Dual Weimaraner Award for Savi!

Hot off the presses, in the March issue of The Weimaraner Magazine, is Savi's Dual Weimaraner Award page. To earn this award, a dog must have both a show championship and a Senior Hunter title.

Thanks to the Dual Weimaraner Program for this award sponsored by Debbie Moody & photo design by KellyAnn Kwiatek.  

We cannot thank Denny Keeton enough for his expert training, handling and care of Savi to earn her Senior Hunter title! Savi was owner/breeder handled to her Junior Hunter title in 4 straight tests, along with her NSD and NRD.  In the show ring, Savi finished her championship easily with a 5-pt major from the Bred-By-Exhibitor class earned during the Southern Futurity/Maturity weekend.

Savi is CH Grayhart's Shear Genius, SH, NSD, NRD, V CGC

She has two legs towards her CD (Companion Dog) title and one Novice Agility leg and one Novice Jumpers with Weaves leg.  We hope to complete these titles after Savi takes time off for motherhood.

Jam will be at Westminster!!!

Jam's fabulous crate poster for the benching area designed by our talented friend, Sara Renee Beaver

Jam will be rockin' the Piers!  This year, the Westminster Kennel Club Show will be holding the breed judging at the Piers in New York City.  Breed winners will travel cross-town to Madison Square Garden for the Groups on Monday and Tuesday evening.  We are beyond excited to be part of this prestigious show and look forward to meeting tons of people and hanging out with some of the top dogs in the country.  Jam will be showing on Tuesday at 12:45 pm.  Live streaming of the judging will be on the Westminster Kennel Club website and you can download the Westminster Dog Show app.

Jam will be handled by one of her favorite people, Steve Lane, owner/breeder of Jam's sire, BISS GCH HiBourne's It's All About Me, BROM.  She will be accompanied by her entourage  some of whom traveled all the way from Kansas for the big event.

Best of luck to all the dogs and handlers showing at Westminster!

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Happy 4th Birthday to our Rockstars!

The Hendrix litter at 36 days old

Happy 4th Birthday to our first litter - our Jimi Hendrix song theme litter (Parker, GCH HiBourne's It's All About Me, BROM x Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD,RN,OA, OAJ,V, BROM) that produced six amazing rock stars and forged wonderful friendships!

• " Jam," CH Grayhart's Purple Haze,CD,JH,OA,OAJ ,SD, VX, Delta Therapy Dog, 
• "Marshall", CH Grayhart's In From the Storm, 
• "Sky", CH Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain,RN,JH, TD, NA,NAJ,NSD, NRD,   CGC,VX, 
• "Monty", Grayhart's Stone Free,JH,CGC, 
• "Ranger", Grayhart's Midnight Lightening (specialty major pointed)
• "Mia", Grayhart's American Woman (showgirl in training)

 Ranger with his special birthday treat - Polish sausage!

Sky with her birthday bone!

May the good times continue!

New CHAMPION Savi!!!

 

Proud to announce our newest AKC Champion, Savi, who is now CH Grayhart's Shear Genius, JH, NSD, NRD,V, who finished today at the Bronx County Kennel Club show in Edison, NJ, from the Bred-By-Exhibitor class, under judge Bud DiDonato.  Savi is her momma Trixie's 8th champion!

Savi's show career has been an exciting one with fun wins including Best Puppy in Show at the AKC Canine Learning Experience Match show, 5-pt Supported entry major during the Southern Fut/Mat weekend from the BBE class and a 2nd place Futurity placement.

It was wonderful to have some of our friends there to celebrate her win with a fabulous bottle of champagne, thanks to Savi's personal pupparazzi and godmother, Kellyann.

Next on Savi's agenda is to work on her Senior Hunter title and get ready to compete in obedience and agility this coming summer.

New CH Trudy - Official Win Photo

The official win photo of our newest champion, Trudy, CH Grayhart's Special Reserve, (Zeke x Trixie), handled by her co-owner/breeder, finished in style, winning her 3rd 3-point major at the Rockland County Kennel Club under judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger.

