Ch. Arnstadt Silvershot Arrieta MH TD NRD SDX VX NAVHDA NA


  • Ch. Arnstadt Silvershot Arrieta MH TD NRD SDX VX NAVHDA NA
  • Call Name: "Ari"
  • DOB: Nov 13, 2000 - Breeder: Elizabeth Raiman
  • AKC Registration #: SN796063/01
  • Sire: DC AFC Magnum Gunnar Silvershot MH
  • Dam: Arnstadt's High Honors JH
  • Health & Soundness: Excellent
  • OFA: WE-EL520F49-PI ELBOW NORMAL /
    WE-9387G49F-PI HIPS GOOD


What a dog! She not only finished her Master Hunter title in 6 of 7 starts (owner handled) she did it before she was 3 years old. She has always been the most sweet, gentle soul and even in her old age as a veteran she won Best of Opposite at a Weim Specialty beating numerous finished (younger) champions. She loves to do anything and is always great with all dogs and puppies of any breed. Even at the age of 13 now, she still enjoys upland hunting and is one of the best teachers I have for the younger dogs out in the field. She's definitely slowing down a bit but will find any kong or tennis ball on my property. Great sense of humor, beautiful girl, the best temperament ever and smart as a whip. I would say "typical Weim" but she really is one in a million. I recall my bracemate in a field trial in Nebraska telling me "She brings Weims up in the food chain for me" when Ari blew the socks off his GSP that day. Meaning she's a great, hard driving dog with a lot of bird sense.
Ari - ever the beautiful butterfly.....


Ch/CT SandStorm's A Lady Of The Lake


  • Ch/CT SandStorm's A Lady Of The Lake
  • Call Name: "Lady"
  • DOB: May 05, 2005 - Breeder: Sandra L. Hoesel
  • AKC Registration #: SR291549/01
  • Sire: Ch. Seabreeze Colsidex Windy Cliff TD NSD V
  • Dam:
    Ch. Arnstadt Silvershot Arrieta MH TD NRD SDX VX
  • Health & Soundness: Excellent
  • OFA: Elbows: Normal WE-EL953F39 /
    Hips: Excellent WE-10720E39F-VPI


Lady was a singleton puppy out of Ari. I was determined to not let her believe that the world was only hers so made sure she had plenty of socialization with other dogs and people that included having to learn to share a meal with a chinese crested puppy(neither was too happy about that initially) as well as teaching her not to just stick her tongue in people's drinks when she was 7 weeks old at the Tiki Bar in Elkhart Lake.
She earned her name "A Lady Of The Lake" when she accidently toppled off the pier in front of our house one day and tried to swim away.....

When she was about 4 months I tried her at tracking.... she was a genius and I thought "she's really good at this, I can't stand in her way". So off to the field every day I went with her and on her first try at 6 months, 1 day old she passed the test to become a TD. I had been challenging her by lengthening and aging the tracks, adding different articles as well as a variety of surfaces and going over, under and through places where most rabbits wouldn't go. At 11 months she passed a TDX on her first try (and there WAS a rabbit on the track that day - fortunately Lady went right back to work after he hopped away). In her 2nd year I let her grow up a bit, showing and finishing her Ch as well as bird work. One day a friend said "are you going to enter her in the VST test the Weim club is having"? I was traveling for business quite a bit at the time, but thought that she probably knew enough and I could probably read her well enough so I entered. Lady prevailed after working start to finish for 57 minutes and became a VST that day which made her the first show champion/champion tracker in Weimaraners as well as the youngest to become a CT. I later learned that she was the first Weimaraner to pass a VST at the Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois test.

