Breed profile · Weimaraner specialty history

Weimaraner specialty history

The full record of the Weimaraner’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2026

National specialty

The 2026 WCA National Specialty — national week Saturday, May 9–Friday, May 15, 2026, at Elevate Ranch, 1050 S Manila Rd, Bennett, Colorado. Conformation ran Thursday–Friday, May 14–15, judged by Pluis Davern, with 115 Weimaraners entered for 173 total entries and 50 dogs in the Best of Breed competition (22 dogs, 28 bitches). The national was dedicated to the memory of Marge Davis of Seabreeze Weimaraners. Event Secretary: Cyndi Skinner, c/o DogZibit. The host hotel was the Comfort Inn & Suites, 1097 Cedar St, Bennett, Colorado. Show hours 8:00 am–6:00 pm; unbenched, indoors.

The week opened with a double double hunt test in Keenesburg on Saturday–Sunday, May 9–10, run by the Vizsla Club of Colorado. Monday, May 11 was setup and the Welcome Party. Tuesday, May 12 brought the Mile High Weimaraner Club 4–6 Month Puppy competition, sweepstakes judged by Stephanie Meyer, and junior showmanship and specialty judged by Cindy Vogels, plus agility and the Stud Dog Social. Wednesday, May 13 was the Mile High finish specialty, obedience and rally, and the Top 20 prejudging — rally, judged by Janice Anthes, drew 31 dogs and 44 entries, and the first obedience trial, judged by Carole Evans, drew 21 dogs and 27 entries. Thursday, May 14 was the WCA 4–6 Month Puppy competition and Futurity and Maturity, judged by Alessandra Folz, junior showmanship and the National Specialty, judged by Pluis Davern, the membership meeting, and the Grand Banquet with the Top 20 presentation and WCA awards. Friday, May 15 closed the week with Stud Dog and Brood Bitch, judged by Folz, the Rescue Parade, and the completion of the National Specialty. A judges education seminar ran Thursday morning, with ringside mentoring Friday.

Results (2026 national). Best of Breed and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026 and will be added here when they are.

Regional specialties

Regional Weimaraner specialties verified for 2026:

Mile High Weimaraner Club Specialty — Tuesday–Wednesday, May 12–13, 2026, Elevate Ranch, Bennett, Colorado: held with the national specialty week; judged by Cindy Vogels, sweepstakes judged by Stephanie Meyer; 108 Weimaraners entered for 159 total entries (AKC event 2026168107).
Valley of the Sun Weimaraner Club Specialty — Friday, January 30, 2026, Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona: judged by S Dankner; 12 entries (4 dogs, 8 bitches).
Weimaraner Club of Albuquerque Specialty — Friday, May 8, 2026, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico: judged by E Liebes; 12 entries (6 dogs, 6 bitches).
Tarheel Weimaraner Club Specialty — Saturday, September 5, 2026, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina: judged by B H Humer; 39 entries (19 dogs, 20 bitches).

Other 2026 regional specialties had not been verified from club or AKC sources as of November 7, 2026.

2025

National specialty

The 2025 WCA National Specialty — national week Sunday, June 8–Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Roberts Centre, Wilmington, Ohio. The National Specialty ran Thursday–Friday, June 12–13, judged by Douglas Johnson. Entry counts and winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

The week opened with tracking on Sunday, June 8, FETCH tests and the Welcome Party on Monday, June 9, and the Greater Cincinnati Weimaraner Club specialty on Tuesday, June 10, judged by Nancy Liebes, with 4–6 Month Puppy judged by Theresa Sanders Milan, sweepstakes by Gerry Thornton, and junior showmanship by Nancy Liebes. Wednesday, June 11 brought the Greater Cincinnati finish specialty, two obedience and rally trials judged by Fred Buroff and Kathleen Cook, the Top 20 prejudging, and a health and breeders’ education seminar by Nicole Sugai, DVM, MS, DACT. Thursday, June 12 was the WCA 4–6 Month Puppy competition and Futurity and Maturity, judged by Meghen Riese-Bassel, junior showmanship and the National Specialty, judged by Douglas Johnson, the membership meeting, judges education, and the Grand Banquet with the Top 20 presentation and WCA awards. Friday, June 13 closed the week with the completion of the National Specialty and ringside mentoring for judges education.

Results (2025 national). Best of Breed and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2025.