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Weimaraner Association of Canada
January | February | March 2012
GreyGhost
2011 #1 Show
Weimaraner
in Canada
BIS Can Am
Ch. Silversea’s
Starlight
Dancer
“Sugar”
GG Regular Features…Meet The Board...2011 Top Show Weims…a Weim’s
Worth a Thousand Words…Rescue…From The Field...Wags n’
Brags...Weezy’s Story...2011 WAC Titles Earned
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President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
Shelly Shorrock
Tereen Roxburgh
Wendy McKay
Laura Ritchie
Barbara Williams
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Regional Directors
B.C.
Margaret Lehmann
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Alberta (Prairies)
Norma Jeanne Pohl
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Atlantic
Ontario
Deb Harnish
Holly Colucci
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705.792.0093
Rescue
Nat. Rescue
Ontario East
Ontario GTA
Ontario North
Ontario South
Atlantic
Quebec
Prairies
British Columbia
Liette Fadden
Ann Durand
Julie Singer
Shelly Shorrock
Holly Colucci
Deb Harnish
Pierre Roger
Barb Williams
Shirley Nilsson
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Activity Coordinators
Field
Ratings
Vacant
Vacant
Stephan Brochu
Danielle LeVangie
Jon-Ross Mallon
Shelly Shorrock
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Athletics
Event
Conformation
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Publications
WAC Webmaster
Shelly Shorrock
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Grey Ghost
Editor
April Mallon
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Content Coord.
Liette Fadden
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from the editor...Grey Ghost
519.435.1178
is the official publication of the
Weimaraner Association of Canada. The Grey Ghost is published 3 times a year and
available to all members. Submissions and content ideas from all WAC members
from across Canada are welcomed and encouraged. Ideas expressed should reflect
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meet the board...
Name: Shelly Shorrock
Role: President
I have always been a lover of animals. As a child, this love was
fostered by my parents. Growing up, we did not own
“purebred” animals, but we had many different types of
animals make their way through the house. We owned dogs
and cats (not purebred), but I brought home other animals as
well, such as:
 A Catfish I caught while on a camping trip. I put him in the
tropical fish tank, but he kept jumping out and eventually,
this led to his demise.
 A Salamander that I brought home from the river. He was
such a little oddity. I was allowed to keep him for a week
(in the family bathtub) before I was told he had to go back
to his natural habitat.
 A Chipmunk that the cat “brought” home. He was injured and we rehabilitated him before
we released him back to the wild.
 A rabbit, Mr. Blue
 Some white mice, that started out as a school science experiment and became pets.
 About 40 Garter Snakes. This one did not go over well as my poor Mom was terrified of
snakes!
 A green parakeet, once I had saved up enough money to purchase her, the cage and all of
the other start-up paraphernalia.
 A few lizards also lived with us, such as a Tokay Gecko (quite aggressive and mean spirited)
and a Green Tree Lizard (who was not aggressive)
As a young adult, living on my own, I owned cats as they were very accepting to a young adult
lifestyle. I became known to the family as the “cat lady” as I had 5 cats at one point, 4 of them
Siamese (Marble, Sasha, Syan, Cedar, Sittara).
In 1992, I met Troy (my Husband). We moved in together and he really wanted to have a dog.
I felt we had our hands full with the cats, but told him that we could start looking at our
options. Deciding on a breed was a bit difficult. Troy had the idea in his head that he wanted a
Rottweiler. His folks had Black Labs and his Hungarian Grandparents had Vizslas. I wanted a
breed that could do most of the things a Golden Retriever could do, but was “less common”.
We had seen a program on this photographer that took pictures of his grey dogs, the name of
which I couldn’t remember, but they seemed that they might be something to look into. Of
course this was William Wegman.
Off to the public library we went (this was before the internet was a useful tool). We found the
breed that was featured in the TV program. It was a Weimaraner. We took out all of the
books that had anything on the Weim and read them all. The
more we read, the more we felt this was the breed for us! We
even looked at some of the featured dogs.
Next we phoned the CKC, who referred us to the WAC. There
were very few Breeders listed with the WAC. There was one in
Manitoba (Barb Williams) and another in BC (Katherine
Erickson). Barb’s puppies were all spoken for and Katherine had
about a 2 year waiting list. We did manage to get the phone
number for a Breeder in the US, Chris Grisell. Although Chris did
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not have puppies herself, she knew of a litter out of a bitch she had bred in Maryland. We
contacted Mary Furth in Maryland and discovered that she had a girl puppy for us, however we
would be required to show her. We decided to commit to this, went to the bank and took out
a loan and flew to Maryland to pick up our first Weimaraner!
Shammy (Am/Can Ch. Champagne Agaissiz Desnebels FDJ NRD NSD CGN V) came home with us
late in November of 1994. We fully immersed ourselves in the Weimaraner world and
purebred dogdom. We were fortunate to not only find mentors, but also friends like Barb
Williams, Chris Grisell and Dana Massey. We knew before Shammy was a year old that we
would not be a 1 Weimaraner household for long and started the search for our 2nd Weim. At
the time Chris was doing a repeat of the very successful litter that produced Maestro (Am Ch.
Nani’s Concert Master). Polo (Am Ch. Nani’s Baht a Pack of Trouble) was the Sire and we had
met Polo at the Western Futurity the summer of 1995 when we took Shammy there. We asked
to be put on the waiting list for a boy puppy. In November of 1995, we flew from Winnipeg to
Indianapolis, with Shammy and picked up Drake (Am/Can Ch. Nani’s Water Off A Ducks Back
NRD CGN).
