Tom Ness Oahe Kennels

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2010 NATIONAL FIELD TRIAL CHAMPION - BALLYMENA'S IRISH ROSE "Nellie" - Owners: Hobson and Lisa Brown

Oahe Kennels specializes in training field trial and gundog spaniels and labrador retrievers.
We also compete dogs for clients in springer and cocker spaniel field trials in the United States & Canada.

Established in 1984, Oahe Kennels is located in Menoken, North Dakota and owned and operated by Tom Ness. In the mid seventies, Tom begin training hunting dogs after he purchased his first field bred English Springer Spaniel named Fanny. Soon after, Tom graduated from the University of North Dakota and moved to Wyoming. Tom, having been bitten by the dog training bug, became involved in Spaniel Field Trials in Wyoming and Colorado. He started training professionally in the early 1980's while living in Colorado. In 1984, Tom moved his family back to North Dakota and established Oahe Kennels. After recovering from a near fatal hunting accident, Tom bought a farm south of Menoken, North Dakota in 1994 and began training dogs and guiding fulltime. Oahe Kennels has trained hundreds of gundogs of all breeds, specializing in Spaniels and Retrievers.
Oahe Kennels has cocker, springer and lab puppies as well as started and trained dogs available. All the dogs in our breeding program are selected for temperment, soundness, natural retrieving ability and drive. In addition to being excellent hunting dogs, Oahe dogs are also great household pets.
Oahe Kennels is located near Bismarck, North Dakota