tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31268550156014252162024-03-13T19:37:57.077-07:00Jam, GCH Grayhart's Purple Haze, CD, JH, AX,AXJ,SD, CGC, VX, Pet Partner Therapy DogBest Puppy in Show, Multiple Best of Breed & Specialty Award of Merit winner, Jam has an outgoing personality and sound temperament: sweet, confident and friendly. She is also a little spitfire with high drive and thinks life is a game.
Join us for a Jam session!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-61607659144093484532014-12-02T19:47:00.000-08:002014-12-02T19:47:04.214-08:00Exciting Litter News! Jam & Chaz are expecting!<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2599646351081170724" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; width: 580px;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our fabulous and talented <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/grayhartweimaraners/jam" style="color: #b254a1; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jam</a> has been confirmed pregnant via ultrasound and is due December 18th. Chaz is a Best in Futurity winner (2011) and was also Best in Maturity at the 2012 WCA National Specialty. He is a proven producer of champions and multiple Best of Breed winners but most importantly, has passed on his amazing temperament and good health. All health clearances have been completed with passing grades for both Jam and Chaz, with CHIC numbers received. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have had the pleasure of spending a great deal of time with Chaz, at both dog shows and as a guest at his home, with his mother and daughter, all with wonderful temperaments. Chaz is friendly, sweet and although has not competed or trained in performance venues, is biddable and smart. Chaz has a gorgeous front assembly and typey build and we are hopeful that with Jam, will produce beautiful puppies. Puppies from Jam's first two litters are already making their mark in the show ring, with major wins, at hunt tests earning JH legs, a tracking title, and training for agility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have decided to call this our Holiday Litter. Not only will they be born during the Jewish celebration of Hannukah and a week before Christmas but the theme and puppy AKC registered names will be based on Madonna songs, one of our favorite artists, whose hit song Holiday is a classic. As the Madonna lyric goes...It's Time to Celebrate!</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-91523754247770167152014-08-16T06:20:00.000-07:002014-10-16T06:22:57.336-07:00Jam is a Grand Champion!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In July, we went on our 2014 Grayhart Southern Adventure with Jam and Presley! This included the Greenville, SC dog show circuit, visiting Debbie Moody, who owns two Grayhart girls, in the stunning mountains of North Carolina and a quick trip to Alabama to visit UofA. <br /><br />The first day of the Greenville Circuit was the Piedmont Kennel Club show. We were thrilled for Jam, the only owner-breeder-handler in a very competitive entry of Weims, to go Select Bitch for a 4-pt Grand Champion (GCH) Major and be awarded Best of Breed Owner-Handler. Jam, who is sparingly specialed, she's been busy with agility, pups and many other things, only needed two singles to finish her GCH title so finishing in a big way was tons of fun. Jam also was eligible to compete in the Owner-Handler group and showed well, photo above. Hard to believe this beauty has had two litters and is six years old.<br /><br />Jam is the first Grand Champion in her litter and the second Grayhart dog to earn this title, with Bravo being the first.<br /><br />Very proud to announce...Jam is now GCH Grayhart's Purple Haze,CD,JH,AX,AXJ,SD,VX!!!<br /><br />What's up next for Jam? She will be competing in some local agility trials and will be bred on her next season for her final litter.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-21649362000786751552013-11-28T06:03:00.000-08:002013-11-28T06:03:08.969-08:00Jam is ready to pop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jam is due to have her puppies this week! She has lost her girlish figure and is full of pups. A big contrast to how she looked at her last modeling gig for Nordstrom's showing off Burberry watches, before she went on maternity leave. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Jam was bred to the gorgeous Fala, CH A GraytSky A La Fala Love'A. This line breeding combines two outstanding pedigrees and dogs with wonderful health, temperaments and natural ability in the field. This litter theme will be the Wonder Litter, with AKC registered names created from Stevie Wonder songs. We're sure these pups will be Wonder-ful!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will be posting all the exciting news on our main blog: <a href="http://grayhartweims.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Grayhart Weimaraners</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-73598940393501848402013-09-26T14:43:00.002-07:002013-09-26T20:40:26.047-07:00Exciting breeding plans for Jam!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Jam will be bred to the gorgeous Fala, CH A graytSky A La Fala Love'A. This line
