Winterborn Spinone - Idaho Spinone Italiano Breeders

Sherry, the breeder at Winterborn, has bred wonderful dogs. Our boy Loki, from the Pirates litter is now 4 months old, and our girl Freya, is now five and a half years old. Both of our spinone are from Winterborn. Both dogs as puppies were happy, well adjusted, healthy and strong. They both were pre-crate trained, and knew exactly that using the bathroom outside was the right place to go. Both dogs had very, very few accidents in the house, and it was mainly as we missed their cues to go out. They're both intelligent, and very sweet, dogs.

Sherry cares deeply about the breed, and the puppies are well cared for. She ensures her puppies go to a home where they will live a good life. I was thrilled that she ensured that everything about our home and lifestyle was a fit for the breed before she sold us Freya. She is always willing to answer any questions that we have. She is very particular about which dogs she breeds, and ensures all appropriate testing is done on the dogs, and that the puppies will be genetically diverse and have as healthy parents as possible. She is the perfect example of a responsible breeder. I couldn't be any happier with our two spinone from her.

We have taken Freya hunting for pheasants and grouse, and she absolutely loves it, and is a very talented hunter. Her instinct is very strong, and needed no training to know how to point, flush and retrieve, she just started doing it after I shot a squirrel when she was 9 months old. She is now both a bird dog and a squirrel dog, which is definitely my doing as I keep shooting squirrels for her. Freya is incredibly healthy, and the only illnesses she has had have been contagious illness picked up from other dogs or infections, both of which have been very uncommon for her. As she is so strong and healthy, she recovers incredibly quickly after she starts treatment. She is fantastic with other dogs, as soon as other dogs are fearful, she ignores them completely. If other dogs want to play, she plays with their play style. If things start going awry, she walks away. She is amazing with children, and also adjusts her behaviour the same way with people as other dogs. She is patience itself with babies and children, and will go up to people and ask for attention and snuggles if they like dogs, and the people who don't like dogs or are nervous of her, she ignores completely. She loves camping and hiking, and going on her daily off leash walks on the trails. She adores her people, and the world isn't right unless my husband and I are around. She always wants to be with one or both of us and shows us her toys all the time to show us what a good girls she is. She also loves snoozing on comfy dog beds and the couch. Freya is a stubborn, strong willed and intelligent girl, who took some effort to train as she is only interested in treats when she decides she wants the cookies more than what she's doing. It took some time, effort and help from a professional trainer when she was young, but she caught on very well and is a true delight. She has excellent manners, and very good recall. She'll test the rules just to see if they're still in play, and will pout a little when she learns they are. She is a delightful drama queen, we absolutely love her.

Loki is a delightful puppy. He is a huge snuggle bug (he is currently cuddling with my foot while I type this review). He is strong, healthy, energetic, sweet, and wants excessive amounts of attention and loves. His hunting instinct is showing delightful glimmers, and I think he has lots of hunting potential, especially has he has Freya to copy. He adores Freya, and will follow her everywhere. He is incredibly intelligent, and combined with his absolute love of all things food, and his complete mad desire to please, he has been incredibly easy to train. He loves his mischief, as his name implies, but his shenaningans are completely normal for a puppy. He has had so few accidents in the house, that I could count them on two hands, and only was needing us to let him out at night for the first two weeks before he was sleeping through the night. He is learning is socialising skills very well, and is learning how to be gentle with kids beautifully. He looks to my husband, Freya and I for cues on how to react to new situations or when things make him nervous. When he observes that we are all completely fine and calm, responds in kind, with one eye on what made him nervous. He loves to play with other dogs, and is always up for a game. He is a very delightful boy, and we are love him very much.

I highly recommend Winterborn Spinone to any one who is interested in spinone puppy.

Great experience with Sherry with our latest spin, Princess Fiona, 6 months old :). Sherry is a wealth of knowledge and always there to answer any questions. These dogs are pretty great with sweet,calm temperaments. We are looking forward to continued hunting and hiking adventures with these 2.

