I purchased Echo from Sage In the spring of 2014 from the Blue Sage Aringo x Bone Point Magnus liter. Sage was easy to communicate with and has been great following up with the dogs several years later. Echo was very interested in birds and hunting from the time that we got him. Within a few months he had developed a strong point and desire to hunt. Echo has truly evolved into a versatile gun dog. At 7 months old he was retrieving geese out of a layout blind. Since then he has hunted ducks, chukar, quail, and pheasant. He will hunt hard all day without quitting. He has a strong and reliable nose. Best of all he has been an excellent family dog going on daily jogs and playing with two toddlers the rest of the day.

I began my journey of searching for a German Wirehaired Pointer more than a year before ever picking up our puppy. I interviewed breeders from all over the U.S. I settled on Blue Sage Gun Dogs after I spoke with the owner, Sage Kendall. I picked up Jaegar in Idaho in July of 2017, he has been a great dog and an even better addition to our family. He is very well mannered and easy going around the house, but once you get him in the field his nose is to the ground and he never stops, except to point at birds. He was seven months old when I started hunting him pretty hard and he has matured to a great gun dog and companion. I hope to work with him this summer to make him an even better hunting dog. He has so much natural talent that he learns very quickly and many things he needs no training. I plan to purchase another GWP in the next couple of years and when I do it will be from Blue Sage Gun Dogs.

After having bad draws with two prior bird dogs, a Brit and pointer, my wife found the Blue Sage Gun Dogs web site and surprised me with a German Wirehaired Pointer from their kennel. When our bitch puppy arrived, we called her “Sage”. She was darling and extremely well humanized. Sage now is just two years old, has hunted wild birds in Texas and Georgia, released birds in Georgia and Kentucky. No matter the birds hunted, she’s a natural pointer. We have her delivering to hand, and by dove season she’ll be retrieving, delivering, and steady to shot. Having grown up with Labs and pointers, this bitch is the most useful and well rounded shooting dog we have owned. Kudos to Sage Kendall.

after a lot of searching we came accross blue sage kennels and really liked the confirmation of their GWPs. We had many conversations and texts with Sage, (the owner of the blue sage kennels.) we found him to be very knowledgable of the breed, with a discipline for for bettering the breed, and helpful with our questions. One of the question asked in the questionnaire was what I was looking for in a GWP. My answer was a bragging rights bird dog, and home companion. Well, right out of the gate NEZ took prize 1 in natural ability test in a field of about 30 dogs. To say the least , I was thrilled. Many of the people at the test came up to ask where NEZ came from. NEZ is two now, and in one hunt , pointed and retrieved over 20 pheasant. She is scheduled to receive her utility training and testing soon. Thank you Sage for a great companion and hunting partner. Keep up the great work.
Tom & Sharon

I began Talking to Sage in December of 2013. I have been raising, and training Labrador retrievers for over 30 years, and while I have extensive experience with that breed I had never worked with a GWP. Sage was very generous with his time in educating me on the breed and answering numerous questions. In June of 2015 my daughter and I made the long trek from Bozeman Mt. to Emmet ID. and picked up my new hunting partner DIETZ (pronounced Deets). I have owned numerous dogs in my life, and have been blessed to have a few who were special. I have never been more excited about the future I see in Dietz. Intelligent, Confident, Birdy, good looking pup, who is a pleasure to be around. I still call Sage with questions, ask his opinion and advice, and he is always eager to help out. I feel confident in saying I not only acquired a great dog, but a friend in Sage as well. I would recommend anyone looking for a good gun dog to contact Blue Sage Gun Dogs with out reservation. You will not be disappointed.

Tye Bernall
Project Manager
North Fork Builders

Si just finished his first complete hunting season. He has an outstanding desire to please, a strong natural hunting ability and behavior, non aggressive personality. He is all business when it comes time to hunt and a great companion around the house. I have hunted Si a lot by himself and when hunting with other dogs I was amazed at his natural ability to honor other dogs. Honor is something that I had not worked with him on and it came to him all naturally. He excelled on all birds upland and waterfowl. Si from the day I got him has always displayed a great natural ability in all aspects. This comes from a great Breeding program and parents with generations of great dogs all with NAVHDA certification. I would encourage any one looking for an all around hunting dog to not pass up an opportunity to own a pup from Blue Sage Gun Dogs. My veterinarian is really impressed with Si's outstanding conformation and temperament. I was hunting over in Oregon last December and had to take Si to a local vet office for a wire cut. The two vets that were on call were really impressed with Si's temperament, conformation and structural soundness. Their comment was they had never seen a nicer German Wirehaired Pointer. Sage is a great guy and will help you with any questions that you may have and you will find him to be a great friend as well.

