62020 Update
Cyrus is our second Draht. He has not disappointed! He was born March of 2012 and came to us in May. If I were asked to describe Cyrus in one word it would be "overachiever". It doesn't matter what you ask him to do, he will do it or die trying. He will be the first there on a long retrieve in the field, (long legs serve us well), and will not give up. He is a big bold male who can slay a big North Missouri coon or Coyote, and yet is tender and gentle with our grandchildren no matter the age.
He doesn't care what you hunt, where you hunt, what the weather conditions are or how much he hunted the day before. He will be there on every point, every retrieve, every recovery, every time. He is an overachiever!
Training Cy was different than any other draht we have trained. He is so cooperative a biddable. We began his force fetch in late March and it was late June before he failed. We were so shocked! Jack and I just looked at each other with our jaws dropped! It was a super hot day and we were at a training in Kansas. He stopped at waters edge with his retrieve (search behind live duck) as dogs will do on a super hot day. We missed the correction. He failed one other retrieve in August that year (hot at waters edge) but Jack was ready and made the correction and that ended his failures. Not sure how many you have trained, but two failures during his "training/testing year" is something I've never heard of. Needless to say we learned a whole new twist on patience! That year, we journeyed to Harrold, SD and he and Jack pulled off a 189 HZP!!!! Jack had never trained a Draht before, Cyrus was his first. First time handler, first Draht, 189 needless to say Cyrus ruined Jack! Ha!
When Cy was 4, (August 2016), after our daughter had been hospitalized for months with a stroke and recovering well, I decided Cyrus needed to run his VGP. I had two weeks. Cy and I worked those two weeks then headed back to Harrold, South Dakota and completed his first VGP with a 284 no priz. When I put him "down" on the timber drive, a cotton tail jumped up off the end of his nose. When all the noise came through he bolted about two jumps too far before I reacted and stopped him. A month later we went to Valley Falls, Kansas and came home with a II 295! I had not trained Cyrus until his VGP. Jack had trained and handled Cyrus through his first two tests.
Thus far (2020 update) Cyrus has sired 6 litters. He throws his long legs and shorter coat in most of his off spring. He also throws his athleticism in his pups. They run raster, jump higher, and tend to be overachievers.
Cyrus is our second Draht. He has not disappointed! He was born March of 2012 and came to us in May. If I were asked to describe Cyrus in one word it would be "overachiever". It doesn't matter what you ask him to do, he will do it or die trying. He will be the first there on a long retrieve in the field, (long legs serve us well), and will not give up. He is a big bold male who can slay a big North Missouri coon or Coyote, and yet is tender and gentle with our grandchildren no matter the age.
He doesn't care what you hunt, where you hunt, what the weather conditions are or how much he hunted the day before. He will be there on every point, every retrieve, every recovery, every time. He is an overachiever!
Training Cy was different than any other draht we have trained. He is so cooperative a biddable. We began his force fetch in late March and it was late June before he failed. We were so shocked! Jack and I just looked at each other with our jaws dropped! It was a super hot day and we were at a training in Kansas. He stopped at waters edge with his retrieve (search behind live duck) as dogs will do on a super hot day. We missed the correction. He failed one other retrieve in August that year (hot at waters edge) but Jack was ready and made the correction and that ended his failures. Not sure how many you have trained, but two failures during his "training/testing year" is something I've never heard of. Needless to say we learned a whole new twist on patience! That year, we journeyed to Harrold, SD and he and Jack pulled off a 189 HZP!!!! Jack had never trained a Draht before, Cyrus was his first. First time handler, first Draht, 189 needless to say Cyrus ruined Jack! Ha!
When Cy was 4, (August 2016), after our daughter had been hospitalized for months with a stroke and recovering well, I decided Cyrus needed to run his VGP. I had two weeks. Cy and I worked those two weeks then headed back to Harrold, South Dakota and completed his first VGP with a 284 no priz. When I put him "down" on the timber drive, a cotton tail jumped up off the end of his nose. When all the noise came through he bolted about two jumps too far before I reacted and stopped him. A month later we went to Valley Falls, Kansas and came home with a II 295! I had not trained Cyrus until his VGP. Jack had trained and handled Cyrus through his first two tests.
Thus far (2020 update) Cyrus has sired 6 litters. He throws his long legs and shorter coat in most of his off spring. He also throws his athleticism in his pups. They run raster, jump higher, and tend to be overachievers.
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Cy and his four lovely ladies!
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Performance Award For Top Score HZP C Litter V. Rogers Hütte
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December 21, 2013 wild quail in Northwest Missouri..
HZP at Krull Ranch in Harrold, SD September 6, 2013
VJP March of 2013
First 12 Months......
HZP Training 2013
