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Over the late 1980's, Will and I had researched a number of hunting
breeds. Weighing the pros and cons, trying to envision the breed
which would fit best into our family, and suit our hunting
needs. We had decided on a Continental Versatile, and from these
felt that one of the wire-coated breeds would be best. After
investigating more thoroughly, we
further refined our decision to the Wire-haired Pointing Griffon ....
but just deciding this was the breed for us was not the end of our
pursuit .... Griffons were rare in the 1980's and it seemed to take
forever for us to find a Griffon puppy in Alberta.
Checkered Meg (Meg) was born in the
autumn of 1989. She was bred by Sharon Harker.
As chance would have it, we connected with the Harkers through a
mutual friend, and we were delighted to finally see our first
Griffons.
When we first
brought Meg into our home, we knew only what we
had read in books, and that was not much. Information on the
Griffon was very limited, there was a chapter here and a chapter
there. So when little Meg waddled through the door, she offered an
instant education on how smart and energetic a tiny Griffon puppy is.
As she
developed, we were thrilled by the
talent and determination of this young Griffon in the field, and we
knew that we had made the right decision, that this truly was breed for us. Through Meg, we learned
about Griffons and about hunting with a Griffon... and about the
incredible depth of ability that Griffons have been bred to have over
the years. We wanted to be further involved.
We
had not intended to become breeders when we had first decided to
purchase a Griffon, but quickly became committed to
this incredible breed.
Breeding History
Meg was bred to three
different sires, - repeat breeding with Tuckers Georgie
- Tuckers Georgie
- Goose Creeks
Alexander
- Acer V'T Holtlaand
Offspring of Note
Griffonpoint Purdy
Acer V.'T Holtlaand (Holland) X
Checkered Meg
NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize III
Judges: Roland F. Drew, Jacob V. Lulack, Tim Nemeth
Ch Griffonpoint Defies
Gravity CD AOM
Goose Creeks Alexander (USA) X Checkered Meg
CKC Obedience Title
with 3 consecutive high in class scores and high
score of 198.5
Evelyn Kenney Kennel and Obedience Club
Award of Merit in Obedience
CKC Conformation Championship
Griffonpoint Wiley Edge FD
Ch Tuckers Georgie (USA) CD CGC X Ch Checkered Meg
CKC Field Dog Title with high in test score (96/100) at 3 years of
age
Owner: Murray Roth
Ch Highwoods Checkmate
Chess CD TT
Ch Tuckers Georgie (USA)CD CGC X Ch Checkered Meg
CKC Obedience Title
Temperament Test
CKC Conformation Championship
Owner: Rhonda Jorgensen
Surprise Account (Search and
Rescue Dog)
Ch Tuckers Georgie (USA) CD CGC X Ch Checkered
Meg
Owner: May Britt Wiegle
Ch Prancing Acrobat
Ch Tuckers Georgie (USA) CD CGC X Ch Checkered Meg
CKC Conformation Title
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