With guidance, help and advice from our mentors and friends, we bred our first litter late in
1996. Shammy was bred to Cross (Am Ch. Nani’s Southern Cross BROM) and on December 14,
1996 we had 6 boys and 2 girls. This litter produced 2 Futurity placements, 2 American
Champions, 4 Canadian Champions, 1 Best Puppy in Show and many Group placements and
puppy group wins.
At this time, we also went from 2 Weims to 4 Weims. Troy will be the first to tell you that we
have never been back to 4 Weims since then :-) , much to his dismay! We have been fortunate
in our years with Weims to find fantastic homes for our puppies. Many of the homes
participated with their dogs in events or “hunted” their dogs. Some of the achievements are
39 Canadian Champions, 16 American Champions (with 6 more major pointed), Obedience
Titles, Hunting/Retrieving Titles, Tracking Titles, Agility Titles and many other achievements.
Monet (BPIS Am/Can Ch. Gramayre’s Water Colours NA AgN) obtained her BROM (bench
register of merit) from the WCA. This was a very proud achievement for us. This year, KitKat
(Ch. Gramayre WinWeim Lifes a Cabaret), will hopefully achieve her BROM as well.
During the 18 years we have been involved with Weimaraners, we have been active members
of dog clubs. We have been members of the CKC, WAC and WCA since 1995. While living in
Manitoba, we held positions with the Manitoba Pointing Dog Association and were members
of the Manitoba Sporting Dog Association and the Fort Garry Kennel Club. Since moving to
Ontario, we have joined the Ottawa Kennel Club, where I am Director of Finance and
Webmaster. I held the position of Secretary of the WAC for many years, “did time” as the
newsletter editor, am currently the Webmaster, Membership and Ratings Coordinator and
President.
Outside of the dog world, I am a 3rd class Power Engineer by trade and I work as Manager,
Facilities for an airline that flies throughout the Arctic. This is a challenging environment to
work in and with, to say the least! I would be known as a
“handyman” type of person, really enjoying home renovations,
to the extent that in 2006 we built our own house.
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#1
“Sugar”
BIS Can Am Ch Silversea’s Starlight Dancer
Sire: Ch Leith’s The Powers That Be
Dam: Ch Silversea’s North Star
DOB August 19, 2008
Best in Show
Best Bred By in Show
3 x Reserve Best in Show
2010 US National Specialty “Award of Merit” (judge Judy Colan)
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#2
“Cervelo”
BISS BIS Can Am International GRCh Rosewin Ansons Cervelo
Sire: BISS BIS Am Ch Byzfeet American Idol
Dam: BISS Can Am GRCh Graytsky Ansons Royal Flush Blush CD
DOB January 22, 2008
Breeder: Donna Alarie, Pam Sage, Jan Lowe
Owner: Donna Alarie
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#3
“TeSSa”
Ch Davora’s Wicked Game
Sire: BISS Can Am Ch Davora’s Devil’s Paint Brush
Dam: Ch Davora’s Dirty Little Secret
DOB June 23, 2009
Breeders: Debby Lynch & David Kuehl
Owners: Colleen Szuba, Stephen Molnar, Debby Lynch & David Kuehl
With very limited showing Tessa finished 2011 as the number #3 weimaraner. She will be shown on limited basis
in Canada in 2012 with Colin Brownlee. Tessa is currently one of Canada’s Top Ten sporting dogs.
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#4
“HannaH”
Ch Target’s Tropical Storm Hannah
Sire: Ch Quantrel N Targets Moonlit Ryd
Dam: BIS Ch Ansons Leather and Lace
DOB June 23, 2009
Breeder: Coreen Belsham
Owner/Handler: Correen Belsham
Sometimes handled by Doc Coulas
Hannah is a beautiful moving bitch who managed to Rank # 4 Weimaraner for 2011 after producing a lovely
promising litter out of BIS BISS CAN/ GRAND AM/INT'l CH ROSEWIN ANSON'S CERVELO on February 27, 2011 and
with a limited 5 month span of showing.
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#5
“True”
BPIS Am Can Ch Koping Win’Weim Say It’s True
Sire: BIS BISS Am Gold GCh Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose BROM
Dam: Ch Koping’s Alias Wan2 Be
DOB June 21, 2010
Breeders: Christy Spratlin & Patricia Kopec
Owners: Julia Wilson, Dr. Dana Massey & Patricia Kopec
At a week over 1 year of age not only was True a Canadian Champion but he finished his American Championship
in one weekend breeder/owner handled! He is an adult Group 1 Winner under esteemed sporting judge Miss
Virginia Lyne. This young boy is not only handsome but has a great work ethic and is both easy and fun to train
for performance events.
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
#6
“lennox” BIS Ch Minalt’s Streaked Lightning
Sire: MBIS GCh Minalt’s All Wrapped In Mistletoe RN CGN
Dam: Ch Minalt’s Jingle Pot Mine
DOB April 26, 2009
Breeder: Kim Parish
Owners: Jill Klassen
Lennox is now a 3 year old male and just keeps maturing into a better dog
then the year before. He started his career but obtaining his Championship
with a Best In Show win, at 20mo. and has continued to be a top
competitor with very consistent group placements. Looking forward to
2012 for another great year. Thanks to my breeder Kim for breeding this
Special Guy!!!
#7
“JaSper” Can Am Ch Stealyka’s Perfect Attraction AOM
Sire: BISS BIS Am Ch SmokyCity Nanis DBL Silhouette
Dam: BISS Can Am Ch Weatherrun Graushattn Encore BROM
DOB January 5, 2009
Breeder: Stephane Brochu & Nathalie Grimard, Thomas Lyon
Owners: Stephane Brochu & Nathalie Grimard, Cindy & Bruce Cassidy
Jasper is a great young dog with a great temperament, outstanding side gait
and attitude; he is the Perfect Attraction!
