About Melinda, Mitchell, and Matthew Fox We have been involved in breeding and showing since 2013 and have loved every minute of it! We are located in Eden, NY, which is about 20 minutes south of Buffalo NY. We acquired our first sheltie in 2008 from our mentor, Carol Hopkins of Stardancer Shelties for our family pet, Stardancer's Twist and Shout CGC BN "Magic". We just had Magic until June 2011 when we acquired Stardancer's Love Bug CGC "Miley", then in December of the same year, Carol had a beautiful sable merle girl we went to see and ended up bringing her home, Stardancer's Calendar Girl CGC "Maya". It was not for a year until our juniors, Mitchell and Matthew were interested in showing. This is when we had contacted a teacher of a handling class, Patricia Nagel of Quailfield Irish Setters, Patty is one of the reasons we have already gotten so far in such in such a short time. While Mitchell started to show Miley in juniors and in breed, Matthew started showing one of Patty's irish setters, CH Quailfield Greenwood Irish Minstrel "O'Reilly" in juniors. Mitchell got his two first novice wins with Miley and his last novice win with GCH Quailfield's Who Mak'n Noise "Cheney", and Matthew got his first and third novice wins with O'Reilly and his second was with CH Quailfield's Billion Dollar Bailout "CEO". Mitchell started to show CH Redridge's Secret Agent of Justice "Disco" in breed and juniors and Matthew started to show GCH Quailfield's Irish Roustabout "Rowdy" in juniors and breed. We ended up growing a strong passion for irish setters and decided to get our first irish setter, CH Windwood Northern X'Plosion "Laser" from Pam Seipkes of Windwood Irish Setters. We are looking forward to what this guy does in the conformation ring, performance ring, and in the field!
Our dogs are part of our family, they live in our home and are not just kennel dogs. Our goal is to breed quality shelties and irish setters that excel in the ring, do what they are bred to do and have great personalities! But especially to be the best companions that can become part of your family!
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FoxTrail Shetland Sheepdogs & Irish Setters are located in Eden, NY, which is 20 minutes South of Buffalo. We strive to produce healthy, loving companions that can excel in all venues. Our small breeding program began in 2013, but have gain much knowledge through the generosity of our mentors that we are pleased to call our friends.
We began our venture into purebred dogs in 2007, when we had purchased Stardancer's Twist and Shout BN CGC "Magic" from Carol Hopkins, Stardancer Shetland Sheepdogs, and would add a second in 2011, Stardancer's Love Bug CGC "Miley", who would also become one of Matthew and Mitchell's junior dogs. These two dogs also opened a great friendship with Carol.
We attended our first handling class January 2013 at Southtowns Dog Training under the guidance of Patricia Nagel, Quailfield Irish Setters. She would share her knowledge, along with dogs for Junior Showmanship. Matthew and Mitchell would begin juniors and our venture into Irish Setters with CH Quailfield Greenwood Irish Minstrel "O'Reilly", CH Quailfield's Billion Dollar Bailout "CEO", and GCH Quailfield's Who Mak'n Noise "Cheney". The boys would have much success in juniors and breed with CH Quailfield's Irish Roustabout "Rowdy" and CH RedRidge's Secret Agent Man of Justice "Disco"
Our foundation for Shetland Sheepdogs include Stardancer's Calendar Girl CGC "Maya", Maya is a grand-daughter of CH Tar-ri's Country Fling, and her pedigree is full of greats, CH Ozark Crest City Slicker ROM ROMC, Am/Can/Jan CH Alfen Whirlwind ROM ROMC, Banchory Reflection ROM ROMC, CH Barwoods Entrepeneur ROM ROMC, CH Macdega Glenhart Grand Prix ROM ROMC, and Banchory Silver Spotlight ROM. Maya would be bred to Am GCH/U CH Canami Buoy Rocker RN (a CH Sunaire Mainstay Integrity son, out of a CH Mainstay Magic Mike daughter) in 2017, to produce our first homebred hopeful, FoxTrail Forever Country "Nellie". Her sire, "Bumper", would also become our first Shetland Sheepdog Champion and Grand Champion. We would have the pleasure of co owning this lovely Tri Factored, Non White Factored Sable with his breeder and our friend, along with mentor Amanda Inzinna, and would be finished under the hands of Mitchell. A planned breeding between "Bumper", and our Tri Bitch from Mandy, Canami One Wish (ptd), is in the works for 2018. "Jeannie" is sired by CH Masetto Grant Me Three Wishes and out of Canami Dolce & Gabbana Lt Blue (ptd). Another great pedigree, with dogs including Dundee Arizona ROM, CH Macdega Asterisk ROM ROMC, CH Prinhill Jazzbo ROM, Am/Can CH Apple Acres Expedition ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Toven Wintertide CanCD ROM ROMC, CH Sugar Hill's Heart Breaker ROMC (a CH Dundee Amo Moses ROM ROMC son), Shadow Hill's Polaris ROM, Am/Can CH Trevanne's Windswept ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Alfenloch Ryan O'Neil ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Macdega Maserati ROM.
