WE ARE SO HAPPY AS WE FOUND OUT TODAY THAT AFTER HER GREAT SUCCESS AND TITLE IN 2007 AND HER FCI GROUP2 - 3RD PLACE,A RARE THING FOR A LEO IN IRELAND !

IRISH CHAMPION DEBBOLLINBY VOGUE FOR LIONSLORD

IS TOP LEONBERGER 2007 IN IRELAND

A FULL LIST OF ALL DOGS AND GROUPS IS AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING LINK

http://www.showdogsireland.com/Topdogs2.asp?Year=2007

WE LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING TO IRELAND TO SEE FRIENDS OLD AND NEW, IN THE NEW YEAR.

WE ARE BACK FROM A SPECIAL EVENT IN HOLLAND THAT HAPPENS EVERY TWO YEARS IN A TOWN CALLED S-HERTOGENBOSCH. THE SHOW IS CALLED "DOGACHTIGEN" AND THIS WAS THE 15TH TIME THE EVENT HAS BEEN HELD SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1979.

IT IS THE LARGEST SPECIALIST MOLLOSER DOG SHOW IN THE WORLD WITH 27 MOLLOSER BREEDS PRESENT THIS YEAR.

WE TOOK "MIKA" AND "PLUTO" UNDER THE THREE JUDGES WHO EVALUATED THE LEONBERGER BREED, WHERE THERE WERE 117 PARTICIPATING DOGS AND BITCHES.

THIS TIME NIGEL , WAS AT THE SHOW ALONE AND THE BREED AND AGE CLASSES CLASHED SOMEWHAT SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MRS WANDA OUD (PELGRIMS RING), A PATRON OF THE LCGB , FOR KINDLY ASSISTING NIGEL ON THE DAY AND ALSO FOR SHOWING "MIKA" UNDER SPECIALIST JUDGE MARIE KEREKES FROM HUNGARY, GAINING AN "EXCELLENT" GRADE AND CRITIQUE AND 2ND PLACE!YOU R HELP WAS WONDERFUL...THANK YOU!

"PLUTO" WAS IN FINE FORM, AND VERY HAPPY AS IT WAS ONLY HIS SECOND EVER EUROPEAN SHOW!LOTS OF VERY NICE COMMENTS AND INTEREST IN HIM, SO THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VERY NICE COMMENTS. "PLUTO" - KUMAMATATA AWESOME BOY FOR LIONSLORD , WENT ON TO WIN A VERY STRONG OPEN CLASS OF 22 MALES , AND TAKE THE CAC AND BEST DOG UNDER RESPECTED BREED SPECIALIST JUDGE ALBERT HELLENER FROM GERMANY. THEN TOOK BEST OF BREED , BEATING THE CHAMPION BITCH FOR THE HONOUR TO COMPETE IN THE BEST IN SHOW RING.

SADLY HE WAS NOT PLACED IN B.I.S. BUT WE HAD A SUPER DAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING IN 2009!

LKA IS ALWAYS A SOCIAL AS WELL AS SHOW GATHERING WITH THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE MANY FRIENDS BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD.THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION WITH XMAS CARDS AND A FEW DROPS OF FESTIVE CHEER!

WE DID NOT TAKE ANY DOGS THIS YEAR, SO IT WAS NICE JUST TO SOCIALISE AND SEE SOME OF THE YOUNG DEVELOPING DOGS AND BITCHES IN ACTION.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY THAT MANY DID VERY WELL..........

"ZAK" SON - THEO- OLDHOLBANS FYODOR ZACOVICH WAS 3RD IN MINOR PUPPY DOG AND GAINED QUALIFICATION TO CRUFTS 2008 IN HIS FIRST SHOW AT 6 MONTHS OLD, WELL DONE SARAH AND ROB.

"ZAK" SON - ZUES- SYLBERT EMEROR RIDGE AT SANCHOLEES, WAS 2ND IN JUNIOR DOG AT 12 MONTHS OLD , AND SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION IS TOP LEONBERGER PUPPY 2007 !! WELL DONE KIRSTY AND PAUL..LOOK AFTER THIS SPECIAL BOY XX

"BELLA" DAUGHTER - KENYA - LIONSLORD ALWAYS 'N' FOREVER WITH PANELMA , WAS 2ND MINOR PUPPY BITCH , AND HER KENNEL MATE AND BEST BUDDY "LOGIC" THE ROTTY PUPPY , WENT EVEN BETTER, WINNING MINOR PUPPY BITCH , BEST PUPPY BITCH AND BEST PUPPY IN BREED IN THE ROTTWEILER RING , FANTASTIC!!WELL DONE MAGGIE IS IT NICE ON CLOUD 9 ?

"ZAK" DAUGHTER - SUMMER - STORMCHASER ANOUSHKA WAS BEST PUPPY BITCH AND BEST PUPPY IN BREED, A CLIMAX TO A GREAT FIRST YEAR FOR HER IN 2007 , WELL DONE TO SUE AND ALL AT STORMCHASER.

"SHADOW" DAUGHTER - KASHA - DEBBOLLINBY SUMMER BREEZE INTO KITARN WON A VERY NICE CLASS OF 13 BITCHES TO WIN JUNIOR, AND ALSO TO GAIN HER JUNIOR WARRANT (subject to KC approval) GREAT NEWS, WE ARE SO PLEASED FOR YOU ,WELL DONE ESPECIALLY TO BRIDGE AND ALSO RICHARD ,(WELL HE DID HIS BIT X) FOR ALL THE HARD WORK IN 2007.

NIGEL IS NOW OFF TO HOLLAND TO COMPETE IN THE LARGEST SPECIAL MOLLOSER BREED SHOW IN THE WORLD , SO WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ON HIS TRIP, AND ANY NEWS.

