Outback Kennels

Craig L.

Breeder of German Shorthaired Pointers

  • Spencer, MA
  • Responds within an hour

Meet the breeder

I'm Craig L., the breeder behind Outback Kennels located in Spencer, MA. Our goal is to produce healthy, well-rounded German Shorthaired Pointers that excel as companions both in the field and in the home. family pets and hunting companions.We breed each litter of puppies with the goal of superior temperament, health, conformation, movement, and the natural ability and drive to hunt.

Q. & A. with Craig

  • Why did you start breeding?

    We just love the energy and willingness of this breed to please their human counterparts. Keeping healthy and quality dogs in the field is our top priority.
  • What makes your program special?

    Our dogs live in my home with my kids. They travel with us and we are very selective on what we are breeding together.
  • What are the different breed coat colors in your program?

    Our puppies include liver roan, liver and white, and white and liver. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
  • Where do your breeding dogs live?

    They live in my home.

Matched dogs

These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.

Getting a puppy from Craig

Craig has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.

Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.

Price

Puppy prices include a $700 non-refundable deposit and between $800 - $1,500 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“The price includes vet check, AKC litter registration, first shots, dew claw removal/tail docking and 1 year health guarantees. Breeding rights on higher end pricing. Non refundable deposit requested when application is approved. Pick order based on order of deposits received.”

Contract & health guarantee

Craig may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Craig offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Craig directly.

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What’s included

    • From Good Dog
      • Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
      • 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
      • Puppy Training Program & private community
    • Enrichment & socialization
      • Various sounds
      • Car rides
      • Surface & tactile stimulation
      • Socialized with children
      • Socialized in new places
      • Scent introduction
      • Daily handling
      • Socialized with other dogs
      • Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
    • Puppy health practices
      • Vet check
      • First round of shots and deworming
      • Vet records
      • Microchip
    • Extras
      • AKC registration
      • Toys
      • Food & treats
      • Registration
      • Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent

Location & pick-up

You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Craig.

Breeder’s location

Meet in Spencer, MA

Other pick-up locations

Meet at Rhode Island T. F. Green Airport


Flexible meeting point

Craig can meet at a location that works for both of you

More about Craig

  • Craig has been a member of Good Dog for over 3 years

    Craig was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2022.

Craig is a trusted Good Dog breeder

Outback Kennels meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:

  • Responsible breeding practices
  • Health of breeding dogs and puppies
  • Puppy environment and enrichment
  • Buyer education and policies

Litter and program updates

Parent dogs

All breeds

German Shorthaired Pointer

Miniature American Shepherd

Parent health testing

Breeder-Reported Testing

Good level

Outback Kennels reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for German Shorthaired Pointers.

  • Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease, Thrombopathia, Basset Hound Type, Early Adult Onset Deafness (EAOD), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (MPS IIIB), Chondrodystrophy (CDDY and IVDD Risk) with or without Chondrodysplasia (CDPA), Chondrodystrophy, Norwegian Elkhound and Karelian Bear Dog Variant (ITGA10), Chondrodystrophy and IVDD Risk (CDDY-IVDD), Dental Hypomineralization (DH), Craniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO), Skeletal Dysplasia (SD2), Retinal Dysplasia/Oculoskeletal Dysplasia 1 (RD OSD), Hereditary Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets (HVDRR), Cleft Palate (ADAMTS20), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Lethal Acrodermatitis (LAD), Bull Terrier Type, Bald Thigh Syndrome (IGFBP5), Oculocutaneous Albinism, Musladin-Leuke Syndrome (MLS), Hereditary Footpad Hyperkeratosis, Ichthyosis, Great Dane Type, Ichthyosis, Golden Retriever Type 1, Ichthyosis, American Bulldog Type, Ectodermal Dysplasia, Chesapeake Bay Retriever Type, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, Adult Paroxysmal Dyskinesia, Episodic Falling Syndrome (EFS), Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS), Old Danish Pointer Type, Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS), Labrador Retriever Type, Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (IGS), Komondor Type, Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (IGS CUBN Exon 8), Border Collie Type, Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (IGS CUBN Exon 53), Border Collie Type, Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase 1 Deficiency (PDP1), Hypocatalasia, Myotubular Myopathy, Labrador Retriever Type, Nemaline Myopathy, American Bulldog Type, Myotonia Congenita, Schnauzer Type, Myotonia Congenita, Australian Cattle Dog Type, Inherited Myopathy in Great Danes (IMGD), Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC), Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Muscular Dystrophy (CKCS-MD), Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Golden Retriever Type, Long QT Syndrome, Dilated Cardiomyopathy 2 (DCM2), Dilated Cardiomyopathy 1 (DCM1), Sensory Neuropathy, Border Collie Type (SN), Juvenile Laryngeal Paralysis & Polyneuropathy (JLPP), Narcolepsy, Dachshund Type, Narcolepsy, Labrador Retriever Type, Narcolepsy, Doberman Pinscher Type, Polyneuropathy (NDRG1), Alaskan Malamute Type, Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures (NEwS), L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria (L2HGA), Staffordshire Bull Terrier Type, Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (NAD), Rottweiler Type, Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (NAD), Spanish Water Dog Type, X-Linked Tremors, Shaking Puppy Syndrome (SPS), Hypomyelination, Weimaraner Type, Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (NAD), Giant Schnauzer Type, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy (BFJE), Hereditary Ataxia, Cerebellar Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Neonatal Cortical Cerebellar Degeneration (NCCD), Alexander Disease, Encephalopathy, Alaskan Husky Type, Deafness and Vestibular Dysfunction, Doberman Pinscher Type, Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome, Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy (GCL), Terrier Type, GM2 Gangliosidosis, Poodle Type, Gangliosidosis GM2, Japanese Chin Type, GM1 Gangliosidosis, Alaskan Husky Type, Neuronal Degeneration (NDG), Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Saluki Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (NCL8), Setter Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 7 (NCL7), Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (NCL5), Golden Retriever Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 12 (NCL12), Australian Cattle Dog Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 2 (NCL2), Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (NCL8), Australian Shepherd Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (NCL5), Border Collie Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 1 (NCL1), Dachshund Type, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 10 (NCL10), American Bulldog Type, Lagotto Storage Disease (LSD), Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII ARSB), German Shepherd Dog Type, Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII), Brazilian Terrier Type, Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (MPS VII GUSB), Shepherd Type, Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPS IIIA), New Zealand Huntaway Type, Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPS IIIA), Dachshund Type, Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIIA, GSD IIIA, Glycogen Storage Disease Type II or Pompe's Disease (GSD II), Glycogen Storage Disease Ia, Renal Cystadenocarcinoma and Nodular Dermatofibrosis (RCND), X-Linked Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, Dachshund type, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Kartagner Syndrome (PCD), Fanconi Syndrome, Protein-Losing Nephropathy (PLN; NPHS1 Gene Variant), Primary Hyperoxaluria, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Hyperuricosuria (HUU), Cystinuria Type II-B, Miniature Pinscher Type, Cystinuria Type II-A, Australian Cattle Dog Type, Cystinuria Type 1A, Newfoundland Type, Macular Corneal Dystrophy, MCD (CHST6), 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine (2,8-DHA) Urolithiasis, Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB), Primary Lens Luxation (PLL), Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (ADAMST17 Exon 11), Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (ADAMST10 Exon 17), Cone Degeneration, Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA), X-Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy (XL-PRA), Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA), Generalized, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease, Terrier Type, Compliment 3 Deficiency (C3), Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, Cocker Spaniel Type, Ligneous Membranitis, LM (PLG), Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome, Cohen Syndrome (TNS), Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD), Pug Type, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD), Labrador Retriever Type, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD), Labrador Retriever Type, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD), Terrier Type, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, Basenji Type (PKD), Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD), Beagle Type, Prekallikrein Deficiency, Fletcher Trait, Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, Otterhound Type, Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, Great Pyrenees Type, Thrombopathia, American Eskimo Dog Type, von Willebrand Disease I (vWD I), Acral Mutilation Syndrome (AMS), Day Blindness, Achromatopsia, Cone Degeneration, German Shorthaired Pointer Type, DNA Disease Panel

    Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).

Verified owner stories

Hear what other owners say about working with Craig to bring home their puppies.

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    Emma B.

    Verified owner · Sept. 2025

    Craig was terrific to work with. He is a top notch breeder that cares deeply about his puppies and the families they are placed with. He was incredibly responsive and provided lots of helpful information to help match us with the best dog for our family. He is a caring breeder and excellent at what he does. I especially like that the puppies are raised in his household and exposed to children from day 1. His family sent us home with lots of helpful information and gear that we would need.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

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