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I recently updated our entire website. If you are interested in learning more about our dogs or the Deutsch Langhaar breed in general, please visit us at www.Coraschatten.com. Thank you!

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I just heard back from the owner of Versatile Gundog Supply. He offered to individually mail out all of the whistles to my puppy buyers at his cost. Or he offered to send me all of the whistles for free. I thought it was a very nice offer and wanted to share this last part of my experience with ever...

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Has anyone else ordered anything from the company Versatile Gundog Supply ( http://www.versatiledogsupply.com )? Are they going out of business? I am asking because I ordered 8 whistles from them for a litter of pups. I ordered the whistles on April 15th and selected the 3-day shipping. My credit ca...

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I have used Gun Dog Express and been very happy with them. They have reasonable rates and are easy to work with.
http://www.gundogexpress.com/delivery.html

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The KM didnt make the German lis You know, after I wrote that post, I was thinking that I should have added the following to my original post: Or, if you are looking for a dog the size of a Brittany but equally capable in the land and water, a friend of mine is planning the first litter of Kleiner ...

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As mentioned previously, if you are just going to be doing cold-water duck hunting all day, nothing beats a Chessie. But if you are looking for a breed that consistently excels in the water and the uplands, you would probably be best served with a German-bred versatile such as a Deutsch Drahthaar ( ...

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I have shipped a few puppies with Gun Dog Express ( http://www.adventureboundgundogs.com/delivery.html ) and been happy with the service. I have also tried to use uShip in the past. I could find folks to transport the dog, but it was WAY more expensive than Gun Dog Express or the other dog-specific ...

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Congrats on your fine dog Hattrick! I have been told by many that he is possibly the youngest dog to acheive a VC title of any breed. This is true. Mason is the youngest VC of any breed in NAVHDA. When my Deutsch Langhaar earned her NAVHDA UT Prize I last fall at 10 months of age, I was curious if s...

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We have a half-ton Chevy Silverado extended cab. We built drawers along the bottom of the bed like most folks. We also have a water tube built in along the right side. But we use a different crate set-up than most folks. We have one extra long wire crate that takes up the whole back of the pick-up b...

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Deutsch Langhaars and Deutsch Drahthaars whelped in North America will have a tattoo printed in their right ear. I think that Deutsch Kurzhaars are tattooed as well. Basically, we have breed wardens or their agents visit every litter between 7 and 8 weeks of age to inspect the litters and tattoo the...

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How old are the pups are when do you need them by? A group of us are meeting in South Dakota on November 8th-12th for a hunt. I have a friend driving from Michigan to be there. And then another friend will be driving home to Arizona from there. So it might be possible for the two of them to transpor...

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Hi Zach, One of our puppy buyers in Texas also has a couple of older Large Munsterlanders. I'm sure he would be happy to talk to you about the differences between the breeds and make recommendations on LM breeders if you decide to go that route. Also, it looks like you are in Dallas. One of our pups...

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Any suggestions? My front runners right now are Langhaars, Red Setters, and on the retrieving side Golden Retrievers I chose to go with a Deutsch Langhaar because I wanted a great looking dog that could do it all well. Our dogs have excelled in the German testing system, NAVHDA, and in real hunting...

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A little head crank from Invite training today:

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Hi folks, I am curious if anyone is driving from Wisconsin to Nebraska between August 22nd and September 2nd and would be willing to transport a puppy. We were originally planning to ship the pup with Chuck from GunDog Express, but unfortunately, the timing will not work out with him. We are near Wa...

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My Deutsch Langhaars: Cora vom Illertal "Kaylee" (NAVHDA UT Prize I and VGP Prize I Dog) http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/ConservationKennels/Kaylee1_zps3ff87909.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/ConservationKennels/Kaylee2_zpsfb01bd02.jpg Oilleli von der Schmiede "Elli" (NAVHDA UT Priz...

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Jeff, Cool to see someone else from the Wausau area on here! Can a pointer do well in the grouse woods? I believe that the answer is yes...IF you pick the right lines and bring up the pointer carefully for that purpose. But if you have a heavily Blackhawk-bred dog with a ton of independence and a te...

