ETTA IS A PUP OUT OF BELLE AND KLAUS. THAT IS KLAUS' FIRST LITTER THAT HE SIRED, AND FIRST NATURAL ABILITY BREEDERS AWARD LITTER THAT HE SIRED. ETTA ALSO EARNED A PRIZE I IN HER NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY TEST WITH A MAXIMUM SCORE OF 112. SHE HAS HAD HER HIPS X-RAYED AND OFA CERTIFIED GOOD. ETTA HAS ALSO EARNED A NAVHDA UTILITY PRIZE II. SHE HAS HAD A LITTER THAT HAS EARNED A NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY BREEDERS AWARD. THAT SAME LITTER ALSO HAS PRODUCED 3 AKC MASTER HUNTERS, AND TWO NAVHDA VERSATILE CHAMPIONS.

BLITZ IS A PUP FROM KLAUS AND GRETEL, WHELPED IN 2003. HE WAS RETRIEVING TENNIS BALLS AT 4 WEEKS OF AGE, AND HOWIE HAD HIS TRAINING FAIRLY ADVANCED BY 6 MONTHS OLD. HIS BACKING IS MAYBE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE THING ABOUT HIS FIELD WORK. I'VE SEEN HIM BACK STAUNCHLY AT 50+ YARDS, AND HE IS JUST AS INTENSE ON HIS BACK AS HE IS ON POINT. BLITZ HAS EARNED HIS AKC MASTER HUNTER TITLE, INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION TITLE, NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY PRIZE II, AND NAVHDA UTILITY PRIZE I. HE IS QUALIFIED TO RUN IN THE 2007 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL. I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO TRAIN WITH HOWIE AND BLITZ AND HAVE KLAUS BRACED WITH THEM IN THE FIELD, BLITZ IS AN OUTSTANDING DOG THAT WILL DO WELL IN ANY VENUE THAT HOWIE CHOOSES TO RUN.

BLITZ IS OWNED BY HOWIE HILL OF HIBBING, MN. YOU CAN REACH HOWIE BY CALLING 218-208-8243.

KLINK IS A FULL YOUNGER BROTHER TO BLITZ. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HANDLING KLINK IN ALL OF HIS NAVHDA TESTS, NATURAL ABILITY PRIZE I, AND UTILITY PRIZE I. HE IS QUALIFIED TO RUN IN THE 2010 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL. HE IS A WONDERFUL EVEN TEMPERMENTED DOG THAT LIVES WELL IN THE HOUSE AND TURNS IT ON IN THE FIELD AND MARSH. HE HAS HAD HIS HIPS OFA CERTIFIED GOOD.

KLINK IS OWNED BY TODD HALL AND HIS FAMILY FROM LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA.

ANOTHER PUP FROM KLAUS AND GRETEL. LITTER MATE SISTER TO KLINK. OWNED BY RALPH SOBKOWICZ OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA. RUFFED GROUSE HUNTER EXTRORDINAIRE. LEXIS AND KLINK'S LITTER EARNED A NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY BREEDERS AWARD. ALL FIVE PUPS TESTED FROM THIS LITTER EARNED 112 PTS. PRIZE I NATURAL ABILITY SCORES. LEXIS AND RALPH CONTINUE IN THE NAVHDA TEST SYSTEM, AND CURRENTLY HAVE EARNED PRIZE III IN UTILITY. RALPH HOPES TO RUN HER SUMMER 2011 ON THE ROAD TO THE INVITATIONAL. SHE IS THE DAM TO MY YOUNG FEMALE, BORDERCOUNTRY'S WILD CHILD, (BIMBO).

ON SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2011, RALPH AND LEXIS EARNED PRIZE I IN UTILITY AND HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE 2012 NAVHDA INVITATIONAL. CONGRATS TO RALPH AND LEXIS AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR TRAINING FOR 2012.

In the grouse woods Ancel's determination to find birds and his tremendous stamina serve him well on long grueling hunts in the toughest cover. Ancel earned a NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize II 101 points at just 4.5 months of age. At 16 months Ancel earned a NAVHDA Utility Prize I along with a maximum score of 204 points! Along with being a talented gun dog Ancel's excellent conformation has earned him the title of International Champion. Kara handled Ancel to 1st place finishes in 3 of 4 IABCA show rings including a Best of Breed win.