“THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE BREED IN 1935 AnD bY 1938 THe SHORTHAIR wAS gAInIng bReeD STRengTH In THe mInneSOTA-wISCOnSIn AReAS wITH SOme OveR lAP InTO mICHIgAn.” “THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE BREED IN 1935 AnD bY 1938 THe SHORTHAIR wAS gAInIng bReeD STRengTH In THe mInneSOTA-wISCOnSIn AReAS wITH SOme OveR lAP InTO mICHIgAn.” AnD bY 1938 THe SHORTHAIR wAS gAInIng bReeD STRengTH In THe mInneSOTA-wISCOnSIn AReAS wITH SOme OveR lAP InTO mICHIgAn.”
shipping. On July 4, 1925 she whelped sev- en pups with one lost to pneumonia. Th e breed was not yet recognized by the AKC, so the litter was registered with “Everyuse” in the Field Dog Stud Book early in 1926. Having served on opposite sides in WWI, Walter Mangold and Ernest Rojem met in the late 1920s on a pheasant hunt in Nebraska and found in common their love of the breed. Th ey managed to import a breeding pair via Ernest’s brother in Ger- many—not easy because the Germans were hesitant to let their good dogs leave the country. By 1932, Joseph Burkhart, a former German gamekeeper living in Wisconsin began to import dogs. His three dogs; Bob v. Schwarenberg, Arta v. Hohreusch and Feldjager’s Grisette would impact the American breed as well as the foundations for many kennels yet to come. Jack Shattuck of Minnesota bought a pup from the Bob/Arta litter and established the Schwarenberg Kennel. Mr. Shattuck can be given credit for bringing recogni- tion to the breed when he campaigned Fritz v. Schwarenberg across the U.S. Fritz held to his credit, BOB at Morris & Essex and Westminster in 1940 and winning the Chicago International 4 years in a row. Fritz sired Rusty v. Schwarenberg, the breed’s first field and dual champion. Hjal- mar Olsen, another noteworthy, imported Denmark’s field GSP of the Year for fif- teen years. Hjalmar Olsen, like Jack Shat- tuck, acquired dogs from Joseph Burkhart, but Hjalmar is better known for acquir- shipping. On July 4, 1925 she whelped sev- en pups with one lost to pneumonia. Th e breed was not yet recognized by the AKC, so the litter was registered with “Everyuse” in the Field Dog Stud Book early in 1926. Having served on opposite sides in WWI, Walter Mangold and Ernest Rojem met in the late 1920s on a pheasant hunt in Nebraska and found in common their love of the breed. Th ey managed to import a breeding pair via Ernest’s brother in Ger- many—not easy because the Germans were hesitant to let their good dogs leave the country. By 1932, Joseph Burkhart, a former German gamekeeper living in Wisconsin began to import dogs. His three dogs; Bob v. Schwarenberg, Arta v. Hohreusch and Feldjager’s Grisette would impact the American breed as well as the foundations for many kennels yet to come. Jack Shattuck of Minnesota bought a pup from the Bob/Arta litter and established the Schwarenberg Kennel. Mr. Shattuck can be given credit for bringing recogni- tion to the breed when he campaigned Fritz v. Schwarenberg across the U.S. Fritz held to his credit, BOB at Morris & Essex and Westminster in 1940 and winning the Chicago International 4 years in a row. Fritz sired Rusty v. Schwarenberg, the breed’s first field and dual champion. Hjal- mar Olsen, another noteworthy, imported Denmark’s field GSP of the Year for fif- teen years. Hjalmar Olsen, like Jack Shat- tuck, acquired dogs from Joseph Burkhart, but Hjalmar is better known for acquir- shipping. On July 4, 1925 she whelped sev- en pups with one lost to pneumonia. Th e breed was not yet recognized by the AKC, so the litter was registered with “Everyuse” in the Field Dog Stud Book early in 1926. Having served on opposite sides in WWI, Walter Mangold and Ernest Rojem met in the late 1920s on a pheasant hunt in Nebraska and found in common their love of the breed. Th ey managed to import a breeding pair via Ernest’s brother in Ger- many—not easy because the Germans were hesitant to let their good dogs leave the country. By 1932, Joseph Burkhart, a former German gamekeeper living in Wisconsin began to import dogs. His three dogs; Bob v. Schwarenberg, Arta v. Hohreusch and Feldjager’s Grisette would impact the American breed as well as the foundations for many kennels yet to come. Jack Shattuck of Minnesota bought a pup from the Bob/Arta litter and established the Schwarenberg Kennel. Mr. Shattuck can be given credit for bringing recogni- tion to the breed when he campaigned Fritz v. Schwarenberg across the U.S. Fritz held to his credit, BOB at Morris & Essex and Westminster in 1940 and winning the Chicago International 4 years in a row. Fritz sired Rusty v. Schwarenberg, the breed’s first field and dual champion. Hjal- mar Olsen, another noteworthy, imported Denmark’s field GSP of the Year for fif- teen years. Hjalmar Olsen, like Jack Shat- tuck, acquired dogs from Joseph Burkhart, but Hjalmar is better known for acquir-
