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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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Afield the spotlight shines this month on the go-getter Onyx warmed up with an all breed Open Derby stake win and then put a really big feather in her cap with a win of the Weimaraner Club of America National Field Trial Open Derby stake, congratulations to everyone on Team Onyx with special thanks to professional field trainer Diane Vater for training and handling Onyx to this huge win. In obedience, the spotlight shines on the clever keener Frances who attained her AKC Companion Dog title with a top score of 197/200, and in agility kudos go out to the speed demon Tacoma for notching a Masters Agility Championship.
Looking very good this month whilst posing up and gaiting around the show ring en route to AKC conformation show Championships were: the yearlings Tica and Teal on the east coast balanced out by Mick and Trip finishing their championships on the west coast.
Rocking and rolling to accolades this month are, in agility Rye notched a WCA National Agility High in Trial award from the JWW division and Ocean a MACH Agility Championship title, afield Avy won a 3 point major all breed Amateur Gun Dog stake and, at the WCA Western Regional Field Classic, blue ribbons were awarded to Radar in the Open Gun Dog stake and to Dillon in both the All Age and Amateur Gun Dog stakes, and in the show ring the beauteous Ellie gaited and posed her way to an owner-handled AKC Grand Championship title. Congrats to all of these fine competitors and their handlers with special thanks to professional field trainer Todd Yamamoto for training and handling Radar.
