Between all my hunts I try to train my youngsters who are not ready for the real hunts yet. Buring these trainings I have discovered one thing: Maja is my youngster with the best nose of all time so far. Quite amazing what fun it is to see her work when she is folloowing a bloodtrack. Now, as blood tracking training is my “Achilles heel” and weak point I, as always, take the help of someone who is better than I am. In this case it is Ingemar Tykesson that I am getting help from. If you live in Scania, there is a risk that you know who this profile is. Tracking judge and organizer of several tracking championship. So if you do you need help getting started or stuck in the tracking workout, I recommend starting to get in touch with him. For my part, its always a half day project as I am training four or five dogs who should get at least one track to work with. …More »
Now we have a new German wirehaired pup again. This cute girl from Germany is not from just any parents. Her mother Kelly v.d. Ostalb is not less than HEGEWALD WINNER 2009. Those of you who do not know what it means, I can say that its Germany’s most prestigious trial for Wirehaired Pointers. To win a trial with 264(!?) contestants is just incredible. The father is the robust and incredibly beautiful Ero III del Zeffiro who has left very good offsprings. We are very pleased to have her and look forward to start our adventure with her. …More »
Yesterday it was time for Blücher II aus den Hühnermoor aka “Dexter” to make his first sharp tracking. Me myself thought it was a pure dead search but boy was I wrong. It was I who had shot at a wild boar who made a mock attack on Peggy (my new DD) and I thought I saw a clear hit. The wild boars trotted off calmly and it sounded like they stood a little further in the battue. So I waited a while to then go back to the car, modifying my equipment and switch to Dexter. …More »
This week I got the x-ray results for Blücher II aus den Hühnermoor for hip dysplasia and OCD.
Everything went well and the results : HD-A -clear. and OCD-free
