Tag Archives: Deer Tracking Dogs

Not long after the 2011 von Tierspur wire-haired dachshund puppies left for their new homes, Irene came and reminded us what mother nature can do when she is upset. Hope those affected by the hurricane get their life back to normal as soon as possible.

Well, the house is strangely quiet again. For sure this year’s puppies were very popular as the live stream reached 7700 hits in three months. Many thanks to everyone for following and watching the puppies on the live cam!

They are now spending a lot of time getting to know their new homes and occasionally doing a...

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Training for the 2011 von Tierspur puppies has begun. They are five weeks old and from now on we are progressively going to evaluate and train them so that by the time they leave our home they will know the basics of blood tracking.

Today was their first encounter with a deer leg. At this point in time the puppies are way too young to expect much of them. However, we do introduce them to deer scent this early in life, and familiarize them with what they will mainly be doing for the rest of their lives. By week 6-7 their...

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