Posted by John McKellop on December 9, 2025, 10:22 pm
Well, the team decided to put out 3 of the boys for stud service consideration. The 3 are brothers. Grouse Trails Little Bud, AKA Buddy; Grouse Trails Black Knight, AKA Knight, are 3.5 years old, and, a repeat breeding, a full brother, but at 1.5 years old now, Grouse Trails Chippewa Warrior, AKA Chip.
All 3 are well above average, truly outstanding Pointers!! All have great noses, very intelligent, exceptional bird finders, exude class & style, superb fast runners, easy to train, & friendly biddable personalities. Plus, they are breathtaking on point! They’ve mastered wild birds & have proven that in field trials with multiple placements.
ALL 4 Grandparents to these 3 are multiple Champions. Their mother, 3 X CH, 1 X RU CH Grouse Trails Warrior Cat, AKA “Kitty”, who is now 5 years old, is from John Stolgitis’s Chasehill kennel. She’s out of Panola Bacon & Chasehill Little Izzy. That breeding nick, produced Chasehill Poison Ivy, Ralphy’s Chasehill Rip, & many other sisters & brothers to Kitty, who have won a multitude of championships, including the Grand National & the Invitational.
Kittys had 6 pups in her first litter, 3 years back. By 2 years old, 4 of them had won CH or RU CH titles on Grouse or Woodcock. 4 out of 6 champions at 2 years old! Let that sink in. Bud & Knight, just 3 now, offered here for stud, are 2 of those. Their sire is, Toro, who went to hunters that haven’t ran him in any Championships, but knowing this dog, if they had, I’m positive he’d have many CHs in front of his name. Toro is out of my kennel. 6X CH, 2 RU CH Grouse Trails Pride & 4X CH, 2X RU CH Grouse Trails Cracker Jack. Most of those wins were on wild birds, primarily Grouse & Woodcock, but also Sharptails.
Consequently, there are a multitude of aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, parent, & all 4 grandparents that have won at the CH level. It would be extremely difficult to find a pedigree, such as these 3 brothers, with more gold up that close!
But better than that, all 3 of these studs have excelled at both hunting & proven their metal in field trials!
Chip, this last fall, at 1.5-year-old derby, placed in numerous derby events. Including the 23 dog Open derby at the Barrens Sharptail CH. This beautiful & truly outstanding Pointer, I am very confident, will have multiple CH titles by the time he’s 4 years old.
Knight, having multiple placements & coming close numerous times, won RU CH at the 43 dog Wisconsin Cover Dog CH last year at 2 years old. He is breathtaking on point!
Buddy, a truly outstanding Pointer, won his first CH last year at 2 years old, & this year at 3, he won 2 more CHs. 3 Championship wins at just 3 years old! I foresee a number more for this young lad. He is one of the best that I’ve ever had in 40 years of pointing dogs. Consequently, we are offering these 3 outstanding males for stud to good females. Cost by private contract. The team resides at 32798 Shaffer Rd, Guys Mills PA I, John McKellop, can be reached at 814.795.7691 Call or text. Please realize I rarely answer numbers not on my contact list, so leave a message & I’ll call back. Thank you for your consideration. The next few added posts will have pictures of the 3 Studs.
1.5 year old Grouse Trails Chippewa Warrior offered for stud service. Wild birds on the prairie or in the lake states tight grouse covers, or field trials, this boy has excelled! He's been exceptionally easy to train, & is probably the quietest, layed back dog, friendly dog that I've had. But cut him loose on a run & he's screaming speed with class, style & an easy handle.
Grouse Trails Black Knight, now 3.5 yrs old, is a superb wild bird dog, exceptional class & style. Very biddable & easy to train. Sweatheart disposition, but tares up the cover when cut loose. The picture with 2 in it, Knight front dog & his brother Buddy, are just on a whoa command ready to fire out. This young boy, I'm confident, will have more titles in the coming years.
Buddy, now just 3 years old, has won 3 Championships! This lad has been probably one of the best that I've ever had in 40 years with pointing dogs, field trialing & grouse hunting. He excels on the wide open North Dakota prairie, in the tight Grouse & Woodcock covers in the Lake States, or on release birds. He's a master at relocating & pinning Grouse. Truly an outstanding dog in every regard. He has an extremely happy, friendly demeanor, very biddable, exceptionally intelligent, very easy to train, and above all, an incredible nose for finding & showing you the birds! I'm expecting Buddy to have a number of CHs in his near future, too. He's a great one! The last picture, as a pup, he's just practicing his mean, killer looks. Please excuse the snot running out of his nose
Pictures are worth a thousand words, its been said. But I feel a video hides nothing & is worth a whole book. This is Bud, & his sister Tillie, in action on Sharptails in North Dakota. Bud is now 3 years old & offered for stud service. He's an incredible, great bird finder & excels whether its on the prairie in the heat, or tight Grouse covers of the lake states. Incredibly versatile & fills the cover extremely fast & stylish, while maintaining biddablilty. At the end if the video watch his speed & style going to 5be front. Magnify it up some to see better. Thanks for watching.
Video links below. RU CH Black Knight, just like his brother Buddy, is a really great bird finder, whether its on the North Dakota prairie lands or the tight Grouse covers of the upper midwest Lake States, or even planted birds. He exudes style & class, whether running or on point,to the extreme! He's been easy to train & very biddable. But yet he's a screaming fast, classy runner & fills the country adapting to what ever type of cover hes in. He's excelled at foot hunting, run from horseback or walking on the Prairie, foot hunting in tight Grouse covers, or wild bird field trials with multiple wins. Here he is:
Hello, I am looking for a pup or young male, liver and white, as a companion. Not interested in hunting or showing this time around. Please call 203-770-1804
I'm looking for a male liver and white pup or young dog, under 1 yrs old, for a companion. Not interested in hunting or show this time around. Call 203-770-1804
