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Langhaar
vom Jägerherzen
Committed to Excellence in the German Tradition
Axa
v.d. Reutereiche "Avery" was born on January 10, 2008.
Color: bwB Braun/weiBer Brustfleck (Brown with a white patch on chest).
Avery tested in the NAVHDA Natural Ability on October 18, 2008 achieving a prize I with the maximum 112 points at 9 months of age. After experiencing her first season hunting pheasant, sharptail grouse, hungarian partridge and geese, Avery tested in the JGHV VJP on April 5, 2009 earning 72 points. The JGHV VJP test detail results for Axa v.d. Reutereiche can be found HERE. Additionally, all 6 of her siblings performed extremely well in their VJPs in Germany, each one earning between 68 and 74 points. But she wasn't just a very promising example of the consistent high quality of the German breeding program. She was my hunting dog I loved.
On June 16, 2009 at 17 months of age, Avery died in a training related accident. She continues to be missed. With her larger than life personality, Avery was an exceptional Deutsch Langhaar. Her most exceptional quality was her tracking ability. Avery switched gears between searching and tracking with ease. She slowed down with deliberation and intense concentration. She moved forward methodically, not just following the direction the game took, but leaving no doubt every step it took. In her VJP, she continued to pursue a live rabbit track right past a roosting pheasant. Her intense pointing and natural retrieving instincts closely followed her unique tracking talent. Avery also had and extremely dense and tight fitting coat, an asset both in the water and heavy hunting conditions.
The memory of Avery and her exuberance for life will live on in a true testament to the heart of a hunter as vom Jägerherzen continues in the pursuit of excellence.
A Moment of Reflection: The water site where Avery was last seen.
Pictured: Ginger vom Kemmberg. Photo courtesy of Becky Enberg.
Axa v.d. Reutereiche "Avery" Family Tree
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