Hierarchy of Versatile Hunting Dog Associations

The Fédération Cynologique Internationale is the World Canine Organization. It includes 82 members and contract partners (one member per country) that each issue their own pedigrees and train their own judges. The FCI makes sure that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all the FCI members.

JGHV is the umbrella organization in Germany for all of the hunting dog clubs. It provides the test regulations, authorizes the judges, and maintains the test records for member breed clubs.

The DKV is the International Deutsch Breed Club to which the VCDKK belongs. The VCDKK abides by all DKV rules and regulations regarding the testing and breeding of the Deutsch Kurzhaar.

A Deutsch Kurzhaar (DK) club that exclusively embraces the German traditions of breed purity and selective breeding based on performance testing. The Club consists of members from both the United States and Canada. The VDDKK considers itself the premier Kurzhaar club for the pure bred hunting Deutsch Kurzhaar in North America.