Happy 5th Birthday to our Special Litter!!!

Beautiful Mia-belle with her birthday cupcakes!

Happy 5th Birthday to our Special litter!!!

(Zeke, CH OB's 38 Special x Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD, RA, AX, OAJ, V, BROM Pet Partner Therapy Dog)

• Mason, CH Grayhart's Daily Special, who easily finished his show championship with 3 4-point majors, including a Specialty Major/BOW at the GSWC Specialty Show.
• Mia, CH Grayhart's Special Request, CDX, RA, JH, OA, NAJ, NSD, RD, VX2, who finished her show championship owner-handled with a Specialty Major/BOW win! She is also a performance star and excels in many venues.
• Trudy, CH Grayhart's Special Reserve, who with limited showing finished her championship with 3 majors!
• Jersey, Grayhart's Goin' Someplace Special, JH (pointed)
• Maggie, Grayhart's Special Magic
• Matilda, Grayhart's Midnight Special
• Webster, Grayhart's Special Edition,

Happy 4th Birthday to our Special Litter!

Mason

Happy 4th Birthday to our Special litter!!!

Sired by Zeke, CH OB's 38 Special x Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD, RA, AX, OAJ, V, BROM Pet Partner Therapy Dog!

This litter has produced Special Stars and also taught us about an important health concern in Weimaraners:

• Mason, CH Grayhart's Daily Special, who easily finished his show championship with 3 4-point majors, including a Specialty Major/BOW at the GSWC Specialty Show.
• Mia, CH Grayhart's Special Request, CDX, RA, JH, NA, NAJ, NSD, RD, VX, who finished her show championship owner-handled with a Specialty Major/BOW win!  She is also a performance star and excels in many venues.
• Trudy, CH Grayhart's Special Reserve, who with limited showing finished her championship with 3 majors!
• Jersey, Grayhart's Goin' Someplace Special, JH (pointed)
• Maggie, Grayhart's Special Magic
• Matilda, Grayhart's Midnight Special
• Webster, Grayhart's Special Edition, who was diagnosed with Hyperuricosuria (HUU), a newly discovered disease in Weimaraners.  The genetic marker for this disease was found by a team at UC Davis and a simple cheek swab test is now available to screen for this disease.  Since the discovery of this in our line, all Grayhart breeding bitches and potential sires are screened for this to avoid reproducing affected dogs.  Sadly, many breeders do not see the importance of screening for HUU and refuse to test their dogs, an inexpensive $50 test that would help to reduce the incidence of this disease in our breed.

Collage of the 2012 Grayhart Blue Ribbon Ads

A collage of all the Grayhart ads that appeared in the 2012 Blue Ribbon edition of The Weimaraner Magazine.  Thanks to the extremely creative and talented Sara Renee for designing these gorgeous ads and photographing some of our dogs. Additionally, I want to send special thanks to our friend, KellyAnn, who also took some of the beautiful pictures of our dogs and traveled with me to many shows offering support and a helping hand.  I also couldn't thank the owners of the dogs enough for providing them with great homes and letting them shine, whether in the show ring, performance venues or just snuggling on the couch.

The ads represent a few of the Grayhart dogs and showcase their accomplishments. All of their individual ads have been posted in previous blog posts.


We look forward to another exciting year and cannot wait to get started on the next Blue Ribbon issue!

2012 Blue Ribbon Ad for Trudy

Trudy's ad appearing in the annual Blue Ribbon issue of The Weimaraner Magazine, the official publication of the Weimaraner Club of America. This beautiful ad was designed by the very talented, Sara Renee of Sara Renee Photos & Design. Our good friend, KellyAnn Kwiatek took the headshot and stack photos. I will be posting all the Grayhart ads over the next few days.

Happy 3rd Birthday to our Special Litter!!!

Party girl Trudy

Happy Birthday to our Special Litter who turn 3 years old today!  These pups are out of Zeke, CH OB's 38 Special and Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress,CD,RN,OA,NAJ,V,BROM.

