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ABOUT BREEDING |
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Our
kennel is quite small and our
purpose with breeding is to make
sure our dogs have a great
passion for hunting and a lot of
energy and diversity, but at the
same time they need to be
trainable and to be able to
relax, when this is what we ask
of them.
The Danish Field Champion, Hjortlund's
Zita, is the base of Kennel
Birkemosen. In the Spring of
2006, 15% of all the wire-haired
pointers who won prizes on field
trials in the open classes were
descendents of Zita. This
clearly points out her excellent
breeding qualities.
We try our very best to affect
and stimulate the puppies by
making sure they have a lot of
human contact and care. The
puppies are always born in our
house and they stay inside with
us until they are around 4 weeks
old. At this time the puppies
are moved out into the dogs yard where they have more
room to play around and get a
lot more challenges.
Whenever we have a litter of
puppies, we always handle them a
lot, so that they will get used
to the interaction with people.
We make sure they experience new
things and sounds every day so
that they are well prepared to
move on to their new home with
many new experiences.
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SELECTING THE BREEDING DOG |
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Our wire-haired pointers are
used for all sorts of hunting,
and therefore we need diverse
hunting dogs. For instance, they
must be able to convert from
hunting for partridges in the
beet fields to duck hunting -
not to mention the forest
hunting, where they are hunting
for deer.
Of course there are many
important factors in this
crucial phase of selecting a dog
for breeding. Among the things
we look at are the passion for
hunting, the diversity, the
psyche and the exterior. When
making the selection we may use
the dog's results for the
field work, where the dog must
work with a true joy for
retrieving and a great eagerness
on land as well as in water. The results for
the dog's work on the track (3 hours
and perhaps 20 hours blood track)
is also quite central.
The utility test (VGP) is the ultimate test for us, and
when a dog has been through this
demanding trial, it gives a
great idea of what the dog
consists of. This gives us a
superb starting point for
selecting the right dog for
breeding. Of course a dog might
be unlucky at a trial, but a lot
of the time you will be able to
see the same factors from one
test to the next.
In addition the dog must be calm
and sociable around the house.
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