Letters of Reference from our Clients

When our puppies and dog go to their new homes we always keep in touch to ensure that our dogs and their new families are happy and pleased with their addition. Here are some quotes from recent letters and e-mails we would like to share with you.

THREE DOUBLE T DOGS HUNTING IN MONTANA WITH THEIR OWNERS


Haynes:

Sorry it took me so long to write.

The TT puppies Jim Sturgill and I bought from you in December '06 have been a joy. Jim's black bitch (by Spud) has been one of the most natural bird dogs I've seen in 34 years of dealing with bird dogs of all breeds. My yellow (photo attached) has been a soft-mouthed reliable retriever from the start. She has a tremendous amount of common sense. Our '06 TT pups made three trips to the plains in '07 and got better with each trip. They were just 11 months old when we traveled to Montana. We took a total of eight dogs (including three from your kennel) and the TT labs showed the greatest stamina and good temperment. The moderate size of your dogs seems to give them a great advantage in the uplands over larger-framed labs. And it sure is nice to have dogs on the ground that hunt hard but don't require constant handling. I'm sold on your bloodlines. In fact, I've promised one of your puppies to my nephew as a wedding present this year. I sure hope he likes his new wife as much as I know he'll like his puppy......

Have a great summer. I'm sending more photos of our fall hunts in another email.

Brent Travelsted
Bowling Green, Ky.


Haynes,
I appreciate the email and the support that you and millions of other Americans have shown. It is an honor to serve.

I'm attaching a picture of Max (Beech x Brambles) with my oldest son, Jack. He is a great puppy with a phenomenal disposition. Training is going well. I'm truly looking forward to hunting season!

Thanks again,
Nick Kaiser


Haynes and Family:

We picked up Sadie in September, she is out of a Meg X Spud litter and we have been impressed!She is such a magnificent animal, she has great lines and style and is so muscular. Her temperament is outstanding, she is so calm for only being 6 month old. At the same time when you show her a dummy or a bird she seems to "flick a switch" and turn into a retrieving machine. This dog is naturally quiet she does not bark or whine whatsoever. Sadie also has proven to have a great nose, a great hunt and is naturally steady. My force fetch program with her only lasted 2 weeks, she is quick to learn and please. I believe that she has everything she needs to know inside of her and I just have to show her the way. I would recommend this kennel to anyone who wants a calm, quiet lab that still has tons of drive. Haynes, I do not know how you did it, but we think we have the perfect lab, thank you so much!

Scott and Rachel Rumisek


Dear Haynes,
I noticed you don't have any waterfowl pictures in you're Puppy References, so I thought I'd send some and tell you a little about Emma (Brambles x Clyde). She is my 3rd Labrador (1st British). I've trained all three myself, and Emma was by far the easiest to train. She came as advertised, biddable,calm, intelligent, soft mouth, and a retrieving machine with a great nose.Through all the phases of training she was eager to please. I took her to Manitoba Canada on a week long goose hunting trip when she was 10 months old. She handled herself very well and retrieved about 70 geese. She is a house dog and we leave her and my 12 year old Lab in the house for 8 hours at a time with no problems. She loves people and is great with my 3 year old granddaughter. As you can tell, I'm very proud of Emma and I would highly recommend Double TT Kennels.
Thank You, Haynes...


Rick Clark
Emporia Kansas

Haynes,
Sadie is 13 months old and has been a pleasure to have around hunting and with my family. Her parents were Brambles and Clyde. She is definitely a dog to be proud of. This is my first hunting dog and the quality of your kennel is becoming more and more apparent when I compare her trainability to some of my friends' hunting labs. She truly will do anything asked of her. She is very intelligent, quick, and has a great temperament. While out hunting, she is still continuously learning and developing her skills, when at home she is very loving and wants to cuddle up and be close to everyone. Thanks you very much from the Sutherland Family.

        

Haynes,
Just a quick update on our 14 month old male and a couple of pics from hunting in South Dakota and with the family. This is Barley out of Bracken and Belle that we picked up last December. Great temperament with the wife and our two kids (Mia 4yrs and Mason 2yrs old). Barley is real quiet around the house and in the duck blind. He is a great hunting dog on ducks as well as pheasant and retrieves everything. My group shot over 100 pheasant on this trip and his nose and retrieving ability was the highlight of the trip.

