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Norway

Mona Selbach, Correspondent

Winter is coming to Norway, snow in the On August 14th, we had two Chow Chow
mountains and frost is near. The Chows will of shows. One as part of the ordinary two day
course enjoy the coming snow and love to be show, like the one Terry judged on Saturday,
buried in falling snow. Well we will just have and the second at a Chow Chow Specialty with
to wait for spring again to start our outdoor "big" tickets as we call them, which means you
shows again. This year our Branch of The Chow need 3 CCs to become a Norwegian Champion
Chow Club in Norway, made our dreams come and one has to be a big one to become a
true. We have planned it for years now, but the Norwegian Champion. The judge for the day
Corona did mess it up for us, BUT in August was Vanessa Nicholau from South Africa, the
this year on the 13th and 14th we finally had first time she judged in Norway. She found
our 3 Chow Chow Shows in two days and with her BOB and BOS puppies in the same two as
Chow experts from South Africa, Spain and Terry did. BOB again as yesterday under Terry,
Northern Iceland, and as we also had several Ch Grozio Akcentas Antalya. BOS today was
more breeds invited, we also had judges from Danish owned and bred in Italy, DK, Se, Lu,
Finland, Slovakia and Norway. As usual the International Ch Notorious Star Brian Adams,
show was outdoors at Sanda Camping in the owner Lise Lotte Adner and breeder Irimnie
wonderful part of Norway called Telemark. Lovas. Parent Antonio Banderas for Nanni

Saturday morning we started in all 7 rings With Love x Hillary Duff. Best junior Silvija’s
Gluosnis Cunami and Best veteran Ch Zhaou-
and our Chow judge for the day was a very Lin's Blue Ring of Fire, owned Anita Rødbye
well-known Chow person, Terry Griffin from and bred by her mum Grethe Rødby.
Northern Ireland, found his best Puppy in Long
Feng The Splendid Angharad, red female, born Then of course later in the day we had the
in Sweden, owned by Nicole Leiringer and bred Specialty we all waited for, Nuria Vigo Navajon
by Lene Sheila Hedengran. BOS puppy was from Spain, who had not judged in Norway
from the youngest class, Irwin Cunami, black before, but had earlier won BOB at both Chow
boy, bred in Lithuania by Jolanta Taujenien, shows at the European winner show in Oslo
and owned by Kari Larsen in Norway. Best some years ago with her wonderful Prince of
of Breed and later Best in Show 3, was a lovely Egypt Los Perros de Bigo, usually called Ramses.
black bitch, Grozio Akcentas Antaya owned Ramses has been winning so many BIS all
and bred by Silvija Liaskauske, born in Lituania Breeds show, that I simply cannot remember,
but living in Norway. This bitch is by Ch Dian more than 50 I am sure. Nurias BIS - BOB
Shan Irrestible X-An-Tino x Whoopy Velvet was Vanessa BOS, Notorious Star Brian Adams,
Grozio Akcentas. Best Dog and BOS was and Nurias BOS was Grozio Akcentas Antalya.
Swd Ch Long Fellow Troubadix, owned by Best puppy in show, Grozio Akcentas Dalta,
Neta Olsson, Sweden and bred by Lene Shila owned by Britt Helen Lura and bred by Silvija
Hedengran. He is by Nordic Ch NJW-12 Incipit Liaskauske. BIM same young man as before
Starman x Int Nordic N Se Fi Dk Ch Fi JW Long Irwin Cunami. Best Junior again Gluosnis
Fellow Alex Munday. Best junior was Gluosnis Cunami, and Best Veteran again Chanelle Shi-
Cinami, owned by Silvija and bred in Lithuania Kin. Silvija really won a lot on the day as the
by Jolanta. Best Veteran also owned by Silvija picture of her rosettes will show.
Liaskauske, Chanelle Shi-Kin, breeder G Wolski,
Poland.

The amount of rosettes
Silvija brought home with Speciality Day 2 BEST IN SHOW with Nuria Gifts for the Best in
her from 3 Chows Show Specialty