Many of these pups have grown up to be talented show and performance dogs and in a short time have made their mark in various venues. Others are wonderful family companions. 


We are proud of what these pups and their owners have accomplished and look forward to seeing what the future brings.

Some  of our Special Stars include:

• Mason, CH Grayhart's Daily Special, Futurity Class winner at the 2010 WCA Nationals, GSWC Specialty Major Winner, who finished his AKC Championship with three majors.
• Mia-belle, CH Grayhart's Special Request,CD,RA,NSD,NRD,V. Futurity placing, GCWC Specialty Major Winner, who finished her championship title completely owner handled and is working on advanced obedience, agility and field titles.
• CH Grayhart's Special Reserve, Futurity placing, who finisher show championship with three majors, two of them co-owner/breeder handled.
• Jersey, Grayhart's Goin Someplace Special,JH, who is in training for her Senior Hunter title.

I can't believe you are making me stay with my cake right in front of me...and on my birthday, too!

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.

Happy New Year! Our 2011 Year in Review

Sky, CH Grayhart Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain, RN,JH,TD,NSD,NRD,CGC,VX

Our 2011 Year in Review

Wow, 2011 was a busy year full of family, friends and of course, Weims. We couldn't have imagined all the fun times and successes brought by the Grayhart dogs and their dedicated owners.  A highlight of the year was the Weimaraner Club of America National Specialty in May, in Ohio, where every dog we had placed or won their classes, and even finished titles, in multiple venues and the wonderful time we spent with friends from all over the country, especially Bliss and owner, Jen Boyd, who flew in from Alaska.

In July, we traveled to St. Louis for the AVMA convention for Jam and Trixie to represent Frontline's newest product Certifect and were able to spend the weekend with Marshall, Dylan and owner Laura Roehrich.  We then took a road trip down South, and spent time with Sky & Debbie Moody and Mia-belle & Jessica Scharff, competing at the Tarheel Weimaraner Club Agility trial in North Carolina and then the WCA Southern Futurity/Maturity show weekend in Greenville, SC.

Visiting with Bravo at Martin's Beach in December 2011

We ended the year visiting Bravo and owners Jay and Ron in California, spending a wonderful few days with them and their family and visiting their incredible beach cottage. Many Grayhart dogs live in the Northeast and we were thrilled to see Ranger, Monty, Mia, Mason, Trudy, Whitmore, Memphis and all their owners.

As for awards, we were honored for Trixie to receive her WCA BROM title and with Bravo, GCH Grayhart's Crescent Bravo, CGC, going Best Dog in the Western Futurity, we had our first Futurity winner!  And couldn't be prouder that FOUR of Trixie's get finished their AKC Championships in 2011!

Congratulation to our new Champions: Bravo, Mia-belle, Mason and Sky!

We are grateful for all the support of our wonderful puppy people who give our pups the best homes possible.  We could not have done it without the help of my wonderful mentors and friends, Amy Anderson and Bonnie Lane.

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We hope 2012 will bring everyone good health, happiness and prosperity!

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Highlights of 2011:

Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD,RN,OA,NAJ, V:

• Trixie was awarded the WCA Breed Register of Merit or BROM title.  This WCA award recognizes sires and dams who produce fine offspring.  
• Four of our Grayhart bred pups out of Trixie finished their AKC Championship titles in 2011!  Trixie has produced six champions to date and we look forward to more of her pups completing their championship titles.
• At the 2011 WCA Specialty Agility trials, Trixie had stellar performances. Day one: 1st place Exc A Standard and 3rd place Open JWW.  Day two: 1st place Open JWW!
• Trixie's son, Bravo, won Best Dog in Western Futurity, and as owner of the dam and Bravo's breeder, we received a pewter dog statue.
• Trixie continued to model, doing printwork and video for Tiffany's and represented Frontline's new product, Certifect, at the AVMA convention in St. Louis, with daughter Jam.

