Alkemist Lunar Sea (Jensen)
D.O.B. 21 December 2000
Sire: Sh Ch Gunalt Carter with Keaek JW Hips 2:2 Dam: Khamsynn Crackling Rose Achievements
Some of Jensens wins include: 2001 Welsh Kennel Club Judge Mrs M Jarosz 1st minor puppy dog, best puppy dog
2001 National Gundog Association Judge Mrs T Morris 3rd minor puppy dog
2003 West of England Ladies Kennel Club Judge Mr R M W Finch 1st Post Graduate Dog
2003Crufts Dog Show Judge Mrs Patsy Hollings 3rd graduate dog
2005 Three counties Dog Show Judge Mr J S Thirlwell 2nd post graduate dog
2005 Leeds Judge Mrs. S Marshall 3rd post graduate dog
Jensen was pick male from our only litter so far. He was an outstanding
example of an English type Weimaraner with a great build and fantastic
drive on the move. He qualified for Crufts at his first show as a
puppy. He then went on to win a best puppy in breed and qualified for
Crufts as a puppy 4 times in 4 shows. His littermates that were shown
also all qualified for Crufts at their first shows (so 4 from his
litter achieved this). Unfortunately Jensen at 8 weeks had a small
wound on his thigh, which eventually was diagnosed 6 months later to be
a Mast Cell Tumour. He then underwent surgery, and we very nearly lost
him as his wound site wouldn't heal. He was badly
affected by the histamine produced by the Mast Cell Tumour, which to
the end caused him many health problems, as the tumour was unable to
be effectively removed due to poor edges and skin restrictions.
Jensen missed Crufts, but recovered significantly enough to compete at
another Crufts, where under Patsy Hollings he went third in his class.
Unfortunately his mum and dad had entered him into a class which was
not a Crufts qulaifying class for the next year, so his third place,
which should have qualified him for the next year, didn't. The
challenge was set and we took Jensen to some more shows to see if
he could qualify again (and also to get practice in for Anya). By this
time Jensen was 4. He continued to be placed at each show he was
entered in! He qualified for Crufts again and again. We took Jensen to
his last show at Crufts 2005, where he was unplaced in his class.
We are sure that had Jensen been a healthy dog, and had his show career
been as promising as it was at the start, he would have his stud book
number and possibly tickets, who knows. His line is no longer
continued, and his illness gave us the reason to go looking for fresh
blood, so something positive came from all of this afterall.
Sadly Jensens cancer became an issue again as he was in his 8th year of
life, and having lived through this with him before, the decision had
already been made to spare Jensen any further suffering. He was put to
sleep early 2008 after his cancer returned, and made his life
unliveable. We believe he is now happy and healthy at Rainbow Bridge
with his Mum and Uncles Shadow and JR.
