This Spring was an exciting time for the club. We’ve had four successful Derbies – North Carolina (coordinated by Matt Carroll), Alberta (Vito Caramia), Utah (Josh Morris), and Alabama (Glen Bridges). I want to give special recognition to Glen for making his Derby possible even though a huge storm was on it’s way into Alabama. […]
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 […]
Derby in Eagle Mountain, Utah, USAFramed by the beautiful chain of eagle Mountains all participants reunited at the meeting point. The grounds were a bit hilly, covered with not-too-high sagebrush and spread groups of trees. After a cold night, the sun enlightened the landscape and we started early at 7 p.m. with fresh temperatures and […]
Although the author’s opinions are written below the pictures, please try to assess the dogs yourself without referring to them until later, for the best possible learning experience for breeders and owners alike. Attempt to identify the virtues and critically evaluate their conformity against the FCI breed standard. The dogs will never be named to […]
Randy Blanchard is a professional trainer who has successfully trained for decades, champion dogs of all breeds for hunting and every testing system imaginable. This article is long overdue and will be an invaluable resource for owners training for any versatile tests and hunting. It improves not only the direct entry into water but the […]
Richard I. Bong State Training Grounds, Kansasville, Wisconsin Report by Diane Calandra What a couple days of testing, a HZP, a SOLMS/AZP and all with great weather. The handlers and dogs couldn’t have asked for a better testing weekend. The grounds at Bong consist of 4515 acres of wildlife reserve and campsites, for hunting, fishing […]
DKGNA members, I’m very optimistic going into 2025. We have a strong testing schedule in the Spring and Fall, we have an exciting annual meeting planned in Utah in May, and we just had an important election for Treasurer. I believe 2025 will be a year of growth for the club. It’s essential to the […]
This was an excellent full testing weekend hosted by Alec and Madison Losee at Eagle Ridge Ranch. The town of Island Park is on the western edge of Yellowstone, so we were treated to magnificent scenery in all directions. The experienced judges were Jeff Martin, Penticton, BC, Mark Peasley, San Francisco, CA; and Jason Snyder, […]
In October, a group of five Deutsch Kurzhhar Formrichter apprentices traveled to the DKV Kleemann gathering in Germany. Diane Calandra, John Calandra, Dan Myshin, Jamie Atkins, and Mark Peasley spent anywhere from two to five years apprenticing to become FR judges. FR judges are able to judge DKs in the Zuchtschau. To receive final approval, […]
