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Ingo vom Moorehaus
Owner: Russ Jennings, Alaska
Aug. 2005: Attached are a
few pictures of our first Ptarmigan hunt of the year. These were taken one
hour into our hunting day when I took Ingo back to the truck for water (hot
hunting weather – 65 plus degrees and thick smoke from wildfires). It was an
interesting day of hunting as the birds were in flocks up to ten birds each
and would not hold still. Ingo would go on point and the birds would run out
from under him, so I would trot a 30 yard arc around the birds and have Ingo
ease forward and re-establish point, sometimes more than once. Finally when
trapped between us they had no choice but to fly. Being a young dog he can
barely contain himself when birds are flying and running all around him but
I’m sure more work on wild birds will settle him down; they won’t tolerate
anything but good manners from a pointing dog if they are going to be shot
over him.
You may recall when I was considering a DD as
my next hunting partner; one of my concerns was how the breed would do as a
waterfowl dog. I won’t know for two months how well he will handle
cold-air/water-temperature waterfowl hunting situations, but I can tell you
that near freezing glacial waters don’t phase him in the least. Twice a week
I work him on live ducks, both searching for planted blind ducks and
tracking over open water of ducks that have been drug with a fishing pole
and released. This dog is good. He loves the water work as much as if not
more than any other type of training. I believe he has the potential to be
as good a waterfowl retriever as any dog I have owned.
Ingo runs his HZP in Logan, UT on October 7th – 9th. |
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ARIZONA |
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 Heracles vom
Drosselbart
"Rana"
Owner:
Billy Griswold, Arizona
Billy is the author
of "How to Buy a Gun Dog"
06/23/02: Hard to believe Rana will be a year old on Independence Day. He's
come a long way. He was so easy to teach the forced retrieve. He's whistle
trained (come, whoa, down, and release), does all sorts of stupid pet
tricks, and we're working on hand signals for
directions (he already knows sit, down, whoa, and
release hand signals) so he can do his blind retrieves in the fall
test. His pointing and tracking still need some fine-tuning, but the heat
and lack of humidity has made it tough to work on them this summer.
We're doing yard work on steadiness to flush with dead pigeons right now,
and dove season will help polish off steadiness
to shot and fall. Quail starts back in October, but it's not looking good
for them this year--we're nearly 3" short on rainfall right now, and they
really needed the winter rains to raise
families. He's an exceptional dog, and we never go anywhere without hearing things
like "he's so handsome," "he's so smart," and "he's so obedient." In
short, he's a joy to have around. The DD has exceeded all my expectations
of what a dog should be: a loyal companion, a hard-working hunter, and a
great house pet!
11/14/03: Hi Guys, All is well here in AZ, and it's looking to be a good
season. Still waiting for better scenting weather; Rana seems to be able to
find cripples and dead birds in nearly any conditions, but live birds are
really tough in the dry desert. The attached photos were taken after an
Arizona blue grouse hunt in the White Mountains near New Mexico early this
month. While Rana wasn't exactly sure what we were looking for and didn't
contribute any points, he had great fun trying to figure out what we were
after. Karin was without the benefit of a dog when she jumped hers shortly
after, but she managed to kill both birds in the pair. While we only found
three birds, they're considered a rare trophy in our state. We'll be taking
five days in early December to hunt quail (Mearn's mostly, but we can find
all 3 species where we're headed), dove, and waterfowl. Hopefully, the
tight-holding Mearn's will provide better opportunity to see Rana point,
since I've yet to kill a bird over a point.
