Skogsvettens Troja (Fallilou du Sangre Bleu x Frk-Fröjd’s Freja) was to her first exhibition this past weekend. We are happy to report that little Troja was BOB puppy and BIG-3 puppy! What a great start. We are very proud! Additionally, Troja’s family has started training blood tracking with this clever girl.
Congrats to owner and breeder!
Spring is slowly, but surely making its way to southern Sweden! Baxter and Liina are enjoying long walks (when not too rainy), daily trips to the dog parks and chasing bunnies. Although the Finns loved the 50+cm of snow we received a few weeks ago, this Wisco gal is happy the white stuff is gone. Let’s hope for an early spring and great things for 2017!
It is a new year folks! With this new year comes with a new set of goals. This year I hope to focus not only on my little mini Liina, but also hope that Baxter can get a little more time in the spotlight.
As I mentioned earlier, Baxter is retired from showing… at least until his Veteran career. I think that 17 show/working titles (without counting Winner titles and working results) is more than enough. He is an amazing dog and in fantastic shape and he deserves to be more than a sofa dog (he is only 5 this year after all)! He has great drive for chasing deer, hare, cats 😉 and I hope that I can rent some land this coming year so I can get my boy out in the forest and see how he does on Swedish Drev. Otherwise, I hope that I am still close enough to a Gryt this year to see if we can improve our score. In any case, we are practicing our tricks and trying to keep in good shape.
Our young lady is still our little project. I have decided that I would like to have her continue her trial career. I have spoken with friends in Germany and she (and I) will spend time practicing and performing working trials in Germany this year. Hopefully there is also a show thrown in, but well, it isn’t so necessary. Our only show hope this year is for a final CACIB so my little one can be an international Champion. So we will see and hope for a great year.
To make things more exciting, Liina may be having a love rendezvous sometimes this year, but this is still in the works. Keep posted for more details. 🙂
Happy 2017!
Although we currently have no snow here in Skåne, the dogs are all little snow lovers! Here are some of our favorite photos from past winters in Switzerland and Sweden.
Best wishes for the start of 2017!
From our home to yours, the dachshunds at Moniker and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful start to 2017!!
On Oct 14th, 2016, early in the morning, J Frk-Fröjd’s Freja gave birth to 5 puppies-2 males (Ymer & Vile) and 3 females (Thekla, Troja & Idun)- after J SEVCH Fallilou du Sangre Bleu.
The pups weighed between 276-308 g and are all wildboar in color. COI of the pairing is 0% and the pedigree is filled with Hunting champions.
All of the females are reserved, but the males are still available to serious, caring, and active homes.
For more information contact me at: whdackel@gmail.com or Skogsvettens Kennel directly.
Liina finished off her show year strong with Nikos. They attended 3x shows in Arad, Romania (2xInternational, 1x National) and did fantastic. Liina came home with 2xCACIB, 3xCAC, 3xBOB & 3xBIG2!
Additionally, she also earned the title of Transylvanian Winner 2016, Romanian Champion and Romanian Grand Champion! Great job little girl.
During Liina’s 3 week tour with Nikos she earned 3xCACIB, 3xresCACIB, 6xCAC, 4xBOB, 4xBIG2, a Winner title, Championships in Slovenia and Romania, and opened championships in Greece and Hungary. Not too shabby. Now everyone is home and being treated to some much needed rest and relaxation.
Liina now has 4x CACIB in 3 countries, so we must wait until May to try to close her International Champion title.
A big thank you as always to the dog’s handler and “home away from home” with Nikos and Anna at Sunshineland kennel in Hungary.
On the second show weekend with Nikos, my little dogs did equally as well.
On Saturday they were shown by Nikos’ wife Anna at the IDS in Kecskemet, Hungary under judge S. Zsolt (HU).
Both Baxter and Liina received- Ex1, CAC, resCACIB
With that Baxter became a new Hungarian Champion and Liina opened her Hungarian Championship!
On Sunday the team traveled to Lendava, Slovenia where the competition was tough as there were many dachshund from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and Hungary present.
Liina was second best bitch (the winning bitch went onto BOB and BIG1) and received Exc1, CAC, resCACIB.
Baxter was the star of the day. In his last official show he received: Exc1, CAC, CACIB, BOB!
With these results, both Baxter and Liina also became Champions of Slovenia!
As I mentioned, Baxter is more or less “done” with his show career. He has done more than I could ever have imagined, earning 16 Champion titles, numerous winner titles, BIG placings and several CACIBs (now 3 more to add to the pile!). He is a pretty dog, but I want to also show off his other talents in the field. He is a driven dog in the forest and I hope to see how he does also in practical hunting. This final BOB in Lendava was icing on the cake and a wonderful way for my special boy to finish.
Baxter did fabulous this show season (he was only shown 4 times this year!) earning:
4xExc1, 4xCAC, 1xresCACIB, 3xCACIB, 3xBOB, 1xBIG3, 1xBIG4 and 3 new Championships in Greece, Hungary, and Slovenia.
While I have been working and planning for future endeavours, the dogs have been off making me proud.
At the 2x International Dog Shows in Thessaloniki, Greece, Nikos did a great job (as always) showing the dogs. For Baxter, this was old hat as he had been showing with Nikos last year, but this was brand new for Liina.
I am happy to report the following results:
Saturday:
Liina: BF2, resCAC, resCACIB
Baxter: BM1, CAC, CACIB, BOB, BIG3 –> New Greek Champion
Sunday:
Liina: BF1, CAC, CACIB, BOB, BIG2!
Baxter: BM1, CAC, CACIB, BOB, BIG4
So Proud of Baxter, Liina, and Nikos for being a great team!
Kennel Moniker 