NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Before I finish with Birmingham National, it was one of the shows that had a “Have a go Dog show” seminar for those new to showing. Lisa Strong had booked herself into the seminar on the Sunday and below is an article she has kindly written about her day. “This year the KC […]
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Breed Notes 17th May 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The first day of Birmingham National was Thursday which was Pastoral Day; it was their 160th Anniversary show with every exhibitor receiving a very nice pen. The show also schedules every breed with CCs. Rather like Welks Ch show the weather decided to break the night before, with heavy rain and some thunder, […]
Breed Notes 10th May 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS As usual Buhunds and their owners were out and about over the Bank holiday weekend. The weather could not have been more different from that over Easter, this time it was cold and windy but that did not stop anyone enjoying the weekend. Lisa Strong has kindly sent me details of a charity […]
Breed Notes 3rd May 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUND Pastoral day at WELKS was Saturday 27th, no CCs this year, they have been moved to Bath which is now one of the new all breed shows. Thanks to the WELKS committee for keeping the breed scheduled, as I have said before the show scene would be very sparse without the non CC […]
Breed Notes 26th April 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Working and Pastoral Breeds of Wales was held on Easter Saturday 20th April, for many years we have only had three classes. There was a small but quality entry with all the dogs and bitches in open being Champions. Our judge was Mrs Parry she found her BOB in Nancy Kent’s Ch Koromandel […]
Breed Notes 19th April 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS For some time the committee had been very conscious of the fact, that the club did not offer much to those members that do not show. This year we have moved our open show to take place in conjunction with National Working and Pastoral Breeds Ch show on July 13th, it will take […]
Breed Notes 12th April 2019
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Saturday 6th April saw 7 club members and their dogs make their way to the large indoor riding school of the Solihull Riding Club at Bentley Heath, for a Rally and Obreedience show run by The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of UK. Jacqui Cobb took along her husband Michael and Nancy […]
Breed Notes 5th April 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS No Ch shows to report on but there are a number of open shows and other activates taking place. Many congratulations to Bev Hall who took her Ailort Just The Ticket (Jay) to the FIT Dog Rally, at Thomson House Equestrian Centre Standish and gained an excellent score of 202, to give Jay […]
Breed Notes 29th March 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS We are almost in April when the various canine activities start in earnest. Last Friday Fizz and I did a Scentwork UK Level 1 trial. I started doing scent training with Kiki early last year. He was totally blind (not breed related), it was something he could do and really enjoyed it. We […]
Breed Notes 22nd March 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I cannot believe it is two weeks since Crufts, you wait and plan for something then it comes and goes so quickly! Before we leave Crufts completely, Millie sent me a list of the BOB winners since 2000, noting that they were all dogs. I asked the KC if they could go back […]
Breed Notes 15th March 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS CRUFTS started in 1886 as the ‘First Great Terrier Show’ with 57breeds and 600 entries organised by Charles Crufts. The name was changed to Crufts in 1891 when the show was booked into the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, with all the breeds of the time being shown giving 2000 entries. Over the […]
Breed Notes 8th March 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Friday was Pastoral day at Crufts, we were second in the ring after 92 Corgis, so the breed did not start until about 2pm.Our judge was Celia Vines who is a long-time club member and exhibitor, her Ch Ailort Highlander at Parvodene ShCM is a past Top Dog in the breed, she last […]
Breed Notes 1st March 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Last week saw several Buhunds out and about. I am sure most of you will have heard of the JCF (Judge’s Competency Framework) the new way judges will be trained in the future. On Tuesday and Wednesday the KC ran four ‘Eye for a Dog’ seminars, which is an assessment component of the […]
Breed Notes 22nd February 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I was told that I forgot to tell you details of where the Buhund Bumbles will be advertised. They will be on the forum and in the newsletter that is being sent out monthly by Anne our Chairman. So if you are planning one please let her know and put it on the […]
Breed Notes 15th February 2019 Matgaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Sarah Stonton has been in touch to tell us of her activities in another canine discipline, with her two Buhunds Loxy(Trelowen Andrea) & Jack(Ch Arnscroft In Di Ana Jack),she writes. “With Loxy being part of the Quatre Bu Obreedience team we were sometimes at Obreedience qualifiers were a Rally competitions were also taking […]
Breed Notes 8th February 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Many of you will know that there were 3 litters born quite close together in the second half of last year. The first puppy to make an appearance in the ring last weekend at Isle of Ely Canine Society Premier Show, at just 6 months was Lisa Strong’s Leggatts Dancing Queen or Eris […]
Breed Notes 1st February 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I always love receiving news from Buhund owners, so I was thrilled this week to receive the following from Sarah Stonton, who as well as owning Trelowen Andrea and Ch Arnscroft In Di Ana Jack is also a Veterinary Surgeon. “Everybody knows how lovely it is to receive appreciation in whatever form it […]
Breed Notes 25th January 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I do not have any shows to report on but a few weeks ago I heard form Gail Hussey, that Amber one of the last dogs bred by the late and much missed Elizabeth Coleopy had gone over the Rainbow Bridge. She was a good age being born on 30th September 2004, she […]
Breed Notes 18th January 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Manchester this year is the first of the new all breeds Ch shows giving CCs to all breeds that have them, for a 3 yr trial period. We last had classes there with CCs in 2003, in those days the show was at the GMex in the centre of Manchester and there was […]
Breed Notes 11th January 2019 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS BOSTON & District Canine Society held its first limited show in 1949 followed in 1952 with an open show, however it was not until 1989 that a second one was held .Then twelve years ago the KC awarded the Society Championship status, and a Ch show was held at Newark & Notts show […]