Our foundation for Irish Setters would include our first champion, handled by Matthew, CH Windwood Northern X'Plosion RN CGC from Pam Seipkes in Minnesota. He would finish with 19 pts, including 4 majors (2 of which were specialty majors). "Laser" is sired by Am/Can Windwood Northern Lights (a Group Winner and a multiple Group placer in the states, and a Multiple Best in Show winner and a National Best of Breed Winner in Canada) and out of CH RedRidge Irish Silver Shilling, a CH Quailfields Who Mak'n Noise daughter, which is a Am/Can CH Quailfield Mak'n Business ROM "Addy" son. Our foundation bitches would include Avon Farm Start Me Up "Jenny" and Windwood Tempestuous Touche' "Touche". "Jenny" is a Am/Aust GCH Eireannamada Fortuitous grand-daughter on her dam side, and is sired by Multiple Group Placer and Multiple Best in Show Owner Handler GCHB Kilkieran Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer GN CD CGC RAE "Blake". "Jenny" would also open the door to friend and mentor Bobbi Fisher, Kilkieran Irish Setters, a co breeder of Jenny. "Touche'" is sired by the 2011 National Winners Dog, MBIS/MBISS GCHP Tramore Notorious. Both of these bitches will be bred to "Laser" to begin our line.
We began our venture into purebred dogs in 2007, when we had purchased Stardancer's Twist and Shout BN CGC "Magic" from Carol Hopkins, Stardancer Shetland Sheepdogs, and would add a second in 2011, Stardancer's Love Bug CGC "Miley", who would also become one of Matthew and Mitchell's junior dogs. These two dogs also opened a great friendship with Carol.
We attended our first handling class January 2013 at Southtowns Dog Training under the guidance of Patricia Nagel, Quailfield Irish Setters. She would share her knowledge, along with dogs for Junior Showmanship. Matthew and Mitchell would begin juniors and our venture into Irish Setters with CH Quailfield Greenwood Irish Minstrel "O'Reilly", CH Quailfield's Billion Dollar Bailout "CEO", and GCH Quailfield's Who Mak'n Noise "Cheney". The boys would have much success in juniors and breed with CH Quailfield's Irish Roustabout "Rowdy" and CH RedRidge's Secret Agent Man of Justice "Disco"
Our foundation for Shetland Sheepdogs include Stardancer's Calendar Girl CGC "Maya", Maya is a grand-daughter of CH Tar-ri's Country Fling, and her pedigree is full of greats, CH Ozark Crest City Slicker ROM ROMC, Am/Can/Jan CH Alfen Whirlwind ROM ROMC, Banchory Reflection ROM ROMC, CH Barwoods Entrepeneur ROM ROMC, CH Macdega Glenhart Grand Prix ROM ROMC, and Banchory Silver Spotlight ROM. Maya would be bred to Am GCH/U CH Canami Buoy Rocker RN (a CH Sunaire Mainstay Integrity son, out of a CH Mainstay Magic Mike daughter) in 2017, to produce our first homebred hopeful, FoxTrail Forever Country "Nellie". Her sire, "Bumper", would also become our first Shetland Sheepdog Champion and Grand Champion. We would have the pleasure of co owning this lovely Tri Factored, Non White Factored Sable with his breeder and our friend, along with mentor Amanda Inzinna, and would be finished under the hands of Mitchell. A planned breeding between "Bumper", and our Tri Bitch from Mandy, Canami One Wish (ptd), is in the works for 2018. "Jeannie" is sired by CH Masetto Grant Me Three Wishes and out of Canami Dolce & Gabbana Lt Blue (ptd). Another great pedigree, with dogs including Dundee Arizona ROM, CH Macdega Asterisk ROM ROMC, CH Prinhill Jazzbo ROM, Am/Can CH Apple Acres Expedition ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Toven Wintertide CanCD ROM ROMC, CH Sugar Hill's Heart Breaker ROMC (a CH Dundee Amo Moses ROM ROMC son), Shadow Hill's Polaris ROM, Am/Can CH Trevanne's Windswept ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Alfenloch Ryan O'Neil ROM ROMC, Am/Can CH Macdega Maserati ROM.
Our foundation for Irish Setters would include our first champion, handled by Matthew, CH Windwood Northern X'Plosion RN CGC from Pam Seipkes in Minnesota. He would finish with 19 pts, including 4 majors (2 of which were specialty majors). "Laser" is sired by Am/Can Windwood Northern Lights (a Group Winner and a multiple Group placer in the states, and a Multiple Best in Show winner and a National Best of Breed Winner in Canada) and out of CH RedRidge Irish Silver Shilling, a CH Quailfields Who Mak'n Noise daughter, which is a Am/Can CH Quailfield Mak'n Business ROM "Addy" son. Our foundation bitches would include Avon Farm Start Me Up "Jenny" and Windwood Tempestuous Touche' "Touche". "Jenny" is a Am/Aust GCH Eireannamada Fortuitous grand-daughter on her dam side, and is sired by Multiple Group Placer and Multiple Best in Show Owner Handler GCHB Kilkieran Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer GN CD CGC RAE "Blake". "Jenny" would also open the door to friend and mentor Bobbi Fisher, Kilkieran Irish Setters, a co breeder of Jenny. "Touche'" is sired by the 2011 National Winners Dog, MBIS/MBISS GCHP Tramore Notorious. Both of these bitches will be bred to "Laser" to begin our line.