LEONBERGER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW SAW OUR NEW HUNGARIAN GIRL 'MIKA' COMPETING IN HER FIRST UK SHOW. HANDLED BY HER BREEDER BALAZS THURSO, SHE WAS 1ST IN PUPPY BITCH AND GAINED HER QUALIFICATION TO CRUFTS 2008

ZAK SON "ZUES"- SYLBERT EMPEROR RIDGE AT SANCHOLEES BECAME BEST PUPPY DOG AND BEST PUPPY IN SHOW THIS WEEKEND AT THE ANNUAL CHAMPONSHIP SHOW OF THE LEONBERGER CLUB OF GB. GREAT CONGRATULATIONS TO HIS OWNERS PAUL AND KIRSTY . FURTHER CONGRATULATIONS MUST GO TO ZAK DAUGHTER "SUMMER" STORMCHASER ANOUSHKA, WHO WAS BEST PUPPY BITCH AND RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW AT THE SAME SHOW , WELL DONE TO OWNER SUE BRAILSFORD......WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND !

WE HAD PLANNED OUR TRIP TO LEONBERG SOME MONTHS BEFORE , BUT AS THE DAYS DREW CLOSER WE FELT EXCITEMENT , AND SOME NERVES. WE WERE LEONBERG VIRGINS !! THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME!AND WE WERE TAKING DOGS TO SHOW IN THE "BACK GARDEN" OF THE BREED.....LEONBERG!

FRIDAY CAME AND WE SET OF ON OUR 2000 KILOMETRE ROUND TRIP . WE HAD DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO TAKE THREE DOGS, ZAK, BELLA AND PLUTO WHO WERE ALL HAPPY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A SMALL HOLIDAY. WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT COLLECTING OUR NEW LEO IMPORT FROM HUNGARY "MIKA" SHE WAS GOING TO THE SHOW WITH GOOD FRIEND AND BREEDER BALAZS THURSO, AND FROM THERE SHE WOULD COME HOME TO ENGLAND AFTER 10 LONG MONTHS OVER IN HUNGARY GAINING HER PET PASSPORT.

WE ARRIVED IN LEONBERG AND WENT TO THE CLUB , ON THE SATURDAY AND WE WERE WARMLY GREETED BY FRIENDS BOTH NEW AND OLD, WHO HAD MADE THIER PILGRIMAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO THIS SMALL GERMAN TOWN....ALL FOR THE LOVE OF LEOS!SATURDAY WAS A CHILLED OUT DAY OF SOCIALISING AND HAVING A GENERAL GOOD TIME WITH THE DOGS, WHILST CLUB MEETINGS AND WORKING TESTS WERE GOING ON .WE MET MIKA WHO LOOKED GREAT , A COMPLIMENT TO HER BREEDER AND WE LOOKED FORWARD TO GETTING HER HOME AFTER THE SHOW. THE DAY WENT QUICKLY AND WE ENJOYED A NICE EVENING MEAL WITH SOME VERY GOOD SWEDISH FRIENDS BEFORE A LATE DOG WALK IN THE PARK, AND OF TO BED BEFORE SUNDAYS SHOWTIME!

SUNDAY CAME AND OFF WE WENT TO THE SHOW GROUND, WHERE WE FOUND A HUGE ENTRY OF 375 DOGS, THE LARGEST EVER SHOW AT LEONBERG !! WHAT A TIME FOR OUR FIRST SHOW THERE! MANY SPECTATORS WERE ALSO THERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND A LARGE CONTINGENT FROM ENGLAND BOTH SHOWING AND WATCHING, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MUCH PASSION FOR THE BREED WE LOVE SO MUCH.

WE HAD TWO DOGS ENTERED IN THE OPEN MALE CLASS,AND ONE IN OPEN FEMALE SO ANITA HANDLED "ZAK" AND OUR FRIEND BALAZS FROM HUNGARY HANDLED "PLUTO" AND NIGEL HANDLED "BELLA" IN THE OPEN BITCH CLASS. THE JUDGES WERE ONLY ANNOUNCED ON THE DAY AND WE HAD TWO WELL RESPECTED JUDGES. PETRA JUNEHALL JUDGING OPEN DOG WITH 49 ENTRIES, AND DANIELA PAVLOVSKA THE OPEN BITCH CLASS WITH 50 ENTRIES. THE CLASSES WERE HUGE IN BOTH SIZE AND QUALITY!!

WITH SUCH CLASS SIZES THE JUDGING WENT ON FOR MOST OF THE DAY , UNTIL THE JUDGES ASKED FOR ALL DOGS TO RETURN TO THE RING WHO HAD GAINED AN "EXCELLENT" GRADE . WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO FIND ALL THREE ACHIEVED EXCELLENT AND WE WENT BACK FOR THE SECOND BOUT OF JUDGING, WHERE THE JUDGES FINE TUNES THIER SELECTIONS.

NIGEL WAS UP FIRST IN OPEN BITCH , WITH THE JUDGE MOVING AND SELECTING , AND THEN MOVING SOME MORE. BELLA HAD ONLY COME ON HOLIDAY AND HAD NOT BEEN IN THE SHOWRING FOR SOME TIME AFTER MATERNITY DUTIES, SO BOTH HER AND NIGEL, WE A BIT "HEAVY", BUT TO OUR SURPRISE IN SUCH A LARGE CLASS OF 50 , THE JUDGE GOT DOWN TO HER FINAL 6 BITCHES AND BELLA WAS STILL THERE!WOW!SADLY THIS WAS AS FAR AS BELLA GOT , BUT FELLOW BRIT SHARON SPRINGEL, KEPT THE FLAG FLYING FINISHING A SUPERB 4TH PLACE WITH HER GIRL "ELLIE" !

NEXT CAME OPEN DOG, ANOTHER HUGE CLASS OF 49 ! ONCE AGAIN MOVEMENT AND FINE TUNING , WITH THE JUDGE WORKING HER WAY THROUGH THE DOGS, GETTING DOWN TO THE LAST 9 -10 TOP QUALITY MALES. PLUTO AND ZAK WERE STILL IN THE SHORT LIST ....WE COULDNT BELIEVE IT AND BOTH BOYS LOOKED GREAT AND SEEMED TO BE HAVING FUN! TOP TEN WAS AS FAR AS ZAK MADE , BUT HIS FIRST EUROPEAN SHOW SINCE HIS SUCCESS AT THE EUROPEAN WINNERS SHOW , SO WE WERE MORE THAN HAPPY. PLUTO WAS STILL IN THE RING , IN THE FINAL FOUR !! THE CROWD CLAPPED LOUDLY AS THE JUDGES TOP SELECTIONS MOVED AROUND THE RING SEVERAL TIMES MORE WITH PLUTO FINALLY GETTING 3RD PLACE !!! WE WERE SPEACHLESS (WITH IS UNUSUAL!) THANKS TO BALAZS FOR HANDLING HIM SO WELL AND GETTING THE BEST OUT OF HIM ON HIS FIRST SHOW IN EUROPE!!

