Kessi vom Fuchsberg

VJP     74 HZP    237
VGP   I/318
7th Hegewald 
11/11 OCD
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Kessie is the new addition to our family of highly acclaimed breeding females. Her ratings of 11 conformation and 11 coat is a tribute to her selective breeding. This rating was earned at the prestigious German Hegewald test where many believe the judges are very conservative in awarding high coat and conformation scores. There were approximately 200 dogs entered in this test, and Kessie placed in the top seven. Without a doubt her credentials speak for themselves. Her emotional stability was evident after the long flight from Germany as she greeted her new family with a wagging tail and wanted to know what hunt was scheduled for tomorrow. There always seems to be some dilemma in the process. I could not make the trip to Dallas for Kessie’s arrival and my wife Madeline, as always, fills in when needed. She was going to Dallas for our Granddaughter Gracee’s 5th birthday party on Saturday and would pick up Kessie on Friday. When she arrived Friday evening, Gracee wanted to know if she brought her a birthday present. Madeline said, “Of course you have a present”. It is now “DILEMMA TIME” Gracee sees Kessie and Kessie sees Gracee and like two magnets they explode together and are practically inseparable. How is Madeline going to convince Gracee that Kessie is not her birthday present. I knew there was a good reason I could not make this trip. Kessie is now at vom Kervinshof and has met Cent her husband to be. It would take a novel to share all the effort it took to separate Gracee and Kessie, but I suspect there will soon be a Kessie x Cent puppy arriving at the Gracee Paige Kervin household in Frisco, Texas. And please not one more comment about, “ I told you so”.

 

 

Frieda v d Königsaue

VJP 72
HZP 188
VGP I/345
10/10

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My good friend Freida. This is certainly her calling as she is very humble, quiet and gentle with the manners of a true lady. Freida has a bearing of sophistication and nobility probably due to her exquisite pedigree. Her mother Anna was rated 12/12 in coat and conformation. Her Grandmother Alma is a strong foundation female that produced our Brenda who has produced many high ranking dogs. Her father Watz v. Liether-moor is from a long line of excellent dogs. Therefore, Freida should be a beautiful looking, high performance female, it is in her genes. That may be more than you wanted to know but ancestry plays an important part in the creation of excellent gun dogs.   Freida brings that same gentle nature when she whelps and raises her puppies. She handles them like they were made of precious glass and would break if she dropped one of them. When they get older and rowdy her patience and tolerance with those little “ pain in the butts” is really amazing. I often ask her…. don’t you ever get irritated enough to discipline your unruly brood? Apparently she doesn’t. I think you could place a small child in her care without being overly concerned as she is the ultimate baby sitter. Those characteristics suddenly fall by the wayside when she enters the hunting fields as her speed, agility and athletic prowess is certainly evident as she effortlessly glides over the ground, searching, pointing and retrieving game. Her great patience surfaces again when it is time to find that trophy whitetail buck that left nothing but invisible blood molecules as he disappeared into the forest. She reminds me of someone working on a thousand piece puzzle as she methodically and patiently works out the problem to find him. Every person visiting our kennel remarks what a beautiful dog and is she for sale? I guess my look answers the question as the topic quickly changes.
Freia vom Fuchsberg
VJP 70
HZP 239 Hegewald 2008
Coat 11 Conformation 11		  

  Freia is our most recent addition arriving from Germany a few days before Christmas. For those of us who are married I assume you have learned the "Golden Rule" ! It is not WHAT you purchase but WHEN. The Christmas holiday season is one of those MAGIC times when a smile and stern look is sufficient when an expensive dog mysteriously arrives from Germany. For those sportsmen who violate the "GOLDEN RULE" we are not interested in ,why,  you "cannot come out and play" anytime in the near future.

  Freia continues our standard of balancing top performance with near perfect coat and conformation as seen in her 11/11 ratings. She is both gifted and talented as revealed in her excellent test scores in all categories of field, forest and water work. Probably, her high intelligence level may be her greatest gift as she quickly comprehends multiple tasks and applies them without hesitation. This was demonstrated when she finished all her training and testing at approximately ONE year of age.

  She loves to work and becomes rather impatient when she is not included in every situation. I thought her greatest passion was the hunt for which she was selectively bred. However, it became obvious on Christmas day when she saw children open presents and play with trains, trucks and Barbie dolls a new passion was born. Faster than Santa's wink she was retreiving balls, opening presents, and watching the train ride the tracks before slapping it with her big foot, causing a train wreck. She had a great time playing with children and ignoring adults. As with all things there is a time when the end must come ,and Freia searched daily for the children who had now returned to school. She lay with her head on my foot as I sat in the office and seemed to have a touch sadness about her. I told her not to fret because many birthdays and childrens parties were coming soon  but until then "Freia get your leash its time for the hunt"
Hera
VJP 73
HZP 193
VGP 1.343		  
  We have anxiously waited two years for Hera to arrive from Germany. We generally organize our breedings in Germany and leave our dogs in the hands of our trusted friends for training and breeding certification. We are no different from our many customers who wait impatiently for their new pup or trained dog to arrive. Hera will bring with her our 0-111(67th) litter safely tucked away inside her classical frame. Our 0-3 babies sired by Dux v.d. Charlottenquelle will arrive close to Christmas time and what a great holiday season it will be. My wife often comments that after more than 20 years of importing, breeding and training these dogs how can I continue to be so excited about getting another one. What makes her think I am excited? Maybe the restless floor pacing or frequent calendar looks or the daily picking of puppy names is the reason. Who knows what wives think, they always know everything.
 
