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HISTORY – THE ORIGIN OF KLM-INTERNATIONAL<\/h2>\n

At the beginning of the 20th Century, our Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder quickly became known across Germany\u2019s borders and was popular with hunters. Already in 1921 the Dutch Heidewachtel Club was founded. In 1947 it was established again. In the forties, testing of the Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder shifted more and more from Germany to Austria. In the Czech Republic, a Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder organization was established in 1935. <\/p>\n

Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder were bred and handled in the Scandinavian countries. In 1968 the Danish Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder Club was founded and has actively and successfully developed further down to the present day. In France and Luxemburg, Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder were also bred und very successfully presented at dog shows. International tests took place principally in Austria and the Czech Republic. Thus, one can say that Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder have already had an international history in the past century. The numbers were still relatively limited, and many breeders and handlers were in contact across borders. Shows and tests interlinked the activities.<\/p>\n

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Field test 1976 in Denmark. From left to right: male \u201cDirck\u201d 01182\/75 with handler E. Danielsen, Chairman of the Danish Munsterlander Club; female \u201cSteensgards Assi\u201d 26419\/74, international exhibition Otterup 1976 best female, with handler P. Porsild; male \u201cDachs von der Ochtum\u201d 74-0823 handler Rolf Kanngieser (Germany)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, after the Second World War national breeding and testing activities increasingly developed in different directions. This was due, on the one hand, to differing hunting traditions, and on the other hand, to different hunting and game conditions, as well as to the legal frameworks. In addition, the breed clubs abroad were not autonomous and are dependent to this day on their F.C.I. member organizations, which issue pedigrees. This was also due to the fact that there was neither cross-border cooperation, nor coordination. Breeding and testing activities took place across borders only through the efforts of individual breeders and handlers.<\/p>\n

In the 90s and well into the new century, foreign handlers and their Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder were seldom at our German tests and breed shows. The good contacts and the active exchange of experiences, especially from neighboring countries, had gone dormant with the exception of occasional connections at the breeder level. The problem arose, that in some countries unique types of Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder developed, depending on the various practical and traditional hunting conditions. <\/p>\n

The original versatile character of the Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder threatened to become slowly diluted and to diverge into national variants. In the meantime, the number of Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder whelped abroad was larger than in Germany. The F.C.I., as the international federation of breed associations, ensured compliance with the breed standard for physique and coat\u2014but not with uniform performance standards. A broad, international performance breed, in conformity with comparable criteria, was not possible. In our view, however, the Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder should be preserved as a versatile utility hunting dog in the long term. But how could this be achieved?<\/p>\n

For several years in Germany, the continental pointing dog breeds Deutsch Drahthaar (German Wirehaired Pointer) and Deutsch Kurzhaar (German Shorthaired Pointer) as well as a few other hunting dog breeds like the Teckel (Dachshund) had demonstrated how: They had established global associations for their breed. International tests are conducted on the basis of uniform testing regulations. A direct influence on breed development and management in the world associations is possible only in a very limited fashion, because decisions about breeding always lie in the hands of the national F.C.I. member organizations. <\/p>\n

And the relationship of a national breed association to its F.C.I. member organization varies from country to country. Nonetheless, a lot can be discussed, coordinated, adjusted or unified across international borders in a global association. A regular exchange of experiences is also very important. For all of this personal, human contact is decisive.<\/p>\n

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2Second international meeting on September 29, 2005.\u00a0From left to right: Lena Billstedt (Sweden), Bernd-Dieter Jesinghausen (Germany), Tom McDonald (North America), Dr. J\u00fcrgen B\u00f6hm (Germany), Henrik Raae Andersen (Denmark), Petr Buba (Czech Republic), Cor Bottenheft (The Netherlands), Urs Hoppler (Switzerland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And so, in 2006, after years of preparations, a global breed association was established for the Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder: KlM-International (KlM-I).<\/p>\n

It took four years until representatives of eight foreign Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder Clubs came together in Fulda\/Almendorf on May 20, 2006. Guests came from the U.S.A., Austria, Holland, Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Sweden to participate in the inaugural meeting. To date, the Kleine M\u00fcnsterl\u00e4nder clubs in Belgium and Norway have also joined. At first, there were a lot of questions in the room:<\/p>\n