K BAR K Kennels - Illinois Blackmouth Cur, French Brittany Spaniel Breeders

K BAR K Kennels is a family owned Kennel. We are a small kennel that prides itself

on quality not quanity. Our French Brittany's & Blackmouth Curs are not only proven hunters.

They are proven reproduces. The foundation of our French Brittanys are Sire: Salt Creek Tugboat

and Dam: TK's Little Black Coal.

Tugboat & Coal: Have produced 5 litters so far. Their pups are proving their worth in the

field, in the home, and in the whelping box. Bringing forth a whole new generation, of

hunting compainons and family pets.

The Foundation of our Blackmouth Curs are Sire: Shelby's Hunter II and our Dams: Knierim's

Precious Dollar & Knierim's Tiger Lilly. At K-Bar-K Kennels we believe in proven crosses.

Hunter & Dollar have been mated 5 times. Hunter & Lilly have been mated 4 times.

These pups are proving their worth as coon-squirrel dogs. As well as working both wild &

domesticated stock (Hogs/Cattle). We have had pups go on to make Bear--Bobcat--Mountain

lion--decoy coyote--wounded blood trailing dogs. We personally feel the BMC is adaptable

and trainable to meet all your hunting needs.

We try to make purchasing a puppy from us as simple as possible. Our French Brittanys sell

for $350.00. Our Blackmouth Cur puppies sell for $250.00. We suggest a simple $50.00

(REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT) to hold your puppy for you. That way if you can't take delivery

we can simply send you your check back.

I am a Pastor so please no calls on Sundays. Lets keep Sundays for the Lord.

Thank you for your interest in our dogs. May God wonderfully and bountifully bless you

and your family.

Kevin R. Knierim

Blackmouth Cur, French Brittany Spaniel

Kevin R. Knierim
7404 E. 825th. Ave.
Altamont, Illinois 62411

Breeding quality gun dogs for over 8 years.

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When our first BMC, Daisy was not even a year old our daughter was born. At first I was worried about this fifty pound dog being too friendly with an infant, but my fears were quickly put to rest when I say how gentle Daisy was with the baby. She would simply lay close to her, sniff and worry over her if she was crying. In fact, she was a better mother than me one day. I had put our daughter down for a nap in her bassinet in the house, switched on the baby monitor and went out to the barn to grind corn for my chickens. Now I had the monitor where I could see it light up if I looked up because it is impossible to hear anything over the noise of the grinder. After I had been out there awhile Daisy ran to the door of the barn barking like someone had pulled in the driveway, so I went to look and saw nothing. I went back to the grinder, but Daisy did it again, but with more insistence. I looked again, but there was nothing out there. As I walked back to the grinder again I happened to look up and all the lights on the baby monitor were flashing. My daughter was screaming her head off so I rushed out the door with Daisy right beside me. She ran right to the window closest to my daughter's bassinet and just keep barking. I, of course, went inside and picked up my very unhappy baby and then promptly went back outside and gave Daisy the love she deserved for being the best baby monitor I have ever had.

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Got in contact with Kevin last spring, He was more than helpful in helping me with a purchace of a Britt female. Cant say enough good thing about the experiance. Kevin has followed up a number of time since I got her. If anyone is looking for a new pup, He is the man to go to.

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i just want to report that brindy has really "turned the corner " - she treed a couple of squirrels for me before season went out last winter--even though she did not turn a year old until valentines day--because of the ticks i hadden't done much with her recently--that is untill saturday evening when i decided to turn her loose around the house-that was the start of an eventful day in which i woke up to a barking dog-i located her under the manger of our old barn trying to get to a growling coon-as i was not in the notion of rebuilding the manger i lead her away and put her up untill after lunch-shortly after turning her loose again i heard her barking and found her frantically trying to get under an old stove some one had dumped in a ditch at the edge of the timber-i moved the stove and she immediately pulled out two opossums--later on that afternoon she treed twice out in the timber--once on a mulberry that i feel certain held a squirrel and later she treed quite agressively on a old tree with a big split in it-she had treed quite some time and chewed off a couple of small branches and pulled off several chunks of bark-because of her intensity at that tree i feel sure there was a coon in it- she's very gammie and very tree minded--come on november brindy and i are ready!!!! kevin thanks for keeping this treeing strain of black mouth curs going we are all indebted to you for your efforts-jim

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Kevin,
So sorry we haven't responded sooner to your emails. We did receive the papers - thank you. Our male pup, Scout, is doing well. I have attached a couple pictures of he and our German Shorthaired Pointer (8 years old), Hershey. Hershey was very excited when we first brought Scout home. Now, we need to get some of their interactions on video. They remind us of a cartoon where the little pup is bouncing up and down next to the adult male bulldog (?) "Wanna play, Butch, wanna play?" Then the adult swipes at the pup and says "AAAHH, shut up!" Hershey will tolerate Scout for a while, but he definately puts Scout in his place.

Scout is supposed to be our "outside" dog. As you can see in the pix, he's not outside yet. Our 5 yr. old daughter LOVES him and carried him everywhere for the first couple days. She still tries to carry him, but he's getting a little to big for her. She even "read" books to him. He loves her, too. You know the Coppertone baby with the pup pulling down her pants? That is Scout and Grace. He,unfortunately, has torn several pants of hers. But, he's a pup and learning. He will go to the door when he wants out - sometimes. We're making progress.

Thank you, Kevin and your family for bringing us together. You have our permission to share our email address with the other litter mates' owners. Thanks again.

