tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34744059064403921382024-02-19T02:49:23.423+01:00 WireHaired DackelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-49095725683260565222017-11-08T21:21:00.000+01:002017-11-08T21:21:03.975+01:00Shutting down the blog...<br />
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We've been very quiet this year and I've made the decision to shut down this blog or, rather, to stop updating here. I feel like that chapter of my life has ended.<br />
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For future goings on, updates, etc... head over to my kennel page: <a href="https://monikerkennel.wordpress.com/">https://monikerkennel.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Brief updates...<br />
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Freddie and Simon have moved back to Germany/Switzerland. I've been very emotional about letting that part of my life go and will miss poor Fred dearly. I am forever grateful for what he taught me and hope to go back to his bloodlines in the future one way or another...<br />
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Liina gained her InterCH title and did stellar in her short show season this year- 5x Exc, 3xBOB/BOS, 3xCACIB and 3 new show titles: CIB, CIE & VDH Europasieger. She also gained 3 new hunting "titles": Sfk, Sp, BhFK/95.<br />
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Baxter had his first puppies in Sweden. They are all lovely little guys and gals and we look forward to looking at them more in the future.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the blog, the dogs, and the adventure. There will be more in the future, but sometimes life throws a lot at you and you have to just roll with the punches.<br />
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Best from us,<br />
Julie, Baxter, and LiinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-44076189333664921082017-03-28T02:22:00.001+02:002017-03-28T02:22:44.676+02:00Liina passes Spurlaut!Hi again!<br />
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Breaking the silence after several months... but with great news!</div>
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Liina has passed her Sfk and Sp exams in Germany. :) I am so crazy proud of the little Zwerg! Better yet, her score (although still second prize) of 91pts is the highest of my dogs. </div>
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So proud, proud, proud!</div>
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Although this type of testing is not required for breeding in Sweden, I, personally, like and support the German aptitude testing. Spurlaut is genetic and even though Liina's mother carries for Spurlaut-she earned her Sp with 100pts-her father was not tested. All of the family is hot on fox and have excellent noses, so I hoped the small girl would be Sp. She also hinted at it earlier this year giving some "yips" chasing rabbits in our neighborhood.</div>
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I love this little girl to bits. Even though she is not the standard I signed up for, she has far exceeded my expectations in terms of beauty, temperament, and now function... earning her Championship in tracking in Sweden and aptitude merits in Germany. I also know that she is courageous enough to meet the badger (caged) as well as the fox (uncaged) and hope that we can also test her in underground this year. <br />
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I have been dreaming to one day have a dog I could attempt a Vp with... Liina might be that dog, little as she is. Time will tell, but for now... machts weiter...</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-14490228957962265622016-11-18T17:49:00.001+01:002016-11-18T17:50:32.844+01:00Going on HiatusHello to all my readers.<br />
As you have seen, I've been quite the bad blogger over the past year. There have been a lot of twists and turns and currently, job searching is my top priority so that the dogs and I can continue to enough our European adventure.<br />
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Never fear! All the dogs are stellar. Baxter and Liina are enjoying daily walks in the forest and Freddie's daughter Thekla will be moving in with him in January 2017. That being said, a new chapter in my life begins, one without my Freddog. Although Freddie has lived with Simon since I moved out in April of 2015, I still maintained co-ownership and we were committed to training, tracking, etc... We have mutually decided to now singly own the dogs. Even though I knew that eventually this day would come, I am still saddened that my first, loving dackel boy will no longer be my own. I will still see him and his daughter and be in touch, though, so a little silver lining there.<br />
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Due to the craziness of my own life, I am putting the blog on hiatus. I hope that I will be able to pick it up again sooner or later, but for now all important and current information will be on my Kennel page: https://monikerkennel.wordpress.com/<br />
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Thank you for reading and I hope to see you again sooner than later.<br />
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I have received word that the 2 males: Ymer and Vile are still available to active homes.<br />
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Both parents are excellent blood trackers, work well underground, and are chasing/hunting above ground.<br />
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Additionally, Freddie was tested in Germany and is Spurlaut (2nd prize & Best of Day).<br />
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Ymer's page: http://skogsvettens.nu/skogsvettens%20kullar/ymer.html<br />
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There is 0% inbreeding in this combination. The pups are registered with the Swedish Kennel Club (and thus FCI) and the pedigree is full of hunting champions (International and National).<br />
