2004 National Specialty Show

The GSP National Specialty Show will be held in conjunction with the Manitoba Canine Association shows and trials in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 7th, 2004

The specialty will start at 9:30 a.m. in Ring 6 with the sweepstakes!

Please visit the MCA website to print off a judging schedule

Everyone is invited to enter the GSP photo contest. Anyone with pictures of GSP's can enter... even if you aren't planning on attending the GSP National Specailty. Exhibitors at the MCA show will do the judging.Click the link below to find out more!

Photo contest details/entry form

Events planned for the Specialty weekend (download)

Catalogue Submissions

We are now accepting submissions for the National Specialty Catalogue.

The catalogue will have the GSPCC entries, judge biographies and the usual other inclusions along with:

In Memoriam pages (free listing!)- an entire page will be dedicated to friends who have passed over the bridge. There will be room for a picture as well as a written tribute. Click the "In Memoriam" link to download the submission form.

Kennel Advertisement pages ($10/kennel) - an entire page will be reserved for your kennel with room for a picture of your choice and a written description of your kennel. Click the "Kennel Advertisement" link to download the submission form.

Blue Ribbon Brag pages ($10/dog) - an entire page will be reserved for the dog/s that we are really proud of. Submissions in this section can be of any type - big show wins, agility & obedience successes or just a page to say how happy you are to have a particular GSP in your life! Click the "Blue Ribbon Brag" link to download the submission form.

"In Memoriam" Catalogue Submission Form

"Kennel Advertisement" Catalogue Submission Form

"Blue Ribbon Brag" Catalogue Submission Form

Things to watch for in the coming weeks:

National Specialty commemorative shirts will be available for purchase with our new GSP specialty logo embroidered on it.The shirts will be available in two colours (jade green or stone blue) in a variety of colours. The price will be around $15.00.

Authentic German buffet banquet to be held in the hospitality tent on Saturday night. Tickets will be available for purchase at the show for $20.00 a person. The meal will include "GSPCC wine - complete with logo labels.- made in Alberta, especially for the GSPCC

Exhibitor bags (for those of us from out of town) can be picked up in advance beginning on Thursday afternoon.... you'll be able to find us at the hospitality tent..... we're the ones with the spotted dogs!! The bags will contain loads of information on Winnipeg, along with plenty of things to do while in Manitoba's capital city.

National Specialty Catalogues will be available for pick up on Saturday morning... just before the specialty begins.

There will be a very nice panel of judges for the specialty and the rest of the shows. MCA is a chance at 5 sets of points in 4 days, so that is a real draw for our American friends, as well as those people from out of province.

The judging panel has been approved:

GSPCC National Specialty Show judge

Esther Joseph, Australia

Sweepstakes judge

Michelle Czebotarenku, Winnipeg

Obedience judge

Shirley Hubenig

Booster judge (conformation)

Tom Alexander

Booster judge (obedience)

Bruce Fraser

Click here for the trophy donations flyer. You can pick the class that you might like to sponsor.

The specialty will be held on Saturday, August 7th, 2004. The show will be outdoors and everyone can have their own day tent set up at ringside... very nice for a long day of watching GSP's strut their stuff!

There will be a lunch provided at the specialty, as well as raffles and photo contest judging. The "World Famous Fish Tank Table of Chance" will be set up in the hospitality tent along with the photo contest entries. Prizes will also be displayed.

An evening banquet (Autentic German buffet... to go with the German dogs....) will complete the day where the ring markers and other associated GSP items will be auctioned/raffled off. We will also announce the winner of our photo contest at that time.

Hope to see you there!

Check out the National Specialty logo

Design by: CPRSS Commercial Art

National Specialty prizes (no picture....secret!!)

Just to let you know.... we've commmissioned a local artisan, Shirley Lloyd Davies to design a "German Shorthaired Pointer series" for us to use as prizes for the national.

Shirley's work can be seen all over North America, and she is now starting to market some of her works in Europe. There will be a complete biography on her and her work in the national specialty catalog.

Shirley and her husband, Kelly, work in wood and metal (sculptures and other artworks). Their retail store "Dundee Designs" is located in Alexander, Manitoba.