Norwegian Buhunds As I reported in last week’s breed notes our AGM and very successful club Ch show was held on 12th April at Bearley Village Hall. The AGM was held inside and started just after 9.30am. One of the main items as always is the election of Officers and committee, these stayed the same. […]
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Breed Notes 18th April 2025 Margaret Deuchar
Norwegian Buhunds This year the club combined the AGM with the first of our two Ch shows, held at Bearley Village Hall Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday 12th April. The AGM was held inside but with the dry sunny weather we have been having we were able to hold the show outside on the grass. The ring […]
Breed Notes 11th April 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I have recently received the Breed Record Supplement (Pastoral Group) for October /December 2024,the Supplements are published quarterly.For those of you who are not au fait with the publication, it gives Litter Registrations ,Change of Name, Transfer of ownership ,Importations, Stud Book entries, Champions and Challenge Certificate winners. On the health front it […]
Breed Notes 4th April 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Crufts is over for another year, this was the 134th year, but how did it all begin. The show as I am sure most of you know was started in 1891 by Charles Cruft a travelling salesman who sold dog biscuits. Despite its age Crufts is regarded as a very prestigious dog show […]
Breed Notes 28th March 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Discover Dogs is so important for numerically small breeds such as ours, it is the only way people who do not own a dog or if they do but do not show or take part in dog activities can find out about the breed. Over the years through DD and Bu Bumbles a […]
Breed Notes 21st March 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Pastoral day at Crufts was the Sunday March 9th we were first in the ring at 9am,which for those not living locally meant either leaving home at silly o’clock or staying locally the night before, and for those coming from abroad the night after as well, especially as no one can leave till […]
Breed Notes 14th March 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Pastoral day at Crufts was the Sunday, with the breed being in the ring at 9am but with not being allowed to leave until 4pm, I will not be able to write about the day until next week as I would not be able to make the ‘Our Dogs’ deadline for notes. Barn […]
Breed Notes 7th March 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Those of you who read these notes regularly will know that I enjoy writing about all the things owners do with their dogs, whether it just be doing something different like taking part in Bu Bumbles, going on holiday, we have two that don their life jackets and go sailing with their owners, […]
Breed Notes 28 February 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS As I sit writing these notes the cold weather has departed at least for the moment and in its place, we have wind and rain, but at least the temperature is in double figures .Those of you that have been competing with your dogs recently have needed to wear your thermals and that […]
Breed Notes 21st February 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS On Sunday 9th February Sarah Stonton took her puppy Pixie aka Wheatshade Snow Dreamer to a Level 1 scent trial in Peterborough where she was 4th, this with her previous placings means that she is only a few points off her Level 1 Excellent, which is fantastic as Pixie is not yet a […]
Breed Notes 14th February 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Many of you will know the story of the Buhund that I am going to write about, it is an amazing story of survival, and I do wonder how dogs from other breeds would have survived what this dog went though, he shows the breed still has the Viking spirit. The story started […]
Breed Notes 7th February 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS It is a long time since I wrote about Rally in these notes, so I was very pleased receive a piece from Bethany Guillod Rees telling me that she and Ruby aka Draccus Obsidian had taken part in Talking Dogs Rally (TDR).Launched in 2010 TDR is the only rally organisation in the UK […]
Breed Notes 31st January 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I do hope that those of you who live in the path of storm Eowyn did not suffer too much damage, here in the south we were lucky only having some very gusty winds and heavy rain, which passed relatively quickly. I write about the many various activities Buhunds do, but the main […]
Breed Notes 24th January 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Now that Boston Ch show has moved to the summer, Manchester Ch show is the first Ch show of the year, and being one of the KC All Breed Ch Shows it has CCs for all CC breeds and is the last show that dogs can qualify for Crufts 2025. The show began […]
Breed Notes 17th January 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Last week the notes were nearly all about shows, but this week they are more about Buhunds doing activities. Lillian has sent me details of Darcy aka Kata Syndattir Av Fjeldvidda At Wheatshade (Imp NL) mantrialing. “Five teams (dog & handler) gathered on a cold wet day just before Christmas at the outdoor […]
Breed Notes 10th January 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS December 22nd was a very busy day country wide for Buhunds and their owners. Penrith & District Canine Society held a Limited show in the Lower Hesket Village Hall, Carlisle where under Julia da Silva,Lillian Rumsey’s Wheatshade Iridium Sky(Hallie) was Best AVNSC Pastoral Puppy. A little further south Darwen Canine Society held its […]
Breed Notes 3rd January 2025 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I hope you had a good New Year and that the fireworks weren’t too bad for those dogs that hate them. Only one Buhund gained their Champion title in 2024. Marie Corin and Adam Camm’s s Ch Kligenthal Almuric (Bergen) ShCEx. He is by Ch Arnscroft Di Na Mo Farah of Koromandel JW […]
Breed Notes 27th December 2024 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and that everything worked out for you whether you stayed at home, travelled to family or friends or went on longer travels .Now I wish you all a Very Happy New Year, and with the shortest day behind us, perhaps we can start to think […]
Breed Notes 20th December 2024 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I wish you all a Very Happy Christmas, I hope you and your canine companions have a wonderful time whatever you have planned. I will not be writing about LKA until the notes that will come out on 27th December. So I thought I might not have any activities to write about, particularly […]
Breed Notes 13th December 2024 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I do hope that you did not suffer from storm Darragh, here in London it was very wild and noisy but I know it was much worse in other areas. Those of you who read these notes regularly will know how I love to write about the activities Buhunds take part in as […]