Canadian & American Champion, WCA Speciality Award of Merit, WCA
Eastern Maturity 2nd Place
Jasper’s first litter to Shadow produced BPIS Can Ch WeatherRun Stealyka
Yumi Yendi.
2011 Top Ranked Show Weimaraners
“JD” Can Am Ch Stargazer Friesland I’ll Drink To That
Sire: Am/Can Ch SV '06 NORDV '07 WORLD '08 Bivins Frieslands Red Rover
Dam: Can Ch Stargazer’s I’m No Angel NAJ, BROM
DOB: November 4, 2007
Breeder: Carol Dubuque
Owners: Dorine deVries & Carol Dubuque
#8
JD has accomplished a great deal with very limited showing. He started by
winning a Best Puppy In Show, and then went on to Winner’s dog and BOS at
the WAC Regional Specialty in 2010. In the US he was BOB 2010 and 2011 at
the NE Sporting Dog Association and went on to a Group 3 at the NE Sporting
Dog Association in 2011. Always owner breeder handled he finished 2011 with
a #9 ranking in Canada and #14 All Breed ranking in the USA.
“emma” Am Can Ch Upland’s Sugar and Spice
Sire: Ch Weatherrun’s Six Pack Hemi
Dam: Axel’s Peerless Ginny v. Upland
DOB: October 4, 2008
Breeder: Brian & Beth Meany
Owners: Brian Meany & Denise Fusco
#9
At her first Canadian show – the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry cluster in
August of 2009, Emma earned points at the all-breed shows from the puppy
classes, going Best of Winners and Best Puppy. The highlight of that particular
weekend however, was a Best Puppy in Show at the Ottawa Valley Sporting
Dog Association Specialty. In 2011 at the Club Canin Rive-Sud de Montreal in
Iberville, QUE, Emma finished her championship in the same spectacular
fashion she started in with a Group 3 from the classes. She is now half-way to
her AKC Grand Championship and will continue after taking a break this spring
to sit back and cheer on the pups, near and far from her first litter as they
enter the show world, and to whelp what we hope to be another litter of
healthy, birdy and beautiful little gray ones.
“DexTer” Can Am Ch Bartland’s View From The Top
Sire: Am Ch Waltz To The Top v Anson
Dam: Ch Bartland’s Pocketful Of Posie FDJ
DOB: April 26, 2009
Breeder: Margaret Lehmann
Owners: Margaret Lehmann, Peter & Shannon Wilson
#10
Dexter is a lovely, young, well conditioned man, who knows how to please.
Whether it is being a fantastic, obedient family companion or a show dog. He
recently completed his American show title with 4 majors and 2 reserves to
majors! Judge Kenneth Clemons commented, "His gait is absolutely effortless!"
Dexter will be selectively shown. Watch for his up and coming offspring as
they make their debut this month. At stud to approved bitches. OFA Hips
Good / Elbows Normal
1. “Axel” WeatherRun Cleo’s Axel— “How’d
I get in here?!”
2. Happy 3rd birthday Ch Harline Win’Weim
Wall-e to the Max!
3. Dr. Dana Massey at 7 years old with
Weimaraner Quirt
4. “Faraud” Stealyka Alles Stern Faraud and
mom “Leyla” Stealyka Ein Blick Stargazer
1. Greystorm Weimaraners—How many can
fit on the bed?
2. “Boomer” Stonepoint Chasin Stormy Skies
& “Wiley” Stonepoint Wile E Super Genius
asleep sitting up waiting for cookies!
3. Submitted by Greystorm Weimaraners
4. Faraud & Leyla: “Happy Easter mama, I
love you!”
1. Fun with Trax puppies and pony
2. Jazz Shaver by the fire
3. Jazz Shaver taking a quick nap
4. Cone of shame—submitted by Greystorm
Weimaraners
A Weim is worth a Thousand Words…
1. “Axel” WeatherRun Cleo’s Axel loves
agility!
2. Cheeky and pup—submitted by Tereen
Roxburgh
3. “Luna” Gramayre Kat’ch The Moon
4. Expressive Weims—submitted by Tereen
Roxburgh
1. “Tarot” Nimiq’s Fortune Teller loves
agility too!
2. Expressive Weims—submitted by Tereen
Roxburgh
3. “Luna” Gramayre Kat’ch The Moon and
“Remmi” Huntersglen Night Watch
4. Jazz Shaver loves the water!
1. Once upon a time there was a little boy
who loved reading stories to help his best
friends relax before bed—Faraud & Leyla
2. Pile o’ Weims—Greystorm Weimaraners
3. “Shade” NorthLink Mattie’s Bayou Shade
on point
4. “Izzy” Shadowpoint’s Northlink Izzy in
hot pursuit on a foggy day
A Weim is worth a Thousand Words…
By Heather Fyfe
Mercy’s Story
John Lennon in his song Beautiful Boy(Double Fantasy Album) sang “Life is what
happens to you while you’re busy making
other plans”. June 27, 2011, my beautiful
boy Blazer Ch. Pewteredge Blaze of Glory
NSD, TT, TDI, CGC had crossed to the
Rainbow Bridge and I was in the most
unimaginable place – for 3 days I was curled
up in a ball, sobbing, cursing the sun for
shining and the birds for singing, when from
my perspective, the world had ended and
everything should be plunged in the deepest
darkness. I was a mess. My other animals
were neglected, my family and friends
concerned for my sanity, when I received a
call for help from a rescue transport group
(Open Arms Pound Rescue on the Ohio/
Indiana border) to find a rescue and foster
home for a severely starved and abused
weimaraner who came to be known as
Mercy, the Mercer County Weimaraner.
