Approved KlM-GNA Kennel since 2022.
The Versatile Hunting Dog
Believe it.
We believe in the German Dog and the German testing system (JGHV). Kleine Munsterlanders are true versatile dogs that live to hunt; waterfowl, upland birds, and fur. The breed is also known for their natural instincts to blood track, and Foxi vom Gusseisen has a nose to track blood, crippled birds, waterfowl, and fur. All of our KlMs will be trained and tested through the JGHV system. And we encourage all of our puppy buyers to also train in the JGHV testing sysem. For more information about KlM-GNA and JGHV visit https://klm-gna.org/ and https://www.jgv-usa.org/ and https://www.vdd-gna.org/
Our Passion.
We currently own and hunt with three versatile hunting dogs; One KlM (Foxi - 2019), one GWP (born 2012) and our youngest is a DD (2022). Our first munsterlander (Keta) passed away November 2022 at almost 15 years old. We are both avid big game and upland bird hunters. And we both hunt together and separately which means our dogs have lots of hunting time.
I grew up in a small town on the Mississippi River in Missouri and spent most of my spare time fishing, bird watching and generally mucking around in ponds collecting salamanders and frogs. Dave and I both started big game hunting and bird hunting in college and our first versatile hunting dog was a little German Wirehaired Pointer. It wasn’t until 2005 that I started researching other pointing breeds and found articles in Gun Dog Magazines about the Small Munsterlander. And by 2008, I was a first-time proud Small Munsterlander owner and became a member of SMCNA. I have been a member of KlM-GNA, the 17th Landesgruppe of the parent German Club, since 2013. When the two clubs (SMCNA and KlM-GNA) split in 2013, I followed KlM-GNA believing in the club’s mission. I am now a happy owner of a Kleine Munsterlander, Foxi vom Gusseisen.
For the past 25+ years I have worked as a fisheries biologist/regional fish supervisor for Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Pinedale, Wyoming.
Dave grew up around the Seattle area. He was an accomplished fly fisherman at a very young age. He spent much of his early days fishing and backpacking. Pretty much exactly what he does now, except hunting and versatile hunting dogs are a part of his life. Dave has been a fisheries research biologist with USGS for the past 25+ years.
We are active outdoors people that spend the summer training our dogs, hiking, backpacking, running, and fishing. During the fall/winter, we change our recreation to bird hunting, big game hunting, skate skiing, backcountry skiing and yes we both love to Ice Fish! Our dogs are a huge part of our household. OK, to be honest, they are our “kids” and have a wonderful life doing all the activities with us.
Additional Information
von den Windriver-Bergen Kennel are supporters and members of the Kleine Munsterlander-GNA, Verein Deutsch-Drahthaar-GNA, and JGHV.
We train our dogs with other members of KlM-GNA and VDD-GNA. Both groups have provided excellent support and a extremely friendly and supportive training environment, no matter what German Breed you bring to training days!
What is a Kleine Munsterlander?
Breeding of hunting dogs began in the 19th Century, with Kleine Münsterländer’s initial breeding starting during the same era. The Kleine Münsterländer Vorstehhunde were medium-sized, long-haired, intelligent, and worked tirelessly in the field, water and forest. As hunters, they were passionate tracking dogs and dependable retrievers. It took another 50 years until the breed had established and the breed club “Association for Kleine Münsterländer Vorstehhunde (Heidewachtel)” was founded in 1912, and a studbook was initiated. The KlM-GNA breeding club was established in 2013 and in 2014 it became the first “Landesgruppe of the Verband fur Keine Munsterlander” group outside Germany. The purpose of the breeding club and the breeding standards is to protect and enhance the genetics of this beloved versatile hunting breed. More information on the foundation of the KlM and KlM-GNA, view the KlM-GNA website https://klm-gna.org/
