Description:

Shades is a 50 lbs white/orange young male with a dynamic and bold personality. He has an even copper eye mask with very little body ticking. Shades is an excellent bird finder who has been hunting since the age of 5 months. He has had wild pheasants, quail, prairie chickens, and sharptail grouse shot over him. Almost everyone comments on Shades physical beauty. He is universally attractive to dog and non-dog enthusiasts. He points with a high tail and retrieves to hand on land and water. He can perform blind retrieves. Shades is fast and will thoroughly cover a lot of ground. He will sit, stay, lay down, heel, shake hands, jump into your arms on command and is very clean in the kennel. Shades is a 2X National Shoot to Retrieve Association champion. He finished in the top 32(128 dogs entered) of the 2004 Purina Endurance Classic Trial. He is a grandson of Hall of Famer/Champion Tomoka. Shades' COI is 2.19727% with CH/Hall of Famer Tomoka contributing 28.125%. Shades' sister, Susie Smokin Weed, was the Open Derby Classic winner of the the English Setter Association of America's English Setter National Championship(placements recognized by AKC). The Orthopedic Foundation For Animals evaluated Shades' hip joint confirmation as good with no evidence of hip dysplasia. He is negative for brucellosis. Shades is registered and DNA certified with American Field's Field Dog Stud Book and is available at stud for $400, frozen semen for $500. I GUARANTEE THE QUALITY AND SALE OF PUPS OF APPROVED FEMALES VIA A PRICE FORMULA. Call 785-249-4316 or email jim@setterdogs.com to schedule a breeding. Click here for pictures, pedigree and field trial record for Shades. Strengths- pinning wild pheasants, blind retrieves, ratio of 1st place finishes, high performer in extreme conditions(rain, heat, blizzard), intelligence on game.