Catja v.Rogers-Hütte completes her HZP

Catja and her handler Sharon made the long trip from Western Montana to South Dakota this past weekend for Catja to run her HZP. Catja passed with a score of 179 points and Sharon has officially completed her first HZP. I was not able to travel to South Dakota to share the day with them, but the excited phone call from sharon made my afternoon. Sharon has done an awesome job working Catja and preparing her for the HZP, but more importantly, preparing her as a hunting companion. I will be making a trip up North in a couple of weeks to bring Catja home with me for awhile, we are really excited to have her coming to the kennel for a stay. Check back for pictures of Catja as soon as we can get some posted. Congratulations Sharon!

Cash v.Rogers-Hütte completes his HZP

First time handler Jack Wiley and Cash v.Rogers-Hütte ( AKA Cy) completed their HZP on Sat Sept 7th in South Dakota with 189 points. Jack has done an awesome job of training and developing Cy this year.

A weird twist of fate brought Jack and Rhonda to my kennel almost two years ago. The thing I remember most, about the these two the first time I met them was the immense love for the Drahthaar breed, and the remarkable desire to learn how to train, work, and live with these awesome dogs. Rhonda was the first one in the wiley family to own a DD and it was through her dog's abilities and Rhonda's time spent training that Jack decided he also wanted a DD for himself. We have been so very impressed with the work that these two have done and the test results speak for themselves. Jack has developed a bond with Cy that will last for many,many years. As Custodians of the Drahthaar breed we go to great lengths to try and pair the right people with the right dog, it is a wonderful feeling when it all comes together and you get to see the results of your efforts being utilized to their fullest through the efforts of the right person.

Catching up and litter announcement

Spring and summer have almost gotten away from us this year. We have been extremely busy trying to get our old house on the market, and enjoying the new house. A lot of exciting things going on in the kennel these days, we will have several of our C litter pups running their HZP this month. We can't thank the handlers enough for their time and dedication to training, There is no doubt the bond is strong between these owners and their 4 legged friends.

We have also recently imported a nice female from a very solid breeding her name is Ulme vom Fuchsberg ( we will call her Jeta)  we are in love with her amazing personality, temperament, and drive. She will be a fine addition to our kennel. Her breeding is Ferro vom Brundlefeld X Kiwi vom Fuchsberg. All in all a very consistent litter to this point. Keep checking back for update on Jeta as we continue preparing for her VJP in spring 2014.

We have also bred Greta v.d. Salzmarsch ( Gunner) for what will be her last litter. Gunner has been the 'Dog of a lifetime' for me, we are very excited about her finale litter. She has met her partner 3 times this past week and all things went as planned. We will be expecting puppies early November and will probably look for them to be going home right before Christmas  this year. The  breeding will be

Greta v.d. Salzmarsch

VJP- 76

HZP 186

Coat - Conformation 11/10

BTR

NAVHDA NA 112 Prize 1

Bred to :

Colt vom Entenmoor, 203198,  60390, Brsch., DOB: 04.03.2007, ZR091/07,

         12/11, 64/64, VJP-75, HZP-193 ARM., VGP I/293, Btr,  HD- Free, OCD & ED Free, vWd Free by DNA.

         Armbruster 2008 Second Place and Most Beautiful Male and Best Field Work Awards.

Colt has been producing some very nice dogs and we have been watching several other breedings very close to this one with very good results. We are expecting puppies with a ton of water drive, excellent field and forest work, and easy to live with. We will be posting more info as things progress.