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A view of the Teton Valley over Choteau facing the Rockies

An Introduction to some of our Adults

GIFFORD

Gifford is formally named "Point Mountain's Sarge." He turned seven in January 2008 and is the Sire of Demi and three litters of pups, now located in Montana, Washington, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado and North Dakota.

He is 23.5" tall and 26" long with full facial and head furnishings, a marvelous medium length coarse gray outer coat and a dense liver under coat. It is a marvel that he dries from swimming in minutes. He ranges between 71 and 76 pounds, depending on the season and has a sturdy, powerful muscular build. His eyes are full, round and wonderfully expressive. His upper lashes (gotta mention them) are at least 1 1/2" long.

His temperment is gentle, eager to please, intuitive and playful. He is my office greeter who meets people every day with never a hitch (except for the taxidermist). Even with persistent taunting by my grandson (now 5) he is absolutely docile and never even grumpy or testy, despite being crawled upon, hugged, chided, chased, leashed and led about by an insistent toddler. He rarely barks (on the order of once a month and then only when there are strange household sounds or intrusions)

His search is intense and fairly close in when hunting and his point is steady. When in the field, he is in constant connection with the hunt group and he automatically shifts focus with every change in direction. He backs well, retrieves consistently, loves water and will ride in or on anything. Two Summers ago, he and I took a weeklong canoe trip down the Missouri. His lineage is Herrenhausen on the sire's side and Wayfarer on the dam's side.

AND HERE IS A PEDIGREE CHART ON GIFFORD

Giff & Demi

The above picture is of DEMI (Pictures all copyright by Greg Curtis, 2007)

DEMI

Demi is a dog I have had since birth. From eight weeks on, it became more and more evident that
she would be an engaging, adventuresome and deeply connective dog.

She is the Dam of one of our two 2007 litters and she just turned three years old on November
12, 2004.

DEMI'S Full name is: Ear Mountains Demi, JH, NAVHDA Prize II

Demi had a 107 NAVHDA NA score and Prize II (she shared the top NA prize with her
littermate and one other pup); she is an AKC Junior Hunting Champion, securing the title
in just one weekend, and has a leg on her AKC Senior Hunting Title.

She is 21 1/2" tall, 23 1/2" long and is about 49 lb in field trim. Her fleet athleticism is a sight to
behold.

She has a harsh and tight field coat with ample undercoat and shorter facial furnishings; Her
OFA is excellent.

Demi is highly responsive, easily trained, a most athletic and fleet performer; wonderfully
adaptive around family, including very young children.

If you have seen the dog jump off the dock in the Purina TV ad, you will get some sense of her
enthusiasm when you see her perform that stunt from the banks of a pond or stream..

Her first litter is now in Washington, Montana, Idaho and Saskatchewan and her second litter will
soon be in those states as well as in Alberta, Utah, New Jersey, California, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania . She is a
fairly hot hunter for a Griffon, with an aggressive search 40 to 60 yards out. She
received a NAVHDA Prize II as a nine month old and, with her littermate, got the highest score at
the test.

She earned her Junior Hunt Champion designation in one weekend and has a leg on her Senior Hunt recognition. With her first litter,she had 16 pups and we were able to save 12 of them, all healthy, active young dogs.

Demi is AKC and NAVHDA Registered.

Griffe D'Automne Tiny Dancer

Tiny Dancer (Lou) is a Quebec import from incredible Canadian stock who turned 3 last Summer and had her first litter in February 2007.

Details about her are currently in the upcoming litters section of this Website.

Griffe D'Automne Silver Bullet

Bullet, or Griffe D'Automne Silver Bullet, is a native of Quebec and will a two years old December '08.
His marvelous composition, balanced field performance and gentle disposition makes him a perfect
candidate to sire our future litters now that he is old enough to fully examine his conformation and
ongoing hunt experience. Bullet was recently placed nearby with an ecstatic new owner who has
agreed to make him available as a sire as needed.

He received a Prize III in last Fall’s NA NAVHDA test.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Greg Curtis
PO Box 808
Choteau, MT 59422
406-466-2644
Email: earmtngriffons@gmail.com