In the Spotlight

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.

Leaning into their harnesses and putting their noses to the grindstone Loren, Lyric, Emma, Luke and the puppy Darla all attained Tracking Dog titles, equally successful in advanced level tests, Kenni sniffed her way to a Tracking Dog Excellent title and Breyer passed an advanced level urban test to complete the requirements for her CKC Tracking Championship.  Congratulations to all of these super sniffers.

 

 

The Trax crew have really been outdoing themselves north of the border of late.  Nikitta the speedster completed an Agility Championship, Prim notched all breed Obedience High in Trial wins from both Open and Utility classes, Fable aced her Field Dog test with a 100/100 score and also passed her Tracking Dog Excellent test, Esme aced her Water Dog Junior test with a perfect 100/100 and Kenni finished her Show Championship.

 

 A bevy of Trax’ters hit fieldwork home runs 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.