Update: Dackel Princess Birgit! (aka, Ali)

Little Ali, (Dackel Princess Birgit) from Anneliese’s litter last spring, tracked her first deer today. Brad’s wife wrote me this:

“Brad is tickled pink and is doing back flips. He shot a small 4 point tonight so that he could run Ali on a track. He took Ali to the spot in which he shot the deer and that is all it took. She was on the scent in no time, very little blood and she had Brad crawling on his hands and knees through the thick brush. Brad was crawling and Ali was pulling and whining the whole way as if to say, come on dad, keep up! As Brad stated…she nailed it. She took Brad right to the deer and started tugging and pulling on it. Brad is a happy hunter tonight and very pleased with his dog! Here are a couple pictures of her with the deer.”

Ali and her first buck

Ali and her deer

I am so happy for them, and I am also very proud. I breed these adorable and loving little creatures with the hope that they will be healthy, good natured, and well loved. It’s even better when the pup performs the job which they have been bred for.

Congratulations Brad and Ali!

2 thoughts on “Update: Dackel Princess Birgit! (aka, Ali)”

  1. Hi Marybeth, Just another update. The funny thing about today is that Brad left her in the house when he went out back to his hunting shack. Faith let her out and she made a bee line for the shack. She didn’t want to miss out on a nights hunt. Later Brad went out to dress the deer and left Ali in the house. To say the least, she was not happy. She wanted to be with him and that deer. She really is an entertaining dog. And let me tell you, she can jump! Faith will be starting 4H with her next week for dog obedience. It will be good for both of them ;-). Take care!

  2. Not a fan of hunting and those pictures are quite confrontational. Only a fair sport when the deer has a gun too!

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