Monday, August 29, 2011

Welcome!

While Uffizi is her formal name, we call her Fizz or Fizi.  Fizz is our new Rottweiler puppy.  She comes to Massachusetts from the great state of Washington, and the Dreibergen Rottweiler kennel.   We are very excited she's here, it's been 7 years since a puppy graced our home.  Fizi's pedigree is full of well known, well proven German dogs.   We are excited to see so many of these dogs so close up in her pedigree, too many of them have fallen back to the 6th, 7th or higher generation in today's pedigrees.

Jesca, Fizi's dam, has 3 generations of FH titled, SchH/VPG3 bitches behind her, one of whom was DM-07FH, and is also FH2.  Even more impresive, there are 7 consecutive generations of SchH3 bitches behind Jes!!   I am very excited about trying our hand at advanced tracking work, it's certainly in her genes!   On her sire's side, Fizz's great grandfather is Dick v Rhongeist.   He is a very special dog to me, he was the sire of my beloved Froli girl.   Froli was the dog who taught me all about the world of training, trialing, and being a Top 10 in the country SchH and Agility Rottweiler.   Her desire to work, and continual drive to push for more was pure joy to work.   Her daughter Banja was the very same way.  This love of work comes down from Dick's sire, the phenomenal Pascha vom Hegestrauch, and his sire, Arri vom Hertener Wappen.   Arri and Pascha still dominate working pedigrees today, their abilities seem to pass on for many many generations.   Arri blood mixes well with Aki v d Peeler Hutte when it comes to the work.  Jes is 5x Aki and 2x Basko v Hertener Wappen, full brother to Ari.   THIS is going to be a fun ride! :) :)

This blog will chronicle our journies in training, and in daily life.  I'm a big fan of Susan Garrett's methods of building drive, an impeccable relationship with one's dog, and in training positively.   It is my intention to take Fizz as far as possible through both AKC's obedience and tracking titles, following the philosophies of trainers like Susan Garrett, Sylvia Trkman, Fanny Gott, and Denise Fenzi (who just put a pure positive OTCh on a Terv).   Some of this will be new territory for me, and I look forward to the adventure!