Mayo man brings dog to Germany and achieves success

COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (OCTOBER 21 EDITION)

The German Pointer Club of Ireland has congratulated its local member, Damien Waldron, and his dog Xabia vom Esteresch, a 17-month-old German Shorthaired Pointer bitch, after they took first prize at the Solms test held by DK Klub Althümmling in Germany.

Damien explained that the Solms Test is a field and water test for young German shorthaired pointer dogs, conducted under the regulations of the Deutsch-Kurzhaar-Verband (DKV) or JGHV (Jagdgebrauchshundverband — the German versatile hunting dog association).

Chairman of the Ballyhaunis Gun Club, Damien, is planning to return with Xabia to Germany in the Autumn for further tests.