Phone: 850-557-8252
WORLD CLASS PUPPY OFFERINGS FOR FIELD AND HOME
Offering English Cocker Spaniel and now German Shorthair Pointer puppies for sale!
Phone: 850-557-8252
Offering English Cocker Spaniel and now German Shorthair Pointer puppies for sale!
Several years back, after being without a dog companion for a while, I decided the time was right to bring another puppy in to my life. Having had an amazing spaniel as a favorite childhood pet, I knew I wanted another. Always wanting to be socially conscious, I spent quite a bit of time searching for a rescue with no luck. So on a cold January morning I ventured over to the Red Hills region just north of Tallahassee, Florida to the famed Horseshoe Plantation to visit Mr. Ed Epp. Having two Springers available, I was excitedly sure to bring back a new pup. When I arrived at Mr. Epp's personal kennel his two Springer pups were kenneled with a new pick-of-the-litter English Cocker he'd just received as stud fee for a breeding by his top male, Buckshot, to one of OtterCreek Farmstead's (Oneota, Alabama) top female flushers, Ellie. When the gate opened the Springers broke for brush ready to hunt. But, the little English Cocker made a few circles and came back to my side ready for pets and instruction! I knew I'd found my partner, Woodford.
After recommendations from Mr. Frank Brown at OtterCreek, when Woodford was old enough he went to spend sixty days training with the great Sam Pickenpaugh in Monticello, Florida. Woodford showed a tremendous energy and passion for flushing and retrieving quail. While there he also caught the eye of several other clients and I was already fielding requests for breedings. Originally having no intention to become a dog breeder, I reluctantly accepted one initial breeding, thinking if Woodford had great genetics and talents to offer the English Cocker world I should share those and allow Woodford to do what he was born to do. And what would eventually become Wiregrass Spaniels was born.
Since then, we have limited our breeding to a partnership with OtterCreek Farmstead so as to ensure we only offer the best genetics from breeding stock imported from the U.K. via the world-famous Ian Openshaw, who acts as Cocker handler for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II herself. And thus we offer to you the very best English Cocker Spaniel experience possible, and we thank you for the opportunity to add a loving pup to your family.
- Jeremy Branch, Owner