Members Annual Awards Banquet January 18, 2017 – Elmer’s Delta Park 7:00 p.m.  

GSPCO UBER AWARD Guidelines for the GSPCO UBER Achievement Award History The GSP was developed in Germany in the late 1800’s to be an all-purpose dog. It was the original intent of the breeders to develop a breed of dog with inbred instinct for multiple tasks, thus requiring little time to “force train”. The GSP was bred to point, retrieve, trail wounded game, hunt both large […]

The German Shorthaired Pointer is a versatile hunter, an all-purpose gun dog capable of high performance in field and water. The judgement of Shorthairs in the show ring reflects this basic characteristic. The overall picture which is created in the observer’s eye is that of an aristocratic, well balanced, symmetrical animal with conformation indicating power, endurance and agility and a look of intelligence and animation. The […]

Members of the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Oregon (GSPCO) have many diverse activities in which to participate all for the love of the dogs. For hunting enthusiasts: Field Trials – The GSPCO holds a Spring and a Fall Field Trial each year at Boyce Corral in Madras, OR. Walking Field Trial: A Walking Field Trial is held every year at Sauvie Island, OR. Hunt Tests: […]

HISTORY OF THE HUBERTUS HANNOVER TROPHY The Hubertus Hannover Trophy was presented to the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Oregon by Kurt and Greta Biester.  Kurt Biester is a GSP judge and member of the Hubertus Hannover Chapter of the Klub Deutsch Kurzhaar.  The award was left in Barbara and Denny Smith’s care during the Beister’s visit to the May 1988 National Specialty Show. There were […]

The German Shorthaired Pointer was developed in Germany in the late 1800’s to be an all-purpose dog. It was the original intent of the breeders to develop a breed of dog with inbred instinct for multiple tasks, thus requiring little time to “force train”. The GSP was bred to point, retrieve, trail wounded game, hunt both large and small game, furred and feathered and to work […]