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fala is a young
dog with a great future. He finished in amazing style with three majors
including a 5-pt major going Winner's Dog at the 2013 Weimaraner Club of
America National Specialty and another 5-pt major at the Atlanta Kennel Club
show leading up to the National Specialty. The European side of his
pedigree includes dogs who have been proven in both the show ring and field.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jam, a multiple
Best of Breed and Specialty AOM winner, has lovely conformation and beautiful
side-gait. She has a wonderful outgoing personality and sound
temperament: sweet, confident and friendly. She is also a little spitfire
with high drive and thinks life is a game. Jam only needs 4 singles to
complete her GCH, has one leg towards her Senior Hunter title (owner handled) and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jam has
followed in her mother's paw prints as a model and has done photo shoots and
commercials for <span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YoggMwEZ4" target="_blank">Longchamp</a></span>, Target, Ralph
Lauren, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Macy's. Jam is a Pet Partners
Therapy dog and is certified to visit different environments including
hospitals, schools, and nursing homes. She currently makes weekly visits to a
residence for developmentally disabled and autistic adults and was recognized
nationally for her service and is featured in the new Pet Partners promotional
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producer of talented pups from her breeding last year to Summit. These pups are
extremely biddable, with solid temperaments and are just beginning their show
careers and in training for competition obedience, tracking, agility and
therapy work.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-52558469959409311742013-06-27T06:41:00.003-07:002013-06-27T06:41:41.376-07:00New Pet Partners Promotional Video with Jam<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BCXXxfVCA6Y?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />
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The long awaited Pet Partners Promotional Video has finally been released. The video is featured on the <a href="https://www.petpartners.org/" target="_blank">Pet Partners</a> website.<br />
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Jam and I were honored to be included in the filming of this video. This is a great introduction to their Therapy Animal Program. The video features several teams, including us, from around the country visiting various facilities. The last segment tells the story of a little girl and how a therapy dog saved her life is extremely touching and will bring you to tears.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-41348202549078395762013-02-24T17:18:00.000-08:002013-03-01T17:18:39.208-08:00Rockland Show Weekend<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This weekend we attended the Rockland Kennel Club shows in Suffern, NY. These are our local shows, close to home and a favorite venue. We always enjoy seeing lots of friends and the shopping is terrific. Our two Parker daughters, Mia and Jam, were entered and shown by Steve. Mia, showed beautifully both days, won the open class on Saturday and went Reserve Winner's Bitch to the major and on Sunday, she was 3rd in her class<span style="text-align: center;">. Off to more shows to try and finish her championship as she only needs a few single points to finish.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of Jam's puppies, Ella, now 5 1/2 months old came to visit. We were happy to see this adorable girl, who we have not seen since she left us at 8 weeks of age. She recognized me and gave me tons of kisses. Her owners are doing a wonderful job training her. Ella, who was always very biddable, let me stack her with no fuss. She's quite a cutie and we look forward to showing her.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;">It was a proud moment to see our beautiful girl Jam in the ring handled by Steve Lane. Jam showed well and was in a very competitive group of the top Weimaraners in the country. Although she did not win anything today, she is still a champion in our hearts.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-1234402832872259592013-02-11T20:34:00.002-08:002013-02-11T20:34:32.087-08:00Jam showing at Westminster!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jam will be rockin' the Piers! This year, the Westminster Kennel Club Show will be holding the breed judging at the Piers in New York City. Breed winners will travel cross-town to Madison Square Garden for the Groups on Monday and Tuesday evening. We are beyond excited to be part of this prestigious show and look forward to meeting tons of people and hanging out with some of the top dogs in the country. Jam will be showing on Tuesday at 12:45 pm. Live streaming of the judging will be on the Westminster Kennel Club website and you can download the Westminster Dog Show app.