This is the history of the famous inbred Hege-Haus line. One of the greatest kennel’s in Germany, and behind so many American Shorthiars. The information is taken form Georgina Byrne’s book Der Deutsch Kurzhaar, The German Shorthaired Pointer. The book is no longer in print, but has been reproduced by copy. The book can still be got for about $90.00, and is by far the most informative German Shorthiar book. A couple things I thought was interesting was the Germans belief in inbreeding, and the hunting background of the kennel.
The originator of the “Hege-Haus” kennel was Dr. Emil Hegemann, who came to the GSP by way of the Drathaar and the Leeiner Munsterlander, and his interest in breeding amimals included theat of cattle and horses. His breeding and selection program for shorthairs was based very largely on practical hunting performance, for he was almost until his death at 92, passionate and dedicated hunter. Dr. Hegemann kept notes on his dogs, such as to small, too boisterous, not sharp, killed to late, little enthusiasm to trail scent and conformation only just ok. Gun shy dogs did not return from the hunt.
Dr. Hegemann, with his home bred, trained and handled KS Bodo v. Hege-Haus competed in the first Kleeman trial, which was held in 1939. Bodo was the basic dog of the Hege-Haus kennel. In spite of the devastation to the breed in by World War II, the Hege-Haus male line continued via Bodo sons and grandsons. KS Bodo was mated to Pille Gerstedt, to produce Falk v. Hege-Haus. Falk, in turn, was mated to Biene v. Ahrtal, a Bodo grand daughter, to produce Lux v. Hege-Haus, yet another dog with the sought after qualities of field work and sharpness. The perchase of Adda v. Wasserschling (an Axel Wasserschling sister), whose mating to Lux produced Ossa and Ora v. Hege-Haus, provided the kennel with a motherline which has been followed by Frau Stramann, (Dr. Hegemann’s daughter) as of 1984.
Frau Stramann wrote that Hege-Haus and Wasserschling blood is obviously harmonised. Ossa, a bitch with superb scenting and water working ability, was mated to her uncle, Axel v. Wasserschling, to produce KS Unda v. Hege-Haus and extremely conrageous and hard driving bitch and one of the Germany’s top producing dams.
KS Unda’s mating to Rigo v. Hege-Haus, a son of Mohr v. Wasserschling and Adda, produced the handsome KS Cent v. Hege Haus. Uuda’s mating to KS Caesar v. Uphauser Kolk, who was inbred to Axel, and was the great grandson of Anni v. Wasserschling, produced Elas, KS & Aust Ch. Elk, and KS Fides v. Hege-Haus.
All three have proved to be excellent producers, with KS Elk one of the all time top producing German sires. KS Elk’s mating to his dam, KS” Unda, produced KS Heide, the dam of KS Isco v Berghausen, and Helfer, the sire of KS Raufeif v. Hege-Haus.
Elsa’s mating to her half brother, KS Cent, produced Justine, the dam of KS Malve and KS Master v. Hege-Haus. Elsa’s mating to WS Ciro v. Bichtelwald, the sire of KS Master and KS Malve, produced KS Linda, and KS Libelle v. Hege-Haus. A further mating of WS Ciro to a Hege-Haus bitch KS Fides produced KS Pascha v.d. Wolpenweise.
WS Ciro v. Bichtelwald was perchased by the Stramann’s to improve the conformation of the inbred Hege-Haus dogs, with heads and hindquarters a particular priority. His purchase was more than justified, for the dog proved to be a superb producer, not only for Hege-Haus and Niestetal (the kennel-name Herr Stramann had purchased in 1970), but for a range of breeders throughout Germany. His tally of Sieger titles is only exceeded by that of Axel v. Wasserschling.
The Ciro grandson, KS Raureif v. Hege-Haus, was purchased, after careful research, by a syndicate of Scandinavian breeders with the aim of general breed improvement in that part of the World. KS Raufeif, whose sire was the inbreed Helfer v. Hege-Haus, has the pivotal Ossa v. Hege-Haus twice on his sire’s side, and once on his dam’s side.
The originator of the “Hege-Haus” kennel was Dr. Emil Hegemann, who came to the GSP by way of the Drathaar and the Leeiner Munsterlander, and his interest in breeding amimals included theat of cattle and horses. His breeding and selection program for shorthairs was based very largely on practical hunting performance, for he was almost until his death at 92, passionate and dedicated hunter. Dr. Hegemann kept notes on his dogs, such as to small, too boisterous, not sharp, killed to late, little enthusiasm to trail scent and conformation only just ok. Gun shy dogs did not return from the hunt.
Dr. Hegemann, with his home bred, trained and handled KS Bodo v. Hege-Haus competed in the first Kleeman trial, which was held in 1939. Bodo was the basic dog of the Hege-Haus kennel. In spite of the devastation to the breed in by World War II, the Hege-Haus male line continued via Bodo sons and grandsons. KS Bodo was mated to Pille Gerstedt, to produce Falk v. Hege-Haus. Falk, in turn, was mated to Biene v. Ahrtal, a Bodo grand daughter, to produce Lux v. Hege-Haus, yet another dog with the sought after qualities of field work and sharpness. The perchase of Adda v. Wasserschling (an Axel Wasserschling sister), whose mating to Lux produced Ossa and Ora v. Hege-Haus, provided the kennel with a motherline which has been followed by Frau Stramann, (Dr. Hegemann’s daughter) as of 1984.
Frau Stramann wrote that Hege-Haus and Wasserschling blood is obviously harmonised. Ossa, a bitch with superb scenting and water working ability, was mated to her uncle, Axel v. Wasserschling, to produce KS Unda v. Hege-Haus and extremely conrageous and hard driving bitch and one of the Germany’s top producing dams.
KS Unda’s mating to Rigo v. Hege-Haus, a son of Mohr v. Wasserschling and Adda, produced the handsome KS Cent v. Hege Haus. Uuda’s mating to KS Caesar v. Uphauser Kolk, who was inbred to Axel, and was the great grandson of Anni v. Wasserschling, produced Elas, KS & Aust Ch. Elk, and KS Fides v. Hege-Haus.
All three have proved to be excellent producers, with KS Elk one of the all time top producing German sires. KS Elk’s mating to his dam, KS” Unda, produced KS Heide, the dam of KS Isco v Berghausen, and Helfer, the sire of KS Raufeif v. Hege-Haus.
Elsa’s mating to her half brother, KS Cent, produced Justine, the dam of KS Malve and KS Master v. Hege-Haus. Elsa’s mating to WS Ciro v. Bichtelwald, the sire of KS Master and KS Malve, produced KS Linda, and KS Libelle v. Hege-Haus. A further mating of WS Ciro to a Hege-Haus bitch KS Fides produced KS Pascha v.d. Wolpenweise.
WS Ciro v. Bichtelwald was perchased by the Stramann’s to improve the conformation of the inbred Hege-Haus dogs, with heads and hindquarters a particular priority. His purchase was more than justified, for the dog proved to be a superb producer, not only for Hege-Haus and Niestetal (the kennel-name Herr Stramann had purchased in 1970), but for a range of breeders throughout Germany. His tally of Sieger titles is only exceeded by that of Axel v. Wasserschling.
The Ciro grandson, KS Raureif v. Hege-Haus, was purchased, after careful research, by a syndicate of Scandinavian breeders with the aim of general breed improvement in that part of the World. KS Raufeif, whose sire was the inbreed Helfer v. Hege-Haus, has the pivotal Ossa v. Hege-Haus twice on his sire’s side, and once on his dam’s side.