Our dogs' health is regularly monitored and go to a duo vet....one that practices traditional veterinarian medicine as well as holistic.  We recommend that future Hearts On Fire dog owners to do the same as it gives our dogs the best of both worlds and affords them a longer and stronger and healthier life.

We train our own dogs the NAVHDA way using old traditional methods of training as well as the Garmin Alpha.

The end of a delightful journey.

A bit about Hearts On Fire

HEARTS ON FIRE maintains membership with the mother clubs of our breeds to stay up to date on breed standards and requirements to aid in our breeding program.  We are members of  The German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America as well as the GSP Club of Indiana.  For the Bracco Italiano, we support the Bracco Italiano Club of America..

​Amy Musia

​Ihave had a relationship with German Shorthairs for well over 50 years.  My first ones came from the original German imports of Arrak Von Heisterholz and Gretchen von Grief.  The first time I took that offspring into the field, I was 18 and Brancusi was 18 months and boy did he WOW me.  I had done extensive research and knew their capabilities, but never had witnessed it.  Without any training, Brancusi went on point at great distance while hunting with my  Uncle Pete and Uncle Tilly that day on our land in Central Texas.  When I finally got to him, there he was on a hard point and quail were weaving a path in and around his legs.  He NEVER broke point until I flushed the birds and shots were fired!  That boy sold me on GSPs forever and my love affair with them continues. 

Over a decade ago,  I decided get involved with Navhda after purchasing the boy of my dreams from Tony LIbertore at Feather Hills Kennel.  With Tony's encouragement, I committed to see what my new boy GUNTHER could do in the Navhda system and learn how to train the Navhda way.  I joined NAVHDA as well as  a pointing breeds club and a quail club.  Gunther took me on a delightful journey and he will always be my dream dog because he did achieved each goal with ease and confidence.   Learning these venues was fun and rewarding for my him as well as my other dogs and definitely for me. The shorthairs have been very adaptable to it while bringing home Prize ones and titles because they love the interaction and to say the least…the hunt for BIRDS!  With  my Gunther, my “Freighttrain” and buddy, together we ran the gambit all the way to the prestigious NAVHDA INVITATIONAL!
In 2012, I found an infatuation for the Bracco Italiano.  In my search, I came across a solid and knowledgeable breeder in Denmark. This turned into a delightful working partnership with Lisbeth Bo Strunck, owner of L'Angelo D'Oro Kennel.  However, after a few years it was realized that our focus must be reestablished and dedicated back to the beloved Shorthair.
I will forever be a GSP person; they touch my heart and stir my soul.  So, I refocused back to our original mission of preserving and adding our mark on the long established Navhda lineage of Jim "Doc" Rieser, the Shooting Starr lineage.  With this commitment, I added to our mission to preserve the original intent of the German shorthair and its original concept of "brownies".   I made this commitment due to the heavy influx of black GSP into e majority of lineages. I want to preserve the original intent of this breed.  Black brings in another breed into the lineage which changes the makeup of the shorthair but mentally and physically. 

My HEARTS ON FIRE lineage has solid natural ability and a pleasing personality that has no aggression.  They are natural retrievers, natural backers, natural versatile hunters.  They are cooperative and they love being part of their human family.  They have that wonderful on/off switch.  So when they are in the house they chill as long as you give them their needed exercise time.  When they are in the field they are ON!!!

The Hearts On Fire is not advertised as we are very selective on who owns one of our pups.  We have a vetting system via a pup application.

If you are interested in one of our pups, please contact me and see if they are a fit for you . It is an amazing journey to go on with one of these kids and one that you are sure to treasure. 

HEARTS ON FIRE Kennel worked in association with L'Angelo D'Oro Kennel in Denmark when we had Bracco Italianos.  Our foundation Italianos, Pearl and Patrizio were from L'Angelo.   Together we were working to bring a solid, healthy lineage that adheres to the form of the old traditional bracco into the USA.  However, even though the bond was there, Hearts on Fire decided to keep their focus concentrated on our beloved Shorthairs.  We continue to those interested in the breed to L'Angelo D'Oro because we believe in Lisbeth's program.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   BY HUNTERS FOR HUNTERS

Our dogs are started from birth on Purina Focus and move to Purina Pro Plan Sport as well as Taste of Wild.  They are well socialized and are free fed.  We feel this creates an environment of trust with each other and an overall balance of working together. 

We are members of NAVHDA, AKC, QUGA, KBPA.  Within these organizations we  field and hunt test our dogs each year to monitor their progress as the VERSATILE dogs that we breed. Excelling to reaching new heights.