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	<title>DEUTSCH DRAHTHAAR UK</title>
	<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk</link>
	<description>The home of the Deutsch Drahthaar in the UK</description>
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		<title>The First Dual UK/Dutch Titled Drahthaar</title>
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At the 31st Internayional Dog Show at Rotterdam on 30-31 August 2008, Sh Ch Pauline II V Bockenhagen at Kimmax became the first ever Deutsch Drahthaar / GWP to gain joint titles in both the UK and Holland.
Although incredibly successful in the Show ring in UK and Holland, Pauline is also the only titled UK [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/the-first-dual-ukdutch-titled-drahthaar</link>
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		<title>Coat colour abnormalities in Drahthaars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Severe colour abnormalities are incredibly rare in Drahthaars, yellow roan, tri-colour and predominantly white dogs are severely discouraged and prohibited from breeding in Germany. 
Many people wrongly criticise black and white dogs for having some dark brown discolouration on beards and eyebrows, and likewise liver dogs having light brown fringes on their beards.  This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/colour-abnormalities-in-drahthaars</link>
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		<title>74th Hegewald-Zuchtprufung is next week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it is amazing how quickly these things come around.  Seems like Timo arrived only a few months ago and now we are off to my 3rd Hegewald.

For anyone, who is going to watch the details are;
The main Assembly point is : Dithmarschenhalle, Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein (North West Germany, almost Denmark!).
The nearest convenient airport is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/74th-hegewald-zuchtprufung-is-next-week</link>
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		<title>New Design for Drahthaar.co.uk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies to our readers, I have been so busy with our main &#8216;Kimmax&#8217; web site project (www.kimmax.co.uk) and work (well I have to earn a living to feed all those dogs) that I have been neglecting the Drahthaar site.  
I have been changing the design to use the platform I have developed for our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/new-design-for-drahthaarcouk-coming</link>
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		<title>New Docking Law takes effect in England</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All puppies born in England from today onwards will not be permitted to be docked unless they are one of the breeds that has a working exemption.   Even then the rules in assessing whether the dog&#8217;s owner can prove a puppy will be worked are still being worked out.
A similar ban exists already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/new-docking-law-takes-effect-today-in-england</link>
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		<title>Drahthaar gets placed in Group at Crufts 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the pundits were not far wrong - we predicted on this site this morning, that Ch Freddy Vom Kapellenhof at Bareve (imp Deu), known as &#8216;Freddy&#8217; would win Best of Breed in German Wirehaired Pointers and win the Gundog group.
Well he won the best dog, beating the 2004 Crufts Best of Breed, Ch Kimmax [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/drahthaar-gets-placed-in-group-at-crufts-2007</link>
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		<title>German imported Drahthaars dominate at Crufts 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The judging of German Wirehaired Pointers (Drahthaars) has finished and although the overall winner this year was much as expected, imported Drahthaars dominated the top places this year demonstrating the quality of the breed in Germany.
Under judge, Mike Blay and final results were:
Best Dog and Best of Breed
Ch Freddy Vom Kapellenhof at Bareve (imp Deu)
Reserve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/german-imported-drahthaars-dominate-at-crufts2007</link>
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		<title>Drahthaar to win Crufts Gundog Group today ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well everyone in German Wirehaired Pointers think it will happen, rumours have been rife for weeks that the hype around Ch Freddy Vom Kapellenhof at Bareve will not only gain him the Best of Breed, but he is a forgone conclusion for the Gundog Group at Crufts.
Certainly, he has had a good run in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/drahthaar-to-win-crufts-gundog-group-today</link>
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		<title>Drahthaars in Action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a short video of two Drahthaars in training to work together. Kasey (a German Wirehaired Pointer but son of Mirko, a true Drahthaar) has gone ahead and on point on a pheasant in the bracken. Pauline ( a young Drahthaar) is being encouraged by me to close in gradually.
Both dogs are then sent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/drahthaars-in-action</link>
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		<title>Deutsch Drahthaar or German Wirehaired Pointer ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people have asked for clarification of what the difference is between a Deutsch Drahthaar and a German Wirehaired Pointer in the UK.  Some people believe they are the same thing, but the Verein Deutsch Drahthaar (VDD). the German Breed Club that controls the breed worldwide disagree, there is a simple guideline;

An [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drahthaar.co.uk/articles/deutsch-drahthaar-or-german-wirehaired-pointer</link>
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