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August 28, 2008 06:30 PM
Central USA
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German Shorthair Pointers About Us
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GROUSE POINT KENNELS WAS STARTED IN 1997, AN AFTER THOUGHT OF MCMILLAN'S TROUTFITTERS, MY STEELHEAD AND TROUT GUIDING SERVICE, WITH THE PURCHASE OF ELEVEN HILLS RENO BELLE FROM LOREN (PETE) BRENNEMAN OF WELLMAN IOWA. BELLE WAS THE LAST REMAINING PUP FROM A LITTER OUT OF PETE'S AUTUMN'S RB TOAD AND DVM JAMES RIESER'S VC SHOOTING STARR'S SON OF A GUN MH. BY THE TIME SHE HAD REACHED 1 ½ YEARS OF AGE BELLE HAD RECIEVED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE ON BOTH GAME FARM AND WILD BIRDS, AND HAD BECOME A VERY GOOD BIRD DOG. I HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS FROM REGULAR FISHING CLIENTS, WHO HAD SEEN BELLE WORK BIRDS AT A LOCAL GAME FARM, TO PUT TOGETHER SOME GROUSE AND WOODCOCK HUNTING TRIPS. THEY WANTED TO SEE HOW SHE DID ON WILD RUFFS. IN THE FALL OF 1998 WE PUT TOGETHER SOME COMBINATION HUNTING AND FISHING PACKAGES FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN WITH US IN THE PAST, TO TEST THE FEASABILITY OF DOING "CAST AND BLAST" IN THE BRULE RIVER STATE FOREST. THE RESPONSE WAS GREAT AND ALL THAT PARTICIPATED HAD SOME EXCELLENT DAYS IN THE FIELD. MANY HAVE BEEN COMING BACK TO HUNT WITH US EACH YEAR SINCE.
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WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE HUNTING TRIPS WE BEGAN TO EXPAND OUR KENNELS AND BRING IN ADDITIONAL DOGS. IN JUNE OF 1999 WE PURCHASED HANSEL AND GRETEL FROM MIKE AND CATHY KINDLER OF SANDHILLS KENNELS IN BROWNSVILLE, WI. THEY BOTH PROGRESSED QUICKLY WITH THERE TRAINING AND WHEN THEY WERE A YEAR OLD WE TESTED THEM IN A NAVHDA NATURAL ABILITY TEST. BOTH QUALIFIED FOR A PRIZE AND GRETEL RECEIVED A PRIZE I WITH A PERFECT SCORE OF 112 POINTS.
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IN MAY OF 2000 WE AQUIRED FELDJAEGER KLAUS FROM WALLY ANDERSON OF RICE LAKE, WI. KLAUS' FATHER IS ALSO A NAVHDA VERSATILE CHAMPION, AS IS BELLE'S, AND HIS PEDIGREE IS SIMILAR TO THE OTHER DOGS AT GROUSE POINT. KLAUS TESTED IN THE JUNE 2001 TEST OF THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF NAVHDA, HE ALSO RECEIVED A PRIZE I WITH A PERFECT 112 POINTS. WE PLAN ON FURTHER TESTING OF KLAUS IN BOTH THE AKC HUNT TEST PROGRAM, AND THE NAVHDA TEST PROGRAM AS HIS TRAINING ADVANCES.
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE ARE ONLY BREEDING AND HUNTING WITH THE BEST DOGS POSSIBLE. ALL OF OUR ADULT DOGS HAVE THIER HIPS OFA CERTIFIED AND THERE EYES CERF CERTIFIED FOR ABSENCE OF DEGENERATIVE RETINAL DISEASE. WE ALSO TEST AS MANY PUPS AS POSSIBLE IN THE NAVHDA PROGARM. WITH SELECTIVE BREEDING AND ATTENTION TO DETAILS WE TRY TO IMPROVE THE BREED AND KEEP THE GENE POOL HEALTHY. WE GUARANTEE THE HEALTH AND DISPOSITION OF OUR PUPS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF PUPS TO NEW OWNERS. THE AVAILABILITY OF PUPS AND STARTED DOGS IS LIMITED, CHECK OUR OTHER PAGES FOR LITTER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THE AVAILABLITY OF STARTED DOGS, OR CONTACT US FOR CURRENT INFO. PHONE, 715-234-3044 OR EMAIL info@GrousePointKennels.com
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