Rafter V.
Our breeding program started in 2013 on a cattle ranch in Northwest Oklahoma. I had a Weimaraner in college and wanted my girls to grow up with one of their own. Dottie was our first family dog that didn’t have a job on the ranch. Our story starts like most breeders. We wanted a litter from Dottie because she was “the best dog ever” and friends and family wanted a Dottie Dog of their own. I quickly learned that finding a stud to breed to was nearly impossible. Dottie didn’t have any titles, she didn’t have a fancy pedigree, and she hadn’t had any health testing.
Parker had been imported from Australia, and his owner decided to let him go to a new home after he had received his show titles in the United States. On a whim, I drove to TN, picked him up, and a month later, we were at a dog show in Dallas. Our mission at Rafter V was to raise good-minded Weimaraners from health-tested parents, which was what I wanted for myself. Thankfully, I had several great mentors who steered me in the right direction and educated me on the necessity of health testing and good genetics.
Full Circle Weimaraners.
In 2019, our kennel and family came “Full Circle,” and we changed our name and relocated to Pinedale, WY. We imported a female to use in our outfitting business for tracking wounded game and began focusing more on working lines over companion lines. We moved back to Oklahoma in the summer of 2023 and took a year off from breeding. I wanted to retire but realized I couldn’t walk away completely. I needed a dog and a purpose.
On Point K9 Inspections.
A puppy from my retirement litter was placed with a detection trainer and trained to find water leaks. I loved following her training progress and watching her work. I had never been around any detection dogs but had always been interested in what they were capable of. My desire to have a working dog, combined with a lifelong struggle with asthma, began a new venture with mold-detection dogs.
Fancy is a cross between our European working lines and the American foundation lines, and she is anything but Fancy. She is gangly and goofy. She’s rough and tumble and actually put a hole in my living room wall like the Kool-Aid Man. What she lacks in class and chrome, she makes up for in her desire to work.
Fancy will finish her mold detection training in the Summer of 2025.