About

Hal was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. As a youngster he loved to go hunting for wild game and in 1982 purchased his first bird dog, an English Springer Spaniel named Sophie. Not only did she make a great gundog hunting around Mount Pleasant, but Hal and Sophie were a competitive team at AKC English Springer Spaniel field trials. This was the start of turning something Hal loved to do into a livelihood. He started training bird dogs and has owned and operated Linden Kennels in Mount Pleasant since 1986. He is a charter member of the East Central Iowa English Springer Spaniel Club.