Trixie-Parker pups born May 28, 2008, were busy in 2011:

• Jam, CH Grayhart's Purple Haze, CD,JH, OA,OAJ,SD,CGC,VX, had an extremely busy year in multiple venues, earning titles and qualifying legs. 
• Out on a limited basis as a special, Jam earned multiple Best of Breeds, owner/breeder handled.  
• At the 2011 WCA Nationals week, Jam, handled by Jamie Bernardin, was selected for an Award of Merit.  Jam also received a Specialty AOM at the GSWC Specialty in May and then owner/breeder handled, earned an AOM during the Southern Regional Specialty in Greenville, over several group placing specials.
• Jam finished both Open Agility (OA) and Open Agility Jumpers with Weaves (OAJ) titles, all legs with placements, including many 1st places. Jam completed her Open Standard title at the WCA Nationals winning the class.  At the WCA Specialty Agility trial, Jam was 1st place in Open JWW!  All of Jam's qualifying runs for her agility titles have been earned with placements.
• At the Tarheel Weimaraner Club Agility trial, Jam won the High Combined award for highest scoring Weimaraner.
• Jam earned her first qualifying legs in both Excellent A Standard and Excellent A JWW.
• During the WCA Nationals week, Jam earned her 3rd Companion Dog, or CD leg to complete this title with a 3rd place. These titles gave Jam the necessary requirements to earn her WCA "VX", Versatile Excellent title.
• Jam earned her WCA Shooting Dog (SD) title.
• She continued to train in obedience, agility and field work and will do the same in 2012 after her first litter, with breeding plans in January to Mason, CH GraytSky's Southern Fire, NSD.
• Jam passed the Delta Therapy Dog certification and spent time visiting autistic adults at a nearby residential facility.
• Jam continued to model, doing shoots for Frontline's Certifect, representing them at the 2011 AVMA convention for the product launch in St. Louis.  She also worked with Supermodel Coco Rocha on a commercial and print shoot for Longchamp.
• Sky, New CH Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain, JH,TD,RN,NSD,NRD, CGC,VX, finished her AKC championship title and the next day went Best of Breed!
• Sky earned her WCA Novice Retrieving Dog (NRD) and Versatile Excellent "VX" titles.
• She continues to train in agility, earning her first agility legs and is working towards her TDX.or bred by us, we are proud of 

Trixie-Zeke litter, born March 23, 2009, were busy in 2011:

• Mason, New CH Grayhart's Daily Special, handled to his last 2 points by his breeder, completed his championship in September.  We are truly thankful to Pat O'Brien, Zeke's breeder/co-owner, for his friendship and handling of Mason to his three majors wins, including a Specialty win.
• Mia-belle, New CH Grayhart's Special Request, RA,CD,NSD,NRD,V, had an extremely busy year, titling in multiple venues. 
• Mia-belle finished her AKC Championship completely owner handled, including winning a 4-point Specialty major! 
• Mia-belle earned her WCA Versatile "V" title and her WCA NRD title.
• Mia-belle earned her first Open obedience CDX leg.  She will be back in the obedience ring in 2012 and is training for agility and hunt tests.
• Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, shown sparingly in 2011, won 8 show points including her 2nd major, owner/breeder handled. She only needs 3 single points to finish her AKC championship.  Many thanks to Pat O'Brien for his handling of Trudy to her first major and our collaborative effort to finish this lovely girl.

Trixie-Clay litter, born January 14, 2010, wasted no time making their mark in 2011:

• Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius,JH,NSD,NRD,CGC, had an exciting year.  She earned her first show point in February and with limited showing, ended the year needing just one single point to finish her championship. She was a great traveler, going along for the ride to the WCA Nationals and then our trip down to the Carolina's for the Southern Futurity/Maturity and visiting with Debbie and Jessica.
• At the WCA Southern Futurity, Savi, handled by Carissa Shimpano, came in 2nd place in her futurity class.  Then, at the Greater Charleston Weimaraner Club Supported Entry show, owner/breeder handled, Savi won a 5-pt major from the Bred-By-Exhibitor class and went on to go Best of Winners!
• At the last show weekend of the year, at the Lehigh KC show, Savi was Winner's Bitch for 2-pts and the next day at the Delaware Water Gap KC show, Savi was Winner's Bitch and Best of Winners for a 3-point major!
• Savi earned her WCA NRD, Novice Retrieving Dog title and her WCA Versatile "V" title.
• Savi was a terrific ambassador for the Weimaraner breed at the AKC Meet the Breeds in New York City.  She also helped out at a number of Tri-State Weimaraner Rescue events, helping to raise money and educate people on the breed.
• Supermodel Savi followed in the Grayhart tradition and her Swiffer ad was spotted in many nationally circulated magazines and she was a hit as part of the Gap Kid's I Want Candy, holiday ad campaign.   She also worked with Trixie on the Tiffany shoot.
• Savi will be very active in 2012, training for her agility and obedience debuts as well as training for her Senior Hunter title and Delta Therapy Dog certification.
• Bravo, New GCH Grayhart Crescent's Bravo,CGC, had an exciting year in the show ring, completing his championship title at just 14 months of age and finishing his Grand Champion title  just two month later, earning multiple Best of Breed wins.  He also earned Specialty Select Dog and Awards of Merit.  Selectively specialed in 2011, Bravo finished the year ranked #22 among all Weims nationwide.  Bravo will be out in the show ring in 2012.
• With no formal training, GCH Bravo earned his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate.
• Bliss, Grayhart's Launch My Line, made the trip down from Alaska to the 2011 WCA Nationals in Ohio and made us proud, placing in every class she was shown in.  She will work towards her show championship in 2012.

I hope that I haven't forgotten anyone but as you can see, it was a busy year. You can check the archives of our blogs, the main one, for Trixie and all our Grayhart pups, and the ones dedicated specifically to each of our dogs and we will continue to publish updates to share all the news and fun happenings as well as the Grayhart website.

It was great fun spending time with the pups and their owners, as well as old and new friends at shows.  We also enjoyed running and chairing the Garden State Weimaraner Club Hunt Test and volunteering for Tri-State Weimaraner Rescue.

Gray-t Weekend for the Grayhart Girls! Delaware Water Gap KC Show

 Sunday was the Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club show and the Weims had an 8:00 am ring time.  No sleeping late for the princesses.  Trudy stayed with Pat in his room and my girls enjoyed going back and forth between Kel's room and mine in our suite.  They are truly creatures of comfort!

 Sunday was a repeat performance of Saturday.  Ike was Winner's Dog and both Savi and Trudy won their classes.  Pat stayed on Trudy and I took Savi in for winner's.  I was thrilled when the judge pointed to Savi and she was Winner's bitch.  There was a major in dogs so Savi would have to go Best of Winner's to get the major.  Again, Michelle, our Weim friend, took Savi in for me while I showed Jam.  Michelle worked hard to show Savi off.

Jam showed really well and was full of attitude.  After all the champions were examined and lined up, the judge had the one dog special and Ike gate around together.  She then pointed to Jam and had us go to the front.  Then placed Savi second and then Ike.  She had the group go around together and the final results....Jam won Best of Breed, Savi was Best of Winners and Ike was awarded Best of Opposite!!!

This gave Jam a Grand Champion major and also earned Savi her second major.  Savi now only needs one single point to finish her AKC championship title.  We were just floating after the judging was over.

Jam - Best of Breed (unofficial win picture)

Since Jam went Best of Breed, we needed to wait around for the Group competition. The Sporting Group, was the last group before Best in Show. We had a lot of time to kill, so Kel and I bundled up and took the dogs for a long walk and then went out for Chinese food for lunch. We then visited the many vendors and did some shopping. It was a thrill to watch our friends show their Vizslas and see Jenna go Best of Breed with her special, Miles. Miles won the breed on Saturday and had gotten a Group 2.

