Bluestem Kennels ~ Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

15/12/2024

In the wake of being National Specialty Chairperson, I finally got a blog post done! It is pretty much a photo dump of the whole fall without a lot of writing, but it exists. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

12/11/2024

Briar is now Bluestem's Carolina Briar Thicket JH, finishing her AKC Junior Hunter title at the AWPGA National Specialty AKC Hunt Test. Charity was both Briar's handler and the chairperson of the whole specialty event. Look for more on the blog, including a hunting season update, in the coming weeks.

22/10/2024

Sorry that I've been absent on socials lately, I've been working on this! 2024 AWPGA National Specialty in Winston-Salem and Pinehurst, North Carolina. The buttons to purchase meal tickets (closes tomorrow), enter the dog show on infodog.com (also closes tomorrow), to access the AKC Hunt Test premium (closes Nov. 4 by mail) and the Working Griffon Field Trial premium (closes Oct. 30 by mail) are all at the bottom of this link: https://www.awpga.com/2024-national-specialty.html

The only event that is AWPGA members-only is the annual meeting breakfast on Friday morning, November 8th. All are welcome to everything else. Sorry that I didn't mention it sooner, hopefully those of you who are nearby have seen this in other Griffon groups!

11/09/2024

Congratulations to Charles and now VC Wyo Plainsman Kenobi NA I, UPT III, UT I! Charles and Obi passed the NAVHDA Invitational this year for our first Versatile Champion!!

15/07/2024

Here's the latest on our summer adventures on the blog:

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

24/06/2024

We've been podcast! Thank you to Bill at The Whoa Post for having us on!

Charity and Charles Upchurch have been committed to the breeding, training, and breed standards of the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon for nearly fifteen years. She has served as a board member with the national breed club and as the editor of the Griffonnier magazine, he is the Bluestem Kennels ~ Wirehaired Pointing Griffons trainer as well as the Director of Training for the Saluda River, South Carolina NAVHDA Chapter.

It's people like these two who help to build our community and keep it strong, and I'm thankful for them.

Listen to their story, and a little about the blue collar French / Dutch bird dogs on Episode 21 of The Whoa Post Podcast!

https://thewhoapost.buzzsprout.com

Edit: There are actually three Griffs in the pic, look closely!

08/06/2024

I have some grandpups in Texas that need homes. There are five sixteen-week-old puppies: two males and three females, located in San Antonio, Texas. Please contact Rocky Reagan at (210) 872-4678 or [email protected] for more information. The litter is registered with NAVHDA and they have all of their puppy shots including rabies. More information about their pedigrees and their bloodlines are on my website. Any and all questions go to Rocky, this is just a courtesy post:

Texas Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Puppies

07/05/2024

The "U" Litter puppies have all gone home! See all the photos on the blog:

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

16/04/2024

Our final pupdate for the "U" litter before they go to their new families!

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Puppies

09/04/2024

The six week update of the "U" Litter is on the blog (you'll have to click the link because preview panes to the website haven't worked on Facebook in a few weeks):

https://bluestemkennels.com/2024/04/09/u-litter-six-weeks-old/

02/04/2024

The five week update of the "U" Litter is on the blog. You'll have to click the link since the preview pane isn't working for me again:

https://bluestemkennels.com/2024/04/01/u-litter-five-weeks-old/

26/03/2024

The four week update of the "U" litter is at the link below (the normal preview pane isn't working for some reason, so you have to click the link):

https://bluestemkennels.com/2024/03/25/u-litter-four-weeks-old/

19/03/2024

The three week update of the "U" Litter is on the blog:

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

12/03/2024

I got the two week video edited and up on YouTube. It isn't very exciting, but it is there for the record:

The Bluestem Kennels "U" Litter of Wirehaired Pointing Griffons at two weeks old. AKC NAVHDA Wyo Plainsman Kenobi NA I, UPT III, UT I "Obi" x Bluestem Sally ...

12/03/2024

The "U" Litter is two weeks old today, a quick update with individual photos on the blog:

All of these puppies have homes, but if you’d like to talk about the future here, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I have a video filmed, but my computer editing software i…

05/03/2024

The one week update on the "U" Litter is up on the blog:

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

04/03/2024

I have never set up a Patreon for folks who read my blog to contribute to our dog food bill, but I'd like your support now for my son's high school Air Force Junior ROTC program. Due to government budget cuts, there are cadets who are going without dress uniform pieces and other needs are not being met. AFJROTC is the largest co-curricular program at Clover High School (Clover, South Carolina). You can even select our son, Caleb Upchurch, as the cadet who you are supporting. So please, if you enjoy our content at no charge, consider this the plea for funding!

Show your support by sharing a link to this page or donating to the team.

29/02/2024

Welcome "U" Litter! Details of the goings on here over the last couple of weeks on the blog:

Hunting Wirehaired Pointing Griffons