Breed profile · German Wirehaired Pointer specialty history

German Wirehaired Pointer specialty history

The full record of the German Wirehaired Pointer’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2026

National specialty

The 2026 GWPCA National Specialty — Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Sandhills Global Event Center, 4100 N 84th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska (event 2026009807), held indoors with the Cornhusker Kennel Club of Lincoln, Nebraska. The National Specialty regular and non-regular classes, junior showmanship, and the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy competition were judged by Harry (Butch) H Schulman; Guy Fisher judged the national sweepstakes and veteran sweepstakes, Diana DeOnofrio-Fisher the futurity and maturity, and Hadley George the Pee Wee. Entries closed at noon on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Show Chair: Joan Payton. Superintendent: Onofrio Dog Shows.

The national week opened with a welcome night and the 2025 GWPCA awards on Thursday, October 1, at the host hotel, the Country Inn and Suites Lincoln North, and the annual meeting and dinner followed the specialty on Friday evening. The regional specialty ran Saturday, October 3, and the All Star GWP Invitational ran Saturday afternoon. The National Field Trial and hunt tests ran Monday–Friday, October 5–9, at the Branched Oaks Recreation Area in Raymond, Nebraska.

Results (2026 national). Best of Breed and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026 and will be added here when they are.

Regional specialties

The 2026 regional specialty ran with the national: Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, concurrent with the Cornhusker Kennel Club of Lincoln all-breed shows, judged by Nancy E Talbott and limited to 100 entries. Other 2026 regional specialties had not been verified from club or AKC sources as of November 7, 2026.

2025

National specialty

The 2025 GWPCA National Specialty — Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, Oregon. Best of Breed was GCHG Wirewick Afterhours Feels Like A Regret (Greta), handled by Alexis Chism. The conformation entry was 40 (19 dogs, 21 bitches), judged by L M Riedel, and Kaylee Wagoner was Best Junior Handler. Entries closed Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Event Chair: Laura Myles. Superintendent: BaRay Event Services, Inc.

The national week ran Thursday, October 2 – Sunday, October 5, 2025: the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy competition on Thursday, the regional specialty on Saturday, October 4, judged by J Richardson with 32 entries, and the Seattle-Tacoma German Wirehaired Pointer Club specialty on Sunday, October 5.

Results (2025 national). Best of Breed was GCHG Wirewick Afterhours Feels Like A Regret (Greta). Best of Opposite Sex and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2025.

2024

National specialty

The 2024 GWPCA National Specialty — national week Thursday, October 10 – Monday, October 14, 2024, at the Barry County Fairgrounds, Hastings, Michigan. The National Specialty Show ran Thursday–Friday, October 10–11 (event 2024009801), with Best of Breed and the National Owner-Handled Series judged on Friday, October 11. Best of Breed was MBIS MBISS GCHG RnR Impact N Heywire Walk On The Wilde Side (Swagger), handled by Kelley Shupp. Entries closed at noon on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Event Chair: Kay Braddock. Show Secretary: Rachal Sager.

The week also ran the futurity and maturity, judged by Gwen Meyer, the owner-handler sweepstakes and 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy, judged by Gina Pupillo McCain, and obedience and rally, judged by Helen Szostak. The regional specialty ran Saturday, October 12, judged by David R Miller with 48 entries; the Fort Detroit German Wirehaired Pointer Club specialty ran Sunday, October 13; and the National Field Trial and two hunt tests ran Monday, October 14, at the Ionia Field Trial Grounds in Ionia, Michigan.

Results (2024 national). Best of Breed was MBIS MBISS GCHG RnR Impact N Heywire Walk On The Wilde Side (Swagger). The national conformation judge, the entry count, Best of Opposite Sex, and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2024.