Below are our training grounds in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

The truly versatile hunting dog should be able to persistantly track wounded game on lead to recover the hunter’s shot prize.

The German Blood Track Test (Verbandschweißprüfung – SW) and the VGP Utilty Blood Track (Riemenarbeit) allow the dog to demonstrate their ability to follow a track that was prepared with small amounts (8.5 ozs) of blood and to complete a track that challenges the dog’s persistance by it’s length, age and design.

All German test tracks use the same 8.5 ozs of blood and have two turns in them but they vary in length and age.

The VGP Utility track is 400 m/440 yds in length and is aged 2-5 hrs (TF or Day Track) or at least 14 hrs (ÜF or Overnight Track).

The SW test is 1000 m/1100 yards in length and is aged 20 hours (20-std) or 40 hours (40-std). The dog must also be 2 years old to enter this examination.

Some people state that they “do not want their bird dogs to become blood-hounds.” Recovery of wounded game is an important trait in a truly versatile hunting dog and will only remain in the bloodlines if breeders/trainers continue to challenge their dogs in this area.

Below we like to recognize the dogs in our kennel who have persisted and completed their blood tracks succesfully.

Zunder vom Wittekind

Oct 07             VGP ÜF (over night) Track, Prize 1 at 17 mos old

Kora vom Schnepfenstrich

Mar 08            20-Hr SW, Prize 3

Sep 08             VGP ÜF Track, Prize 1

Dusty vom Holtvogt

Oct 09             VGP ÜF Track, Prize 1

Daisy vom Holtvogt

Nov 09            VGP ÜF Track, Prize 1

Nov 09            20-Hr SW, Prize 1

Roxi Pöttmes

Nov 09            VGP ÜF Track, Prize 1 at 20 mos old

May 10             20-Hr SW, Prize 1b at at 26 mos old

Cheeky vom Holtvogt

Jun 10            40-Hr SW, Prize 1