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.)