Randall Rector
208-280-5425

I got a puppy from Blue Sage Gun Dogs out of Elka's June 2014 Litter, He is almost 7 months old, his training is going wonderful , he is the most gentle, wonderful Wirehair pointer I have owned. His natural abilities are OUTSTANDING!!!! I think the breeding choices and the Love for the breed make Blue Sage Gun Dogs a TOP breeder . If you want an OUTSTANDING all around Dog, I recommend Blue Sage Gun Dogs!!! Deena Vradenburgh

I have been hunting Otto at least a couple of times a week since the first week of September. Started out on mountain grouse. Sent you a picture of him with his first two ruffed grouse. Since then we went on to pheasants. He really put it together the last three weeks. Just returned from a pheasant hunt near Great Falls. He pointed at least a dozen birds (hens included). He is lock steady and has a great nose. He has two successful retrieves to the hand. He has no problems finding cripples augered into the grass. Digs them out and plucks out the live birds we would never found. Gets along well with all other dogs. Is an absolute sweetheart in the house with wife and other dog.

This is my first Drahthaar. It has been a grand experience!

To be quite honest, we were more than a little nervous buying our next pup online. We searched and searched through miles of pages of German Wirehaired breeders throughout the country and Canada, too!
We finally decided on Blue Sage because of his Association with NAVHDA and his Commitment to breeding a spectacular hunting dog, as well as an enjoyable member of the family.
When we were to pick up the pup, we also had reservations with Sage picking our dog for us. How would a questionaire, or a short paragraph adequately describe our needs for this dog? How would someone who doesn't even know us, or met us for that matter, be able to pick our next family member??? The answer to these questions is simple: Perfectly. He has years of breeding, hunting and owning. He gave us the choice between two dogs, and the one that we inevitably brought home, has been better than we could have every expected! She was perfect to crate train, house train, and was pointing and stalking our chickens at 6 1/2 weeks like a pro.
I know the reservations of trusting someone to come through with your next companion and hunting partner. Trust me when I say Blue Sage. Every time.
We are sold on these top of the line pups, and will return for our next German Wirehaired Pointer from Blue Sage.
Thanks for the amazing pup, Sage!
Eric and Shannon Jacobson

When we decided to purchase a Wirehair, we decided to purchase a pup, knowing the joy and
heartache that comes with it.
In searching the Internet for available pups, we decided that we wanted a progeny of proven Navhda parents--a proven quality dog. When I came upon Blue Sage Kennels, not only did Sage have pups, but their parents were at the top of the Navhda certification, which would offer me the best of progeny. Game on!
I spoke with Sage and felt he was a "stand-up" guy and I respected his breeding program.
Since Donar has been home, he has gone to work with me daily to enhance the bonding. None of my other dogs have had the same enthusiasm at this age(4 months old) for retrieving in all levels of cover. He won't give up until he has found and retrieved his prey tactically. He is learning to use his nose exceptionally well.
This is his DNA-nothing I have done. He has been exposed to quail and pheasants and has retrieved from the hand launcher at 150 feet.
I want to thank Sage for entrusting me with this pup. He was right--he is where he belongs--with us. He belongs in our family 365 days per year, not just during hunting season. I believe that come May, he will be amazing. I can offer him the opportunity and exposure and he will rise to the top. Not by me, but by his breeding.
Thank you again for the opportunity to purchase Donar. Larry Bowlin 253-203-5218 Nov 9 2013

I purchased a pup from the June 5th litter (Elka & Axel) from Sage. I picked Si up on July 28th and he is the best socialized pup that I have ever had. I have always hunted with Labs and Si is the first pointer that I have owned. Si is very intelligent, easy to train and has more natural ability that any pup I have every had. I shot doves over Si when he was 5 days short of being 3 month old. He retrieved 5 doves, 2 which was still alive that he had to run down. He worked like he had done this many times before. Sage helps with questions that I have and lets me know what I should be working on with Si. If you are wanting a German Wirehair Pointer, don't miss the chance to own a pup from Sage. They have a pedigree full of hunt tested and proven dogs. I take Si with me every place that I can and I get constant comments on what a great looking pup he is and how well mannered he is. Sage and his family are great and you will have a great friend in Sage as well. I can't wait to do the hunt tests with Si. Randall Rector, Jerome, Idaho 208-280-5425

another update on Boss- out of Elka and Axle-

Boss and I just finished our 1st NAVHDA NA test where Boss had a perfect 112 prize 1 score!

