About Mandy
Stumptown's Point Mandolin (Mandy)
NAVHDA UT Prize II (191), NA Prize I (112)
Whelped: 4/23/2010
Height: 24"
Weight: 55#
Eyes/Teeth: Normal
Coat: Medium Dense/Medium Harsh
PennHIP: L: 0.19 R: 0.19
Mandy was born out of the April 2010 Bob x Vida litter. From her earliest days, she demonstrated the most personable and sweet disposition among her littermates, and had a tremendous nose and was stylish in pigeons in the yard even at five weeks of age.
Mandy was the dam of the 2013 Stumptown litter. One of her pups from that litter, Latch, was the sire for our 2020 litter.
Mandy's owners, Steve and Crissie Swift (Yacolt, Washington), described her this way:
Mandy is a sharp looking shorthair with a quiet and classy disposition. Extremely well mannered at home, she rarely whines or barks, and chooses instead to communicate with her eyes or by bringing you something personal (boot, sock, underwear, gun case, hunting vest, etc.). For all her good looks and affectionate behavior in the house, things are different in the field. Scratched up ears, porcupine quills, and stitches are pretty good evidence of that. Her nose and mind are always working. This seems to fuel her energy level and her ability to seek and track birds in tough places. Her desire is tremendous and she is willing to push anything that looks like cover. I use a beeper on her when hunting because she is often so dug in that I miss the action and the point! Mandy continues to work out running birds, but definitely knows when she has them pinned down. Shooting a wild bird over a classic point is pretty darn cool. And finding someone's lost bird is a hoot. NAVHDA testing promotes versatility, something Mandy exhibits every fall on wild birds, with productive work on ducks, quail and pheasant, and numerous water and cross-water retrieves.
By the way, her favorite movie is "The Big Year," her favorite song is "I Like Birds," and her favorite book is "How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves."
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