Our pup, Mick, came from Mark's May 2018 litter. We had searched for over a year to find exactly what we were looking for. Mark made our experience very easy. He look lots of pictures from the day the pups were born until it was time to pick up Mick. We liked the idea of Mark getting the name we had chosen for our pup so he could call Mick by that name to get him used to it. Mick is adorable and we really love his personality. We would highly recommend this breeder.
We received our pup from the March 2015 litter. Our pup, Dante, is now about 8 months old and we couldn't be more pleased with him! He is the most loving dog with the greatest temperament! He is a favorite among the neighborhood kids, listens very well, and lives to please. He is all love and we can't get enough of him :) He def has his puppy moments but he redirects easily and was a natural retriever from the day we brought him home at 8 weeks. Thank you Mark for this blessing in our lives!
We purchased our puppy from Lost Creek Cockers out of the March 2015 litter. Our "Gus" is proving to be a very enjoyable companion dog (we do not hunt). It is easy to see that he has an excellent nose and is swimming very well for a 14 week puppy. He was housebroken quickly and has learned sit, stay and fetch commands. He has a very happy temperament and does well around our 4 year old granddaughter and our 12 year old lab. We are so happy with him that we will be asking to reserve a female out of the next litter.
We purchased an female puppy from Mark from the April litter. Haka (aka Grace) has been an amazing dog to work with.Her desire to please is unparalleled in any dog breed or dog I have yet to meet. She is a doll in the house and a demon in the field. I have yet to find another dog either pure breed or mixed who can match her stamina or her dedication to the retrieve. We are training for hunt tests, and the only ability I doubt it my own. We are also working on obedience and agility titles just to see how far Haka can go. She is ready and willing, and hoping I will catch up quick. A true pleasure, not a day goes by that I do not receive a complement of her appearance, stamina, or intelligence. Many do not even believe she is cocker due to all the horror stories they have heard of the breed. Even my own mother, a European raised around an uncle who breeds hunting dogs was impressed by her ability to conquer the field and yet lay in my bed when she got home. I don't think I shall ever have another type of dog, and Mark definitely knows the caliber of dogs he is breeding.
Mark was great to work with, and his dogs are phenomenal. I got "Rocky" from Mark this past summer and he is now 7 months old. He is extremely intelligent and loving. While he still has his "puppy" moments, he is a pleasure to have around the house, and is generally very calm. However, he is a totally different dog in the field. He is a very strong dog, and has no difficulty getting through think cover. He also is an extremely intense retriever. He is always begging for more retrieves at the end of each session. He does a great job marking, and does not quit looking for the dummy until he has found it. I am taking him (along with my other Cocker) on a pheasant hunt to KS next week, and I am confident that he will hold his own...his hunting ability is disproportional to his age! I couldn't be happier with Rocky. Mark gets an A+ from me!