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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Hi Cheryl,

Just thought I would let you know how the little boy did this weekend. I could not be any happier with his performance in the field. He did a wonderfull job of staying
at a reasonable distance, has a great nose andhad some very fine points. We hunted quail and between the two of us hunting we shot 30 birds in two days, most of which
were over Matty's points. He did a great job pointing entire coveys and single birds as well as the pheasant we ran into.

He also hunted with another dog and they worked very well together. I was surprised to see him actually back Charlie a couple of times and he didn't flush any of the
birds Charlie pointed. We still have a bit of work to do on his retrieves but he showed some good signs of retrieval after he followed Charlie on a retrieve. Sunday he
actually got in the brush and retrieved a bird we could have never gotten without him. Matty never broke and chased birds after his points and did a great job of
re-pointing a couple of singles after the covey flushed.

All in all I think we have a real stud on our hands here. It was a really special and neat experience to hunt with him and have him do so well on his seven-month birthday.
I have plenty of pictures of him and the birds and I will send copies as soon as I have them developed.

Cheryl, thank you so much for this great pup. He is all I could have expected in a young dog and he will be a wonderful hunting companion for a lot of years to come!

I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.

K. Knowles
Coeur d'Alene, ID

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Cheryl,

Thought I would drop you a line about Cheyenne. We just got back from South Dakota Oct. 31, 2005 and wow did she do good but I'll start from the beginning. From day
1 she has been the best dog money can buy. House breaking and crate training were a breeze. She is VERY smart and catches on to everything easily. In the past few
months I've been taking her to a dog trainer off and on and have been working with her on the things she learned in between. Here's a quote from my dog trainer." I'm
not sure where you got this puppy from but HOLY COW do they know how to breed a dog". He is a full time trainer and always has 8-10 client dogs and says there's not
a dog that comes through his kennel like this and would put her up against 90% of all the dogs and she would show them up. When people around here talk about a steady
dog they consider a 3 minute point rock solid. About a month ago we put a bird out for her and she pointed over 30 minutes without as much as even a creep. And when
we flushed the bird and harvested it she retrieved like you wouldn't believe. All of this at 9 MONTHS OLD!!. We have even as much as taken our training birds and
dropped them at her feet and flew them between her nose and the pointed bird and she won't break!!!! She also is very strong at backing/honoring another dogs point. All
this came natural with no training at all. When we were in South Dakota we had 4 people hunting behind her and my other puppy and we had our limit every day (12 per
day) in less than 4 hours per day. That's hunting all public land too!!!! Cheyenne stuck probably 75% of all the birds we harvested and honored on all the points from the
other puppy. Not to mention retrieving every bird the other puppy didn't. She would go just wide open from the time you let her out into the field until you put her back
in the box. To say the least she is bird crazy. Then when you go from the field to home you get a completely different dog. You get in the house and she's super mellow
and lays by your feet. If you seen her in the house you would probably think this lazy dog couldn't hunt if she wanted to. I've had tons of compliments about how pretty
she is too. I actually have people that want to reserve puppies out of her first litter. I tell them it will be a year and a few months and they say they will gladly wait.
I tell a lot of people about your web site too. Thanks again for a puppy of this caliber.

M. Schmidt
Stratford, WI

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Cheryl,
WE LOVE the Guinness! We cannot believe how great this dog is. Smart, obedient, and housebroken! I will send more photos as they come along. Hope all is well with
you and your family,
Cheers,
V.Cruz
Boston, MA

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Hi Cheryl,

Maggie went to the vet yesterday. She did great! The vet said she was a perfect specimen of her breed. She is doing terrific. She weighs 8 1/2 lbs and will be going
for her second round of shots on Halloween. She is adjusting to her crate and allowing us to sleep now. Thank you so much for such a wonderful addition to our family.
All the best,
Maureen & Rich
Ryan, Bekah and Will

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Hello Cheryl!