More weekend show shots

Savi, free baiting during the BBE class on Sunday - can you see her tongue

 I wanted to share more pictures from this past show weekend that my friend, Kellyann Kwiatek took.  Both Savi and Trudy showed Saturday and Sunday at the Rockland Kennel Club shows in Suffern, NY.  These shows are only fifteen minutes from home, which is a luxury and not only made for an easy commute but made it possible for us to have a post-show party back at the house for some of our close Weimaraner friends.  Also, being a local show, it was great to run into so many friends at the show. On Saturday, Savi was awarded a 3rd place ribbon in the BBE (Bred-by-Exhibitor) class and Trudy was 1st place in Open.  She did not get Winner's bitch to win the points that day.  On Sunday, we were all much more relaxed, and the stars were aligned for us to earn the big win.

 Savi gaiting around the ring to get 1st place in the BBE class.

Trudy showed well and won the Open class.

Above, the Winner's Bitch class, composed of the class winner's and the judge then awards the bitch that will get the points.  l-r:  I'm handling Trudy, my friend Jenna, was kind enough to help out and handle Savi and the puppy class winner is in the rear.  

The judge awarded Trudy Winner's Bitch and we were thrilled!  She needed three singles to finish her championship and this was a 3-point major win!

Our Long Island princess is now a champion and finished in style with three 3-point majors!

Trudy is now CH Grayhart's Special Reserve

New CHAMPION Trudy!!!

 Introducing our newest champion, Trudy is now CH Grayhart's Special Reserve! She finished today, co-owner/breeder handled to win her 3rd major at the Rockland KC show in Suffern, NY. Trudy is sired by Zeke, CH OB's 38 Special and out of Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really a Waitress,CD,RN,OA,NAJ,V BROM. She is Trixie's 7th CH. Thanks to Pat O'Brien for handling Trudy to her 1st major & futurity placement! 

 Thanks to Kellyann Kwiatek for taking these awesome shots of Trudy and helping to celebrate her new championship.

Trudy, super sweet and a bit wild, giving me celebratory kisses as we waited to take the official win photo.

Congratulations to Trudy's owners, Rich and Barbara!  This is their first champion and I thank them for sharing their Princess Trudy with me and giving her such a terrific home and the opportunity to shine.

Sky's Championship Gift

When Debbie Moody finished Sky's championship, Bonnie Lane (Parker's owner) and I wanted to do something really special to celebrate all that they have accomplished.  We presented Debbie with this fabulous, custom bag, which is an actual picture of Sky wearing her "Kentucky Derby Day" hat. 

Debbie says that she's been carrying it ever since and get daily comments and smiles from folks. From Debbie,  "Thank you so much Linda and Bonnie for your thoughtfulness!"

Sky, out of our Parker x Trixie litter, is now CH Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain, RN, JH, TD, NA, NSD,NRD,CGC,VX!

Sky's New Champion & Best of Breed Photos!

New CH Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain JH TD RN NSD NRD VX CGC, what an exciting day this was!

Sky's first time in the ring as a special she goes BOB and earns 2 grand champion points!

Huge congratulations to owner/handler Debbie & Sky!

New CHAMPION Sky!!!!

Huge congratulations to Debbie Moody for finishing Sky, new CH Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain, RN,JH,TD,NSD,NRD,CGC, VX!

Sky finished, owner handled, at the Furniture City Kennel Club show today, in Winston-Salem, NC.  Not only does this win give Sky the final point to earn her AKC championship title, but also earns her the WCA Versatile Excellent (VX) title.  This win also gives sire Parker, BISS GCH HiBourne's It's All About Me, his 8th champion and qualifies him for the WCA BROM award.  

Sky is Trixie's, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD,RN,OA,NAJ, V BROM, 6th champion and 4th to finish in 2011.

