2011 WCA Nationals Agility Trial - Day 2 - Jam & Trixie more 1st places

Jam in Open JWW.  I love her focus and how we are both on the same path.  Jam was on fire during her 1st place Open Standard run, getting a time of 49.38 seconds, more than 17 seconds under the 67 seconds standard course time!!!

I'm happy to share more of the terrific photos by Natureworks that were shot during the 2011 WCA Nationals week agility trials in Ohio. We were fortunate to have three days of agility.  The first day was the WCA All Breed Agility trial, the second day was the Keeshond All Breed Agility trial and the third day was the combined Weimaraner and Keeshond Specialty Trials. On day two, Trixie gave us an exciting Open JWW run winning the class, getting her 2nd 1st place of the weekend. Jam showed what a star she could be winning the Open Standard class which also gave her a new title - Open Agility (OA)!!!

Above, Trixie during her winning Open Jumpers with Weaves run with a time of 35.75 seconds. SCT was 43 sec.

The shot above and two below are from Trixie's Exc A Standard run.  She had a wonderful run, even though she didn't qualify.  Her runs were very consistent and she had a great attitude, which is more important to me than anything else.

2011 WCA Nationals Agility Trial - Day one - Jam - Open Std Q!

Jam flying over the triple!

 These are the terrific pictures taken by Natureworks, at the Weimaraner Club of America All-breed Agility Trial during the 2011 Nationals week in Sharonville, OH in May..  Jam had a nice Open Standard run, earning her 2nd qualifying leg with a 4th place.

 Nice focus and control...

 Who says you can't work the crowd while waiting for the table count?  Jam posing for her fans!

 This was the 2nd to last obstacle on the course and my favorite jump!
  We had a blast running these fun courses at this terrific venue...more photos from the agility trials to come!

2011 WCA Nationals Agility Trial Photos

Always exciting to get a package in the mail, especially as I've been waiting for the disc with our photo order from the 2011 WCA Nationals Agility trials last month.  This was one of my favorite jumps and that's Jam showing off her jumping form.  I'll post more pics of Trixie and Jam later...

Jam gets her WCA Versatile Excellent Title!!!

Jam's 2011 Blue Ribbon ad for the Weimaraner Magazine, showing off her versatility.

We are pleased to announce that Jam has qualified for one of the Weimaraner Club of America's prestigious titles, Versatile Excellent or VX.  The WCA recognizes Weimaraners who excel in a number of areas of competition and based on a point system, dogs can quality 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 Jam, who did this before her 3rd birthday, but for our breeding program as Jam is our first VX and completed this title during the 2011 WCA Nationals week when she completed both her Open Agility (OA) and Companion Dog (CD) titles.

Jam is now CH Grayhart's Purple Haze, CD,JH,OA,NAJ,NSD,CGC,VX

Jam's Versatile Excellent points came from the following areas: conformation (Bench Champion), obedience (CD), field (JH) and agility (OA).

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

2011 WCA Nationals Week - BOB GSWC

Don't blink but here is a short clip of Jam gaiting in the Best of Breed class at the first host specialty, Greater Cincinnati Weimaraner Club, of the 2011 Weimaraner Club of America's Nationals week in Wilmington, Ohio.

Tres chic

Jam and Supermodel Jennifer Pugh, looking glamorous at today's high fashion photo shoot in NYC.

 It was a hot day but JP as she's known, looked stunning and didn't even break a sweat modeling fur coats.

 Wardrobe change, for both JP and Jam, and a touch up before we move to the next location...

 Challenging shooting on the streets of New York, in between traffic but Jam rocked the shoot and they loved her.

A fabulous pair, out for a stroll...

Jam in high demand

Jam on set last week, with a blue screen, that way the ad agency can put in whatever background they want.

 Jam seems to be the "it girl" for photo shoots and agents are requesting her for a number of different jobs.  Last week, Jam was terrific on a shoot for a canine pharmaceutical drug and the client and photographer loved her.  She was the ultimate professional, performing every pose they asked for, many jumps in the air at different angles and impressed everyone with how well trained she was.  The photographer requested her for "beauty shots" and she happily obliged.  As a bonus, everyone on set got kisses and she was a perfect ambassador for the breed.

Today, she's off to New York City for a high fashion shoot....the exciting life of a supermodel!

The busy set of last week's photoshoot...hard to see Jam on the monitor, jumping in the air. 

GSWC Specialty Show: Award of Merit for Jam!

Savi practicing before Sweeps

 One of our annual Memorial Day Weekend traditions is to support our club's Specialty show, which is part of the Atlantic Shore Classic show circuit in Freehold, NJ.  It is one of our favorite show sites, except it can and usually is extremely hot and humid this time of year.  Under 80 degree weather, we did our best to keep the dogs cool and have a good time.  It was a busy show, as we had three of our girls entered, Savi, Trudy and Jam, and I was fortunate to have my good friend, Kellyann there to help with the girls and take pictures.  The club served a lovely lunch to everyone entered and we even got to spend time with Michele and Mia, who came for a short visit.

Mia, Grayhart's American Woman, Jam's littermate, had some show training and we can't wait to start showing her this year.

Savi, getting ready for the judge to examine her.

 Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius,JH,CGC, (Clay x Trixie),who has not been shown much, did very well, especially since she does not care for the hot weather but held her stacks, stood for exam and gated nicely.  She placed 3rd in sweeps and 3rd in the 12-18 class, both the biggest classes of the day.

Trudy, Grayhart's Special Reserve, (Zeke x Trixie) spent a wonderful weekend with us and found every tennis ball in the house, no matter how well hidden! She remembered how to be a show girl and placed 2nd in the Open class.  She got to then go home to swim in her pool.

Jam waiting for her turn to go in the ring, she's cool as a cucumber..

Jam, CH Grayhart's Purple Haze,CD,JH,OA,NAJ,NSD,V, held up very well under the hot conditions and received an Award of Merit!  After the show, we celebrated by visiting our favorite vendors and Jam and Savi both got fabulous new collars.