Just wanted to drop you a line and some pictures of our wonderful pups! Sadie is absolutely wonderful. Extremely smart and obedient. She has all the basic commands
down pat, and we'll start table work with her in the next month or so. No aversion to water at all as she was going crazy trying to get in the hot tub with us last
night! We'll wait for a little warmer weather before taking her for a swim though. We took both dogs to a spot loaded with wild bird scent, and they both proved to
have exceptional noses. Mitzy saw her first pheasant last week while walking with Dick, and he said she was extremely excited about it. We're really looking forward
to working with these dogs on a hunt. Both dogs get to spend nearly every day together, and are great friends. They keep our 5yr old 130lb Rottweiler "Baron" busy all
day! As you can see in the pic's. they all get along extremely well. Sadie loves to stand up on Baron's back to get a better view of things. Anyway, hope all goes well at
your kennel, and if you ever need a reference in our area, feel free to use us.
Thanks again for 2 terrific pets!
Forrest & Suzanne Price
Lewiston, ID

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Cheryl,
Bandit just turned 6 months old and is a handsome, strong and athletic dog. German Shorthaired Pointers have such wonderful quirky personalities, they are cute, funny,
mischievous, energetic and athletic but still gentle and sweet. Bandit is a fine example of the breed, we are constantly asked about him, and he is praised for his
handsome looks. He gives us a huge amount of love and affection and my kids adore him. He totally understands what you want from him, and sometimes cooperates! His
tail never stops wagging, he is such a happy, cool dog!He plays really well with all the children that visit our house, and there are many! He is also very socialiable with
other dogs. On top of all that, at the end of the day, he will lie under your chair, or sit with his head in your lap to be stroked while he dozes ... the best of dogs ...
thanks so much!
S. Krenzke
Houston, TX

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Cheryl,
Just thought I'd update you on Sophie. She is now in her third week of training. Andrew and I spent all day today (well actually every Saturday) watching her work, and
being trained ourselves. She is doing great, she is a much better student than some of the other dogs. Actually most of the other dogs are Labs, it's a California thing.
They train them for dual purpose i.e. upland game and waterfowl. I have to say some of them are very hard headed and need lots of correction. I on the other hand have
an upland dog that will work waterfowl. You should see her retrieve, makes no difference to her land or water. The best part about Sophie is that she needs minimal
correction, when training, she really is a quick learner. In just two more weeks I will be shooting birds over her, and I think in three more months I'll have a super gun
dog. After her training is concluded I'm thinking of entering her in some AKC hunt tests for pointing breeds. I really think she could work up to the master hunter
title without too much of a problem. To your credit everyone who has seen her work, points out that she is very well bred. Again thank you for a very wonderful pet and
hunting companion.
I'll keep you updated,
J. Lusch
Norwalk, CA

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HI Cheryl,
Sorry it's take so long to let you know how Pearl is doing. I don't have pictures yet but (my brother has the camera) this last February, Pearl hunted around 110 quail
and 40 pheasants. Her nose is outstanding I hate to admit it but she's better at 14 months than my last GSP at 7 years. Thanks again!
E. Janssen
Colorado

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Dear Cheryl,
I wanted to contact you to let you know how well our GSP Grady is doing - from Molly's litter 2 years ago. She is absolutely awesome. She is a very close part of our
family in every way. For starters - she is gorgeous. It never ceases to amaze me how many compliments we get when we go anywhere as to what a beautiful dog she is.
Grady is petite under 50 pounds and has been a wonderful house dog. Her temperament is fabulous, our 7 and 8 year old roll around with her and play with her everyday
and she loves to play and can be very protective of our home. When taken into the field, she transforms from a house dog to a dutiful hunter, very obedient, tremendous
natural ability, great nose, great retriever and an energy level to hunt for 3-4 hours solid - and perhaps best of all she has a great personality. We take her
everywhere and she has made a wonderful addition to our family. We are looking forward to breeding her perhaps next year. Just wanted to give you an update.
Thanks.
B. Munholland

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Cheryl,
Just wanted to give a shout out and let you know that Justice is doing very well as a Narcotic Detection dog. At 6 months old, she has about 8 month of training left
but she is already beating the certified detection dogs. Thanks again for breeding such wonderful pups. Please let me know when you intend to have another litter
because Justice has proven you a reliable and professional breeder.
Thanks again,
Geoff R.
Police Officer (Nevada)

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Hi Cheryl,
I just wanted to tell you that Heidi is doing very well. She has been retrieving doves. At first she watched the older dogs. And was a little hard mouth and didn't want to give the bird up. But over a few days that all changed. And she finds the bird and brings it right back to Cel. When they are hunting she is very involved. She watches everything that is around her. Next Sat. is chucker hunting so she will have a new bird to find. We believe she is going to be a excellent bird dog. And we love her. Last week we took them all camping so I got some nice pictures of her. So I'll send some soon ok. Hope all is fine with you and the family.
Take Care, and Thank you,
D. Lorenzie
Challis, ID.

