| Ch Griffonpoint Defies Gravity CD (Jasper) was
born in 1995. He is the son of one of our favourite stud dogs, Ch. Goose
Creeks Alexander (Hunter). Hunter was bred by Bill Morevek and is owned by Shelly and Randy Hand of Lacombe,
Alberta. We made the decision to match our foundation bitch, Ch. Checkered Meg (bred
by Sharon Harker of Calgary, Alberta) with Hunter, based on intuition, as Hunter was not
being used for hunting. Hunter does have "the look" and an insatiable
natural retrieve. As it turns out, in 1998 Hunter's littermate "VC Goose Creeks Amigo
(Bo)" (owned by Dale Bruni of Wisconsen USA)
become the second Griffon in the history of NAVHDA to
earn the title of Versatile Champion (which is the highest level of certification with
NAVHDA). The combination of Hunter and Meg was very successful, the litter had the
high intelligence and high drive that Meg so typically produced, and they had a tremendous
willingness to please and biddability from Hunter .... the two traits combined with such
intensity were something that we had not seen before. Jasper puts
everything he has into everything he does. There is no hold back in this dog,
whether it is hunting or doing precise exercises in obedience competition. In
addition, he is a clown, living with this Griffon is entertaining and exhausting at the
same time, as one never knows what Jasper will come up with next in order to get
attention. We used this high drive in training him to be a top obedience
competition contender. He trains easily and during his first weekend out in
obedience competition he received the EKKOC award of merit, having earned his CD in his
first three trials, all with scores exceeding 195/200, and earning high in class status in
each of these trials. Jasper's highest score was 198.5, a score that is unbeaten in
North America.
Jasper has
been trained for obedience competition using positive training methods. I am
fortunate to have taken lessons with a very talented group of obedience trainers,
Jackie Hastie, Dee Parsons, Pauline Baldwin and Jayne Coneybeare. They have been a
source of inspiration and new techniques for training methods that work very well for
Griffons.
Jasper has
produced this same talent, high drive and biddability in his offspring, and we expect that
he will continue to contribute to our breeding program. If you are looking for
a beautiful, extroverted versatile hunting companion, look for a pup by Ch Griffonpoint
Defies Gravity CD, his sire CH Goose Creeks Alexander or his uncle VC Goose Creeks Amigo.
It is predictable that all three will leave their marks on the Wirehaired Pointing
Griffons in North America.
Breeding History:
Jasper has been bred with two Bitches
- Prancing Acrobat
- Feu Follet Edge of Eden
Offspring of Note:
Griffonpoint Anndie
Hunts Quail
Griffonpoint Defies Gravity X Prancing Acrobat
NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize II 105
Judges: Jeff Funke, Timothy S Clark, Howard Zimmermann
Owner: Roy and Sharon Weeaks Griffonpoint
High Octane
Ch Griffonpoint Defies Gravity CD X Feu Follet Edge of Eden
Therapy Dog With Pet Access League Society
Agility Competition and Agility Demonstration Dog
Owner: Helen Roman Smith and
Bruce Smith
Griffonpoint Imagine FD
Griffonpoint Defies Gravity X Prancing Acrobat
CKC Field Dog Title (93/100) at 2 years of age
Griffonpoint Cassie's
Intrigue FD
Griffonpoint Defies Gravity X Prancing Acrobat
CKC Field Dog Title (93/100) at 3 years of age
Owner: Neil Robertson and Alison Bissicks
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