The Sporting Group was late in the afternoon and since it was full of professional handlers and some of the top dogs in the country, my goal was just to have fun with Jam and make her shine.  Kel got some terrific shots of Jam and Miles in the group.

 It takes about 20 minutes for each of the seven groups to be judged.  It is a long time for the dogs and you want to make them look their best when the judge is looking.

Congrats to Jenna and Miles for winning the Sporting Group and competing for Best in Show!!!

A wonderful end to a great weekend!  We look forward to the dog shows in 2012 and finishing Savi and Trudy's championships.  We plan to breed Jam in January so she won't be back in the show ring until after her maternity leave and she's in shape.

Gray-t Weekend for the Grayhart Girls! Lehigh KC Show

Kellyann and I headed off early Saturday morning to Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the last show weekend of the year.  We were looking forward to seeing friends and hoping that we could finish the year with a win.  What an amazing weekend it turned out to be, beyond our wildest expectations.

Savi, Winner's Bitch for 2 points!

 Saturday was the Lehigh Kennel Club show.  I showed Savi in the bred-by-exhibitor class, which we won.  Pat O'Brien, who was there to show both our Trudy as well as a very nice puppy named Ike, out of Pat's dog Duke, littermate to Zeke, Trudy's sire.  Pat went winner's dog with Ike and then won the Open bitch class with Trudy.  Since Trudy is so attached to me, Pat and I decided to switch dogs and I took Trudy in for winner's and he handled Savi.  We were afraid that if I was standing behind Trudy, she would keep trying to turn and look at me.  Trudy was quite the happy girl and tried kissing me nonstop while I stacked her.  The judge even commented on my happy girl.  The judge pointed to Savi and she was Winner's Bitch for 2 points!

Next was the Best of Breed class and a fellow Weim friend took Savi in for me as I had to handle Jam.  Ike was picked for Best of Winners and Jam was awarded Select Bitch, earning Grand Champion points.

Jam in the Best of Breed class

This show has a Bred-by-Exhibitor competition and Savi was Best BBE Weim, so we waited for the BBE groups which did not start until mid-afternoon.  The BBE Sporting group was last.  After a long wait, it was finally our turn to show.  The group was quite competive, with eight sporting dogs, most of which had gone winner's for majors in their respective breeds.  Savi showed well and we had fun in the big group.

 Yay!  The judge awarded Savi a Group 3!

Savi doing a bow while we played and had fun in the BBE group.

After a long day at the show, we rushed off to the hotel to meet Pat and Ike's owner, Sandra, and went out for a fabulous celebration dinner.  Back at the room, Savi and Jam had a wild play session, well deserved after being crated all day and strutting their stuff in the show ring.

Off to bed to get our beauty sleep for Sunday's show...

Photos by Kellyann

Trudy's Official Major Win Photo

 Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, (Zeke x Trixie) winner of a 3-pt major going Winner's Bitch and Best of Opposite at the Westbury Kennel Association show on October 2, 2011, handled by her co-owner/breeder.  This was her 2nd major win and she now only needs three single points to finish her AKC championship.

Trudy's Winning Weekend

Unofficial win photo, taken while we were setting her up for the real thing.

 Our Long Island princess did us proud at this past weekend's shows on her home turf.  Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, (Zeke x Trixie) began the weekend with a bang on Friday going Winner's Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite for two points, alongside her littermate, Mason, now CH Grayhart's Daily Special, who was Winner's Dog and finished his bench championship.

On Sunday, Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius, JH, won the Bred-by-Exhibitor class, and then I quickly switched dogs and showed Trudy to win the Open class.  In Winners, Trudy strutted her stuff and won her 2nd 3-point major going Winner's Bitch and Best of Opposite.  She now only needs three single points to finish her AKC show championship.

Gray-t Weekend for Grayhart!

Jessica & Mia and Debbie & Sky - new NRDs!!!

