J & K Ranch Kennels

 

                To begin with, when I tell someone that my dogs are line bred "Greif" dogs, I am referring to being able to trace most of the dog’s ancestors to "FC Greif Von Hundsheimerkogel".  Now old "Greif" died in 1958, so my dogs trace back to him through his notable progeny.  The following description of the history of the Greif line comes from two sources:  The New GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER by C. Bede Maxwell and a 1989 article in the GSP News by Dr. Jim McCue titled “A Genetic Basis for Breeding Better GSPs”, Part IV Strains & Prepotency.

 

                In her Fourth Edition of the New German Shorthaired Pointer, C. Bede Maxwell refers to the backyard breeding of local bitches to the import “Greif” that began this great line of dogs.  Although "Greif’s" owner was not interested in field trialing, Stan Head convinced him to campaign "Grief" in field trials at the age of eight!  Not only was "Greif" older than most of the competitors, a lot of them were his sons and daughters!  Dr. McCue mentions that "Grief" produced 4 Duals, 8 Show and 13 Field Champions from a few assorted local bitches in a limited number of breedings.  The foundation sires and dams that trace directly back to "Greif" reads like a who’s who in the GSP world.  The list includes the following:

 

Sons and Daughters	Grandsons and Granddaughters
FC Yunga V. Hundsheimerogl	AM/CAN DC Gretchen v. Greif
DC Oxton’s Bride’s Brunz v. Greif	DC Oxton’s Minado v. Brunz
FC Von Thalberg’s Fritz II	DC Zipper der Orrian
	NFC/FC Thalberg Seagraves Chayne
	NFC/FC Rip Traf v. Bess
	NAFC Onna v. Bes

                                                            

The above lists are very abbreviated, and I strongly recommend to everyone:  go find a copy of C. Bede Maxwell’s book!  Her book provides perhaps the best accumulation of the history and data on our dogs that I have been able to find anywhere.