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jam will be handled by one of her favorite people, Steve Lane, owner/breeder of Jam's sire, BISS GCH HiBourne's It's All About Me, BROM. She will be accompanied by her entourage some of whom traveled all the way from Kansas for the big event.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Best of luck to all the dogs and handlers showing at Westminster!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As part of the pre-Westminster press, Jam and I were asked to be interviewed by our local paper, The Record and northjersey.com, for an article on local dogs going to the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The reporter, Kara Yorio, did a phone interview with me and then sent over their accomplished photographer/videographer, Thomas Franklin. Above is clip from the final video which appeared on the northjersey.com website.</span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-23283496775194094062013-02-09T17:21:00.000-08:002013-03-01T17:22:38.029-08:00Jam: Northjersey.com Westminster Article!!!<br />
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WHERE: Piers 92/94, 711 12th Ave. between West 55th Street and West Side Highway, and Madison Square Garden, Manhattan.<br />WHEN: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.<br />HOW MUCH: Daytime tickets to the Piers, $25, westmin sterkennelclub.org; evening tickets for Madison Square Garden, $40 to $150, ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000 or thegarden.com.<br />VIEWING INFO: Breed judging: live streaming (with videos of each breed competition available later), westminsterkennelclub.org; group and best in show: 8 p.m. Monday, CNBC; 8 p.m. Tuesday, USA Network.<br />FOR MORE INFO: westminsterkennelclub.org.<br />Kiwi bolts out from behind the just-opened door, overwhelming visitors to his <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/allendale" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Allendale</a>home with his strength, speed and jumping ability. The beautiful, athletic Vizsla is not exactly what one would expect from a show dog — those incredibly, well, un-doglike animals who pose pristinely and rarely bark, drool, jump, roll, chase tails or get easily distracted by anyone nearby. He is not aloof and doesn't seem particularly well-trained.<br />But Kiwi is a show dog and not just any show dog. He's a champion of his breed and one of at least three <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Bergen County</a> dogs that will compete at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show next week. Kiwi will be joined by<a href="http://www.northjersey.com/uppersaddleriver" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Upper Saddle River</a>'s Jam, a Weimaraner owned by Linda Hartheimer, and <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/carlstadt" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Carlstadt</a>'s CC, a Cardigan Welsh corgi whose owner and handler is Heather Masch.<br />Kiwi's obvious zest for life at home is fine with owner Steve Pasch, who never wanted a show dog anyway. Pasch just wanted a pet when he was looking for a puppy in the spring of 2010. Specifically, he wanted a Vizsla, the same kind of dog he had since 1984. So Pasch found himself in Connecticut looking at eight or nine puppies. He immediately locked his gaze on one.<br />Any one but that one, Pasch was told. But he couldn't choose another, so the breeder presented Pasch with an option — take any other puppy or take Kiwi (who was then known as Wellington) and sign a contract agreeing to train, show and breed this pick of the litter.<br />"I was not looking forward to the training and the nonsense, but I fell in love with that dog and I agreed," said Pasch.<br />Next week, the <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/allendale" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Allendale</a> resident will be at the preeminent dog show in the country and he promises Kiwi behaves better with his handler. There are nearly 2,700 dogs that will compete at Westminster.<br />Despite their seemingly impressive credentials, Kiwi, Jam and CC are not considered favorites to win it all. Their owners don't spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on competitions, crisscrossing the country to follow judges, amass points and collect wins at large shows. This is a hobby for the local entries, but there is always hope. Long-shots have taken the coveted Best in Show in the past.<br />"It happens," said show chairman Thomas Bradley, who admits it's doesn't happen often.<br />Pasch, Hartheimer and Masch, though, aren't clearing their schedules for the winning dog's morning talk show circuit on Wednesday. They are there for the experience, the love of their dogs. These very different people share that love of dogs, loyalty to their breeds and time commitment to canine competition.<br />"Some people play golf, I do dog stuff," said Hartheimer, a special education teacher in<a href="http://www.northjersey.com/leonia" style="color: #1f3b8c; text-decoration: initial;">Leonia</a> who has three Weimaraners and also trains them as therapy dogs and for agility competitions. Jam — Champion Grayhart's Purple Haze — is even a model. Perhaps, you recognize her expressive eyes from a Ralph Lauren, Macy's or Longchamps ad or her pre-Westminster spot on "Fox and Friends" this week.<br /><br /><h5>
