The Large Munsterlander Club of North America® (LMCNA) was founded in 1977 by Joe and Sheila Schmutz, with the encouragement of the Verband Grosse Munsterlander of Germany. A charter of incorporation was granted by the Minister of Agriculture of Canada in 1999. Randy Haines suggested that an application for a service mark in the United States be prepated and filed and this was registered on December 5, 2000. For 34 years, LMCNA operated as a cooperative group of owners and breeders who believed in its performance-based registry as the sole registry for Large Munsterlanders throughout North America. When this sole registry was no longer the common goal, a daughter organization, the Large Munsterlander Association of Canada (LMAC) was formed, to continue the original goals in Canada, with the participation of like-minded breeders and owners in the U.S.
The aims of the Large Munsterlander Club of North America ® (LMCNA®) were to introduce the Large Munsterlander to the North American hunter. LMCNA® fostered a breed-management program which maintained the dog's versatile hunting qualities as a hunter, pointer, retriever and tracker. For offspring to be called Large Munsterlanders and to be registered, all matings required prior approval by LMCNA®; and the dams and sires had to demonstrate adequate performance in approved hunting tests, in health, temperament and conformation. LMCNA® promised to provide potential buyers of Large Munsterlanders with objective information, and invited owners to provide feedback and participate in the breed's management.
It is hoped that in the future the Large Munsterlander Club of North America ® (LMCNA®) is able to serve as an umbrella organization. At the least, it provides the LM in North America with over 30 years of history and performance breeding records.
