Cedars Point has been a selective breeder of Small Munsterlanders since the approval of Cedar as a stud in 2018.  We currently own three breeding females along with Cedar our stud.  We recently retained a D Litter pup from Cedar's daughter-CPK Don't Stop Believin'(Zephyr) in 2023.  Cedar's daughter BB's Aster, and VC Brush Dale's Open Season produced a fine pup in Zephyr and we hope to move her towards our breeding program if she continues to show promise and sizes up.  This year we kept a pup out of the G Litter between Gosch's Cir Conn-Cedar and Brush Dale's You Can't Fence Me In-Yetta.  This litter was a three-peat of our A and C litters.  We again are looking at Glitzy Spitz as a potential breeding prospect as our initial female breed stock are aging.

As an established kennel, developing trainer and seasoned breeder we have accomplished great things:

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• Four (4) of our first six (6) litters received North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) Natural Ability (NA) Breeders Awards.  The NA awards we earned with all three of our bitches Riavas Miss Dakota (1) and Brush Dale's You Can't Fence Me In (2) and BB's Aster (1).  Our stud sired three of the four litters.  

• Gosch's Cir Conn-Cedar has sired four NA Breeders Award Litters, three for us and one for a first time breeder, BB's Kennel, out of Iowa.  

• One of the females of Sunny Acre's A Litter which Cedar sired was approved for appropriate confirmation at the Brush Dale's Fun Hunt spring in 2023.  This pup also ran a maximum score in her NAVHDA NA test.  With appropriate hip scores she will likely be the second Cedar studded pup to be approved for SMCA breeding.

• Cedars Point Angus Hunts Sirius, an "A" Litter pup is currently the youngest Small Munsterlander born in North America to achieve a maximum score of 112  in the NAVHDA NA test at 4 month of age.  An article written by Brenda sharing his unique story can be found in the November of 2021 Versatile Hunting Dog Magazine here. 

• Cedars Point Don't Stop Believin' ran her NA NAVHDA test at 15 weeks scoring a Prize III 98 with maximum scores in Pointing, Tracking, Swimming and Cooperation.  She's currently the youngest Small Munsterlander in North American history to Prize in NAVHDA NA testing at 3.67 months of age.

• Cedars Point Confident Trulee, one of our "C" Litter pups, was accepted into the Penn Vet Working Dog Centers K9 Training Program in  2022.  Trulee graduated from the program in 2024.  Trulee was 10 weeks of age when accepted into the program. 

  • Follow Trulee's progress here. 

  • Here's Trulee's most recent off campus search video as of 11/23

• In 2023, Cedars Point D Litter pup out of BB's Aster and VC Brush Dale's Open Season-CPK Dark Sweet Lady-Echo was placed in a working dog setting with the Alpental Ski Patrol Manager.  Andrew and Adianne, Echo's owners will be pursuing Backcountry Avalanche Rescue K9 (BARK) Certification with this pup over the next two years.  It just so happens Jeff learned to ski at The Summit some 52 years ago. 

  • Video CPK Dark Sweet Lady-Echo watching her peer conduct a live find to excite her interest

  • Video CPK Dark Sweet Lady-Echo's first runaway find in snow

Cedars Point Kennel breeding mission: To place dogs in homes where their inherent natural ability can be employed and where there's an understanding that preservation of the breed is reciprocal.   

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Bottom line, Jeff, Brenda, Cedar, Yetta, Aster, Soda, Zephyr and Glitzy are a team who hope to grow the community of  Munster lovers.  We want to thank Chris Gosch with Gosch Kennels, Michelle Wilber with Brush Dale's Kennel and Janet Hartigh with Riava Small Munsterlander Hunting Dogs for supporting us in our dream of owning, hunting and breeding  Small Munsterlanders. Without Chris, Michelle and Janet none of this would have been possible.  If you desire to know more about our kennel please call, write or schedule an appointment to visit or hunt with us.

Brenda has been an elementary teacher for 10 years.  In 21/22 she will be the STREAM Coordinator and Librarian at Saint Elizabeth Seton in Rapid City.  Brenda helps Cedars Point by sabotaging training and spoiling the critters regularly.  She loves making dog treats and taking the critters on daily walks.  Squeaky toys are her specialty, though they don't last!

Cedar is a loving companion with ample expression in the home.  In the field he is a tireless hunter taking advantage of his correct proportions, stellar nose and staunch point to bring game to the table.  He has hunted extensively wiley ring necks, sharptail, ruffed grouse, prairie chicken, and both fowl and fur in South Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota. 

Eisha, formerly known as our little lion is driven.  She's is independent and loving all at the same time.  It was exciting to see her on SD roosters, sharptail grouse, prairie chicken and on a holding a now dead coyote before her first birthday.  She now lives in a loving hunting home in Illinois where we are confident she is spoiled daily.