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When we began looking for a puppy, we knew we wanted her to have a strong bloodline and come from a reputable breeder. We did a lot of research and finally landed on the Kennels of Baliwick based on their breeding standards and credentialed dam and sire. We are so happy with our decision and feel our Sweet Reese Lee is truly a great-looking dog! Although we are proud parents and are bias, I cannot tell you how many compliments we have received about Reese’s stature, beautiful face, and demeanor. She is very affectionate and has demonstrated her ability to be a fabulous hunter time and time again. Loud noises, not a problem; gun shy, not this pup; curious, you betcha! And, let’s not forget, SMART! Crate training was no problem with Reese and she had the basic obedience commands down in weeks. On top of that, her keen sense of smell and alertness is unmatched. She is high energy, super playful, and brings so much joy to our lives! We are very grateful to Barbara and Tyler for the love and safekeeping of Reese after she was born and could not have asked for a greater first puppy buying experience! Thanks again!
Adam & Susan Nichols
Atlanta, GA
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Hello, just have an update on Andy. MAN WHAT A LAB! I took her out late yesterday a friend and I work our other labs a few days aweek. I took her to the back waters of the Tennessee across the road from where we are building the log house. I work with her using a dokken dove it is small and she handles it great. Well I had a rope on it in case she did not bring it back. Will after two short cast I took it off because she was swiming like a fish. I will get a video and send you guys but is it crazy to see this young lab work as good as she does. She would drop the bird sometimes when she went from water to land but she would pick it up and bring it to me.
I am going to try and make her puppy of the year in our club. I had a friend who is in the club and he said that she will be puppy of the year because she has what it takes.
Ron Burger commenting on Dandy Andy
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In February of 2010 I tragically lost my four year old female lab. As hard as it was, I knew that I had to move on and find another dog. The problem was that I could not even imagine finding a dog that would have the looks and abilities of the one I lost. As an amateur trainer, I know that some dogs have what it takes to run in finished level hunt tests and others never will. My family has been breeding Labs for five generations and I have never owned a dog outside of that bloodline. My millitary deployment schedule prevented me from waiting for another family breed. After researching breeders from Texas to Virginia I settled on the Kennels at Bailiwick. I found that many breeders treated me like a number and did not really care about my situation. Mrs. Barbara Crouch at Bailiwick was honest, sincere, and very helpful. She gave me contact information so that I could speak with owners of pups from Bailiwick's previous litters. Bailiwick Kennels breeds one litter at a time and gives complete attention to every pup. From day one the experience was very personal. Mrs. Barbara sent me email updates and photos on the puppy's progress every few days. I could not have asked for a better experience. My puppy is excellent. Everything Mrs. Barbara and other Bailiwick puppy owners told me was spot on. When my puppy arrived at 7 weeks (my dad actually picked her up, it was a 700 mile drive for me), she had already been introduced to birds, basic commands, and the crate. She is now three months old and is almost completely obedience trained. She is extremely smart and picks up new commands every day. Her natural abilities are exceptional. She is athletic, coordinated, and swims like a fish. In addition to her abilities, she is a very good looking dog as well. Bottom line is that I am extremely pleased with everything about The Kennels at Bailiwick. I woud be more than happy to share my story with anyone interested in a Bailiwick puppy.
John W. St. Amant
United States Navy
Virginia Beach, VA
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Mrs. Barbara,
I just wanted to check in with you and see how you were doing. I purchased a pup from you last summer and we named him Ryder. You may or may not remember me but me and my girlfriend came up and got the little guy. You gave me a great deal on him and I am more than pleased with him. I wanted to let you know his progress and show you a picture of the little guy. He was off the Ranger and Lady litter.
Ryder has been at Mossy Pond Retrievers with Brad Arington training him. He has been there since November and doing awesome. He finished the 4 month program in 2 and a half months. Since he was doing so well Brad urged me to leave him with him because he believes he will be a finished dog by June. His drive is through the roof and the hunt in him is unmatched. He hasn't ran in any field trails yet because I haven't given Brad the OK because I cant decide if i want be the one handling him but I might just let Brad do it. But he is defiantly ready to begin running. Anyways he is doing great and I just wanted to thank you again for helping me out and if there is anything I can ever do for you my contact information should be attached.