Our weekend began on a high note with Mason finishing his championship and littermate Trudy, going Winner's Bitch/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite at the same show.  Well today, at the Tarheel Weimaraner Club WCA Ratings test, both of our Southern girls earned their Novice Retrieving Dog titles.  Congratulations to Debbie Moody & Sky, Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain, RN,JH,TD,NSD,NRD,V (Trixie x Parker) & Jessica Scharff & Mia, CH Grayhart's Special Request,CD,RA,NSD,NRD,V (Trixie x Zeke)!


From the WCA website, here is what is required for a dog to earn an NRD:


NRD—Novice Retrieving Dog 
A. Requirements for dogs competing for NRDs shall be as follows: 
1. Land Retrieve 
a. Dog is required to retrieve a single dead bird on land, a shot will be fired. 
b. Retrieve shall be a minimum of 20 yards, but shall not exceed 40 yards. 
2. Water Retrieve 
a. Dog is required to retrieve a single dead bird in the water with a minimum swim of 20 yards, a 
shot will be fired.

At the Long Island New York shows, Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve (Trixie x Zeke), handled by me, her breeder and co-owner was WB/BOS for a 3 pt major! Trudy now only needs three single points to complete her AKC show championship! Trudy's win photo to be posted at a later date.

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. .

Trudy's offical win photo - NBKC show

Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, Winner's Bitch, handled by her co-owner/breeder, for her 7th point at the New Brunswick Kennel Club Show.  Her littermate, Mason, Grayhart's Daily Special was Winner's Dog and Best of Winner's, a winning day for Grayhart.

New Champion Bravo & another Grayt Day for Grayhart

Lots of wins from coast to coast!

New CH Bravo, 14 months old!

Introducing our newest champion...Bravo, CH Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, (Clay x Trixie), who finished his championship yesterday in CA going Winner's Dog and Best of Winners for his 2nd major.  Bravo was expertly handled by Keith Pautz. Bravo is the first champion out of our Clay x Trixie litter.

 

We are all very proud of this promising young boy and his owner's Jay and Ron are beyond excited over his back to back majors and new championship.  They look forward to Bravo being shown in his Futurity as well as going for his Grand Championship title.  Congratulations to Jay, Ron and Keith!

 If Bravo's wins weren't enough news, we had another awesome day on the other coast.  At the New Brunswick Kennel Club shows in NJ, littermates (from the Zeke x Trixie litter) Mason, Grayhart's Daily Special and Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve were both winners!  Mason went Winner's Dog and Best of Winners, handled by Zeke's owner/breeder, Pat O'Brien, and Trudy was Winner's Bitch, handled by her co-owner/breeder, me. Mason only needs two single points to finish his championship and Trudy has seven points including a major win towards her championship.

Trudy in the Open bitch class

 In Raleigh, NC, Sky, Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain,RN,JH,TD,V, went Reserve to the Major. Sky has eight points including a major win towards her championship.

And not to be left out, Savi (Clay x Trixie) got to hang out with her family and fans at the show...she's waiting patiently for her turn to go back into the show ring.  Meanwhile, she's been very busy modeling, training for Senior Hunter, agility and obedience titles.

Savi sharing treats with Mason and Trudy

The best part of the show - all the wonderful yummies in everyone's pockets!

All in all, a wonderful weekend for the Grayhart kids!

Bravo wins his 1st Major & Trudy goes WB!

Exciting show news....Bravo, Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, (Clay x Trixie), went Winner's Dog and Best of Winner's for a 3-point major at the Kennel Club of Salinas show in Vallejo, CA, under Judge Dr. Harold Engel! Bravo was shown to this awesome win by his handler, Keith Pautz.  Owners Jay and Ron were thrilled to watch this terrific win under terrible, rainy conditions, but that didn't damper their excitement.  Bravo needs one more major to finish his show championship.  Congrats to Jay, Ron and Keith!