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<br />Masch spends three to four hours a night walking, training and grooming her five playful corgis, after coming home from her full-time office job at a local pet company.<br />Pasch, who is retired, mostly passes the training responsibilities to handler Michelle Porfido of Long Island, but his weekends and much of his life have become wrapped up in the show dog world. It was not his plan, to say the least, but he does not regret signing that contract.<br />"Kiwi is really something special, besides the showing part," said Pasch, who has owned dogs for almost 50 years. "This is the best one I've ever had. This dog is like a Velcro dog. It's always by my side. … He senses if I'm down or blue, he comes over and picks me up."<br />When it comes to "the showing part," Kiwi — officially known as Champion Szizlin Kiwi Pasch — is something special too, as a dining room table full of ribbons and certificates illustrates. Pasch is excited to see what Kiwi will do at Westminster.<br /><br /><h5>
Splitting up the show</h5>
<br />In past years, the entire show was held at Madison Square Garden. This year, the competition is being held in two locations. The breed competitions and benching during the day will be held at Piers 92/94. Dogs who win their breed move onto the group competition in the evenings at the Garden and group winners are up for Best in Show on Tuesday night. Jam and Kiwi's breeds are both in the Sporting Group. Corgis, like CC, are part of the Herding Group.<br />Also new this year, the inclusion of the Treeing Walker coonhound and the Russell terrier, as well as the naming of a "Reserve Best in Show" (presumably in case the Best in Show winner can't fulfill his duties as champion or is found to have a scandalous past).<br />This move to the Piers certainly takes a little of the special feel away from the prestigious competition. Part of the allure is the famous venue, but the Piers location is supposed to give competitors, spectators and vendors more room, particularly in the benching area, which lost space during recent arena renovations.<br /><br /><h5>
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<br />At Westminster, the public is allowed — and encouraged — to visit the benching area, where dogs stay before and after competition, to meet the dogs and ask questions about the breeds. Spectators should expect honest answers — even if it means learning that a desired breed is not really for their family.<br />"That's kind of the idea," said Bradley. "Not all dogs are for kids. Not all kids are for dogs."<br />Hartheimer and Masch enjoy educating people about their dogs. It will be Hartheimer's biggest responsibility of the day, as she's handing over the leash to a friend who has also shown Jam in the past.<br />"He's an excellent handler and I'm a little nervous," said Hartheimer, who has also handled Jam at shows. "I think he does a better job with her than I do. It's about the dog, not me, and I want her to shine."<br />Either way, it will be a nerve-wracking day for owner and dog.<br />"Westminster has this energy that's not like other shows," said Masch, whose CC came from Poland and is officially known as Cool Sensation z Domu Polanki. "The dog really has to be a really stable, well-rounded, even-temperament dog to handle that, because it's very stressful. Even the best dogs will still get nervous."<br />Owners and handlers who are Westminster rookies have little chance at staying calm.<br />"You never think you're going to get there and when you're there with your dog, it's almost overwhelming," said Masch. "Then that wave of panic eases when you show the dog and it's over and you sit at the benches the rest of the day."<br />Email: yoriok@northjersey.com</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The puppies received their first toy, a soft, multi-color octopus! They were quite curious and enjoyed smelling, tasting and climbing all over the new toy. The pups have also begun interacting with each other and it is quite entertaining watching the beginnings of what will evolve into playing and socializing. Gradually, we will add other toys that make different noises and offer different textures for the pups to explore.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-45842500631340992712012-09-29T15:47:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:48:19.621-07:00J-S Pups Day 14: Toddling around<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Eyes open everywhere and the pups are moving all over the whelping box. We are still in no-flash mode to protect the newly opened baby blue eyes. I've been sick and haven't been able to update the blog - being a teacher, surrounded by sneezing and coughing kids, it was bound to hit me. Watching the pups is great medicine!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The pups just woke up from a nap and are quite hungry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> You can see that they are toddling around, pushing off their front legs and starting to walk with all fours.