VGP in Germany 4th and 5th October 1997
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We came back late Sunday evening and the next weekend we were off again to Germany for the second VGP in one week. There were eight Weimaraners entered and two of them were American imports, Windy and her brother from the same litter, The Rise and Grayshar's Royal Heir. His call name is Roy and his handler is Mr. Rob Theel. I can not tell you much about Roy's work because we were in different groups, but as they are brother and sister we have noticed that in their work they do look alike very much.

It must have been the experience Windy got in Austria, still fresh in her mind, but Windy performed even better here. The blood track was no problem at all. The fieldwork was beautiful, she made points on pheasant as well as on hare and was steady on both hare and pheasant. She got all fours except on two subjects. At the driven shoot, I kept her on the line and started with a 3 instead of a 4. I was warned if she ran off, as she had tried in Austria, we would get a zero and we would be out! The second 3 was my fault. I still had a fox that was used in Austria and it smelled awful. She retrieved the fox, this time not over a fence, but over a ditch and dropped the fox at my feet. We all could smell why she did!

What made it special in Germany was not only Windy's first prize and her high points, but also the fact both Windy and her brother Roy from the same litter did so well. And, one of the breeders of Windy and Roy, Mrs. Sharon Hartmann, was present. She video taped the work of both dogs and took a lot of pictures. They both earned their VGP. It must be the first time two American Weimaraners out of the same litter passed this test together. It shows that in the USA not only beautiful show Weimaraners are bred, but also Weimaraners that perform well in both the show ring and in the field! Two German Weimaraners in Roy's group were excluded after they got a 0 (one dog) and a 1 (the other dog) for the searching of the wood (stöbern im Wald).

Windy and Roy were the only two (out of eight Weims) that scored the maximum points on the subject. Searching the wood and the fine results on the fieldwork must have been the influence of their American field and show mother, Dual Champion Wynwoods Rain on the Rise. We are very proud of these results, a first prize with 319 out of the maximum of 324 points for Windy and a third prize for her brother Roy with 265 points and his handler Rob Theel.
Front of VGP certificate
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