About Us

As a dedicated wild bird hunter, I was always looking for that perfect fit for me. I have owned

German Shorthaired Pointers, Pudel Pointers, Braque Francais, and German Wirehaired

Pointers. All are great dogs. For me, living in the heat of Arizona, I needed a dog that could

handle the excessive heat, find birds, and not shed too much in the house the rest of the year.

Yes, they shed but not near as much as my German Shorthair. Oh, and they had to be good

house pets since they all live indoors.

I stumbled upon the Braque Francais breed by accident. A friend of mine purchased a pup that

he couldn’t keep, and we took him in as a foster until we could rehome him. My family fell in

love with him and I decided to see if he could actually hunt. At 11 weeks old he was holding

point for over a minute on scent not sight. That was all it took for me to know I had something

special in his nose. Jack has been a wild bird finding machine ever since. He handles the heat

better than all my other dogs as well. He was so impressive I decided to buy a female from

Unique Gundogs. Rue stepped right in with Jack and has been outstanding on our wild quail

here in Arizona. She is a smaller dog at 35 lbs but she is all business in the field and is a lap

dog in the house. My only knock on both dogs is they work a little closer than I wanted at the

time. They are the perfect foot hunting dog though. Close to mid-range from 40-100 yards and

constantly checking in. If you like to see dog work up close you can’t go wrong with a Braque

Francais.

I’ve had friends that are German Wirehaired breeders for a while. They are Western Chukar

dogs and have big engines. They can really get out there and hunt the hills. I wanted a dog

that would stretch out a bit farther. I was lucky enough to get a super star female from Ghost

Point Wirehairs. Look up Eric Forrester on YouTube and you will see my Peppers littermates

Savvy and Riggs tearing it up on wild birds across the country. That is in addition to Pepper

tearing it up on my own YouTube channel AZ Quail Adventures. I’m very excited to watch

Pepper continue to develop and see her pups when they come in the Spring of 2025 (anticipated).