Expecting Ella & Cheeky pups  
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Ella below doing a Rabbit retrieve
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Best buddies, Heinz (2011) and Fanto (2010) von Kings Crossing

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2012 Testing Season
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Mike and Ivan waiting at the Derby
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Ivan Pointing at the Derby
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Jesse and Isabella waiting at the Derby
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Petra with Kensley and Kylee
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Kensley SG2 and Hoyt V2 at the Annual Meeting
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Hoyt at the Derby
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Enzo in New York
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2011 Hunting Season
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Kylee & Kensley (5 mos old) 1st hunt in Nevada
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Kylee retrieving just like her mom (Roxi)
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Roxi when she was 12 mos old doing her BTR test in Germany
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Kylee & Kensley rest after hunt
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Klaus, 4 mos old, 1st hunt in Florida
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Jurek "Duke" at 6 mos in Canada
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Duke honoring at 10 mos old
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Kiwi, 7 mos old, in Kansas 
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Katrina in Montana
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Kora & Kansas first hunt in Kansas

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Kora pointing nicely at 14 wks

Kansas pointing

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Kali having some fun in Kansas
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Isabella in North Carolina
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Indy in Kansas
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The 3 boys in taining, left-right,
 Hondo (12 mos), Jomar (5 mos) & Indy (10 mos)
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Hoyt in Montana
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Ella von Kings Crossing, 17 mos old

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We are a small kennel located in southeast Kansas.
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Our goal is to breed a lifelong companion that has a noble appearance, sound character and a proud attitude. Our dogs are beautiful on the inside and outside. Our Deutsch Kurzhaars (German “Registered” Shorthaired Pointers) are smart, calm and have a balanced temperament. They also have speed, endurance and a planned approach when they work.
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Our foundation dams have been recognized at International field trials and conformation shows as the best in the world. We believe that a great puppy starts with a super mom with natural talent, intelligence and desire to work.
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Our DK ladies are absolutely the best and we spend lots of time, money and energy pairing them with the best possible studs in Europe and North America.

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We believe this approach will give you the best possible puppy.

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Jurek at 6 weeks
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Roxi is a very strong and elegant female with the highest possible honors in the field and conformation ring. She had the highest score in the world out of 4600 dogs tested in the International VJP Youth Examination.  Her body structure was rated excellent several times at the largest International shows.

Conformation Survey: A very elegant black-white female with excellent substance and muscle tone, very strong and beautiful pigmentation, a very beautiful, feminine head, excellent angles and lines, a very nice side profile, straight and correct back during movement, very correct movement coming and going, a good croup length and position. This female displays the true nobility of the breed in form and temperament. A very self confident and proud disposition. Eyes are dark, bite is very correct. Medium Large sized. Judges M. Hammerer, H. Lemmer

Roxi continues the very powerful Pöttmes Kennel motherline established in Germany around 1903. Roxi’s mother (KS Nadja Pöttmes) and grandmother (KS Bruni Pöttmes) were exceptional hunting dogs that received the highest possible honors in the field and show ring.

Roxi has a super temperament. She is very quiet in the home, enjoys playing with all dogs and turns it on when it is time to hunt. Her field searches and water work is exceptional. She naturally backs on scent and sight. 

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Dusty is a large and full of life female that has stamped all her pups with her beauty, smarts and a zest for life. Dusty completed all her testing at a young age with perfect scores. She was easy and fun to train.

Conformation Survey: A very large female with beautiful color and a very nice head, large muscular build, good chest development, good top line with a very beautiful bottom line, correct movement, very confident in the ring. Eyes are dark, bite is correct. Large size, at the top of the standard. Judges A. Schramm, D. Hollmann

Dusty is a true life time companion who is a lot of fun to be around. She has a very dynamic personality and super model look. Whenever she steps into a field, people stop and stare at her beauty and smooth movement.

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Cheeky is a very quiet and confident female that loves people and the outdoors. Cheeky’s pups have received the top ratings in large conformation shows in Germany. Her pups have completed all their testing in an easy manner and are excellent foot hunters.

Conformation Survey: A large liver-white female with very nice color, nice female type head, very nice top and bottom lines, very correct movement, excellent rear angulation, a very nice ring presence. Eyes are medium, correct bite. Judges G. Schad, HJ Schomakers 

Cheeky is an elegant female with outstanding pigmentation. She is easy to handle and is very balanced in all manners of hunting; whether field, water or forest. Last year with her first litter, she produced several high “V” dogs in Germany. These pups placed “V1” and “V2” in large groups.

Cheeky is a very calm, focused and task-oriented female that has completed both the 20-hour and 40-hour blood track examination. She is the only DK dam in North America that has passed the 40-hr test. She instills her calmness and desire to learn in her pups.

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Cheeky and Dusty (below) represent the goal of our Deutsch Kurzhaar breeding program: Even temperament dogs that are athletic, cooperative, and are beautiful on the inside and outside.

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Our sire line is based on the old German "vom Wittekind" hunting bloodline.
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Below is a 1980's German stud in our male line
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Below is a 1980's German stud in our female line
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Iris at 4 mos
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Fanto (10 mos) 1st Hunt

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Grover's 1st Hunt in Kansas (5 mos old)

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Grady's 1st hunt in Canada (5 mos old)

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Gavin's (5 mos) first hunt in Montana

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Roxi our 2010 Kleemann champion in Germany

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Roxi and her sire Whisky working together

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Our Pups Start Strong

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                                              Indy von Kings Crossing (KS)

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Heinz von Kings Crossing (PA)
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Heike von Kings Crossing (TX)

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Hoyt von Kings Crossing (MT)

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Hondo von Kings Crossing (KS)

10 wks old with 1st rabbit

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Heinz von Kings Crossing (PA)

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Fanto von Kings Crossing (PA)

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Emma von Kings Crossing (OH)

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Enzo von Kings Crossing (NY)

intense point at 10 weeks old

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Asia von Kings Crossing (KY)

point at 10 weeks

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Brice von Kings Crossing (NY)
pointing nicely at 8 weeks
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Brice at 3 yrs old, the top "V1" Male at the 2011 NADKC meeting

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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Below Daisy completes the 20-Hr SW Blood Track Test with a Prize 1

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The three sisters below - Diva, Dusty & Daisy vom Holtvogt

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Anika, 3 weeks old

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Anika's 1st Hunt

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Below a young Dusty doing a puppy training day.

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Dusty doing a duck search

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Cheeky doing a field search

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