NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Crufts was the last live show that I wrote about this year, 14 days later we went into lockdown, I wondered how I was going to keep these notes going. I put out a plea to Buhund owners, asking them to write about how they chose to have the breed and their affix […]
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Breed Notes 28th August 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Most of you will know that the KC staff are working from home and have been since just before we went into lockdown, which of course was just after Crufts. The only problem is that the staff cannot print from home, so people were waiting for awards won at Crufts and just before. […]
Breed Notes 21st August 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The KC has published on its website operational plans for the resumption of licensed canine activities, and how they may be able to start again. The plans are very detailed and have been very carefully thought through, but as we have seen with holidays abroad things can change more or less overnight, all […]
Breed Notes 14th August 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I am sure all of you know by now that LKA has been cancelled. The CEO of the NEC recently announced that no events would held there until 2021, as he did not feel any event would be financially viable with many people still feeling happy to go out and restrictions on numbers […]
Breed Notes 7th August 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS In the US Faye Adcox took Ghost (GCHB Ch Fabrajs Protector of the Realm), to the Mountain Cluster dogs shows held on the Fairgrounds in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. She said she was very impressed with how the shows were run. There was social distancing everyone wore masks had their temperatures taken when they arrived, […]
Breed Notes 31st July 2020 Mqargaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The continuing easing of lockdown saw another socially distanced Buhund Bumble take place in the fields at Alwalton, Peterborough on Sunday 19th September. Apparently the hay fields had been cut giving even more running space for the dogs; again there was plenty of water for those dogs that like to swim. Sarah Stonton […]
Breed Notes 24th July 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Not unexpectedly the KC has announced that Discover Dogs that should have been held at the Excel in October, has been cancelled. The Excel was the first Nightingale Hospital to be built and has been used, although never to full capacity thank goodness, and is now moth balled. The Government have also now […]
Breed Notes 17th July 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I am sure most of you will have seen that Bournemouth & Blackpool Ch shows are planning at this moment in time to go ahead. Pastoral Day at Bournemouth will be Sunday 4th October; the Buhund judge is Gary Clarke. There are 5 mixed classes which include Special Beginners and Veteran plus OD […]
Breed Notes 10th July 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS With the easing of lockdown the first socially distanced Buhund Bumble has taken place, with three owners and five Buhunds. It took place in a lovely walking area in Alwalton, Peterborough, with plenty of water for those Buhunds that enjoy swimming. Lillian Rumsey was accompanied by Anja, Loxy and Jack looked after Sarah […]
Breed Notes 3rd July 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Now that lockdown is easing with a wider area in which you can travel, I start with a warning for those of you that have dogs that love to swim in lakes and ponds. After the recent hot weather high levels of blue-green algae have been reported in many lakes. Algae is totally […]
Breed Notes 26th June 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS We are having to get used to the ‘new normal’, whether we will be able to have all dog activities with this we will have to wait and see, with Bournemouth, Blackpool and SKC still scheduled to take place later in the year. I had a phone call from my dentist at the […]
Breed Notes 19th June 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS While in lockdown like so many people I have been sorting things out. Those of you that are club members will have received your Spring Bu News, in which there is an obituary written by Roger Thomas for Ken Bounden. One of the things I have found is a cutting about the first […]
Breed Notes 12th June 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Still no prospect of having any face to face dog shows safely any time soon, certainly not in the Uk. Depending on how the panademic goes I suppose there might be some smaller shows towards the end of the year, but with the Ch shows they have such a big capital outlay before […]
Breed Notes 5th June 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Yesterday 30th May would have been Pastoral Day at Southern Counties. The show started in 1870 and this is the only time it has been cancelled except during the two World Wars. Last year the Buhund entry was very low, which was sad as over the years the show has done much to […]
Breed Notes 29th May 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS With no prospect of any canine activities starting again soon, to help and lift peoples spirits there are a number of good people going above and beyond, by organising on line shows and other activities. I reported on a breed show last week, and a number of breed clubs and ‘Our Dogs’ are […]
Breed Notes 22nd May 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS It is Sunday 17th May, last Sunday the Prime Minister announced a slight releasing of the lockdown, but social distancing is still very important. On Wednesday the KC recommended that forth coming events be cancelled until the end of September, based on Government advice to restrict non essential travel and social distancing. I […]
Breed Notes 15th May 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Here we are again another Sunday in lockdown, how much it will be eased we will find out this evening when the Prime Minister talks to the Country, but whatever happens I can’t see any Canine Activities starting soon other than ones being held on line, which is helping to keep an interest […]
Breed Notes 9th May 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I am writing these notes on the first weekend in May, there were no Ch shows scheduled, but the following Friday 8th May would have been Pastoral day at Birmingham National, and VE day with the May Bank Holiday day being moved to the Friday. The National had planned a special VE Day […]
Breed Notes 1st May 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I am writing these notes on Sunday 26th April, when a number of us in normal times would have been at WELKS. Whether we have any shows this year remains too been seen, but at the moment the most important thing is to stay safe, and hope that the scientists find a cure […]
Breed Notes 24th April 2020 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I have three dog shows to report on this week, ok on line ones but dogs shows never the less. The first is the Our Dogs show with judges Lisa Croft Elliott and Zena Thorn Andrews, where from 1600 photo entries Jenny & Isaac Shorer-Wheeler & Kirsty Irvine’s, Ch Arnscroft Di Nah Mo […]