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For more information or interest, contact me at whdackel@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-8346197047798978512016-10-14T11:48:00.004+02:002016-10-17T15:01:59.433+02:00Freddie's puppies are born!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Late last night in Järbo, Sweden, Freja and Freddie's puppies were born! Weighing 276-308g, 2 boys and 3 girls were born. To my knowledge, all the girls are spoken for, but a male may still be available.<br />
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The pups come from great French, German, and Swedish hunting lines:<br />
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We are excited to watch Freddie's pups grow and develop and will continue to update as the weeks progress. <3<br />
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8 weeks along and highly pregnant, Freja is still actively out digging in the garden! Breeder Sussi thinks 4 puppies, but a few others (including myself) think there are a few more puppies hiding in there. Within a week we should know the number for sure! Sussi told me that they are very active pups already, so I can only imagine the havoc that these little ones will make in the future. :)</div>
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These will be the first puppies out of our boy J SEVCH Fallilou du Sangre Bleu (Freddie) and, needless to say, we are very excited to see what he produces! These pups are going to have a lot of hunting potential as both Freja and Freddie love to chase, love underground work, and have great noses. Furthermore, these pups have generations of working champions (above and below ground) behind them. Both parents have earned 1st prizes in open class blood tracking as well as 1st prize in underground testing. Freddie was also trained and tested in Denmark this year. The brown boy still has it and has crazy drive, but was unfortunately a bit too hot for the fox during the test. Ah well, let's see if we can get his jaktprov this year instead. ;)</div>
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The Skogsvettens' website has gotten a facelift and Sussi has added some nice videos of Freja and Freddie working- both in gryt/underground training and permodjur (animal reaction tests).<br />
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Freja is used practically at home for underground work and has been tested on badger (Kval 1) and blood tracking (2x 1st prize) in Sweden. Freddie (<a href="http://whdackel.blogspot.se/p/fallilou-du-sangre-bleu.html" target="_blank">Fallilou du Sangre Bleu</a>) has been tested throughout Europe (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden) and has the following merits to his name:</div>
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Late last week Freddie had a visitor. Frk-Fröjd's Freja came down to be mated. She is a very social girl with every bit the dachshund personality and great hunting instinct to boot. Both she and Freddie are crazy about the fox and badger. Additionally, her family uses her in practical hunting here in Sweden and she has received 1st prize in Swedish den test (grytprov) and blood tracking.</div>
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The COI for this mating is 0% and there are hunting dogs on both sides of the pedigree. Freddie is out of CIT CIB CH Kobeddus Effendi and Canaille de la Meute a Cheops and his pedigree is filled with German, French and international working champions. Freja has strong hunting lines stemming from the well known "Marieberg's" kennel in Sweden and also has several hunting champions in her pedigree. We expect these pups to have a lot of hunting drive in them, so active owners are encouraged.</div>
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If interested in this combination you can <a href="https://monikerkennel.wordpress.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">contact me</a> or visit <a href="http://www.skogsvettens.se/" target="_blank">Skogsvetten's page</a>. The kennel page is only in Swedish, but I can assure you that the owner speaks excellent English. :)</div>
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There will likely be pups from Freddie (CH Kobeddus Effendi x Canaille de la Meute a Cheops) AND Baxter (MultiCh/Winner Apollo della Val Vezzeno x MultiCh/winner Taxette's Isla Margarita) this autumn. <3<br />
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Both boys have "dates" coming up and we will keep you all posted regarding if, indeed, there will be the patter of puppy paws in the future. These would be the first litters for both of them.<br />
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Both boys have Ex1-CAC rating on show.<br />
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<li>Freddie is a Swedish blood tracking champion and amazing underground dog with working trials in Germany (Sfk, Sp, BhFK/95, BHP1&2), Italy (SchwhK, SchwhK/40 (CACT), Fbja (100pts-ResCACT), and BhfK95-100pts), and Sweden (GRYTPROV Kval1, Grytapportering godkänd/approved, Gryteftersök godkänd/approved) and hunts hare and deer (drev)</li>
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Pretty dogs can work too! Here is Baxter coming out to greet me after working hard an a gryt apportering training. It took Bax a while to realize that the fox staring him in the face was dead, but once he had, he started moving it. The fox used was FAR too heavy (about 2x heavier than it should have been), but regardless, Bax got it about 1.5m down the tube before I called him out. The fox was so large it was getting caught in the tunnel. He was tired and the training was a huge positive as he kept returning to the tunnel to work, even when I hadn't asked him.</div>
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Liina also did a great job in anlagsprov training. She is still not convinced that the tunnels are so fun to enter, but she is working the badger in an excellent way. Maybe it is hormones as her heat should start soon or maybe she is just tired from a lot of travel, but it's ok. She is still a relatively young dog and just the fact that she is so good working the badger and that she *will* move in the tunnels is enough for me right now.<br />
