Our dogs.......

Born in March 1999, Klara is now the matriarch in our dog family and is the Dam of the N, O and P litters. She is a daughter of our (late) fabulous 'Heidekirsche' from whom she has inherited her superb true ‘silver grey' coat colour, which she in turn passes on to her progeny. Her son ‘Molsen and daughter ‘Kiri' are proof of this here at Hollieseast.

Klara has numerous show wins to her credit, including Best Bitch and Reserve Best in Show at a Weimaraner Club Open Show in the past. Klara's championship show awards include winning the Reserve CC at the South Wales Championship Show in 2002. Her hip score is good, being well below the breed average and she has her K.C. Stud Book number.

Klara has proved to be the most wonderful mother to her offspring, and cared for her puppies with devotion. She is the mother of Champion Hollieseast Perlenkette, who is also a Polish and Slovakian champion and lives in the Czech Republic.

Now a grandmother, 'Klara' still loves to spend time, cleaning and caring for the puppies, when she gets a chance!! Her gentle nature and silky coat make her a favourite with our grandchildren. She is a wonderful swimmer and can teach the youngsters a 'thing or two' when it comes to water retrieves. She is the special favourite dog of my grandson Lewis and I count myself fortunate to have bred such a lovely bitch.

Kiri is our current brood bitch. Named in memory of her late beautiful grandmother 'Heidekirsche', whom she so resembles in conformation and colour. Kiri was born in August 2002 and made her show debut aged just 6 months and 4 days old, at the Weimaraner Association Limit Show, where she won Best Puppy in Show. Following this win, she was Best Puppy Bitch at the Weimaraner Association Championship Show, and again Best Puppy in Show at the Mid-Herts Gundog Club. Her winning ways continued with 10 x Best Puppy in Breed awards, and 5 x Best of Breed awards at open shows, plus group placings during puppy-hood. These wins at open and championship shows gained Kiri her Junior Warrant and KC Stud Book number.

Not just a pretty face, she is an avid hunter, swims well, and along with her mother Klara,

shows natural ability in the field. Kiri forms part of our plans to continue breeding Weimaraners, conforming to breed type, colour and temperament. She is the dam of the 'Q' and 'R' litters and is hip scored and DNA profiled.

Born in September 2003, Molsen was one of eleven gorgeous puppies born to Klara at that time. This was the largest litter we have ever bred! Even though he was 'pick of the litter' from the show quality male puppies, we had no intention of keeping him. However, fate took a hand, and he ended up with his 'feet firmly under the table', and joined Kiri on the show scene, with great success. His 11 x championship show wins, plus Open Show Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed wins, gave Molsen his Junior Warrant and K.C. Stud Book number at the tender age of just 10 months. The Weimaraner Association also declared him the Top-Winning Puppy for 2004! He was awarded the 'Dutch Gold Trophy' for this achievement. Molsen is a super silver grey dog, well boned, with a lovely temperament. This all helps to make him a special addition to our canine family, and he is a great ambassador for the breed. When visitors and would-be puppy buyers meet him, they decide on a dog

puppy –“just like Molsen” – but he's unique and we know he's something quite special. Our grandchildren could not imagine being without him; neither could we.

Elke is the latest addition to the Hollieseast family. Born June 2007, we had seven lovely bitches in this litter of 10. It was very difficult to make a choice, as all the puppies were of show quality. In the end it came down to very minor details for the show ring. In addition to her classic conformation, Elke has the personality we look for when choosing a puppy for showing. Our lovely girl's debut was at Manchester Championship Show in January 2008, where she won her class and qualified for Crufts 2009. Meanwhile her training continues with daily socialisation outings and weekly ringcraft visits. Elke has also passed the “Puppy foundation” course in preparation for the Kennel Club Good Citizen award scheme. She has become very much part of our canine family and is indulged by her mother, grandmother and uncle, on a daily basis.