Deutsch Drahthaar litter – vom Himmelbogen Deutsch Drahthaar Pups and Litters 2026

August 22, 2026August 23, 2026

NII Litter vom Himmelbogen

Olfi vom Loxterhof scored a perfect utility score, a 74 in VJP and earned the Armbruster Halt Award. Training plays no small part, but the dog has to be there.

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Dam: 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: Jager vom Ike
DOB: ZZZ, ZZZ
Brsch, 9/10, 66/68
VJP – ZZZ 66
HZP – 177
HEGE- 194
VGP Prize 1/289
HD – A
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.

Olfi vom Loxterhof of vom Himmelbogen Kennels
Deutsch Drahthaar female located Iowa, USA — Olfi vom Loxterhof

Jager vom Ike sire of NII Deutsch Drahthaar litter vom Himmelbogen — Jager v.Ike

October 23, 2024August 19, 2026

The Deutsch Drahthaar and the vom Himmelbogen Family

Yes, vom Himmelbogen Deutsch Drahthaars are meant to be family dogs as well. This does not mean they are soft or something ‘has been lost’ within the breed.
A quick heads up that all dogs regardless of breed should be well trained, should be well socialized and both the dog and especially newcomers need to know how to greet.
The pup below, Jamie II vom Himmelbogen is now over with his new family in Poland. Wiktor and his partner are excellent trainers and breeders placing consistently at the Hegewald. We wish them all the best.

Vom Himmelbogen Deutsch Drahthaar pup with our family. Farah II vom Himmelbogen

Vom Himmelbogen Deutsch Drahthaar pup with our family

January 13, 2022June 7, 2023

Last Pick. Leftover? Words not to be used with a Drahthaar litter.

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.