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Once Jam comes in the box, it's like a free for all and all the pups surround her looking for the best spot at the milk bar.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jam checks their rears to clean them or stimulate them and then will start to settle down for them to nurse.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> How cute is this pups between Jam's front legs!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All vying for a spot, a bit of chaos and then they'll all settle down to nurse.</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-76259137101041304192012-09-27T15:46:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:46:41.183-07:00J-S Pups Day 12: Look how big!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The pups continue to gain weight and now look more like miniature Weims than guinea pigs. All their eyes are now open in varying degrees but we are keeping the lights low and have banned flash photography for a few days to protect their developing eyes. We are doing the best we can to take pictures of the pups without using a flash. Their vision however, is not very sharp but don't worry by day 18 or so, they will be able to focus on objects and people. Very young Weimaraner puppies have striking blue eyes. As the pups mature, their eye color changes to shades of light amber, gray, or blue-gray.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They still nurse aggressively, vying for the best spot at the milk bar. Chase, aka Mr. Orange, hasn't mastered the art of nursing so we are still bottle feeding him.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-1908515779132952332012-09-26T15:43:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:43:49.919-07:00J-S Pups Day 11; Peek-a-Boo<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The puppies' eyes have begun to open, so we have banned flash photography for awhile. Even though their eyes are starting to open, they cannot see clearly yet and still bump into each other in the whelping box as they wander around.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />With open eyes, these pups have such character in their beautiful faces and it is difficult to not want to just cuddle them all day long!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Rockstars also had a special visitor today, our good friend, Lilly, who owns relatives of our Weims. She was a super help, holding the pups while I clipped their nails with a children's size nail clipper. After their mani/pedis, the pups got lots of hugs and kisses!</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-845825368595436122012-09-25T15:42:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:42:35.096-07:00J-S Pups Day 10 Part 2: Weigh-in<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Part of the Rockstars daily routine is getting weighed. We use a digital postal scale and for now, a bowl until they outgrow it and then a tray. We weighed them at birth and will continue daily weighing for the first two to three weeks and then switch to weekly weigh-ins. By charting their weight, we can be sure the pups are eating enough or if there is a problem.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The pups have been steadily gaining weight and Miss Raspberry, below, broke 2 lbs! Our biggest girl.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-86716690819782656422012-09-25T15:40:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:41:22.980-07:00J-S Pups Day 10: Where's Waldo?<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8nH1s_zLHkk/UGKcY7g6T1I/AAAAAAAARdI/7YxyuMUanzY/s640/IMG_3433.JPG" />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-75107528835776171752012-09-24T15:39:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:39:32.461-07:00The Rockstar Litter Logo!<br />
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Thanks to KellyAnn for designing this fabulous logo for our Rockstars. Photo by me, Rockstars produced by Summit, BISS BIF CH Pike's Peak Silversmith Summit,SH,SDX,NRD, V and Jam, CH Grayhart's Purple Haze, CD,JH, OA,OAJ,SD,VX, Therapy Dog.</div>
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-30391668620941480342012-09-23T15:36:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:37:22.613-07:00J-S Pups Day 8: Bio-Sensor for Super Dogs<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;">The Bio-Sensor or "Super Dog" method is a tool we use to help ensure our puppies develop superiorly both physically and mentally. Developed by the U.S. Military, the Bio-Sensor method is a series of exercises performed on puppies starting at day 3 and ending on day 16. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;">Studies also show that Bio-Sensor pups are far less affected by stressful situations than pups that do not have these exercises performed. They were more calm and able to perform learning tests with fewer errors.<br /><br />The benefits from this early neurological stimulation have lasting effects on puppies, lasting a lifetime if proper enrichment and socialization is provided during the dogs life!<br /><br />We believe this is an important tool in developing puppies and in our breeding program.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Pup is exposed to an interesting scent, in this instance, a pheasant feather.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;"> Even at this young age, the pups react to the scents and get excited by certain ones, like this feather. I think Miss Yellow is a bird dog in the making!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;">