That perfect score would never of happened without Boss's good bloodlines and Sage's help and guidance
in getting us both ready for the test

Thanks Sage

Vane

Happy to post a testimonial about Blue Sage Gun Dogs.

I purchased two male pups from Sage (Elka & Quikie) in May of 2011. We got the first pup taken, a male that we call AReck and the last pup taken, a male that we call RFree. It's either a shot a my ability to recognize good pups or a indicator that all the pups in this litter were excellent because RFree is every bit the dog AReck is. Both did well in their first test with RFree scoring a total of 69 on the VHDF HAE.

I've hunted both for two years now. They've been over many birds. They are both good athletes, hunt to the front within range point and hold birds. Both cross water with no problem. Both are collar conditioned and they have completed their yard training which we've taken to the field. They are good in the yard and have become fine members of our family. Training resumes right after the beginning of the year (2012) and I expect to finish them by the spring.

Finally, I can tell you that my association with Sage has been top notch. If you purchase a pup from him you'll get good breeding and make a friend as well.

MIke Mathews
208-548-2214
Rockland Idaho

I got a male out of Elka and Axel last June and he is turning into a super dog. He has super prey drive and potential for both upland and waterfowl, a spectacular nose, a tight coat, tough feet, and excellent confirmation. At 8 months he's been out on quail, pheasants, prairie chickens, ducks, geese, and Sandhill cranes (only the ones that are dead as a hammer). Can't adequately describe how happy I am with this dog. He's running his first puppy trials tomorrow and I expect to run him in both NAVDHA in the spring and NSTRA in the fall. He's a house dog and my wife and kindergarten age daughter love him. I had a great experience with Sage, too. He picked the pup for me. I was initially nervous about that, but he took the time to talk with me extensively about what I was looking for in a dog and assured me that his 7 weeks with the litter would be much more telling than the hour I might have with them. He was right. If you want a quality wirehair, I would highly recommend Blue Sage.

Hey Sage,

Just to give you an update on Boss- it seems like just a few days ago we were talking about how to get him to honor and point! Well, we are way past that now!

I took him pheasant hunting first for 3 days but he didn't do much [he did point a hen for a few seconds] but I got to watch him operate and could see that he has a pretty good nose- he did a lot of trailing with the other dogs and a few times when they would stop and point, Boss would keep trailing and jump the bird- but I worked on that and by the end of the trip he was getting the hang of it all and was learning to back the other dogs- he also retrieved the roosters I shot after the dogs would bring them to me- I would throw them for Boss and he brought them back to hand every time with no problems- I did keep the older dogs back a couple of times when I had a rooster down and let Boss figure it out. It was fun watching him deal with fences and cows!

Then a couple of days later I went over chukar hunting for a couple days. He didn't do much the 1st day- it seemed like he was never in the right spot at the right time but he got to be around some good points and started to honor with style. He spent more time walking by me than I would of liked [ he did this pheasant hunting also but the country I was hunting was really thick and he was not used to that] He just did not know what was going on yet and did not have the confidence that he does now. Thinking back on it- he was probably getting tired as well as this is all new to him!

The 2nd day he pointed a chukar and 2 different quail by himself, I got lucky and shot each of them and he retrieved them just like a veteran-he didn't mark them very good but he got the job done and got lots of praise! He also got more confidence and started to cover more country and he acted like he really enjoyed his job!

Today hunting snipe around here with him by himself, he pointed 2 different snipe and looked good doing it. He held his point for as long as it took me to get to him, let me walk out in front of him and jump the birds.

He is learning more everyday now and is gaining more confidence, hunting hard covering lots of country [almost too much] I have to reel him in sometimes [ he responds to the tone on the collar for coming to me, and also when I tone him when he sees the other dogs are on point he stops and honors them] he is really learning to use his nose now and we are at the point where it is fun to get him out and watch him put it all together.

There is no doubt in my mind that I when I take him chukar hunting next trip and hunt him by himself- he will get the job done! I think that is good start for a pup that is under 8 months old!

Thanks for all your help and guidance Sage!

Vane

Our experience with this breeder has been excellent. The kennel is clean, dogs and puppies all healthy. The puppy we purchased has been easy to train, has an excellent disposition. She is showing a strong natural hunting desire. She is an excellent family dog as well with a pleasing personality. Our trainer was very impressed with her when he did the initial evaluation. She is willing to please and has shown no signs of stubbornness. Passed her gun test and is a bold retriever. Very happy with our pup from Blue Sage Gun Dogs.