Shutting down the blog...

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.

For future goings on, updates, etc... head over to my kennel page: https://monikerkennel.wordpress.com/

Brief updates...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Best from us,
Julie, Baxter, and Liina

Liina passes Spurlaut!

Hi again!

Breaking the silence after several months... but with great news!

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. 

So proud, proud, proud!

The smallest member of my family added new titles to her name
Officially she is now: NORD DK FI SEU(v) LT RO ROGr SLO WUTCH SEVCH
LZ: Sfk, Sp, SE-SchwhK
FW: Ex1 CAC CACIB BIG2

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.

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.  

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...

Going on Hiatus

Hello to all my readers.
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.

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.

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/


Thank you for reading and I hope to see you again sooner than later.

Freddie and Freja's puppies are 3 weeks old!

A little late, but Freddie and Freja's puppies at Skogsvettens kennel are now 3 weeks old! Their eyes and ears are open and they are starting to wander around. All are gaining weight and doing all the things little puppies should. The puppies are having their first meetings with their new owners as well.

Photo: Skogsvettens

(from left to right: Vile, Thekla, Ymer, Troja, Idun)

As of now, all puppies are spoken for.

2 male Standard wire dachshunds from hunting lines available!

Freddie's pups are now 3 days old and growing up quickly!

I have received word that the 2 males: Ymer and Vile are still available to active homes.

Both parents are excellent blood trackers, work well underground, and are chasing/hunting above ground.

Additionally, Freddie was tested in Germany and is Spurlaut (2nd prize & Best of Day).

Ymer's page: http://skogsvettens.nu/skogsvettens%20kullar/ymer.html
Vile's page: http://skogsvettens.nu/skogsvettens%20kullar/vile.html

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).

For more information or interest, contact me at whdackel@gmail.com

Freddie's puppies are born!

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.

The 3 girls and 1 boy waiting for their little brother to be born

The pups come from great French, German, and Swedish hunting lines:


We are excited to watch Freddie's pups grow and develop and will continue to update as the weeks progress. <3

8 weeks today!

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. :)

For more info, pictures (even in English!) see here: http://stravharigataxarsblogg.skogsvettens.nu/#home

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. ;)

For more information on Freddie (merit, parents, etc...) see HERE