If there is ever a contest for the world’s happiest dog, Gunner could win it paws down. From the day we brought him home his butt/tail never stopped moving. His temperament is truly one in a million. Gunner came to us from Texas Star, a good friend of ours pointed us at this beautiful boy and one look at the picture to the right and we were hooked. From day one he truly was an exemplary puppy, he never put one toe out of line and to this day he tries his best to walk that same narrow line.

Gunner is one of a very few truly smooth terriers, that smooth coat gives rise to a defined structure that never fails to impress the crowd of on-lookers at trials. His huge head and muscles always paint him the picture of a “man’s dog”. If only they knew under those muscles and string head was a true momma boy. Looking beyond the obvious makeup you see a beautiful front end, driving rear and beautiful long neck. On the inside hides a heart of gold and a drive that any terrier would be proud to possess. The minute he touched the race track and dove into a go-to-ground tunnel he started winning and though to him it is quite boring and unnecessary he stood his ground in the conformation ring.

His greatest accomplishment no doubt lies in the hunt field. On his second time on the ground at the age of ten months Gunner earned his NHC to Groundhog and not to any groundhog, a Midwest groundhog and those of you who have hunted the Midwest of Kansas and Missouri know what I’m talking about. He proved himself to be a very capable hunter at a very tender age and never slowed down from there.