Hi Wendy, Congratulations to you and Lara. I know I
am late with this but I have finally got back into
this site for a read. I remember trying to talk you
into this great sport a long time ago.
Our guys are doing well. Dest Wishes for your next 2
passes.
Roz and the gang
"Stryka" another great Sinaway dog - Dual Ch (T)
Sinaway Remembrans Flame (LH) CDX ET JD QC (plus 2
passes to SD)
"Nova" Ch Weilander Wind Of Arimar (LH) CDX TD ET
"Nickle" Dual Ch (T) Weilander Movn The Earth ET (plus
2 passes to CD)
"Kuma" T Ch Weilander Rain Angel CD ET (the sh who
needs more work)
--- Wendy Laigne-Stuart <syrinxkennels@...>
wrote:
> Thanks, Caron. You wait until Zed (Ch Sinaway
> Zorro's Mark) gets in there. She's not a LH, but she
> is the most driven, eager to please dog I have ever
> come across - she can make Border Collies look
> slow!! She is going to blow them away. You sure
> breed 'em beautiful AND smart, Caron!
>
> And then there's Willow Wombat, Lara's
> grandaughter, Zed's daughter who learned to speak on
> command at only 6 weeks. I am going to have to study
> to keep ahead of her!
>
> Wendy
>
> sinaway@... wrote:
> Hi all,
> Well done Wendy and Lara.
> Yes, I remember some of the negative comments you
> got when you first got her but she has done well for
> you and , as I have laways said, "you get
> out of a dog what you put in" and I know you have
> put in heaps and deserve the rewards.
> She was a challenge and you have well and truely met
> it head on!
> Keep me posted.
> Caron
> Sinaway Kennels and Laras' breeder.
>
>
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12.17.2007
I liked the idea about smearing the paws with olive oil, that would never have
occurred to me.
I also have a 'new' long-hair - he's a five-years-old rescue through the
Western Washington Weim Club. One of the things my brother (who fostered him)
and I have had to do is to keep the hair between the toes/pads trimmed. This
boy gets all kinds of stuff tangled in the hair between his paw pads and toes,
and then has a definitely pained gait as a result.
Between both of these, your dog's paws should remain fairly free of snowballs.
I must say, even my short-haired weims have had the occasional snowball between
the toes/pads. It's doubtful anything will be be a 100% remedy. In the end,
you can always try doggie rubber booties if nothing else works.
Bonnie Schultz
Tonya Scribner <horsesrfun53911@...> wrote:
Hi all,
We have had an early winter here is Wisonsin, USA. We have already had
4 snowfalls and probably have a good 10 inches of snow on the ground.
The snow is here to stay as the temps are barely hitting the upper
teens. I'm so happy to have my LH weim!! He does great in this colder
weather. My other 2 dogs are Dalmatians who are usually ok in the
winter, but this year they are chilled on our outdoor romps and are
using thier coats already.
I am having a problem though that I never had before with the shorthair
weims. Harry gets a big build up of snow in between his toes and under
his pads. This builds up as we are playing and eventually he stops and
tries to chew it out.
Since I am new to dogs with this amount of foot fur : ) any suggestions
as to how to reduce this snw build up?
Tonya
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Yes, dipthefeet in oliveoilbefore you go out, the oil prevents
thesnowballing and also conditions theirpads which are at riskof being
dired outby grit or salt.
--- In Weimaraner_Longhaired@..., "Tonya Scribner"
<horsesrfun53911@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have had an early winter here is Wisonsin, USA. We have already had
> 4 snowfalls and probably have a good 10 inches of snow on the ground.
> The snow is here to stay as the temps are barely hitting the upper
> teens. I'm so happy to have my LH weim!! He does great in this colder
> weather. My other 2 dogs are Dalmatians who are usually ok in the
> winter, but this year they are chilled on our outdoor romps and are
> using thier coats already.
>
> I am having a problem though that I never had before with the shorthair
> weims. Harry gets a big build up of snow in between his toes and under
> his pads. This builds up as we are playing and eventually he stops and
> tries to chew it out.
>
> Since I am new to dogs with this amount of foot fur : ) any suggestions
> as to how to reduce this snw build up?
>
> Tonya
>
Hi all,
We have had an early winter here is Wisonsin, USA. We have already had
4 snowfalls and probably have a good 10 inches of snow on the ground.
The snow is here to stay as the temps are barely hitting the upper
teens. I'm so happy to have my LH weim!! He does great in this colder
weather. My other 2 dogs are Dalmatians who are usually ok in the
winter, but this year they are chilled on our outdoor romps and are
using thier coats already.
I am having a problem though that I never had before with the shorthair
weims. Harry gets a big build up of snow in between his toes and under
his pads. This builds up as we are playing and eventually he stops and
tries to chew it out.
Since I am new to dogs with this amount of foot fur : ) any suggestions
as to how to reduce this snw build up?
Tonya
--- In Weimaraner_Longhaired@..., Bonnie Edwards
<be_gourmet@...> wrote:
>
> Congratulations from the USA, where it is cold and wet... and very
windy right now - gusts up to 40 miles per hour (I don't know how to
translate this to KPH).
>
> You girls Rock!
>
> Bonnie Schultz
Thanks Bonnie.
That does not sound like weather I'd like to be out in. 40mph is
about 64.3kph.
Today we are back to hot and dry, 33 Celcius which is 91.4F, and in
about six weeks we will be up to 42 - 43C which is about 107 - 110F.
In Canberra it stays quite cold for longer than other mainland
capitals, but then when it heats up, it really heats up! Winter goes
to about -10C at night, which is 13F, but we used to live in the
mountains with -16C which is 3F.
So I don't find Canberra great to live in, (ignoring the fact that
this is where all the politicians are, and we are only 8 days out
from our Federal election) with 13F to 110F but them's the breaks!
Wendy
Congratulations from the USA, where it is cold and wet... and very windy right
now - gusts up to 40 miles per hour (I don't know how to translate this to KPH).
You girls Rock!
