I'll be 30 next month. I've had dogs since I was little. Started to wanting to work with them when I was 13. I would watch the local trainer and read books and then go home to practice with my Lab/Chow mix. When I was 18 I got a Shepherd/Greyhound mix and did PP with him. In '97 I found Schutzhund and got my first real working shephered in '00. By the end of spring in '03 she had her Sch3. And in '04 just after have my first litter she KKL1 and did Regionals. Now I have a male I'm working with and hopfully and little one on the way. I'd like to be true to the breed and do right by it.

Czech wirehair pointer.

Thanks VanCamp. Is that another langauge or just an older name for that breed of dog?

I'm 33 and the only dog I have ever trained beginning to end was my female who is now 4 years old. Tried reading the "Monks" book, but didn't quite get the "firm hand" of discipline down. I was too gentle, afraid I would "hurt the poor thing". Then I ran into a local GSD breeder whom I thought was a BYB, but coincidentally she had a Multi-purpose dog who worked at the T111 flght bombing (correct me if I am wrong) as a Water Cadaver Dog. Once she told me that my interest was peaked. She offered me classes and I said SURE!!! Went to her house and did 6 weeks of training. At the end, she didn't even charge me because she said I did everything she told me to do and Xena and I were a wonderful example of paying attention to the trainer. On and off I have trained friends to train their dogs with much success. Of course it goes downhill when the owner slacks off.
I take my male and female to the Mall here and everyone oooooo's and ahhhh's about how well behaved they are, and how Xena's prong collar must hurt and then on and on about how sweet both dogs are. So obviously I did a halfway decent job of training her. My male was a rescue and came already obedience trained, he just follows me and does everything I tell him.

It's Czech, imagine that.

45 next month. First dog I can remember was a GSD we had in the early sixties. In high school I started working with my friends' bird dogs for fun. Had somewhat of an un-official rescue operation going on at home from 1990 -2000. Became a police K9 handler in early 1997 and state certified K9 instructor in 2000. Currently working a DP GSD and loving every minute of it. Only got 2 1/2 more dogs till I retire. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Robert. Stop trying to impress us with your big brain. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I'm 25 yo, live in Iowa. Have been a police officer for about 3 years, and just got assigned to k9 a few months ago, but have been around dogs my whole life and have always been interested in training them. The dog I have now is 16 mo old, and still learning along with me!
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I am 22 I have been training my own German Shepherds for 3 years. I currently have a 18 week old GSD and will hopefully try to title him in sch. If his hips are not up to standard, he'll just be a great pet dog!

Photos of Max:
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Drahthaar is basically what a German Wirehaired Pointer is supposed to be. I'm going to get something going here probably, AKC people REALLY get spun over this issue. In laymans terms " it is a German wirehaired pointer that has ALL of it's lines traced through the parent club in Germany, the VDD. Dogs must be tested at certain times during their development, and those scores are publically available to other members so that they know what they are thinking of breeding to. ALL dogs must pass these tests to be certified for breeding, litters are culled to six pups unless you want to lose the bitch from breeding for a period of 2 years. They say that the stress of raising a larger litter takes too much out of the female. There are actual rules to breeding, they have breed wardens, and if you don't comply with the rules then you will be going to the AKC to register pups because you will be tossed out of the VDD. Alot of people find it oppressive, personally I never had a problem with it, good breeding practices produce sound dogs that do what they were bred to do. If you think that the rules are somewhat brutal by American standards then just take a good look at all of the wonderful things that are spawned by the AKC show breeders in this country. Hunt over one, a good one, and I think that the proof is in the pudding.