01/24/05: One with Karin from the dove opener and two from a White
Mountain waterfowl and squirrel hunt. Of the three ducks in the photo, I
only shot two. The third is a hen Rana tracked up into the brush and
retrieved on his own while searching for a downed drake. I can only
assume someone else had crippled the hen sometime earlier (she was in
good overall condition, so hadn’t been down long), she’d hauled out to
spend the night off the water, and Rana caught her scent trail when we
went around the pond to find my drake. He found the drake in cattails a
few minutes later. I was pretty impressed. Having a dog saves $$ on
steel shot! Fortunately, I didn’t shoot so well that “Rana’s” bird put
us over our limit… The final picture is neat, but you can’t see the
whole story. Rana’s motivation to jump is a shot Abert’s squirrel that’s
literally clinging to an overhead branch by one foot before it dropped
out of the tree. He couldn’t wait to retrieve it. He was absolutely
going nuts while the foot relaxed and the squirrel dropped. Talk about
drive to retrieve! |
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CALIFORNIA |
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Kastor
vom Moorehaus
Owner: Ken Henson,
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COLORADO |
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Helen vom Drosselbart
"Jaeger"
Isis vom Drosselbart
Owners: Larry & Karen McNeese, Colorado |
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Namibia "Minka" vom Moorehaus
Owner: John Cash, Colorado
19 Jan 2006 -
Forrest, It was my first day in the snow! Boy is the snow fun. I slid
around for awhile because it is slippery stuff. I tried to bite it but
it doesn't taste like Eukanuba! I tried to bury my head in it and it is
cold. I like rolling in it. I like my new dog house because it is warm
and dry on the windy snowy days. I am in the John's house a lot but
spending more time in the outside kennel. I here its called transition.
I think I am almost house broken. John and Carol take me for lots of
walks. Sometimes I find this hard stuff that looks and smells like water
but it is a new kind of rock called "ice". I hope you and the family are
well. Minka
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FLORIDA |
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Owner: Andrew Montoya, Florida |
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GEORGIA |
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Britta vom Duck River
Owner:
Howard Pound, GA
Dec 6, 2005:
She did great on the Arkansas trip. 4 of us got 114
ducks .... she retrieved 90% of them.
The outfitter and another big hunter made serious inquires into her
pups. She also did a super blood track. 1 ½ miles long. Had the Game
Warden, Owner of the duck camp and guy who shot the deer with us.
They call her "The Wonder Dog" out there. One guy made
a smart comment at supper one night, with all the hunters around,
about Wonder Dog and where was her cape. Britta was laying on the
floor beside while I ate and I quietly reached down and petted her
head, took a second then looked back at him and said Britta only
pulls out her cap when I am in danger!
He looked at me not know what to think then I started smiling and
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Ixion vom Drosselbart
"Guinness"
Owner: Rachel Kelso, Georgia |
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Bo vom Moorehaus
Owner:
Trip Bellinger, Georgia
Etzel vom Moorehaus
"Bear"
Owner:
Caitie Bellinger |
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MINNESOTA |
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Jaeger
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Owner: Eric Johnson, Minnesota |
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NORTH CAROLINA |
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NORTH DAKOTA |
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Iacchus vom Drosselbart
"Harry"
Owner:
Wes & Carol Stotler, North
Dakota
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OREGON |
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| Jakko
vom Moorehaus -
"Gus" |
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Owner: Matt McCrary, Oregon |
| Hi Forrest. I wanted to
wish you and your family a very Merry
Christmas and a happy new year. Gus and I
have been hunting every day. We have been
hunting chucker, ducks and geese, Gus is doing great! Here are
a few photos of Gus. Hope your doing well.
Hunt'um up, Matt McCrary, Dec '04 |
Gus and I just wanted to say hi and give
you a few photos. Gus is doing great. Today he found out what its like
to wrestle with a wounded goose, he did great! Hope your doing well.
Huntem up, Matt McCrary, Jan '05 |
Hi Forrest, Its been a long time since I have talked with you.
Gus is doing spectacular! He is the best dog and friend I have
ever had. Hope you are doing well and that your hunting season
has started off as great as mine. Here are just a couple of
photos from this season.
