Chui a Teckel from Idaho
Recently Edd and Leanne Woslum of Idaho sent me some updated pictures of their teckel Chui. Chui is out of my B-litter breeding and has developed into a nice looking dog. She gets plenty of exercise living on a beautiful ranch in Idaho. Her track training has been a little hit and miss, but I see good things in her future. Edd and Leanne use the ranch not only to live on but to also hunt and guide trophy game including bear, mountain lion, and mule deer. It will be interesting to see how Chui enjoys some real tracking this coming fall. Chui and the rest of the B-litter pups are now about 5.5 months old.
Chui at 7.5 weeks old
Chui with her litter mates
Chui at 5.5 months
Chui at 5.5 months
2012 Spring Dachshund Field Trial Event
I recently returned from a 3 day field trial event held in Roscoe ILL. I attended the event with my friend Scot Davidson. I took my dogs Scout and Echo. Scot took his dog Vimy. Scout has never been and competed with the open class. Echo and Vimy have obtained their Field Champion titles and got to compete with some of the top field trial dogs in the country in the Field Champion class. Scout placed with a 2nd and a 3rd on two of the days. Echo got a 4th on one day which I was very happy with considering some of the talented bitches she ran against. Scots dog Vimy placed a very impressive 1st on April the 21st. I would also like to extend a congrats out to Laurel Winstance Smith and her bitch Stanzi for getting a 1st April 20th. That was a day that all the Field Champion dogs and bitches ran combined. My congratulations also go out to all the winners I didn’t mention.
If you ever get a chance to attend one of these events with your dog I recommend you give it a go. They are usually held in the Spring and Fall seasons in different areas of the country. If your dog has any prey drive you will probably enjoy watching them improve every day as they learn the game. It is best not to get wrapped up in the placements as there are judges involved. In my opinion the real enjoyment is watching your dog hunt, improve, and being socialized around other Dachshunds.
Scout with her 2nd place ribbon
Scot Davidson and Vimy receiving their impressive 1st place Field Champion ribbon
Echo And Vimy Breeding Outcome
I took Echo to the vet on 3-21-12 for a pregnancy ultrasound confirmation. Unfortunately the breeding did not take. This was her first breeding and I believe the timing must have been off. Although I was disappointed and somewhat surprised of the outcome I plan on breeding Echo again during her next heat. I am looking forward to attending some field trials in about a month. Echo will now be able to compete along with Scout.
Razen And Rosco
Ray Holohan of Illinois recently sent me a picture of his dogs Razen and Rosco in the family ATV mule. Razen is a pup out of the B-litter that Rosco sired. The resemblance of Razen and Rosco is quite evident in the picture.
Razen and Rosco
Puppy Track Training
I have been receiving track training updates from most of the new owners of the B-Litter pups. The pups seem to be taking to the training well. A couple are slow to get going and are getting distracted by blowing leaves and other things. I believe pups are like people and they all learn at their own pace. Sometimes the training has to be tweaked to get the pups interested. The main thing is to remain patient and don’t expect miracles with them at such a young age. Many times I read about very young dogs pulling off an amazing track. I’m sure it does happen but I believe it takes a lot of time, training, and experience for most of these dogs to mature. I’ve included two of the updates I’ve received from new owners.
(From Ray in Illinois)
Later Ray, Rosco, Razen, and Claudia
(From Brian in Kansas)
Blitz did his third track today. We went about 300 yards with six 90 degree turns. I really thought I had screwed up as it seemed a bit tough. The area we did this in was a four wheeler area so there were lots of trails for him to get off the line with. He over ran all of the turns but checked himself within the first 15 yards or so. One of the turns went up a pretty steep hill and it took 2-3 minutes for him to find it.
This was a 2 hour old line. I still don’t have any blood so I used a fresh liver and let it touch the ground about every 3 yards. I am going to do a 4 hour old line next Friday but I am thinking about taking the liver I used today, throwing it in a blender with some water to dilute it down to use for blood. Any thoughts on that?
So far so good with Blitz. He has a nasty little temper on him but that sounds like a breed thing. He is very loving and loves to cuddle up with the kids during nap time. He is straight up ferocious though when he finds a hide and liver at the end of a line. I’m talking fangs and all. It is his find and he is not sharing with anyone. He has never exhibited that behavior anywhere else and I hope he doesn’t.
To say that I am pleased with his abilities would be an understatement.
Echo and Vimy Breeding
Echo (FC Abby Von Riggan Hibbs) was bred to Vimy (FC Vimy Ridge Von Lowenherz) on 2-18-12 and 2-19-12. Vimy is owned by Scot Davidson of Cedar Rapids, IA and Echo is owned by me. This will be a first breeding for both these dogs and I expect good things from this litter. These dogs are both high energy dogs and do not lack enthusiasm when working. These dogs have both shown promising things in their first tracking seasons and also excel at hunting rabbits. Both dogs voice when getting on hot rabbit scent. I will confirm the pregnancy in less than a month through ultrasound. If all goes well we should be expecting pups around 4-21-12. I have a waiting list of new puppy owners for this litter. It is possible there could be a pup or two available once the litter is here. If you are interested in a Wirehaired Dachshund as a companion, and working partner, you can contact me at brian@trackingteckels.com for more information.
Echo ( FC Abby Von Riggan Hibbs )
Vimy ( FC Vimy Ridge Von Lowenherz )
B-Litter Pups Settling Into New Homes
The B-Litter pups have been gone to their new homes for a couple of weeks now. I really enjoyed the B-Litter and have had some good reports of their early deer liver drag trainings. It seems as though they are all adjusting well. I have included some recent pictures below that I have received from a couple of the new owners. I also included a picture of Scout relaxing after doing a fine job whelping and raising the B-Litter. If all goes well Echo may be whelping the C-Litter in April. We will see.
Ray, Razen (formally Bella) and Rosco 4- wheelin
Bullet resting after his long ride home to Alabama
Fritz (formally Bucky) King of the couch
Chi (formally Blaze) enjoying her new fur
Chi (formally Blaze) playing with a Wildebeest tail
Chi (formally Blaze) resting with her new sister
Scout resting after doing a fine job with the B-Litter
Last Of B-Litter Goes Home To New Owners
Yesterday Bullet was picked up by his new owners and headed home to Alabama. Bullet will be owned by Willis and Kathy McGee. Bullet will live amongst some 1800 acres that Willis manages to produce trophy Alabama Whitetails. Willis showed me some pictures of the deer that were taken in that area this past season and I was impressed. I look forward to hearing some good tracking stories about Bullet in the future. Willis and Kathy are also planning on attending the upcoming Trackfest sponsored by United Blood Trackers coming up in Richton Mississippi March 3rd-6th. Bullet was the last of the B-Litter to go home. I really enjoyed the B-Litter and have heard they all are adjusting well to their new homes and families.
Bullet
Willis, Kathy, and Bullet