ing Timm v. Altenau from Dr. Th ornton and in the later years, became synony- mous with the Moesgaard line. It is also noteworthy to mention Richard S. Johns, Ralph Parks and Bob Holcolmb as other post WWII importers of the breed. Th e American Kennel Club o ffi cially recognized the breed in 1935 and by 1938, the Shorthair was gaining breed strength in the Minnesota-Wisconsin areas with some overlap into Michigan. Th is allowed them to make application to the AKC for parent club status with Joseph Burkhart and Jack Shattuck being listed among the first o ffi cers. Th e charter was granted as the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Amer- ica, Inc. Th eir charge was to define the true type of the breed of purebred dogs for which it was organized to promote and improve. Th eir first standard was adapted from the original German standard and with slight variation it was o ffi cially approved May of 1946. Th e articles and provision of the charter and constitution would allow for changes should that be necessary in the future. Th e GSPCA, Inc. underwent a revision in 1947, but the Minnesota club remained the parent club until 1953 when the AKC mandated the parent club became a separate organization. In 1962, the GSP- CA reorganized to its present structure. Th e first conformation standard approved in 1946 has undergone few changes with the most comprehensive in 1972 and again in 1992 to conform to the AKC format simi- lar to that of other AKC breed standards. Th e American Kennel Club o ffi cially recognized the breed in 1935 and by 1938, the Shorthair was gaining breed strength in the Minnesota-Wisconsin areas with some overlap into Michigan. Th is allowed them to make application to the AKC for parent club status with Joseph Burkhart and Jack Shattuck being listed among the first o ffi cers. Th e charter was granted as the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Amer- ica, Inc. Th eir charge was to define the true type of the breed of purebred dogs for which it was organized to promote and improve. Th eir first standard was adapted from the original German standard and with slight variation it was o ffi cially approved May of 1946. Th e articles and provision of the charter and constitution would allow for changes should that be necessary in the future. Th e GSPCA, Inc. underwent a revision in 1947, but the Minnesota club remained the parent club until 1953 when the AKC mandated the parent club became a separate organization. In 1962, the GSP- CA reorganized to its present structure. Th e first conformation standard approved in 1946 has undergone few changes with the most comprehensive in 1972 and again in 1992 to conform to the AKC format simi- lar to that of other AKC breed standards. Th e American Kennel Club o ffi cially recognized the breed in 1935 and by 1938, the Shorthair was gaining breed strength in the Minnesota-Wisconsin areas with some overlap into Michigan. Th is allowed them to make application to the AKC for parent club status with Joseph Burkhart and Jack Shattuck being listed among the first o ffi cers. Th e charter was granted as the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Amer- ica, Inc. Th eir charge was to define the true type of the breed of purebred dogs for which it was organized to promote and improve. Th eir first standard was adapted from the original German standard and with slight variation it was o ffi cially approved May of 1946. Th e articles and provision of the charter and constitution would allow for changes should that be necessary in the future. Th e GSPCA, Inc. underwent a revision in 1947, but the Minnesota club remained the parent club until 1953 when the AKC mandated the parent club became a separate organization. In 1962, the GSP- CA reorganized to its present structure. Th e first conformation standard approved in 1946 has undergone few changes with the most comprehensive in 1972 and again in 1992 to conform to the AKC format simi- lar to that of other AKC breed standards. ing Timm v. Altenau from Dr. Th ornton and in the later years, became synony- mous with the Moesgaard line. It is also noteworthy to mention Richard S. Johns, Ralph Parks and Bob Holcolmb as other post WWII importers of the breed. ing Timm v. Altenau from Dr. Th ornton and in the later years, became synony- mous with the Moesgaard line. It is also noteworthy to mention Richard S. Johns, Ralph Parks and Bob Holcolmb as other post WWII importers of the breed.
