Pat and I are relatively new to the breed, but not to dogs. I started out in 1980 with Golden Retrievers and spent the next 15 years in the breed. My main interests were conformation and obedience. I did a little (very little) field work with one dog. Pat started out in 1975 with a different wife and Bullmastiffs. We met in 1990 at a dog show - where else. In 1995 we made the decision to get out of Goldens. We were "out of dogs" for a couple of years while we were researching other breeds. In 1997 we decided that German Wirehaired Pointers were the breed for us. It has been a decision that we are very pleased with.