Spring Field Trials 2014

Deutsch Drahthaar association has organised Spring Field Trials for VII FCI group. Trials has been judged by international judges: T. Cirkina, G. Jefremov, J. Cirkin and national judges: S. Aleksa and M. Vasiliauskas.
17 dogs has been entered (German Wire-haired Pointers, German Short-haired Pointers and Hungarian Vizsla) from Lithuania and Latvia.

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Spring Training

Spring is the magic time when not only beetles wake up but people as well. Suddenly all the streets and parks get crowded of mommies with kids, jogging people, dogs, singing birds and all kind of flying bugs.

There we are as well.. Every weekend we try to go to the fields for training. Today we had training with honorable trainer, president of Drahthaar association LT Jevgenij Cirkin and vice-president Sigitas Aleksa (http://drahthaar.lt/).

President of Drahthaar association LT Jevgenij Cirkin

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Field Trial Training Season Has Begun

From the first Spring day we begun new Field Trial season training.
Field Trials were developed to test the working ability of Gundogs in competitive conditions. Trials resemble, as closely as possible, a day’s shooting in the field and dogs are expected to work with all manner of game, from rabbits and hares, to partridges and pheasants.

Every Spring we have Field Trials for young dogs. So we begun to train. First two days working with hare – training the lower sense of smell and retrieve.

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Tips For Traveling With Dog

Some people take their dogs to long road trips, but other are afraid of many difficulties and refuse taking their best friends together.

We are just back from long holiday trip (over 5000 km), where our four feet friends have traveled with us. So I decided to share some tips for traveling with dog and some pictures from our last trip to Alps.

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UPE (River) Kennel Got TWO New Members!

During the last four days I was visiting super peaceful place – GSP kennel Nid Aux Nobles placed in Bucharest, Romania owned by wonderful and very open person Manuela Banu.

 Manuela Banu and Italy

It was a brilliant experience to talk with experienced person about GSP lines, problems, happiness, puppies, breeding, shows and..
All it ended up that I am back home with TWO wonderful puppy males from different litters.. Continue reading

How To Stop / Break Up a Dog Fight

How to stop dogs fighting

Most of the people who have non aggressive dog think, that they will never need to use skills how to safely break up a dog fight. You never know what can happen every day at any time while walking your dog outside. Even the most friendly, socialized and trained dogs might initiate dangerous fight when provoked. Continue reading