Windrift English Springer Spaniels
Windrift Kennel is located in northwest Pennsylvania about 40 miles south of Erie. I have a small kennel of personal gundogs that I hunt extensively on grouse, woodcock, rabbit and pheasant. Each year I hunt throughout Pennsylvania and New York, with a trip to Maine and Michigan in October for grouse and woodcock and to Iowa for pheasant.
I have been hunting over spaniels for 30 years and can never get enough of their undying enthusiasm for the hunt and their desire to please you.
I import my dogs from the U.K. They are selected from bloodlines that produce top quality working gundogs. I travel to England once yearly to watch spaniel trials and go "beating and picking-up" at estate shoots. There I am able to see a lot of dogs working in true hunting situations, and choose the ones that will add the genetics that I am looking for to my line
My goal is to breed working gundogs that are a joy to spend a day afield with. A good working spaniel should have a strong desire to hunt, a good nose and gentle mouth and be a natural retriever. Their disposition should be such that they are happy and eager to work, take training readily and want to hunt WITH you.
Only if a spaniel has these characteristics will I consider breeding them.