Who we are and what we do
Jagdgebrauchshund Verein = "Hunting Dog Club" in German.
The JGHV (Jagdgebrauchshund Verband) is the umbrella
organization of hunting-dog clubs in Germany including breed clubs, e.g.
Verein Deutsch Drahthaar and Weimaraner Klub, as well as independent
training and testing clubs.
- Remember: JGV is the U.S. club
- JGHV is the German umbrella association
(Editor's Note: Germans have long words, but they find them as
unwieldy as the non-German speakers do so the Germans usually shorten
long expressions or reduce them to letters).
JGV-USA was conceived in1993 as a full member organization (No.
1103) of the German JGHV. The JGHV is the umbrella association of
hunting dog clubs in Germany and has been largely responsible for the
immense success of the German performance-based breeding system by
providing standardized tests for all versatile hunting dogs.
JGHV testing standards have bound breeding organizations for nearly
100 years, including those organizations represented in North America,
i.e. VDD/GNA and NADKC. By evaluating the breeding quality of dogs
through examination of their performance record and that of their
offspring, German breeders consistently produce dogs most suitable for
the modern foot hunter. These dogs exhibit a high degree of cooperation
and trainability coupled with the ability to handle any game their
master desires to hunt.
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Wolf Schmid-Körby of the JGHV in Germany, and his wife, Uta
Körby, gave seminars in Union, MO, and East Windsor, NJ as
part of the program to standardize North American testing
with that in Germany. |
Similar to regional training and testing clubs in Germany, JGV-USA is
organized to support all versatile hunting dogs bred under an FCI (Federation
Cynologique Internationale) approved breeding program or registry.
This includes most of Europe, including Germany and Austria. American
Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club are not members of the FCI,
AKC-registered dogs must also be registered with an FCI-approved breed
registry.
Whereas tests organized by breed clubs may restrict entries of other
breeds, all versatile hunting dogs are equally welcome at JGV-USA
tests.
JGV-USA is the representative of the JGHV in North America not
concerned with a single breed and we administer all tests of the JGHV
just as in Germany (VJP, HZP, VGP, BTR, VBR, and HN). Our test results
are reported immediately to Germany for inclusion in the JGHV permanent
database and they are published in the German national hunting dog
magazine (Der Jagdgebrauchshund) and in the annual publication of
the JGHV's central registry, the Stammbuch. We receive immediate
notification and updates on test regulations from the JGHV and JGV-USA
is entitled to (and does) send a representative to the annual JGHV
convention.
In the US, JGV-USA sees its primary role in the promotion of
versatile hunting dogs for ethical hunting in field and and over water.
Our philosophy is grounded in the love and need for a reliable,
versatile gun dog, and in the desire to improve our hunting dog's
performance, regardless of breed, hunting style or kennel name. JGV-USA
has no puppies to sell or ideologies to promote. Our only desire is to
see reliable and versatile gun dogs in the hands of all dedicated
sportsmen and sportswomen.
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