official show photos from WCA Nationals in CA

"True" -  Award of Merit

"Team True" -- owners Julia Wilson, Pat Kopec & Dr Dana Massey

"Floyd" - Best Bred By Exhibit & Reserve Winners Dog

"Nola" - Reserve Winners Bitch

"JB" - 1st Place Open Dog

"Aves" - Best Junior Bitch - Futurity

Congratulations to Houston on recent placements at Medicine Hat dog show

Houston received Group placements all three days of the show - a 2nd placement and two 4th placements!

recent CKC agility trial updates

Koping Weims have been competing in CKC agility trials over the past couple weekends and not only having FUN but qualifying in fine form and obtaining Qs and new titles!!!  Very proud of new competitors -  El and Stiletto as well as the seasoned competitors - Lira, Chance, True, Jimmy Choo, P!nk, Tea and Mckeely!!!

Congrats to owners and handlers on the new titles recently earned:
Stiletto - AGNJS
El - AGNS
Lira - AGN
Chance - AGN, AGIJ, NP
P!nk - AGX
True - AGIJS

EKKOC & WESTWINDS SHOW WEEKEND

A few brags from the recent show weekend:
Fizz (now Ch Koping Pink Champagne) won BOW both Friday and Saturday to complete her Championship in style (pictures to come).  Congratulations to owner Christine!!
True earned the final Qualifying score to obtain his Rally Excellent title and he did this with a 1st Place High in Class!
Birks show number was 123 and he showed  that it was that easy to be a 'show dog' -- and earned 2 Best Baby Puppy in Groups and a Best Baby Puppy at the Westwinds Sporting Dog Specialty!
Garmin (now TCH Koping Party Locator CGN, RA) earned the final Qualifying score to obtain his Rally Advanced title and did it in fine form with a 1st Place High in Class too!!
El (now Ch Koping Element of Surprise CGN, TD, RN) earned the last Qualifying score to obtain her Rally Novice title!

El and Garmin post competition

Birks --- BBPIG and BBPISS Friday

Birks in the Best Baby Puppy in Show lineup

it is very tiring to be beautiful AND smart.......daddy True and sons Floyd & Birks

chillin at the dog show

WCA NATIONALS WEEK IN LONG BEACH -- RESULTS FOR TEAM KOPING

It was a fun and successful Nationals week for Lori Hawrychuk, Pat Payjack, Julia Wilson and Pat Kopec and the Koping Weims that travelled to California. Below are pictures and results of the journey:

"True" -- Award of Merit & 1st Place Novice Jumpers Preferred 

"Aves" -- Futurity - 1st Place Junior Bitch

"Floyd" -- Best Bred By Exhibitor, Reserve Winners Dog (3pt major) & 1st Place Brace team (with True)

Floyd & True Brace!

"Nola" -- Reserve Winners Bitch (3pt major)

"JB" -- 1st Place Open Dog class, 1st Place Rally Novice, 1st Place Beginner Novice Obedience

"Tea" - 1st Place both Excellent Standard Preferred and Excellent Jumpers Preferred
"P!nk" - 1st Place Excellent Jumpers
"Jimmy Choo" - 1st Place both Open Standard and Open Jumpers
"Birks" - #1 Koping Cheerleader
"Messina" - 1st Place Q in Rally Advanced A at Southland Weimaraner Specialty

Left to Right - True, Tea, P!nk & Jimmy Choo - 1st class agility weims!!

mexican dinner!

Team Koping-Win'Weim-Harline -- winning weims!!

Belated June Bday Wishes....

Over the past two weeks two very important litter birthdays passed without being noted on the blog...

JUNE 21ST - HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY TO THE 'TRUE' LITTER (SYDNEY X GOOSE)

Hope that Sookie and her four brothers - Chance, Jaxon, True and Zack had a fabulous bday!!!

JUNE 29TH - HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY TO THE 'FLAMES' LITTER (PAIGE X FROGGY)

Welcome to the 'double digit club' pups!  (at my house extra spoiling happens when you reach double digits :-))!  Hope that Ember and her five brothers - Nickel, Cooper, Dieter, Strider, & Jersey had a fantastic bday!!