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Thanks so much to everyone for all of the advice. It sounds like I shouldn't chance it. I will just leave Bianca's coat as it is and hope for the best. Thanks again!

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I have never shaved a dog before. I have a Deutsch Langhaar that I will be training this summer to run through an HZP, VGP, and the NAVHDA Invitational. Between the heat and the weeds at one of our duck search water sites, I'm thinking that it might be worth shaving her this summer and keeping her s...

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Here is a photo of Chase from Dave Dulak's website:

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I have a quick correction. The judge pictured is Roger Shelswell...not Roger Sorenson. Sorry about the mix-up. Good eye Sharon!

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The two judges for the Prairie Chicken Championship were Brian Sullivan and Roger Sorenson. I did see Ontario plates on one of the judge's cars.

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I attended my second field trial today to watch my friend Erin's pup run in her first field trial. Erin's pup, Prairiehawk's Mama Mia, is heavily Blackhawk bred. Erin was a little nervous about handling Mia since she had never competed in a field trial before either. Buck Daniels offered to run Mia ...

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We feed Pro Plan Performance to puppies that we are weaning, as well as pups and our adult dogs. We have been feeding it for about 4 years now and all of our pups/dogs have done well on it.

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Thanks so much to everyone for the kind words. We have had a lot of fun training with Bianca and hope to see her do well in many more tests...and obviously on real hunts as well. I did just receive confirmation from the NAVHDA central office that Bianca is the 2nd youngest dog to earn a Utility Priz...

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I am very excited to share that the puppy I kept from our "B" litter, Bianca vom Coraschatten, ran in her NAVHDA Utility Test yesterday. I ran her in the Northcentral Wisconsin NAVHDA chapter's test with a fantastic group of folks. After a few little hiccups and a couple of hairy moments, Bianca was...

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I rarely use launchers so I put out pigeons the cheap and easy way. I just twist their wings behind their back a couple of times and tuck them into some cover. Once the dog is on point, I just quickly untwist the wings and flush them. Twisting the wings looks painful (you are bending them at the wri...

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I enjoy the looks of my Deutsch Langhaars... http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/ConservationKennels/KayleeElli.jpg http://www.coraschatten.com/Meet_Our_Langhaars/MeetElli.jpg I'm also partial to the setter breeds and Deutsch Drahthaars. Something about a tight-coated dog with a good beard is appe...

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Is it possible to run a German Wirehaired Pointer in those tests though? Even though the Sire is a VDD Import from Germany the Dam is a GWP. Unfortunately, no, you will not be able to run a GWP/DD pup in a JGHV test. I'm sorry that I misunderstood your original post. I thought you were importing a ...

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Possum, Are you planning to run your new pup in JGHV (German) testing? I see that you are in Wisconsin. We usually have 2 VJPs in Wisconsin every spring. There is also 1 VJP in Minnesota every year. And then there is usually 1 HZP in Wisconsin and 2 HZPs in Minnesota each fall where you can enter yo...

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You should not need a customs broker. I have imported 5 dogs from the Czech Republic and 3 dogs from Germany and I've never been asked to use a broker. The last dog I imported, I didn't even have to go to customs. The airline cargo office (Lufthansa) handled everything for me so I just got to take t...

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What originally made you want your rare breed? what drew you to them? I grew up hunting with my dad's lab and uncle's GSPs and they were all decent hunting dogs, but really hyper and never allowed in the house. We also had a really nice Golden Retriever when I was in high school, but she wasn't wor...

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Can someone please explain to me the appeal of the lesser pointing (or I guess flushing as well) breeds? I m talking Bracco Italianos, Braque du bourbonnais, German Longhair Pointers, Clumber Spaniels, Field Spaniels.... I just don't understand why people would go with a rarer breed when it seems l...

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gotpointers, I can't remember the name of owner of the last one of your pups that we were asked to place. I didn't save her email and the Craigslist ad has been deleted but it used to be here http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/for/2541782102.html . It was a female GLP in Albuquerque listed for $20.00...

