Bravo's Show Weekend

Bravo, GCH Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, CGC, (Clay x Trixie) 
at the Santa Clara Kennel Club shows in California.

2-20-2012

Above, the Best of Breed lineup, Bravo is the 3rd dog in line.


Bravo with Handler Mike Stone







Grand Champion Select Ribbon and Points

February Field Training

Savi

 We enjoyed President's Day doing one of our favorite activities, field training with Jam and Savi.  Kellyann was also off from work and took these great shots of our girls. We could not have been more pleased with how well Savi worked, as she has not been in the field since December.  If she continues as this pace, she will be ready for Senior Hunter this Spring or by fall.

 Savi on point.  The weather was perfect with good wind and Savi pointed the birds from quite a distance. She held until released for the retrieve!

 Awesome retrieve from Savi!

 Savi standing pretty!

Jam, who is still recovering from her procedure last week, was so happy that we let her out to retrieve a Chukkar!

Jam in NYT Style Magazine!

As seen in the Sunday, February 19th edition of the New York Times Style Magazine, Jam in her Longchamp ad with Superemodel Coco Rocha!  This ad has also been spotted new issues of Vanity Fair and Marie Claire.

House Rules According to Trixie

 The Princess still rules the roost.  House rule #1: What's yours is mine.  Example here is Trixie with two knuckle bones...one was Jam's...

Saturday mini-hike

 Saturday was too nice of a day not to get the dogs out for a quick hike. Both girls are still in season so they had a short run on this empty trail.  Jam and Savi were quite interested in whatever was hiding in the trees...

 I bet Savi wishes she could climb trees...

Nature's agility course!

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!

Panty Party!

The life of a breeder or anyone who owns intact bitches has to deal with the 21 day period when the girls come into season.  Have to say that Jam and Savi don't mind wearing their panties.  They do put a little show on, typical of Weims, when we first put them on, they do the "panty dance", running around like banshees, rubbing their butts on the furniture and doing all kinds of contortions.  Quite comical.

Savi is wondering what the big deal is...

and fashionista Jam in leopard print!

 Hey, what about me?  Yes, Trixie, we love you and know you are much happier that you no longer have to wear panties.  Trixie hated wearing them.  She would tolerate once they were on her but would run and hide as soon as she saw us pick them up.

Big stretch for the princess!