German Wirehaired Pointer breeders?

[coleslaw]

Hello all, looking for recommendations on GWP breeders in the midwest, closer to WI. I've looked at some websites but beyond that, I have no real world testimonials to go off of.

I got my current dog, a Brittany, after touring the kennel and asking all the hard questions. My biggest thing is I don't want to buy from a puppy mill. IMO, too many breeders do back to back litters to make $.

I have been looking at Ghostpoint Wirehairs down in Indiana. Seems top notch and has a good YouTube channel.

Another place I'm planning on calling and maybe seeing is Bearded Gundogs in Fall Creek, WI.

Anybody have any input?

 

[300stw]

i raise some dang nice dogs ,west montana, got dogs all over the west, lots of pics on this site of my dogs, planned breeding in jan 2025

 

[Steelsearchin]

Go to some navhda or dog cult (vdd) events, you'll find you have lots of options in WI.

 

[Keep'er Movin]

I'm not sure if you are 100% sold on a GWP but this is Penny, my 9 month old Griff who looks like a GWP. I got her from Stoney Ridge Kennels in Brandon WI and she has been nothing short of fantastic. She works very close and has been very easy to train up to this point. Feel free to pm me if you would like more details. Best of luck in your search.

 

[tops911]

Bianca with her 1 week old puppies; 5 boys and 5 girls. Deutsch Drahthaar vom Verrückten Jäger we are in Montana.

 

[tom338]

Hard point Kennel in Glenwood MN. My son got a dog from them about 5-6 years ago. And then last year I bout a pup in July from them. Had her first point in January after season on my place. This year she is just great. Smart dogs, both my son's and mine. The guy does guiding in SD for pheasants. I looked at other kennels but his dogs looked the best for me.

 

[DKenny]

I am on the waitlist for Ghost Point Wirehairs out of Indiana. I was next on the list and got stuck with an unplanned deployment. He has a youtube channel where you can see his dogs work.

 

[Irrelevant]

German Wirehaired Pointer Breeder | Bachman Bay Kennels | Burns, Oregon

Welcome to Bachman Bay Kennels! We are a German Wirehaired Pointer Breeder that is commited to breeding hard hunting and highly talented versatile gundogs.

www.bachmanbaykennels.com

Breeders of Wireswest German Wirehaired Pointers in Central Oregon

Breeders German Wirehaired Pointers in Central Oregon, Litters, Puppies for sale, [email protected], versatile hunting dogs, Started Dogs for sale

www.wireswest.com

GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTERS: Our Breeding Program

BONE POINT KENNELS - German Wirehaired Pointers: A summary of our GWP breeding program and practices. NAVHDA & AKC registered German Wirehaired Pointers.

www.bonepointkennels.com

Those are the three recommended to me.

I have a pup from https://montanagundogs.com/

And he's a phenomenal dog, but he has pretty poor coat that limits my ability to hunt chukar with him on consecutive days/weeks

 

[coleslaw]

Thanks for the replies. Lots of places to research.

 

[Hem]

German Wirehaired Pointer Breeder | Bachman Bay Kennels | Burns, Oregon

Welcome to Bachman Bay Kennels! We are a German Wirehaired Pointer Breeder that is commited to breeding hard hunting and highly talented versatile gundogs.

www.bachmanbaykennels.com

Breeders of Wireswest German Wirehaired Pointers in Central Oregon

Breeders German Wirehaired Pointers in Central Oregon, Litters, Puppies for sale, [email protected], versatile hunting dogs, Started Dogs for sale

www.wireswest.com

GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTERS: Our Breeding Program

BONE POINT KENNELS - German Wirehaired Pointers: A summary of our GWP breeding program and practices. NAVHDA & AKC registered German Wirehaired Pointers.

www.bonepointkennels.com

Those are the three recommended to me.

I have a pup from https://montanagundogs.com/

And he's a phenomenal dog, but he has pretty poor coat that limits my ability to hunt chukar with him on consecutive days/weeks

Curious to hear your definition of a poor coat?

 

[Irrelevant]

Curious to hear your definition of a poor coat?

He has very little hair on his legs and feet to the point where after just a couple hours he's so beat up and bleeding that I feel bad and it takes at least a week or more to heal.



My shorthair never had that issue, but she had a dense coat where you couldn't see her skin

 

[Knight.54]

Bianca with her 1 week old puppies; 5 boys and 5 girls. Deutsch Drahthaar vom Verrückten Jäger we are in Montana.
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Great looking dogs/pups….

Are all of the ones in this current litter spoken for?

 

[Hem]

He has very little hair on his legs and feet to the point where after just a couple hours he's so beat up and bleeding that I feel bad and it takes at least a week or more to heal.
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My shorthair never had that issue, but she had a dense coat where you couldn't see her skin

Interesting.
Our male came from Silver Buckle. He was our first GWP. When we selected him out of the litter we were unaware that some dogs are classified as " slick" which means they have shorter hair. Our female came from Utah, she has more of the conventional appearance.
He never collects burrs, she is a mess.
They both love water. With the shorter coat he is less prone to over heating in early season. But clearly she is more comfortable in colder weather. She also collects more snow/ ice balls, though, with longer hair. Most of the ground i hunt is grassland, so not much for rocky terrain.
Lastly, he is a big dog with long legs. Has always shown tremendous stamina, a real runner. No quit, great for open country, but also mountain terrain. She is more stubby, maybe struggles in terrain with obstacles to navigate.
All things to consider when selecting a dog for a hunters most frequent hunting ground.