New CD and VX titles for Savi!

Happy to announce that Savi finished her AKC CD (Companion Dog) obedience title yesterday with a 3rd place at the Gordon Setter Club of America All-Breed Obedience trial.  The earn a CD, a dog must get three qualifying legs and a minimum score of 50% in the exercises, which are on lead heeling, off lead heeling, figure eight, stand for exam, recall and group sit and down stays.  Getting this title also gives Savi the points needed to earn her WCA Versatile Excellent or VX title!  To earn versatility titles, dogs must title in multiple venues.  Savi is a talented girl and now we will concentrate on agility and she will also take time off to have pups this year.

Savi is now....CH Grayhart's Shear Genius, CD, SH, NSD, NRD, VX!!!

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 WCA Versatility "V" title for Savi!

Savi in the BBE Sporting Group where she earned a Group 3! She also went back to back WB/BOW, earning her 2nd major and a total of 5 points that weekend.

We are pleased to announce that Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius,JH,NSD,NRD,CGC, has qualified for one of the Weimaraner Club of America's prestigious titles, Award of Versatility or V. The WCA recognizes Weimaraners who excel in a number of areas of competition and based on a point system, dogs can qualify for the Versatile title and then the Versatile Excellent title and beyond. The dogs must acquire titles in at least three different areas. It is an exciting milestone not only for Savi, who did this before her 2nd birthday, but for our breeding program as Savi is Trixie's 4th puppy to earn this award.

Savi's Versatile points came from the following areas: Field (JH), Retrieving (NRD) and Conformation (minimum of 10 bench points). Savi had a winning weekend at the Delaware Water Gap/Lehigh Kennel Club show weekend mid-December, which earned her 2nd major win as well as put her over the 10 show points needed to earn the V award. Savi only needs one single point to earn her AKC Championship title.

From the Weimaraner Club of America Rules & Policies, here are the requirements for Versatile and Versatile Excellent awards:

SECTION VIII- Versatile Rating Standards

I. Schedule of Available Versatile Points
A. Bench Champion.....................................................8
Ten Bench Points (includes major win)...............6
Five Bench Points.....................................................4
Bench Pointed...........................................................2
B. Obedience Trial Champion....................................10
UDX.............................................................................8
UD...............................................................................6
CDX.............................................................................4
CD...............................................................................2
C. Field Champion, AFC or MH..................................10
Senior Hunter, SDX or 1st place in AA/GD Retrieving Stake 6
Junior Hunter, SD or 4 Field Points.....................4
NSD or 1 Field Point................................................2
D. RDX............................................................................6
RD...............................................................................4
NRD............................................................................2
E. Champion Tracker (CT)..........................................10
Variable Surface Tracking (VST)...........................8
Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX)...............................6
Tracking Dog (TD)...................................................4

Section II—RULES Standards for Ratings
F. Master Agility Champion.......................................10
Master Agility Excellent (MX) or MXJ...................8
Agility Excellent (AX) or AXJ.................................6
Agility Excellent Preferred (AXP) or AJP.............5
Open Agility (OA) or OAJ.......................................4
Open Agility Preferred (OAP) or OJP...................3
Novice Agility (NA) or NAJ.....................................2
Novice Agility Preferred (NAP) or NJP.................1

II. Requirements for Award of Versatile “V”
A. Twelve (12) versatile points minimum total.
B. Above Twelve (12) points must be obtained from at least three (3) of the above six (6) groups.
C. Points are not accumulative in any one group (i.e., a UD entitles a dog to six (6) points. His CDX and CD cannot be added.)

III. Requirements for Award of Versatile Excellent “VX”
A. Eighteen (18) points minimum total
B. Above eighteen (18) points may be obtained from three (3) of the above six (6) groups and must include a Bench Champion, Field Champion, Amateur Field Champion, Obedience Trial Champion, Master Agility Champion or Champion Tracker.
OR
Above eighteen (18) points may be obtained from at least four (4) of the six (6) groups.
C. Points are not accumulative in any one group.
IV. Requirements for Award of Versatile Excellent 2 (VX2)
A. Twenty four (24) points minimum total.
B. Above twenty-four (24) points must be obtained from at least four (4) of the above six (6) groups.
C. Points are not accumulative in any one group.
V. Requirements for Award of Versatile Excellent 3 (VX3) – VX7
A. Must meet the requirements of Versatile Excellent 2 (VX2)
B. Minimum total points required:
VX3...................................................30 Points
VX4...................................................36 Points
VX5...................................................42 Points
VX6...................................................48 Points
Weimaraner Club of America Rules and Policies

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!

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 Versatile Rating Title Awarded to Trixie!

On the same day that we confirmed Trixie's pregnancy, we received a special award in the mail from the Weimaraner Club of America. Trixie received an official certificate for earning the WCA Versatile Rating. We can now add a "V" to her list of titles.

From the Weimaraner Club of America website, here is an explanation of the Versatile Rating Titles:

In recognition of Weimaraners who have earned titles in at least three areas of expertise: Show, Field, Obedience, Agility, Tracking and Retrieving. Points are awarded for titles earned in each area of expertise, and talented Weimaraners can earn WCA Versatility titles: Versatile and Versatile Excellent through Versatile Excellent 7.

Trixie's "areas of expertise" include conformation, obedience and agility.

We are very proud of our talented and versatile girl!