Hi Brian,
I've been telling myself to get this email sent for a long time, but I'm horrible at getting things like this done.
I just wanted to let you know that you just may have sold me the
best dog in the world. Consider me smitten with this little dog!
I bought Daisy from your Merlin x Luna litter in July. Daisy has
since become known as Willow, and I do believe she has come to be just
as fond of me as I am of her. You may recall me telling you that I was
hesitant to get another dog after having to go through the end of life
process of my other dog, but Willow has quickly reminded me of how much
enjoyment these little critters can bring into our lives.
She is already doing very well with her retrieving, and loves,
loves, loves running through the tall grass. She has done very well with
her leash work, and requires only the slightest of correction. She
house trained very easily, and, even though she's still very much a
puppy, is very unobtrusive in her behavior.
Give your family my best. Tell Avery and Eli they did such a great
job getting my little pup ready for me! Thanks again, Brian!
Sincerely,
Justin Kruger
Hi Brian,
Hope this note finds you and your family well. You may remember me from about two years ago. We worked with you to bring home our pup from a Lady and Merlin litter born on Oct. 26, 2014. We took home Olive from that litter. Once she came home we named her Fizz (or Fizzy, she goes by both 😊).
I wanted to share with you some news. We added a new member to our family a couple weeks ago, a baby girl named Mallory. And I'm specifically reaching out to let you know just how impressed we've been with Fizz and how she is with our baby girl.
Fizz was so excited when she first met Mallory. She was smiling and wagging her tail like crazy! And even as the days have gone on and Mallory has taken over our world, Fizz has remained the same sweet girl she's always been. She's nothing but attentive, affectionate and loving toward Mallory. She'll sniff her head and lick her little feet and hands. And she's perfectly calm if she hears Mallory cry. I always just knew Fizz would be good with our baby, but she's exceeded what I ever imagined.
We've always said Fizz is the best pup in the world and seeing her with Mallory is just another reason she's the best. If any of your prospective clients have questions about how your dogs are with babies I'm happy to pass along my experience.
All the best,
Amanda & Michael Barbush
Brian,
Hope all is well. just wanted to give you a quick update on Pepper. She had a great first hunting season we were hunting over her at 5 months. Yesterday at 10 months old she got aperfect score of 112 on her NAVHDA natural ability test. Additionally we had her hips tested thru Pennhip and she was in the top 10% of the breed. Again thanks for a great dog.
The Towns
Merlin x Penny
Hello, July 2, 2015
Approximately
three years ago, my search began for a “griff.” A friend had a German
Wirehaired Pointer and I liked the look of the dog. I already had a lab
and a shih-tzu and really did not need another dog, but continued to
research and came across the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. Then I fell in
love with the breed. I read everything that I could get my hands on,
literally, for over a year and then took the next step. I began
contacting breeders. Many returned my calls and some did not. Then I
came across Brian’s webpage and placed a call. I was impressed by his
knowledge of the breed and his ability to answer all of my questions.
However, more importantly, I was, and still am, impressed by what a kind
and down to earth person he is. He answered all of my questions,
responded to my emails and texts and made the purchase of my puppy
flawless. My daughter and I picked Addison up from the airport in
February of 2014 and we could not be happier.
However,
our story does not stop there. I am a single mom who enjoys hunting, so
one of the reasons we got Addie was to hunt her. Being that I was new
at training a bird dog, I read book after book and learned from scratch.
Fortunately, Addie’s strong drive and innate ability to hunt made my
job a lot easier. To this day, I receive many compliments from “seasoned
bird hunters” how “birdy” she is and what a great drive she has. She is
great in the field and in the house. Her sweet disposition and
gentleness makes her a great family dog.
I
still send Brian pictures of Addie and keep him updated on her
progress. He is always happy to hear about Addie’s adventures. In the
future, I plan to get another griff from Brian. I cannot say enough
about him and his puppies. Simply put, he is a great person and a
pleasure to work with.
Laurie Wakerley
Merlin X Penny
The Lovejoy Family:
Brian
at High Desert Griffons was great to work with. He was always timely,
patient and thorough in responding to my many questions. I am a big fan
of their family approach – our pup came very well socialized to kids and
handling. Our pup is truly amazing and has been a joy to raise.
Despite initially being the highest energy dog in the litter, he has
been very easy to manage and train. At less than five months he looks to
have all the potential I could ever want: he has a strong search drive
and loves birds, does 40 yard water retrieves and can be shot over with a
20 gauge.