WHAT A DAY, AND A SUPER WEEKEND, THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MADE SUCH WONDERFUL COMMENTS ABOUT OUR LEOS ,IT MADE THE LONG TRIP AND AN UNCOMFORTABLE BED VERY WORTH WHILE.

BUT IT WAS NOT JUST A GOOD DAY FOR US , BUT ALSO FOR UK LEONBERGERS IN GENERAL WITH MANY DOGS GAINING EXCELLENT GRADES AND SOME ENJOYING WELL DESERVED TOP 4 CLASS PLACEMENTS.......

LYN HODGES LOVELY YOUNG MALE "TOMBA" - STORMCHASER TA PINU WAS 2ND IN THE JUNIOR DOG CLASS

GARY + RAQUEL PITCHFORDS IMPORT MALE "GRISSOM" - JODOKUS LOWE VON WALHALL WAS 1ST IN THE INTERMEDIATE DOG CLASS

SHARON SPRINGELS LOVELY IMPORT GIRL " ELLIE" - ALTONASTIGENS ESMERALDA WAS 4TH IN THE OPEN BITCH CLASS

WELL DONE TO THESE AND ALL OTHERS WHO DID SO WELL , IT WAS GREAT TO SEE, AND GOOD FOR UK LEONBERGERS....A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD!

SO LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN.....WE ENJOYED A FEW DRINKS AND LOTS OF SOCIALISING WITH FRIENDS AND LATER A VERY ENJOYABLE CHINESE DINNER, AND PREPARED FOR OUR JOURNEY HOME. MONDAY CAME AND WE PREPARED THE CAR WITH OUR NEW ADDITION "MIKA" AND HEADED FOR HOME. WE MUST SAY ANOTHER GREAT THANKS TO BALAZS FOR RAISING AND GIVING US "MIKA" SHE HAS A MOST WONDERFUL TEMPREMENT AND SHE WILL ENJOY A LOT OF FUN IN ENGLAND WITH HER NEW LEO FAMILY, WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER SOON !

WE HAVE JUST HEARD THAT AFTER HER GREAT SUCCESS AND WIN IN THE WORKING AND PASTORAL YEARLING STAKES, ON FRIDAY,AT DRIFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, SHADOW DAUGHTER- "KASHA" - RICHARD KINSEY AND BRIDGET BODLES'S - DEBBOLLINBY SUMMER BREEZE INTO KITARN, RETURNED TODAY TO COMPETE IN THE FINAL, MEMORIAL YEARLING STAKES COMPETITION AGAINST THE OTHER TOP WINNERS FROM THE LAST FOUR DAYS. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT "KASHA" WON THE GRAND FINAL !!!! WE ARE OVER THE MOON, IT IS GREAT FOR LEONBERGERS BREED PROFILE IN THE SHOW RING AND FOR HER AND HER PROUD OWNERS RICHARD AND BRIDGET, WELL DONE TO YOU ALL !!!SISTER "TEABAG" AND DAD "SHADOW" ARE VERY PROUD TOO!

WHILST WE DID NOT COMPETE AT THIS YEARS DRIFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, OFFSPRING FROM OUR MALES MADE US VERY PROUD, UNDER JUDGE AND BREED SPECIALIST CAROLINE KING-CHERNE.

SHADOW DAUGHTER -"KASHA" DEBBOLLINBY SUMMER BREEZE INTO KITARN, OWNED AND LOVED BY MR R KINSEY AND MS BRIDGET BODLE WON THREE CLASSES, AND WENT ON TO GAIN RESERVE BEST BITCH IN BREED AT 12 MONTHS. SHE ALSO COMPETED IN THE WORKING AND PASTORAL YEARLING STAKES , AND WON ON THE DAY AGAINST ALL OTHER BREEDS PRESENT AND HAS TO RETURN ON SUNDAY WITH BRIDGET FOR THE SHOW FINAL!! GOOD LUCK xxx

ZAK DAUGHTER - " SUMMER " STORMCHASER ANOUSHKA OWNED AND LOVED BY SUE BRAILSFORD, WENT ONE BETTER, WINNING PUPPY BITCH , BEST PUPPY IN BREED AND BEST BITCH IN BREED , ALL AT ONLY 8 MONTHS !!! WE THINK SHE IS THE YOUNGEST LEONBERGER BITCH TO TAKE THIS TOP HONOUR AT A UK CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW !

BOTH DAD'S, ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIER SPECIAL GIRLS

BIRMINGHAM CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW , SAW A NICE DAY AND GREAT ATMOSPHERE RINGSIDE( AND IN THE BAR LATER) WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH "SOX" CONTINUING HIS IRISH SUCCESS WITH 1ST IN OPEN DOG AND THE RESERVE CC, BEHIND A WORTHY WINNER IN "DYLAN" CH LANSTRYDER MAGIC MAN AT MANORGUARD.

ANITA HAD THE PLEASURE IN HANDLING "ZAK" SON ZUES - SYLBERT EMPERORS RIDGE FOR SANCHOLEES, IN THE PUPPY DOG CLASS AT 10 MONTHS. WE WERE SO HAPPY THAT HE WON THE CLASS AND WENT ON TO TAKE BEST PUPPY IN BREED , FOLLOWED IN SECOND PLACE BY LITTER BROTHER, SYLBERT TOBBOGGAN CREEK AT GUNNERSBROOK. WELL DONE TO PAUL AND KIRSTY (SANCHOLEES) AND PAULINE (GUNNERSBROOK) ON YOUR EXCELLENT SHOW SUCCESS AND BOTH NOW QUALIFIED FOR CRUFTS 2008, ALONG WITH SISTER'S SAFFI AND BOW, AND WELL DONE TO BREEDERS BERT AND SYLVIA SYLBERT! PICTURE OF ZUES WITH ANITA.

