Candidate for Northwest Director

I am committed to having a positive influence on the future of the German Shorthaired Pointer.

Background:
We are AKC Breeders of Merit – Chehalem Mtn GSP

• Member of GSPCA (Merit membership)
• Active member, past President and Board member of the GSP Club of Oregon since 1989.
• 4 additional memberships in GSP clubs across the country, where we hear about activities and what other people are doing and thinking regarding the breed. Often we lived or have participated in these areas where we are members.
• NAVHDA - PNW Chapter
• 2 - All breed pointing Dog clubs
• Currently have judged over 150 + times in 11 different states and a active judge for:
• AKC Hunt Tests
• Field Trials
• AKC Water Test
• GSPCA Water Test
• Canada Field Dog Tests

I participate with our dogs in everything above excluding the Canada Field dog tests and in addition to these listed below

• AKC Conformation, occasionally handling our dogs in the Show ring,
• Water retrieving GSPCA and AKC
• Canine good Citizenship
• Temperament Testing
• International shows
• Canadian Shows
• Help with GSP rescue for the local club
• Have tried obedience

My first GSP was a rescue in the early 70’s, that “always ran away after the kids left for school” and went to hang out at a gas station. Just a good Ol’ hunting dog.

Our second GSP was adopted from the Pomona, CA  animal shelter, where guess what ! “He went over the fence to follow the kids to school”.   “Tug” became an important addition to our family with my loving wife Patti, our 3 boys and 1 girl.  The kids wore him out so much that he didn’t want to follow them to school, and stayed home with Patti to recoup his energy while the kids were away.  He was another Ol’ hunting dog, true to the temperament for our breed.   I began attending NSTRA trials, as I enjoy running and gunning.

We purchased our first GSP puppy in 1985 through John Merrill a breeder and field trialer in Bakersfield, Ca.  John had imported Lystlunds Tass from Denmark.   We acquired our second GSP puppy  not much longer after that from a Moesgaard bloodline breeding in Pasadena.

A few years later, after moving  back to Oregon we purchased a solid liver male from John Merrill, from his Lystlunds Tass and Golden West bloodlines breeding. 

The next addition was from Von Hainholz Ranch Kennels in Southern, California in 1987.  We have carried these foundation lines forward in our breeding program.

We  established our vision of what we feel a GSP should be.   We wanted temperament, hunting ability, intelligence, good health as well as being family oriented.  A dog that wants to please you.

We continue today successfully raising family gun dogs that are true to our vision. 
We don’t have the very best in show or the very best in the Field, but overall have done well in all the events that we do participate in with titled dogs in almost all areas I listed above, and stayed true to our breeding program. 

My Mission Statement:
As a steward of our Breed I feel it is important that we learn from the past, uphold the present and look forward to the future, always mindful of what we can do to improve our breed and the club.  If selected to be your NW Director I will be accessible to those I represent. I will respectfully listen to your opinion.  I will gather and share the ideas from people within local organizations, to pass on to the Board of Directors. I will be your eyes, ears and voice for the Northwest Region.