Numark Kennel is located near Exeter, Missouri, and has become one of the favorite destinations for  Pointer Enthusiasts wishing to indulge in the rich heritage of the Elhew Gun Dog.
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Origination of the Elhew Pointers 

In 1936, Robert Wehle, founder of Elhew Kennels received a gift from his dad.  The gift was a female Pointer, called Jem of Fern.  The younger Wehle had asked his dad to bring him the nicest female Pointer that he could find during his trip to Scotland.  Robert Wehle was fifteen years old at the time. 

Jem of Fern was bred to the English Pointer Frank of Sunnylawn.  That litter produced a female Pointer, which was named Elhew Midge.  Elhew Midge was the first Pointer to carry the Elhew Prefix.  The Elhew Kennel's prefix was Wehle's name spelled backwards.  This was the beginning of the well known Elhew Pointers.
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                          1933                                                       2005

Frank of Sunnylawn, left, accumulated a total of 63 field trial placements in his career.  He was a top winning dog of that time.  The tail carriage is one of the most significant changes in our American bred Pointers.  As you can see, the early Pointers had a much lower tail carriage.    The correct conformation  standard for show Pointers around the world is a straight tail on a level plain with the back and not to be carried more than twenty degrees above that plain. This was and still is the standard in Scotland and England today.  American FDSB Pointer Breeders have departed from the bench standard for a much higher carried tail. Elhew Matador on right.

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