vd Ritterburg Deutsch-Drahthaar

05/21/2026

Wednesday night training.
Super excited about these 6 month old Ritterburg pups doing " Fox in the Box" . Abby and "Archie" Ace v.d. Ritterburg picking up a 10 # fox.

04/29/2026

v.d.Ritterburg volunteering our time and equipment the last two days at Keystone Woods (formerly Kelly Farms) brush hogging training areas for our versatile dogs.
The HZP water is fantastic! There are numerous puppy ponds as well. The fields a looking great. Lots of large tracts for bird work.
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04/19/2026

What a weekend for Team Ritterburg at the VJP in Wisconsin Rapids! 🐾🔥

Seven dogs tested — and every single one passed. That kind of consistency doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a true testament to the time, training, and dedication these handlers put in day in and day out.

Huge congratulations to everyone involved — the scores speak for themselves:

• Steven Gnoza & Zeus II vd Ritterburg — 67
• Adam Cross & Zita II vd Ritterburg — 71
• Ken Doyle & Zeppelin II vd Ritterburg — 71
• Hunter Frosch & Dan Ritter with Zee II vd Ritterburg (Raven) — 71
• Dan Ritter with Yola II vd Ritterburg — 75
• Josh Ritter with Zoey II vd Ritterburg — 76 (🔥 high score of the weekend!)
• Brian McDonough with Zip II vd Ritterburg (Zita) — 64

Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it. This group continues to raise the bar, and it’s incredible to watch the teamwork between handler and dog come together at this level.

On to the next one! 💪🐶

03/07/2026

We are absolutely in awe of how caring and amazing our Grand Daughter AnnMarie is! Today, she generously donated over 13 inches of her hair to children who can’t grow their own. Once she came up with the idea, she has been so determined to help other kid. We're so proud of her! Bev Smith Ritter , Ashley Frosch , Nikki Ritter

02/26/2026

Now that Bev and I are done with our Sourh Dakota late season pheasant hunt and traveling to Arizona it's about time I get back on my Force fetching with my pup for this year. So right now we are at the beginning stages of laying the foundation for force fetching. You'll see that she's holding the envelope instead of a dummy or glove, that's my way of doing things and it's worked for me. Yesterday we did the holding for 3 sessions of 30 seconds 7 times and then a minute last night. so today we went right to 2 minutes.

02/22/2026

It's fun running into the different Ritterburg family members.
Who else is coming for the last day of Pheasant Fest? Nikki Ritter , Bev Smith Ritter , Ashley Frosch

02/21/2026

02/21/2026

"Raven " v.d.Ritterburg comes from a hockey family. Not only can the Ritterburg Drahthaar blood track, duck hunt and pheasant hunt. They also love to play hockey with Family members. With Ashley Frosch , Bev Smith Ritter , Nikki Ritter ,

02/20/2026

We have a dynamite lineup of Ritterburg Drahthaars at Pheasant Fest this weekend. Who's going to come out to see us at Booth 537 at the Minneapolis Convention center? Come and say Hi!
With Nikki Ritter , Bev Smith Ritter , Ashley Frosch

01/31/2026

Another good day chasing Roostets in South Dakota with 3 generations Ritters and an old old dear friend. With Nikki Ritter