The Delmarva Chapter was formed to promote and improve the training and use of the versatile hunting dog breeds owned by individuals living on the Delmarva Peninsula. Our chapter is dedicated to improving all the versatile breeds through training, testing, and breeding only quality dogs.
The Delmarva Chapter holds formal monthly training clinics through out the year. Attending these sessions are members which range in experience from novice handlers to very experienced trainers. By working together, through demonstrations and questions and answers all levels of trainers improve their skills and dogs are worked through any problems which occur. The chapter operates under the premise that we will help you learn to train your dog, but only if you help us train our dog. With this cooperation everyone benefits and all the members eventually end up with a dog they are proud to own and hunt with.
These are the breeds that are in our club currently with brief descriptions of each
Brittany
A compact, closely knit dog of medium size, a leggy dog having the
appearance, as well as the agility, of a great ground coverer. Strong, vigorous,
energetic and quick of movement. Ruggedness, without clumsiness, is a
characteristic of the breed. He can be tailless or has a tail docked to
approximately four inches.
English
Setter
An elegant, substantial and symmetrical gun dog suggesting the ideal
blend of strength, stamina, grace, and style. Flat-coated with feathering of
good length. Gaiting freely and smoothly with long forward reach, strong rear
drive and firm topline. Males decidedly masculine without coarseness. Females
decidedly feminine without over-refinement. Overall appearance, balance, gait,
and purpose to be given more emphasis than any component part.
German
Shorthaired Pointer
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 dog is neither unduly small nor
conspicuously large.
German
Wirehaired Pointer
The German Wirehaired Pointer is a well muscled, medium sized dog of
distinctive appearance. Balanced in size and sturdily built, the breed's most
distinguishing characteristics are its weather resistant, wire-like coat and its
facial furnishings. Typically Pointer in character and style, the German
Wirehaired Pointer is an intelligent, energetic and determined hunter.
Irish
Setter
The Irish Setter is an active, aristocratic bird dog, rich red in color,
substantial yet elegant in build. Standing over two feet tall at the shoulder,
the dog has a straight, fine, glossy coat, longer on ears, chest, tail and back
of legs. Afield, the Irish Setter is a swift-moving hunter; at home, a sweet
natured, trainable companion. At their best, the lines of the Irish Setter so
satisfy in overall balance that artists have termed it the most beautiful of all
dogs.
Pointer
Breed
The Pointer is bred primarily for sport afield; he should unmistakably
look and act the part. The ideal specimen gives the immediate impression of
compact power and agile grace; the head noble, proudly carried; the expression
intelligent and alert; the muscular body bespeaking both staying power and dash.
Here is an animal whose every movement shows him to be a wide-awake,
hard-driving hunting dog possessing stamina, courage, and the desire to go.
Spinone
Italiano
Muscular dog with powerful bone. Vigorous and robust, his purpose as
hardworking gun dog is evident. Naturally sociable, the docile and patient
Spinone is resistant to fatigue and is an experienced hunter on any terrain. His
hard textured coat is weather resistant. His wiry, dense coat and thick skin
enable the Spinone to negotiate underbrush and endure cold water that would
severely punish any dog not so naturally armored.
Vizsla
Robust but rather lightly built; the coat is an attractive
solid golden rust. This is a dog of power and drive in the field yet a tractable
and affectionate companion in the home. It is strongly emphasized that field
conditioned coats, as well as brawny or sinewy muscular condition and honorable
scars indicating a working and hunting dog are never to be penalized in this
dog. The qualities that make a "dual dog" are always to be appreciated, not
deprecated.
Weimaraner
A medium-sized gray dog, with fine aristocratic features. He should
present a picture of grace, speed, stamina, alertness and balance. Above all,
the dog's conformation must indicate the ability to work with great speed and
endurance in the field.
Wirehaired
Pointing Griffon
Medium sized, with a noble, square-shaped head, strong of limb, bred to
cover all terrain encountered by the walking hunter. Movement showing an easy
catlike gracefulness. Excels equally as a pointer in the field, or a retriever
in the water. Coat is hard and coarse, never curly or woolly, with a thick
undercoat of fine hair, giving an unkempt appearance. His easy trainability,
devotion to family, and friendly temperament endear him to all. The nickname of
"supreme gundog" is well earned.