Hey ya'all from down south!

We've had a wonderful week visiting Sky, her owner's, Debbie and Joe of Lightfoot Weimaraners, who live in the majestic Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. Pictured above is Sky on the left, Jam center and Trixie.
Sky, relaxing during out lunch trailside picnic.
Jam and Sky had a blast running through the fields and forest trails.

Momma Trixie, left and her two daughters, Jam center and Sky, in a clearing at the beautiful Graveyard Fields hiking area.

Our week was filled with great hiking and sightseeing in this beautiful part of the country, dog shows in Greenville, SC and enjoying spending time with Sky's family who showed me what southern hospitality is all about. I will miss them and hope they make the trip north to visit our neck of the woods.

Mason at four months

Mason, Grayhart's Daily Special, out of our Trixie-Zeke litter
Practicing to be a show dog

This free stacking business is easy!

This is Mason's new big dog crate

Big Bird stands no chance against Mr. Mason!

Hibourne Family Field Day!

Parker, CH Hibourne's It's All About Me

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We had a fabulous day in the field last Monday training 3 generations of Hibourne Weims, all showing terrific natural ability and drive.

Parker on an intense point

Parker learning to hold steady to flush...see the pigeon?
Parker's mother Emma, BISS CH HiBourne's Mountain Magic
Mariah, CH HiBourne's They Call The Wind, NSD, NRD V Mariah showing off her natural retrieving skills!
Katie, Hibourne's Foolish Pleasure (Parker x Mariah)

Jam, Grayhart's Purple Haze (Parker x Trixie) pointing a quail

Mia - Show Dog in Trainig

Mia, Grayhart's American Woman, out of our Trixie-Parker litter, spent a few days with us for training. She is a very pretty girl with a sweet temperament. She especially loved playing with Jam.

Winning Weekend for Marshall

Marshall (green collar) & CH Dylan

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We couldn't be prouder of Laura and Marshall, Grayhart's In From the Storm, winning back to back shows this weekend for a total of two points, going Best of Winners and Best of Opposite. Marshall has always been owner handled by Laura and now only needs one point to finish his AKC Championship title. This gorgeous boy is only 13 1/2 months old!
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Congratulations Laura & Marshall!

Sunday Hike at Black Rock Forest

Hard to believe that this beautiful waterfall located in the pristine Black Rock Forest, is only 50 miles from New York City.
The Forest features dramatic topography with over 1000 feet of relief, numerous lakes and streams, and high habitat and species diversity.
Of course, our dogs just think that it is a great place to run and swim. That's Wotan carrying his all-time favorite toy, a floating Kong on a rope, which he carried for the entire 4 hour hike and went crazy retrieving in the water! Jam loved running through the woods and took a short swim but was quite surprised with the lake when she ran after Wotan and ended up in the water! We'll be working on her swimming skills this summer. Trixie had to stay home as she is in season.

Bird Brain

Jersey had a fun day of field training with a group of Weims and loved the quail.

Jersey watching her friend, Fling, retrieve the bumper

To see more of Jersey's field day and her showing off her natural ability, check out her blog:
Jersey Girl http://victorysjersey.blogspot.com/

Puppy on Point!

Pigeon, did someone say pigeon?
Trudy's first exposure to birds was quite exciting

Love this point with the rear leg up!

Where ya going little birdy?

Trudy thought the pigeon was the coolest thing and showed lots of natural ability her first time out in the field. We look forward to seeing her develop in this area.