•     We met our first "RADBACH" German Shorthaired Pointer at an Eddie Bauer, Inc. party in 1973.  He was Timberlane's Coke, a very regal and impressive solid liver male.  Coke was a double grandson of Lutz von dem Radbach.  Karyn and I fell in love instantly.  A year later we heard that Coke's sister, Timberlane's Krautina had been bred to Timberlane's Ruff and Tuff, a son of Radbach's Bimbo.  Because Karyn was in Eddie Bauer management, we were able to get on the waiting list for a liver male.  As luck would have it, the only liver male became Timberlane's Grit, our first German Shorthaired Pointer.
•     My novice backyard training wasn't enough for this energetic puppy, so we were given Bob Holcomb's name from Karyn's Eddie Bauer contacts.  We sent Grit to Holcomb and then followed the two of them around the Northwest field trial circuit for the next three years.  Grit was a fabulous dog and totally versatile, we could hunt ducks in the morning, then do upland birds in the afternoon, plus we could compete at all levels in the field trials.
•     One of our best memories is when Bob (Kline) handled Grit to a win in a four point Amateur Gun Dog Stake.  This was not only Grit's first field trial win, but he took home a donated shotgun as the winner's trophy.
•     Grit's success easily pushed us into helping with the field trials.  Little did we know it would lead to chairing or being secretary for over 20 trials, including four Region 10 Championships and the 1979 G.S.P.C.A. National Amateur Gun Dog Championship.  "Can we now feel debt-free to Bob Holcomb?"
•     Because of the love we rapidly developed for German Shorthaired Pointers, we started breeding Grit, with Bob Holcomb's direction.  Through all of the knowledge and guidance Bob provided in breeding G.S.P's, we've been able to continue promoting some of the same bloodlines he had personally imported and developed.
•     About a week before Bob Holcomb passed away, in May of 1990, he requested two things from us: "To please protect his name and reputation" and "To continue breeding and protecting the RADBACH bloodline."  We are respectfully trying to fulfill these requests.  (Bob & Karyn Kline)

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