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ABOUT
Passionate Breeders of Top-Quality Hunting Dogs
Welcome to Lazy MD GunDogs, where our passion for breeding and training top-quality hunting dogs drives everything we do. Our commitment to excellence, health, and integrity ensures that each dog we breed is not only a skilled hunting companion but also a beloved family member. Discover more about our story, mission, values, and the dedicated team behind our kennel.
OUR STORY
A Legacy of Excellence
Lazy MD GunDogs was founded by Donna Gibbons Markey and Keith Markey in 2000. What began as a small hobby has grown into a renowned kennel known for producing exceptional English Setters and English Cocker Spaniels. Our journey has been marked by dedication, passion, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Over the years, we've celebrated numerous milestones and achievements, always striving to improve and uphold the highest standards in breeding and training.
We uphold standards in breeding by extensive review of temperament, hunting ability, and trainability--. We do medical testing to include but not conclusive of medical genetics, hip dysplasia evaluation, elbow dysplasia evaluation and an opthalmic evaluation.
OUR MISSION AND VALUES
Our Commitment to Quality and Integrity
At Lazy MD GunDogs, our mission and values guide everything we do. We are dedicated to:
QUALITY
Maintaining rigorous breeding standards to produce top-notch hunting dogs.
HEALTH
Ensuring all dogs are healthy and well-cared for.
INTEGRITY
Being transparent and honest in all our practices, fostering trust with our clients and community.
EXCELLENCE
Striving to be the best in breeding and training, continually improving our methods and knowledge.
FACILITIES
State-of-the-Art Kennel and Training Grounds
Our state-of-the-art facilities provide a clean, comfortable, and stimulating environment for our dogs. The kennel includes spacious living quarters, expansive training grounds, to ensure the health and well-being of every dog. We pride ourselves on offering top-notch amenities that support the physical and mental development of our dogs, preparing them for successful careers as hunting companions.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS
We are proud of our numerous awards and recognitions in field trials. Our dogs have consistent hunters and have excelled in competitions, earning accolades for their performance in Field Trials. Some of our notable achievements include
They are exceptional upland hunters and retrievers.
Achievements include
Streek’s Lil Maggie “Maggie”
Dam
FC Streek's Lil Maggie’s list of FT wins is Bred to the Setter of the last decade, Jetsetter
Maggies Wins
Texas Coastal Brittany Club (11/8/09) 1st Open Derby
Irish Setter Club of San Antonio (11/21/09) 2nd Open Puppy
Hill Country Pointing Dog Club 12/12/09 2nd Open Puppy
Irish Setter Club of San Antonio 1/18/10 2nd Open Puppy
Texas Coastal Brittany Club 1/29/10 2nd Open Puppy and 2nd Open Derby November 8 2009
Hill Country Pointing Dog Club 2nd Open Derby
Dallas Pointer and Setter Club 1st Open Derby November 18, 2009
Brazos Botton Field Trial Club 2nd Open Derby
English Setter Association of America 2nd Open Derby National Championship Field Trial
Rocky Mountain Rooster Ranch, Calhan, Colorado April 16, 2010
Joe Edens Founders Award 2009-2010
NBHA Shoot'n Fetch Field Trials
Texas Bird Hunters Association
Gulf Coast German Shorthaired Pointer Club Field Trial
Pat Bush Ranch
La Grange, TX January 7-9 2012
First Place Open Gun Dog
Irish Setter Club Of San Antonio
Porter Ranch Hubbard, Texas
January 15, 2012
First Place Open Gun Dog
Colorado Pointer Club
Field Trial
September 16, 2012
Third Open Gun Dog
GSPC OF Colorada
Field Trial
Lindon, Colorado October 7, 2012
Second Place Open All-Age
Northern Colorado Brittany Club
Field Trial
October 28, 2012 Stoneham, Colorado
3rd place Open Gun Dog
English Setter Association of America
National Championship/ Field Trial
October 16-20 2012
Award of Merit
Colorado Pointer Club
Field Trial
Sterling, Colorado April 27-28
First Place!!!
Texas Coastal Brittany Club 11/8/09 1st Open Derby
Jettsetter American Field Dog, has several proven progeny, Durajet, Jetts Secret Lady
known for qualifying and making a great presence at Ames Plantation.
Dashing Iron Streek ‘Streek”
Trained and handled the 2005 National Llewellin National Championship.
This was an hour-long walking competition that represented a natural hunting scenario. The dog had to hunt objectives, point, and remain steady. The bird was flushed, then shot, and the dog then had to retrieve it to hand. Streek had 6 steady finds and retrieves on a very warm Texas day.
LMD’s Can’t Touch This “Patch”
Patch is an outstanding Field Trial prospect and Hunting English setter.
(Patch) is a first-year Open Shooting Dog. He had an excellent Derby year despite a late start.
He won 4 major field trials.
He won the Kenya PaPa NBHA derby.
The Sunflower Marvin McDowell Classic was a major win for Patch.
Patch won the Southwest Missouri open shooting dog Derby and the Arkansas Derby.
Patch placed in another American Field OSD Trial and won an NBHA field trial. He was previously registered as Patch's Prairie Wind.
This dog is an excellent bird finder. He has tremendous stamina and ground speed, topped with hard-to-beat STYLE.
LMD's True Grit "Beau"
Beau "LMD's True Grit.
This young setter was started later than his litter mate Patch. He has great promise, and he won an American Field qualifier.
True Grit is English Setter Male
Beau is packed with Style, Style, Style. He is a snappy little setter with a lot of hunt. He won a qualifier and will be in American Field championship contention.
He is such a pleasure to run.
We love his snappy, happy style. Tons of drive and stamina are some of his attributes. More to come on this boy!
Gibbs “Jetson Rise”
Received 1st place in 2 American Field major competitions.