One look at those pictures, and I was busy
asking my friends to chip in to Mercy’s Vet
Care in memory of Blazer. Four days later,
over $1400.00 had been raised with
donations received from as far away as the
Netherlands and Australia. New York State
Weim Rescue volunteered to be Mercy’s
sponsor and since I was down one dog, I
naturally agreed to foster Mercy. My poor
weim Zest was missing her big brother, was
lethargic and I thought having another dog
around would perk up her spirits.
rescue...
Mercy had a long road to recovery before
Open Arms would be able to transport her to
Ontario.
A walking skeleton, hairless,
neglected, covered in sores and scars,
miraculously she was heartworm negative
and appeared not to have damage to her
internal organs. Mercy was in good hands in
Ohio, was gaining weight and was
appreciative of the love and care given by her
foster family.
Mercy has integrated well into our family.
She is best friends with our Siamese Cat
Tommy, our neighbours GSP Zia, and has
learned to leave the chickens and ducks
alone. A little wary of strangers, especially
hooded men, Mercy enjoys daily hikes and
jogs in the surrounding hills and vineyards
with the children and I. That skinny, formerly
abused Weimaraner is a food thief, a comic, a
joy!
And then Life happened again. I lost Zestie to
cancer 5 weeks after Blazer had died on
August 8th. My shoulders weren’t broad
enough to handle this double tragedy. I
needed an Angel of Mercy.......
Open Arms fast tracked Mercy’s spay and
gastoplexy and we picked our Angel up in
Oakville on August 20, 2011. I have now
joined the ranks of the group affectionately
known as “foster failures”.
There are many ways we can help to save
dogs lives. Consider volunteering to help
transport dogs to their new homes; become a
foster; contribute financially. Not only are
you helping a dog in need, you just may be
helping a human shoulder the load.......... My
angel of Mercy helps me every day.
rescue...
With puppy kisses we would like to introduce ourselves...
WOOF!
We are Hunter and Bender, 7 month old brothers who were
fortunate enough to be rescued from the Paws R Us raid back in late
2011. With great excitement, we were quickly adopted by the
Freeland family (into 2 different households) and have settled in
quite nicely with both our human and canine companions.
Stargazer's Moonshine Stella (AKA 'the Major') has welcomed us
into her Weim circle of 1 but sternly puts us in our place when we
step out of line. Our big brother Cooper (a 2 year old Blue Picardy
Spaniel) is laid back and enjoys partaking in our antics (which he
himself - just for the record - instigates from time to time). In all,
the Freelands are overjoyed to have us in their lives (as are we) and
they are truly astonished with how well behaved we are for
puppies. But, hey - what can we say? =)
With tails wagging,
Hunter & Bender
Submitted by Tracy Freeland
The Weimaraner Association of Canada would
like to thank Erika Hamilton-Piercy for her
expert design work on a brand new banner!
This banner was proudly displayed for the first
time at the “All About Pets” expo in Toronto on
Easter weekend and made a great impression!
rescue...
About Your New Field Coordinator
Many of you likely noticed in the last issue of the Grey
Ghost that I have taken over as Field Coordinator for WAC. I
would first like to say thank you to Dave Fadden for the years he
spent as the WAC Field Coordinator. Dave has always been
willing to help others newly involved in the field, as well as
serving as a Judge at the last 3 WAC Retriever Ratings we have
held in Ontario; if not for Dave (& Liette) neither I or April would
ever have become involved in the field, or other aspects of the
Weimaraner world as we have… so thank you!
I am sure that there are many who likely do not know
me (though I have met a number of people in the Weim world, it
is a pretty big group!) So I would like to tell you a little bit about
myself, my Weims and what I would like to see with regards to
Weimaraners in the Field.
First off, so you can recognize me if you ever see me,
here is what my best bud Lincoln, and I look like… I am on the
left =):
Now a little bit about me… I am married and my wife of 8
years is the editor of the Grey Ghost (April Mallon) and loves
Weims every bit as much as I do. I live in London, Ontario and
enjoy taking my 2 pups on hikes in the various locations around
the city. I have worked as the Chairman and Bird Steward of the
past 2 WAC Retriever Ratings held in Ontario, and I am also a
member of the Ontario Grand River Chapter of NAVHDA, and
serve on their promotions team.
We got our first Weimaraner a little less then 4 years
ago (Lincoln) from Dave & Liette Fadden, and he has been a joy
to have and work with. At first I was just glad to have a buddy to
go hiking with me and had no real interest in Field Work,
Showing or anything of that nature. That all changed after I
attended a NAVHDA training day, and got to see Lincoln work in
the field with my wife handling him.
Eventually I took over his training, and am very proud
of what Lincoln has accomplished. Despite my novice skills at
training, Lincoln has shown all of the desire you could ever want
in a hunting dog. We started simple, obtaining FDJ & NRD titles
when Lincoln was around 2. Last year we ramped it up and
Lincoln became one of the first 2 Weims to receive an RDX from
WAC; we also obtained his FD where every single one of his hunt
test legs was the high score of the day. More importantly he has
become a great Grouse and Pheasant dog during hunting
season!
Although our focus is the field, I very much believe that
a Weimaraner should have correct & moderate conformation;
without correct conformation you risk poor performance, and
more importantly injuries to your dog when working them in the
field, especially as they grow older. My wife has handled Lincoln
in a number of Conformation shows and he has attained 7 of the
10 required points (including his Major) needed for his
Conformation championship, and hopefully we will be able to
finish this winter, after Field/Hunting season is over.
