In the Spotlight

 A bevy of Trax’ters hit fieldwork home lately.  In NAVHDA Natural Ability tests the pupsters Mercer and Nyx notched impressive scores of 110/112 and the pupsters Fraser and Piper maximum 112 scores, with 3 of those 4 kiddos handled by NAVHDA newbie handlers.  But it was Luther that really knocked it out of the park this month.  All along, Luther has made his presence known in field competition.  While still puppy aged, he won WCA Western Open Derby and Field Futurity stakes with broke birdwork on all finds, then won his first all breed broke stake while still a yearling, and lately put on an impressive show to win 3 and a 5 point major Open Gun Dog stakes in all breed horseback competition to complete the requirements for his AKC Field Championship title. Thanks to pro trainer Todd Yamamoto for training and handling this superstar.

    

This month it’s all about celebrating getting it done no matter the venue. In the agility ring Andy bobbed, leapt and weaved to become a 5x Masters Agility Champion. In the obedience ring Trace earned the first leg towards her Companion Dog title with a High in Trial award and monster score of 198.  In the show ring Jazz strutted his stuff to an AKC Show Championship and in the field Socks hunted, pointed and retrieved with ambition, class and manners to an all breed Amateur Gun Dog field trial stake win.

     

These Traxters used their tremendous field ability superpower to make judges sit up in the saddle and take notice in CKC Field Dog Test competition in AB, SK and ON recently. Turning in particularly stellar performances at the Field Dog level were – Esme, showing everyone how it’s done with a top qualifying score of 100/100, Ivy, earning her FD title with a very snappy top score of 98/100, Piper getting on the FD scoreboard with a super 97/100 and the pupster Nyx completed her Field Dog Junior title with a top score of 96/100. Bam!  

This bevy of beauties, Singas, Briar, Ocean and Avy have all recently completed AKC Show Championships.  As icing on the cake, Singas finished with a bang in winning a 5 point major capped off with a major Select win at a Regional Weimaraner Specialty Show and Briar in the same month added to her beauty show major wins a Senior Hunter title. Congratulations to these fancy lassies and their handlers. 

   

This month I am happy to report that the kiddo Pie did a perfectly fine job in the field to win the WCA Eastern Classic Open Puppy stake and Tacoma did just dandy in making Challenger’s round of the uber competitive AKC National Agility Trial.  Congratulations to both of these pups and their handlers.

Rizz and Breyer both applied their noses to university campus lawns, sidewalks and parking lots in passing one hour old CKC Urban Tracking Dog tests – Rizz with speed, accuracy and determination and Breyer with perseverance, patience and focus.  Congratulations to both of these savvy sniffers!

  

These fine field trial dogs all notched senior field trial stakes wins this month.  Radar was piloted by pro trainer Todd Yamamoto to a 4 point major AKC Open Limited Gun Dog stake win.  Avy, in her broke stake debut, gave the pointers and setters a piece of her mind with an American Field Open Shooting Dog stake win, guest handled by Lisa DeLeonardo, and Sage was owner trained and handled to an AKC Open Gun Dog stake win.  Congratulations to everyone involved in these successes.

These three yearlings have established equal competitiveness in both show and field events.  Alley added to her Show Championship a pair of GCH major wins and a NAVHDA Natural Ability test maximum 112 score.  Singas garnered a bunch of AKC show points and then won an all breed Puppy field trial stake and Dusty Rose added to her Grand Championship a Senior Hunter title.  Congratulations gals and their entire support teams!

  

In a simply sensational 2020 Reign completed Field and Amateur Field Championships, won a 24 dog all breed Open Limited Gun Dog stake, a WCA Regional Amateur Gun Dog Classic and the National Amateur Gun Dog Championship.  Reign’s many field trial wins and placements throughout the year put her in the #1 spot for the Weimaraner Club of America year end All Age/Gun Dog standings.  Best of all Reign has been exclusively amateur-owner trained and handled to all of these accolades.  Next stop for Reign is motherhood with a litter due in March, 2021.

Team Trax got ‘er done at the WCA Western Classic field trial winning 4 of the 5 stakes offered.  After warming up with an all breed Open Gun Dog major field trial stake win the weekend before, Sparkle led the way at the with a win of the Open Gun Dog Classic, a win that also finished her Field Championship title. After warming up with an all breed Open Derby stake win the weekend before, Shadow took home the blue in the Western Open Derby stake. Reign cruised to victory in the Amateur Gun Dog Classic and by all accounts Thor put on a spectacular show to win the Field Futurity stake.  Thanks to the scouts and all the peeps involved in the success of these terrific dogs with special thanks to professional trainer Todd Yamamoto for full time training and handling of Thor and for part time training and handling of Sparkle.

 

Using their keen noses and staunch commitment to the task these Trax’ters all recently earned CKC Tracking titles.  The eager beavers Fable, Esme, Kenni and Ivy all zipped along their assigned tracks faithfully indicating the article at the end to Tracking Dog titles and the savvy sniffers Prim, Breyer and Mick could not be deterred from the designated path on tracks aged over three hours with multiple articles nor tempted by diversionary cross-tracks to attain Tracking Dog Excellent titles. Congratulations all!

    

For the notable achievement of attaining multiple perfect 100/100 scores en route to CKC Water Dog Junior titles this month, the spotlight salutes Beck, Breyer, Fable and Mick, terrific swimmers and fetchers all.