A very Special Thank You to Danny Martinez for his friendship, and incredibly knowledgable guidance in training, conditioning and showing Ham for us when we initially imported him from Germany. Danny always called Ham, "Hammy or Ham Bone" - after Ham's first VA in Nashville, TN. Danny said, "I guess I should stop calling him Ham Bone".
Danny, you are truly missed…… you were one of the Best people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, and a wonderful example of what showing, training and competing should be about… A True Sportsman in every sense of the word. God Bless You.
Ham von der Urbecke, VA 4 2005 USA Sieger Show, Reno, NV
Thank you Fritz Stenner, Urbecke Kennels, for breeding and training Ham, and for conditioning him for the Sieger Show in Reno, Nevada. Thank you Silke Fetter for your special friendship and excellent handling in the ring and to my wonderful husband, Henry, for all your love and support.
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V Kera vom Vollkommen, SchH 3, KKL1, "a"
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Kera is Ham's first daughter, and a super young female. She placed VP 2 at the 2004 USA Sieger Show in Nashville, TN. SG 5 at the 2005 WDA Sieger Show in Pittsburgh, PA. In January 2006, under the very able training of Fritz Stenner she attained her SchH 1 at the age of 21 months with scores of 99/82/92. Kera will have her SchH 2 and 3 in the next few months. Watch for her at the WDA Sieger Show in October 2006 !!!!
Hi Terry!
Gary and I fell in love with Ham when he was showing on the Midwest area circuit in the 2004 season. He was gorgeous and energetic in the show ring, but very calm and friendly outside of the ring. We manage the Mittelwest web site, and when we received the pictures of the Ham / Vita v. Mittelwest litter, Ferguson's picture was never even posted to the site. The "Red Puppy" was sold!
At 14 months old, Ferguson is turning out to be the perfect first Schutzhund dog for Gary to handle himself. He has a terrific balance of drives and steady nerves on the protection field. Ferguson's calm temperament and willingness to please Gary (and his other humans) is a joy! So far, Ferguson is proving to be a wonderful dog for Schutzhund training, and also an excellent household companion.
We are hoping to complete Ferguson's AD and BH this year, and see how he does in the conformation ring. We have lots of work to do! Ferguson is a pleasure to train and work with, especially for us beginners! After meeting Ham, we hoped for a male with a similar temperament to what we saw. Our hopes and expectations have been exceeded! The Ferguson / Gary team are training under the expert guidance of Dave Blank.
Here is Fergie's link.
http://www.godtw.com/Mittelwest/Kimba/Fergie.html
Have a great day!! Beth
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 Hi Terry......Hope all is well, things are going good here except for the really cold temps the last few days. It has not gone above 0 for about 3 days now and we are all ready for it to stop. We would love to send some photos of our Vita and Ham puppy Fletcher......He is a very good lookin' boy and is a dream to train, He loves his tracking, loves his food and LOVES me. He is a slow developing male, and we are just starting to see where his drives will take him. So far he has only 1 show under his belt and got a V.P. We are doing his training ourselves, and have his Ma, Vita to finish this summer before we really concentrate on him. He has a wonderful temperament.
Take care,
Sharon
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Hi Terry,
Just wanted to drop you a line about our pup, "Jag", is doing great. He has an excellent personality and he is full of mischief right now. My wife and daughter are spoiling him rotten. I started some basic obedience and leash training today. Needless to say, he has become the center of our attention and will be a special dog. My daughter is getting a new digital camera for Christmas and we will be sending you pictures shortly. We will bring "Jag" to the vet for his first official visit Jan.2. We are good friends with the vet so we stopped by on the way back from the airport just for him to get a peek. He was impressed with the bone structure. Hope all's well with you and your family --- Kevin
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Hi Terry,
 I hope all is well in your world. Jag is 4 1/2 months old now and is doing well. I finished his basic obedience training and doing a little bite work, but nothing aggressive. He is a very intelligent dog and reward driven. We love him and he is exactly what I was looking for to replace our last import. His colors have changed a lot lately. He is full of himself and is very confident. We will take some pictures this weekend if the weather improves, and send them to you. By the way, his ears are up now. Again, we are very happy with our new family member and thanks for your help.
