It’s been a productive 6 months for us at Cesky Fousek New Zealand. In November 2020, one of our females, Perdita of NewBohemia (aka Frankie) owned by Brandon and Megan Fiebig in Queenstown gave birth to no less than 10 puppies. Five puppies were male, and five were female. This was the first litter sired by our new male dog Art ze Stoprounských vinic. Art arrived in New Zealand from Czechia in March 2020. Fast forward only 4 months and another … [Read more...]
Photo Stories 2017 – 2020
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 has … [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...]