Wanted you to know we are having a blast. We scored big time with Hank, he’s a well-adjusted house dog and couldn’t have asked for a better pet. Don’t need a leash on him as he obeys commands so well. When the time comes for bird hunting, I will have me one hell of a bird dog! It’s all there. We couldn’t be happier with Hank.  Thank you, Pat!

Ron Richard / Enumclaw, WA
Adopted: Hank – Pudelpointer

Just got home, all wore out. Jag is absolutely amazing! He’s a bird-finding machine and I think an even better retriever. One bird flew a few hundred yards where we couldn’t see it and by the time we pulled the Garmin out, Jag was on his way back with the bird in his mouth. We can’t thank you enough Pat! Jag is amazing in every way!

Dale Christianson / Lake Stevens, WA
Adopted: Jag – English Pointer

I want to thank Pat from Gundogz Rescue for making a very hard thing for me to do as comfortable as it could have been. He had Annie evaluated to see what a good home needed to be like for her to be happy. And then he came out himself and watched her. He always let me know her progress and sent pictures often. He found her a great home and she looks very happy with her new person. 2 months later I received another update with pictures. I could see in the pictures that she still had her comfort bed I bought for her and her dog bowl, but she also seems to like his couch, too! I’m so happy she is getting spoiled. Pat thank you again.

Tami Windrick / Marysville, WA
Annie – Black Lab

After losing the family hunting dog unexpectedly a year ago, we could tell something was missing. Gundogz Rescue to the rescue!  We’re a hunting dog family again thanks to Pat Nordquist and we are very thankful to be loving and training our GSP puppy. The first time we fetched him he showed a natural retrieve. Can’t wait for fall!

Jon Wiseman / North Bend, WA
Adopted: Bandit – German Shorthaired Pointer

I adopted a Pointer, “Guns and Noses Ace (Ace)” from Gundogz Rescue. I have been hunting Pointers since 1978. I already have a 4 ½ yo Pointer “Ranger” but saw Ace on the internet and had to inquire about him. I spoke with Pat Nordquist about Ace and had to do some research and due diligence to be sure I was getting a good dog. To my great pleasure, all my research indicated Ace was from really good hunting stock breeding. Pat let me watch Ace work birds as just a pup and I was impressed. I adopted Ace. He and my older Pointer get along famously. Gundogz Rescue is a great place to adopt a gundog. Pat Norquist knows gun dogs. He is all about getting to know the dogs he places AND the people he places the dogs with. He’s all about making a good match between gundog and new owner. Thanks to Pat Nordquist for helping me find Ace! Ranger thanks you too!

Dean Freitas
Adopted: Ace – English Pointer

Our family had been looking at getting a hunting dog and felt we had limited options due to living in Southern California and having a heart for animal adoption. When we came across the website, we honestly thought Gundogz Rescue was too good to be true. Pat was immediately responsive to our inquiry and took an interest in getting to know us before recommending Duke. Being a hunting family, we were excited to find an organization that specifically looks after gun dogs and re-homes them appropriately so they can keep doing what they love. Duke, like all the other dogs Pat rescues, had a story. Being 7 years old, we knew there was some concern about finding him a new forever home. Well, we scored with him! We instantly fell in love and he quickly found his place with us. We are so thankful for Pat and Duke’s foster family for keeping him company until he could come home. He’s a natural hunter, incredibly trained, and well adjusted. His confidence and flexibility continue to amaze us. We highly recommend the team at Gundogz Rescue and hope others can find their new hunting partners just like we found ours. 

Ty and Candy B. / Greater Los Angeles Area
Adopted: Duke – German Shorthaired Pointer

Early this Summer we made the heartbreaking decision to part with our 4-year-old GSP. Bred as a field dog he had been living with a pack of other hunting dogs when we adopted him as a one-year-old. He had never lived in a house and had received very little training. While we have always had dogs we had never owned a highly bred field dog like this and did not know what we were getting into. We are outdoor people and love to hike but we are not hunters. Dutch adapted readily to our home and large fenced yard. We spent a lot of time training him but it was clear from the start that he needed far more freedom than we were able to provide living as we do in the city of Portland. He also needed a ‘job’, namely to hunt as he was bred to do.
        We had become very bonded to Dutch and he to us. We could not conceive of letting him go unless we knew that he would be in the right environment where he could live his best life. A friend told me about Pat and Gundogz Rescue. After talking with Pat at length I knew that this was the way to start the process of finding the right placement for Dutch. Pat took him into his home, loved him and trained him, and then found a home for him where he could be part of a family and a hunting partner for them. Throughout the 4 months that he was with Pat we received constant photos and descriptions of Dutch’s training and well-being. It was so reassuring to know how happy and active he was.
        We miss Dutch very much but we know that this was the right thing to do. We will be forever grateful to Pat and his wonderful organization for all they have done for Dutch and for us.

Susan Franklin / Portland, OR
 Dutch – German Shorthaired Pointer