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We hope that anyone considering a
Deutsch Langhaar for their next dog is a hunter. We only sell to
hunting homes. If non-hunters bred langhaars, it would not
be long before there would be langhaars born without hunting
ability. We take pride in the fact that every langhaar you
purchase in this country is an awesome gundog.
We ask that each of our puppy buyers test
their langhaar in hunting tests. While this may sound
scary at first, testing your dog is the best way to ensure a
talented hunting companion. If you have a test coming up, you
will complete more training with your dog than someone who does
not test a dog. Preparing for tests is what taught us how
to train our first hunting dogs.
Deutsch Langhaars must complete a VJP (spring
puppy test) in order to be certified for breeding. This is
a fairly simple test where puppies up to 18 months of age will
be asked to search a field, point a game bird, and complete a
rabbit track. These tests are held in the spring/early summer by
the JGV-USA and/or the VDD-GNA.
Deutsch Langhaars must also complete a HZP
(fall breed test) before they qualify for breeding. The
HZP can be difficult and is for nearly finished gundogs. Dogs
are usually 18-24 months of age when they complete this test.
This test requires your dog to point and hold steady to wing and
flush, track a feather drag (duck or pheasant), track a fur drag
(cottontail or jackrabbit), complete a blind duck retrieve,
complete a live duck search, and complete a marked duck retrieve
(with a gunshot in front of them). The majority of the test
focuses on the trained retrieve.
To qualify for breeding, all Deutsch Langhaars
must at least pass the VJP and HZP (to view other breeding
regulations, please visit our Breeding
page). Please see the Links
page of this website to view these testing organizations and
their website addresses.
Here at Coraschatten, we also train Deutsch Langhaars for
other folks on occasion. We are not professional trainers
as we both have full-time jobs outside of the home (wildlife
biologist and science teacher), but when we have space, we enjoy
taking an additional langhaar into our home for training.
You can click on the photos below for more information on
langhaars that we have trained for other people.
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