On the other coast, Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, (Zeke x Trixie), went Winner's Bitch for 1-point under Judge Dana Cline at the New Brunswick Kennel Club show in Edison, NJ.  Trudy was shown by me, her co-owner/breeder.  Trudy now has 6 points towards her championship including a 3-pt major.

Down in North Carolina at the Durham Kennel Club Show in Raleigh, with a major entry, both Sky (Parker x Trixie) and Mia-belle (Zeke x Trixie), took placements, 2nd and 4th respectively, in the Open class. 

Congrats to today's winners and good luck for the rest of the weekend's shows from coast-to-coast!

Happy New Year!

Bliss, Grayhart's Launch My Line, our beautiful Alaskan princess.

2010 was a busy year full of family, friends and of course, Weims. We couldn't have imagined all the fun times and successes brought by the Grayhart dogs and their dedicated owners.  A highlight of the year was the Weimaraner Club of America National Specialty in May, in Gettysburg, PA, where every dog we had placed or won their classes in multiple venues and the wonderful time we spent with friends from all over the country.  Truly a time to be proud of our dogs. The AKC also welcomed us into their Breeder of Merit Program.

Last year was not all good times and we suffered a devastating loss, losing our beloved Wotan but we cherish the wonderful memories and time we shared with him.

We are grateful for all the support of our wonderful puppy people who give our pups the best homes possible.

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We hope 2011 will bring everyone good health, happiness and prosperity.

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Highlights of 2010:

Trixie-Parker pups born May 28, 2008, were busy in 2010:

• Marshall, CH Grayhart's In from the Storm, owned by Laura Roehrich, placed 3rd in the WCA Maturity at the WCA Nationals in May. Marshall is now training for his CD and JH.
• Jam, CH Grayhart's Purple Haze, JH, NA,NAJ,NSD,CGC,V, had an extremely busy year in multiple venues, earning titles and qualifying legs. She completed her AKC Championship, with a dual effort by me and Steve Lane, Parker's owner/breeder, who did an awesome job handling Jam to her majors. Jam finished both Novice Agility (NA) and Novice Agility Jumpers with Weaves (JWW) titles, all legs with placements, including many 1st places. These titles gave Jam the necessary requirements to earn her WCA "V", Versatile title. Additionally,  Jam also earned her 1st Senior Hunter leg and 1st obedience Companion Dog, (CD) leg. She continued to train in obedience, agility and field work and will do the same in 2011 as well as begin her career as a mother, with breeding plans for mid-end of 2011.
• Jam continued to model and act, doing shoots for a TV pilot, Frontline packaging, Elle magazine, and a Vogue fashion spread, 
• Sky, Grayhart Lightfoot Early Morning Rain, JH,TD,RN,NSD,CGC,V, shown & trained exclusively by owner Debby Moody, received a 4th placement in the WCA Southern Maturity, and completed impressive titles, earning her TD, Tracking Dog title and earned her Rally Novice title, all legs with placements, finishing at the WCA National Specialty and earned her WCA "V", Versatile title.  She won a major going Best of Opposite and more show points, all owner handled, now having 8 points towards her AKC Championship.She continues to train in agility and is working towards her TDX.
• Monty, Grayhart's Stone Free,JH,CGC, earned his Junior Hunter title, with top scores, all breeder handled and also passed his AKC CGC.  He is training for his Senior Hunter and conformation titles. Monty, also entered the world of modeling and did a terrific shoot for Target as well as filmed an IAMS commercial and a photo shoot for their new packaging.
• Mia, Grayhart's American Woman, passed her AKC CGC and is training for the show ring, obedience and agility. 
• Ranger, Grayhart's Midnight Lightening, welcomed baby brother Luke into the world and traveled to Germany for a family vacation. He'll be back in Spring to finish his show championship.s owned or bred by us, we are proud of 

Trixie-Zeke litter, born March 23, 2009, were busy in 2010:

