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Testimonials
Jon Germond
I was there when we crowned Roscoe with the name “Wonderdog.” We were hunting ducks on the Columbia River in a January snowstorm. While he regularly made the amazing look normal, Roscoe made two retrieves that weekend to earn the name. (1) While chasing down a crippled duck in three-foot high waves, he used a wave to launch half his body out of the water and grabbed the duck out of the air as it jumped to fly away. (2) Then he zeroed in and rooted out another cripple that pile-drived itself into a deep snow drift about 100 yards behind the blind. Roscoe was truly the “Wonderdog.”
I got my first Wonderdog (a Roscoe pup) in December 2000. Molly was the easiest dog to train that I have ever been around. I worked with her for about 15 minutes a day. She would learn a new concept in about 5 minutes, then look at me as if she was saying “what’s next?” At 6 months of age, she was successfully completing multiple 100-yard blind retrieves, and she only got better with time. She had a great nose for upland hunting, watched and marked birds really well, feared no retrieve, and would even go underwater after a duck that dove on her. She was also the perfect family dog - sweet disposition, eager to please, and a wonderful companion for more than 14 years.
I currently have two more dogs from the Wonderdog line. I have a female (Suki) from the same litter as Yukon, and a male (Theo) that is one of Yukon’s offspring. Both of these dogs are outstanding upland hunters. These dogs have wonderful personalities, are easy to train, have natural instincts for waterfowl and upland hunting, and they are great family dogs.
I got my first Wonderdog (a Roscoe pup) in December 2000. Molly was the easiest dog to train that I have ever been around. I worked with her for about 15 minutes a day. She would learn a new concept in about 5 minutes, then look at me as if she was saying “what’s next?” At 6 months of age, she was successfully completing multiple 100-yard blind retrieves, and she only got better with time. She had a great nose for upland hunting, watched and marked birds really well, feared no retrieve, and would even go underwater after a duck that dove on her. She was also the perfect family dog - sweet disposition, eager to please, and a wonderful companion for more than 14 years.
I currently have two more dogs from the Wonderdog line. I have a female (Suki) from the same litter as Yukon, and a male (Theo) that is one of Yukon’s offspring. Both of these dogs are outstanding upland hunters. These dogs have wonderful personalities, are easy to train, have natural instincts for waterfowl and upland hunting, and they are great family dogs.
Marianne Martin, DVM, CVA
Over the last 17 years I have had the pleasure of observing and caring for Jim Martin's line of Labradors. I have also personally owned 2 dogs from his line. His dogs are wonderful house dogs and extremely keen hunting dogs. They excel at both upland and waterfowl hunting, as well as being extremely successful on the Hunt Test circuit. I have yet to treat any of his dogs for any genetic or heritable diseases. They have excellent conformation and are extremely trainable. It is a pleasure to work with these wonderful dogs and such a responsible trainer/handler/breeder as Jim Martin.
Stephen Smith
As an avid bird hunter, but very, very casual dog trainer, I was lucky to land my dog, Buster (Posey Smith I), brother of Jim’s dog, Yukon. Buster is a both a loving family house pet and extremely talented hunting dog, despite only minimal training. He is the best dog I have ever hunted pheasants behind, including friends’ German Shorthairs and Wirehairs. Buster works the ground well, day after day, ranging back and forth with his nose close to the ground. He only occasionally extends himself to my ranging limit of about 30 yards and then recommits to working closer with only a soft whistle or slap on my jeans. I cannot recall him ever flushing a pheasant out of gun range. He has a natural upland talent I’ve not seen with other dogs, particularly labs.As with most labs, Buster loves the duck hunting, enthusiastically taking to the water and bringing the birds back to me in the blind. He can’t get enough.
I regularly hunt ducks with Jim every year and am always amazed at what his dogs, Yukon and Kodiak are able to do by following his commands. First and importantly, Jim’s dogs are quiet and polite in the blind. Once the ducks are down the real fun begins. Multiple times, I have watched each of his dogs retrieve doubles and triples by taking and following Jim’s whistle, hand and arm commands. Until watching Jim work his dogs, I had no idea what hunting dogs were really capable of.
Jim seems to have developed a line of hunting labs that can be trained to win at Nationals or just please hunting guys like myself.
I regularly hunt ducks with Jim every year and am always amazed at what his dogs, Yukon and Kodiak are able to do by following his commands. First and importantly, Jim’s dogs are quiet and polite in the blind. Once the ducks are down the real fun begins. Multiple times, I have watched each of his dogs retrieve doubles and triples by taking and following Jim’s whistle, hand and arm commands. Until watching Jim work his dogs, I had no idea what hunting dogs were really capable of.
Jim seems to have developed a line of hunting labs that can be trained to win at Nationals or just please hunting guys like myself.