IDAHO HUNTING DOGS - Idaho German Shorthaired Pointer Breeders

At Idaho Hunting Dogs, our goal is to breed very conformationally correct GSP's that are also very birdy, and with loving personalities. Pups have TONS of natural instinct. All puppies are vet checked, current on shots by a licensed veterinarian, tails, dewclaws & worming done and pre-registered with AKC. Written Guarantee. Shipping available weather permitting. All of our dogs have had their hips certified by OFA and eyes certified by CERF. We take great pride in producing healthy happy puppies.

All of our puppies are born in the house and raised in the house to get them used to a home's general sights, sounds and chaos plus of course, lots of hugs and kisses. They are handled from the time they are born until they go to their new owners at 8 weeks. They are exposed to lots of different sounds, textures, and environments. These are definitely family dogs for the home that "turn on" in the field for an incredible hunting partner; however, we encourage some form of puppy social /obedience class for new puppies and their families. We don't raise "kennel" dogs. We have 7 GSP's and they all live in the house with us. They are like our children. Some people have lots of kids, we have 4-legged kids to bring enjoyment to our lives :)

All of our dogs are great in the field as well as outstanding family members.

1. Fritz's father is a 2 time NFC as well as a Dual Chamption. His first 3 generations include: 2xNFC, DC Liebmeister Roll Tide, FC Northman's Dixieland Cody, CH Liebmeister Kiss My Fanny , Rusty Patch Of Staver SH with other proven hunting and show lines

2. Dutchess, lines include FC AFC. Beier's Evolution, DC Hillhavens Hustler & DC Essers' Duke VD Wildburg plus many more.

3. Madison is out of Northwood Mountain Kennel. her parents are DC/AFC Eagle Ridge Royal Magnitude MH and CH. NMK's Timeless Trilogy, MH. You won't find any better lines anywhere.

4. Abby's lines include: Snip's Ticked Off SH, DC Hillhaven's Hustler, DC AFC Cebourns Erick Of Hustleberg JH, DC Apocalypse V Greif plus many more.

Don't miss out on one of these Dual Quality pups. Please visit our website for more information: www.IdahoHuntingDogs.com or call evenings 208-681-6127. Email: cheryl@idahohuntingdogs.com.

Thanks for your interest in our pups!!

Mark and Cheryl Matthiesen

German Shorthaired Pointer

Training, Stud Services

Mark or Cheryl Matthiesen
Shelley, Idaho 83274

Breeding quality gun dogs for over 20 years.

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We got our dogs from Mark and Cheryl-Idaho Hunting Dogs almost a year ago. They are very well dispositioned, extremely smart dogs that pick up manners and commands quickly. They were so easy to potty train, we didn't feel like we had two at once! We couldn't believe how soon they started poining, and retrieving. Not only are they amazing family dogs, we have 2 boys, the entire family is really looking forward to this hunting season! We have friends that have bought from other breeders and even they are impressed. Mark and Cheryl go above and beyond with all the video and pictures they take. By the time the pups were ready, we had a huge file saved on the computer! They have a clean and loving environment that they raise their pups in. Meeting them was a pleasure and we feel they are our friends. We wouldn't think twice about buying from Mark and Cherly again!
Bryan and Christy Crandall

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Hi Cheryl, Jaxon is almost one year old. Pointing, flushing birds and retrieving is his game. The bird sanctuary is his favorite place in his world he runs ten miles per day flushing out birds. Jaxon is one hardcore hunter.

Take care Steve.

