Central Minnesota · 180-Acre Training Grounds
Bred to hunt. Trained to find.
Granite Ledge Kennels is a professional hunting dog training facility and Pudelpointer breeder outside Milaca, MN in Foreston MN— built around versatile gun dog training, blood trail tracking for deer recovery, and a working line of Pudelpointers bred to do both.
Now Planning Our 2027 Litters
Things are getting busy at Granite Ledge Kennels as we map out our 2027 breeding plans. If you’re hoping to bring home a pudelpointer as your next hunting partner, now is a great time to get in touch. We love talking dogs, especially pudelpointers!
Rare Black Pudelpointers Expected in Our Upcoming Litters
Only about 5% of Pudelpointers are black (read our blog on black Pudelpointers), and they’re some of the most sought-after dogs in the breed. I’m excited to share that our upcoming litters are expected to include a few black pups — bred from the same health-tested, NAVHDA-proven German lines as all of our dogs. There will only be a few, so if you’ve been hoping for one, call me at (612) 490-4802. — Chris
180
Acres of Training Ground
20+
Years Professional Training
Utility and Natural Ability Qualified
Master Hunter Retriever Title Qualified
Health Guaranteed
Health Guaranteed Litters
What We Do
One kennel. Three disciplines. One standard.
Training, tracking, and breeding aren’t separate businesses here — they inform each other. The same dogs we train to hunt are the bloodline we breed, and the tracking instinct we develop in the field is the same instinct that recovers a deer after the shot.
01 / TRAINING
Hunting Dog Training
Basic obedience through advanced hunt training — retriever work, upland bird work, versatile pointing and retrieving, and puppy foundations, all on 180 acres of ponds, native grass, and timber.
02 / RECOVERY
Blood Trail Tracking
A dedicated program that trains dogs to recover wounded deer by scent — from first blood-trail exposure to real recovery work in timber, water, and heavy cover.
03 / BREEDING
Pudelpointers
A working line of Pudelpointers bred for versatile hunting ability and tracking instinct, health-tested, and are imported directly from Germany
New at Granite Ledge
When the blood trail runs out, the dog doesn’t.
Deer can travel hundreds of yards on minimal blood, cross water, and bed down in cover a hunter will never spot on foot. Our blood trail tracking program develops that recovery instinct deliberately — starting with scent introduction and building to real, aged trails in the same conditions your dog will face on a call after dark.
Why Choose Granite Ledge
Twenty years in the field with Chris Wilson
“Our goal is to provide you with a professionally trained hunting dog that’s a pleasure to have in the field or in your home — that’s true whether the dog is retrieving, pointing, or bringing you back to a deer you thought you’d lost.”
— Chris Wilson, Owner & Head Trainer
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Ready to talk about your dog?
Training openings, tracking calls, and Pudelpointer litters are limited — reach out and we’ll figure out the right fit. 14065 185th Avenue NE, Foreston, MN 56330.