HUNTUM UP, Matt McCrary, Nov 1, '05 |
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PENNSYLVANIA |
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Hans
vom Moorehaus
"Buck"
Owner:
Sam Issaco, Pennsylvania |
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TENNESSEE |
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TEXAS |
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Lester
vom Moorehaus
"Rigby"
Owner: Steven B. Pool, Dallas, Texas
06/02/05: Here are some pictures of the most awesome dog in the
WORLD!!! This dog loves water. The one of him on the camo bed is in
my office. Thank you very much for putting this little guy in my
life. He has made a very big impact!! He goes everywhere with me,
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 Molly
vom Moorehaus
Owner: Charlie Martinez, Texas
12/13/05: Enclosed are some photos of
molly with her first deer track. We have been working on 125 yard
rabbit drags to almost perfection. She is one heck of a pup with an
exceptional nose. On Sunday evening December 11th a friend of mine
called me to see if my nephew or my good friend could help him try
and track a buck he had shot late in the evening with their
Drahthaar dogs I had talked to him about on an earlier conversation.
He told me they had tracked the deer till they lost the blood trail.
My nephew and my friend both had family commitments and it was
pretty late. I told him just to let the deer lay overnight and I
would help him in the morning and I would take my pup "Molly" to
help us. My son and I got to the ranch the next morning about eight
a.m. He took us to the location where he had shot the deer and found
blood on the ground. I brought Molly to the area and pointed on the
ground and she put her nose to the ground and takes off with me
right behind her. For the first 100 yards the buck was leaving a
pretty good blood trail and then it started to taper off. This area
is very sandy so the blood was hard to see after 12 or so hours. At
times I had to stop her to see if she was on the right track and low
and behold she was dead on with just very few specks of blood every
20 to thirty yards. We got to a mesquite tree mott and she found a
good sized pool of blood on the ground and something caught my eye
to the left and there lay the deer still alive! I pulled her away
and we finished off the deer with buck shot. We could not believe
it, my friend couldn't believe it. We all grabbed her and hugged her
and let her tug on the deer. as the pictures show. Forrest I am so
proud of my pup especially her being only 14 weeks old! We tracked
this deer for almost a mile. I expected to find only the carcass if
anything or nothing at all due to the number of coyotes we have in
our area. This is a prime example of why these dogs go through all
the testing and why the VDD assesses the quality of breeding
standards.
Forrest thanks for your spectacular breeding program your kennel has
provided. Thanks to Gilly and Uncas for a great pup. Charlie
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VIRGINIA |
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Ilka vom Moorehaus
"Blitz"
Owner: Whit Johnston, Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Hector
vom Moorehaus
"Keiser"
Owner:
Bryon Myers, Virginia |
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WASHINGTON |
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"Lucy"
Layla
vom Moorehaus
Owner: Todd Sears, Washington |
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CANADA |
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Debbi vom Moorehaus
Owner:
Ken
Dinn, Newfoundland, Canada
07/03/02:
Debbi is doing real nice. She is really starting to develop lately. Her
search is coming along good, she is showing great co-operation. If I have
bumpers out in the field she will find them and bring them to hand all on
her own. Her point is staunch and stylish, just working on extending it. She
is started swimming and will retrieve bumpers from swimming depth water to
hand. Her tracking is fantastic. She has tracked rabbits for as much as
300-400 yards through the woods and she will give tongue all the way on hot
scent. SUPER NOSE!! Her coat and conformation at least at this point are
fantastic. I am looking forward to testing her in the VJP.
09/24/05: Thought that you
would like to see a couple of pictures of Debbi. One is with her some
ptarmigan and spruce grouse taken this past week and the other is from
yesterday morning with her (on the right) and Bob and some ptarmigan. She
was kind of tired as this was the fourth day in a row for her!!!! Enjoy.
Ken
11/22/05: Forrest here is a
picture of Debbi with a moose....... she blood tracked one a couple of days
ago for 5 km (I kept the distance on the GPS). Then she pointed 3 grouse on
the way out !!!! Enjoy. Ken |
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