News

• 8/17/10 X-ray confirmed there are no puppies.  This is really disappointing because the pairing had so much potential.  Unfortunately, we used the last of the semen I had from Treff and he was killed in a hunting accident last year.  My thanks and regrets to everyone who were in line to get one of the pups.
• Zip bred   Hunting Hills Holly Fern owned by Mike Palmitier  Pups born Aug. 5th Tru Point Kennels
• 31 days have passed since AI.  Ultra sound report was not encouraging.  We'll x-ray her around August 17th to see for sure what is going on.
• While I was in Germany, we bred Jule using frozen semen from Treff .
• I just returned from Germany with a new pup.  Cara v d  Untermuehle. Sophie's photo is posted in the "Our Dogs" section.
• May 20, 2010 Zip bred Hunting Hills Greta owned by Dave Ashton in Iowa 515.865.6368 Seasons Ridge Small Munsterlanders
• Oct. 2009 Passed my conformation exam in Germany to become the first person in the country to become a VDH conformation judge for Kleine Munsterlanders.
• June 26-8, 2009 Jule v. B. takes First Place in SMCNA Annual Conference Quail competition in Maquoketa, Iowa
• Oct 2008  Utility Test, Jule v Buchenberg 177 Prize II
• Aug 2008  Utility Test , Jerry v Buchenberg UT 196 Prize 1, handled by Ken Hamele
• July 2008  KlM-I Meeting
  Represented SMCNA at the International Association of Small Munsterlander Clubs International in Nurnberg, Germany
• June 2008  SMCNA Annual Conference
  Guest speaker Richard Heinz, Head Conformation Judge in Germany
• Oct 2007  HZP test (German fall breeding exam)
  Jule v Buchenberg scored 180
  Jerry v Buchenberg scored 175
  June 2007 SMCNA Annual Conference
  Guest speaker Dr. Jurgen Boehm, Managing Director KlM-I
• June 2007  The frozen semen has arrived.  (note to self...next time, ask how much the storage charge  will be before leaving it there for 10 months. Wow, Ritz Carlton ice box!)

• April 2007  VJP Test (German exam for puppies)
  Jule v Buchenberg scored 69
  Jerry v Buchenberg scored 71 Handler Ken Hamele

• Fall 2006  Have made arrangements to purchase semen from 5 of the top stud dogs in Germany
• Oct 2006  Natural Ability Test
  Jule v Buchenberg 112 Prize I
  Jerry v Buchenberg 112 Prize I Handler Ken Hamele
• May 2006  KlM-I
  Represented SMCNA at the inaugural meeting of the International Association of Small Munsterlander Clubs in Fulda, Germany.
• Dec 2005  Imported Jule and Jerry vom Buchenberg
  Breeder Helmut Lammers
• Oct 2005  Spent two weeks in Germany visiting breeders and looking at their dogs.
  Spring 2004  Attended a meeting with representatives from most of the KlM (SM) dog clubs in Europe to discuss the merits of forming an international organization of Small Munsterlander Clubs.  SMCNA was the only non-European KlM club invited to participate.

Conformation Judge Apprenticeship

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• Zuchtschau Richter Apprenticeship - Germany

• Oct 2007 – Passed entry exam to begin VDH Conformation Judge training program and apprenticed at the Bundes (National) show in Osnabrueck.

• Feb 2008 – Apprenticed Northern Bavaria regional show.

• Mar 2008 – Apprenticed Southern Bavaria regional show.

• Aug 2008 – Apprenticed Westfalen – Lippe regional show.

• Mar 2009 – Apprenticed Southern Bavaria regional show.

• Oct 2009 – Apprentice Bundes show in Schleswig-Holstein 

• Oct 2009 - Final Exam

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