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.)

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