WONDERFUL NEWS FROM LIMERICK IN THE EMERALD ISLE....DELTA - DEBBOLLINBY VOGUE FOR LIONSLORD , WAS TODAY MADE UP TO AN IRISH CHAMPION (subject to IKC confirmation),GAINING HER SEVENTH GREEN STAR TODAY UNDER WELL KNOWN IRISH AND EUROPEAN JUDGE , MRS JOY O'CONNOR. SHE WAS ALSO BEST OF BREED , HER FOUTH IN FOUR SHOWS IN IRELAND !

THIS MEANS THAT BOTH BROTHER "SOX" AND SISTER "DELTA" HAVE GAINED THIER CHAMPIONS TITLES IN THE SAME WEEK, A WONDERFUL FEELING , FOR US HERE AT LIONSLORD AND FOR THIER BREEDER DEBBIE CHARWIN.

GREAT NEWS, FROM ANITA AND TEAM LIONSLORD IN IRELAND, TODAY "SOX" DEBBOLLINBY VALHALLA'S LORD FOR LIONSLORD, WON HIS SEVENTH GREEN STAR IN IRELAND , MAKING HIM THE FIRST LIONSLORD IRISH CHAMPION (* subject to IKC confirmation)THANK YOU TO ALL THE JUDGES WHO GRADED HIM EXCELLENT AND AWARDED HIM THE GREEN STARS NEEDED FOR THIS TITLE , WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS.

HIS SISTER "DELTA" DEBBOLLINBY VOGUE FOR LIONSLORD IS ALSO IN IRELAND, COMPETING AND HAS BEEN BEST OF BREED IN ALL THREE SHOWS SO FAR , AND ALSO WENT 3RD PLACE, B.I.G.3 IN FCI GROUP TWO,AGAINST 22 OTHER BREEDS PRESENT !! SHE NOW HERSELF,ONLY REQUIRES 1 MORE WIN AND GREEN STAR TO GAIN HER IRISH TITLE , SO FINGERS , LEGS AND ARMS CROSSED , WITH TWO SHOWS TO GO, WE MAY STILL HAVE THE CHANCE FOR LITTER BROTHER AND SISTER TO BE MADE UP INTO CHAMPIONS IN THE SAME WEEK..........

GREAT NEWS FROM SYLVIA AND BERT HORTON , PHOEBE (SYLBERT MOUNT ST. BRIDE) GAVE BIRTH TO 7 BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES LAST NIGHT, IN JUST THREE HOURS!

BIRTH WEIGHTS STRONG ACROSS THE WHOLE LITTER RANGING FROM 500-600 GRAMS. THERE ARE 5 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS IN THE LITTER.

WE UNDERSTAND FROM THE BREEDERS THAT THE MALES ARE ALL RESERVED BUT THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FEMALE FROM THIS COMBINATION. SHOULD YOU HAVE AN INTEREST WE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THE BREEDERS ON THE DETAILS BELOW.

EMAIL = sylviahort@tiscali.co.uk

BREEDER = SYLVIA HORTON

TEL = 01746 783476

DETAILS OF PEDIGREE FOR PHOEBE IS BELOW

http://www.leonbergerstudbook.co.uk/sylbert_litter_3.htm

DETAILS OF SHADOW- BOLELEJONT CAZAR FOR LIONSLORD, OUR SWEDISH IMPORT CAN BE FOUND ON THE "OUR LEONBERGER SECTION" OF OUR WEB SITE

GOOD LUCK TO BERT AND SYLVIA AS I AM SURE THERE WILL BE A FEW SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AHEAD XXX

ANITA AND FRIENDS CAROL AND MAGGIE VISITED THE EMERALD ISLE ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND FOR A BIT OF FUN, AND FOR THE DUN LAOGHAIRE INTERNATIONAL ALL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, WITH LEO BROTHER AND SISTER "SOX" AND "DELTA", THE JUDGE FOR THE DAY WAS MRS FRANCIS HICKEY FROM IRELAND.

ANOTHER GREAT RESULT ON THIER TRAVELS WITH "SOX" AND "DELTA" TAKING BOTH OPEN CLASSES AND THE WINS IN THE BREED , GAINING THE GREEN STAR AWARDS FOR BOTH BITCH AND DOG, ALONG WITH THE FCI AWARDS,THE MALE AND FEMALE CACIB'S ON OFFER AT THS INTERNATIONAL SHOW. "SOX" THEN WENT ON TO TAKE BEST OF BREED, OVER HIS SISTER FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING.CAN'T COMPLAIN AT ANOTHER GREAT RESULT.WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM BOTH.

BOTH SIBLINGS ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO BECOMING IRISH CHAMPIONS, WITH SOX NEEDING TWO MORE GREEN STARS, AND DELTA THREE. THEY WILL BE IN IRELAND NEXT , AT NAVAN CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW ON THE 18TH OF AUGUST FOLLOWED BY FOUR CHAMP SHOWS IN A WEEK ON THE MUNSTER CURCUIT....FINGERS CROSSED AS THERE ARE GREEN STARS ON OFFER AT EACH SHOW.

GOOD LUCK ALSO TO THE NEWLY APPROVED LEONBERGER CLUB OF IRELAND, IF WE CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE DROP US A LINE.

AFTER A LONG BUT PLEASANT DRIVE THROUGH BEAUTIFUL WELSH MOUNTAINS AND COUNTRYSIDE, AND A SHORT 2 HOUR FERRY JOURNEY , WE ARRIVED IN THE "EMERALD ISLE".THIS WAS OUR FIRST IRISH SHOW IN 2007 AND THE FIRST TIME WE HAD ENTERED THE DUNDALK CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW. THIS YEAR WAS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE HAD TAKEN BROTHER AND SISTER , "SOX" AND "DELTA", AS THEY WILL BE COMPETING ON THE MUNSTER CIRCUIT LATER THIS YEAR. WHILST LEONBERGERS ARE NOT NUMERICALLY STRONG YET IN IRELAND, WE FOUND THE EXIBITORS WARM , WELCOMING AND NATURALLY INQUISITIVE OF THE BREED IN GENERAL AND I THINK SEEMED GENUINELY PLEASED TO SEE OTHER LEO'S FROM ACROSS THE WATER!