Thanks forever to Sherry for our wonderful Clarabelle. From the moment Sherry put her in our arms, we have adored her more and more with each day. Clarabelle is beautiful, affectionate, very eager to please, funny, quite adaptable to all kinds of experiences, fearless, and oh so smart. Over the time leading up to Clarabelle coming home with us, Sherry kept us up to date on the litter and provided us with every detail we could possibly have needed to be prepared. The work Sherry did in training was obvious. Clarabelle came to us perfectly comfortable and happy in her crate. She knew about potty training. She’s excited to meet any and all people who have come to our house. She loves her big Spinone sister and is becoming friends with the cats. Sherry has been responsive and helpful with all our questions since Clarabelle came home, and I know I will be able to count on her in the future.

Our experience with Sherry and Winterborn Spinone has been superb! During our vetting process Sherry exhibited tireless patience, answered all of our questions, and made herself readily available whenever we needed her, and there was no pressure involved.

We are not hunters, so we were looking for a family dog. Sherry reassured us that she works hard to ensure that she matches the right dog and its temperament with an individual or family based on their lifestyle and the type of personality they are looking for. Well, based on our experience, we would say that Sherry is a peerless matchmaker.

Our boy Lorenzo Rigatoni aka "Enzo" has been a fabulous addition to our family. He arrived house trained, with a sweet disposition. Obviously, he is a puppy so there is training and work involved, but we could not be happier! Sherry has also been there in the aftermath of our adoption to provide support and answers to our further questions.

Our Enzo is one handsome boy who turns heads wherever we go, has a sweet personality, and plays well with other dogs.

In conclusion: our experience with Winterborn Spinone and their leadership has been top-notch from end-to-end. Highest recommendation!

Our experience with Sherry and the Winterborn Spinone team has been top notch from start to “finish.” (I say that in quotes because we still maintain contact.) Initially we inquired about an available puppy, and Sherry spent over an hour on the phone with me discussing our family, lifestyle, and the available pup to make sure we’d be a good fit for each other.

After deciding to go forward, Sherry provided numerous packets with information on the breed, care, tips, tools, and tricks. She also provided lots of pictures of our pup for our family, and kept open contact throughout the process until we were able to pick her up.

We picked up Daisy, our white and orange girl from the Noodles/Pasta litter, and drove her back to Texas just over a month ago. Our family immediately fell in love with her, along with everyone that sees her. She was a great car dog the entire trip, and continues to be. She has transitioned well, and the Winterborn team did an excellent job having Daisy crate and potty trained before we brought her home. She also understood some basic commands, and has done amazing in the first few weeks of our training at home. (You can follow our pups journey on IG: @some_like_it_spinone)

Sherry is very knowledgeable about the breed, and provides high quality pups. The countless positive reviews are a testament to the quality of their work as a breeder and the amazing pups you will find here at Winterborn. You can also search the hashtag winterbornspinone on IG to see several thriving pups from this great family. I would HIGHLY recommend Sherry and the Winterborn team if you are looking to add a Spinone family member.

Our experience with Sherry and Winterborn Spinone was exceptional. We brought our lovely boy Ravi - from the Noodle litter - home a month ago. Ravi is incredibly smart, absolutely adores belly rubs, and has charmed all of my office mates with his sweet and gentle nature.

Sherry and the Winterborn team absolutely dedicate themselves to giving each puppy the best care, love and guidance for the first weeks of their lives. Whether you are a hunter or a hiker or looking for a therapy dog, the puppies are raised with you – a future member of the Winterborn Family – in mind. Puppy care and welfare is the top priority, and they genuinely care about placing each puppy with the best home for its temperament and potential.

The foundation these puppies experience at Winterborn set them up for success. It took two days for our little guy to learn how to use the doggy door, and within the week, he was starting to take himself out to potty. We ensured that he made it outside frequently (including for the 4:30am wakeup call before he could sleep through the night) and praised him abundantly for a successful potty (he loved this part). Over the next few weeks, he was reliably taking himself outside every time he needed to go.