We have recently added a new Weimaraner addition to
our family, NorthLink Mattie’s Bayou Shade. Shade is from the
first breeding of the Kennel my wife has started, and has a nice
blend of field, show & European lines in her pedigree. At 7
months, she is doing well, with a growing desire to work in the
field, and though on the smaller size of the standard, has nice
moderate conformation and we hope she will do well in the Show
ring.
In the last few years we have seen a growing presence
of Weimaraners working the field in Canada, and impressive
performance from the intermediate to most advanced levels…
Weims obtaining FD’s, RDX’s, CKC & AKC Field Trial Wins,
NAVHDA Utility titles, and even placements in Regional &
National level events for the Weimaraner Club of America. I want
to see this trend continue, and will do my utmost to encourage
and assist those who want to work their Weimaraners in the field.
I believe it is important that we all remember what
these dogs were originally created to do, and that the best
Weimaraner is one with a job. Whatever your preference, I
encourage you to get involved in the variety of different
performance venues available to us (field, agility, rally, etc) and
give you Weim the opportunity to work, and see the joy it brings
them (and you!) I have a number of new ideas to encourage
further participation & recognition for Weims working in the field,
and would love to see some more new people join us in the
field… anyone who is interested, please let me know as I am
happy to assist and answer any questions you may have.
Lincoln and I with a ribbon for RDX
Written by: J.R. Mallon
BOOTSIE WCA TOP PRODUCING DAM 2011!
Am/Can Ch. MBISS RBIS Wager Win’Weim’s Bet Your Boots BROM
Owners: Russ Wagler & Dr. Dana Massey
With 6 Champions in 2011 (tied)
NEW AKC CHAMPION!
From the Bred By Exhibitor Class
Am Ch. Win’Weim Harline Papas Crème de la Crème (Brûlée)
Owners: Cecil & Cindy Williams, Dr. Dana Massey, Susan Line
Breeders: Dr. Dana Massey & Susan Line
Handled By: Susan Line & Dr. Dana Massey
Finished with 3 majors at 10 months old.
NEW THERAPY DOG!
“Diva” aka Styrlingsanz Hat Trick, on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 became a
Therapy Dog with St. John Ambulance!
Submitted by Dagmar Teubner
PUPPY ANNOUNCEMENT
GhostPoint Weimaraners are thrilled to announce the upcoming litter, expected April
20th, 2012.
Sire: Can/Am Ch. Stealyka’s Perfect Attraction (Jasper)
Dam: Ch. Weatherrun Ghostpoint’s Adara (Addy)
Jasper is owned by Stephane Brochu & Nathalie Grimard, Cindy & Bruce Cassidy
(Silhouette Weimaraners). Addy is owned by Kerry McGonegal (Thank you to Tom
Lyon—Weatherrun Weimaraners).
Inquiries: [email protected]
613-284-1023
wags n’ Brags...
CONGRATULATIONS—ISDRA MEDALIST!
I am highly honoured to receive the Gold Medal for 1-dog skijoring and 2-dog
skijoring from the International Sled Dog Racing Association with Sheba
(Shadowpoint’s Queen of Sheba) and Dot (Winoka’s Follyhill Cosmos Dot). They
were phenomenally fast and we peaked our race times this year.
Thanks to Laura Ritchie, Bert & Marilyn McLeod and Liette Fadden for providing me
with such great dogs! They also had a great coach, Micro, the skijoring race dog who
joined our pack almost a year ago.
Submitted by Anne O’Donnell
LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT
NorthLink Weimaraners is excited to announce their upcoming planned litter, cobred with Shadowpoint Weimaraners, due May 26th, 2012.
Sire: Timberdoodle Low Gun NAVHDA NA I (112)
Dam: Shadowpoint’s Ghostwind Sunrise RD NAVHDA NA III
Both Sunny and Lowgun are exceptional hunting dogs with lots of point, drive and
water love. Breeding is a show/NAVHDA/field trial cross. These pups will hunt!
Inquiries: April & J.R. Mallon 519-435-1178
[email protected]
wags n’ Brags...
Weezy’s Tale
I got a male Weim from Laura Ritchie (Winoka, Perm) 20 years ago, who died at 12 years of age ... our
hearts were completely shattered and we swore we could never allow another Weim into our lives. As
well, our lives were too busy up until this past fall, when we decided to open a music store in our small
town. Prior to that, we were full-time musicians, touring from Australia to Austin, TX, never home long
enough to even plant a garden. As soon as we opened our store, November 1, we realized that it was
time ... time to get a dog both for us and for the store. A dog that greets the kids when they come in for
lessons, that quietly lies in the sunshine that streams in the windows all day, a dog that just wants to be
with its “people” all day. Not to mention our house: fully fenced, huge yard, 5 blocks to the beach at Lake Erie and to an incredible
provincial park full of walking trails
We talked at great length about getting another Weim and decided I’d contact Laura to see if she knew anyone who had an older
puppy or adult to place. She told us all about a 16 month old female that was living with her, that she would consider placing with us.
On November 24, 2011, I drove from Wheatley to Odessa, Ontario to meet Laura to pick up our new girl, Weezy.
On January 14, Weezy and I walked to our Music Store around 3pm. Shift change, so that John, my husband, could take a break and he
and Weezy could go for a walk. At 4pm, he kissed me goodbye and loaded Weezy in the van. I put my hand on the door of the store
and thought “I have to say goodbye to Weezy, I’m never going to see her again”. I brushed the thought aside, and watched them pull
out of the parking lot.
