. We took our pup home and let me tell you, it the best bird dog we have ever owned!!! The pup was pointing at 4 months old, was a natural retriever, and found more birds than any of my buddies. I am one proud owner and tell anybody who will listen...if you want a real bird dog...Call Steve at Stevix Kennels..Thanks Steve

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Steve, thanks for helping us pick such a nice pup. Woody is about seven months old now. Woody is out of Boogy and Jack. Sent Woody to puppy camp for two weeks, he is so impressive to watch point, and he's so young. My son takes Woody for walks to the park, all the kids love him because he loves to retrieve everything. Can't wait to go hunting with him. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP.
Barrie

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Not sure what to say other then we love our new pup from Steve and Thank you for meeting us half way to pick her up. the kids love her. She has been a little dickens since we got her home. but that sweet face makes it so hard to get upset with her. guess that is what puppies are all about

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I have dealt with Steve on many occasions. He is all business and holds firmly to the concept that its "all about the bird dog" Do yourself a favor and get your next brittany from Steve...you'll be happy for years to come.

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just want to say we love our Boy that we got from Steve. He has grown up to be a fine hunting dog thanks.

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Through a referal from another on this site i was sent to steve when the other breeder didn't have any pups available.
Pretty impressive when you have breeders who work together and you get a great pup.
thanks steve for a wonderful hunting companion. i ahve had some friends try and talk me in to running some trials with my boy. Still not sure about doing the trial thing but guess my friends are also impressed with him.

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Hi Steve, hope you and your family are well. Buster is doing great, he is a good hunter and a great retriever. I have not been able to hunt this year, my niece is taking him out. I had to have more back surgery in September. I am still recovering and will be for some time. I get to hear how he is doing from my niece. He is at over 200+ pheasants and I don't know how many chuckers.

I have never had a Brittany that retrieves like this guy, he has not lost a bird in the last 3 years. I hope by the end of January I can ride up to the club and if nothing else watch from the truck. Thanks for a quality dog. Maybe next season I will be good enough to go hunting with you.

Happy Holidays to you and your family, Glen

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Rascal is doing wonderful. He has fit into our family just perfect. We mailed off the AKC stuff today, his AKC name is Kevs Rascaly Hunter. Thank you for all of the help you guys have provided. Kelli Weishaupt

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Hi Steve,

Ginger is doing very well. She was 10 pounds a week ago and has been very healthy. She knows "outside" as the command to go to the door and she usually potties on command but still has accidents in the house occasionally.

She loves Gus (my golden) and follows him everywhere. She plays with him and sleeps cuddled up with him when she tires. She still cannot make it through the night without going out. I have attached a couple pictures.

She has a great personality, very resiliant, and not afraid of anything.

Sharalyn

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Steve, I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas/Holiday Season! Iwanted to send you quick note, sorry no new pics this time. The coolnews is that my brother and I took my lab and Gunner out last Sunday toa favorite spot of mine for quail. We had been walking around for nomore than 10 minutes or so when I flushed a pair and shot at thetrailing bird. I thought I missed. We walked over to the spot where Ithought he might be and looked around for a couple of minutes but nobird. So I figured I had indeed missed him. Right then out of the cornerof my eye I see Gunner coming out of some bushes with a nice mature (anddead) quail in his mouth!! He Brought it right to me and released it. I was just hoping to get him some time out to enjoy the walk and thefield and low and behold he is a natural!! It was a pretty cool deal.Jack, my son, was with me and he was loving it too! Take care and I will send pics soon. Nick

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Hi Steve,

Just a quick note to let you know we are just thrilled with our new addition. Michael was so surprised and we are all just in love! I think half of Michael's high school came over yesterday to see this little celebrity. You weren't kidding about him liking his food - we don't have a name yet, but we're working on it and enjoying this new adventure!

Have a great day.
Thank you.

Sharon Weiss

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I have had the great pleasure of dealing with Steve and see his dogs in action. Solid bred and quality breedings. A1+

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