Jam's New Beau - Meet Summit

Introducing Best in Futurity, Best in Specialty Show, Multiple Group Winning...

CH Pike's Peak Silversmith Summit, SH, SDX, NRD, V

"Summit"

Whelped: 5/12/07 PennHip 0.28;0.34 (no DJD), OFA good, DNA #V527142, HUU-negative, Elbows - OFA Normal ; CERF - normal, DNA Coat - neg for Longhair, Thyroid - normal

Summit on point

Jam, CH Grayhart's Purple Haze,CD,JH,OA,OAJ,SD,VX, Delta Therapy Dog, will be bred to Summit in the near future and we couldn't be more excited!  This breeding combines two outstanding pedigrees and dogs with wonderful health, temperaments and natural ability in the field.

Summit finished his championship in 10 shows from puppy class at 9 months of age. He earned 14 pts, his Junior Hunter and NSD titles at 8 months and at 12 months won Best Dog in the 2008 Eastern Futurity at the WCA National Specialty. A talented field dog, Summit has three legs towards his Master Hunter title.

Summit has wonderful ground covering movement, true coming and going, level topline, excellent shoulders, nice substance with beautiful neck, topline and return of upper arm. He has a laid back, very sweet, loving personality, loves to hunt, play, swim and retrieve.

Puppies are expected mid-September. This breeding should produce exceptional show and performance prospects and will be futurity/maturity nominated.

Disappointments...

Reality has struck and we are ready to discuss one of the challenges of breeding.  Although the majority of my posts are for fun, follow our litters, celebrate wins, discuss training and are hopefully educational, I also want to share the long awaited news about Jam's breeding. Unfortunately, her ultrasound showed no puppies.

We are very disappointed that she is not pregnant and we do not know why this breeding did not take and may never know.  The people on our waiting list are also quite disappointed.  I am thankful for those who have chosen to wait for our next litter and understand those who prefer not to wait and have referred them to other breeders.

As a responsible breeder, we spent many months researching pedigrees and looking at various dogs, in person whenever possible such as at Nationals and Regional Specialties, and made sure Jam had all her health testing complete as well as the potential sire.  Additionally, there were hours spent speaking to and meeting potential puppy people and even mentoring some of them.  We literally spent thousands of dollars to do this special breeding, as the pedigree was exceptional and we all had high hopes for a fantastic litter.  But in breeding as in life, there are no guarantees and this breeding for whatever reason, did not take.

On the upside, Jam is healthy and happy and will return to her role as a therapy dog, where she was sorely missed. She will continue her modeling career, get back to training and competitions and we plan on breeding her this coming summer.

Where does the time go?

Jam, our official new puppy picture

It was only four years ago that we embarked on an amazing journey as a breeder.  Jam, who was our keeper from that litter, will continue the legacy of Grayhart Weimaraners and begin her career as a mother.  The long awaited breeding date is upon us and we are filled with excitement, trepidation and nervousness.  We have such high hopes for this litter but any breeder knows that there are no guarantees and nature will take it's course no matter what our plans may be.  Who would have thought that our Miss Purple would accomplish so much before her fourth birthday and have such an impact on our lives and those she's touched.

Trixie and her pup Jam

 We will blog more about our upcoming litter, the process of this particular breeding, with advanced fertility treatments and the challenge of interviewing prospective homes.

Jam at 11 weeks, supermodel in the making!