What is a "Started" Dog?
The goal for us here at Maranatha Farm Kennels with "Started Dogs", is to "train" a dog who will one day make a great hunting companion, or to become a Started dog in some other line of "work", as well as a very good family dog; a dog well grounded, confident, well socialized and a good foundation in Obedience.
Dogs become available for sale once they have reached the age that they have had enough training; unless it is noted differently.
This page was last updated: July 1, 2009
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Photo Album: Started Dogs
This Photo Album, (LEFT) will show a variety of pictures; some of our 2006 Started dogs that are now with Tampa Fire and Rescue.
Many pictures will show some of the things we do to work on building their confidence through our Agility set ups.
We are currently working on putting some pictures on reference our Retriever Training which doesn't start with our started dogs till they are 6 or 7 months of age.
To the RIGHT: Lt. Brian Smithey with "Powder" our Grandson in the middle (during a trip to check out how the Search and Rescue training is done), to the right (in picture) is Rico with "Primer", (Primer just recently passed his FSA (State Certification), and in Feb 2008 a little over 2 years of age, just passed the advance FEMA Test. (Primer to the right)
2007/2008 Started Dogs, Born and Started Here, Now...in their homes and training/working.
Our 2006 Started Dogs...when our program first started...Pictured here our First and Second dog to leave our Started program...both dogs are now Certified Canines and can travel Nation wide to do Search and Rescue work with their owner/handlers
Rico and Primer shown here after passing their Advance FEMA USAR Test in Feb of 2008, Primer was a little over 2 years old.
Primer was our Second Dog to leave our Started Dog program...
Rico and Primer work out of Tampa Fire and Rescue
Both dogs were Started here with Basic's....We want to congratulate both owner handlers, for their great accomplishment
Started Dog program for 2008/2009 getting underway..., many new Faces, and new changes, if anyone is interested in a Started Puppy...for a Family Pet, Hunting Companion, Many of these pups will also be started in Speciality training, for Future Search and Rescue, Therapy dogs etc...
Prices on our Started pups start at $1500.00, Starting around 6 months of age,and go up from there depending on level of training that is accomplished.
These pups below, are around 2 to 8 months old of age... Play games are started at this age, and we work on their nerve strength by taking them to our Agility course, with set ups for their level. Along with taking them off site, to climb up and down rock piles, (piles of stone of all sizes)
As many know we give them "call" names of our own...and names can be changed once they go with their new owners...The following will be staying here for this Summer/Fall of 09, (Names listed below)
How does someone hold a puppy...it is done with a deposit, which is the price of a puppy, and balance is due when picking up puppy or before pup/young dog ships out...progress report given upon request, and video of what level the pup/dog is at is sent upon request...usually around 7/8 month period.
Pups for 2009/2010,,, started dog program....now in training...
Bodie on a field trip with his Sister - Party Girl...(at a very young age)
Bodie, now in Texas, as a Family Pet and was started here to also be a Hunting companion, Bodie is a litter brother to Party, Banshee, and "Doak"... Fc Running with the Devil is the Sire, and our Pattie is the Mom
Partner and Anne, out of our Pocket/FC Running with the Devil...Partner is a service dog to alert his owner when insulin level drops to a low level
Pickett with Zalon, out of our Pewter/FC Running with the Devil Future USAR Dog
Cabela with Vincent out of our Pewter/FC Running with the Devil.
Bailey with Joe out of our Pocket/FC Running with the Devil...Future USAR dog
He is Called - Preston, (to the right)... he is grown up now, graduated from Bomb Detection school through the Maine State Police...
Were proud of them "all"..Many pups /young dogs pictured below, are now in Family - Working Homes...many still maturing and learning special tasks such as USAR training...some of the pups are learning to Be hunting companions
Class of 2008/09 for Our Started Dog Program, Pups that are on this page, have either gone to homes or are spoken for and are in training, ...Pictures are updated almost weekly for those new owner/handlers... ...so folks can see what we are doing for some of our Field trips, and workouts in our Agility course, to "build" confidence, and to help them be formilar to different footings. If you would be interested in being put on a list for one of the developing pups (not all are shown)...just send us a email...
Right now...any pups in our Program will be here till Spring/summer 2009 before their training will be close to completion...
"But" evaluation will always be underway...and pups that we feel will have a strong mission in life to be a great family pet....we will release early and will post on our main page of our website and on our Puppy page...
Lt. Roger Picard, (Tampa Fire And Rescue)... with his newest member of the team - "Party Girl"...Party is a 1/2 sister to "Powder" shown on first page of our Web...Her growth in confidence, grows steady...a true candidate for a Great working dog...
Reg name...Maranathas "Proxy" is in Control...left our Started dog program, first of July 08 to go to school for tracking and Drug detection, she will join the ranks on the Wells Police Dept...She became certified to go out on patrol Feb 02 Proxy is a sibling to Maranathas Black Powder shown below (Out of our Pewter/Devil breeding)
Proxy
Right....Her Name is "Banshee"...she is a sister to Party Girl and Doak...shown on this page as well...she left our Kennel Summer of 08 to finish her training to be a Search and Rescue dog...you can tell by her expression, that she is a bit of a no-nonsense dog...She was a pleasure to train, she is now with Bill Mann in Tampa Florida, and we wish them both the best...
Banshee is also a 1/2 sister to Powder and some other pups on different Task Forces that also train dogs for USAR Work...
Pictures on this page...are to show things that are worked on...
ALL Pups on this page are pups that we hand picked out of litters that are born right here at Maranatha...from great Working dogs...and the Sires are either here or selected from outside Working dogs...
ALL Pups are in our "STARTED" Program to go into FAMILY HOMES...HOMES LOOKING ALSO FOR HUNTING COMPANIONS, AND FOR FUTURE SERVICE DOG WORK...SUCH AS USAR WORK.... Not all of these pups are spoken for, so if interested...please let us know....
Left and Top...His Name is "Doak"...he is shown with his partner - "Kyle"... at a HRC Hunt Test - He is a special pup at only a little over a year...has started showing great potential for a bright working future...
Part of the Graduating class of 2007/08
and more...
Intense would be a good word to describe many of our working labs...when it comes to activities (Penny)
Pryse, Pyro, Phonzie, Shelby, Penney, Pierce, Phlip
left...Pierce with Jim from Colorado Task Force, below, she is finally in Colorado with them...and doing "very" well....
New ones being selected soon for our 2009/2010 Started Dog program...here at 4 weeks...Names of who we selected...Phancy, Paige, Pike, Preston and Patton...
Owen...aka Phreedom...waiting on new updated picture with him and his new Owner "Luke" Left as a level two dog
Jim (above)...with Colorado Task Force I ... here picking up Pierce...not quite 8 months...Jim has a lot to work with...with this exceptional young dog for sure:) We wish them well for the future goal for USAR work
Jen with Phanesse on the Maryland Task Force I
Newbe's coming on board
Dan and his wife Khristy, here picking up Shelby there new USAR dog for Canadian Task Force I...Shelby is another exceptional nice working dog and we again, wish them all the best.
Patches
Penny
To the right...- The yellows