Thanks again for the giving me the opportunity to own such a great hunting partner,
Alex Thigpin
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Hey Barbara,
Jax is doing amazing, he has really came into his own. He is such a loving and playful pup, with a great attitude towards everything. He is already starting to understand some training but since he is only 9 weeks old, I'm not pushing it too much. His AKC registration was sent out today, and he went for his 9 week follow up shots and got micro chipped on saturday, he did amazing on the shots and chip. I've attached a few pictures of what he has done so far, he is already a water dog! I though you would enjoy to see how he is coming along, and he is a very special new member to me and my wife's home. Thank you so much for him.
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Pepper
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Hello, Barbara,
I thought you might like a report on Pepper. Charles had a few days off so he and Pepper went to the camp at Lake Village to mow. He has a professional dog trainer friend there, also. This morning, they went out with the friend to train dogs so Pepper could retrieve in a hunting test setup with the gun firing and a helper throwing the bumpers. Charles said she did great. The pro was very impressed by her water entry at only 3 months. He also said the loud gun did not distract her at all. We have been married 31 years and have owned a retriever for most of those years. Pepper is hands down the best of all retrievers we have ever seen at her age; that includes the ones we have owned, the ones we have seen at hunt tests, and the ones belonging to friends that Charles has helped train. Charles says her desire to retrieve is never ending. She is already steady at 3 months and taking a 'back' command. She loves the water and Charles thinks she will be a breeze to 'force fetch' when the time comes because she hardly ever drops the bumper even now. She sometimes makes an attempt to not bring the bumper to hand on land, but never on water (we've never had a 3 month old hold the bumper so well to hand.) In short, Pepper is outstanding. She was well worth the trip to Georgia ahead of all the tornados and the trip back around the destroyed Tuscaloosa. We are so glad we found your kennel online. Thank you for breeding such an excellent retriever.
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Macy
Barbara... Macy is a wonderful dog. She is 41 pounds at 4 months!!! She is a natural in the water.... jumps off the dock and loves to retrieve the tennis ball.
She went on her first dove hunt on Sept 3rd and did wonderful! She is not afraid of the guns and did well with retrieving the birds. Aside from her love for "Charmin" she is very well behaved.... doesn't torment the cat (too much)... and loves playing with Raven (my son's dog from Ashley). We love her expressions
and her good nature! ...Linda Huband
Macy's First Hunt
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Macleod
 
HI Barbara:
Just wanted to say hi and let you know how Mac is doing. His 10 week checkup he weighed 22.6 lbs and is all legs. He is very active and goes everywhere with me. Last weekend we took him to Gatlinburg TN to hike and swim which he loved but after about 10 minutes in the cold water he hopped up in my arms and shivered and made puppy noises for 10 minutes. He is quiet in his crate so can go to hotels etc. and now rides in car in a dog harness and has gotten over the car sickness.
Barbara he is unbelievably smart and thank goodness it is usually for good things. We keep him busy with chew toys so no furniture damage yet and he learns commands quickly but definitely needs to be kept active and challenged. We go walking 2-3 times a day which is hard with the heat and we have a lot of play time in the yard. He is either home with me or at work most days. We taught him to ring bells at the door to go out so only a few inside accidents but he rings to go out and play too. Can't yell at him though because he always makes sure to at least squat and go a little bit so he can claim he rang them to go potty. He has started obedience classes and is learning the commands quickly. The place has agility courses and we took him to it to see what he thought and he tore his way through the course. The trainer says he is a natural for agility so we will be starting puppy agility next month. He loves water and has a little pool out back - and I can't take a bath with him in the room or he keeps hopping in the tub. He is all boy and a handful but a fun handful.
Patti-Jo and MacLeod
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Molly
Hi Barb! I hope this finds you well! Thought I would let you know that we introduced Molly to water today and - boy did she love it! I walked in and had my back turned to her thinking we were going to have to put her in slowly but she immediately jumped right in and took off. Every time I brought her out she was back at the dock to jump in. I've never seen a lab take to water so quickly and enthusiastically. We had to put her on leash to keep her out.
Needless to say we are absolutely in love with her. She is just perfect for us. I'm so impressed with how trainable she is! At 12 weeks we've got 'sit', 'lay down', 'kennel', 'spot', and most impressively, 'stay' and 'drop it' while we are fetching, down pat. Shes a smart pup!
Hope everything has gone well with Lady and her pups!
Best regards,
Jennifer Lima
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