NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The end of year awards compiled by David Franks on behalf of ‘Our Dogs’ are keenly fought, with LKA often being the deciding show. The winners get a goody bag from the sponsors and a rosette. The Top Puppy competition was sponsored by Purina Pro Plan and as I said in last week’s […]
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Breed Notes 4th February 2022 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Over the last few weeks, I have talked about the various activities that Buhunds have taken part in, reporting on shows, scent trials and Buhund Bumbles, but it is some time since Kennel Club Good Citizen Tests have been mentioned. I was therefore very pleased to hear from Jacqui Walmsley about her ‘Bunny’ […]
Breed Notes 28th January 2022 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Pastoral day at Manchester was the Sunday, it is one of the few shows that has Hounds on the same day rather than Working Breeds which of course the Pastoral Group was combined with until they split in 1999. The show started in 1860 with a few pedigree dogs from sporting breeds and […]
Breed Notes 21st January 2022 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Those of you who read these notes regularly will know that I love to hear about activities owners do with their Buhunds, often it is about showing but there are a number of other activities owners tell me about, often with dogs that have never been near a show ring, such as Buhund […]
Breed Notes 14th January 2022 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS First of all, I have a couple apologies to make, the first one is from my notes December 24th when writing about the Bitch Puppy winner at LKA who was Lorraine Bolton’s Gladidegelli Arvejenta For Rikarlo(Lucy) by Multi Ch Trollheimens Jr Made For Cascilius(JR) x Rikarlo Garbo, I had written x Rikarlo Gable […]
Breed Notes 7th January 2022 Matgeret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I do hope that the festive season for you was all that you hoped it would be, these notes have to go in before Christmas as obviously the hard-working staff at Our Dogs quite rightly deserve a holiday, so I can only hope Omicron did not disrupt things for you. Last week my […]
Breed Notes 31st December 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I start by wishing you all and all those at ‘Our Dogs’ a Happy New Year, with the hope that things will start to improve again soon. In December 2020 I bought an Our Dogs Diary for 2021, at the time I said I hoped I was not being too optimistic, and of […]
Breed Notes 24th December 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I start by wishing you all a Very Happy and Safe Christmas wherever you are.Pastoral day at LKA (Ladies Kennel Association) was Sunday 12th December. This is one of the 10 all-breed Championship shows, meaning that all the breeds that have CCs have them at these shows. It was a lovely day, more […]
Breed Notes 17th December 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Those of you who read these notes regularly will know that I love to hear from owners who go out and about doing things with their Buhunds whatever it may be, because as a breed they love to do various activities from walks to competing in the many canine activities that are now […]
Breed Notes 10th December 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS We would like to thank Anne Smith so much for representing the Breed at Michael Quinney’s funeral. Below she tells how she first became interested in Buhunds and how she first met Michael, and as so often happens at funerals Anne learnt more about Michael’s life. ‘I was first introduced to Michael Quinney […]
Breed Notes 3rd December 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS You will know that Discover Dogs took place at the Excel on the weekend 20th -21st November. Lisa Strong looks after the breed booth photos, sets up the booth and runs it, below is her account of the weekend. ‘Soo 19th December 2021 saw the eve of Discover dogs 2021 and an exciting […]
Breed Notes 26th November 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Over the past few years ‘Buhund Bumbles’ as they have been called have become very poplar. A ‘Bumble’ is when members living relatively locally to each meet up and socialise, with their dogs also enjoying exercising and playing with others of the same breed. They have also become a great way for people […]
Breed Notes 19th November 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Apart from going to a few exemption and obedience shows in my teenage years with my first dog an Airedale, I had concentrated on showing horses after I left college until I had my first Buhund, Okie aka Ch /Ir Ch Wolfen Just In Time. Many of you know the story of Debbie […]
Breed Notes 12th November 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Most of you will know that very sadly Michael Quinney (Adoram) has passed away he was in his 80s.The breed owes so much to him, and his contribution will never be forgotten. He had been ill for some time and had fought his illness as others have said with courage and fortitude. There […]
Breed Notes 5th November 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I do hope that all your dogs are coping with the Firework season, around here they have been going off for several weeks. These notes will either come out on 5th November which of course is Bonfire Night, or the day before which is in the middle of Diwali (the festival of light) […]
Breed Notes 29th October 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The club held its first Ch show for 2 yrs on Saturday 23rd October at Shirland Village Hall in Derbyshire. The KC had told clubs that could not have a Ch show in 2020 due to the pandemic that they could have two Ch shows this year, but one would have to be […]
Breed Notes 22nd October 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS I start with the sad news that Jean and Charlie Platt have died. Those of you that have only recently joined the breed may not have known them, but Jean (sometimes accompanied by Charlie) was regularly seen around the shows a few years ago with her Ch Ailort Just In Time (Bula), who […]
Breed Notes 15th October 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS No Ch show with Breed classes to report on this week. Border Union Ch show took place over two days on the 4th /5th Oct straight after SKC.I have never known breed classes there in the 30yrs I have been in the breed, and I am not sure if the show has ever […]
Breed Notes 8th October 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS The Scottish Kennel Club normally runs two Ch shows held in the Exhibition Centre on the Royal Highland Showground in Ingliston Edinburgh, one in May which is an All-Breed show so has CCs for Buhunds the other held in the beginning of October does not have classes for the breed. This year the […]
Breed Notes 1st October 2021 Margaret Deuchar
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS Birmingham National was the first indoor Ch show since Crufts 2020, the show was held over 4 days, all the halls were used including the Margaret Everton Building and there was also a large marquee with 8 rings outside, near the pavilion with an area behind the rings for exhibitors should it be […]