New Senior Hunter title for Savi!!!

Proud to announce that Savi earned her 4th SH leg on Saturday to finish her Senior Hunter title handled/trained by Denny Keeton! This also gives Savi the required points to receive a WCA VX or Versatile Excellent award.

Savi is now CH Grayhart's Shear Genius, SH, NSD, NRD, CGC, VX

Denny coming off the bird field with a fist pump telling us Savi did it!

It was a gray-t day celebrating with a number of our Ohio friends, who came to the hunt test to cheer Savi on. And best of all, KellyAnn was along for this Grayhart Adventure and loves seeing her PBP work in the field and get her final leg,

He may raise Vizlas but has a fondness for our gray girl,

 

We are beyond excited that not only did Savi start and finish her Senior Hunter this fall, under the expert training and handling by Denny, but she is our first Senior Hunter. Savi is now home and next on her agenda is to finish her CD or Companion Dog obedience title and possibly her novice agility titles before she is bred in the Spring to Parker, GCH HiBourne's It's All About Me, BROM.

Off to bird camp!

Savi was quite sad to see her brother Memphis go home yesterday. What she didn't know was that we had a big trip planned and she was going to bird heaven. Off we went for a long, nine hour drive to Ohio, where Savi will be going for field training to work on Senior and Master Hunter. Savi will learn to steady, hold until released for the retrieve, retrieve to hand and honor her bracemate on point.

Savi showed her new trainer what she's made of and impressed him with her intense points and drive, finding every bird he planted with style and attitude. It is a wonderful opportunity for Savi to be able to fulfill her potential and spend days doing what she loves - running in the field and hunting and retrieving birds. We'll be busy at home with pups, so the perfect time for Savi to be at bird camp.

We'll be posting pictures and videos as we get updates from her trainer

Savi's grounds, beautiful acreage in central Ohio.

Savilicious

Fabulous graphic design by my daughter!

Savi soaring!

 

We were thrilled that on our Grayhart Southern Adventure (GSA), at the Tarheel Weimaraner Club Agility Trial, Savi made her agility debut and qualified for her Novice Standard and Novice Jumper with Weaves legs with 1st and 2nd placements! The TWC requested agility pictures of all the Weims who were entered for their newsletter and since it was Savi's first trial, we didn't have any agility shots to send in beforehand. Thanks to our pupparazzi, KellyAnn, we did an impromptu photoshoot at Debbie's house. The shot above is my favorite, showing off Savi's perfect jumping form and focus.

 

More great shots of our girl...

and sometimes, the funniest things appear...

Tongue anyone?

All ears!

Family Portrait

With Memphis visiting, I thought it would be fun to take a quick family portrait and despite the heat, the dogs put up with sitting for a few minutes while I took a few shots and then were rewarded with treats.

From left to right: littermates from our Clay x Trixie breeding, "Memphis", Grayhart's Million Dollar Listing, "Savi", CH Grayhart's Shear Genius,JH,NSD,NRD,CGC,V, "Jam" (Parker x Trixie), CH Grayhart's Purple Haze,CD,JH,OA,OAJ,SD,VX, and Momma "Trixie", CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress,CD,RN,OA,OAJ,V,BROM.

Oh so Savi!

Summertime fun!

Summer vacation is in full swing and we love to enjoy the outdoors.  Today, we met a friend with her two Vizslas and went for a lovely hike and then the dogs practiced water retrieves.  Savi is a natural retriever and I think, part fish!  She gets super excited and absolutely loves to swim and retrieve.  In fact, she enjoyed her role as the cleanup dog when the other dogs couldn't bring the bumpers back.  Savi also screams like a banshee when she impatiently waits for her turn.  Watching her swim is pure joy and she will retrieve over and over.  I took a short video with my Iphone of her doing a water retrieve.   Managed to get the whole thing without dropping the phone!