An ongoing photo feed of our Cesky Fousek in New Zealand. Unless otherwise stated all the photos in this feed are of cesky fousek bred in New Zealand. If you are passionate about hunting with dogs, would like to own a fousek, and support CFNZ to continue developing the breed please email us: nz.ceskyfousek@gmail.com. Nero of NewBohemia after a hard day of testing in very wet conditions. (Matthew Diederich, July 2020). Olympia … [Read more...]
A River Shoot with Fouseks
The typical Cesky Fousek loves water. They are at their best when they are in the thick of the action as in this video. There is something delightful and stirring about floating down a river and trying to beat duck at their own game. As you quietly drift, the excitement mounts as you approach good cover - the dogs tension builds and they focus intently on the thicket, eagerly waiting the eruption of birds. Once the prey is down, the dogs quickly … [Read more...]
Hunting Peafowl
One of the most majestic, yet underrated, upland game birds to hunt in New Zealand is the overlooked peacock. This game bird has quite a broad distribution in the North Island, living in good numbers in Northland, Bay of Plenty, and the Manawatu. In these areas the peafowl is considered a pest, due to the direct grazing damage they cause to pastures and crops and the disturbance through foraging for insects. For the bird hunter and his dog they … [Read more...]
2017: New Litter of Puppies
It's Wednesday the 2nd August 2017 and Koha has given birth to her second litter of pups. Her first litter was in June of last year - 6 female pups. This latest litter is 9 puppies, but after day 1 only 7 remain; 5 male and 2 female. As of penning this article today the puppies are about 6 weeks old and very cute, and starting to be very playful and building their confidence. Save Yesterday I took them on their second trip in a vehicle … [Read more...]
2016: New Litter of Puppies
Great news! After a hiatus of nearly 3 years we have recommenced our breeding programme after retiring our aging sire and receiving a replacement dog from Czechia in December 2015. We are very excited to be further developing this lovely breed of dog in New Zealand and to offer keen hunters the opportunity to own and hunt with the cesky fousek. Our first litter of pups, in June of this year, has sold, but we now have a second litter of 6 pups, … [Read more...]