THE SUN WAS SHINING FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND AFTER A DELAYED SHOW START DUE TO CONGESTION AROUND THE SHOW GROUND, JUDGING COMMENCED AROUND 11AM.THE OFFICIAL ON THE DAY FOR LEONBERGERS WAS VERY EXPERIENCED JUDGE, MR J.KIRK.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH OUR RESULTS AS "SOX" WON OPEN DOG, AND THE GREEN STAR AWARD, AND "DELTA" ALSO WON OPEN BITCH AND THE GREEN STAR AWARD, WITH "SOX" GOING ON TAKE BEST OF BREED, IN THE CHALLENGE OVER HIS SISTER!

WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPETING IN THE GROUP ,AS SOX WAS LOOKING VERY NICE AND UP FOR SHOWING TODAY, BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON , THE GROUP JUDGING WAS A BIT DELAYED AND GROUP 2 WOULD BE ONE OF THE LAST TO BE DONE, SO SADLY WE HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION, TO LEAVE THE SHOW TO CATCH THE BOAT HOME THAT EVENING FROM DUBLIN.

THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ENQUIRED ABOUT THE DOGS AND THE LEONBERGER BREED IN GENERAL , IT WAS A PLEASURE TO MEET EVERYONE IN SUCH A RELAXED AND ENJOYABLE SHOW. WE WILL BE BACK SOON TO TRY AND GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE AND MEET NEW FRIENDS IN IRELAND AND TO HOPEFULLY TRY AND MAKE A LIONSLORD DOG INTO AN IRISH CHAMPION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SATURDAY SAW THE ANNUAL NATIONAL WORKING AND PASTORAL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW. IT WAS A CHANCE FOR US TO SEE SOME OF THE OFFSPRING FROM OUR IMPORT MALES "ZAK" AND "SHADOW" IN THE SHOW RING.

A LARGE AND GOOD QUALITY ENTRY IN THE PUPPY AND JUNIOR CLASSES SAW SOME GREAT RESULTS.

"ZUES" SYLBERT EMPERORS RIDGE FOR SANCHOLEES ( ZAK SON) WAS 2ND PUPPY DOG AND QUALIFIED FOR CRUFTS 2008! "SAFFI" SYLBERT FOREVER FABERGE FOR LIONSLORD (OUR OWN ZAK DAUGHTER) WAS 1ST PUPPY BITCH, WITH HER SISTER "BOW" SYLBERT BOW RIVER , IN 2ND PLACE AND GAINING HER QUALIFICATION FOR CRUFTS 2008 ALSO! THIER OTHER SISTER "TIA" SYLBERT LADY TIA OF ILLELEONI, WAS 6TH.

SHADOWS OFFSPRING DID EQUALLY WELL WITH OUR OWN "TEABAG" DEBBOLLINBY SHADOW DANCER FOR LIONSLORD, GETTING FIRST IN THE JUNIOR BITCH CLASS, IN ONLY HER SECOND SHOW, AND HER LITTER SISTER "KASHA" DEBBOLLINBY SUMMER BREEZE INTO KITARN IN 3RD PLACE, BOTH NOW QUALIFIED FOR CRUFTS 2008, BOTH STILL 8 MONTHS OLD!

THE SUN CAME OUT FOR US AND WE WERE SO HAPPY TO SEE THE YOUNGSTERS ALL TOGETHER, AND DOING SO WELL. WELL DONE TO ALL THE OWNERS , AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED SO FAVOURABLY.

EXCITING NEWS TODAY , A SCAN TODAY CONFIRMED SHADOW PUPPIES !!

THIS IS THE RESULT OF A RECENT MATING BETWEEN , SHADOW "BOLELEJONET CAZAR FOR LIONSLORD" , OUR SWEDISH IMPORT MALE, AND A VERY NICE YOUNG LADY LEO, SYLBERT MOUNT ST. BRIDE " PHOEBE" , FROM THE MIDLANDS.

I UNDERSTAND FROM THE BREEDER THAT RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS LITTER, PRIOR TO SCAN, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE COULD BE A LIMITED OPPORTUNITY , FOR A PUPPY , SO, IF PEOPLE WISH TO CONTACT THE BREEDER,FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED ABOUT THE BITCH AND ANY OTHER ISSUES FROM SYLVIA OR BERT HORTON ON THE DETAILS LISTED BELOW.

EMAIL = sylviahort@tiscali.co.uk

BREEDER = SYLVIA HORTON

TEL = 01746 783476

PICTURE OF "DELTA" DEBBOLLINBY VOGUE FOR LIONSLORD WINNING OPEN BITCH AND C.A.C. AT THE RECENT EUROPEAN WINNER'S SHOW IN CROATIA .

ZAK WITH THREE OF HIS OFFSPRING , FOR THE RECENT "STORMCHASER" LITTER, WITH SUE BRAILSFORD'S GIRL STORMCHASER ZHIVAGOS D'SIRE. BORN ON THE 30TH JANUARY THIS YEAR, THESE 4 AND A HALF MONTH OLD LITTLE ONES SEEMED TO REALLY ENJOY THE DAY OUT WITH DAD.THEY ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ...BAILEY (SON)...SUMMER (DAUGHTER) AND CAIRO (SON). THANKS TO SUE AND THE LOVELY OWNERS FOR SHOWING US THESE LITTLE GEMS..!

SUNDAY BROUGHT A LOVELY WARM DAY AND GREAT SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE AT THE LEONBERGER CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN OPEN SHOW. WE SAW MANY YOUNG PUPPY OFFSPRING OF OUR IMPORT STUD MALES "ZAK" AND "SHADOW" AND WERE REALLY VERY HAPPY WITH THIER GROWTH , TYPE AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO SEE THIER NEW OWNERS LOVING THIER NEW LEO ADDITIONS, WAS WONDERFUL.

THE DAYS JUDGING WAS SPLIT INTO MALES AND FEMALES WITH RESPECTED UK JUDGES DAVE WELLER (DOGS) AND BILL CRAWLEY (BITCHES)THE OFFICIALS ON THE DAY.

WE WERE ECSTATIC, WITH OUR VERY GOOD RESULTS......

"SAFFI" - SYLBERT FOREVER FABERGE FOR LIONSLORD - WINNING 1ST IN MINOR PUPPY BITCH

"DELTA" - DEBBOLLINBY VOGUE FOR LIONSLORD - WINNING 1ST IN OPEN BITCH

"ZAK" - BALTIZAR IZ POSELKA SOKOL FOR LIONSLORD - WINNING 1ST IN OPEN DOG, BEST DOG IN BREED , BEST OPPOSITE SEX IN SHOW!!THIS FOLLOWING ON FROM HIS SUCCESS IN CROATIA AND BECOMING EUROPEAN WINNER 2007.....JUST FANTASTIC !

