Upcoming Litters

Upcoming Litters

"The difference between mere killing and a glorious sport is the manner in which you do it - over thrilling dogs, in magnificent country and with reverence for the game."

- George Bird Evans

"C" Litter vom Prairie-Flusstal

Anticipated Breeding: Spring 2025

I am closely monitoring how the "A" and "B" Litters vom Prairie-Flusstal develop before making a final decision on whether to breed Liesel a 3rd time. If I breed her, I will select a stud dog that I think best compliments her while striving to produce the calm, cooperative, smaller-sized, and tight-coated pups that I prefer. I will update this page if/when I finalize a decision on a stud dog for a "C" litter.

If we breed Liesel again, I will be submitting blood cards to Neogen before the puppies turn 1 week of age. So before puppy selection occurs (typically at 7-8 weeks of age), I will have DNA results for each individual puppy. Each puppy buyer will know whether their puppy is FF or Ff (Homozygous or Heterozygous for furnishings), and have confirmation that their puppy is free of Hemophilia B, von Willebrand’s Disease Type II, Exercise Induced Collapse, and Hyperuricosuria before they take him/her home.

Puppies must be picked up at our house (in south-central Nebraska) between 8 and 9 weeks of age.

PUPPY REGISTRATION, RESERVATIONS & PRICING

We currently have 2 pups reserved for our "C" Litter and are not yet ready to accept more deposits.

All of our puppies are registered with the Verein Deutsch Drahthaar (parent club in Germany). Puppies are de-wormed and have their first set of vaccinations before they leave our house. We feel that leaving the dewclaws on the puppies is healthier than removing them so all of our pups retain their dewclaws. Each puppy is also micro-chipped and tattooed in their right ears with their VDD registration (ZB) number.

The performance of our dogs is very important to us. We ask each of our puppy buyers to commit to running our pups through a VJP (Spring Natural Ability Test). The VJP is a 1-day test usually held in March or April of each year. A puppy from our "C" litter would need to run in a VJP in the Spring of 2026. We would love to see each of our puppies run through the HZP as well. A puppy from our “C” litter would need to run in the HZP in the Fall of 2026. We would be thrilled to see any of our pups complete the VGP. The VGP could be completed anytime in 2026 or later.

The health of our dogs is also a top priority. We also ask each of our puppy buyers to consider x-raying the hips and shoulders of their puppy after he/she turns 1 year of age. Your local veterinarian will be able to complete these x-rays and costs typically range between $300 and $500.

We require a nonrefundable $500 deposit to reserve a puppy from our litters. The remaining balance ($1,500) is due before the puppy leaves our house at 8-9 weeks of age. Puppy buyers can select the gender and color of their puppy, but we will select their puppy from there. We select the puppies for each buyer when the puppies are 7-8 weeks of age. We match up puppies based on the buyer's level of training experience, where they live, their testing plans for the puppy, their temperament preferences, and any other specific traits they are looking for.

Puppies are reserved in the order in which we receive deposits. If we do not breed a dog as planned or if a breeding does not take, we will offer you the option of having your deposit refunded or waiting for a puppy out of our next planned litter.

2024 Prairie-Flusstal Puppy Contract

Cortney Schaefer

Deutsch Drahthaar vom Prairie-Flusstal

Wood River, Nebraska

308-385-8618

prairie.flusstal@gmail.com