Oakridge German Shorthaired Pointers
  • History
  • My dogs
    • Ch Oakridge Obsidian CCD NRA
    • Ch Oakridge Waldemar ORA CD QC (IID DEU)
    • Ch Oakridge Windsong CCD (IID DEU)
    • Ch Oakridge Africa
    • Oakridge Calypso (AI)
    • Oakridge Destiny
    • Ch Oakridge Django
    • Oakridge Fields of Gold
    • Nora Anjules D1 S1 VGP1 BTR CAC (Imp DEU)
    • Ch Ulana Adin Dom NRD NRA (Imp SVN)
    • AUST CH Multi Junior Ch Atlas Adin Dom (SVN) D1
  • Dogs I have bred
    • A litter >
      • Dual Ch (R) Oakridge Argonaut CDX >
        • Jason's progeny
      • Dual Ch (F) Oakridge Allesandra ET
      • Oakridge All Fired Up NRD
    • B litter >
      • Oakridge Barocco
      • Ch Oakridge Bolero
      • Ch Oakridge Britanias Realm ET >
        • Bridget's progeny
    • C litter >
      • Oakridge Chivas Regal
    • D litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Destinaire NRD
      • Retrieving Champion Oakridge Dreamweaver CDX
    • E litter
    • F litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Fernando AARD
      • Dual Ch (O) Oakridge Flaming Swords
      • Tracking Champion Oakridge Fire in the Sky
      • Ch Oakridge Five Magics CD QC >
        • Tosca's progeny
      • Ch Oakridge Fiesta CDX
    • G litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Going T Xtremes RRD >
        • Kato's progeny
    • H litter >
      • Oakridge Highly Blessed RRD CD
    • I litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Ice Breaker RRD CD (AI)
      • Ch Oakridge Intercooled CCD (AI)
      • Ch Oakridge Icecapade (AI) >
        • Rosy's progeny
    • J litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Jeweling Banjos
    • K litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Killarney
      • Ch Oakridge Kleopatra >
        • Kleo's progeny
      • Oakridge Kaleidoscope
    • L litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Lyric CDX
      • Oakridge Lochinvar NRD ORA
      • Oakridge Limelight CD JDX ADX GDX RN
      • Oakridge Lagerfeld UD
      • Oakridge Legend QC
      • Oakridge Lionheart
    • M litter >
      • Oakridge Many Rivers
    • N litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Nusakan NRD ORA CCD
    • O litter >
      • Oakridge Obsidian NRA CCD
      • Oakridge Opalesque
    • P litter >
      • Oakridge Panache CCD ORA >
        • Sascha's progeny >
          • Oakridge Spindrift
          • Oakridge Sirocco NRA
          • Ch Oakridge Panache NRD CCD ORA
      • Oakridge Pieces of Eight RN
    • Q litter >
      • Oakridge Quasar
      • Oakridge Quadroneur CCD
      • Ch Oakridge Quahira
      • Oakridge Quills
    • R Litter >
      • Oakridge Regatta RA CCD
    • S Litter >
      • Oakridge Sirocco NRA NRD
      • Oakridge Spindrift
    • T Litter >
      • Ch Oakridge Tanagra
    • U Litter >
      • CH Oakridge Ungaro
      • Oakridge Usher CDX
    • V Litter >
      • CH Oakridge Valotte CDX
      • Oakridge Velocity
    • W Litter >
      • Oakridge Walkure RRD (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Willow (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Wimoweh (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Winona (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Witzig RN SWA (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Woodstock (IID DEU)
      • Oakridge Wunderkind (IID DEU)
    • X Litter
    • Y Litter
    • Z Litter
    • A2 LITTER
    • B2 LITTER
    • C2 LITTER
    • D2 LITTER
  • Stud Dogs
  • Puppies
  • News
    • News Blog
  • Empty Collars/Retired
    • Dual Ch (R) Oakridge Argonaut CDX >
      • Jason's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Destinaire NRD >
      • Rapunzel's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Fernando AARD >
      • Magnum's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Ice Breaker RRD CD (AI) >
      • Breaker's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Intercooled CCD (AI) >
      • Diesel's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Lyric CDX >
      • Nikki's progeny
    • Ch Oakridge Nusakan NRD ORA CCD
    • Ch Heiderst Fire N Ice RRD CDX >
      • Spice's progeny
    • Heiderst Magda UD QC ET
    • Ch Heiderst Firedancer ET >
      • Danni's progeny
    • Birkenwald Bacara RRD CD ORA (Imp UK) >
      • Zella's progeny
    • AUST CH Itsgottabe Never Say Never (Imp NZ) RN
  • Benchmarks
    • Breed Standard
    • Training & Activities
  • Contact
  • Links
  • At home

A little history ...

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My involvement in GSPs began in 1985 with the purchase of Abby, my first ever dog (any breed).   She was no oil painting, but she had a wonderful friendly and tolerant (of my fumbling attempts at training her) temperament.  Together we learned all about both Obedience & Retrievng trials.
Four years later along came Spice, who was later to become the foundation for my future breeding plans.  I remember being very particular, right back in those early days, about choosing a pup with a good, robust temperament.  It paid off, as quite by accident  I'd also managed to choose a puppy from a litter sired by a young dog who himself was not worked, but had proven working dogs behind him, and who also  went on to produce quite a number of very good working dogs himself. 
Spice was a beautifully soft mouthed hunting machine, and I have tried my very best to retain those qualities in the dogs that I have bred,  right from my very first litter in 1994. 
Along the way, I have introduced a number of other well-tested bloodlines from around the world to complement my quest for all-round versatile and trainable hunting dogs.
I searched Australia-wide to find a sire for my first litter, and came up with a dog who was not only shown and worked successfully, but also had a pedigree full of  equally well trialled and tested dogs.
I believe that this paid off, as from a litter of only 5 puppies, 4 of  them were successfully worked throughout their lives, and the other certainly had the ability to (I'd tested and trained him as a pup). 
Three of these pups obtained working titles, and indeed two  of  them became Dual Champions - one of these being my soul-mate, Jason,  known officially as Dual Ch (R) Oakridge Argonaut CDX (pictured).
This dog had the most generous heart, and despite having an absolutely full-on approach to life, was the most biddable dog you could wish for.  A retrieve-a-holic, he too had a beautifully soft mouth.  He excelled in the show ring (All Breeds Best in Show & multiple Best in Group winner), in the Obedience Trial ring,  as a working dog, and part-time SES Search & Rescue dog. 
In my minds eye, I have a picture of my perfect versatile GSP, and in each litter that I have produced since that first one, I have attempted to produce balanced and capable working German Shorthaired Pointers.       



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