Gary says “Gunner is a great dog! He would retrieve all day.”
He is excited for this fall, Gunner did 10/10 with blind retrieves!
Gary also said “Gunner was an absolute HIT at the vet, everyone loved him!”
One of Gunners favorite things is visiting Gary’s mom for treats, with his dog siblings!
“After losing my senior vizsla last winter, I was looking for another sporting dog. When my brother sent me a link to KAMO, I looked through the pictures and saw Nova. After meeting her, I knew she was the dog for me. Nova is a great fit here and she and my other lab Izzy are now friends. Nova’s favorite things are pickup rides, exploring the farm, napping in the house, playing fetch, and chew treats.” – David H.
In the Spring of 2025, Mark was fortunate enough to go home with his new owner, Doug Duren. In the short time they have been together, Mark has been making friends and influencing people already. Doug said it best when he said, “He’s doing great and he just seems to be the right dog for me.”
Doug started a great thing called Sharing the Land. Sharing the Land is a Conservation Cooperators Network connecting landowners with hunters and private land access seekers for the purpose of stewarding and enjoying healthier lands together.
You can learn more at SharingtheLand.com
At the end of November, one of Pheasant Bonanza’s most decorated Guide Dogs, Duke, went home to his FURever home near Omaha, Nebraska through a KAMO adoption. It was incredibly hard for Trent & Aaron to say goodbye but they knew he deserved to retire in such great fashion. Duke has guided with Trent for more than 8 seasons and he’s had well over 18,000 points and retrieves in his guiding career.
Duke’s image was engraved on a Franchi Shotgun, he’s been in Benelli’s marketing material, Stetson’s marketing material, he’s appeared in five outdoor magazines, been on four outdoor TV shows, and he’s the most well-known amongst the Pheasant Bonanza customers.
The moment Tom & Sally met Duke, they fell in love and knew he needed to live with them and join their family. Within a week of being adopted, they were able to get him altered as well as a midsection lump removal surgery.
Duke is doing extremely well and loving his retirement life. He has new fur siblings and a huge back yard to enjoy.
Duke will always be remember at Pheasant Bonanza as one of the greatest guide dogs they ever had.
“Gunner is doing great. He has been a great addition to our family, and a wonderful hunting partner. He’s pretty spoiled!”
-The French Family
Gauge was adopted in February 2021. He had been diagnosed with cataracts and near blind. He had his eye surgery a couple months ago!
“It’s been a couple of months since Gauge’s eye surgery. He had his cataracts removed and one lens put in. His other eye was smaller and out of round and the vet did not want to take the chance of it falling off. He seems very happy to see better now and he can catch the tennis ball with his mouth. He likes to show his affection and stays pretty close to me during the day. I can finally start to work with him on bird retrieving.
For some reason I can’t get him to shake. He looks at me like he says, ‘I hate school.’ ”
Jimmy Saroka, one of Gauge’s new owners
On Saturday, April 10th, 2021, Beckett was taken by multiple volunteers from Tekamah, Nebraska all the way to Austin, Texas! We are overwhelmed by the support of our volunteers and thankful for Meagan Cook of Field to Family Dogs for her help in getting Beckett to her new home!
Beckett is shown in Austin, TX with her new FURever family.
Stitches, pictured below in the middle, and on the right with her new owners, is enjoying life with her new family! She was adopted in April and we are so thankful to her new owners!
In February 2021, 1-year old Gauge found his new FURever home with Jim and Terry. He is living life large and enjoying his new home!
Thank you so much for giving Gauge a second chance, Jim & Terry!
Just before the June KAMO Fundraiser, Minka found a new home!