These are The Girls of Rainmaker. Looks, temperament and field ability. They are the foundation of your puppy, giving you a solid building block for whatever game you choose to pursue.
The ones who have made us what we are. Beyond the ribbons and titles. The heart and soul of what we do, the memories, the tears, the broken hearts, the unending love and their memories.
Rainmaker's Sunny Tahoe, MH "Rainey" DOB: 3/20/01 Our first Master Hunter. Dam of our Chili, JH, Bounce, SH, Temper, MH, HRCH River MH and other HT titles, granddam of our Reva, MH.
Sugar, JH, Chili, JH, Streak, SH. Streak, dam of Sugar, who produced Winnie, MH and multiple BDC titles. Streak, full sister to Rainey. Streak also dam of HRCH Allie, MH, who produced HRCH Lucy Lou, MH.
Future MH Reva with her mom Temper, MH. This breeding also produced HRCH Journey MH who has all kinds of Bird Dog Challenge titles, Bucky, MH, Maple, JH, Rita, JH. and many wonderful companions and hunters.
Cosmo's Ebony Bella Star, MH, "Bella" DOB: 4/8/02 Dam of our Luna, MH/QAA and Mila, MH/QAA., granddam of our Rouge, JH. Master Hunter. Sweet, methodical, easy going, nothing "field trial hyper" about her. Granddam to the first FC AFC we have produced, by her daughter Libby, JH.
Rainmaker's Sweet Streak, JH "Sugar" DOB: 9/3/06 Sweetest laplab ever. Dam of Winnie, MH. Companion to Gumbo and warmed our hearts for 13 years.
Chili and Tippy. Oh Tippy. Our 2nd Lab. What a roller coaster ride we had Bad hips, bad knees, bad allergies,, cancer, injuries, never bred, never earned a ribbon, lived long and as naughty as she could possibly be. She could find any rooster missed by other dogs, open cabinets and doors, a vet file a foot thick and we miss her, all the time, even still.
Hudson. Our first. The start of it all. Our hunting trips out west. Our first hunt tests, oh that learning curve, for someone who didn't like guns or ecollars or handling real birds. 200,000 plus miles we traveled together over the years. My only regret, never keeping a puppy from him. Hudson and Tippy grew old together here, and rest together here, at the head of the trail to the field they loved to ramble in their senior years.
Gumbo and Sugar. Born 12 days apart. The first litters in this house where we have lived 15 years now.. Always, always everywhere we were, the kitchen, living room, bedroom. 13 years of devotion, the only bright spot at losing them both at 13 within a short time, was knowing they were still together.
Keegan. Easy going, intensely birdie, loved the bed and the couch for 13 years. Mom to DD, granddam to Betty.
Dyna, MH/QA2. Dam of many MH, QAA, Derby National Finalist and hunting companions. Still acts like a 4 year old at 9. Excellent upland hunter. Trained and handled to 8 Derby points and multiple qualifying finishes by Tim Springer/Dynamic Retrievers, Dyna and I got a couple of Qualifying seconds to earn her QA2 title, while Lauren Springer and I split the difference on finishing her Master Hunter title.
Rainmaker's Bella Luna, MH/QAA, "Luna". Daughter of Bella, MH, sired by FC AFC Crow River's Cougars Mad Max. My first blue ribbon in a field trial qualifying stake. Master Hunter. Hi rolling, hard going and kept me on my toes at the line and in training. Excellent upland hunter. Her body might be slowing down at 12 but her heart and mind say, not so much.
Rainey daughters Temper, MH (4/09)and Bounce, SH (7/10). Temper is sired by Torg's Stoney, MH/QAA, while Bounce was sired by FC AFC Small Craft Advisory. Both are well-behaved, high drive, great marking dogs who have produced the same in their puppies.
The way they were. All have since crossed the rainbow bridge.
Rainmaker's Double Delight "DD", daughter of Keegan, mom to Betty. Big, beautiful, sweet.
Chili, JH, Rainey daughter. Chili the Kitty we called her, as she loved to lay on the back of the couch like a cat.
Bounce, SH and Maggie, MH. Maggie, daughter of NAFC FC Grady, mom to Annie, JH. Maggie is loving the retired life on the lake these days after a fine HT career and having some wonderful puppies. Bounce looks and acts far younger than her 10.5 years of age
Rumor, JH, daughter of Gumbo. Hard hunting companion to my son. Excellent housedog when not kayaking or hunting with her human.
