ABOUT FRYSKE POINT
Fryske Point Stabyhoun
is dedicated to sound breeding practices and the
preservation of the Stabyhoun breed. We have two females
living with us and going wherever we travel. Our first Staby
is named Fryske Point Worth Repeating with the call name of
“Echo”. She came into our lives in May of 2004 and has been
our guide to owning a Stabyhoun!
Fryske Point is a charter
member of a North American breed club called the Ameri-Can
Stabyhoun Association (ASA). We believe in doing intensive
puppy rearing, working with them from day 3 with the Super
Dog Treatment
(http://breedingbetterdogs.com/pdfFiles/articles/early_neurological_stimulation_en.pdf).
Then at 6 1/2 to 7 weeks, we do the Volhard P.A.T.
evaluation (http://www.volhard.com/puppy/pat.htm) along with
the PAWS Working Dog Evaluation
(http://www.malinut.com/ref/write/paws/). At this point, we
have already been doing clicker training and building the
pup's confidence through puzzle solving, agility, and bird
training. We use Pat Hastings evaluation of puppy structure
(http://dogfolk.com/thehastings.htm) as our guide in the
tough job of evaluating a pup's conformation.
We are located in Bluffton,
South Carolina, but most of our summers are spent in the
Adirondack Park on Chazy Lake in upper NY State.
OUR MISSION
At Fryske Point, our
goal is to preserve, protect and promote the health,
character, appearance, and general well being of the
Stabyhoun, as well as its natural working ability and
other unique characteristics of the breed.
We adhere to the Code of Ethics
of the Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Association, the only North
American “fledgling” of the Dutch Stabij- and Wetterhoun
Association. As such, we breed only those Stabyhouns that
conform to the official Dutch breed standard as adopted by
the Federation Cynologique Internationale, hereafter
referred to as the FCI and accepted by the ASA. Our Stabys
are evaluated against this Dutch standard by certified Dutch
Judges for the breed, flown over to North America for that
specific purpose.
In addition to the phenotype
evaluation, we also have the hips and elbows certified by an
approved agency to guard against the occurrence of
dysplasia. The breeds known health issues of epilepsy, elbow
dysplasia, hip dysplasia, heart disease, and neurological
problems are still relatively low percentages within the
population. Still, we believe in adhering to strict rules to
diminish these elements from occurring when using possible
carriers.
