C- Litter updated pictures

Wow, been a busy day around here! We managed to get some updated pictures taken and the garage somewhat back in order. Evidently we have a few escape artist in the bunch. After I went to bed last night one or more of them managed to get the wing nut off one of the clamps that hold panels together. Once this clamp was removed they pushed out of the kennel and had free run of the garage! Cindy came home from work and opened the door to find 7 of the 8 puppies running loose and raising cain. They managed to ransack the garage, lol silly puppies!!
It's a good thing we always take precautions and puppy proof the shop before a litter. There wasn't anything to hurt them, but boy did they make a mess. Cindy said Gunner was just laying in her kennel watching the kids have fun. We also had a very busy day talking dogs with future puppy owners. We are feeling very blessed to know that more than 50% of the owners have committed to taking their pups through the VDD performance Testing program. This will offer us so much knowledge and information about the breeding. We can't thank the owners enough for their commitment.

Here are the pictures:    

Purple Collar Female- 

Purple Collar

                                       

Blue collar Female- We refer to as Little Gunner- She is a spitting image of her Mom. We love this ones personality, she has what looks to be a great coat, excellent conformation, etc. She will be going to a great hunting home in Montana

 Brown Female- Cita v.Rogers-Hutte. Cita will be going to live with  vom Muth-Bauernhof Kennels in Kansas. We are very excited about the possibilities with her.

White Collar Brown Male- *** 

Black Collar Brown Male ***

Brown Collar Brown Male ***

Red Collar Brown Male

Black Male

C- Litter update

We have been busy around the kennel with work etc. But the pups are all doing well at this point. We are pretty much through the weaning process. Gunner does a 'fly-by' a couple of times a day but for the most part the pups are onto solid food. We will be doing Vac's this weekend and will update the pictures, etc.  We will be placing pups from Montana to Missouri, and it looks like at least 2 will be staying here in Illinois. I'm very excited about this litter all the coats look amazing, very dense, very harsh, and all the early signs of furnishings. We have 3 males still looking for committed hunting homes, please use the contact section of our web page if you're interested in learning more about this breeding.

v.Rogers-Hutte Drahthaar's C- Litter week 4

The C litter is doing great. They are now 4 weeks old. The Breeding between Loepold vom Tapferen-herzen and Greta v.d. Slalzmarsch has produced 8 really nice puppies. We are really liking the things we are seeing early on. The coats all look fantastic, very dense, and very hard. Each pup has the early signs of furnishings and all are very social. Next milestone is first shots, then we get to take them outside to let them start exploring!! We still have pup's available if you would like to know more please contact us through our web page- Thank you

B- Litter VJP Results

 4 of Our B- Litter  pups ( Greta v.d Salzmarsch X Groll vom Entenmoor) ran their VJP test this weekend in Wapello Iowa.  We appreciate each and every handlers time and dedication to this wonderful breed. The VJP is designed to evaluate a dogs natural abilities however, it is not a test you don't need to prepare for. A lot of time beyond just hunting your dog is required to give the judges a true picture of his or her abilities.


 Here is brief explanation of the VJP test--
The VJP is a test that evaluates the natural abilities of a young versatile hunting dog. Most of the pups who run a VJP are between 6 and 18 months of age. A full VJP (with 5 dogs) will usually last for an entire day. A VJP consists of three main phases of judging: Search, Pointing, and Tracking. Your pup will be expected to search a field, find and point at least 1 wild/liberated bird, and track wild cottontail rabbits/jackrabbits in another area.
The VJP judges evaluate 5 attributes throughout the day. Those attributes are as follows:


Tracking- A dog is required to demonstrate a willingness, desire and ability to concentrate under difficult hunting conditions. The manner of the dog is also noted.


Nose - The degree of accurate scent discrimination and how sensitive the nose is, are evaluated. The nose is evaluated during Search, Pointing and Tracking.

Search- A dog is evaluated on the desire to find game, style, and stamina coupled with an impressive search pattern. A dog is also evaluated on how steady it is to gunshot.

Pointing- A dog is evaluated on the duration and intensity of the point, and must indicate the location of the game.

Cooperation- The ability for the dog to remain attentive and to be a team member is a very highly valued trait. The dog needs to demonstrate the ability to know where the handler is, be able to change direction with the handler and have the ability to note the location of his handler when working out of sight.




A dog can be rated on a 1-11 scale for each of the 5 attribute categories. Dogs that have an exceptional performance in the natural ability categories (all 5 categories in a VJP) in extreme conditions can also earn a 12. The tracking and nose scores are multiplied by 2 and added to the search, pointing, and cooperation scores for a final score.'

3 of the 4 dogs qualified for the International Armbruster HZP that will be ran in Watertown SD this fall!!!  Bagira v.Rogers-Hutte 74 points Handled by Victor Rogers Brea v.Rogers-Hutte 66 points. Maggie was handled by first time owner Bob Zibell. Bob drove all the way from OK to Iowa. I was super impressed with this female. She had 11 in search, 11 in pointing and was on track for the same in tracking however a couple of hiccups with recall and she ended with a 9 in tracking.  Bayana ( Bugs) v.Rogers-Hutte 68 points. Jeff ran Bugs on Sunday  with temps in the 80's a scarce rabbits for tracking it was a rough day  Brisko v.Rogers-Hutte 47 points ( Max had a rough day on Saturday. The bad part about this test is that it is just a snap shot in time. Max chose Sat to hit puberty and the result was a somewhat uncooperative dog as his cooperation score showed.)