Timo made his first appearance in the USA to celebrate the GWPCA’s 50th Anniversary Nationals 2009 at Rend Lake, Illinois. Timo won Reserve Winners Dog on his opening appearance.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha in training for the second of the water tests (the Wasser Velorensuche or blind retrieve across water) for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 3 weeks before the Hegewald.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha in training for the first of the water tests for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. This test is the shot soundness in water test and is one of the harshest tests for a young dog.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha (the first ever UK bred VDD registered Deutsch Drahthaar) performing a furred game drag (haarwild schleppe) of a hare whilst in training for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 4 weeks before the Hegewald.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha doing a feathered game drag (federwild schleppe), this time with a duck, during training for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 3 weeks before the Hegewald.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha (the first ever UK bred VDD registered Deutsch Drahthaar) doing a feathered game drag (federwild schleppe) during training for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 4 weeks before the Hegewald.

Ayscha is in full-on training for the Hegewald now. This is a video of her pointing and hunting training being shown the ropes by her mother, Kira.