Take care,
Kevin
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 Hi Terry,
I thought you might enjoy some pictures of Jack (Liko) and our daughter. He's so great with her and such a good dog. He's very situationaly aware. Not only has he become a member of our family, but he also keeps watch over our house and our daughter Haven.
A few days ago I was playing with Haven and she was making what we like to call her Alien noise. (we were playing but she wasn't laughing at the moment) Jack gave me a warning bark and I had to let him know that Haven was okay and we were just playing. I thought that it was really neat that even with me he had to make sure she was okay. My husband and I have also noticed that although he sleeps on a bed on the floor in our room, he gets up two or three times a night and walks through Haven's room as though he's doing nightly checks.
Thank you so much.
Leslie
 Hi!
Zeus has not had any official training, so there is not much to say about that. The only comment I would want to add about Zeus is that he is a very close, protective, loving companion to our entire family, and is extra close to myself, and he is helping me deal with my hearing problems. He is learning to notify me of alarms, etc and is learning more every day. The biggest thing about Zeus is that he is the most loving dog I have ever owned, and most healthy!
We really enjoy Zeus and he brings a lot of life to our house. He is a fun boy, and he is quite the "ham". He loves to play around with our other male Payton.
Kari
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Hi Terry, I took this picture with my phone, so it is not the best. I wanted to show you what a relaxed barn dog Galileo is turning out to be. He started coming to the barn two weeks ago. His ears are tipped in right now just like an Arabian horse and all the girls just give him tons of attention. He goes everywhere with them, the pasture, muddy spots, puddles and sits under the table quietly during lessons. I will send better photos but need to learn how to download from our camera! My husband usually does all the technical stuff. When we come home on Saturday evening from a day at the barn, he gets cleaned up, fed and falls into a deep sleep for the evening. What a wonderful companion he is for my daughter and all the girls at the barn. Hope all is well --- Michelle
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Hi Terry...
This is Arlene...I have a female from Aika and Ham's litter of May 2007...she is 8 months now and doing wonderfully...she is the most lovable affectionate GSD I have ever had...and she is georgeous!!! We go to dog obedience classes and everyone there comments on how great she looks...she is the star of the show...I am writing to ask you what your opinion is as to the right time to spay .....I appreciate your input...and thanks for such a terrific dog!
Best Regards...Arlene
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Terry,
Thank you for your very kind email. Your web site is in a word FANTASTIC! I want to thank Vollkommen once again for Dutch. Named for President Reagan, Dutch has been a joy. He is smart, loving and he turns heads as he is so handsome. Betty and I look forward to working with you in the Spring to select a puppy! Thanks again for your prayers and words of comfort as loosing our Sunny at Christmas was a saddness that touched our entire family.
Brian
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Hey Terry,
Its me Anastasia again. I'm sending two more pics of Ricki. They were taken last Sunday at the park. Her face looks like Ham, at least we think so. My friend's co worker is getting the long coat from you as well. I told him, "You won't be sorry because Terry is the best!!!! Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Anastasia
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Terri,
I hope that you can view these. Tristan, aka Guido, is a wonderful puppy. He has adapted to the two cats, is practically house trained, is learning to sit and retrieve a ball, and doesn't seem to mind a leash. All this in 8 days.
We can actually get a reasonable night's sleep with him sleeping unrestrained in the bedroom. We did the tether for the first two days, but he's more happy and sleeps better untethered. You folks have done a terrific job of breeding and training him.
This morning we did two brisk miles on the beach with Guido showing no signs of being tired. He'll do well on hikes in the Colorado mountains!
Thanks and regards,
Bob and Joan O'Rourke
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Hey Terry,
Good to see your breeding break was short lived (maybe not quite a long enough break for you though), I hope all is well. Tonka is doing quite well as he approaches his 2nd birthday in May, his protection work is progressing very well, we are now doing hidden sleeve work, and incorporating more real life scenarios into his training as his maturity allows. He is just wonderful with my kids, and would love to stud him, and continue his wonderful genetics. I am wondering if any of these upcoming litters would be suitable to get a female from that would make a good mate for him for me to start breeding. When are these litters due, what are available, I also have some others here in New Joisy who are interested in a VomVollkommen pup. Talk to you soon,
Lonnie
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