NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS
Manchester Ch Dog show has a rich history marked by its evolution from a poultry show to a dedicated dog show. The show began in 1860 and was one of the first dog shows in the UK, reflecting the growing enthusiasm for dog fancying during the Victorian era, the show has run every year apart from the war years and in 2021 due to the pandemic. I still remember sitting on the benches in 2020 talking with others about this disease people were worried about sweeping China, not knowing that a few weeks later we would all be in lock down. Manchester is now first Ch show of the year, and being one of the KC All Breed Ch Shows it has CCs for all breeds that have them and is also the last show that dogs can qualify for Crufts 2026. For years it was held in the G Mex, which was originally part of Manchester’s Central Station, and was the Northern terminus from St Pancras, this became a Grade 2 listed building in 1963. There were no All-Breed Shows back then and with limited space the show only scheduled breeds with CCs. Parking was also difficult, it was either in the maze of tunnels originally used as sidings for trains, or you had to use local car parks. It has had an up and down history for the breed, we had CCs there until we lost the set in 2003, then as the show did not schedule non-CCs breeds, we did not have classes. In 2004 the show had permission from the KC to move to Staffordshire County Showground after the committee explained that running the show in the middle of Manchester with bad parking, was making running the show untenable. In 2016 the breed was again scheduled but without CCs, until in 2019 it became an All-Breed Show. This year Pastoral Day was Sunday January 18th and happily the snow and ice of the week before had gone. We were first in Ring 1 in the Sandylands Centre which is off the main Bingley Hall starting at 9am, which meant some last-minute booking of overnight accommodation for those not living locally, with others having to leave at silly o’clock. Our judge was Richard Kinsey who gives CCs in 41 Breeds, he started judging with Rottweilers and then Leonberger’s and has judged across Europe and the Baltic States. He found his DCC & BOB in Jenny Shorer -Wheeler’s Ch Koromandel Tusen Takk (ai)JW ShCEx OSW this was his 24th CChe he also has 7 RCCs he is by Trollheimens JR Made For Cascillus x Sturtmoor Ffacination With Koromandel. RCC his 2nd he also has a CC Cheryl and Paul Denham-Horton’s Tapui Haraldsson at Jjavacobe(Hogan) he is by NUCH Kimura’s Harald Harfagre x Ch Blackcombe Bodil to Tapui (Imp Aus). BDP Lorraine Bolton’s Riverhund Kyon Canadian Mountie Avec Rikarlo (Imp Can) (Mountie) he is by Am Ch Fabrajs Marquis De Lafayette O’Kyon x Can Ch Kyon’s Fine Flotte Rue. BVD & BV Nancy Kent and Jacque & Michael Cobb’s Ch Koromandel Best Served Cold At Knytshall (Jamie)and is by Ch/Can Ch Kyon’s Bold Norseman x Ch Maid of Copper For Koromandel (Imp Fin) he has 23CCs &18RCCS. BCC her 10th CC Kirsty Irvine’s Ch Blackcombe Bodil At Tapui (Imp Aus) she also has 4RCCs and is by Aus Ch Kyon Urban Legand x Nor /UCH Ch Rennedal’s Brynhild Skjoldmoy and is the dam of the RDCC Hogan .RBCC her 2nd she also has a CC Anne -Marie and David Taylor’s Frostisen Blakk Zitter (Penny) she is by Ir Ch Leggatts Fernando From Frostisen x Ir Ch Kyon’s Dronnigen Av Frostisen .BPB &BP Cheryl Denham Horton’s Riverhund Kyon Where Shall I Wonder To Jjavacobe (Goose) she is litter sister to Mountie and has had a stunning start to her show career at just over 6months having had serval group placings at open shows including BPIS at the recent Luton 2 day show. BSB Penny Glibbery’s Tapui Haldis (Daisy) who is litter sister to the RDCC Hogan, so quite a family affair.
In the stakes classes Dr Jo and Nicolas & Bethany Guillod’s Draccus Obsidian At Bucamereru (Ruby)was VHC in the YKC Pastoral Stakes handled by Bethany, she has 2RCCs & CC and is by Ch Rikarlo Gable x Ch Leggatts Dancing Queen At Draccus
Debbie Stansbury was the Pastoral Group judge, and she awarded Muchly Group 4 still showing beautifully for Jenny, so a great end to what had been a long day for the breed.
Margaret Deuchar margaretdeuchar@gmail.com
Any views expressed in Margaret’s Breed Notes are hers and hers alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Norwegian Buhund Club of the UK