Kick Em Up Gun Dogs Vizslas & Weimaraners - Iowa Vizsla, Weimaraner Breeders

Vizsla, Weimaraner

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Steve Zobel
1287 N Ave
Traer, Iowa 50675

Breeding quality gun dogs for over 17 years.

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I first started in bird dogs knowing I wanted a vizsla and knowing I
wanted to get one from someone who really knew the breed well. I met
Steve and he politely tolerated my millions of questions and helped me
through many training issues I was having with my pup I had purchased
before I met him. During these hours of phone calls, I realized that the
kickemup guys cared more for the breed as a whole then they did about
seeing that someone purchased a pup directly from them. After getting my
pup on track, i spoke with Steve about a started vizsla that was possibly
coming available from his breeding. Until she became available, I was
talked into a fully trained Weim that Steve offered to me. WHAT A DOG!!!
I was literally able to take this dog off of the truck from his transport
to me and straight into the field. I was never a huge fam of weims but
after having the opportunity to work with this guy, i am hooked and
looking forward to my next. He has run in NSTRA events with me and won his
first event after only a few months of tuning up. What a blast, it was my
first NSTRA event ever and to win with a weim was a real treat!! After a
few months, the Vizsla was finally ready and traveled the long trip from
Iowa to Pennsylvania where she will be until the day she dies. I have
been involved with dogs in general for over 15 years professionally and
have yet to come across a dog with half of the heart, natural ability,
drive and brains as this girl. She was sold to me as a started dog and
started was just a touch as to what she really was. She was exactly what
Steve had told me, and then some. She has been running field trials here
on the east coast and doing quite well. She needs one more leg for her JH
title and if she runs half as well as she has been running, she will be
titled in no time at all. I get plenty of attention with her, even from
other breeders, and look forward to kicking some GSP butt this spring and
summer!!! I reccomend Steve to anyone who is looking for a Vizsla or a
Weim. They have the knowledge, heart and the dog's true well being in
mind with every breeding that they do. You can't go wrong with a kickemup
dog!! Keep up the good breeding and I look forward to my next puppy which
will hopefully be this spring! --Shawnee

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Steve help out with our Weimaraner Rescue group when we need help, he shows true concern and compassion to all Weims and Vizslas regardless if he bred them or not. In doing so much work with rescue dogs specializing in the hunting breeds, it has really opened my eyes to what all a Steve looks for in breeding dogs that are not only attractive to look at and have good hunting abilities, but ALSO sound minds and temperament. So many dogs that are poorly bred are neurotic and not very smart. All of the dogs we have gotten from Steve over the years are highly intelligent and sound minded ambassadors of their breeds (Weims and Vizslas).

Allison Bell

"To err is human, to forgive, canine." - Unknown

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Steve, wanted to send you a few lines about your dogs. Both the weims and vizslas you breed have been great dogs. They are very intelligent, easy to train, and are born with natural hunting abilities. Tikka completed her JH title at the age of 6 months and we moved on to field trials where she placed first in amateur and open derby in her very first trial! At the same trial, Bullet placed 1st and 2nd in open and amateur puppy. That was the starting point for buying a new truck, trailer and 4 horses. Both Tikka and Bullet have gone on to win numerous puppy and derby trials, whether it be gsp trials, wirehaired trials, or vizsla trials, they can run with anybody. I would recommend to anyone looking for a great companion, or a hunting dog that they talk to you, as I already have. Oh yeah, Bullet won the Vizsla Futurity this past weekend, you must know something about breeding!!!!!!

Thanks,

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Steve,

I hope all is well with you and your family. Just wanted to give you an update on Thunder. He is definitely the smartest dog I have ever owned or seen. We will find out how he hunts in a few months but we are thrilled with him and just wanted to thank you for raising such incredible dogs. He has even taught himself to open doors going both in and out of the house.

Thanks

Chris Mcklarney

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Hi Steve,

Here are some pics of Odie and some of the birds we got this season, we had awesome 1 ST hunting season. She got her JH title last fall. We entered her in a few shows but mainly concentrated on her hunt training. She’s been a wonderful dog to train and is fitting in very well. We are working on senior level training and she is doing great.

Thanks, Jeff J Jorgens

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Steve,

I have attached a couple picks of Henry, a pup out of Rainy and Dreamer. Henry qualified on his first run, on his 6 month birthday, the youngest dog in the field. One out of 5 or 6 AKC Junior Hunters that got a qualifying score. Hopefully I can send you more pics when I run him again later this month.