An hour later, John called, frantic, to say that he’d let Weezy off leash and she took off. He called and called and searched the entire
park, but couldn’t find her anywhere. One of the parents of our music students was waiting in the store with me and overheard the
conversation, so he quickly offered to help search for her. My next parents that came in for lessons for their child offered to watch the
store while the other offered to take me over to search for her. We drove all of the back roads around the park, calling out in the dark,
searching the ditches along the road, just in case she’d been hit. No sign of her. I went back to the store at 8:30pm to lock up and, yet
another of the parents gave me a drive home.
At home, I bundled up and waited for John to pick me up. He left her crate, door open, at the park in case she came back when we
were gone. We headed back to the park and under the light of the full moon, continued our search. The weather was unseasonably
warm ... at least we knew she wouldn’t freeze if she was out overnight.
The week before, there was an article in our local paper congratulating a local Chesapeake breeder on his great win at a show with one
of his dogs. I didn’t know there were other “doggie” show people living in the area, so I got on his website and sent an email to say
“hello”, introduce myself and ask about getting together to do some field work with Weezy. He stopped by our store, met Weezy, and
offered some training tips. At 10:30pm I thought of him because he also breeds and trains bloodhounds for tracking. I called his house,
apologized for the late call, but told them what happened and that I didn’t know what to do. He was the only person I could think of
calling. His wife said that he’d bring one of the dogs with him in the morning, to meet him at 8am.
By now it’s after 1am and we’re still calling and thinking that we’d lost her forever. We knocked on doors of houses surrounding the
park and kept returning to the park to see if she’d made it back to her crate. We headed home, devastated, leaving her crate at the
park, with her favorite blanket and a few bits of kibble.
5:30am Wednesday and John is back at the park, cell phone in hand, to keep me posted. It’s raining and mild. No sign of her. We
were so convinced that she was going to be waiting in the crate when we got there. I finally broke down and couldn’t stop crying.
John kept apologizing and saying that it was all his fault for letting her off leash. Neither of us could bear to think of what could have
happened to her. I had until 8am to wait to meet Dana and his bloodhound, so I got on FaceBook and started posting her picture and
description of where she went missing. We quickly started getting friends re-posting to their friends in the area and everyone offering
to help as best they could. Everyone was pulling over to the park and along the highway calling and searching for Weezy. I called all of
the area Animal Control officers, local Vet’s and the SPCAs in the region.
I met Dana at 8am and we headed out to the Park, where John was waiting. I brought a soft toy that Weezy had been playing with the
day of her disappearance and Dana presented it to his dog, Nora. She quickly started sniffing and air, checked out John and I and took
off through the park with Dana running behind. She tracked Weezy’s trail out of the park and around the perimeter of it, her tracks
alongside those of deer, but ended when she got to a side road. Nora didn’t seem to want to cross it. We searched the dense bushes
alongside the road in case she had been hit by a car and crawled underneath. Nora kept returning to this spot by the road. We started
thinking that maybe someone had picked her up at that spot? Dana had to get back to work so we headed home and made some
posters and put them up around the area.
We came back and knocked on all of the doors along that road, posting signs on doors if no one was home. We even met another
Weim owner but no one had seen her. It was like she’d disappeared! We posted signs at local businesses in the area and talked to
everyone that we saw. Our FaceBook friends were helping to get the word out and were all out looking for her, if they lived in the area.
But no sign of her. The more we talked about it, the more we were convinced that she’d been picked up by someone.
That afternoon, Day 2, we broadened our search, realizing that she could have travelled quite far if she was frightened and running.
Dana returned with Nora, this time Nora took off up the road towards Hwy 3, the main highway that runs from Windsor to Niagara.
Nora looked like she was on the trail but cars came down the road and Dana had to keep pulling her back, confusing her as to what she
was supposed to be doing. We ended the search. Someone must have her. She’s disappeared. It’s the only thing that makes sense.
We never thought that she would have crossed the highway, heading north.
We searched all day and night in the pouring rain. We loaded her crate into the van and drove back home. We talked about how we
just wanted to find her, dead or alive. It was too hard to not know what happened to her. And, what would we tell Laura?? She
trusted us to take care of this sweet girl!! How would she ever forgive us? I knew I had to call her, but I was waiting until Thursday,
hoping that by then I would have some good news. I also realized that Laura’s daughter, Amy, is one of our FaceBook friends, so she
would probably already know what was happening. When I checked our emails, Laura had copied us on an email that she had sent to
the Weimaraner Rescue co-ordinator, Liette Fadden, stating that our girl was missing and to be on the lookout. I quickly phoned her
and the first thing she said was that it wasn’t our fault, reassuring us and letting us know that she still believed in us. Thank you, Laura.
Those were words we needed to hear. We finally slept.
Thursday morning I got up early and wrote down the names and numbers of every Vet from Windsor to Chatham (over 40!). I was
going to call each, get their email address, and send them Weezy’s picture and description. If a Weim was being taken to the Vet’s
anywhere in the area, we would find out. Between the incredible FaceBook friends and the Weim Assoc., no one could try to pass her
off as their own! Even the Leamington OPP were on the lookout for her and one of the officers called and stopped by to find out if
she’d turned up.
Around 7:30am, I started feeling that maybe she’d made her way back to the park and I got dressed. As I went upstairs to tell John that
I was heading out, the phone rang and someone had spotted her near Leamington, which is west of the park where she had
disappeared. We quickly drove out, parked the van, and started calling for her. We felt that we were so close ... she must be out here
somewhere!!
