With my partner Jürgen Papenfuß I started in Irish Wolfhounds in the year 1973 followed later by Deerhounds and Whippets.

In all those years we kept close contact, even making friends with many of the old breeders, trying to learn as much as possible from them, watching them judge and going to all the big shows in Britain.

We relied on the expert judgement of longstanding breeders. Ruth and Leslie Jenkins ‘Eaglescrag’n, Susan Hudson ‘Brabyns’, Mesdames Harrison and Atfield ‘Sanctuary’, Ms. Anastasia Noble ‘Ardkinglas’, Glenis & Mick Peach ‘Kilbourne” and the friendly advice of Bil Siggers ‘Ouborough’. The co-operation in later years with Dagmar Kenis ‘Solstrand’ and Pamela and Jim Paloma ‘Erinwood’, combined with the exchange of stud dogs resulted in many fine Wolfhounds and Deerhounds.

In almost 40 years we bred more than 300 champions in all three breeds. German and international in 21 different countrys, 12 world winners, over 40 Bundes- and Europasieger, BIS at our 2 biggest shows like Bundessieger und Europasieger, countless group winners and BIS at Specialtys. Oelmühle hounds are exported in 24 countrys.

My judging of the two breeds, Scottish Deerhounds and Irish Wolfhounds, started in the beginning of 1982. I’ve judged as breeder-judge at CH-Shows like Bundessieger and Europasieger, important shows like Paris and Vienna, Clubshows in England, Ireland, North Ireland, Scandinavia, Skokloster, the World-Show in Stockholm, Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States at the West- and Eastcoast and Canada.

In 2007 I was honored by the German Kennel Club (VDH) for our outstanding breeding of Irish Wolfhounds over many years, and awarded the “Baron von Gingins” medal.

I am looking forward to judge your Show in Slovenia in October 2010.

Jürgen Rösner