In the Spotlight

The results of events held in 2022 have been tabulated and a number of the crew have earned some national level bragging rights.  Leading that charge is Esme, who attained the all-breed #1 spot in CKC Field Trial competition for both Amateur and Open Shooting Dog categories and to top it off she was also the #1 Weimaraner in CKC Rally Obedience competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psukVRDroX8   Ocean heeled, fetched and jumped her way land in the #1 Weimaraner spot in AKC Obedience competition for 2022 and Prim listened up with many High in Trial wins to attain the #1 Weimaraner in CKC Obedience competition.   

   

Looking sharp in the field, the six month old rookie Bonnie notched a NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize 1 score. Audrey Rose zigged, zagged and soared to an AKC  Masters Agility Championship, Prim heeled, fetched and obeyed her way to an AKC Utility Dog title and Kenni, Saba, Rubi and Vaughn all looped around the show ring to AKC Show Championships.
        

No matter what the venue, various of Traxters have recently shown that they have what it takes to deliver a knockout punch in competition. In the field, at just 2 years old Luke earned a CKC Field Dog Excellent Champion title and Avy won three consecutive Amateur field trial stakes to attain her AKC Amateur Field Championship title. In agility, Sterling completed a Masters Agility Championship title and here is a link one of her very speedy runs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4JLFgLiR-c On track, Breyer became the first Weimaraner ever to earn the very challenging CKC Master Tracking Championship title.  In the show ring, Soba earned his AKC Grand Championship in just 2 weekends of showing and the handsome kiddo Franklin completed an AKC Show Championship from the puppy classes.  In Obedience, Mick accomplished the very rare and impressive feat of a perfect 200 score en route to an AKC Companion Dog title.  Hearty congratulations to all of these next level competitors.

     

Lotsa the crew have put their noses to the ground to achieve success in tracking test competition. Earning Tracking Dog titles were Sparrow, Nikitta, Fable, Esme, Billie, Dezzi, Ivy and Mercer.  Earning CKC Urban Tracking Dog titles were Mick and Emma, an AKC Tracking Dog Urban title was attained by Lola and Kenni and Luke both earned Tracking Dog Excellent titles.  Way to sniff!

   

The Trax crew had a good showing at the WCA Western Regional Field trial, Reign led the charge with a wide ranging run and a bunch of bird finds to win the Open All Age stake and, keeping it all in the family, her kid Bullet hit the edges and pointed his way to a win of the Field Futurity stake. Prior to the Western Nyx had never entered a field trial but she didn’t let that lack of experience hinder her from putting on a simply stellar performance to win the Open Derby stake. Avy, who arrived at the grounds with her litter of 7 week old puppies in tow, seamlessly switched gears from stay at home mom to career gal with a win of the 3 point major Amateur Gun Dog stake and Vaughn showed great application, range and athleticism in his win of the Open Puppy stake. Congratulations to all of the folks involved in these success stories!

     

Ivy was smoking hot zipping around the summer field trial circuit to an Open Gun Dog stake win and a pair of Amateur Gun Dog stake wins, the rookie Billie earned her stripes with a Derby stake win on her very first kick at the field trial can and then changed gears to earn Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Group show wins along with a Sporting Dog Group placement from the puppy class, Vaughn rocked and rolled to a win of an all breed Puppy stake, Socks and Dusty Rose each put on a quite a show en route to Master Hunter titles and Kenni notched a Senior Hunter title and pivoted the very next weekend to heel and obey her way to an all breed obedience High in Trial award with a score of 197/200 from the Novice B class.  Congrats to everyone involved in the success of these talented critters.

   

 

In various venues the Traxters have been gettin’ er done. Reign scampered to a very rare accomplishment for a Weimaraner, a blue ribbon in an Amateur All Age Field trial stake.  Prim heeled, jumped and fetched her way to High in Trial and High Combined awards in obedience at the Weimaraner Association of Canada National Specialty obedience trial as well as completing a CKC Master Obedience Trial Champion title, Ocean notched a MACH2 Agility Championship and iced that cake with an obedience Utility Dog title, in hunt tests Ripp notched a Senior Hunter title and, in the show ring, Pie and Apollo completed AKC Show Championships.  Congrats to all! 

      

 

Buncha da Traxter’s been shredding it in Canadian events as of late.  Esme led the charge by nabbing Amateur and Open Shooting Dog field trial stake major wins and a Rally Master title in her spare time, Ivy right behind with an major Amateur Shooting Dog win. The up and comer Luke completed his Field Dog title with a top score of 96/100 and carried on to earn a Field Dog Excellent title on his 2nd birthday.  His sister Piper earned her Field Dog title with a monster top score of 99/100 and then dipped stateside to ice the cake with an AKC Senior Hunter title. In Obedience, Mick earned himself a High in Trial award with a great score of 197/200 from the Novice B class and Dezzi notched herself Best of Opposite/Best Puppy in Sporting Group show wins from the 9-12 month class.  Best of all, these accomplishments were all made by kiddos that were owner trained and handled.

      

Avy launched her field trial career with a bang in winning an all breed Open Puppy stake at the very first trial she attended and she never looked back from there, completing her Field Championship with her hallmark intelligent, athletic application and tremendous style on birds and best of all, Avy was owner handled to all of her field trial wins.  Special thanks to field pro Todd Yamamoto who helped with Avy’s steadying to wing and shot.  Avy made equally short work of her conformation Championship, handled by pro Lesli Smith.  Hearty thanks go out to all the scouts, training partners, transporters and coaches who contributed to Avy’s terrific achievement.

   

Luther’s path to a Dual Championship was both a cinderella story and a quintessential team effort.  Due to a uterine torsion he was the only puppy in his litter to survive and it was decided to grow him out to determine his potential, with thanks to the legion of Trax community volunteers who played a role in his foundational development.  Luther was precocious in field ability winning the Western Classic Field Futurity and Open Derby stakes while still puppy age with fully broke birdwork.  He won his first senior stake while still a yearling and special thanks to professional field trainer Todd Yamamoto who handled Luther to his Field Championship with 3 and 5 point Open Gun Dog all breed horseback stake wins. Luther then hit the show ring where he completed his Championship with 3 majors including Best of Breed and Best of Opposite wins with thanks to Holly McKnight and Mike Boyd for show handling help.

Avy showed ’em who’s boss in the field this month with an all breed major AKC Open Gun Dog stake win, the up and comers Lotte and Kenni strutted their stuff to new CKC Field Dog titles with monster top scores of 98/100 and 96/100 respectively, the teenager Danny tore it up with stylish broke birdwork to complete a CKC Field Dog Junior title with a perfect 100/100 score, Carmen and Gracie hunted pointed, retrieved and honored their way to AKC Senior Hunter titles, Onyx was handled by pro trainer Diane Vater to a win of the WCA Eastern Field Futurity stake, Ivy won a CKC Open Shooting Dog stake and Loren completed the requirements for a CKC Field Dog Excellent Champion title. Bam!

   

Showing off in the show ring recently were Jackson who completed his Championship in short order with thanks to professional handler Amy Tourond.  Also showing off, Kenni notched Best of Opposite and Best of Breed wins over specials from the classes. In the field Forrest won an all breed Open Derby stake with professional trainer Scott Azevedo handling and Esme earned her Senior Hunter title with 5 consecutive passes.  Showing off in the Obedience ring, Ocean completed her Companion Dog title with a High in Trial award and then moved up to attain her Companion Dog Excellent title with a top score of 198.5/200. Congrats to all involved in their success.

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