was rescued or survived. Breeder Gus- tav Machetanz barely managed to escape with a few dogs ahead of the approaching Russian army and resettle in West Ger- many. Th is is significant because his dog, Axel vom Wasserschling, proved to be an important post-war sire. During WWII the fascist government controlled hunting and the breeding of all hunting dogs with Hermann Goering the minister responsible for all matters relating to both. It is during this timeframe his edict that all of the clear white & liver dogs were to be destroyed because they did not blend with the woods like the solid liver and liver roans. Shortly after WWI, Dr. Charles R. Th ornton of Missoula, Montana saw an article with pictures in the National Sportsman about German Shorthair point- ers. After reading it several times he com- mented to his wife, “If those dogs don’t cost a million dollars, I am going to buy a pair,” which he did from Austrian breeder Edward Rindt with the bitch bred prior to shipping. Senta v Hohenbruck arrived after twenty-four days crated, but not the dog, having been killed in a car accident prior to was rescued or survived. Breeder Gus- tav Machetanz barely managed to escape with a few dogs ahead of the approaching Russian army and resettle in West Ger- many. Th is is significant because his dog, Axel vom Wasserschling, proved to be an important post-war sire. During WWII the fascist government controlled hunting and the breeding of all hunting dogs with Hermann Goering the minister responsible for all matters relating to both. It is during this timeframe his edict that all of the clear white & liver dogs were to be destroyed because they did not blend with the woods like the solid liver and liver roans. Shortly after WWI, Dr. Charles R. Th ornton of Missoula, Montana saw an article with pictures in the National Sportsman about German Shorthair point- ers. After reading it several times he com- mented to his wife, “If those dogs don’t cost a million dollars, I am going to buy a pair,” which he did from Austrian breeder Edward Rindt with the bitch bred prior to shipping. Senta v Hohenbruck arrived after twenty-four days crated, but not the dog, having been killed in a car accident prior to Shortly after WWI, Dr. Charles R. Th ornton of Missoula, Montana saw an article with pictures in the National Sportsman about German Shorthair point- ers. After reading it several times he com- mented to his wife, “If those dogs don’t cost a million dollars, I am going to buy a pair,” which he did from Austrian breeder Edward Rindt with the bitch bred prior to shipping. Senta v Hohenbruck arrived after twenty-four days crated, but not the dog, having been killed in a car accident prior to was rescued or survived. Breeder Gus- tav Machetanz barely managed to escape with a few dogs ahead of the approaching Russian army and resettle in West Ger- many. Th is is significant because his dog, Axel vom Wasserschling, proved to be an important post-war sire. During WWII the fascist government controlled hunting and the breeding of all hunting dogs with Hermann Goering the minister responsible for all matters relating to both. It is during this timeframe his edict that all of the clear white & liver dogs were to be destroyed because they did not blend with the woods like the solid liver and liver roans.
“THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED THE BREED IN 1935 AnD bY 1938 THe SHORTHAIR wAS gAInIng bReeD STRengTH In THe mInneSOTA-wISCOnSIn AReAS wITH SOme OveR lAP InTO mICHIgAn.”
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shipping. On July 4, 1925 she whelped sev- en pups with one lost to pneumonia. Th e
ing Timm v. Altenau from Dr. Th ornton and in the later years, became synony-
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