21/10/2025
Vale: POINTMORE COVEY RISE. UG (Kaiser)
Sire: Blu (Imp Serbia)
Dam: Brownlick Dark Quest. UG ORA
DOB: 25.5.21. DOD: 12.10.25
It’s been an extremely sad week for us after we lost Kaiser to a 2 metre Brown snake.
I went down to the dog pens and let them all out to go for their afternoon swim and run around the farm. I jumped on the Quad and saw that they had all run down to the bore pump. I rode on the quad bike and the dogs immediately started to catch up with me as usual. Kaiser being the fastest, always overtook me and led the way. Not this time, I looked over my shoulder and could not see him. I immediately thought he must have gone into a duck pen to steal an egg, so I turned around and headed back.
As I got down to the big Gumtree near the gate I noticed him under it, having trouble standing. (6 minutes at this stage since I let him out)
I jumped off the bike and ran to him, I knew what was wrong, I’d seen it before. I sat down on the ground and could see that his eye was glazed, he was unable to stand and he’d been sick.
I sat down and had him between my legs. With his head on my lap.
He knew I was there as I tried to comfort him.
I cried like I never cried before, living on a farm has its dangers and snake bite is the highest risk. I saw that he had been bitten high on the neck behind his jaw. I put my hand on his heart and could feel over the next few minutes that it was fading. A short time later I could not feel that beating drum of a heart. I waited with him after he had passed he was in peace and we knew that he had lived a great life and a friend and mate to many people and dogs around the Country.
He was the Sire of three fantastic litters breeding magnificent working Field, hunting, Show and other performance dogs.
One of my proudest days was when Kaiser and his mother Elke, were awarded the Utility Gundog title. He was fantastic in the field and was a pleasure to watch him work Quail, Pheasant and Partridge.
I had seen him on several occasions race into a dam and save his mates lives whilst being confronted by an angry Kangaroo. My bitch Bluma was being held under water by the Roo in an attempt to drown her. Kaiser came running, launched into the dam, grabbed the roo by the throat and crushed it. The roo let go, rolled over backwards and drown in the water.
I had also seen him kill 3 large Brown snakes, it did leave him with an obsession for them which led to his demise.
Kaiser was never awarded any Championships etc, but that was my fault, I just enjoyed being with, him working and hunting in the field. He was a natural. I knew he was a Champion at whatever he did.
When I bred his Mother, I was sitting in the whelping room, just thinking as you wait, thinking. My Mum had recently passed and I said to her in my head, “ Mum, give me a sign, I want to keep a pup from this litter”. Not thinking much more about it, the next morning I was taking a few photos of the pups. I turned over a solid brown male pup, and there it was a sign from Mum - a brown love heart on a white chest, that’s how he became my best mate that I will miss forever.
I have put a few photos that I wish for my friends and family to remember him by.
Incidentally in an ironical way, Kaisers mother Elke whelped down her last litter a couple of days after his passing. I can’t decide on a pup yet, it’s too early. 😩
RIP Big Boy!
