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(Picture of GCH CH Hellfires Serendipity is Marvelous “GG”)
Just a few of the Hellfire Springers that have reached a noteworthy level of AKC Agility. Some are still competing and there are a few more working their way up the ranks.
AKC Fast CAT is a fun popular and growing coursing ability dog sport that tests both speed and drive. Basically the dogs are chasing a plastic “rabbit” lure, something they aren’t allowed to do in the field…except mine chase cottontails every day. LOL Four years ago I had never even heard of this sport, but now it’s so popular that I can never get into and run my own dogs. It’s always booked and the lines are a mile long at dog shows I go to! However, there are a handful of Hellfire Springers that participate and in 2023 three of the Top 5 springers were bred by me! Honestly, I was shocked.
You can check the past and current breed rankings HERE. Below are just a few of the Hellfire’s having fun chasing the rabbits.
Two Springers from our kennel have been awarded prestigious and coveted ESSFTA Versatile Springer Awards celebrating outstanding accomplishments in multiple venues, at the very highest levels of competition. Both Indy and Toby were also excellent producers of many field champions, master hunters and offspring that continue to excel in both field and performance events.
Still slowly rebuilding my blog after the epic Typepad meltdown took all my images with it.
Hellfire Kennels is situated on 360 acres of rolling grassy hills and forest that borders thousands of acres of BLM land. We have two one acre play yards and a 40 acre “back yard” with gorgeous views of the surrounding mountains. Several coveys of partridge live in the fields, rabbits are ridiculously plentiful and it seems like every day is a barn hunt of one critter or another. We have a small, squeaky clean, heated/cooled indoor kennel of 8 runs. Our dogs are NOT prisoners and the only time they are confined is during bad weather, heat cycles and if I need a break from the doggy door action and zoomies.
Our puppies are whelped and raised in the house, using established science, Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) and socialization enrichment activities, like those found in the Puppy Culture Workbook. A livestream camera is offered 24/7 from just after birth until the puppies leave…or they destroy the cameras. (Which is around the same time – lol!) Visitors are only allowed after the puppies have had two sets of shots, and only by people on our litter list.
We are about 70 miles from the BZN airport, 2 hours from Yellowstone National Park and 3.5 hours from Glacier National Park. Our new, local airport in BTM, only flies Delta. We prefer you pick up your puppy in person, but because puppies are not fully protected from dangerous viruses at 9-10 weeks old, we discourage long drives with rest area stops and hotel stays along the way.
Finally, we only offer 1-2 litters a year. Our dogs are not a business and our home is a PRIVATE residence, just like yours. We do not allow drop in visitors from people we don’t know, ever. Our property is monitored by several security cameras to keep an eye on area wildlife and spaniel shenanigans.
It looks like we have a male puppy available from the Gem litter born 12/18/2025…ready to go after March 1st. The 2024 litter was amazing…they are a LOT of dog, though! Serious inquiries only, please.
Because we are only having one litter a year now, and our 2025 puppies were born the last week of the year, we are just winging it in 2026. We really have no plans although Gem will bred again, maybe in the fall for another winter litter. I can’t skip heat cycles with a girl who only has one a year. Chee-Chee didn’t have puppies in 2025, but we might try again and just see how it goes. We are not taking reservations or deposits at this time.
NOTE: Our previous owners will always be VIP. If you have had one of our puppies previously and are in good standing with us, plan to make your reservation a year in advance. If you are a competition/performance home, feel free to reach out. I’m always willing to have a litter for people who train and give their dog a job.
Our old blog server suddenly went offline taking 20 years of our pictures, posts and files with it. Welcome to the new one. If you are looking for our main kennel website, click the link in the navigation bar above. I am still learning how to use WordPress, and it’s been a chore remapping domains and links, but I’m going as fast as I can,
Welcome to the new blog!
Oh, man… my blog (hellfirespringers.com) server (Typepad) suddenly shuttered and purged all its files! They say they gave us warning, but no, I never received an email about it. Twenty (20) years of pictures and posts just disappeared. Gone. My blog is usually where I post puppy/breeding info since it isn’t allowed on Facebook…and I’m tired of having videos and photos stolen!
Anyway, I will either start a new one or forward the domain to my website mthellfire.com
I currently have one reservation open for the Gem litter as I just dropped a time waster.
I will have a couple of (fully health tested) Springers available for rehoming in 2026. My rehoming fee is the price of a spay/neuter. A puppy application plus a bunch of other questions is required.
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