Timo made his first appearance in the USA to celebrate the GWPCA’s 50th Anniversary Nationals 2009 at Rend Lake, Illinois. Timo won Reserve Winners Dog on his opening appearance.

Maxine and I would like to thank everyone who came under us at yesterday’s German Wirehaired Pointer Club Open Show 2009 and Michelle Nuttall for so generously providing the excellent venue to the GWPC. I judged the main show and Maxine judged the Special Classes. In total we had 48 entries in the main show, [...]

My good friend, Antonius Kohues owner of the Vom Bockenhagen kennels, has now update his new website with lots more information. He is one of Germany’s leading Deutsch Drahthaar breeders, take a look.

Rolfie has become the first and only GWP to gain his Flyball Dog Advanced Award – achieved in only 8 months of division racing.

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.