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  • Home
  • NEW/RENEW MEMBERSHIP
    • 2024 MEMBER APPLICATION FORM
  • AWPGA MEMBER INFO (PAID Members Only)
    • CURRENT GRIFFONNIER
    • BOARD SCHEDULE & MINUTES
    • 2023 Member Directory
    • 2023 New Members
    • GRIFFONNIER ARCHIVE
  • 2023 NATIONAL SPECIALTY
    • 2023 NAT'L SPECIALTY SCHEDULE
  • GRIFFONNIER AD SPECIAL
  • CALENDAR
  • THE AWPGA CLUB
    • CLUB FLYER
    • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Foundation
    • Constitution & By-Laws
    • Code of Ethics
    • Acceptance and Use Policy
    • Copyright Policy
  • THE GRIFFON (WPG)
    • History
    • Timeline
    • FAQ
  • BREED & WORKING STANDARDS
  • HEALTH OF THE WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON
    • JUDGE'S EDUCATION
    • Health & Genetics
    • Health & Pedigree Database
    • Longevity Survey
    • CHIC
    • K Locus
  • CARING FOR THE GRIFFON
    • Your New Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
    • Raising Your Puppy
    • Grooming
    • Grooming Out The Puppy Coat
  • PERFORMANCE...
    • In Agility
    • In Conformation
    • In the Field
    • In Obedience
    • In Tracking
  • KORTHALS SERIES
    • FIELD COMPETITIONS
    • WINNERS
  • AWARDS PROGRAM
    • RULES AND FORMS
    • AWARD RECIPIENTS >
      • VERSATILE GRIFFON
      • VERSATILE GRIFFON EXCELLENT
      • KORTHALS VISION AWARD
      • SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR
      • SHOW DOG HALL OF FAME
      • FIELD DOG
      • FIELD DOG OF THE YEAR
      • CAPITAINE FRACASSE CHALLENGE TROPHY
      • FIELD DOG HALL OF FAME
      • AGILITY DOG OF THE YEAR
      • AGILITY HALL OF FAME
      • NOVICE OBEDIENCE DOG OF THE YEAR
      • OPEN OBEDIENCE DOG OF THE YEAR
      • UTILITY OBEDIENCE DOG OF THE YEAR
      • OBEDIENCE DOG OF THE YEAR
      • AKC NATIONAL OWNER-HANDLED SERIES RECOGNITION AWARD
  • AWPGA JUNIORS
  • GETTING A GRIFFON
    • Things To Consider...
    • RESCUE INFO
    • AWPGA Breeder List
    • A Beginner's Guide to... >
      • Dog Shows
      • NAVHDA
      • NAVHDA/AIMS Test Rules
      • AKC SPORTS
  • AWPGA Rescue
  • GUIDELINES & APPLICATIONS
  • AKC Delegate Reports & OTHER INFO
  • Nat'l Specialty History & Archive
    • National Specialty History
    • 2022 Nat'l
    • 2021 Nat'l
    • 2019 Nat'l
    • 2018 Nat'l
  • PAST EVENTS
  • CONTACT US
AWPGA

Information about the AWPGA

Here, you’ll find information about who does what, why we do what we do,
​how we do it, and how you can help!
While the AWPGA emphasis is still very much on hunting and field work, the club has embraced the description of the Griffon as a “Versatile Hunting Dog.” Not only a field dog who hunts game, but also is effective in hunt tests, and performance events like tracking, obedience, and agility. Many Griffon owners and breeders participate in conformation events as well. Because of the AWPGA’s AKC affiliation, reliable pedigree information on the breed is readily available.

The AWPGA promotes first class breeding practices by publishing and keeping track of results of OFA hip exams, hunt tests, show titles, obedience and agility successes. AWPGA maintains active committees for field events, breed rescue, judges’ education, breeder referral, and publishes a quarterly magazine titled the Griffonnier. The AWPGA conducts an annual National Specialty, the location of which alternates around the club’s three regions, and draws dogs from across the country. In the United States, largely due to the efforts of the AWPGA, many Wirehaired Pointing Griffons have demonstrated their competitive merit by earning obedience, agility, field, hunt, and show titles, including NAVHDA Versatile Champion, National Shoot to Retrieve Association Champion, AKC Master Hunter, and AKC Best in Show.


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