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ADogsLife: Excellent post. Thank you for chiming in. Gotpointers: Here is your fact-check: You bought 2 female GLPs from a guy who accidentally bred 2 dogs that he had never tested or hunted with. Both of his dogs were Deutsch Langhaars bred by one breeder. And then, you went to the breeder who orig...

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I think that people get carried away arguing over what constitutes a "breed" or a "line". What really matters is what folks expect when they buy a dog. Some GWPs, Spinones, and WPGs look alike, and yet we have very different expectations for each of those dogs. Whether you believe they are different...

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Wow that's a great looking langhaar you ended up getting! Actually, she is not a Langhaar, but a German Longhaired Pointer. Just wanted to clarify. The dog has no ear tattoo and was not bred by anyone in the DL-GNA or affiliated with the German club in any way. DL-GNA does keep very close tabs on a...

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I would like to reiterate again that the breeder in question is NOT a member of any breed club. Any references on his website to owning or selling "langhaars" is a gimic as neither he nor his dogs are in any way affiliated with Deutsch Langhaar Gruppe Nordamerika. I think everyone has contributed so...

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Can 1 male service more the 1 hen? In my experience, there is occasional "cheating" that goes on, but for the most part, pigeons are monogamous. The cocks help raise the young so it is usually in their best interest to only select one mate. Did you just get your new pigeons? I have found that when ...

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Are there no dogs with tails on this form :D Here are some longtailed, longhaired dog photos for you. Some shots I have used or thought of using for my avatar: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/ConservationKennels/Pointing5.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/ConservationKennels/Pointing4...

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What is even more awesome than the new book about all of the versatile breeds that we love so much (Pointing Dogs, Volume I: The Continentals)? How about a FREE copy of the book?! I was just reading Craig Koshyk's blog and saw that he is offering a free book to a lucky person that answers his trivia...

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Wyndancer, Thanks so much for pointing that out. I haven't shipped a puppy in about 18 months and the last time we shipped one, the rule was 20 degree with Northwest Airlines. But I haven't shipped a puppy since Delta bought out Northwest...and you are correct that their temperature requirements are...

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Thanks again for the responses. And thanks for the offer to drive from Iowa to Oklahoma. I did just get off the phone with Continental Cargo and they said I could fly the pup out of Chicago O'Hare regardless of temperature. Its about 3.5 hours further than I usually drive to ship a puppy, but still ...

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Thanks for the responses so far. We ship our puppies on Northwest/Delta and I don't think they will make any exceptions if the temperature is below 20 degrees. I will try asking around some other places too. There have to be some other pro trainers/field trialers heading down south to train in the n...

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Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone is planning to travel from Wisconsin to Texas anytime in the near future. I have a puppy that I was planning to ship to central Texas this next weekend but it looks like it might be too cold for the airlines to accept him. So I thought I would check here to see if...

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Hey Lori, Always good to hear from you. I can't remember who I was talking to a while back but they said that you got a new pup and were very happy with him/her. I'm not sure how many German Longhairs are whelped in a year. I'm not involved with the GLPCNA anymore. They petitioned for AKC recognitio...

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Like any breed, DL temperaments can vary from individual to individual...but the average DL is calm and laid-back around the house. We have had a few different puppy buyers tell us that they were worried that our dogs wouldn't have enough go in the field because they were so mellow in the house. But...

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Ryman, Thanks for the kind words. We do a lot of ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting with our langhaars. We live in northcentral Wisconsin so the woodcock hunting is excellent and the ruffed grouse hunting is good (although it is much better further north). I am lucky enough to hunt 3-4 days a week i...

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I know I'm a little late to jump into this conversation but thought I would throw in my 2 cents for whatever its worth. I grew up hunting with GSPs and some labs but the first dog I bought when I graduated from college was a Small Munsterlander. I can't say that he was representative of the entire b...

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How many dogs are you trying to accommodate? We built our own little set-up under our cap and we can comfortably fit 5 dogs. I have included a photo below if that helps. Basically, we just built cheap plywood drawers on the bottom to carry firearms/harvested game/etc. And then I bought those collaps...

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