Thank You,

Kyle Young and Krystal Young

Henry
Steve,

I just ran Henry in a walking field trial this weekend. He took third in the open puppy and am puppy. He probably

would have done a little better in the AM. but he just did not have the energy. I have him entered in 4 hunt test this spring (April 25th and 26th). Two different bird dog clubs are holding their events together on the same grounds, so Ican run him twice each day. Hopefully, He will have his Jr. title after these events. If not this spring I will try again in the fall. I will send you pictures of Henry with his two ribbons.. as soon as I take one. Training is going well. He had a great hunting season.. ranged well, pointed and was obedient in the field.. all I can ask for at his age. Heck the last day of the season he retrieved a quail to hand.. which surprised me.. since I have not worked with him on retrieving birds.. just bumpers. This spring I plan on getting him in a little better shape, steady him up on point(he really likes to wag his tail on point, on both wild and pen raise, this may stop as he gets older) and whoa training.. maybe during the summer get him into the water.. right now water is not his favorite. I would like to run him in more hunt test this spring, but my wife and I are relocating.. I am in Hutchinson, Ks and she is in Kansas City until the end of the school year. So most of my weekends are spent with her. He also looks a lot better then he did the last time I sent you a picture. He now weights 63lbs I will send you pics as soon as I talk them..

Thanks, Kyle Young

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Mickey is doing great! He is a typical ornery weim but has the best disposition ever. He is bird whacko and loves to be in the field and at home with his family. Here's a rundown of his ribbons:

He placed 3rd in Open Puppy at the Wisconsin Weimaraner Club Field Trial in May 2008

He placed 4th in Open Puppy at the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Michigan Licensed Walking Field Trial in May of 2008

He placed 3rd in Open Puppy at the G.W.P. Club of Illinois Licensed Field Trial in October of 2008

He placed 1st in Amateur Derby at the Weimaraner Club of Greater Louisville Walking Field Trial in February 2009

He placed 1st in Open Derby at the Kentuckiana Pointing Breeds Assoc. Lic. Field Trial in February 2009 (see their web site for picts.)

He had an amazing 4 day weekend with 2 Derby wins. It seems like he has matured greatly over the past 4 months and has really matured into a big running hard hunting bird dog. His future looks really good. Thanks to Dick Dunnuck at Shotgun Farms and your really good bloodlines.

Jim and Jennifer Bower

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Rusty is doing well, he is hunting and pointing. Didn't shoot as many birds over him as I would have liked but he still saw over a hundred.

Thanks,

Bill Edwards
Vice President
JE Dunn Construction Company

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Steve,

Ken Foss here from Maine, I thought you might like an update. My dog Zeus is now 9 months old and is doing great. We trained all through the summer with a hunting dog trainer here in Maine. His official registered name is Kick em up Zeus. Here are a couple of pictures of his opening day hunt here in Maine and another great point. He has been registered with AKC and I plan on trying for his JH next spring. Thanks.

Ken Foss

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Hey Steve,

Good to hear from you. We are doing well here. I actually start next month with a fairly reputable trainer in Michigan for a 6 week training course. Kickemup Gentleman Jack is an awesome dog and I am hoping to trial him in late spring. My wife and I added another son to our family which took some of my "Jack" time off the schedule as far as real training. The good news is all is well and we are back on track. I have to thank you again for an amazing dog. He's great in the house and great in the field. He'll run all day and has an impressive high gear. He's fully a family member and we couldn't be happier. I hope to be sending you junior hunter results soon. Hope all is well with you and your family.

Also, you may be getting a call from a couple here in Michigan soon. My wife passed along your website to her hair stylist. She and her husband are looking for a hunting dog.

Great to hear from you and I'll be in touch,

Rick Bach.

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Hi Steve,

We just got the digital picture from Kenna's first show point in Des Moines . Just a reminder Kenna is out of "We Grow Maggie Jo" and your "Kick Em Up Air Raid." She's doing well, and is finally filling out and looking more mature at 18 months. We think she will continue to improve. She is doing very well in Agility and Obedience training, and within the year we will start trialing her in Agility. She's doing pretty well hunting. Thanks again for the Vizsla Club information. I really enjoyed meeting everyone. Take care and I hope to see or talk to you again soon.

Bruce Bryant

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Kick Em Up Little Emma Jade JH

I met Steve Zobel for the first time in August of 2005. I drove from NJ to Iowa to pick up my new pup. He made my family and I feel very welcome. Once he brought out my pup he told me to take as much time as I needed with her, even offered to let me run her in a field for a while. I could see the way she ran around half the time carrying something that she had the will and drive I was looking for in my new hunting companion.

Emma has been everything Steve said she would be and more. She has turned into an awesome gun dog. She had her Junior Hunter title finished with scores in the 9s and 10s before she was eleven months old. I had every intention in seeing her become a Senior Hunter, however I became ill last summer and the residual effects of my illness will not allow me to compete with her. I will tell you that there is no doubt in my mind she can easily be titled a Senior Hunter. I am able to hunt with her and from time to time I have guided for other hunters. I haven?t had a hunter not give me a compliment on how good Emma hunts.

If you are looking for a hunting Weimaraner then you have found the right breeder in Steve Zobel. What he tells you about the dog is the truth, and as long as you are willing to put in the training time you will have an awesome hunting dog too.

Yours Truly,

Joseph D. Callavini
President
TriState Weimaraner Rescue Inc.
www.tristateweimrescue.org

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