Dam · bred her last litter in 2024
DC Ashgrove Wren on the Wing SC LCM BCAT ROM “Wren”
Echo normal (Jan 2026) · CAER normal (Mar 2026) · BAER normal · MSTN clear · CHIC #150264
- DC
- SC
- LCM
- BCAT
- ROM
The Rivers litter
Wren × Rook, born May 14, 2024
Wren’s second and last litter: three males and three females, named after the creeks that run into the Hudson. All six are BAER-normal. Kinderhook finished his championship in August at 27 months; Wallkill is a Senior Courser; Roeliff visits a hospice every week.
One thing went wrong. Rondout’s right testicle never descended. Cryptorchidism is partly hereditary, so we told every family in the litter, his family before they took him home, and the Fallowfield breeders. His vet neutered him at ten months; he is healthy. None of Rook’s other ten puppies has had a retained testicle, and both Orchard males had both testicles down by eight weeks. We will report any recurrence here.
The litter
Facts and outcomes
- Sire × dam
- GCH DC Fallowfield Rook’s Gambit (Rook) × DC Ashgrove Wren on the Wing (Wren)
- Born
- May 14, 2024 — 3 males, 3 females
- Colors
- Red fawn and white ×2, fawn brindle and white ×2, brindle, fawn
- Litter COI
- 3.4 % (10-generation pedigree)
- Health so far
- BAER: 6 of 6 normal · CAER at 2: 5 of 5 tested normal · echo: 2 of 2 tested normal
- Titles so far
- 1 CH, 1 SC, 2 JC, 1 BCAT, 1 therapy-dog certificate
- Not perfect
- One male unilaterally cryptorchid (see below)
Where they are now
Every puppy in the litter, as of October 2026, from what their families report to us each year.
| Puppy | Sex | Color | Titles, health and home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhook | Male | red fawn and white | CH Ashgrove Kinderhook JC. Finished his championship in August 2026 at 27 months, co-owned with a show home in Saratoga. BAER normal; echo due at 30 months. |
| Esopus | Female | brindle | Lives with Priya and Sam in Kingston. BCAT at 18 months, runs Fast CAT most months. BAER normal, CAER normal at 2. |
| Rondout | Male | fawn brindle and white | Unilateral cryptorchid: his right testicle never descended. Neutered at 10 months on his vet’s advice. Healthy, a much-loved pet in New Paltz. See the note on this litter. |
| Wallkill | Female | red fawn and white | JC at 14 months, SC at 2. Echo normal at 24 months (May 2026), CAER normal. Owned by a coursing family in Pennsylvania. |
| Saw Kill | Female | fawn | Pet home in Brooklyn: walked off-lead only in the fenced dog run, which her owner Dana describes as “the right call, every single time.” BAER normal. |
| Roeliff | Male | fawn brindle and white | Therapy-dog certified (Alliance of Therapy Dogs) at 2. Visits a hospice in Poughkeepsie. Echo normal at 24 months. |
Milestones
- MatedMarch 11, 2024
- Born — 3 males, 3 femalesMay 14, 2024
- BAER — all six normalJuly 2, 2024
- Went home at 10 weeksJuly 23, 2024
- First champion (Kinderhook)August 2026
- Cardiac echoes at 24–30 months2026–2027
News from the Rivers litter
August 22, 2026
Kinderhook is a champion
He took his second major at 27 months, handled by his co-owner Mark. Our first champion from Wren and Rook, and Rook’s first champion offspring.
May 30, 2026
Two-year echoes: Wallkill and Roeliff normal
Both had advanced cardiac exams by a board-certified cardiologist at 24 months: normal. We cover half the cost of a cardiologist echo for every Ashgrove dog after its second birthday; the results go into our litter records.
September 13, 2025
Five of six at the reunion
Our annual Ashgrove picnic and Fast CAT practice in the back field: five of the Rivers litter came, with Esopus clocking 30.1 mph. Saw Kill came from Brooklyn and slept through most of it.