We were behind an apple orchard calling for her when the cell phone rang. “I think I’ve found your dog. She was hit by a car and we
found her in a ditch. Red & blue collar with sunflowers. We’re taking her to the Vet in Tilbury”. It was her. Found by our neighbour
Margaret and her son Evan. Here is where the story gets crazy ...
Wednesday night, Evan had a guitar lesson in Leamington. His teacher Charles (another of our FB friends), showed him a picture of
Weezy and told him that she was missing. Evan came home and told his mom, since they are neighbours they wanted to be on the
lookout for her, too. Thursday morning, instead of taking the bus to school, Margaret suggested that she’d drive Evan to school. For no
particular reason, just a chance for him to sleep in. They were driving north of Wheatley, towards Tilbury. A police cruiser with lights
flashing came up behind her on the highway and she had to pull way over onto the shoulder to get out of the way. Evan, who was in
the passenger seat, looked over to the ditch and Weezy raised her head at the same time. No one would have seen her there!! The
weather was turning bitter cold later that day and snow predicted. They told us that they knew it was her and immediately got out of
the car to try to help her. They ran to a farm and knocked on the door, but no one was home. They flagged down a car on the highway
and a man stopped and helped to load her into their car. They drove to Tilbury to the vet and called us.
We knew it was her and jumped in the van to get there. She was 30 minutes (by car) away from the park where she ran away,
traveling northwest.
After what seemed like the longest drive of our lives, we got to the Vet and ran in to see her. She was in shock, wrapped in blankets,
lying on heating pads with an oxygen cone on her nose. Her eyes were closed and she looked so dehydrated and, quite frankly, like she
was ready to die. That look of having given up. We gathered around her head and talked in her ear and kissed her face. She opened
her eyes, groggy at first, than we watched the fight come back into her. The Vet told us that he needed to get her temperature back up
then he would take x-rays to assess. It didn’t look good. Under the blanket she was lying like a frog with no movement in either of her
back legs.
We got home and drove around to take down posters. Relieved to have found her, terrified if we were to find out that she wouldn’t
make it. That afternoon the Vet transferred her to Wheatley and we came in to see her. She was happy to see us but so dehydrated ...
obviously she had run the entire time she was missing. She was exhausted. They fed her and gave her water, keeping her bundled up.
All of her vital signs were normal, no sign of upper body internal trauma but the x-rays showed a severely fractured pelvis. Legs and
hips good, just the pelvis. Her opposite side, though, had really bad road rash. Deep lacerations, enough that it required surgery to
clean it out and stitch it back up. We sat with her for hours, until the clinic closed. A big gray tabby cat made his bed right outside of
her cage, keeping her company. If she made it through the night, she’d be on the road to recovery!
Friday morning, 8 am, we were back at the Vet’s and she was doing great. She’d turned herself around in the night and had a poop ...
no blood!! Internal organs looking good!! Surgery was done to clean up her leg and stitch it back up. The Vet was searching the area
for an orthopedic surgeon to do the surgery to repair her pelvis ... there is only one from Windsor to London and she had just left on
vacation! We could have taken her to Michigan that night, but we were concerned about putting her under anaesthetic again in such a
short space of time. Also, she really needed to get her strength up, eat, drink and relax and recover from the trauma that she’d been
through. The University of Guelph could take her on Monday, so we confirmed. I was handed an estimate $3,500 - $4,500.
I just want to say that when we were given that estimate, we both looked at each other and said “we’ll have to put her down”. We had
just maxed out all of our credit to re-stock our store after Christmas and had nothing ... We also looked at each other and said “let’s talk
about it later”. When John came home from the store we agreed that we would take the weekend to try and come up with the money.
We had until Monday.
We agreed to take her home for the weekend. I went back to the clinic at 5pm and we loaded her into the van With this type of injury,
the dog is unable to even stand so it was like moving a paralyzed dog. Mary Jo expertly transferred her from clinic to van and van to
house.
So, now the reality of having a dog, basically paralyzed from the waist down, in this condition in our house. She can only drag herself
around. She can’t get outside to relieve herself. Mary Jo suggested buying some puppy training pads to place under her, but I would
have had to drive (through our first snowstorm of the year) to Leamington and couldn’t leave her alone. John had to be at the store. I
took some towels and, using double sided tape, attached a plastic bag that I’d cut open to one side of the towel. Plastic side down, I
“followed her bum” whenever she shifted on her bed, and tucked the towel carefully under her.
We set her up in the living room. We removed the carpet and coffee table and made a bit of a “fortress” with the 2 sofa’s so that she
couldn’t try and crawl away ... she tried to drag herself towards the door when she had to pee, so we had to make sure she was safe.
We put a large garbage bag over her dog bed than placed towels and blankets on top. She moved around a lot so we placed the doggie
pad towels around her and her bed on the floor. I kept a stack of clean towels and blankets close by as well as a laundry hamper,
garbage, spray bottle with apple cider vinegar and paper towels. When she did pee, we quickly scooped up the towels and put them in
the hamper. I spritzed paper towels with the vinegar and carefully cleaned the floor around where she went ... careful not to touch her
open sores with the vinegar. I wanted to make sure that she didn’t have to smell her urine nor did we want her lying in or near it. We
replaced the doggie pad with a clean one and took the hamper away, peeled the tape and plastic off of the towel and threw it into the
laundry. Everything is washable. We just wanted her to be warm and comfortable. We took shifts sleeping with her. John is a night
person, so I headed to bed and he took the cushions off of the sofa and made a bed on the floor beside her. We gave her pep talks,
told her what was going to be happening and tried to keep her spirits up.
The worst part for Weezy was having to relieve
herself inside. She held it as long as she could,
started shaking and looking at me with dark,
worried eyes and finally let go. We told her she
was a good girl, scooped up the towel and put it
in the hamper and out of sight.