Initially, we had contacted Winterborn Spinone because we were interested in this breed and believed it would be a good fit for our lifestyle. After connecting with Sherry by email, and then over the phone, we knew she was the right breeder for our family. Sherry is incredibly dedicated to this breed, and the care she provides to her girls and puppies is top notch. We waited almost two years after placing a deposit on a puppy for the right time to bring a puppy home. Through this time, Sherry was incredibly professional and communicated clearly with updates on expected timelines.

While we waited for our puppy, the reviews found here provided reassurance and information. It helped us to get through what felt like a long (but completely worthwhile) wait. Now that we have brought our puppy home, we can confirm that the glowing reviews are accurate. If we ever decide to expand our Spinone family, we will do so with a Winterborn Spinone.

We have had our beautiful orange roan male Spinone for almost one year now. He has been an amazing addition to our family. We named him Archie. He is in a home with three young boys ages 8 and under and a young male cat named Pistol. He has an amazing relationship with our cat and kids. He is gentle, loving and smart. He does well on a gentle leader leash and never disappoints out in public. I literally have people comment any time I take him out. We appreciate everything!

We just got our Spinone puppy from Sherry. He is a brown roan male we named Hatcher. Obviously our entire family has fallen in love with the little guy.

I highly recommend Sherry as a breeder. Everything she did was professional, informational and complete. That includes our own family interview, her care for the puppies, her ease of transfer and follow-up information. We live in South Florida and Sherry is in Northern Idaho but we purchased from Winterborn based on Sherry’s reputation as a first class breeder and the quality of her dogs.

If you are looking for a Spinone I highly recommend you contact Sherry!

We first connected with Sherry in fall 2020, and after several informative and enjoyable phone conversations we put ourselves on the waitlist for a Winterborn puppy. We are so happy that we did: as of November 2021 we have received our puppy, who has - along with Sherry and the Winterborn team - exceeded our expectations in every possible way.

Four aspects of our experience with Winterborn Spinone particularly stand out:

1. Information: Sherry is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the spinone breed, and highly generous with her knowledge. In the early phases of the process she shared valuable insights and resources on spinones, which helped us confirm that this was the right breed for us given our lifestyle, home environment, and plans for the future. Sherry is more than a breeder: she is a veritable authority on spinones and a leading player in furthering the breed in the USA.

2. Family matching: We are not hunters, but rather an active young family who lives in a city but spends a lot of time in nature. We also have a rescue cat at home and will soon be having children, so our home situation and lifestyle call for a certain temperament of dog. Sherry was very attuned to the importance of a dog's fit within a family/home environment, and having had our dog for 2+ months now we are amazed at how well she matched the dog to our particular needs and preferences. Our dog has already become an integral member of the family, and we are astonished and incredibly grateful at just how well her temperament and energy fit into our lifestyle, home environment, and plans for the future.

3. Quality of Dogs and Early Puppy Care: Beyond her great fit with our family, our Winterborn puppy is just an overall wonderful dog. She conforms well with AKC breed standards, and more importantly she has a wonderful personality, a high level of intelligence, and a remarkably sweet temperament. Based on the feedback we have gotten from our vet as well as her behavior around the house, it is clear to us that she enjoyed both excellent parents and a nurturing early puppyhood while in the care of Sherry and her team. This includes valuable early training foundations, including potty training and crate training, which have made our subsequent training efforts so much easier and more productive than they might otherwise have been.

4. Communication and Ongoing Support: From the our first phone call to the present day, Sherry has been extremely communicative, responsive, enjoyable to work with, and generous with her knowledge and experience. It is so wonderful and reassuring to know that Sherry's commitment to our dog and our family goes beyond the pick-up date.

There is much more that I could write about our experience with Winterborn Spinone, but suffice to say that we could not be happier with our experience, our dog, and our ongoing support from Sherry. As soon as we are ready to welcome another spinone to our family we will be coming right back to Winterborn Spinone!

I recently received a puppy (Ella) from Sherry and her family and I have to say it's been an amazing experience. They are professional and very sincere in their methods of raising the pups and providing a wonderful environment for them to grow. The information that they also provided was outstanding. Ella is so well behaved, even for a 3month old. She's potty trained, crate trained and also the sweetest dog I've ever met. I couldn't be more happy with Sherry and her team. I highly recommend them if you are serious about Spinone!