Shadow with her litter

Pretty New SM

Tom McDonald, President of the Breed Council for the SMCNA	Pete Eising, International Officer and KIM International representative for the SMCNA	Jim Julson

Pheasant hunting at the Julson's

The encompassing philosophy which guide our breeding program is the enhancement of the Small Munsterlander Pointer Breed. By combining existing USA Small Munsterlander lines and European Foundation lines we can strengthen the gene pool as a whole while producing progeny second to none.

The Small Munsterlander Pointers bred and raised in the USA, although a relatively new addition to this country’s versatile dog lineup, are truly top notch hunting and companion dogs. However, due to the breed’s low population in the USA the ability to crossbreed and enhance the breed’s attributes is very limited.

Our goal is to expand the Small Munsterlander gene pool within the USA through a multi-pronged approach of importing, from Continental Europe, proven stud dogs, bringing in puppies from proven lineage, and using artificial insemination with semen from proven sires. The Small Munsterlander originated in Europe and has been bred and tested there, with the purpose of refining the breed, for decades. The number of dogs in their breeding program and the data base of records available on each line and dog is immense.

We are working with Tom McDonald, who imported his first SM in 1971 and has been a member of the German Small Munsterlander Club for decades. Tom is constantly studying the German Club’s breeding results and has made several trips to Germany to observe their dogs and develop personal relationships with their breeders. Pete Eising has been instrumental in coordinating semen collection and the transportation of puppies from Germany to the USA. We are excited and privileged to have Tom’s and Pete's valued input and assistance into our breeding program.