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The negative of all these trainings, is that they are few and far between. It is hard to practice well with a dog if you only go once every 2 weeks. Plus, training is now finished for the summer... already. I'm super disappointed. Ah well, there is always next year.</div>
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Admittedly I was a bit nervous. We had showed at the local shows in Hässleholm two weeks earlier and had just so-so results- 2x Excellent, but without the final CK needed for the Champion title. It was a strange weekend though, especially at the International show where no mini wires were awarded with CK and the judge was in the dog's faces, poking at them all over, lifting them off the table to test the weight, really testing the mentality. Needless to say, I won't be rushing to either of those judges again.<br />
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We were graciously hosted by our friends at Skogvetten's kennel in the little village of Järbo about 100km from the show grounds and similar distance from the boyfriend's arcade. Sussi decided to brave the show with her youngest female Hera and join Liina and I for a show day in Alfta at a hunting dog exhibition. </div>
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We had lovely weather around 15-20C with sun and a little wind. It was a long day though as we were not up until very late (the last 20 dogs) in the ring, but we had to be checked in by 9:45am. So, waiting, waiting, waiting. It was a nice show and it was interesting to see new dogs and people.</div>
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I got a little nervous waiting around so long, but it was not in vain. There were not many minis (only 3; 1 male and 2 females), but there was still competition for me. Liina and I did our best and we were greatly awarded:</div>
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In Jaktklass: Exc1 CK CERT and finally Best Female-BIM! </div>
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With that result, Liina finished her Swedish Beauty Championship! </div>
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Better yet... she unlocked a LOT of other Champion titles! So little Liina is now:</div>
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SEU(v)CH, SEVCH, DKCH, FICH, NordicCH, LTCH, WUTCH!!!!</div>
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I was so proud and overwhelmed and excited. No, I didn't cry, but I almost couldn't believe it! My first Champion solely put on myself (OK, so FI, LT, and WUT were helped by Markku, but close enough! ;) ). We will continue to show a bit and hope we can add some International titles to her name as well, but for now, we can rest as her first CACIB was in March this year and we must wait at least 1 year for the final result.</div>
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Liina ended as Best Female 2 with all the prizes! So we were super excited to take both the Danish CERT as well as our very first CACIB. :)<br />
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<i>Translated- Well moving bitch. Eyes could be darker correct bite, good shape on ears, could be higher placed. Strong, tight back, somewhat flat croup. Strong double coat, good, strong wirehaired attributes, nice overall impression. Tail nicely worn additional to the back.</i></div>
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Exc1 CK Best female 3 with res-CERT!<br />
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3rd time this year as Best female 3 with res-CERT. Wish it was a bit more, but I'll take it! Happy with this happy little show girl! <3</div>
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The only thing that was a bit sad was that this was Liina's 3rd CK in jaktclass and her 2nd birthday is on Thursday. If it was a week later she would have been a Swedish CH. ;)</div>
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Ah well, we will hope the next exhibitions go just as well! </div>
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When we returned home it was still quite early (up at 5:30, home by 15:00), so we went for a walk in the forest near our house. It was a really nice day and you could feel that spring was definitely in the air.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-61445120022009310512016-03-19T19:35:00.000+01:002016-03-19T19:35:36.609+01:00IDS MalmöAs I said, this spring my focus will be on Liina and trying to achieve her Swedish Championship. At the last minute this February, I decided to strip Liina and check her coat to see if we would be participating in anything this spring. To my pleasant surprise, he coat was great and it meant that we could show a bit this spring. So, with 1 day to spare, I signed up for Malmö International Dog Show.<br />
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I am happy to report that Liina received the following score:<br />
Jakt (hunting) class: Excellent 1, CK, Best Female 3 with res-CERT and res-CACIB.<br />
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Liina's evaluation (translated from Swedish):<div>
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<br />I was so proud of my little girl and her great performance. The judge was a bit heavy-handed on the table, but we have been training this aspect very, very hard and she handled the situation great. Liina is a bit low, but the comment is likely due to my grooming... I forgot to properly groom her chest (oops!) so it didn't help the ground clearance. In any case, I am pleased with today's results.</div>
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We have a show again in about a month and then middle of May. I'm hoping that they will go just as well for my little gal! :D<br /><br /></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-44748562292798028972016-03-02T23:07:00.003+01:002016-03-02T23:07:59.022+01:00Sorry for the silence!I just realized that I haven't written any posts since the end of 2015!<br />
