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

"D" Litter vom Prairie-Flusstal

Anticipated Breeding: May 2026

When I produced my "B" litter, I really wanted to keep a puppy because I liked both parents so much. But I was also in love with my "A" litter keeper puppy (Alivia "Livvy) and was afraid that if I kept a "B" litter puppy, I would eventually have to choose between her and Livvy. So I made the difficult decision to place the "B" litter puppy I was planning to keep with someone else. It turns out that I could not have made a better decision. I placed Beretta vom Prairie-Flusstal "Bertie" with John Richards. John is a wonderful trainer and avid hunter with some great experience in the JGHV system. He did an even better job raising Bertie than I could have imagined. It was thrilling to watch their progress through the VJP, BTR, VGP, and then the Armbruster HZP. You read that last sentence in the order in which Bertie completed her tests. She completed the BTR on the same weekend as her VJP. She ran her VGP before her HZP. And then when she ran in her HZP, she ended taking home 1st Place in the Armbruster while being named the Best Water Dog with a 12 in the Search Behind the Duck.

This is truly a special breeding since Liesel and Bertie are the only mother-daughter pair to each win the Armbruster. Bertie is obviously a really talented little dog, but what really stands out to me is her temperament. She is so tuned into John. When you watch the two of them together, you can see that she has a tremendous desire to please. It reminds me so much of her mother. She is incredibly cooperative, while still having a ton of drive to find game. This balance is so special and something I will always strive for in my breedings. Bertie is quiet and well-mannered in the house and with other dogs/people. She is on the smaller side of the breed standard. She has a particular affinity for dispatching furred predators. She has definitely proven herself in her performance in both testing and testing. I feel so honored that John would allow me to lease Bertie back for a litter in my kennel. She is definitely her mother's daughter and I am hoping that by breeding her, I'll be able to produce puppies with that special balance of tremendous cooperation with incredible drive. I will be keeping a female pup myself to find out how close I get to that goal.

I conducted another nationwide search to try to find the best dog to complement Bertie. My priority was to find a stud dog with the temperament that I prefer (very cooperative, quiet, and calm), but yet plenty of drive in the field/water. I also wanted a dog that could help me try to improve upon Bertie's minor conformation/coat faults and add a little size. I love Bertie's smaller size, but she's close enough to the bottom of the standard to be mindful of the height of the stud dog. Quartz V vom Kervinshof has intrigued me for a while but I did not have a female with the appropriate coat to breed to him until Bertie. Quartz has not been bred very many times, but both puppies that I have seen out of him really stood out at their breed shows as having beautiful movement (both earned 11s in form) and great temperaments. I ran Livvy through the VGP with one of Quartz's sons and was impressed by his temperament, looks, and performance all weekend. After multiple discussions with folks with Quartz connections and Quartz's owner, I decided that he could be a great fit for Bertie. I wasn't specifically looking for a stud dog with incredible water scores, but Quartz was named Best Water Dog at his Armbruster HZP just like Bertie. So the pups in this litter might just like the water a little :-)

I anticipate breeding Bertie in May 2026 which means that my "D Litter will likely whelp in July 2026 and be ready for new homes in September 2026. They will be a little young for testing in 2027 but I have every confidence that they will be fully capable of excelling in the JGHV testing system with appropriate hunting exposure and training. Each puppy in this litter will have a 50% chance of being FF (homozygous for furnishings) and a 50% chance of being Ff (heterozygous for furnishings). Each puppy will have a 50% chance of being braunschimmel and a 50% chance of being schwarzschimmel.

PUPPY REGISTRATION, RESERVATIONS & PRICING

I will accept 2 more deposits for my upcoming "D" Litter.

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 ear with their VDD registration (ZB) number. Puppies must be picked up at our house (in south-central Nebraska) between 8 and 9 weeks of age.

With each of our litters, I submit 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.

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 2027. 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 2027. We would be thrilled to see any of our pups complete the VGP. The VGP could be completed anytime in 2027 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 $400 and $600.

We require a nonrefundable $500.00 deposit to reserve a puppy from our litters. The remaining balance ($2,000.00) 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 I receive deposits. If I do not breed a dog as planned, if a breeding does not take, or if I don't have your preferred color/gender available in the litter, I will offer you the option of having your deposit refunded or waiting for a puppy out of my next planned litter.

2026 Prairie-Flusstal Puppy Contract