FI W-09 & JW-08 Ghostmoor's Joy Sirius Nova "Banza"

Banza

Banza has born in 24th of February 2008, in Litvinov - Czech Republic.

Banza was imported to Finland 21st of April 2008.

Because of my long study hours and little apartment, Banza is living with her co-owners in Kauhajärvi, where she has lots of fields and gamebirds to hunt.

In the same household lives also Aaves cousin Weimaraner male Teri a.k.a Woodsman's Thunder(awarded in hunting exams) who is one of my favourite weimaraners in Finland. They have also owned Teri’s brother Wellu (Woodsman's Tactic Hunter). I became friends with Pauliina from showing Teri at the dog shows.

And why did I import from this litter?. I have to say, that Banza is a Weimaraner I was searching for a long time before I found what I was looking for. I was looking for a bitch from English lines as I had fell in love with English strong boned and well-formed Weimaraner type.

I wanted a puppy from English parents who had taken hunting exams to prove their hunting ability. This was a problem, as only a few of English weimaraners are in hunting purpose and even less are competing in English field trials. I consider myself lucky, as the combination I was looking for just happen to fell under my nose, as my friend Simona told me she is importing another English puppy, and again from interesting parents and that she was planning later to mate her with her first English import Multi CH Sireva Drake, who had done very well in hunting exams and show ring.

I made my pre-reservation from this litter right away (in 2005).

Next year (2006) I got the opportunity to meet both of the parents and I was in love! Kenzie (Hollieseast Perlenkette At Sirius Nova) was a dog I would have take with me anytime. So wonderful was her temperament and the type was just what I had been looking for. She was a really strong boned female with a correct type. The father Drake was a real English gentleman - Polite but distant and friendly. Both of the parents had real personalities. Both eager to work, open temperament and still had the typical watchdog instinct.

EUJV-05 CZ JMVA SK MVA NL JMVA LUX JMVA CZ MVA SK MVA PL MVA A MVA LUX MVA VDH MVA CR MVA KANS MVA Sireva Drake At Sirius Nova	CZ JCH CZ CH PL CH SK CH VDH CH Hollieseast Perlenkette At Sirius Nova
HD B/B ED 0/0 Hunting exams: ZV 1.c, LZ 2.c, PZ 1.c, VZ 2.c, SVP 1.c	HD B/A ED 0/0 Hunting exams: ZV 1.c, PZ 1.c

Family

Banza has a lot of fine specimens of the breed in her pedigree and for English dog: a lot of field trial prize weimaraners. Both of her parents have the hunting exam prizes. Her grandmother GB SH CH Sireva Busy has many field trial qualificated offspring - Sireva Statement At Minstergate JW (the same father with Kenzie and same mom with Drake) and Drakes sister, GB SH CH Sireva Dew, who is used mostly as hunting dog, have both been awarded in English field trial.

Drake’s grandmother is an English full champion GB CH Garnage Pizazz At Sireva (Certificate of Merit At Novice Field Trial).

Kenzie's brother Hollieseast Polarkreis has participated a test in England that measures the hunting ability of a pointing dog with good points: 88/100 MERIT.

Kenzie’s father ,Sireva State Coach, has born in repeat mating to full champion GB CH Sireva Royalty at Minstergate (Certificate of Merit At Novice Field Trial).

Kenzie’s mom, Hollieseast Liebestraume is a strong boned and very beautiful true silver grey bitch.

In the photo below: Banza's Brother Garp (Go For Glory Garp Sirius Nova) retrieves. Age 7 months.

Hunting

Banza is a natural retriever and pointer. Her first pointing on a wild pheasant was on the age of 7 months. She is very obidient and works together with her hunter. She needs more speed and coverage of the field to become excellent.

Banza has done us proud getting OPEN CLASS 3rd prize in 4 Field Trials in a row. In ther first three trials more coverage of the field was needed for higher prize and in the last one she got over heated after 3 point/flush/stay situations in only 10 minutes of first round! The one bird in the middle was too weak to fly and got to her mouth file flushing! The last one was shot in front of her, still living and Banza did "stylish" retrieving from shot (without promise) :P

At 26th of Seb. 2009 in 'Junkkari' Banza got YOUTH 3.prize(59/100 points.) from a Finnish Field Trial for continental pointers. At 23rd of August, she got another YOUTH 3.prize (54/100). Banza did her first ever water retrieving exam in Lapua 1st of August with full points YOUTH 5/5!! This exam is a part of our Finnish KAER: Speciality exam for continental pointing dogs. It includes water retrieving exam(done separately) and the field trial with retrieving from land.

Dog shows

Banza has done very very nicely at the dog shows. Her biggest merits at the moment are titles "Finnish Junior Winner 2008" and "Finnish Winner 2009", but the biggest merit for her is winnig EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB 'breeds best moves' and BIS-4 in our Speciality show to all continental pointers in 2009. Total 351 dog from different pointing breeds were participating this show.