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Very sorry everyone! Our life here in Sweden has been a little bit quiet. The dogs were supposed to be on show tour starting this month, but that won't happy until later in the year. I was in a small car accident earlier this year, spinning out on black ice and damaging my poor little car. Well, now I have a sporty, little Ford and dog show money has been pumped into buying our transportation. C'est la vie! There will always be later this year...<br />
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Liina and I went up to My Dog in Gothenburg early in January and happily came home with 2x Exc and 1xCK. It was a nice weekend and we are hoping that the next couple months will bring a few more nice results. :)<br />
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Baxter will not be shown much this year. I am hoping he can finish his few titles with Nikos later this year and then "retire" from the show ring. He has done enough... Exc1 in 11 countries is quite a great accomplishment for a small dog... especially when he is/was mostly owner handled. Maybe we will show a little bit more in Germany or Austria or Denmark, but no stress for my handsome boy. Now I am working on taking a little winter weigh (off both him and me!) and getting ready for this fall. We may have *finally* found a couple spots to try out Drev and I would love to try out Bax and see how he does. Otherwise, he will be a happy, healthy, pretty boy. :) Maybe we will start training viltspår again and go for trials in Finland or Denmark or Norway... maybe even Germany! We will see.<br />
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My goals this year are mostly for Liina. I would love to see her get her CH in Sweden. I would love to try her again on Gryt and see if a year away sparks her interest even more. I would love to do a small show tour with her and try for a Nordic Champion. I would love for her to get a CACIB and start her international Championship. I would love to start looking for her future husband (though this is a few years off). Lastly, I would like to keep training viltspår with her and try for the 40hr exam in Denmark later this year.<br />
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Finally... This is year is a big year as Freddie should have a date in summer/autumn! We will keep you all updated if and when tiny Freddie's will make their appearance. It should be an exciting pairing and a COI of 0%, a mix of German-French and Swedish lines. If you are interested in knowing more, let me know!<br />
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A lot of goals... We will see what 2016 brings!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-15659459533973949202015-12-30T22:31:00.003+01:002015-12-30T22:33:58.115+01:00Happy New Year!After a day of moving all of my things and another couple hours of cleaning (knowing that tomorrow there will be MORE cleaning), I decided to sit on the couch with a beer and my dogs. It is giving me a great opportunity to look back, not only at 2015, but also at the blog and life.<br />
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This past month, my little blog turned 3 years old! I really can't believe it. What does 3 years give us?<br />
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<li>A new website: <a href="http://www.moniker.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Moniker</a></li>
<li>A loaner dog and a confidence booster</li>
<li>Show/working trips to 12 countries</li>
<li>17 Champion titles</li>
<li>More than 25 successful working trials in 4 countries</li>
<li>125 posts</li>
<li>More than 20,000 visitors to the site</li>
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2015 was a year of change. Simon and I parted ways after almost 6 years. Although the break up was difficult, we are on good terms and have continued to work together with the dogs. He of course loves them as much as I do. This collaboration led to 2 bloodtracking champions and an approved Gryteftersökhund (in homologation). I have debated changing the blog banner and information. The name of the blog (WHdackel) wasn't just for Wirehaired, but also represented our last names: W & H. Although our tag says "a couple and their dogs," I still don't feel it is totally wrong. The blog was made out of love for our boys and it will continue to function as a medium for me to report their awesome accomplishments and bitter losses.</div>
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2016 will continue to be a year of change. A new house, a new start, and, hopefully, soon a new job. Where will we go next? Who knows. Regardless, we will keep you posted!</div>
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Have a great start to 2016 everyone!</div>
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A very Happy Holiday season from us!</div>
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This year it is warm (10C/ about 50F) and rainy, but hopefully the dogs will get to run around in the snow again soon!</div>
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We wish you a happy and healthy 2016!</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-67407376075339928452015-12-17T22:31:00.000+01:002015-12-17T22:31:24.174+01:00Freddie will return to Switzerland Dec 20th until Jan 10th!<br />
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Our very own Fallilou du Sangre Bleu "Freddie" will be spending the holiday season with Simon in central Switzerland. </div>
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Freddie kommt aus der Schweiz für Weihnachten (Dec 20-Jan10)!</div>
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<b><i>Freddie is available at stud to approved females</i></b></div>
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<i>Germany/Deutschland:</i><br />Sfk<br />Sp (TS)<br />BHP-1 & 2<br />BhFK/95</div>
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<i>Italy/Italien</i>:<br />SchwhK<br />SchwhK/40-CACT<br />Fbja (Fox trial)-100pts RCAC<br />BhFK95-100 pts</div>