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-72768578830714823022012-09-23T15:34:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:35:37.085-07:00J-S Pups Day 8: Got Milk?<br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-65749997995350822462012-09-22T15:32:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:32:58.830-07:00J-S Pups Day 7: A week old - growth & loss<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Most of the pups has grown leaps and bounds. For their one week birthday, it was time for a few to have their first photo shoot - it is the Grayhart way!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sadly, Miss Pink who we have been tube feeding lost her battle and went peacefully over the rainbow bridge. A heartbreaking day but this is the reality of breeding and nature, that only the strongest survive. The photos below were taken this morning, while she was still with us.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The other girls and Mr. Orange are just amazing with their little personalities starting to show. We've been doing the BioSensor on them and will blog about that tomorrow.</span></div>
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-64628611717256241442012-09-20T15:31:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:31:27.622-07:00J-S Pups Day 4 & 5: Cuteness & Reality<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Life has been busy, at work and home with the pups. The pups are downright adorable and it is amazing to see how they change daily, losing their stripes, gaining weight and touring the whelping box. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> For those that think that breeding is an easy, money making measure, you couldn't be more wrong. Breeders like myself spend much time and money in planning and making a litter happen. Sometimes breedings do not take and you are out money spent on reproductive testing and procedures. Other times, you can have a healthy litter with no problems. Or, sadly, puppies are born dead or die within days as mother nature can be cruel. After our pups are whelped, great care is taken into ensuring that they continue to thrive. Part of the daily routine includes weighing them and charting their growth. Charting their weights is critical in monitoring their health and if a pups is not gaining or worse, continuously losing weight, then lifesaving measures are needed. One of our girls has not been doing well, not able to nurse and losing weight becoming dehydrated. We have been tube feeding her every two hours round the clock and administering an antibiotic. She seems minimally better but the odds are not with her. We pray she will make it and are devoted to trying what we can. The next few days will be difficult and telling. If she improves, she will likely grow up to be a normal healthy dog. The alternative is heartbreaking. Breeding is not for the faint of heart...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949013889319586242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126855015601425216.post-49910622095427025112012-09-18T15:28:00.000-07:002012-09-30T15:29:17.437-07:00J-S Pups Day 2: A New Look<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px;">The pups had their tails docked and dewclaws removed. Now, they truly do look like miniature Weimaraners, well almost.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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The pups spend their day nursing and sleeping with Jam keeping them clean.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The pups not only use their paws to help stay in position but the pushing against the mammary glands helps stimulate the milk flow.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We've also noticed that the striped on the pups have already faded and their umbilical cords are dried out and falling off.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The pups have different eating styles and constantly change positions at the milk bar.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Their eyes and little ears are still closed and will not open until between 10 days and 2 weeks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Miss Green is a little milk drunk and just crashed on Jam's legs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Amazing to see how small the pups are next to Jam's feet.</div>
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Miss Green thinks Miss Leopard makes a great pillow!</div>
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The puppy tongues are made for sucking.</div>
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One day old pup, Miss Stripe, whispering in her momma's ear.</div>
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