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Hi Cheryl and Mark,

Just wanted to let you know that Tucker completed a NAVHDA test on Monday and Scored a prize I He was just incredible and had perfect scores for pointing, tracking and swimming. He has progressed so much and is doing so well that I entered him in a field trial two weeks ago and he scored 680 points. I had him entered as an amateur and he scored over 200 points better than any of the other 25 pointers and most of them were professionally trained and much older. I spend a little time each day and keep working on different things and he just loves to please. Thought you would be interested to know that one of your dogs was a prize I NAVHDA dog. I will send you a copy of the certificate. Keep on producing great dogs!! Burton

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Cheryl,

Had to share a picture of Sophie babysitting our grandkids during last weekend’s camping trip. It’s amazing how she can go from romping around at mach one to being so soft and gentle with the little ones. Training is going well and she gets to work birds on a regular basis because we hunt antlers the same places we bird hunt in the fall. Just visited your web site after quite a spell and was very pleased to see Sophie on there with one of her birds.

Thanks again for a wonderful addition to our family,

Rod

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Our little female is a hunting machine, very smart and just a breeze to have in the home. One very classy dog!!

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Entered Tucker in a field trial in Eugene on Sunday and he scored a shopping 680 and outscored all other pointers and he was only entered as an amateur and competed agains dogs that had been trialing for years. YESSS!!!!. He is like a vacuum cleaner out in the field and a joy to watch. Wish I had asome one videoing it. The grass was 3 feet tall and he just bounded through it. So pretty. Great genes.
Wish you two the best and sure loved the puppy videos. Burt

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Cheryl & Mark have been incredible to work with, from the moment the puppies were born they have been supportive, full of information and wonderful to deal with. From birth to the puppy's arrival in our home we received emails with videos and photos of the puppies that allowed us to see personalities develop.

Our puppy had to travel to Alaska and Cheryl worked with me extensively to arrange the flights and make sure he arrived safe and sound.

Our dog is almost 2 now and they continue to answer questions and really care about how our dog is doing.
Deacon is a well rounded dog, very personable, great with other animals and a pleasure to hunt with. He has been easy to train in basic household behavior as well as for hunting. He is incredible to watch hunting both upland and water birds.
I would never hesitate to recommend Idaho Hunting Dogs. Your experience will result in the highest satisfaction and faith knowing that your dog is coming from wonderful people that really care about their dogs.

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I purchased "Cooper" a german shorthair pointer in August of 04' from Cherly and Mark and I couldn't be happier or more satisfied with my experience. I was so impressed and continue to be, with how much pride & care they take in their dogs throughout their entire lives. Cooper has become an icon in the neighborhood, not just for his looks, but for what a well balanced dog should act and behave like. It's comforting to know I have people to trust should I want to adopt another quality K-9. Thanks again, Chris

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I cannot recommend Idaho Hunting Dogs highly enough. We got our first hunting dog from them Spring of 2007. With two young children we were concerned about adding such a notoriously high energy dog to our family, but she has been absolutely wonderful at home. More impressively, she has an amazing drive in the field, a drop dead gorgeous point and is birdy as all get out. I could not hope for a better companion and hunting partner. We visited their kennel and Cheryl and Mark do an amazing job of socializing their pups for family life and have a line with impeccable genetics which yields great hunters. With Idaho Hunting Dogs we got all we were hoping for and more!

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Hi, Cheryl. Max is doing great. Growing like crazy and having a blast learning how to chase birds. He's pointed a bunch of quail, about a half dozen sharptails, a few huns and last weekend we got him his first chukar. He pointed it and after I shot it, he went and found it. He's probably pointed about 15 different birds since Mid-October and looks great. I really had no expectations of him for this season since he's still so young but he's done really well and is much further along in his development as a bird dog than I thought he'd be this year. We have a lot of retrieving work to do in the offseason but I'm not going to try and train him on any more commands this year. I'm just going to let him run and find birds and be happy about it. He's loving it.

He is still such a ball of energy that most of the good pics I have of him are with him asleep. But here's one of him trying to get his first chukar back down off of the tailgate after I unloaded the vest last weekend and a couple more. He LOVES having birds in his mouth, he just doesn't exactly love letting them go yet. :) And he won't sit still for a picture with one laying at his feet yet either so this is the best hunting pic I have of him right now. By next season he'll be able to pose like a big boy and smile for the camera.

I sure love him and we're having a great time together.

Thanks again and I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas.

James Herrett

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