SO WE WENT HOME WITH A HUGE SMILE AND 5 LOVELY THOPHIES , WHAT A SUPER DAY!

WHAT A WEEKEND! A 3400 KILOMETRE ROUND TRIP TO CROATIA, AND BACK TO THE UK....FOR A DOG SHOW ! THE EUROPEAN WINNERS SHOW SAW 10400 DOGS FROM ALL FCI COUNTRIES ENTERED IN THIS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL EVENT.THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILIER FACES IN HIGH SPIRITS. IT WAS ALSO A CHANCE TO SEE OUR NEW HUNGARIAN BABY GIRL" MIKA" AND HOW SHE IS DEVELOPING , WITH HER BREEDER BALAZS THURZO (of NEW WIND KENNEL)

WE HAD A GREAT SHOW DAY !

" ZAK" BECAME THE EUROPEAN WINNER 2007 ,BEST OF BREED AND A CROATIAN CHAMPION !!ALSO SHORTLISTED TO THE LAST 6 IN FCI GROUP 2 AGAINST 38 OTHER EUROPEAN BREED WINNERS !! "DELTA" WAS 1ST IN OPEN BITCH AND RECIEVED A CROATIAN CAC "MIKA" WAS BEST PUPPY BITCH, BEST PUPPY IN BREED AND SHORTLISTED IN THE PUPPY GROUP !

WE ARE OVER THE MOON AND OVERJOYED. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO DELIYAH AND MIKHAIL ,FROM RUSSIA , THE BREEDERS OF ZAK FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL BOY , WE HOPE YOU ARE PROUD XX

WHAT A WEEKEND! GREAT WARM WEATHER , A SUNNY AND RELAXED SHOW AT SOUTHERN COUNTIES IN NEWBURY AND SOME SUPER RESULTS TOO. "SOX" DEBBOLLINBY VALHALLA'S LORD FOR LIONSLORD TAKING , 1ST OPEN DOG, BEST DOG, DOG C.C. AND BEST OF BREED! OUR FIRST UK CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE !ALSO, "SAFFI" OUR YOUNG 6 MONTH OLD PUPPY GIRL , GETTING A 2ND PLACE IN THE PUPPY BITCH CLASS AND CRUFTS 2008 QUALIFICATION FROM A CLASS OF 19 VERY NICE YOUNG BITCHES!

IT WAS GREAT ALSO TO SEE MANY OFFSPRING OF BOTH "ZAK" AND "SHADOW" LOOKING GREAT AT THE SHOW WITH THIER OWNERS, THANKS YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THEM , SO WE COULD ENJOY SEEING THEM TOGETHER, THEY ARE LOVELY .SEEING THEM ALL, MADE A GREAT DAY COMPLETE....THANKS TO YOU ALL XX

A FEW NEW PICTURES OF SHADOW, SAFFI AND OUR NEW BOY KAI , TAKE A LOOK AT THEM IN "OUR LEONBERGERS"

"PLUTO" KUMAMATATA AWESOME BOY FOR LIONSLORD WAS BEST OF BREED AND WORKING GROUP 3 AT THE MID WEEK SHOW IN GUILDFORD, ENGLAND. THANKS TO BREED AND GROUP JUDGES FOR THIER NICE COMMENTS AND AWARDS.

"BALOU" LIONSLORD AL FRESCO ,AND NEW PARENTS TAKEN WHEN TAKING HIM HOME TO HERTFORDSHIRE THREE WEEKS AGO, HE IS NOW 11 WEEKS OLD AND 18 KILOS ! WELL YOU BOTH WANTED A BIG BOY ! GOOD LUCK MARK AND NATASHA TAKE CARE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY.

NEW PUPPIES ARE EXPECTED FROM A SUCCESFUL MATING OF OUR RUSSIAN BOY - "ZAK" - BALTIZAR IZ POSELKA SOKOL FOR LIONSLORD, AND "EMMA" OLDHOLBANS RIDDENA MEARK. PUPPIES ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK HERE IN THE UK AND RESERVATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN, FOR THIS LITTER NOW! THERE IS VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY SO ANY PROSPECTIVE PUPPY BUYERS SHOULD CONTACT THE BREEDER EARLY, AND DIRECTLY ON THE FOLLOWING DETAILS......

SARAH and ROB SEVASTAPULO AT OLDHOLBANS LEONBERGERS.

TEL - 01432 851638
EMAIL - oldholbans@talktalk.net
WEBSITE - www.oldholbans.org.uk

LINKS TO BOTH PEDIGREES CAN BE FOUND ON THE LEONBERGER STUDBOOK DETAILS AS FOLLOWS......

WE HEAR GOOD NEWS FROM JUDITH DAWE, OF KENSALROAG LEONBERGERS, A RECENT SCAN SHOWS LEO PUPPIES !! THIS WAS FROM A MATING BETWEEN OUR SWEDISH IMPORT MALE - BOLELEJONET CAZAR FOR LIONSLORD - "SHADOW" AND JUDITHS VERY NICE BITCH, MANORGUARD WHO'S THAT GIRL AT KENSALROAG - "BRUN". THE PUPPIES WE BELIEVE WILL BE DUE IN EARLY JUNE ! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LITTER AND AVAILABILITY PLEASE CONTACT JUDITH DAWE DIRECTLY ON THE FOLLOWING DETAILS...

kensalroag@tesco.net

PEDIGREE DETAILS FOR BOTH BRUN AND SHADOW,CAN BE FOUND ON THE LEONBERGER STUDBOOK LINKS AS FOLLOWS......