Merlin X Penny
The Winslett Family:
My
husband 60, and myself 46, lost our three elderly dogs, two of which
were brother and sister Brittany Spaniels, Katie had died at age 16, and
Bo, her Brother died at age 16 1/2. Our 3rd dog was Gunner, he was a
Griffon, he died last July, at age 17. We had those three dogs since
what seemed like, and most likely was, my entire adult life. We are bird
hunters, and had pretty much devoted our life to hunting them. When I
lost Katie, I felt like I lost my very best friend, I spent most of my
time with her. Bo, was a big running Brittany and kinda did what he
wanted, honestly he was not much fun to hunt behind, Gunner was a close
working Griffon, but he went to work with my husband daily, I considered
him my Husbands dog. As time past and the pups got older, I had
unexpected blessing in my life. I can't explain why, but Gunner the
Griffon may have been my Husbands dog, but he at some point became my
elderly dog. I grew to love him more than anything in this world. When I
lost Gunner, I grieved, I was depressed and swore I never wanted
another dog, the pain was just more than I could stand. After some time
had past, I realized I could not live without a dog in my life, I also
decided I could not live without a Griffon.
I
started calling all the breeders, which honestly I was turned off by a
big majority of the breeders. I called Brian after seeing his website,
but at the time he had homes for all his pups. I left Brian my number,
and proceeded to try and find my next companion/griffon. I won't name
names, but I had sent a deposit and signed contract to purchase a puppy
from another breeder. I bought all the toys, pup food and was waiting
like child for Christmas for the pup to be 8 weeks so I could fly to
pick her up. Ironically, the breeder kept having excuses not to
email/call me back. Finally, I was going to buy a plane ticket to go
pick up the pup, when the breeder called me back and explained that she
had picked the runt of the liter for me, which was fine, but that I
would have to wait until pup was at least 12-14 weeks, because at 8
weeks it only weighed 4 1/2 pounds. I was extremely upset, I asked the
breeder if the pup met Griffon standards, and she replied NO. I then
proceeded to tell her, why would I want to pay big $$$ for a pup that
did not at very least meet standards? Long story short, and after my
husband called her to share his opinion, she refunded my money. I sat
here crying, especially after having lost my 17 year old griff. I had
all but given up on my pup, when out of the blue I received a call from
Brian. After speaking to Brian, he told me he had pups available and
asked if I was still interested, I said YES..Honestly Brian was my first
choice for a breeder, so I was very very excited and honored that he
did keep my number as he said he would.
Each
week we got to see pups on this website, eventually leading us to pick a
pup. We picked the pup Brian called Galena. she was the biggest of the
girls, but honestly I had my eye on the runt of the liter as well. ALL
THE PUPS were adorable, and as my husband said you can't go wrong with
any of the pups. Brian stayed in touch to keep us updated on the growing
pups, finally time was here, it was time to travel from South Dakota to
Idaho to pick up our new family member, whom I was going to name
Bella.
We
were like expectant parents, my husband took off work for a week, we
decided to make vacation out of it and travel through Yellowstone and
take our time to get back home.
We
got to Idaho, stayed at Twin Falls, which I recommend, especially if
you have never seen the falls and the bridge. That alone could be a week
long vacation...WE LOVE IDAHO. When we got to Brian's house, he lives
at the foot of some of the most beautiful Country on earth, we were
greeted by Brian and his BEAUTIFUL daughter who was cuddling Galena. As
soon as his daughter walked up to us, she place the puppy in my hands. I
loved the way she gently gave us our pup. We made our introductions,
and Brian hunts, he and my husband had much in common. We also got to
see some of the other pups, the Stud Dog Merlin, and the Mom. Let me
tell you all this, I have looked at every griffon on the internet, and I
can honestly say, that Brian's Griffons are some of the BEST looking I
have ever seen, they are also so friendly. After visiting with Brian for
awhile, we said our goodbyes to take our pup to her new home.
Everything went perfect, from the trip to the pup. If Brian tells you
something, he is telling the truth, I take him as a man of honor, and
can't say enough of good things about him.
Now,
on to the pup, we were new parents, and very use to the elderly dogs we
had. It had been 18 years since we had been around a pup. I will be
honest here, she was a bit of a handful, but not in the way you may
think, she had a puppy bladder, which meant she needed to go out every
30 mins or less, it seemed like round the clock, but I am sure it was
not. She did cry the first few days only. The only trouble we had of our
pup was the puppy mouthing/biting which is COMPLETELY NORMAL, she was
not doing it to be mean, but she had to have something, anything in her
mouth. We decided she was not a Bella, and named her Josie. After the
first Week she started to settle down, by week two her bladder was
getting bigger. I want you all to understand how easy Griff's are to
potty train, honestly she only had maybe 5 peeing accidents inside, and
no poop accidents at all, NEVER. Also, she has never tore up anything,
not a toy, not a blanket, not her bedding, she has not tore up anything
at all. Josie is now almost 14 weeks and weighs over 25 pounds. She is
so playful and very much a puppy.