• Mason, Grayhart's Daily Special, won 2 more 4-pt majors, having a total of 3,  including a Specialty Major at the Garden State Weimaraner Club Independent Specialty, going Best of Winners.  He also won the Junior Futurity dog class at the WCA Nationals!  Mason only needs 3 single points to finish his AKC championship title. We are truly thankful to Pat O'Brien, Zeke's breeder/co-owner, for his friendship and handling of Mason to these awesome wins. Owner Jen continues to train Mason in obedience and agility.
• Jersey, Grayhart's Goin Someplace Special, JH, completed her Junior Hunter title and welcomed baby brother Bryce into the world.  Jersey continues to train for her Senior Hunter title.
• Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, who took the first half of the year off to grow up, came back to the show ring at the WCA Nationals with a bang, placing or winning in every class she was shown in, including winning a 12-18 month Specialty class and placing 2nd in her Futurity.  Trudy won 5 show points including her first major, handled by Pat O'Brien. She is also training for Rally obedience with her young junior handler.
• Mia-belle, Grayhart's Special Request, RA,CD,NSD, had an extremely busy year, titling in multiple venues. Owner Jessica Scharff & Mia-belle made their Rally Obedience debut in January and never looked back, completing that title with placements at 11 months of age, then went on to complete her Rally Advanced, RA, title with 2-1st places and a 4th placement at 16 months old, then on to her CD, Companion Dog title, all with 1st placements and terrific scores in the 190's! Mia-belle also earned 5 show points, all owner handled, as well as a reserve to a major, handled by Pat O'Brien. She also worked on bird training and qualified for her WCA NSD, Novice Shooting Dog title.  Mia-belle will be back in the obedience and show rings in 2011.

Trixie-Clay litter, born January 14, 2010, wasted no time making their mark in 2010:

• Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius,JH,CGC, at only 4 months of age,did her first modeling gig for a Swiffer ad, that has been published in many top magazines including O and Self.  Young Savi earned her NSD, Novice Shooting Dog title at 8 months of age and completed her JH, Junior Hunter title at 9 1/2 months of age,  She also passed her AKC CGC test.  In August, Savi won Best Puppy in Match Show at the very large AKC Canine Experience Match Show hosted by the Suffolk County Kennel Club.  Savi will be very active in 2011, training for the show ring and making her agility and obedience debuts as well as training for her Senior Hunter title.
• Bravo, Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, had an exciting year in the show ring, earning 9 show points including Best of Breed and Best of Opposite, all from the puppy classes, as well as a reserve to a specialty major.  He only needs his majors to finish his AKC show championship.
• Bliss, Grayhart's Launch My Line, made her show debut in Alaska.  She will work towards her show championship in 2011.
• Memphis, Grayhart's Million Dollar Listing, made his show debut and will continue to train and work towards his show championship.
• Logan, Grayhart's Watch What Happens, spent much time swimming and excelled in his agility class.

Trixie, CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, RN,CD,OA,NAJ, V:

• After whelping a litter of eight pups in January, Trixie got back into competition shape in time to compete at the WCA National Specialty in Agility winning the Open Standard class! She completed her Open Standard title, all with placements at all-breed trials.  Trixie also earned her 2nd CDX leg with a 4th placement at the Harrisburg KC show.
• Trixie continued to model and filmed a TV pilot as well as starred in an IAMS commercial and a photo shoot for their new packaging..

Wotan, Windward's Standing In Motion, JH, AX, AXJ, NSD, CGC, V, my special boy, just shy of his 14th birthday, went over the Rainbow Bridge, in August.  We miss him dearly.

I hope that I haven't forgotten anyone but as you can see, it was a busy year. You can check the archives of our blogs, the main one, for Trixie and all our Grayhart pups, and the ones dedicated specifically to each of our dogs and we will continue to publish updates to share all the news and fun happenings as well as the Grayhart website.

It was great fun spending time with the pups and their owners, as well as old and new friends at shows. I especially loved being back in the field, training Jam, Savi and Monty and running them in the hunt tests.  We also enjoyed running and chairing the Garden State Weimaraner Club Hunt Test and look forward to doing it again in April.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!