MANORGUARD WHO'S THAT GIRL AT KENSALROAG - "BRUN"

http://www.leonbergerstudbook.co.uk/manorguard_litter_24.htm

BOLELEJONET CAZAR FOR LIONSLORD - "SHADOW"

http://www.leonbergerstudbook.co.uk/id_85.htm

ANY FURTHER DETAILS NEEDED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US HER AT LIONSLORD.

anita@lionslord.com

WHAT A NICE DAY, A GREAT ENTRY OF MORE THAN 140 LEONBERGERS, UNDER EXPERIENCED JUDGE, MRS SARAH SEVASTOPULO. THERE WAS A WARM AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AT THE SHOW, AND NICE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CRUFTS. THERE WERE LOTS OF VERY NICE YOUNG DOGS AND BITCHS , WITH GOOD BONE, SUBSTANCE AND BALANCE, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BREED. WELL DONE TO RICHARD AND BRIDGET WHO QUALIFIED "KASHA" FOR CRUFTS 2008 WITH A SECOND AND THIRD IN THE PUPPY CLASSES.KASHA IS A DAUGHTER OF OUR SWEDISH IMPORT SHADOW.HER BROTHER "ASBO" PERFORMED AND LOOKED GREAT FINISHING IN FOURTH ,IN MINOR PUPPY DOG WELL DONE DEBBIE.GREAT TO SEE THE PUPPIES LOOKING GREAT AND DOING WELL.

WE HAD A GOOD SHOW DAY ALSO WITH OUR THREE YEAR OLD BOY "PLUTO" WINNING A STRONG LIMIT CLASS AND THEN TAKING THE RESERVE CC!! THIS WILL ALSO GIVE HIM A K.C. STUD BOOK NUMBER SO WE WERE DELIGHTED, AND MANY THANKS TO LES AND JULIA STRUDWICK, HIS BREEDERS , FOR THIER "AWESOME BOY" I HOPE YOU WERE AS PROUD OF HIM AS WE WERE!! ZAK ALSO DID WELL FINISHING THIRD IN OPEN DOG, STILL NOT FULLY RECOVED FROM HIS FALL IN BELGIUM, AND WILL NOW HAVE A GOOD REST AND LOTS OF SWIMMING BEFORE THE EUROPEAN SHOW IN CROATIA IN JUNE. DELTA SADLY HAS LOST ALL HER COAT AND WAS ALMOST NAKED,SO NOT THE JUDGES CUP OF TEA TODAY, BUT GENERALLY WE HAD GREAT RESULTS AND A VERY ENJOYABLE DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO DARREN AND MANDY SPENCER, AND IVAN (KNOCKANDOS IVANHOE ORIGIONAL FOR MANDAZZ), FOR HIS DOG CC, B.O.B. AND A GREAT WORKING GROUP TWO PLACE, WELL DONE. ALSO TO LIZ GUY-HAWKES FOR HER BITCH CC, WITH BELLETE DU MONT KAILASA VON AUSBODEN.BOTH ARE WAKING UP WITH BIG SMILES I AM SURE...WELL DONE TO ALL OTHER CLASS WINNERS.

NEXT STOP DORTMUND AT THE WEEKEND AND THE EUROPASIEGER SHOW 2007, VERY TOUGH TERRITORY GERMANY , TRADITIONAL HOME OF THE LEO BUT WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO KEEP THE BRITISH LEONBERGER FLAG FLYING IN EUROPE...

SHADOW, OUR SWEDISH BOY HAS BECOME A FATHER ONCE AGAIN , TO TEN BEAUTIFUL LITTLE LEO'S ,AN EVEN SPLIT OF BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE DEBBOLLINBY KENNELS IN HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE TO SELECTED APPROVED HOMES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE BREEDER BELOW. SIRE- BOLELEJONET CAZAR FOR LIONSLORD ( SHADOW)

DAM - DEBBOLLINBY HOPE AND GLORY (ZANA)

CONTACT - DEBBIE CHARWIN (DEBBOLLINBY)- TEL - 01707 663518

OR

ANITA HOLLIDAY(LIONSLORD) - TEL - 01635 273153 - MAIL - anita@lionslord.com

WE HEARD TODAY THAT THE KENNEL CLUB HAVE GRANTED KENNEL NAMES FOR OUR THREE YOUNGSTERS.THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS .......

YELLOW BOY - "KAI" = LIONSLORD ALLUMINATI
RED BOY - "BALOU" = LIONSLORD AL FRESCO
PINK GIRL - "KENYA" = LIONSLORD ALWAYS AN FOREVER

KAI WILL STAY WITH US WHILST THE OTHER TWO SIBLINGS WILL GO TO THEIR NEW LOVING HOMES IN A FEW WEEKS.

THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ENQUIRED OVER THE AVAILABLE PUPPY BITCH, FROM ZAKS MATING WITH STORMCHASER ZHIVAGO'S D'SIRE. TEN WEEK OLD "LITTLE MISS PINK" WILL BE GOING ON A NEW ADVENTURE AND OF TO HER NEW HOME NEAR THE LUXEMBOURG BORDER IN GERMANY ON SATURDAY, THERE SHE WILL JOIN HER NEW FAMILY AND TWO OTHER LOVELY LEO'S WE WISH HER AND THEM THE VERY BEST FOR THE FUTURE.

FROM A RECENT MATING BETWEEN ZAK [BALTIZAR IZ POSELKA SOKOL FOR LIONSLORD] AND VERY NICE BITCH STORMCHASER ZHIVAGO'S D'SIRE , WE UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH THE LITTER WAS OVER SUBSCRIBED, ONE PUPPY BUYER HAS HAD TO PULL OUT ,AT THE LAST MINUTE, THEREFORE LEAVING A RARE OPPORTUNITY OF A VERY NICE BITCH PUPPY FROM THIS COMBINATION AVAILABLE !! SHE IS OF EXCELLENT TYPE AND AT 10 WEEKS , READY TO GO. THE BREEDERS DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS , BUT WE WOULD URGE ANY INTERESTED PEOPLE TO ACT VERY QUICKLY AND CONTACT THE BREEDER FOR FULL DETAILS, TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!

BREEDER= SUE BRAILSFORD

TEL - (UK 0044)0115 9266124

EMAIL - samfio@hotmail.com

THIS SPECIAL GIRL WILL MAKE SOMEONE AN EXCELLENT SHOW QUALITY BITCH OR A SUPER PET! IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS AND CANNOT CONTACT THE BREEDER, THEN YOU CAN ALSO MAIL OR CALL ANITA OR NIGEL AT LIONSLORD

ANITA@LIONSLORD.COM

NIGEL@LIONSLORD.COM

(UK 0044 ) 01635 273153

Happy news comes from Balazs and Monika from Top Leonberger Kennel "of New Wind" in Hungary, the home of our new little lady "MIKA" results from her rabies blood test were succesful, and she will be able to come home to the UK at the end of September 2007. Nigel visited her some days ago and she is coming along excellently, and is a big girl already ! at 4 months old and 32 kilos ! Still with lots of growing to do.....