Banza's dogshows with gritique:

Place	Time	Judge	Prize
Helsinki - Finnish Winner 2010	12.12.2010	Ralph Dunne (Ireland)	EXC 1 BB3 RES-CACIB
" Feminine head, good bite. Good shoulder placement, good forechest ja bone structure. A bit long in the loin, but moves well."
Talling - Estonia INT	22.08.2010	Agneta Pamp (Sweden)	EXC 1 BB2 CAC CACIB
"Medium size; feminine head, good expression, good teeth, good eyes color: good neck, but she is too long in the back. Good croupe, high hocks; and she needs a little more angulations behind. Good ribs, good angulations in front, good forechest, good bone & feet. Moves well."
Talling - Estonia INT	21.08.2010	Tatjana Urek (Slovenia)	EXC 1 BB3 CAC RES-CACIB
"Good size. Nice feminine head & excpression. Correct bite. Good lenght of the neck. Correct topline. Correct tailset. Good depth of chest. A bit longer in loin part. Correct angulations, good coat quality. Correct movements with lot of drive."
Piteå - Sweden	17.07.2010	Wellens Wim (Nertherlands)	EXC 1 CK CAC BB3
"2 years. Very typical bitch. Good head and body proportions. Nice long head but a little low earset; gives a little "bracco excpression". Correct bite. Typical expression. Excellent forechest and underline. A little weak in the back. Correct angulations in front and back. Typical coat. Improves in the move."
Lapua 'speciality show for continetal pointers'	20.06.2010	Christen Lang (Norway)	EXC 1 BB1 BOS 'Best Mover in Breed'
"Quality type, beautiful head. Excellent top- and underline. Good chest. ...(?). Good paws. Slightly long hips. Efficient, far-reaching stride. Nice temperament."
Lapua 'speciality show for continetal pointers'	20.06.2010	Christen Lang (Norway)	EXC 1 BB1 BOS 'Best Mover in Breed'
"Quality type, beautiful head. Excellent top- and underline. Good chest. ...(?). Good paws. Slightly long hips. Efficient, far-reaching stride. Nice temperament."
Muhos R	13.06.2010	Jan Ryk (Poland)	EXC 1 BB1 BOB
"Bitch with long back. Good head and eyes. Long neck. Very good front. Good topline and underline. Correctly angulated. Very nice movement."
Tuuri KR	12.06.2010	Eeva Anttinen (Finland)	G
"Femine, correct porpotions but clearly short legged. Correct expressions and lines of head, with little low stop, big ears. Light front angulations. Enough trunk. Good paws. Good tail, normal movement but bit tight from behind. Correct color, correct coat."
Jämsä KR	05.06.2010	Raija Tammelin (Finland)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB BIG3
"Femine, typical to the breed bitch. Beautiful head and expression. Good neck and back. Little bit long hips. well suited chest and good forechest. Good bone structure. Moves very well. Beautiful color. Good behavior. Could have more posture by her own will."
Siilinjärvi R	22.05.2010	Markku Santamäki (Finland	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB
"Good size, proportions correct. Good head and neck. Good chest and forechest, good muscletone, but imprint of anticline shows clearly. Long hips. Sufficient bones and angulations. Good paws. Moves and behaves well."
Helsinki 'Nordic Winner 09' KV	13.12.2009	Eva Mjelde (Norway)	EXC 3 BB4
"Nice young bitch with a femine head. Excellent neck and shoulder. Well made body, with strong and well angulated hindquarters."
Helsinki 'Winner 09' KV	12.12.2009	David Shields (Great-Britain)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB CACIB 'WINNER 2009'
"Very typical bitch with lovely eye, head and expression. Best of fronts. Very good depth of chest. Plenty of heartroom. Very clean over neck & shoulders. Correct topline & tailset. Well rounded quarters. Moves soundly."
Kotka KV	14.06.2009	Robert McCoy(Ireland)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB CACIB
"Very good quality bitch. Balanced feminine head. Great earset & carriage. Good neck & topline. Good depth of chest. She is very well made behind & moves well behind. She is good in front, but a little weak on pasterns, this show in her front movement, but I'm sure it will ensure in age."
Hämeenlinna 'speciality show for continetal pointers'	13.06.2009	Harri Lehkonen (Finland)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB 'BOB movements' BIS4
"Stylish young bitch. Pleasing head and expression. Very good front. Beautiful topline. Correct proportions. Very good tail set.Beautiful color and coat. Complact paws.Moves with good posture and beautiful step"
Jämsä R	09.05.2009	Raija Tammelin (Finland)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB
"True to the type. Today little out of posture.Long head with beautiful topline. Lower jaw could still get stronger. Beautiful neck. Long back. Correct croup. Correct shape of chest. Good bone structure & good angulations. Moves with correct lenght of step, Little tight on hinquarters when going. Beautiful color. Brisk character."
Tampere KV	15.03.2009	Tomaz Borkowski (Poland)	EXC 2 BB3
"Nice size and proportions, well balanced. Muscular. Elegant. Nice head, beautiful topline. A little low tailset, croup going down. Well angulated. Nice, spacy, long chest. Good bone. Excellent standing and movin, fluent. Going with long steps."
Laihia R	21.02.2009	Paavo Mattila (Finland)	EXC 1 BB1 CAC BOB
"Nicely build young bitch. Good shape of head. Beautiful ears. Very good neck. Proportional body. Good topline and legs. Good hair and color. Good movements. Pleasing behavior."
Helsinki 'Winner 08' KV	14.12.2008	Harry Tast (Finland)	EXC 1 BB2 CAC 'JUNIOR WINNER 08'
"and balanced body. Proportions correct for a bitch. Female head. Beautiful ears. Good angulations. Compact paws. Flexible, spacey movements."
Orivesi puppyshow	21.09.2008	Marja Talvitie (Finland)	PEK1 HP(hinor prize) BOB-PUPPY BIG4
"Excellent type. Good female head. Good neck. For her age, an excellent fore chest. Good bone structure. Beautiful paws. Good tail. Correct set of croup. Can still get stronger on withers . Good color and hair."