As
I told you above we do hunt, but its not bird hunting season, but we
have bought some training birds. This pup is a BIRD HUNTING FOOL, she
quarters naturally, she retrieves, she swims. My husband who has hunted
birds his entire life said he has never seen a more birdy pup with
natural ability. Josie Points every tweety bird she sees or smells, and I
don't mean little point, I mean she goes on statue, will not move
point.
I
can't say enough about High Desert Griffons, and Brian. You can't go
wrong, with ANY pup you get. Honestly, whether you are first pick or
last pick...your pup will be as great as mine, and I would not say that
if I truly did not believe it. The only thing I learned or would say to
do different, is maybe wait a week longer to pick her up, so that her
Dog MOM could teach her about the puppy biting. The quick easy fix for
the puppy biting, which is puppy mouthing, is to yelp when she/he does
it, which is what the other pups would do. We taught her not to do that
by yelping, and when we yelped, she did not want to hurt us, and would
let go.
I
have to upload pics tonight to post or ask Brian to post them for me, I
can't seem to figure out how to post pics on here right now. Anyways, I
will be posting updates on Josie's life. Josie will be hunting birds,
and showing in AKC shows. I will keep you all updated.
Thanks
so much Brian for such a wonderful puppy. We are totally in love with
her, and you do such a great job as a breeder. Never once did we feel
like you were just in this for the money. Matter of fact, I know you
breed griff's because you love the breed. Pups come very socialized, Josie loves kids and has never met a stranger or strange dog, she loves everybody. Again thanks so much!
Merlin X Phoenix
Merlin X Phoenix
The Foster Family:
I would rate our overall experience with bringing Meadow into our family as a 10 out of 10. My husband initially contacted Brian Lindquist to inquire about getting a puppy, he was met with an immediate response. We had turned in comprehensive applications to other breeders with no response. After doing research for two years on which breed would be perfect for our family, lifestyle, and other dog, we chose the wired-haired pointing griffon. Brian's website was fantastic and gave us all of the information that we needed from pricing to photos to certification of breed. Once we found out that puppies would be born in October, Brian kept up up to date by phone and text about when the puppies were born. My favorite part of the process was going on Brian's blog every Sunday night to learn each puppy's name, fur type, growth and activity. Once it came time to choose the one puppy out of nine, I was very stressed. Brian spoke with me at my convenience to explain all of the different puppy personalities and we ended up choosing Meadow (Hickory)! My in-laws live close to Boise so my husband and I drove up to Idaho to pick up baby Meadow. Brian also took the stress out of an additional three-hour drive by bringing Meadow straight to our door! He was so kind and loving with the puppies. I was a little wary about breeders but Brian truly proved that he and his family take excellent care of all of the animals and understand their health needs. After a 15 hour trip in the car back to California, we were so happy to bring Meadow into our home. She is the sweetest dog who loves our other dog. She is smart and still learning everyday. At 5.5 months now, she is about 30 pounds of energy and love. She enjoys walks, playing, the dog park and cuddling with me and my husband whenever she can. She follows me around the house and I always feel safe with her. She is great with children, shopping and going out to restaurants. She has fit into our family so nicely and is already naturally pointing at the wild peacocks and doves in our neighborhood (which my husband loves). After getting a Griff from Brian, I would definitely do it again. I can't express how much we love Meadow and how stress free the process was with Brian. We are so happy and thankful!
Merlin x Lady
The Grantham Family:
We are a family of 7 (yup that's 5 kids) living up in the Yukon Territory, Canada. We got our first Griff 9 years ago, and when we went looking for another, we had some ideas about what we wanted in a breeder, and a dog. We wanted a Griffon with good lines, from a breeder who was both a hunter and a parent. We wanted someone who raises their puppies with love and care in their home, who has kids who help to raise the puppies too. We wanted someone who would expose our puppy to the outdoors, to sounds and smells and people and of course, birds. Brian was friendly and helpful right from the start, he answered all our questions quickly and openly. The videos of the puppies every Sunday are awesome, we watched our girl grow and change from week to week, even though we are so far away. Shipping our puppy from Idaho to Whitehorse was not an easy thing, especially on the busiest weekend before Christmas. Brian was supportive through the whole process, and showed genuine concern that our pup get into our arms safely. Our Kelsey is great - she bonded with our family quickly, she was born and bred to be a natural hunter. We are looking forward to many years in our wild backyard watching her do what she does best. We want another already! We would recommend Brian and High Desert Griffons to anybody who is seeking a great breeder and an even greater dog.
Litter: Merlin x Lady
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