We are so proud of Debbie and her beautiful and talented girl, Sky!

Champion Mason

Official win and new champion photo, introducing Mason, CH Grayhart's Daily Special (Zeke x Trixie)!  Mason earned his last two single points going Winner's Dog at the Brookhaven Kennel Club on September 30th, handled by his breeder, under Judge Dr. Herman.   Mason's finished with three 4-pt majors, including a Specialty major, all handled by his sire's owner/breeder, Pat O'Brien.  Mason is Trixie's 5th champion.

New CHAMPION Mason & more points for Trudy!!!

Mason at a park by the Brooklyn Bridge with NYC across the river

Mr. Mason is now Champion Grayhart's Daily Special!  Mason handled by his breeder today at the Brookhaven Kennel Club show, earned his last two points going Winner's Dog under Judge Dr. Steven Herman, to complete his championship.  Mason, finished with three - 4-point majors, including a Specialty major, shown by his sire's owner/breeder, Pat O'Brien.

If that wasn't enough excitement, after I finished showing Mason, I ran to switch dogs and proceeded to show Savi and then Trudy.  Savi won her Bred-By-Exhibitor class and Trudy was the only one in Open.  For the Winner's Bitch class, a friend took Trudy in and I handled Savi.  Trudy won and was Winner's Bitch and Savi was Reserve Winner's Bitch.  Trudy then went on to be awarded Best of Opposite and Best of Winners!  She now has 9 points towards her championship including a major win.

It was a wonderful feeling to have two littermates win the points.  The club had a lovely podium set up with fall decorations, hay bales, pumpkins and flowers for the win photos.  We only had time to take a new champion win picture of Mason and will post that in a few weeks.

As soon as the photo was done, we were off and running back to Brooklyn for day two of the a shoot with Jam. .

Mia-belle's official Champion win picture

         CH Grayhart's Special Request, CD, RA, NSD, V

(Zeke, CH OB's 38 Special x Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really a Waitress,CD,RN,OA,NAJ,V, BROM)

Winners Bitch and Best of Winners

Carolina Kennel Club

August 14, 2011

Congratulations to Jessica & Mia-belle!

New Champion Mia-belle!!!

We are thrilled to announce that Mia-belle, is now CH Grayhart's Special Request,CD,RA,NSD,V, finishing her AKC Championship title today, winning her last single point under judge Karin Ashe. This is a huge accomplishment and we are extremely proud of Mia-belle's owner, Jessica Scharff, who handled Mia-belle to all of her wins, including a 4-point Specialty Major win.  This win also gives Mia-belle her WCA "V", Versatile title and makes her dam, Trixie a "BROM" - Breed Register of Merit!

New CH Mia-belle, waiting to go shopping for her new toy!

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Mia-belle is the first champion out of our "Special" litter, Zeke x Trixie and Trixie's 4th champion.

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Congratulations to Jessica & Mia-belle for a job well done!

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Mia-belle will be pursuing advanced obedience, hunt test, tracking and agility titles.  There is nothing this amazing team can't do!

Mia-belle's new champion and win picture to be posted in approximately two weeks.

New Champion Jam!

We are pleased to announce our newest champion.....Jam is now...drum roll please...

CH Grayhart's Purple Haze, JH,NSD,CGC!!!

Jam won her second  3-point major today at the Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club show, handled by Daddy Parker's owner/breeder, Steve Lane, which was all she needed to finish her AKC show championship.  It was a wonderful team effort to earn Jam's championship, me as breeder/owner, able to put seven singles on her and Steve with two singles and those very important two majors.  We are very grateful to Steve and Bonnie Lane of Hibourne, for their handling, mentorship and friendship.

Also at the show, Parker, CH Hibourne's It's All About Me, went Best of Opposite and completed his Grand Championship title.

Jam is the 2nd out of our Parker x Trixie litter to earn a championship, is Trixie's 2nd  and Parker's 3rd champion get.

Win photo to be posted some time in the future.