Early Monday morning, after a sleepless
weekend for the 3 of us, we loaded her into our
van and drove to Guelph. They quickly brought
out a gurney and admitted her for surgery. She
had surgery Tuesday to stabilize the fracture
with a metal plate and screws. All went well
and the break was clean, the team at Guelph
were happy to report. But, the road rash
(opposite) leg was still infected and was opened
up again and cleaned out. They coated the
wounds with honey, to draw out the infection,
and wrapped them. She was on antibiotics and,
along with the honey, the leg cleared up and
was stitched closed again before we picked her
up on Thursday.
So, recovery.
It’s now March 6, 7 weeks after her surgery and she’s starting to walk without assistance. She’s getting weaned off of her pain meds
now too. For the first 5 weeks we supported her with a sling under her lower section, whenever she had to relieve herself. This was
the ONLY time she stood up and we carried her up and down stairs. She was a perfect patient, never once licking at her stitches or
needing the dreaded Elizabethan collar! We put a mattress on the living room floor, threw down rugs and carpets on all of the
hardwood floors throughout the house and “camped out” with her.
We’re currently in Florida on tour and brought her with us. Her first “road trip” and she was perfect in the hotel room ... especially
when she knew that she got to sleep in bed with us! She’s been walking on leash to relieve herself, first hopping on 3 legs and now
starting to bear weight on the side that had the fracture. It’s small victories every day when she takes a few steps or is able to bow and
to stretch. She’s so happy and loving the warm weather and sunshine, which I’m sure is assisting in her recovery. The Vet’s assure us
that in a year, we’ll never know that she had the fracture. Already, her coat has grown in over the 6” long incision. The only remnant is
scars on her opposite leg from the road rash and an enlarged joint on that leg from a bone bruise.
This has been the most incredible experience ... traumatic, heart wrenching AND uplifting. Uplifting, because I didn’t mention yet, but
over $3,000 was raised towards Weezy’s vet bills!!! People that have never met John or I, other Weim owners and family, friends and
fans were all touched by her incredible tale and wanted to help us out. She’s one lucky dog and has touched so many people in such a
short time!!!
While I hope that this never happens to any of you, be assured that there are many people out there who will open up their hearts to
help. We thank you and look forward to many happy, long years with our new best friend, Weezy, or as we like to call her “fancy
pants”.
Michele, John & Weezy Law
www.rebelcowboymusic.com
www.thelaws.ca
Join us in Texas October
14th-17th, 2012 for the
WCA National Specialty
Week!
Futurity/Maturity judged by
Canadian Mr. James Reynolds.
Congratulations to the following Weimaraners who
earned new WAC titles in 2011!
Novice Retrieving Dog
Shadowpoint’s Goddess Isis FDJ NRD NAVHDA NA II
WE274084
Jason Lausanne and Amanda Thompson
OWNERS
Shadowpoint’s The Citoris Gone FDJ NRD NAVHDA NA I
XA346620
Fred Staub and Sue Rueger
OWNERS
Shadowpoint’s Magnam Caliber NRD NAVHDA NA II
YC401320
Jason Lausanne and April Mallon
OWNERS
Upland’s Weatherrun All Rev’d Up FD NRD NAVHDA NA III
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Jennifer Durocher and Tom Lyon
OWNERS
Retrieving Dog Excellent
Ch Shadowpoint’s Sterling Sir Symon FDJ RDX NAVHDA NA I VX
UJ233719
Jennifer and Jason Durocher
OWNERS
Stonepoint’s The Missing Link FD RDX
UG219869
JR and April Mallon
OWNERS
Versatile Excellent
OTCh Trax Holly GoSprightly CGN CDX TD FD RE AgIJ NAVHDA NA III VX
TS204419
Judy Owen
OWNERS
Ch Gramayre Winweim Kat’cha Later FDJ NRD CD TDX VX
UW262320
Greg and Nikki Newton
OWNERS
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Weimaraner Association of Canada
Saturday, July 28th, 2012
Kingston, Ontario
Specialty Judge: Mr. Michael Shoreman
Sweepstakes Judge: Mr. Shawn Tinlin
In conjunction with the Limestone Kennel Club all breed shows July 27, 28, 29.
The Weimaraner Association of Canada will also hold boosters at Kars (July 20-22)
and Valley (23-25) all breed shows which are held the week before the Limestone
shows.
There are 10 sets of points available for the shows, July 21st-29th, 2012.
Links will be provided at www.weims.ca as soon as judging panels and premium lists
are available.
For information, please contact Laura Ritchie at [email protected].
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New Members
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Deborah & Michael Tieszer
195 Bridport Street, London, ON N6A 2A9
Ph: 519.438.4991
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Rescue
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Tracy Freeland & Brad Cotnam
474 North Street, Winchester, ON K0C 2K0
Ph: 613.774.2403
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Rescue
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Rob Sleegers
London, ON
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Bert McLeod
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Lucie Tremblay
St. Sauveur, QC
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: No sponsor
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Stephanie Cote
St. Urbaine, Charlevoix, QC
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Marie Sigouin
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Jill Klassen
Elm Creek, MB
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Kim Parish
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Karine Verville
Lac Beauport, QC
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Marie Sigouin
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Kelly Vandeligt
Renfrew, ON
Email: [email protected]
Sponsor: Rescue
Address Changes
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Nancy Skyba
2781 Elm Tree Rd, RR#1, Lindsay, ON K9V 4R1
Email: [email protected]
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Visit the Weimaraner Association of Canada on
the web at www.weims.ca