Roche
Roche has a huge amount of natural ability and is exceptionally ‘driven’. She is a hard-running dog and ranges far on open ground, but she remains in contact with her handler over these distances.
She has a beautiful natural point and will hold (if the bird holds) and flush on cue.
She retrieves to hand reliably with both game and dummies and has quite a lot of experience picking up on shoots.
Roche is shot over regularly throughout the season and also picks up. She confidently tackles strong runners and always retrieves to hand.
She was graded ‘Very Good’ at her first Spring Pointing Test and she has only just started to run in trials. (Due to ‘life’ and the amount of travel, we have only made it to two trials so far.)
The traits Roche has are much-needed amongst Weims, since a lot of the hunting and pointing ability has been bred out of them, by people breeding for the show and pet markets.
We favour US field lines because they excel in the areas the breed needs - but the US field lines also need careful outcrossing to the best European lines to keep COIs down. Roche is the product of this sort of outcross.
KC name: UTwo Roche Des Brumes Des Bois Galody (IMP BEL)
DOB: 25/03/21
Breed: Weimaraner
Sire: (French) FTCH & Trialer Southpaw N Regen’s Farm Boy TST, RST, BCE
Dam: Or Excelle Des Brumes Des Bois TST, RST, BCE
DNA Clear: HUU (hyperuricosuria); HYM - FNIP2 (hypomyelination)
Hips: 13/7
Weight: 29kg
COI: 0.08% (breed average 7.3%)
Roche does not have any UK Weimaraners in her pedigree. She was bred by Eleonore Lequime at the Des Brumes Des Bois kennel in Belgium.
During Covid, we took an epic trip to Belgium to collect Roche at 9wks and then we lived in Europe with her until her Pet Passport allowed her to travel with us to the UK at 15wks. This meant we could socialise her properly.
Roche’s dad (West) is 100% US field trial lines (Southpaw). He has many outstanding US field Weims behind him. West was imported from US to Belgium by Roche’s breeder and is now a French (Autumn) field trial champion.
Roche’s mum is from highly successful French/Belgium trialling lines, eventually going back to German dogs.
As a result of this outcross, Roche’s COI is incredibly low at 0.08%. She brings considerable genetic diversity to the UK, combining some of the best US and European working lines.
Roche is a very cuddly and affectionate dog around the house and she gets on well with other dogs.
Spring Pointing Tests
28.2.23 - Junior - Very Good - GLPC at Emblehope (Steve Kimberley & Sue Wagstaff - judges)
“J. Laurens’ Weimaraner bitch showed an incredible turn of pace, but after a minute settled well into a good pattern and put up snipe which she had scented. She covered the ground with a good pace and nice head carriage. She pointed a cock pheasant in reeds, was asked to flush and moved forwards quickly to produce the bird that was trying to get away. She was rock steady to flush.”
Roche at 18 months
Roche at 2yrs, in Yorkshire
