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.)

v.Rogers-Hutte Drahthaar's C- Litter week 1

All 8 puppies are doing well at the end of week 1. We are seeing consistent weight gain from all of them. Gunner is doing well and has settled into taking care of the pups. I'm very excited about what we are seeing with the litter, all the puppies are very uniformed, and appear to have very dark pigment under their puppy coats. The litter has very good bone structure, and all pup's have the early signs of good coats, etc. Next milestone is eyes opening!!! We are still taking deposit's on a couple of males and one female. Please contact us through our web page if you're interested.

 We are busy around the kennel getting ready for our B -Litter pups to embark on their VJP test this coming weekend in Iowa. We will be running Bagira v.Rogers-Hutte, she will be accompanied by three litter mates. I will post results as soon as we have them.



Here's some puppy pictures

Vom Rogers-Hütte C litter has arrived St- Patrick's day puppies

We are proud to announce the arrival of our C litter. Gunner started into labor shortly before midnight on 3-16-2012 and delivered 8 healthy Drahthaar pups overnight. Gunner is a wonderful mother very quickly switching from hunting dog to mother, guardian. She was able to whelp all the pups with very little help from us. The litter is very uniformed with all the pups weighing within .25 oz of each other. We have 4 BRSCH ( brown with white) males, 1 SCHWSCH ( Black with white) male, 1 BRSCH female, and 2 SCHWSCH females. We are currently taking deposits on 4 males and 1 female feel free to contact us with any questions. 
This breeding between Greta and Leopold has brought together two high performing dogs in field and water, as well as, excellent coat and conformation scores. This breeding is a line breeding on the 'O' litter di Costa Rubea, specifically Olf di Costa Rubea. I have been monitoring this kennel for several years and have continued to be impressed with the abilities of dogs coming out of this line. Olf was widely used in Germany and sired several high performing dogs. These dogs have proven to be well balanced, with above average drive, and most importantly, easily trainable. Many of the 'O' litters off spring have went on to produce as good or better than themselves in all aspects of performance and coat/Conformation. We expect the dogs to have outstanding coat and conformation, a strong natural ability, excellent nose, and above average drive.

vom Rogers-Hutte C litter due any day now!

whelping time is near. We have moved Gunner into her whelping box and kennel in the garage, so that she can get comfortable. We always 'plan' to whelp the pups in the garage but ultimately all our pup's have been whelped on the our living room floor and then are moved to the garage. I'm expecting pup's by mid week and will be really surprised if she goes into late next week. We still have puppies available, contact us on our web page  if you would like to know more about this litter. Here's a link to information on this breeding   http://www.vomrogers.com/upcoming_litters.php

Retrieving Reliability Test {Bringtreueprüfung} or BTR for short is complete!

We traveled to Wapello ,IA to attend the BTR hosted by the Heartland Chapter of the VDD-GNA. Many thanks to good friends Bobbi and Jeff for opening your house to all of us today. We had a great test with 8 dogs in attendance. The Bringtreueprüfung  or BTR for short is designed to test the 

Retrieving Reliability of our versatile dogs. The dog proves this by finding, picking up and delivering to the handler any cold, dead game which was found accidentally and without any influence by the handler. For this test we use cold Fox that are placed in the timber at least 2 hours ahead of time. The dog is released from the edge of the timber with a command to search. From there the dog has  20 min to search the timber, locate the fox and return with it to the handler at the edge of the timber. The handler is allowed to give one command to the dog ( can not be a retrieve command i.e. fetch or apport) once the dog is in the timber the handler is not allowed to influence the dog in any way. Greta v.d. Salzmarsch ( Gunner) was in top form today and knocked this out of the park with a search and retrieve taking a mere 2 min 27 seconds. All this on 3 legs and 25 days pregnant. This girl amazes me every time I turn around, I have yet to find anything she is not willing to do to please me. Now Gunner gets to relax in the house as we await her last litter of pups to arrive.

The day ended with what is fast becoming a tradition at Henke sponsored events 'The SHOTSKI' was brought out for the handlers to enjoy.