Litter 2025
Expected August 14, 2025
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Jade has been a stand out from a young puppy. Jade has a high drive and exceptional cooperation that will endlessly put a smile on your face. She truly loves to work and loves to please. If that means bird and pleasing; even better! One unique attribute that Jade has is a natural desire to honor or back which truly is a rare thing especially in a young dog. She has backed from the beginning; anytime she is in a brace if her bracemate gets 'birdie' she backs. It's cool to watch on those cagey Iowa pheasants she has done a lot of work with. In the house, Jade is well behaved. She will definitely blow off steam at let outs and play time, but truly remains calm and relaxed on days where optimal let out time is less than ideal (i.e. rainy all day etc.) Jade has a exceptionally nice coat rated Dense, Medium Harsh. It lies flat and catches minimal trash while hunting. She was NA tested twice. The first time she was 4.5 months old and she prized with a 99 Prize 3. She had a great day with some hiccups. The second time she tested the weather was less than ideal (30 mph winds and raining the whole day). We were happy with her efforts and passed again with a 108 prize 2. Not far back in the pedigree you'll find some exceptional dogs and Versatile champions.
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Gus is one of those dogs that is just plain special. At 4 years of age he has been on the ground for the hunt of about 1000 wild pheasants. He is not titled himself, but he is son of a Versatile Champion/ Master Hunter and a Dam that is a Master Hunter from a litter with multiple Master Hunters. He is a natural retriever with so much ability that he is often the top performer in the field regardless of the dogs that are also on the ground. As far as temperament, I, personally can attest it is as good as it gets. From intro on this boy is friendly, relaxed and simply incredible. His coat is medium dense medium harsh in my opinion. It lies flat and is easy to maintain.
If you check out the pedigrees you'll see this is a linebreeding to some of the most prominent Versatile Champions in the breed. VC Brittany of Evans Inn, VC Alibi's Tomorrow is a Better Day, and VC GRIFFE D'AUTOMNE MR BROWN, those three are all doubled on the great grandparents line of these two great dogs and those aren't the only titles on there by any stretch! We could go on and on, yet it really is just saying, THIS LITTER IS SPECIAL.
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Both Jade and Gus have OFA CHIC numbers with good scores on the health tests suggested by the AWPGA
Hips- OFA GOOD for Jade, Gus has EXCELLENT Hips
EYES, ELBOWS, and THYROID-Normal.
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CHECK OUT THE PEDIGREE FOR THE LITTER
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Broken Tine's A Jaded Huntress NA 2 (Left)
Hips: Good
Elbows: Normal
Eyes: Normal
Thyroid: Normal
Chic#179495
Black Watch Gus
Hips: Excellent
Elbows: Normal
Eyes: Normal
Thyroid: Normal
Chic# 198556
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Puppies!
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What makes the Broken Tine program better than many others?
We are a very hands on program that only has a couple litters a year or less. When we have a litter it is something we have been carefully considering for years. All breeding candidates are health tested. We use the tests recommended by the AWPGA and OFA which are Hips, Elbows, Eyes and Thyroid. Our dogs are ALL evaluated in hunting tests through NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association) at a minimum at the Natural Ability level. We often use sires outside of our program that bring things to the table that we feel will make our next generation better than the current one. The above are all minimum standards for us. In addition, we look to use breeding animals that are mentally stable, high drive for game, highly cooperative, and also extremely enjoyable companions to have around the house. Each litter we will be happy to discuss the overall merits of the parents and why we paired them. Every pairing is strategic and we truly intend to produce phenomenal puppies that will become a valued member a family.
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Better Raised Puppies:
Our puppies are born in our home and handled daily. For the first 1-2 weeks the puppies are weighed daily to monitor their growth. The puppies go through an Early Neurological Stimulation procedure on day 3-14. This is a procedure that the military developed that has been shown to improve multiple systems function and improve the body's ability to handle stress. Puppies are dewormed at 2,4,6,8 weeks. They are given their first 5 way vaccination at 7 weeks along with their microchip. They will stay in a whelping box with their mom until the first puppy escapes and then they will switch to a metal framed pen. At about 5 weeks we will begin to crate the puppies together overnight with a couple let outs. This teaches them the crates are safe and a nice place to be. This also teaches them not to urinate or defecate in them without some mild discomfort. We keep them clean and they learn they like it best that way.
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Exposures:
Weather permitting puppies will go on lots of grass adventures, see some feathers and winds, maybe a couple quail or harvested birds. If it's not too cold we will also get out the baby pool to let them play in. They are exposed to lots of different toys and textures. In the first 7-8 weeks we can only do so much and we highly encourage folks to keep taking their puppy on adventures and allowing them to explore the world in a somewhat guarded manner. Keep in mind they are not fully immunized and vaccinated until 16 weeks.
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Registration:
Puppies come with AKC application for limited registration and NAVHDA Registered with a breeding restriction. This means offspring cannot be registered without removal or the restriction by the breeder. This is not something that is ever guaranteed, but is only done in cases where it is done so to improve the breed.
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Health Guarantee:
We guarantee our puppies until 26 months of age against hip and elbow dysplasia and genetic eye complications. We have a couple options if complications arise.
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Return policy:
Puppies can be returned for a full refund within the first 72 hours. A puppy can be forfeited back to us at any time though a refund is not guaranteed.
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