Bonnie Schultz
syrinxkennels <syrinxkennels@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Last night, Lara and I had our fourth obedience trial. Now, although
it is November, which should not be cold in Australia, and we are in
a massive drought where we live, we had a freezing night with
driving rain! You can never tell in Canberra. Here it can be 'Four
seasons in one morning', rather that day. I would like to say this
is a level under CD, almost all the same stuff, but the heeling is
on lead, as is the stand for exam. But we need to start at the
bottom, as I have never done this before. It is called Community
Companion Dog - the title is CCD. It is a good thing, as it seems to
be getting people into trailing that would not be confident to go
right to off lead work.
The night had not really started off too well, I had to wait for Kim
to get home with the car, then I couldn't find my chair, got stuck
in heavy Friday night traffic and was thinking very bad thoughts
about the drivers of ALL of the cars in front of me. I got there,
pretty much just in time to be vetted, picked up my number to find -
I was number ONE!!!! I still need to watch what someone else does to
calm myself and work it out, so was thrilled to find out that a
friend of mine was going to steward in another ring, and so, needed
to go in front of me.
I hugged him. ;-))))
As we were almost finished our heeling and individual exercises, the
rain started. By the time we were walking back to our stuff, the
heavens had opened. Dogs were refusing to drop, or even sit, and
people were failing by the drove. Even experienced handlers were
walking around muttering 'This is ridiculous!'. Water was pooling in
the rings, footpaths were flooded.
Now Lara has a few 'quirks'. She just loves to roll in grass, mainly
because we don't really have any at this point. So we have to get to
training or trailing early so she can roll in it enough to get it
out of her system. But there is one thing she loves more than grass -
and that's wet grass. She also was 'born tired' as my father would
say, and will very often go down in the sit/stay.
We walked into the ring for the stays, only 5 of us had gotten this
far, and all purebred dogs, which is rare these days in Canberra.
There was Faxon the Afghan, then Lara, a Foxhound, GSD and a mini
Schnauzer, who unfortunately had just had a very short hair cut. The
first thing she did was have a big roll. Three times. We got into
position, and I left her with all this wet grass, and I tried to
pretend, but did not leave her very hopefully. She sat there,
looking at me, the Foxhound got up almost immediatley, but Lara
stayed rock steady. It seems she likes damp grass, but this was too
wet even for her. It was raining so hard, I could see she had her
eyes half closed to keep the rain out. We walked back, my heart
leaping, as that was the one we usually trip up on.
But then, as we got ready for the down/stay, I realised that we had
not done this in this kind of weather. I did not know if she would
even go down in this amount of water. But down she went, and I
walked away, again trying to be confident. Again, the Foxhound got
up, Lara didn't move. Then the judge, wearing a long, swishy coat,
walked a bit too close to the dogs. The Afghan took offence, and got
up, and that pass would have been his title. So the dogs either side
of her had stood, she still stayed. That left the three German
breeds. Then, as we neared to end of the time, the little Schnauzer
could take no more, and sat up. Lara had been looking at me with a
expression that very clearly said, 'Mum, you CAN't mean this, can
you?? Is this RIGHT??' But she stayed there, regardless. I was so
proud of her.
They could not write on the score board, as it washed right off, so
I had no idea how the scores had gone, I really only cared that we
had qualified. When all the rings had finished, the few drowned rats
that were left, and unbelievably soggy judges and stewards finally
gathered in the heated, dry club house and presentations began, I
was amazed to find that we had not only been one of the only two to
get through, WE WON!!! And 92 points out of the 100 on offer. She
lost all in the heeling (she lags) and every other exercise was full
points. The judge said some wonderful things about better work than
she has seen from dogs in perfect weather, and we got a big cheer as
several of our instructors (past & present) were there. The one we
have now is actually looking at getting a LH!!!!! Lara works at
Novice level in her class, as it is combined CCD and Novice. So we
do the off lead stuff and the retreiving - Lara's favourite! People
have actually asked me how I got her to retreive, but try stopping
her! Her kids and grandkids are natural born retreivers, too. At
about 4 weeks they start carrying their toys around. As soon as they
can lift them off the floor, or drag them along.
When we first started training there, we got a LOT of negative
comments about training a Wei. There is a special award in Canberra,
a medal for a dog that has a show Ch, and then gets CD, CDX or UD.
Bronze, silver and gold. I said that I wanted to get one, in fact I
don't think any Wei of any coat has had one, certainly no LHs.
People actually laughed when I said that I was after one. So few
people train them here, it is so sad. A few pets come through, but
every one I have seen at our club has been misbehaving as they have
needed a firmer hand than the owners were giving. They soon give up.
But maybe after last night's performance, the trainers and members
of the club may start to reconsider the Weis.
Go the soggy LH!!
Wendy
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Congratulations, Allyson and Twiggy! You are lucky you are not in Austraila.
Once you have your TDX, and then do your Track 6 which gives you your Tracking
Ch, you are not allowed to compete, except in the Ch of Ch once a year in
Victoria! I think it is a great shame when people put in all the work that it
must take to get to that level - and then nothing. We don't get the chance to
see greats like Twiggy perform here. You will have to keep competing for a
couple of more years so I can get to the UK before you retire her! It is seeing
people like you and Roz Buckley here in Oz that has inspiried me to start this
stuff too.
Congratulations again,
Wendy and Lara.
Allyson Tohmé <ALLYSON.TOHME@...> wrote:
Not bad for a 7 year old, she can still pull out the stops when
required!
Shame there are not more longhairs competing in trials and no others at
the highest level.
We shall just have to keep the flag flying for a while longer!
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Not bad for a 7 year old, she can still pull out the stops when
required!
Shame there are not more longhairs competing in trials and no others at
the highest level.
We shall just have to keep the flag flying for a while longer!
hi wendy
hobart royal best of breed was
Ch Grausturm live the dream
launceston royal BOB
Ch grausturm jack o hearts = grady
also on the last weekend
Grady took state bred in group both days.
On Monday, November 12, 2007 at 06:26:59 PM,
Weimaraner_Longhaired@... wrote:
> OOh and Ingrid., ,_._,___
> Oh, Ingrid, don't you have some news for us about the longhairs at Launceston
and Hobart Royals (hint, hint) ?????
>
> Wendy
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Oh, Ingrid, don't you have some news for us about the longhairs at Launceston
and Hobart Royals (hint, hint) ?????
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Thanks Ingrid. I am only a beginner, though.
You won Highest in Trial at Hobart Royal with one of yours, didn't you? That
must have really been a thrill!
Regards,
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hi wendy
congrats on the obedience win. How satisfying and proud you must be. Good on
you.
cheers Ingrid
On Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 02:29:41 AM,
Weimaraner_Longhaired@... wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Last night, Lara and I had our fourth obedience trial. Now, although
> it is November, which should not be cold in Australia, and we are in
> a massive drought where we live, we had a freezing night with
> driving rain! You can never tell in Canberra. Here it can be 'Four
> seasons in one morning', rather that day. I would like to say this
> is a level under CD, almost all the same stuff, but the heeling is
> on lead, as is the stand for exam. But we need to start at the
> bottom, as I have never done this before. It is called Community
> Companion Dog - the title is CCD. It is a good thing, as it seems to
> be getting people into trailing that would not be confident to go
> right to off lead work.
>
> The night had not really started off too well, I had to wait for Kim
> to get home with the car, then I couldn't find my chair, got stuck
> in heavy Friday night traffic and was thinking very bad thoughts
> about the drivers of ALL of the cars in front of me. I got there,
> pretty much just in time to be vetted, picked up my number to find -
> I was number ONE!!!! I still need to watch what someone else does to
> calm myself and work it out, so was thrilled to find out that a
> friend of mine was going to steward in another ring, and so, needed
> to go in front of me.
>
> I hugged him. ;-))))
>
> As we were almost finished our heeling and individual exercises, the
> rain started. By the time we were walking back to our stuff, the
> heavens had opened. Dogs were refusing to drop, or even sit, and
> people were failing by the drove. Even experienced handlers were
> walking around muttering 'This is ridiculous!'. Water was pooling in
> the rings, footpaths were flooded.
>
> Now Lara has a few 'quirks'. She just loves to roll in grass, mainly
> because we don't really have any at this point. So we have to get to
> training or trailing early so she can roll in it enough to get it
> out of her system. But there is one thing she loves more than grass -
> and that's wet grass. She also was 'born tired' as my father would
> say, and will very often go down in the sit/stay.
>
> We walked into the ring for the stays, only 5 of us had gotten this
> far, and all purebred dogs, which is rare these days in Canberra.
> There was Faxon the Afghan, then Lara, a Foxhound, GSD and a mini
> Schnauzer, who unfortunately had just had a very short hair cut. The
> first thing she did was have a big roll. Three times. We got into
> position, and I left her with all this wet grass, and I tried to
> pretend, but did not leave her very hopefully. She sat there,
> looking at me, the Foxhound got up almost immediatley, but Lara
> stayed rock steady. It seems she likes damp grass, but this was too
> wet even for her. It was raining so hard, I could see she had her
> eyes half closed to keep the rain out. We walked back, my heart
> leaping, as that was the one we usually trip up on.
>
> But then, as we got ready for the down/stay, I realised that we had
> not done this in this kind of weather. I did not know if she would
> even go down in this amount of water. But down she went, and I
> walked away, again trying to be confident. Again, the Foxhound got
> up, Lara didn't move. Then the judge, wearing a long, swishy coat,
> walked a bit too close to the dogs. The Afghan took offence, and got
> up, and that pass would have been his title. So the dogs either side
> of her had stood, she still stayed. That left the three German
> breeds. Then, as we neared to end of the time, the little Schnauzer
> could take no more, and sat up. Lara had been looking at me with a
> expression that very clearly said, 'Mum, you CAN't mean this, can
> you?? Is this RIGHT??' But she stayed there, regardless. I was so
> proud of her.
>
> They could not write on the score board, as it washed right off, so
> I had no idea how the scores had gone, I really only cared that we
> had qualified. When all the rings had finished, the few drowned rats
> that were left, and unbelievably soggy judges and stewards finally
> gathered in the heated, dry club house and presentations began, I
> was amazed to find that we had not only been one of the only two to
> get through, WE WON!!! And 92 points out of the 100 on offer. She
> lost all in the heeling (she lags) and every other exercise was full
> points. The judge said some wonderful things about better work than
> she has seen from dogs in perfect weather, and we got a big cheer as
> several of our instructors (past & present) were there. The one we
> have now is actually looking at getting a LH!!!!! Lara works at
> Novice level in her class, as it is combined CCD and Novice. So we
> do the off lead stuff and the retreiving - Lara's favourite! People
> have actually asked me how I got her to retreive, but try stopping
> her! Her kids and grandkids are natural born retreivers, too. At
> about 4 weeks they start carrying their toys around. As soon as they
> can lift them off the floor, or drag them along.
>
> When we first started training there, we got a LOT of negative
> comments about training a Wei. There is a special award in Canberra,
> a medal for a dog that has a show Ch, and then gets CD, CDX or UD.
> Bronze, silver and gold. I said that I wanted to get one, in fact I
> don't think any Wei of any coat has had one, certainly no LHs.
> People actually laughed when I said that I was after one. So few
> people train them here, it is so sad. A few pets come through, but
> every one I have seen at our club has been misbehaving as they have
> needed a firmer hand than the owners were giving. They soon give up.
>
> But maybe after last night's performance, the trainers and members
> of the club may start to reconsider the Weis.
>
> Go the soggy LH!!
>
> Wendy
>
>
>
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Thanks, Caron. You wait until Zed (Ch Sinaway Zorro's Mark) gets in there. She's
not a LH, but she is the most driven, eager to please dog I have ever come
across - she can make Border Collies look slow!! She is going to blow them away.
You sure breed 'em beautiful AND smart, Caron!
And then there's Willow Wombat, Lara's grandaughter, Zed's daughter who
learned to speak on command at only 6 weeks. I am going to have to study to keep
ahead of her!
Wendy
sinaway@... wrote:
Hi all,
Well done Wendy and Lara.
Yes, I remember some of the negative comments you got when you first got her but
she has done well for you and , as I have laways said, "you get
out of a dog what you put in" and I know you have put in heaps and deserve the
rewards.
She was a challenge and you have well and truely met it head on!
Keep me posted.
Caron
Sinaway Kennels and Laras' breeder.
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Hi all,
Well done Wendy and Lara.
Yes, I remember some of the negative comments you got when you first got her but
she has done well for you and , as I have laways said, "you get
out of a dog what you put in" and I know you have put in heaps and deserve the
rewards.
She was a challenge and you have well and truely met it head on!
Keep me posted.
Caron
Sinaway Kennels and Laras' breeder.
Quoting syrinxkennels <syrinxkennels@...>:
> Hi everyone,
> Last night, Lara and I had our fourth obedience trial. Now, although
> it is November, which should not be cold in Australia, and we are in
> a massive drought where we live, we had a freezing night with
> driving rain! You can never tell in Canberra. Here it can be 'Four
> seasons in one morning', rather that day. I would like to say this
> is a level under CD, almost all the same stuff, but the heeling is
> on lead, as is the stand for exam. But we need to start at the
> bottom, as I have never done this before. It is called Community
> Companion Dog - the title is CCD. It is a good thing, as it seems to
> be getting people into trailing that would not be confident to go
> right to off lead work.
>
> The night had not really started off too well, I had to wait for Kim
> to get home with the car, then I couldn't find my chair, got stuck
> in heavy Friday night traffic and was thinking very bad thoughts
> about the drivers of ALL of the cars in front of me. I got there,
> pretty much just in time to be vetted, picked up my number to find -
> I was number ONE!!!! I still need to watch what someone else does to
> calm myself and work it out, so was thrilled to find out that a
> friend of mine was going to steward in another ring, and so, needed
> to go in front of me.
>
> I hugged him. ;-))))
>
> As we were almost finished our heeling and individual exercises, the
> rain started. By the time we were walking back to our stuff, the
> heavens had opened. Dogs were refusing to drop, or even sit, and
> people were failing by the drove. Even experienced handlers were
> walking around muttering 'This is ridiculous!'. Water was pooling in
> the rings, footpaths were flooded.
>
> Now Lara has a few 'quirks'. She just loves to roll in grass, mainly
> because we don't really have any at this point. So we have to get to
> training or trailing early so she can roll in it enough to get it
> out of her system. But there is one thing she loves more than grass -
> and that's wet grass. She also was 'born tired' as my father would
> say, and will very often go down in the sit/stay.
>
> We walked into the ring for the stays, only 5 of us had gotten this
> far, and all purebred dogs, which is rare these days in Canberra.
> There was Faxon the Afghan, then Lara, a Foxhound, GSD and a mini
> Schnauzer, who unfortunately had just had a very short hair cut. The
> first thing she did was have a big roll. Three times. We got into
> position, and I left her with all this wet grass, and I tried to
> pretend, but did not leave her very hopefully. She sat there,
> looking at me, the Foxhound got up almost immediatley, but Lara
> stayed rock steady. It seems she likes damp grass, but this was too
> wet even for her. It was raining so hard, I could see she had her
> eyes half closed to keep the rain out. We walked back, my heart
> leaping, as that was the one we usually trip up on.
>
> But then, as we got ready for the down/stay, I realised that we had
> not done this in this kind of weather. I did not know if she would
> even go down in this amount of water. But down she went, and I
> walked away, again trying to be confident. Again, the Foxhound got
> up, Lara didn't move. Then the judge, wearing a long, swishy coat,
> walked a bit too close to the dogs. The Afghan took offence, and got
> up, and that pass would have been his title. So the dogs either side
> of her had stood, she still stayed. That left the three German
> breeds. Then, as we neared to end of the time, the little Schnauzer
> could take no more, and sat up. Lara had been looking at me with a
> expression that very clearly said, 'Mum, you CAN't mean this, can
> you?? Is this RIGHT??' But she stayed there, regardless. I was so
> proud of her.
>
> They could not write on the score board, as it washed right off, so
> I had no idea how the scores had gone, I really only cared that we
> had qualified. When all the rings had finished, the few drowned rats
> that were left, and unbelievably soggy judges and stewards finally
> gathered in the heated, dry club house and presentations began, I
> was amazed to find that we had not only been one of the only two to
> get through, WE WON!!! And 92 points out of the 100 on offer. She
> lost all in the heeling (she lags) and every other exercise was full
> points. The judge said some wonderful things about better work than
> she has seen from dogs in perfect weather, and we got a big cheer as
> several of our instructors (past & present) were there. The one we
> have now is actually looking at getting a LH!!!!! Lara works at
> Novice level in her class, as it is combined CCD and Novice. So we
> do the off lead stuff and the retreiving - Lara's favourite! People
> have actually asked me how I got her to retreive, but try stopping
> her! Her kids and grandkids are natural born retreivers, too. At
> about 4 weeks they start carrying their toys around. As soon as they
> can lift them off the floor, or drag them along.
>
> When we first started training there, we got a LOT of negative
> comments about training a Wei. There is a special award in Canberra,
> a medal for a dog that has a show Ch, and then gets CD, CDX or UD.
> Bronze, silver and gold. I said that I wanted to get one, in fact I
> don't think any Wei of any coat has had one, certainly no LHs.
> People actually laughed when I said that I was after one. So few
> people train them here, it is so sad. A few pets come through, but
> every one I have seen at our club has been misbehaving as they have
> needed a firmer hand than the owners were giving. They soon give up.
>
> But maybe after last night's performance, the trainers and members
> of the club may start to reconsider the Weis.
>
> Go the soggy LH!!
>
> Wendy
>
>
Congratulations Lara and Wendy.
All that work has finally paid off.
Lets hope that you don't have to wait for the heavens to open again
for Lara to do the right thing.
All our love from the Happylea Gang.
---- Original Message ----
From: syrinxkennels@...
To: Weimaraner_Longhaired@...
Subject: [Weimaraner_Longhaired] Lara and Obedience (warning - very
long)
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:29:41 -0000
>Hi everyone,
>Last night, Lara and I had our fourth obedience trial. Now, although
>it is November, which should not be cold in Australia, and we are in
>a massive drought where we live, we had a freezing night with
>driving rain! You can never tell in Canberra. Here it can be 'Four
>seasons in one morning', rather that day. I would like to say this
>is a level under CD, almost all the same stuff, but the heeling is
>on lead, as is the stand for exam. But we need to start at the
>bottom, as I have never done this before. It is called Community
>Companion Dog - the title is CCD. It is a good thing, as it seems to
>be getting people into trailing that would not be confident to go
>right to off lead work.
>
>The night had not really started off too well, I had to wait for Kim
>to get home with the car, then I couldn't find my chair, got stuck
>in heavy Friday night traffic and was thinking very bad thoughts
>about the drivers of ALL of the cars in front of me. I got there,
>pretty much just in time to be vetted, picked up my number to find -
>I was number ONE!!!! I still need to watch what someone else does to
>calm myself and work it out, so was thrilled to find out that a
>friend of mine was going to steward in another ring, and so, needed
>to go in front of me.
>
>I hugged him. ;-))))
>
>As we were almost finished our heeling and individual exercises, the
>rain started. By the time we were walking back to our stuff, the
>heavens had opened. Dogs were refusing to drop, or even sit, and
>people were failing by the drove. Even experienced handlers were
>walking around muttering 'This is ridiculous!'. Water was pooling in
>the rings, footpaths were flooded.
>
>Now Lara has a few 'quirks'. She just loves to roll in grass, mainly
>because we don't really have any at this point. So we have to get to
>training or trailing early so she can roll in it enough to get it
>out of her system. But there is one thing she loves more than grass -
> and that's wet grass. She also was 'born tired' as my father would
>say, and will very often go down in the sit/stay.
>
>We walked into the ring for the stays, only 5 of us had gotten this
>far, and all purebred dogs, which is rare these days in Canberra.
>There was Faxon the Afghan, then Lara, a Foxhound, GSD and a mini
>Schnauzer, who unfortunately had just had a very short hair cut. The
>first thing she did was have a big roll. Three times. We got into
>position, and I left her with all this wet grass, and I tried to
>pretend, but did not leave her very hopefully. She sat there,
>looking at me, the Foxhound got up almost immediatley, but Lara
>stayed rock steady. It seems she likes damp grass, but this was too
>wet even for her. It was raining so hard, I could see she had her
>eyes half closed to keep the rain out. We walked back, my heart
>leaping, as that was the one we usually trip up on.
>
>But then, as we got ready for the down/stay, I realised that we had
>not done this in this kind of weather. I did not know if she would
>even go down in this amount of water. But down she went, and I
>walked away, again trying to be confident. Again, the Foxhound got
>up, Lara didn't move. Then the judge, wearing a long, swishy coat,
>walked a bit too close to the dogs. The Afghan took offence, and got
>up, and that pass would have been his title. So the dogs either side
>of her had stood, she still stayed. That left the three German
>breeds. Then, as we neared to end of the time, the little Schnauzer
>could take no more, and sat up. Lara had been looking at me with a
>expression that very clearly said, 'Mum, you CAN't mean this, can
>you?? Is this RIGHT??' But she stayed there, regardless. I was so
>proud of her.
>
>They could not write on the score board, as it washed right off, so
>I had no idea how the scores had gone, I really only cared that we
>had qualified. When all the rings had finished, the few drowned rats
>that were left, and unbelievably soggy judges and stewards finally
>gathered in the heated, dry club house and presentations began, I
>was amazed to find that we had not only been one of the only two to
>get through, WE WON!!! And 92 points out of the 100 on offer. She
>lost all in the heeling (she lags) and every other exercise was full
>points. The judge said some wonderful things about better work than
>she has seen from dogs in perfect weather, and we got a big cheer as
>several of our instructors (past & present) were there. The one we
>have now is actually looking at getting a LH!!!!! Lara works at
>Novice level in her class, as it is combined CCD and Novice. So we
>do the off lead stuff and the retreiving - Lara's favourite! People
>have actually asked me how I got her to retreive, but try stopping
>her! Her kids and grandkids are natural born retreivers, too. At
>about 4 weeks they start carrying their toys around. As soon as they
>can lift them off the floor, or drag them along.
>
>When we first started training there, we got a LOT of negative
>comments about training a Wei. There is a special award in Canberra,
>a medal for a dog that has a show Ch, and then gets CD, CDX or UD.
>Bronze, silver and gold. I said that I wanted to get one, in fact I
>don't think any Wei of any coat has had one, certainly no LHs.
>People actually laughed when I said that I was after one. So few
>people train them here, it is so sad. A few pets come through, but
>every one I have seen at our club has been misbehaving as they have
>needed a firmer hand than the owners were giving. They soon give up.
>
>But maybe after last night's performance, the trainers and members
>of the club may start to reconsider the Weis.
>
>Go the soggy LH!!
>
>Wendy
>
Deborah Neumann
Happylea Kennel
Home of Weimaraner's both long and short haired,
Australian Kelpies, Jack Russells and Tibetan Spaniel.
Hi everyone,
Last night, Lara and I had our fourth obedience trial. Now, although
it is November, which should not be cold in Australia, and we are in
a massive drought where we live, we had a freezing night with
driving rain! You can never tell in Canberra. Here it can be 'Four
seasons in one morning', rather that day. I would like to say this
is a level under CD, almost all the same stuff, but the heeling is
on lead, as is the stand for exam. But we need to start at the
bottom, as I have never done this before. It is called Community
Companion Dog - the title is CCD. It is a good thing, as it seems to
be getting people into trailing that would not be confident to go
right to off lead work.
The night had not really started off too well, I had to wait for Kim
to get home with the car, then I couldn't find my chair, got stuck
in heavy Friday night traffic and was thinking very bad thoughts
about the drivers of ALL of the cars in front of me. I got there,
pretty much just in time to be vetted, picked up my number to find -
I was number ONE!!!! I still need to watch what someone else does to
calm myself and work it out, so was thrilled to find out that a
friend of mine was going to steward in another ring, and so, needed
to go in front of me.
I hugged him. ;-))))
As we were almost finished our heeling and individual exercises, the
rain started. By the time we were walking back to our stuff, the
heavens had opened. Dogs were refusing to drop, or even sit, and
people were failing by the drove. Even experienced handlers were
walking around muttering 'This is ridiculous!'. Water was pooling in
the rings, footpaths were flooded.
Now Lara has a few 'quirks'. She just loves to roll in grass, mainly
because we don't really have any at this point. So we have to get to
training or trailing early so she can roll in it enough to get it
out of her system. But there is one thing she loves more than grass -
and that's wet grass. She also was 'born tired' as my father would
say, and will very often go down in the sit/stay.
We walked into the ring for the stays, only 5 of us had gotten this
far, and all purebred dogs, which is rare these days in Canberra.
There was Faxon the Afghan, then Lara, a Foxhound, GSD and a mini
Schnauzer, who unfortunately had just had a very short hair cut. The
first thing she did was have a big roll. Three times. We got into
position, and I left her with all this wet grass, and I tried to
pretend, but did not leave her very hopefully. She sat there,
looking at me, the Foxhound got up almost immediatley, but Lara
stayed rock steady. It seems she likes damp grass, but this was too
wet even for her. It was raining so hard, I could see she had her
eyes half closed to keep the rain out. We walked back, my heart
leaping, as that was the one we usually trip up on.
But then, as we got ready for the down/stay, I realised that we had
not done this in this kind of weather. I did not know if she would
even go down in this amount of water. But down she went, and I
walked away, again trying to be confident. Again, the Foxhound got
up, Lara didn't move. Then the judge, wearing a long, swishy coat,
walked a bit too close to the dogs. The Afghan took offence, and got
up, and that pass would have been his title. So the dogs either side
of her had stood, she still stayed. That left the three German
breeds. Then, as we neared to end of the time, the little Schnauzer
could take no more, and sat up. Lara had been looking at me with a
expression that very clearly said, 'Mum, you CAN't mean this, can
you?? Is this RIGHT??' But she stayed there, regardless. I was so
proud of her.
They could not write on the score board, as it washed right off, so
I had no idea how the scores had gone, I really only cared that we
had qualified. When all the rings had finished, the few drowned rats
that were left, and unbelievably soggy judges and stewards finally
gathered in the heated, dry club house and presentations began, I
was amazed to find that we had not only been one of the only two to
get through, WE WON!!! And 92 points out of the 100 on offer. She
lost all in the heeling (she lags) and every other exercise was full
points. The judge said some wonderful things about better work than
she has seen from dogs in perfect weather, and we got a big cheer as
several of our instructors (past & present) were there. The one we
have now is actually looking at getting a LH!!!!! Lara works at
Novice level in her class, as it is combined CCD and Novice. So we
do the off lead stuff and the retreiving - Lara's favourite! People
have actually asked me how I got her to retreive, but try stopping
her! Her kids and grandkids are natural born retreivers, too. At
about 4 weeks they start carrying their toys around. As soon as they
can lift them off the floor, or drag them along.
When we first started training there, we got a LOT of negative
comments about training a Wei. There is a special award in Canberra,
a medal for a dog that has a show Ch, and then gets CD, CDX or UD.
Bronze, silver and gold. I said that I wanted to get one, in fact I
don't think any Wei of any coat has had one, certainly no LHs.
People actually laughed when I said that I was after one. So few
people train them here, it is so sad. A few pets come through, but
every one I have seen at our club has been misbehaving as they have
needed a firmer hand than the owners were giving. They soon give up.
But maybe after last night's performance, the trainers and members
of the club may start to reconsider the Weis.
Go the soggy LH!!
Wendy
hi im trace i have a dog called koran she is 12 tears old i will soon be looking
for a pup from a working background as we have a farm and need the puppy to work
i have omly just joined the intrnet so im new at all this hope im doing
everthing right love trace
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Tonya!!! Dusty was the one I would have chosen!!! Well, I really
would have taken all three if someone would have allowed it at
Heartland;) The goldens are my adult children's dogs, but I'm in
their lives, daily:)
The goldens do prefer my younger weims stay at my cabin but they
tolerate the weims visiting at their house, too. Its just that the
weims take over everything, come in at a great pace, scout out the
surroundings, immediately take whatever recreation bones they feel are
the best, jump onto the love seat and the couch, totally making
themselves at home and the goldens kind of look resigned to just wait
out the visit.
When we get to our cabin, the weims give a great big sigh;) Like it
was such an satisfying effort to visit the middle aged (2) and elderly
(2) goldens but it was worth the effort and they are so satisfied to
be home again, mission accomplished:) LOL! The young adults kind of
feel the same towards my weims as their dogs feel, too;)
But when we are out in the field, goldens and weims feel "in their
element" and everyone is near and dear to hearts, love is in the
heart, "This is what we were bred for, YEAH! Isn't life grand?!"
I do curtail the daily visits in the winter when its too cold to
safely take the weims out much so the goldens seem happier then about
the fewer visits, LOL. Its kind of a hard time for them as my adult
children are not doing so much w/their goldens as they used to so I
take up the slack and remind them they are still loved and cherished.
My goal for the future is to take elderly weims from rescue to bask in
the sunshine on a full sized futon/couch/bed in the southern bay
window, with miles of countryside to watch out the window, slow romps
in that wide open territory, or walks, and a warm stove nearby the bay
window in the winters...six weims would fit nicely, but it won't be
for a while yet as my 4 weims are 4,3,2,and Boris will be one in Dec.
I'm so happy Dusty/Harry has come into our lives again!!! Great big
HUGS to you and he! Welcome HOME! WOW, such a small world, as big as
it is...Cheryl in Alaska
Wow - that's pretty interesting Narelle!
I suppose with Canada recognising them in the ring they may become more
recognisable- what do you think? I think perhaps this could be a good thing
for the gene pool...
Do you ever think the AKC will look to follow suit with Canada and recognise
Lh's? Or is the WCA not interested in recognising Lh's?... just general
nosiness now!!.....
Cheers
Rachael and Miss Ayela
On 10/31/07, Cheryl <snowydiamonds@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Narelle:) It will be fun researching and keeping an eye on...
> Cheryl and Big Bori, the handsome hunting dude;)
>
>
>
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Hello again Tonya - Gosh he is gorgeous!! (and so are your other boys too!!
Why where the puppies in rescue?? Gosh that is sad to hear of young wei's in
rescue already (especially cute little Lh's!!). Did Harry just end up there
because of his coat?? If so that's aweful! I'm glad he's found such a great
home now!! :) I hope you keep up all the training - they are certainly fun
to work with!! We don't have Rally here in NZ yet but there are a number of
people trying to start it up - it looks like fun! Neat to hear from you! We
have alot of Lh's in NZ with docked tails as sadly the have come as a
surprize to their breeders. It's a bit of a shame but they still seem to do
well in the conformation ring dispite the missing plume!!! :)
Well I better go... got to get some study done!! Although thinking about
wei's is always a great distraction!! :)
Love to the dogs
Rachael Misty and Ayela
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Hi Cheryl,
Yes, Harry is from Heartland Wiem Rescue. I had been looking for a lh for many
years and when I scrolled down and saw hime - I jumped for joy. Gail was great
as I pestered about every person working there until the confirmed I could adopt
him. His name was Dusty on the website, but I renamed him Harry. He is just the
best little guy, very smart and mostly well behaved too! We are taking a Rally
course now and I think we'll do CGC next and then Therapy certification.
I don't know anything about Harry's breeding since the rescue just got the pups,
not the parents, but it's not that big of a deal for me. I might like to know
just becuase he has such a great temperment. He is friendly, playful, smart,
eager to please, all this nice things a weim can have!
He does have a docked tail. The person who bred the pups was not aware that the
three pups were lh and docked them all. Hopefully I will find another lh
someday and that one will have a natural tail. I get many people asking what
kind of dog he is. Nobody has ever heard of the lh here in Wisconsin.
So you have 8 dogs? Wow - That is a houseful. I'm hoping when I 'retire' from
the corporate job, I can do some fostering, but right now 3 is my limit!
----- Original Message ----
From: Cheryl <snowydiamonds@...>
To: Weimaraner_Longhaired@...
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:27:26 PM
Subject: [Weimaraner_Longhaired] Re: New Member
Welcome Tonya and Harry:) As his tail is docked, was he one of the
Heartland lh pups??? I had just returned from The Netherlands with
Boris when I saw 3 lh pups w/docked tails available from Heartland
Rescue! My Bori Bori is closely related to Ina's and Marjolein's lh's
and it is THANKS to Mar that I have my wonderful boy:)
Cheryl, Misty & Slade (hypoT), Bully (stress IBS rescue but
outgrowing!) , Boris (lh, healthy and a HUNTER:) and golden retrievers (4)
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Welcome Tonya and Harry:) As his tail is docked, was he one of the
Heartland lh pups??? I had just returned from The Netherlands with
Boris when I saw 3 lh pups w/docked tails available from Heartland
Rescue! My Bori Bori is closely related to Ina's and Marjolein's lh's
and it is THANKS to Mar that I have my wonderful boy:)
Cheryl, Misty & Slade (hypoT), Bully (stress IBS rescue but
outgrowing!), Boris (lh, healthy and a HUNTER:) and golden retrievers (4)
Hi Everyone,
Longhairs actually are around more than some think in the states.
Recently Jen Martin at Legacy Weims (co-owner of many of the smoky city
dogs of fame, SC Downunder Laser Beam, El Nino and the current Top Ten
Dharma) had a litter which produced half long hairs in August, they are
very cute, Jennifer fully expected the LH as it was a aunt to nephew
breeding and they have had quite a few longhairs through the smoky city
lines and in kennels that carry those lines.....el nino was a carrier
and its quite easy to see how they have come about. Anyway, saw a
lovely smoky city longhair pup in Canada and they are a lovely type.
With some of these longhairs carrying some of the best smoky city show
lines its no wonder they are lovely! If I were a LH breeder I would
certainly be looking at importing whats now available from the states
in the LH. Narelle
Hi Rachael from New Zealand,
Hi to you and your pups. Hope the exams went well. I was never good at
preparing for them until the last minute. Probably not the best way to go about
it though. What are you studying?
My other 2 boys are Dalmatians. I'd love another weimy too, but 3 dogs is
about all I can handle with working too. I have a plan to work 4 more years and
my FT jobs and then have enough money to cut back. The dogs are lots of fun,
but take up time too. We are lucky to have a huge fenced yard, live in the
country and have a public dog exercise area close by. I am thinking of doing
agility with Harry and some Therapy work.
My first weim was a SH and was very different form Harry. I'm not sure it if it
the breeding (different lines) or what. I know that all dogs are different but
some things are night and day difference. Although they both got very attached
to me very fast and prefer to be with me as much as possible.
Tonya
----- Original Message ----
From: Rachael Maxwell <rach.and.misty@...>
To: Weimaraner_Longhaired@...
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:34:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Weimaraner_Longhaired] New Member
Hello Tonya,
Welcome to the group! Aren't LH's great!! I had my heart set on getting a LH
but had to wait till i moved out of home till i could finally have my first
hairy baby!! It sounds like you have quite a menagere!! I imagine it would
be difficult to find Lh's in the states... perhaps this may change with them
now being recognised in Canada?? Anyways welcome to the group... and also
neat name!! I will have to pop onto the group tommorrow to check out pic's
of you boy... i imagine it will be a good break from exam study!! :) Are
your other dogs weimies too??
Well lots of doggy licks,
Rachael, Misty (SH) and Ayela (LH)
New Zealand
On 10/23/07, Tonya Scribner <horsesrfun53911@ yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi -
>
> I just found this list and I was looking around on Yahoo. I have a
> 10 month old LH. His name is Harry Potter and I adore him! I found
> him the day after I buried Charlie, my SH who passed at age 12 of
> toxoplasmosis. Charlie was a great dog and I miss him alot. So when
> I was online loking for a gravestone special enough for Charlie, I
> happened on a rescue site that actaully had a LH PUP! I have been
> wishing for and actaully searching for a LH for almost 5 years -
> wanting it to be the right time and situation etc. I had adopted 2
> other dogs in the meanwhile. I checked with every decent weim resuce
> I could find and none had or even remember having a LH in rescue.
>
> So imagine my surprice when I scrolled down and here were 3 LH pups.
> I quickly filled out an application while feeling guilty and happy
> all at the same time, and was approved.
>
> Harry has been a godsend, smart fun, playful and is healing our
> family.
>
> I live in Wisconsin with 3 dogs, 9 horses and 4 cats. I look forward
> to reading about others LH's and more importantly the photos!
>
> Tonya
>
>
>
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Hello Tonya,
Welcome to the group! Aren't LH's great!! I had my heart set on getting a LH
but had to wait till i moved out of home till i could finally have my first
hairy baby!! It sounds like you have quite a menagere!! I imagine it would
be difficult to find Lh's in the states... perhaps this may change with them
now being recognised in Canada?? Anyways welcome to the group... and also
neat name!! I will have to pop onto the group tommorrow to check out pic's
of you boy... i imagine it will be a good break from exam study!! :) Are
your other dogs weimies too??
Well lots of doggy licks,
Rachael, Misty (SH) and Ayela (LH)
New Zealand
On 10/23/07, Tonya Scribner <horsesrfun53911@...> wrote:
>
> Hi -
>
> I just found this list and I was looking around on Yahoo. I have a
> 10 month old LH. His name is Harry Potter and I adore him! I found
> him the day after I buried Charlie, my SH who passed at age 12 of
> toxoplasmosis. Charlie was a great dog and I miss him alot. So when
> I was online loking for a gravestone special enough for Charlie, I
> happened on a rescue site that actaully had a LH PUP! I have been
> wishing for and actaully searching for a LH for almost 5 years -
> wanting it to be the right time and situation etc. I had adopted 2
> other dogs in the meanwhile. I checked with every decent weim resuce
> I could find and none had or even remember having a LH in rescue.
>
> So imagine my surprice when I scrolled down and here were 3 LH pups.
> I quickly filled out an application while feeling guilty and happy
> all at the same time, and was approved.
>
> Harry has been a godsend, smart fun, playful and is healing our
> family.
>
> I live in Wisconsin with 3 dogs, 9 horses and 4 cats. I look forward
> to reading about others LH's and more importantly the photos!
>
> Tonya
>
>
>
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Hi -
I just found this list and I was looking around on Yahoo. I have a
10 month old LH. His name is Harry Potter and I adore him! I found
him the day after I buried Charlie, my SH who passed at age 12 of
toxoplasmosis. Charlie was a great dog and I miss him alot. So when
I was online loking for a gravestone special enough for Charlie, I
happened on a rescue site that actaully had a LH PUP! I have been
wishing for and actaully searching for a LH for almost 5 years -
wanting it to be the right time and situation etc. I had adopted 2
other dogs in the meanwhile. I checked with every decent weim resuce
I could find and none had or even remember having a LH in rescue.
So imagine my surprice when I scrolled down and here were 3 LH pups.
I quickly filled out an application while feeling guilty and happy
all at the same time, and was approved.
Harry has been a godsend, smart fun, playful and is healing our
family.
I live in Wisconsin with 3 dogs, 9 horses and 4 cats. I look forward
to reading about others LH's and more importantly the photos!
Tonya
My 24 yr old son, Trax and I took Boris and Bully out Saturday, up a
valley nearly to the top of a mountain and back. No ptarmigan nor
bunnies or hares at all which is very unusual! We fired the 12 gauge
6 times with a few seconds in intervals as the boys were used to the
sound of a 22 already. No fear or nervousness from Boris (longhair)
at all:)
Bully became just a bit nervous the 5-6th shots so we waited till
halfway down the draw and fired twice more, my son firing down next to
the creek and I up on the hillside w/the boys. They were 20-30 feet
away from me, searching and came right to me, so it was a very good
start with the noisy 12 gauge.
Bully (shorthair) is now 2 years old and does a fine job of searching
for game in front, close, too. Boris is just 9 months as of the 21st
Sept., so he's still not matured enough to search as well but his
total lack of fear and his eyes/nose work are hand in hand, just not
leaving his mama (me, not his dam) enough yet. He just began
venturing farther from me the weekend prior so he's venturing into
that phase, too.
I believe if we could have produced game Bully would have dropped his
uneasiness but we are still to prove that...they will not honor each
other's retrieve, but both strong retrievers to hand so much work
needs to be done separately and together to ensure two don't deliver
to hand the one bird!
Hello Bonnie!
I say he sounds like a winner... just to let you know Lh's are great! I find
my girl 'Ayela' doesn't shed any more than my Sh does. I too have grown up
with Sh weims but wasn't allowed a Lh cos my mum didn't want shedding
inside, however since i had fallen in love with them i decided to get a Lh
when i moved out of home to go to uni. When we go home now... my mum adore's
my Lh to bits (although Misty my old dog still gets special treatment as she
is "the first granchild"). She still prefers the sleek look that Misty (my
Sh) has but she adores my little Lh and agrees with me that she doesn't shed
anymore. I think the only noticeable difference in the hair coat is that the
soft silky Lh's are easier to vaccum up than the small velvet Sh's that dig
into the carpet pile more firmly. Also as Cheryl mentioned Misty requires a
polyprop and coat on in winter where as Ayela is just fine. I also notice
that when sleeping Ayela sprawls out or lies on her back with her feet in
the air (she is a goof ball sometimes) where as my Sh's have always tended
to sleep in balls to keep warm... just an observation!
I'm sorry to hear about your sick Sh... it's such a shame dogs don't have
longer life spans! And as Cheryl said... I'd love to see pictures too! :)
Well hope this helps. Take care,
Love to your grey ones..
Rachael, Misty and Ayela (From New Zealand)
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