Judge's Write Up Of The Test: (By Terri Everwine) Track 5 brought the 3rd Weimaraner entry to the flag, and our first notation of “moderate” to the wind scale. The track started on a very large grassy triangular “island” between roads. This young dog took her time investigating almost every inch of her island before finally committing to a line headed into a parking lot. Once in the lot, a large puddle of water from recent snowmelt seemed almost a barrier as she took quite some time before finally crossing it. Twice she indicated her MOT turn only to circle away from it and check the downwind drift, but finally returned and committed to the left turn. Back on the grass, she headed up a slight rise and found an article. Continuing up the hill, she was headed for a very large concrete courtyard type area surrounded by buildings. A left turn at the front of the area sent her in toward the buildings. She carefully checked doorways and recesses in the building and then strongly took an open turn toward a set of stairs going back down the far side of the buildings. On a sidewalk below the stairs she found her next article, and continued on the pavement. Altogether this was a 160yard run of concrete with 3 turns. She worked to the next turn and indicated a left, but again felt she needed to check more thoroughly before committing. After several minutes of work, she took off strongly on the next to last leg. She had us a bit worried when she reached the last turn and instead of indicating it, passed it up and started up a rise to the main parking area. The wind was blowing and swirling quite a bit in this area, but each time she reached the top she’d come back down again. Soon she realized what was going on and came back far enough to find the actual corner and take the last leg. 110 yards to go, all on grass, next to a lake. She was intrigued by the lake but not distracted, and worked her way along to the final article to much cheering by the substantial gallery who’d followed this team for almost an hour to see the pass.

I always say you have to enjoy the journey with your dog and while I definitely enjoyed that journey with Lady, I was ecstatic that we passed the VST but it was bittersweet in a way as that part of the journey was over. But - always plenty of fun things to do with dogs and we've enjoyed everything from boat time to bird work. In 2010 she became a mother to a gorgeous litter of 6 babies and as always did a great job with that role too. She loves to work, is gentle with all people, dogs and other animals and is very well mannered in and around the house. Travels very well and is a joy to have as part of our family.


Bindi


  • Ch. Busy B'n Fabulous
  • Call Name: "Bindi"
  • DOB: April 30, 2010 - Breeder: Sandra L. Hoesel & Craig W. Schrameyer
  • AKC Registration #: SR621413/01
  • Sire: Ch. Unity's Golden Boy
  • Dam: Ch/CT SandStorm's A Lady Of The Lake
  • Health & Soundness: Excellent


As with Lady, this girl had tons of ability and beauty. I finished her show championship when she was around 15 months old and then waited for her to grow up. During that time I was contacted by a friend who had just lost an old weim and needed a new companion. Bindi was a perfect fit for her if I could just let her go.... I realized that the opportunities Bindi would have as a single, cherished companion (not having to figure out which sofa there was room for her on) for somebody who knew the breed very well and had the means and time to take great care of her was something I couldn't deny her. So, Craig took a trip to TX, played some golf in 100 degree weather and since Bindi was fitting in, he left her with her new pal Cindy with the edict of she comes back if there's anything at all you don't care for with her. Long story short she's still there, has graduated obedience and is part of the dynamic duo of Cindy and Bindi! They are starting to work on tracking and I am fortunate to get compliments about this pretty girl all the time.


Bing's Donner CD MH TD NRD SDX


  • Bing's Donner CD MH TD NRD SDX (Ch. pointed)
  • Call Name: "Donner"
  • December 30, 1992 - May 10, 2001
    Breeder: Jean White
  • AKC Registration #: SN04135103
  • Sire: Ch. Bing's Best Seller V Wymar BROM
  • Dam: Ch. Bing's Bewitching


This picture of me, Donner and tracking judges Bonnie Kircher and Jim Eadie, was taken in August 1995 at the Weimaraner Club of America Tracking Test when Donner passed his test and got the TD on his first try. I recall it being a very hot, humid day.

Donner sailed thru the AKC hunt test program starting in Juniors in September of 1995 and by September of 1997 I had completed his Master Hunter title, making him the first Master Hunter in the Weimaraner Club of Northern IL. I also completed his CD obedience title in 1996 which included placements. I showed Donner from time to time and he did well, even taking a few Best of Breed wins but the field really became my focus with him. Always a gentleman and easy to have around, sadly I lost him to aspiration pneumonia caused by undiagnosed canine megaesophagus. I had spent a considerable amount of money on pathology and diagnostics and nobody could figure out what was plaguing him. He did not have any symptoms typically associated with this disease and in the end I was told it was probably genetic. Broke my heart. I did not want another Weimaraner after that and it took Liz Raiman quite a while to talk me into Ari coming to live with me. RIP Donner my sweet boy....


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