Boss discovers agility

Boss took a break from the show ring to watch the agility competition at the 2014 dog show in Louisville. He shouted some encouragement to the competitors and indicated that he might like to join them. 

Boss at the beach

Boss wins his first Best of Breed

Boss with handler Steve Fox.

Boss made his first trip to the breed winner's podium last weekend at Corydon, Ind. It was his second AKC competition and it came just as he moved into the 9-12 month class.

Boss at the 2013 Louisville dog show

Boss marked his debut in the show ring by bringing home five ribbons from four shows.

The Weimaraner judging was part of the 2013 Kentuckiana Cluster of shows at the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in Louisville.

He won his class each day, then added Reserve Winners on Sunday, March 17.

Waiting for showtime on Saturday

With Steve Fox on Friday.

Boss trailed by another male from his litter.

Boss checks out the competition.

On the run.

Practicing for showtime

Boss works with Steve Fox at the Louisville Armory.

Boss scores at the puppy match

Boss launched his show career by winning his group at the Louisville-area puppy match on Feb. 3, 2013. Meegan took him in the ring after Steve Fox worked on his stacks.

Boss at the beach

Boss spent Christmas of 2012 exploring the sand at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

Meet the new Boss

Silhouette N Graysong's Daytripper is the newest member of our family. We call him Boss and he quickly lived up to his name by insisting that Faith get up off her pad and wrestle with him.

Boss was whelped Sept. 2, 2012, by breeders Cindy Cassidy and Julia Schulz. His dad is Cindy's "Jimmie" GCH CH Silhouettes LifeInTheFastLane, and his mom is Julia's "Darla" CH Graysong N Silhouette Double Dare Ya.

Graysong is an AKC registered kennel and Breeder of Merit.

In late October, we drove to Slinger, Wisconsin where we met Julia, Darla and the rest of the family.

We took the photo at right not long after he arrived at his new home. 

Boss at 4.5 months

Faith on the trail

Faith and Ric hike the Longleaf Trail in Walton County, Florida, October 2012.

 

Dogs in the surf

Faith, Jake and Storm play in the surf at Santa Rosa Beach, October, 2010.

Storm goes fishing.

Photos of the Manning weims

Storm, Jake and Grace at Santa Rosa Beach
around 2008

Capt. Storm

Evan and Truman in Colorado, 2010

Grace, Jake and Storm.

Faith becomes a champion

Faith became our newest champion this summer. Here's a photo of her at a show in Wisconsin.

Remembering Sigird

Sigrid arrived in the early 1980s and of all the dogs we've owned, she was by far the most energetic. It wasn't enough to go for a walk, she insisted on a run.

To drain some of  that energy, I taught her to trot along beside me while I pedaled a bicycle. That wasn't enough. She preferred to race me or pull the bike.

So I tried something else. We got her a harness and a long leash and I got on Evan's skateboard. Sigrid was delighted to pull me, like a water skier, from one end of the neighborhood to the other.

I got a few skinned knees and elbows, but managed to avoid any bad spills. And we both cheered when city trucks delivered a smooth new layer of asphalt.  

Remembering Grace

Grace came from quality stock. Her dad was Ch. Valmar's Apache Rebel, the top Weimaraner in the country in 1995 and her mom was Ch. Grayshar Easy Impression. Her breeder was Sharon Hartmann of Wheeling, W.Va.

In mid 1996, Grace was listed as the No. 7 Weimaraner in the country. The following year, she competed at the Westminster Dog Show in New York where she made the judge's cut, and in the spring she took a string of Breed honors and two group placements.

Grace was pictured in the Breeder's Section of the 1998 Blue Ribbon edition of the Weimaraner Club of America magazine.

Grace left us this summer, but she will always be in our hearts.

 

Grace's first litter

Jake & Elwood

Grace in the ring 1995-97

Bellville, IL - 1995

Dayton, OH - 1995

Indianapolis - 1995

Lafayette, IN - 1995

Cleveland - 1996

Louisville - 1996

Marion, IN - 1996

Anniston, AL - 1997