She is entered for her first major show in the puppy class at the European Winners Show in Croatia,in June and we hope that she will arrive home in plenty of time for her to compete in the Leonberger Club Show in October!

TODAY AFTER WAITING FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY,BELLA'S PUPPIES HAVE ARRIVED !!

WE TOOK BELLA TO OUR LOCAL VET, WHO DECIDED IT WAS TIME THE PUPPIES WERE BORN, AFTER SHE SHOWN LITTLE SIGN OF LETTING GO AND WAS OVER DUE BY A COUPLE OF DAYS. BELLA WAS SUCCESFULLY GIVEN A C-SECTION , WHICH REVEALED THREE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL LEONBERGERS.OUR FIRST, TWO BOYS AND ONE GIRL ALL STRONG AND HEALTHY AND WITH EXCELLENT BIRTH WEIGHTS OF 700 , 760 AND 840 GRAMS.

WE DID NOT THINK BELLA WOULD HAVE A LARGE LITTER BUT HAD HOPED FOR A FEW MORE,WITH EXPECTANT PUPPY HOMES WAITING, BUT THATS NATURE FOR YOU !

BELLA IS FINE AND ALL PUPPIES ARE FEEDING WELL AND BELLA IS CAREFULLY CLEANING EACH OF THE PUPPIES, AND APPEARS TO BE THE PERFECT MOTHER.

SADLY WE ARE UNABLE TO FULFIL THE REQUESTS OF ALL THE LOVELY PEOPLE WHO REQUESTED PUPPIES AND HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE BIRTH OF OUR FIRST LIONSLORD LITTER . BUT WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO HELP THEM WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO GUIDE THEM TOWARDS OTHER LEO OPPORTUNITIES.

MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESEVERED ALREADY FOR FUTURE LITTERS IN 2008 AND 2009, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT.

GREAT NEWS THIS MORNING , ANITA HAS JUST RETURNED FROM BELLA'S ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION, AND IT REVEALED THAT SHE IS PREGNANT AND CARRYING PUPPIES!! WE ARE OVER THE MOON AS THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST LIONSLORD LITTER.

THE PUPPIES WILL BE DUE @ 7TH MARCH 2007, A FEW DAYS BEFORE CRUFTS!SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN .....

ALL PUPPIES FROM THIS LITTER ARE RESERVED , BUT WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO RECIEVE RESERVATIONS FOR FUTURE LIONSLORD LITTERS WHICH ARE PLANNED AT THE END OF 2008 AND 2009.

WE HAVE GREAT NEWS FROM SUE BRAILSFORD, IN ENGLAND THAT HER LOVELY GIRL " STORMCHASER ZHIVAGO'S D'SIRE" HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO 6 HEALTHY AND STRONG PUPPIES 4 MALES, AND 2 GIRLS ALL WITH VERY GOOD BIRTH WEIGHTS BETWEEN 800 AND 900 GRAMS!

THE SIRE IS OUR BOY "ZAK" BALTIZAR IZ POSELKA SOKOL FOR LIONSLORD, ALL PUPPIES ARE RESERVED AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR SUE AND THE FAMILY.VERY WELL DONE SUE , AND THALIA AND WE ARE SURE THAT YOUR LONG WAIT WAS WORTH WHILE.

LIONSLORD KENNELS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW LEONBERGER ALLIANCE WITH A TOP HUNGARIAN KENNEL "of NEW WIND". WE ARE PROUD TO CONFIRM THAT OUR LATEST IMPORT WILL COME FROM THIS KENNEL.

HER NAME IS " MIKA" , KENNEL NAME : A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER OF NEW WIND FOR LIONSLORD(naf/taf)

MIKA'S PARENTS ARE ..

FATHER = INT CH. WORLD AND EUROPEAN WINNER 2006, LANCELOT VOM MATTIASBERG

MOTHER = CH. BERLJON NORA NEREIDE

MIKA IS NOW 8 WEEKS OLD , BORN ON THE 26/10/06 AND IS 12.4 KILOS! SHE WILL STAY IN HUNGARY WITH HER LITTER SISTER "MAGIC" AND HER MOTHER AND FATHER, WHERE SHE WILL BE SHOW TRAINED AND SOLCIALISED BY GOOD FRIEND AND MIKA'S BREEDER - BALAZS THURZO IN BUDAPEST.

SHE HAS BEGUN HER INTERNATIONAL PET PASSPORT AND SHE WILL COME HOME TO THE UK IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2007

DETAILS OF THE PEDIGREES CAN BE FOUND ON THE BREEDERS WEB SITE - www.ofnewwind.fw.hu

NEW PICTURES AND FURTHER DETAILS WILL FOLLOW VERY SOON.

WELL AFTER THE HIGH WINDS ,BAD WEATHER , FALLEN TREE'S AND NO ELECTRICITY OF WEDNESDAY,WE QUESTIONED WHETHER WE WERE COMPLETELY MAD TO CONSIDER MAKING THE THREE HOUR TRIP TO MANCHESTER , AND THE FIRST LEONBERGER CC SHOW OF THE YEAR HERE IN THE UK. AFTER A VERY LOUD ALARM GOING OFF AT @ 4.30 AM !! WE DECIDED TO GO FOR IT , BLASTED AND DRIED OUR DAMP DOGS AND SET OFF FOR THE SHOW GROUND!

WE WERE PLEASED THAT WE DID WITH ALL THREE DOGS DOING REALLY WELL, 2ND IN OPEN BITCH FOR DELTA ( HER FIRST OPEN CLASS), 3RD IN OPEN DOG FOR ZAK, WITH BREED RECORD HOLDER AND CHAMPION AND CC HOLDER AHEAD OF HIM, AND 3RD IN LIMIT DOG FOR SHADOW , ON HIS FIRST SHOW FOR SOME MONTHS. WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS , AND RETURNED HOME HAVING QUALIFIED ALL THREE DOGS FOR CRUFTS 2008 AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT......