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26/10/2026

🐾 Health Testing: Investing in the Future of Our GSPs

Whether in the field, in the ring, in dog sports, or as an active pet, we all want our German Shorthaired Pointers to enjoy healthy, active lives. Health testing is one way we help protect that future.

🔎 What is OFA?
OFA stands for the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals. It maintains health screening programs and a searchable database where breeders and owners can share and verify results.

💙 Why does health testing matter?
A dog can look healthy and still have an inherited condition or carry a disease-causing genetic variant. Screening helps breeders make informed breeding decisions, helps puppy buyers evaluate documented results, and provides valuable information for breed health research. Testing cannot guarantee a puppy will never develop a health problem, but it helps reduce preventable risks.

📋 What testing is required for a GSP?
The GSPCA’s breed-specific protocol includes:

• Hips: OFA evaluation at 24 months or older, or PennHIP evaluation.
• Elbows: OFA evaluation at 24 months or older.
• Heart: Examination by a board-certified veterinary cardiologist at 24 months or older, using auscultation (listening to the heart) or echocardiography (heart ultrasound).
• Eyes: Examination by a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, repeated annually until age 6, with results registered with OFA.
• Cone degeneration: DNA testing for this inherited vision disorder, with results registered with OFA. Clear-by-parentage status is accepted for only one generation from two tested-clear parents.

The GSPCA also lists autoimmune thyroiditis screening and von Willebrand disease Type 2 DNA testing as optional tests.

✅ What does a CHIC number mean?
CHIC stands for Canine Health Information Center. A CHIC number confirms that the required screenings were completed and the results made public. It does not mean every result was normal—always review the individual results!

🧬 Is a DNA panel enough?
No. DNA testing is an important piece of the picture, but it does not replace hip and elbow evaluations or specialist heart and eye examinations.

Considering a puppy?
Look up both parents at OFA.org and review their actual results, including examination dates. A breeder that does not health test their breeding stock results in a risk with every litter they produce. A dog may appear healthy at first glance, but that does not give nearly enough insight on the conditions or disorders a dog may develop as it ages, and then unknowingly pass down to its offspring.

Considering breeding your GSP?
Please complete the necessary OFA health tests to ensure your dogs are contributing positively to our breed’s gene pool. 🦴🩻🫀👁️

24/10/2026

Wynnie! So grateful to be blessed with another amazing mama dog! Love these babies everyday.
All puppies spoken for at this time.

Our puppies turning two weeks old, and we celebrated with a very special visit from Wynnie’s family, Kristy and Pete.T...
19/10/2026

Our puppies turning two weeks old, and we celebrated with a very special visit from Wynnie’s family, Kristy and Pete.

The puppies are growing, changing, and getting more adorable by the day, the changes will be even greater in the next week. Stay tuned as they become more like real puppies and less like little dumplings.😊

Thank you, Kristy and Pete, for the visit, the puppy snuggles, and especially for being part of this adventure sharing sweet Wynnie with us.

Yesterday was Coop and pheasants, today it’s Turtle and ducks! Love our dogs versatility, just the way it is supposed t...
18/10/2026

Yesterday was Coop and pheasants, today it’s Turtle and ducks! Love our dogs versatility, just the way it is supposed to be.

Cooper! Champion in the show ring and a rockstar in the field, just the way we like it.😊. Cooper is owned and adored b...
17/10/2026

Cooper! Champion in the show ring and a rockstar in the field, just the way we like it.😊. Cooper is owned and adored by Thierry and Karen Croizer

17/10/2026

The Puppy You Love Was Someone’s Years of Planning.

When you hold an eight-week-old puppy in your arms, you’re looking at the beginning of a story.

But for the breeder who brought that puppy into the world, that story may have started years—even generations—before.

Long before there was a litter, there were pedigrees studied, health screenings completed, dogs evaluated, and decisions made.

There were countless hours spent learning about temperament, structure, movement, soundness, and the characteristics that make a breed what it is.

There were dogs who shaped a breeding program but never produced a litter. Plans that changed. Pairings that never happened. Difficult decisions made because doing what is right for a breed sometimes means choosing not to breed at all.

That’s a side of responsible breeding the general public rarely gets to see.

And it’s one of the reasons Bred With Purpose exists.

A preservation breeder isn’t simply trying to produce puppies.

They’re working to carry forward something that existed long before them.

Every established breed has a history. A purpose. A recognizable temperament, structure, and set of characteristics developed over generations.

Preserving those qualities requires more than producing dogs that look alike.

It requires understanding why those qualities exist, evaluating the health and soundness of the dogs being bred, and making thoughtful decisions about what should be passed to the next generation.

And here’s something else we want the public to understand.

Most puppies produced by responsible preservation breeders aren’t destined for the show ring or a breeding program.

They’re going to become someone’s family dog.

The puppy who grows up beside your children.

The dog who waits at the door when you come home.

The companion who shares your adventures, your ordinary days, and eventually becomes part of your family’s history.

That is why all those years of planning matter.

Because the goal isn’t simply to produce a beautiful puppy.

It’s to give that puppy a thoughtful beginning, with the best foundation a breeder can reasonably provide.

And the responsibility doesn’t end when the puppy leaves.

A responsible breeder should be willing to share health information, answer difficult questions, stand behind their decisions, support their puppy families, and remain a safety net throughout the dog’s life.

No breeder can promise a perfect dog. Genetics, health, and temperament are too complex for guarantees.

But responsible breeders can offer something meaningful:

Preparation. Transparency. Knowledge. Accountability. And a lifelong commitment.

That is the distinction we want more people to recognize.

Not every person who produces puppies is practicing preservation breeding. And a pedigree or a championship title alone doesn’t establish responsible breeding.

The difference is in the decisions, the evidence, and the responsibility behind the dogs.

This isn’t about asking everyone to purchase a purebred dog, nor is it about diminishing the wonderful work of rescue organizations.

It’s about making sure families have the knowledge to recognize responsible breeding, understand what makes breeds unique, and make informed decisions about the dogs they welcome into their lives.

Because the puppy you love may represent someone’s life’s work.

And that work deserves to be understood.

That’s why we created Bred With Purpose.

To bring the knowledge, dedication, and responsibility behind preservation breeding into the public conversation.

To celebrate the people doing this work thoughtfully.

And to help ensure that the breeds we love have a healthy, purposeful future.

❤️ To the preservation breeders in our growing community: What is one thing you wish every puppy family understood about the years of work behind their dog?

We’d love for you to share your experiences. Your stories may help someone outside the breeding world understand something they’ve never considered.

Bred With Purpose
Education. Preservation. Excellence.

Learn more at bredwithpurpose.com

Robyn and Murphy continuing to make us proud-they competed in AKC Scent Work at the Excellent level last weekend at the ...
17/10/2026

Robyn and Murphy continuing to make us proud-they competed in AKC Scent Work at the Excellent level last weekend at the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Middle Tennessee trials, bringing home several placements AND a High in Trial!

We just love seeing our Windheim pups and their people out there doing what they love, having such incredible success and showing true GSP versatility.

Congratulations, Robyn and Murphy! We are so proud of you both and can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!

Can’t let the day get away from me without wishing our kids a very happy 3rd Birthday! Hugs to Chance, Zara, Cooper, ...
16/10/2026

Can’t let the day get away from me without wishing our kids a very happy 3rd Birthday! Hugs to Chance, Zara, Cooper, Tillman, Sage, Lucy, Chester, Callie, Maple, Remi, Maggie and of course our amazing Wynnie who is here with the next generation!

Cheers for Bowie and Kaley, Rally Novice leg #1! So proud of this team and all the fun things they do.Bowie is another...
12/10/2026

Cheers for Bowie and Kaley, Rally Novice leg #1! So proud of this team and all the fun things they do.
Bowie is another talented and pretty kid.
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12/10/2026

She’s at it again!

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