Thanks again,
Mike Phillips
Grand Rapids Michigan

Dear Haynes,
First I want to apologize if my English isn't correct ;-)

I heard from Alessa you asked for the Austrian Beech-Puppies, how they are. Well, I thought I send you some infos and pics of Lilyen (Leadhills Hunting Glacial Lilyen). She's now 10 months old and develops very well, a tall and beautiful bitch (the most beautiful im my eyes, of course!).

She's always "smiling" and good-humored, carries everything that fits into her muzzle ... in training she's very talented, fast as the wind and has a good nose (loves to search).

We now hope with Martina, that Gale will be pregnant again and that Lilyen's brothers and sisters will be born well in January!

Best regards,
Elli Winter
www.lilyen.at
Vienna/ Austria/ Europe


Haynes,
My daughter (Lindsay Nichols) purchased Max from you in December. He turns 1 year old in just a few weeks. He has achieved Good Citizens Title (before he was 6 mos old) as well as completed 3 levels of obedience. He will be attending hunting training with Sharp Retrievers in November. He will be training in Vienna, GA. He is able to track and retrieve ducks and has been able to since he was about 5 months old. He loves the water and will retrieve bouys as long as they are thrown. He is very smart, obedient and well behaved dog. His coat is gorgeous! We are very excited about the training that he will be doing in November and hope to have him ready for field trial competition early next year.

Thanks so much for such a wonderful dog!

Rebecca Nichols

 

 

Haynes,
Here is a picture of me and mystarted pup TTF High Caliber. She is out of Spud and Sadie. We had alot of fun getting to this point. We keep you informed on how she is doing.

Thanks,
Crystal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haynes,
It has been almost a year since I have talked to you. I picked up my dog, Gracie, from you 1 year ago. She is amazing. I have trained many dogs myself, and have never trained such a hungry, thinking animal. Early,I made a cardinal mistake. I shot over the dog as a puppy. Instant Gun Shy!!! I called MANY trainers and researched many publications on Gun Shy dogs. All agreed, the owner MAKES the dog gun shy, it is not born that way. I accept FULL responsibility! Most sites and books said, "forget it , the dog is ruined. There is no hope of recovering after gun shyness." Believe me, Gracie would run away and crawl up under the undercarriage of my suburban up to 1 mile away.........She was gun shy! I promised Gracie that I would not give up on her, as she is an amazing dog. One article out of 55 that I read said that if your lab will look you in the eye, you have a one in a million lab, and that lab is capable of anything. I took that to heart. Gracie will stare you down for minutes at a time. She stares directly into your eyes. It is great!!!

I took that to heart. Every day after I left the office or the hospital, I trained her. Tiny steps at a time. I slowly worked in a toy gun then a retriever trainer at 50 yards:each night walking one stride closer. After 9 months, I have reached a mile stone!!! Tonight, I was able to take her out to one of my hunting fields. She sat and stayed ROCK SOLID on my left. I was able to throw 4 dummies and shoot at each after the throw. She did not mind any of the shots. She retrieved the quad multiple times over to hand and I mean.......Perfect!!!! The gun is no longer a hated item. She is also able to do absolute blind quads on only hand signals using the best nose of any lab I have ever had!

I think it is pretty impressive that in spite of my total stupidity (early firing) and producing full gun shyness, that she has trained into a champion status blind quad lab that is so steady to shot and will hold for a week if I asked her to. Wow, what a dog. (what a foolish owner!) As a family dog, she is unreal. My children worship her, and she clearly mothers them. Gentile, attendant and soft.........I love to just sit and watch them play and swim together. She has been to Canada twice, the Texas Gulf 5 times, Mid Missouri 2 times and on many other family vacations in the last 12 months. This will be her first hunting season starting Sept 1. I typically hunt 110 to 120 days from Sept. 1 to March 30. She is excited!!!!!!!

I have sent several people to your kennel and most have purchased dogs. They love them. My brother from Columbia Missouri love his yellow.....Maize. Training well! I hope all is well with you all. I just wanted to throw you a line as an update on Gracie. FANTASTIC. The next time someone tells you that a gun shy dog cannot be trained, have them call me. Yes, it takes a daily commitment and slow going, but my girl is awesome!

Have a great day, and here is a picture.
I will send you pics throughout the season, as my group of hunters kill 500 + ducks, 500 + dove, geese, and pheasants a year. Come down, and hunt with us. You can see her for yourself!
See ya
Bill Bondurant, MD

 

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