This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha in training for the second of the water tests (the Wasser Velorensuche or blind retrieve across water) for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 3 weeks before the Hegewald.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha in training for the first of the water tests for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. This test is the shot soundness in water test and is one of the harshest tests for a young dog.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha (the first ever UK bred VDD registered Deutsch Drahthaar) performing a furred game drag (haarwild schleppe) of a hare whilst in training for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 4 weeks before the Hegewald.

This is a short video of Kimmax Ayscha doing a feathered game drag (federwild schleppe), this time with a duck, during training for her HZP at the International Hegewald 2009. Ayscha is 15 months old in this video, about 3 weeks before the Hegewald.

Epilepsy is a shocking and awful condition and, though rare, appears to be increasing in UK German Wirehaired Pointers. We have no test for the condition and its inheritance, though it is understood in many breeds. In 2002, we had a litter with 2 cases. This is my opinion and research of where one major source of epilepsy entered the UK. The problem is that this line underpins most of the current UK lines. Judge for yourself and let us know, what you know. This may be an unpaletable and controversial post – but someone needs to speak out.