Deutsch Drahthaar Hunting Dogs – Litters and pups
Cameron Ritchie and his dog Cleo II vom Himmelbogen have had a great test season. 76 in the VJP. Armbruster’s top score of 206. 196pts in the HZP.
Congratulations to Cameron, his family, friends and dogs!
Expected Jan 12, 2024
Please contact by form or cell re deposit on this or other planned 2024 Litters.
Depending on actual whelp date, these Drahthaar pups will be going home approximately first weekend of March 2024.
Breeder: Ken Gill cell – 515 240 3789
Location: Ackworth, IA . USA
40 years breeding Deutsch Drahthaar pups
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Dam: Tinka vom Himmelbogen
DOB – 21/10/2017;
ZB. Nr. 235643;
Brsch, 8/10, 58/59, ZR# – 455/17
VJP – 71, 10 nose, 11 track
HZP – 172, o.Sp. 10 duck
HD-frei – A
OCD-frei – Yes
ED-frei – Yes
vWD-frei – Yes DNA
HN,
Sire: Nox vom Wilstedter Moor
DOB: 27.06.2021, 248246
Brsch, 10/11, 64/66,
ZR Nr-021/21
VJP-73,
HZP-192/222, 12 Search Behind Duck, 26th place Hegewald 2022
VGP-Pz II 328 UF, 4h Independent Water Search, 4h Use of Nose
HD-A, OCD and ED frei
Expected whelp date Jan 31, 2024
Location: Ackworth, IA . USA
Deutsch Drahthaar Breeder for 40 years
Ken Gill – 515 240 3789 (click to call)
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Olfi vom Loxterhof
DOB: 20.01.2021, 245690
Brsch, 10/11, 60/62, ZR# – 229/21
VJP 74 Points, 11 nose, 11 track
HZP 183 Points, o.Sp. 11 duck
VGP I./ 336 Points ÜF
HD-A/OCD/ED frei
HN, Btr., AH*, sl,
**The Armbruster Halt Award (AH) {Armbruster Haltabzeichen}
Sire: Dude II vom Wiredhaus
Apologies. I/Lars used the wrong image
for Dude II. Thank you to the person who noticed.
DOB: 24.01.21, 245753
Brsch, 7/11, 66/67
VJP – 76 (12 in Use of Nose)
HZP – Armbruster – 191 (performance points only)
HD – A
VGP – pending
OCD/ED Free/FF
** The Armbruster Halt Award is granted when a dog demonstrates the ability to be obedient on the track of a hare during the VJP, HZP or VGP. The dog is whistled to the DOWN position when it sights a hare. After the hare is out of sight, the dog is released to track it and must demonstrate at least a GOOD track. The dog must demonstrate obedience on every hare it has seen during the test, and must be 20 m from its handler at least once.
** What does a planned breeding mean? This means that a stud has been chosen, approved and booked. Taking into account the health of our dog and the regulations of the VDD-GNA a breeding will hopefully occur within the timeframe listed.
Planned breeding early 2024 **
Location: Ackworth, IA . USA
Deutsch Drahthaar Breeder for 40 years
Ken Gill – 515 240 3789 (click to call)
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Vroni III Spanger-Forst
DOB: 12.08.2021, 248473
Brsch, 9/10, 63/65
VJP 74 Points, 11 nose, 11 search, 11 point
HZP 223, m.Sp., points 11 duck, 11 nose, 11 track, 11 point, 11 cooperation
Showed 25th at 2022 Hegewald
VGP 1./334 Points ÜF
HD-A/OCD/ED free
HN, Btr
Sire: Dude II vom Wiredhaus
Apologies. I/Lars used the wrong image
for Dude II. Thank you to the person who noticed.
DOB: 24.01.21, 245753
Brsch, 7/11, 66/67
VJP – 76 (12 in Use of Nose)
HZP – Armbruster – 191 (performance points only)
HD – A
VGP – pending
OCD/ED Free
** What does a planned breeding mean? This means that a stud has been chosen, approved and booked. Taking into account the health of our dog and the regulations of the VDD-GNA a breeding will hopefully occur within the timeframe listed.
We hope that all of you have had a prosperous 2022 with great prospects for 2023. Tinka vom Himmelbogen continues to mature and has settled to be a great dog worthy of her mother Lucy vom Himmelbogen and grandmother Biene vom Varnhöveler. Hof. One of our favorite hundin Hummel vom Vinxtbachtal will deliver her last litter early in February. She has always been a confident drahthaar with a playful part. Especially when able to reach a pear or two off the tree. A number of her pup owners have likely seen a pick of Hummel at play running the yard tossing a pear.
Chilli attracted strong interest and has moved to a new owner. She has tremendous hunt skills and style and is showing both in her new home.
We have added two new dogs to the kennel containing strong known and less well known lines of the Deutsch Drahthaar world. Olfi vom Loxterhof has been bred and is due early in February as well. Website Lars has a gentleman’s bet that Hummel will deliver first. Mainly because he has mistakenly placed the E2 litter title twice now. Stay tuned.
We will soon put up a page for Vroni III vom Spanger-Forst. Briefly though, her testing scores are as follow, VJP 74, HZP 223 & VGP 334. Vroni’s HZP score was done at the 2022 Hegewald and placed 25th.
Both dogs have performed so well under testing pressure but have been at rest and calm since recently arriving in Iowa. Welcome Olfi and Vroni.
I am putting this quick note up re something that Ken said to me in one of our first meetings. He said “they are all good pups”. I nodded. You know, that nod when something sounds correct, especially coming from a breeder with decades of experience. That acknowledgement you give, especially when it doesn’t cost you much. I was a mid litter pick equipped with all my research on how developmentally at 7 weeks some pups within the same litter could be days apart. So on paper, or mentally i knew that last pup standing was more about buyer preference in how coat may develop, sex, observed temper on that day.
But as a few pups get cut out of the pack it is kind of hard right? Not so much in the hey, that’s the one that will be best on ducks, or that’s the one that came to me first or gee that pup over there has never come to me and if that’s the one ask to take is it going to be like the aftermath of that grade 9 dance?
But to my point. Zorro vom Himmelbogen, aka Rip. A buyer had a change of situation and this little guy was what some folks would call last pick. Couple weeks after the other pups had gone to their new homes this guy was ripping it up chez vom Himmelbogen. A buyer noticed a posting for Zorro. Checked info like you would for likely any pup, contact breeder, look at papers, parents and in this instance knew someone that knew of breeder Ken’s breed program. Came picked up the pup and pretty much to my knowledge has had more varied hunts at less than a year’s age than I’ve generated for my pup in the last couple or three years! Great owner, great pup, great combo. The pup picked last is excelling. Are other pups, very likely.
I guess what I’m saying, and you’ve likely guessed, they are all good pups.
Rip, aka Zorro vom Himmelbogen is the product of Hummel vom Vinxtbachtal X Vico IV vom Donaueck, a great Deutsch Drahthaar breeder, a great owner and system that helps Deutsch Drahthaar pups to all be good pups.
Quick side note. Repeat breeding. Litter C2 is due end of February, 2022. Rip / Zorro is out of Z litter vom Himmelbogen
I am a 2016 R litter vom Himmelbogen buyer that breeder Ken Gill has refused to shake. I keep calling, showing up for a training day, help with a post here or there and generally try to do a little vicarious breeding without crossing the nuisance line. Well not too often anyways.
