Salmy Acres Kennel is located in the beautiful Allegheny Mountains in Eastern West Virginia in the southern end of the panhandle. Relocated here from Virginia in 2005. The training area consists of 130 acres of open fields, woods and typical grouse cover. We have two kennel buildings heated and cooled for comfort that can house up to 30 dogs. Springer training for excellent upland hunting and field trial dogs is the first love and focus but gun dogs of all breeds, seminars and handler training also available.

I’ve had Springers around most my life. My dad got our first one when I was 8 years old, some 40 years ago. I got my own dog when I was 16 and trained her entirely by myself and hunted pheasants over her in Michigan where I am from originally on vacations for several years. I purchased a great little dog in 1985 and ran my first trial in 1987 in Pittsburgh. This dog, “Prince” sired Zorro and Zorro won/placed in  just about everything entered in All-Age stakes. He ran up a total of 161 points including 17 All-Age wins. (unfortunately, Prince died at a young age of 2 after suffering a snake bite to the neck).

I turned Pro in 1991 training English Springer Spaniels and English Cocker Spaniels.   I have judged over 30 licensed Springer trials including the 1996 National Open Championship in Kansas and the 2007 National Open in Minnesota. I also judged the Boykin National in South Carolina in January 2008.   The seminars I conduct include dogs of “other” breeds for the most part - Boykins, Cockers, Labs and have helped train dogs and handlers to several hunt test titles and many darn good gun dogs.

The first building close to the house.

Mike and the dogs behind the house.

The new kennel building.

Training on our training grounds
of 130 acres. Bill Fawcett helping out

Salmy dogs at the water.

Training grounds with “Lodi”.

From I-66 go south on I-81 and take the 2nd Strasburg exit # 296 Go west on Route 55. You will come to the small town of Wardensville about 20 miles off 81. Follow through Wardensville. After passing thru Wardensville you will go straight up the mountain onto the new highway. It’s NEW ROUTE 55. Follow 7 miles to Baker exit. Take the ramp to Baker and turn left onto OLD 55 and 259. Follow OLD 55. Pass thru Baker (you will see a BP gas station/store on the left. Continue straight on old 55 for about 3 miles past the BP store. Turn right on Needmore Rd (county road 8) If you see the Broken Spoke Grill on the right you just passed Needmore. Follow Needmore a little over 3 miles and turn right on Old Poplar Rd after several chicken farm buildings. After turning right on Old Poplar Rd we are the 1st driveway on the right

52 Old Poplar Rd
Baker, WV 26801

GPS Coordinates: N39 degrees 06.117' W078 degrees 46.526'