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<i>Sweden/Schweden</i>:<br />1st prize Grytanlagsprov (artificial underground with badger)-->"J"- Jaktmerit, Grytapporterungsprov (underground retrieving),<br />Gryteftersökhund (Underground tracking and retrieval dog)<br />Swedish Blood Tracking Champion<br />Has been practicing drev/hunting/stöber. Loud on hare and deer, will be tested in 2016.</div>
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<i>Parents: CIT, CIB, GS Ch. Kobeddus Effendi x Canaille de la Meute a Cheops (Sp, St)</i></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474405906440392138.post-14570298276877835922015-12-16T19:07:00.002+01:002015-12-16T19:07:52.690+01:00First go out at DrevThis was a post I meant to post more than a month ago... but, well, life got in the way.<br />
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After a year in Sweden, making connections, and trying hard to find land to practice on, we were kindly invited up to the Northern part of Skåne to try Freddie on Drev.<br />
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The only way I can describe Drev is that it is real hunting. The dog is released into the forest to search for animals. The dog then, hopefully, takes up the fresh scent of a deer, fox, or hare and chase it through the land. This was Freddie's first go out, and even though he did great on Spurlaut, it was hard to say how he would do with the "real life" situation.</div>
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In our area of Sweden there isn't the vast area lacking major roads that are ideal for Drev. Furthermore, as I am not yet out hunting, it is a really big deal to get an invitation. Well, a contact from our local dachshund club was so kind and she and her husband offered to let us go to them and try Freddie in their forest! </div>
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For Drev, there are always risks, wild boars, wolves, cars, etc... but as Freddie is a smart dog and wolves (the biggest threat in my opinion) are not as common this far south and not in that area, we thought we would try. We were lent a GPS collar so we could see where Freddie was, how fast he was going, and how far away from us he was.</div>
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The first thing we did was go out and basically tell him that he could go search. Freddie was very good at going out and circling back to check where we were. While on one of his first searches, he opened a little, but it didn't lead to anything and we didn't see any animals (though their bedding and tracks/poop). After being out about 1.5-2 hrs, we headed back to let Freddie rest a bit and have lunch. We then took out Anna and Joachim's 11 year old shorthair Pixie, who was fantastic. She did indeed find something out in the forest, but by the barking and GPS track, Joachim thought it was a boar and called her back. When we went closer to pick her up/call her back, we definitely smelled boars and I am happy that Joachim had his rifle with "just in case."</div>
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We then took Pixie back and decide that as the weather hand turned beautiful for the end of October (15c and sun... see photo above) we would try a different area and see if Freddie found something. We did a little initial searching, then we came upon a glen and in the very back corner, Joachim noticed a couple of Roe deer. Freddie followed him into the glen (above) and Joachim and Simon told him to search. Then a few minutes later there was music! Freddie had taken up the deer scent and was off. I wish I would have thought to get a video! It would have only been barking, but who cares! Freddie worked really well for his first time out- roughly 30 min and about 300 m away from us. Anna said that we couldn't have asked for better work on his first time out. We only called Freddie back because he must have lost the scent and started circling in an area about 100m from us. Simon and Joachim went, called him back (with name and whistle) and you could watch him march slowly back on the GPS. Getting the dog back to you is a huge and important aspect of Drev, so Fred coming back was just as important as him taking up and chasing the deer.</div>
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On the way back to the car, Joachim asked if we wanted to swap a labrador for Fred. lol. I think he liked him. We are invited back out, but this autumn was a bit hectic for me as I was in the US for almost 3 weeks and writing papers at work. I recently bought a used GPS collar from another Swedish dackel friend and I am hoping we can get him out again this year for practice if the weather stays mild, otherwise, we are shooting for a few more practices and hopefully testing in 2016. Either way, Freddie definitely didn't disappoint! </div>
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I really hope to also take Baxter out in the future to see what he's got, but we are taking one thing at a time at the moment. :)</div>
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A BIG Thank you goes to Anna and Joachim for allowing us to further work with Fred and offering their land!</div>
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It was a show year for my boy! We had limited showing in Sweden (2x), but were rated "Excellent" at both shows and ended our show season with Best Male 2. Additionally, Baxter's biggest accomplishment was finishing his international championships! I am so incredibly proud of my beautiful boy!</div>
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Other than myself, Baxter is handled exclusively by my friend Nikos. In fact, I was SO happy with the team, that Baxter will do a little more showing with Nikos next year.</div>
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Therefore, Baxter will return to Budapest in March-April, 2016. While there he will be available for shows and mating. If you are interested in using Baxter as a stud, please <a href="mailto:whdackel@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact me</a>!</div>
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