Katie
May 2004 - "I just wanted to give you an update on Kaite. She is a smart little girl and enjoys exploring the brush on our lot. Actually, its been quite a kick to see her plunge into the cover without hesitation. She has been following Buster about and has learned to use her nose to explore the world out back. She is very quick, quicker than any pup I've had, and I look forward to hunting over her."
"House breaking has been going well without a single accident yet. She has learned the word "no", is getting acquainted with a collar and leash and knows her name. We're having a ball with her..."
August 2004 - "Katie is doing just great. She is a very nice little girl with an intense desire to please. She is trained to hup and come and retrieves beautifully to hand. I should also mention she is trained to voice, hand and has a good start on whistle. We are so tickled with her. I'm sure Annie will be sending along to you new photos soon..."
"We're so happy to have Katie, and old Buster has gotten fond of her too."
April 2006 - "Here is a photo sequence of Kate on a hunt during her first hunting season. Her first bird was a grouse and she was steady and retrieved perfectly, pretty good I thought for not
having seen a grouse before. During the pheasant season, I shot 22 roosters over her and she got a lot of experience. She works within range, handles well, lights-up when she gets birdy, is steady and retrieves
beautifully. She got quite a few positive comments from other hunters who watched her work. We really owe Jason Givens for his work with us. We began experimenting with trialling, but ran short of time with work
commitments and with the effort we have invested in a cabin we're building up on the Chip. We considerd asking Jason to run her in trials, but we just couldn't stand not having Kate around."
"She is extremely gentle, quiet and behaves perfectly around the house, and she is our little shadow. She weighs 38 pounds when in hunting shape, and as you can see, she is a nice looking little Springer. We thought you might like an update on Kate and so we send it along with our best regards. We hope all is well with you..."
February 2008 - "Kate is doing really well. Over her her first three hunting seasons we have shot 85 birds over her. We worked with Jason Givens a bit this fall firming-up her steadiness, and she is hunting just incredibly well. Additionally, she is an awesome little girl, sweet, gentle, sociable and she has perfect manners."
"I take Kate most everywhere I go, haircut, to the car dealer for oil changes and Kate loves to say hello and have a pet from everyone. We always say, everybody loves Katie."
Katie's Family in Waunakee, Wisconsin