July/August 2026

9 – Purebred PIGEON have more money. If you wanted to buy a bird at the show you had to stand in line to buy it. They had a whole row of desks with clerks. When it was your turn you told them which bird you wanted to buy. (All the coop cards were numbered). If it was still avail- able, great, but if somebody beat you to it tough luck! If the birds were for sale there was a price listed in the catalog – if it was not for sale no price was listed. I bought a few Norwich Croppers out of the show. Jeff bought some Elster Pouters and Ryan Bateman, another friend of mine from Utah that was also importing with us bought some Voorburgs and some Starwitzer Pouters. There was a guy at the show that took our birds up to Amsterdam for us. They had to be in quarantine there for 30 days before they can be shipped to America. Once they arrive in America they need to be in quarantine for an other 30 days before being released to us. It was interesting experiencing the German culture. We stayed in an apartment in downtown Leipzig so we got the real experience of the German culture. A lot of downtown in German cities is made up of very old buildings. They do have some neat architecture but finding a parking spot can prove to be rather difficult. That may well be the reason half of the people either walk or bike and a lot of them go around the city with the train. We could understand a few of their German words but very little. A lot of the younger people could speak English. We got to try out various restaurants, and got our fill of pork – they eat lots of it and thankfully I like it. In the north- ern region of Germany where the show was, the land tended to be more flat. When you travel towards southern Germany it gets more mountainous and scenic. Jonathon wanted to visit Vladimir Haramina in Croatia (the world’s top Pomeranian Pouter breeder). On Monday Sliver Steller Pouter Yellow Holle Cropper - 95 pts White Frillback - 96 pts Red White Bar Fairy Swallow - 96 pts