Brian and Michele Adams

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I bred my female BMC with Kevin's Shelby's Hunter II. He had my female for a few weeks and made me feel very comfortable about her being with him. I have learned a lot from Kevin about the breed and he continues to help me (even as far as sending buyers to me if they were/are closer). These pups from Kevin's Hunter and my female have had very satified buyers. When I went to pick up my female BMC, I bought my BMC male, Trapper, from Kevin. He is a very handsome dog and has been a wonderful addition to our family. Trapper and Juneau (my female) have also had a litter of pups together. These pups are turning into some fine pups and their buyers so far have been pleased.
You can't go wrong when you talk with Kevin in regards to his dogs. He is knowledgable and honest as they come. I feel blessed that he helped me with my first time in breeding my female and continues to care about how we all continue to do.

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I got Keile, my Blackmouth Cur, from my daughter, Sarah, when she had to move. Sarah got her at 4 months and immediately housebroke her in less than a day. Keile was 9 months old when I got her. She bonded to me and is the best homestead dog I could have ever imagined. We live in the country and she keeps all "critters" away. She naturally trees squirrels and raccoons.
She has to be the most gorgeous dog I have ever had too. From reading the standard, she is right on! Kevin is really nice too. Very helpful. I will definitely give him and K Bar K a thumbs up!

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If honesty and integrity are what you are looking for in a breeder, Kevin is your man. He also knows a thing or two about Brittanys.

My wife, two kids and my current dog went to visit Kevin earlier this spring and he was very accomodating. I had told him I was wanting a female and he had the parents available as well as the three female dogs. Kevin allowed me to work each dog through a series of temperament tests and was very patient with us as we selected which dog to take home.

Belle came home and gets along great with our kids and 10 year old lab Haley. They live in an outdoor kennel due to my alergies but honestly I think they both enjoy the winter better than the summer heat.

Belle is my first pointer and I've had her out once ealier in the year. She pointed a quail and a pheasant. She's off to school later this fall to get her started off right. I'm looking forward to this hunting season.

I highly recommend that you consider purchasing your next dog from Kevin at K Bar K Kennels.

Orestes

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I purchased a BMC from Kevin around Nov or Dec, he made the process easy as I was deployed to Iraq, He answered all the questions and emails I sent in a timely manner. Words cannot describe the many talents of the BMC that Kevin raises. We had Wrigley house broke in a week, and learning numerous tricks. I have yet to try him out for hunting but I for see him doing fine. I receive complements on his looks, attitude, friendliness, and how he go from a full rough house play to being totally calm......this is by far the best dog I have ever worked with and I have been around a lot of dogs. Thanks for every thing Kevin feel free to use me for word of mouth.

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We came from WI to get our black mouth cur, Roscoe, from Kevin in April. We didn't know much about the breed except what we had found on the internet. Kevin was extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. He answered all our questions. Our vet said that Kevin had done a wonderful job with Roscoe.
We are having so much fun with Roscoe. We get compliments on him everywhere we go. He is very smart and has caught on to training very quickly. After one week, he stopped waking up in the night and we haven't had a problem since. He is a very energetic dog and is very good with our four kids. He is great addition to our family. We couldn't be happier with Roscoe.

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We purchased Bristol our blackmouth cur from Kevin and have been very impressed with the dog and Kevin. He was very helpful answering all of the questions we had about blackmouths I new very little about the breed because they are unheard of in MI. Kevin breeds great working and family dogs Bristol has been a great addition to our family she just loves our two year old son she keeps a very close eye on him. We feel very blessed to have one of Kevin's BMC's and when I am ready for another one I will definitely buy one from Kevin.
Thanks Kleins

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We got "Louie" back in December from Kevin at K Bar K Kennels. Kevin was very helpful and answered all our questions and send us pictures the same day we asked for them.
Louie is now approx 14 weeks old and is a great addition to our family. He is very bright and learned to sit and shake in just a matter of weeks. He will be going to hunting school in June and until then is enjoying just being a puppy. He is wonderful with kids and has had no health problems at all.
I would highly recommend Kevpin to anyone that was wanting a brittany spaniel. Thanks so much!
Renee and Steve

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After extensive research on French Brittany breeding I found K Bar K. It was an absolute pleasure to deal with Kevin! He sent pictures updated that day of all the pups and gave us a rundown of all ages. We took the drive down and had a look at all the puppies and one stood out... the black and white pup who is now called Ringo.

Ringo was the best thing that happened to our family. He is extremely intelligent and a very very fast learner. He had a few accidents in the house but he was a very young pup... now he waits by the door. My two girls and wife just adore the little guy and he loves his new home.

His hunting skills were AMAZING!! I took him out when he was 5 month or so old and fired a 12 ga. over him and he looked out to see where the bird fell. Kevin did a great job training these pups early on. His scent for bird is also very amazing and he spotted one where no human eye could.

Again, thank you Kevin for your wonderful Britt Ringo. I am sure you will make many more folks as happy as we are. God Bless!

Joe and Family

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Kevin at K BAR K Kennels was very good to deal with. After a disapointment with another breeder I found K BAR K Kennels.

Kevin impressed me and was very forthright and honest about the pups he had. After a little debate with the Wife, we chose to buy a little female we now call Dinky. From a 50 year old who has owned various dog breeds from the ol' farm mut to registered beagles, terriers, and other spaniels, I must say Dinky is almost the smartest pup I have owned.

She has yet to have an accident in the house, as she is a house pet as well as my future hunting partner, despite being kennle raised. She is learning quickly and in just one day has caught on to the sit command. She is almost ready to ring the shop keepers bell on her own-we are training her to ring it when nature calls. My daughter, Michayla, has taken to her as well. They are unseperatable and go everywhere. She will begin puppy classes soon and my daughter plans on training her to be a therapy dog as well as a hunter.

Thanks Kevin. She is a great addition to our family and I look forward to training her to be a great hunting partner.

bruce

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