the dog that started it for us

My journey with Blaze started in February of 2012. Duck season had ended and I was ready to find a dog for the upcoming season. After searching with no luck, we had friends approach us about a yellow lab puppy they had rescued. Blaze was not just a puppy, he was about 2 years old. As you can imagine we had a lot of work ahead of us. Blaze had many flaws but was full of potential. All summer we trained and prepared for the upcoming season. The beginning of the 2013 duck season was rough, some might have even given up, but with experience and repetition Blaze figured it all out by the end of season.  Through out the years Blaze went on to pick up several thousand birds. He was not only a phenomenal hunter, Blaze was one of the most kind hearted dogs. When he was not training or hunting he was laying under a shade tree watching over our son play in the backyard. In 2016 second split, Blaze suddenly passed away. He was a special dog to our family and will forever be missed. Loosing him is what encouraged me to continue my passion of training dogs. I told my wife “I will never be without another dog again.”  

In 2017 we opened our kennel Blazing Gundogs in honor of Blaze.