  Hera is a product of a long awaited breeding between Brenda and Gino. Brenda (listed on our dams page) is our highly touted breeding female who produces pups with excellent coat/conformation and performance records. This year after all the results have been tallied from performance testing and coat/conformation ratings in Germany, this litter is considered by many to be one of the outstanding litters.
Hera excelled in every performance category and was awarded scores of 12 at the HZP and 4h (honors) in the VGP (Masters test) in water work along with a host of other accomplishments. She now sits in my office looking rather dismayed as her prominent athletic build and graceful fluid motion has turned into a slow frustrating “Waddle”. Her trim “school girl figure” now bulges with puppies. Her mother Brenda, who resides next door, listens intently and turns her head side to side waiting for the those little squeaks announcing her grand children are here. I know from experience, Brenda will continually aggravate and irritate everyone  until she can get access to those babies.
 

Manda v. Helmighaus
VJP 72
HZP 180
VGP I/330

   
  Isn't she a beauty. Mandy could be a model on the front of a ladies magazine or a socialite at an  uptown party. She could very well be the reason Barry Manilow wrote his hit song "OH MANDY" in 1994. Mandy is so sweet and accommodating she loves everyone and everything. I have never seen another dog or person not captivated by her very presence. Everyone wants to hug her, she just has that "something" about her and she wants to love you in return. As usual each of our dogs have their little "quirks" and during our daily walks at Kervinshof she always stops to admire and nose the flowers ever so gently. She often brings me (very softly) baby rabbits or little birds from their nest as if she is the new mother. Mandy looks rather sad when I tell her to leave them alone as I put them back in the nest. However, she quickly recovers and bounds off for new horizons.

Mandy!! We are hunting now! Get serious and get serious she does. It is all business now working fields and water producing game, pointing, retrieving under all weather conditions and terrain features. But at times I see her sitting in the duck blind looking....sometimes pawing... the ducks she has retrieved and stacked in the corner, wondering if they are OK. "OH MANDY"
Mirka v. Venusberg
VJP   72
HZP   237 9th place Hegewald
Coat 11 Conformation 11		  
  Mirka v. Venusberg is our new black roan high performance breeding female with excellent coat and conformation ratings. Mirka is  every bit the lady but shirks any idea of modesty. She loves to flirt and show her stuff as she is obviously very pretty and knows it. Mirka was the 9th place dog in the prestigious German Hegewald this year in a field of approximately 240 selectively bred and trained Drahthaars. She is an extremely intelligent breeding female and may be too smart for her own good. Mirka is going to read your every intention very quickly and you must stay ahead of her or she will antagonize you and loves to do so. At times she will give you thatdumb blonde look when she knows very well what command has been given. 

  Mirka's emotional stability and good looks is quickly noticed by all who see her. Her confidence is overwhelming as seen when she arrived at the Dallas airport after her long trip from Germany. The very moment I brought her out of her air kennel she acted as if she owned me, the airport, and its employees. I am sure this confidence and performance will transfer to her upcoming litters as she will soon be bred to Erick v. Erthal. We look forward to seeing that litter having a great time in the fields and streams around Kervinshof.
 

Brenda v.
Pedigree
VJP 75
HZP 185
VGP I/336

  

  Brenda is quiet a lady to look at! For those familiar with some of  the most highly recognized breeding dams and sires in Germany she is the sister to Brisco v. Erthal. We thought it necessary to change her name to Brenda rather than keeping her official name “Blossom”. This resulted in a round of applause from everyone.  Believe me when I say she does not look like a dainty blossom ….even if you stretch your imagination to its very limits. Brenda’s strong physical conformation and athleticism would have most observers wishing they had a stud dog with such outstanding attributes. She reminds me of the legendary

  “Amazon Women” who were considered to be very beautiful and highly intelligent but had the physical attributes of a muscular football player.  Her performance matches her attributes as she scored very high in every versatile hunting dog category. But be advised if you are not serious about what you would like her to retrieve …..it is best you do not send her. 

  Her greatest passion is cuddling little children and when she decides to cuddle them there is absolutely nothing they can do about it. Children that visit us frequently love play in our big sand pile. They spend hours building sand castles, military installations, roads and little houses.  Brenda also loves to play sand castles and she will FLOP her dainty torso right in the middle of the newly constructed sand city and wonder why everyone is jumping up and down and screaming! All the children now plead with me and promise …..they will be nice and not cause any problems for anyone if I PROMISE “NOT” to let Brenda out of her kennel.
Gritt v. Schaar
VJP 75
HZP 215
VGP 1/334
Pedigree		  Gritt
  Gritt is a product of superior ancestry. She is a mix of Wupperaue and Liethermoor lines which are legendary in producing the complete package of dogs touting handsome elegant features with outstanding performance and perfect coat/conformation. What more can you ask for? Gritt has no reservations regarding the people she chooses to associate with and if you are not on her prominent list you will certainly be ignored. Unfortunately, with all the effort involved in bringing her from Germany, making arrangements for her breeding and providing for her new litter of puppies she has chosen to ignore ME! She has selected my daughter as her new friend and companion. When I look her way, call her name and try to entice her, she simply puts her uppity little nose in the air and looks the other way signifying my lack of importance. Sometimes I feel like slapping her especially when she has that arrogant little twinkle in her eye. Big Deal, I still have my other girls that love me for who I am, the one who feeds and takes them hunting.