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Cheryl and Mark,
Thanks for all your quality care and effort - it really makes a person purchasing a dog feel good to know you and your husband are fine enthusiastic breeders.

Hope you enjoyed our Christmas photo of Angus at 7 months old. He's really beautiful. He's extremely intelligent and is a joy every day and loved like crazy by my husband and I and our three boys. He gets his leash from the kitchen counter where we keep it and brings it to us and sits down and if we don't get the message, he goes to the door with it.I tell him calmly, "no bark...quiet" and that if he continues to bark he will go in his crate. With that, he makes a little grumbling noise and stops barking. He picked out and carried away each of his five Christmas presents from everyone else presents under the tree. He spends quality quiet time on the couch every night with my husband and I for an hour or so before going to bed. When he's ready for bed, he quietly gets up and leaves
for his crate. He goes outside in our backyard and stands at the fence and barks every day to call his old yellow lab friend to come outside. The lab comes out and I guess Angus doesn't understand why his friend just stands there quietly and doesn't share his enthusiasm. If we don't come right away to let Angus back inside from the backyard, a few minutes later we routinely hear the back doorbell ring. The boys always say, "who's at the door," then end up asking, "oh...it's just Angus?"Angus goes for many rides in the car, and sits patiently and waits for us while we go in a store for a minute. You both have socialized the puppies
so well that every time someone goes by the car, Angus wags his tail like he's found his lost pal. I recently read, by the way, that it's crucial at an early puppy age to have as much human bonding and closeness as possible in order to develop a happy adult dog that has had good early human trust and love experiences.

Angus is so affectionate and happy all the time. Never has he shown any anger or aggression. When I go occasionally to get the boys at the High School, one of my sons will ask to take Angus on his leash to show him off. My son says everyone loves our pointer, especially the girls. Then, four or five boys pack into our car, with Angus ending up on their laps spread out. He's been pointing since the first day we got him home from his plane ride. We've started taking him to some
large open fields soon, and we've been reading books on hunting training. He has an exuberance and excitement in the field that we don't see in him anywhere else. We're very sure its from his fine hereditary hunting lines from both his mother and father's side. We'll be sure in the future to take some hunting pictures and send them on to you. On lead, he heels by my side like a prince, with paws kicking as he prances like a show dog making his run. He will go into a
long sit-stay position and has the patience of a saint-dog until he gets the come command. Angus has been taught by my youngest son to shake. Whenever he deems it necessary to get something from him, he sits and automatically gives him his paw. He back talks regularly if he doesn't like something, and has some work to do on that!!I have some pumpkin Halloween pictures to send to you, but that will come later. Hope this gives you an idea of what this puppy's like. He's a character to say the least. If we ever get another dog, it will be from you all. Have a great, peaceful holiday,
C. Lanspery
Sandy Hook, CT

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Hi Cheryl,

Just thought I would let you know how the little boy did this weekend. I could not be any happier with his performance in the field.
He did a wonderfull job of staying at a reasonable distance, has a great nose and had some very fine points. We hunted quail and
between the two of us hunting we shot 30 birds in two days, most of which were over Matty's points. He did a great job pointing
entire coveys and single birds as well as the pheasant we ran into.

He also hunted with another dog and they worked very well together. I was surprised to see him actually back Charlie a couple of
times and he didn't flush any of the birds Charlie pointed. We still have a bit of work to do on his retrieves but he showed some
good signs of retrieval after he followed Charlie on a retrieve. Sunday he actually got in the brush and retrieved a bird we could
have never gotten without him. Matty never broke and chased birds after his points and did a great job of re-pointing a couple of
singles after the covey flushed.

All in all I think we have a real stud on our hands here. It was a really special and neat experience to hunt with him and have him do
so well on his seven-month birthday. I have plenty of pictures of him and the birds and I will send copies as soon as I have them
developed.

Cheryl, thank you so much for this great pup. He is all I could have expected in a young dog and he will be a wonderful hunting
companion for a lot of years to come!

I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.

K. Knowles
Coeur d'Alene, ID

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