Number 1. May 2012 Welcome to the first DDNZ supporters newsletter!

Number 1. May 2012
Welcome to the first DDNZ supporters newsletter!
2011 marked the long planned start of our club’s activities; the importation of Hera II v. Eikendorf from
Hamm, Germany and highly successful whelping of our co-operative’s first litter (A-litter v. Makuri). Now as
our club grows and becomes more active, it’s a good time to begin a periodical newsletter to share our
successes and document club activities. It would be great to include member contributions so please send in
photos or text that you would like to share. The last months have been marked with two major
achievements for DDNZ; admission as an Associated Group of the Verein Deutsch-Drahthaar e.V. Germany
and the importation of New Zealand’s second breeding-certified German Deutsch-Drahthaar.
Hera II v. Eikendorf: from VDD Westfalen to New Zealand.
DDNZ’s foundation female arrived in NZ direct from Frankfurt on the 10 th August 2011.
Purchased from the kennel of Helmut Nordhaus, Hera has VJP (77), HZP (193), VGP (311 P1) and a Form/Hair
score of 10/11. Hera was imported in whelp to top VDD stud Iras vom
Fuchsberg, a repeat of the breeding that produced the very successful
J-litter v. Eikendorf. Happily Iras was later selected as the top living VDD sire
based upon evaluation of his progeny. We are indebted to Helmut and his
wife Conny for the donation of Iras’ service and their considerable time in
breeding and preparing Hera for export.
DDNZ Co-operative’s foundation litter: A - Litter v. Makuri
Hera’s master Chris Pullar and his wife Christine whelped DDNZ’s inaugural litter on the 19 th
September 2011 at their home in the Pohangina Valley. Three male and four female
braunschimmel pups were the result of our months of
planning, and cooperative investment - a great result! Australasia’s first
Deutsch-Drahthaar litter registered with the VDD studbook
(No. 217510 - ). Following eight weeks of development and socialisation
the tattooed, micro-chipped, and DNA profiled
pups joined their new masters; Micha, Mike,
Graham, Martin, Bryan, Grant and Ben. Thanks
to Chris and Christine who made a grand job of
our first litter, hosted a pup selection day and
kindly donated their costs in rearing the litter.
DDNZ Training Day led by Ellmar Meder
In January, DDNZ hosted Ellmar Meder a visiting German
VDD member for a weekend training event. Organised
by Micha Mahler and hosted by Grant Tipling at his
home in Matakana, the weekend was a great chance to
get all of our v. Makuri pups together to learn from
Ellmar’s extensive training experience. With one day
set aside to host versatile gundog folk with other
breeds, Ellmar was able to meet kiwi hunters and
address their interest in the VDD training methods.
The training day was also reported in a local newspaper article. Thanks to Micha and Grant for
organising this event and to Ellmar for sharing his vacation time and knowledge with us.
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Number 1. May 2012
DDNZ 2012 AGM: February 18th, Warkworth
The 2012 AGM was hosted by Grant and Jan Tipling and was attended by 14 DDNZ supporters. This meeting
formalised the hand-over of the Chairman’s role to Martin Reid from founding Chairman Matt Deighton,
now living in Australia. A highlight was a presentation by ex-pat German Michael Doerner on the
Jagdgebrauchshundverband (JGHV) testing system used by VDD clubs. Key to this was discussion of pup
preparation for our first VJP natural ability performance test.
Admission of DDNZ as an Associated Group of the Verein Deutsch-Drahthaar e.V.
The 2012 general assembly of the VDD was held on the 17th March at Fulda, Germany. A formal
application for admission of DDNZ along with a pictorial presentation of NZ hunting and DDNZ was tabled on
our behalf by DDWV Geschäftsführer Hans-Werner Monreal. Thanks to all who contributed towards our
presentation. The DDNZ application
was passed unanimously. Formalisation of the DDNZ relationship with our
parent club represents huge support
from the VDD and secures the future of
the Deutsch-Drahthaar breed in New
Zealand. We are most grateful to the
VDD executives for allowing us this
privilege. International recognition of DDNZ comes following a five year process
that club founder Matt Deighton has traversed on behalf of DDNZ since 2007.
Thanks to the many people in Germany who have assisted in the development of
DDNZ to date, in particular; Jan Schafberg and DDWV Geschäftsführen Wolf
Schmidt-Körby, Siegfried Desch, Otmar Klamp and Hans-Werner Monreal. Jan,
Siegfried and Otmar all travelled to Ireland to discuss the development of DDNZ
with Matt between 2009 and 2011.
Astor vom Mounthillary: From VDD Bremen to New Zealand via Ireland
Our first stud dog arrived in NZ on Good Friday direct from Dublin. Astor was bred for DDNZ with assistance
from VDD Bremen Breedwarden and v. d. Lönsbirke Breeder, Horst Wiegmann. In April 2011 Matt travelled
to Bremen for the VJP where Astor attained 70 points. With training advice from Ute Kloth, Astor’s HZP (176)
and physical exams were run in Ireland.
Thanks to judges Norbert Feuerbach, Jan
Schafberg, Ines and Andrea Heutger who
travelled from Germany to undertake this
special HZP! With a form/hair score of 10/10
and A-grade hip radiography, Astor is an
exciting addition to the DDNZ cooperative.
Please contact Matt or Martin if you would
like to meet Astor.
DDNZ resources online
A new online resource for DDNZ members has been set up this month using the shared
folder site. If you would like access or have anything to contribute please email
admin@drahthaar.org.nz
“Working together we can show just what’s possible from a motivated group of kiwis,
and greatly enhance our hunting experience now and for the future!”
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