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- We use baby name web sites to come up with call names for our dogs. - We got our first Weimaraner in 1989 - In 1999, our dogs were featured in the Spanish language version of "Valencia Life" - LaRita wrote a short series of articles about the Weimaraner breed for the Japanese version of "Dog World"
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TEAM FOXFIRE : ABOUT US AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE
 THE DOGS
AMY - WORKING SCHMUCK
LaRITA (La-Reeta) - AKA CRAZY DOG LADY
JoANNA - WEIMARANER FANCIER EXTRAORDINNAIRE
GEORGE - THE GUY WITH THE HAT
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The dogs are the primary team members though their main job is being dogs. 
They eat, bark, get us out of bed in the middle of the night, play tug-o-war with snakes, dig holes, kill toads, eat birds, drag in dirt, make things stink...well we could go on. They are DOGS after all. Our dog family is pretty diverse including a senior citizens (12+), two Bracco Italiano and then everybody in between. Show dogs, retirees, and few misfits, they're all here and make our world go around. 
I am the one who writes all of this stuff and maintains this web site. Of course, that is not my only function. I train and show the dogs for conformation competition and sometimes wing-it successfully at hunt tests. You might occasionally find me on a horse. I am also college educated (
There is the person everyone thinks is in charge, and then there is the person who is actually in charge. LaRita takes care of the dogs on a day-to-day basis. She can tell who is barking, is excellent at poop identification and everybody listens when she says "come" or "be quiet". LaRita also has an extensive and growing orchid collection. She takes up painting occasionally and takes a lot of the photos you see on this web site. LaRita is Amy's Mom, in case anyone was wondering. This photo was from 1960-something. We'll get a newer one soon. 
JoAnna lives in Longmont and owns three of our dogs, Storm, Rain and Pearl. We only love her for her Winnebago (kidding!). JoAnna travels with Amy to a lot of dog shows and has taken up hunt tests with Pearl If you find Amy at a dog show, chances are JoAnna's there too and they're plotting when it's whine and wine time after the competing is done. JoAnna's other unofficial duties include telling Amy to "get over it" when she loses, hosting people and dogs at her home and sewing super-fabulous dog collars.
JoAnna has also spent time volunteering for Weimaraner rescue and is currently involved in learning more about canine structure and puppy evaluations. She will have a litter with Pearl, probably in late 2011. 
George started out as Amy's co-worker but soon volunteered himself into crazy dog-show person status. Once into showing Norweigen Elkhounds, he helps wrangle the Weimies at dog shows, transport dogs and helps with any other work that needs to be done. He is also a patron of our Bracco Italiano adventure. George is always supportive and positive but has a competitive side when he gets fired up! George additionally coaches kids soccer, is fly fisherman, cooks a wicked beef wellington, builds model boats and airplanes, and knows more about car mechanics than most people can shake a wrench at.