German Longhaired Pointer Dog Names

The German Longhaired Pointer is a breed that can be difficult to find despite them being an excellent hunting dog. Finding a German Longhaired Pointer that has made their way into the news can be challenging, however, in the dog world Elli, Oilleli von der Schmiede, made headlines for being the youngest German Longhaired Pointer to pass the VGP in North America. Elli’s son did surpass her and passed the VGP at 18 months old. VGP is a test that has been established to evaluate the finished versatile hunting dog. A dog that passes this test is able to handle any hunting situation and any type of game. At 11 months old, Elli passed the HZP Suchensieger test. The HZP Suchensieger is a test that evaluates a dog’s advanced natural abilities. Elli also has several DL-GNA HZP Challenge Awards and in 2011 earned a breed certification award. Elli was only the second German Longhaired Pointer to earn the VGP and NAVHDA UT and she did this before she turned two years old. The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) Utility Test (UT) is a three-part test that tests a dog’s ability to hunt in all types of game in any situation.

Then there is VC Bianca vom Coraschatten, or Bianca for short. Bianca was the first German Longhaired Pointer in North American to complete the Totverwiessen at a VGP trial. She is also the highest scoring German Longhaired Pointer in a VGP trial in North America earning 324 points. Bianca was the first German Longhaired Pointer to earn a VGP Prize I and a NAVHDA Versatile Championship title and she was the second youngest dog in all breeds to earn the NAVHDA UT Prize I. Bianca is also the only German Longhaired Pointer to pass the NAVHDA Invitational, one of the hardest hunting tests that a dog has to go through. The North-Central Wisconsin NAVHDA Chapter awarded Bianca the Dog of the Year Award in 2013.

Both Elli and Bianca are owned and trained by Scott and Cortney Schaefer of Wood River, Nebraska. Together, Scott and Corney found a love for this breed when they began searching for a talented, versatile hunting dog. Their first German Longhaired Pointer was Kaylee and they were hooked on how easy she was to train. Kaylee was a calm dog at home, but had an intense hunting drive in the field. The Schaefers named their kennel, Coraschatten, after their beloved Kaylee whose registered name is Cora vom Illertal. The word schatten means shadow in German and the kennel name literally means Cora shadow.