The Annual Meeting Weekend event for the DKGNA turned out very successful with all 16 leaders and dogs performing well at the Derby exam Friday at Wasatch Wing & Clay Private Grounds, Cedar Fort, Utah. On Saturday we started off with our show competition event (Zuchtschau) at the Skye Estates in Highland, Utah with 27 dogs in various Adult and Youth events. Judges came all over from Germany, Montana, California, Idaho, Utah, Alabama, and Washington.
We are extremely grateful for all the judges and volunteers who made this weekend a success. Later in the afternoon we held our 7th Annual Meeting starting off with a Korean/Hawaiian Barbecue Lunch. We then were treated to Hunting Dog Field Triage with Paradigm Sporting Dog First Aid’s presentation. Afterwards, we had Hank Minor’s presentation with Falconry hunting with a Deutsch Kurzhaar.
After club business, we had awards with Lisa Davis receiving the Francois Aldrich Best Dog for 2024 with Eden vom Adlertal. Tyler Smith with Kennel Vom Hochland received Top Kennel 2024 with his D-Litter performances. The 2024-2025 Annual Raffle winners were as follows: 1- Josh Morris, Utah; 2-John Tsarouhas, California; 3-Michael Manning, Utah; 4- Andy Clemens, Idaho; 5- Jeremiah Olsen, Minnesota. Congratulations to all participants and volunteers this weekend and excited to see our dogs progress for this Fall’s Solms Prufung and Hunting.