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Norway
Mona Selbach, Correspondent

Spring has finally come to south Norway after a mild win- one, before she was 2 years, and now at 2 years, her
ter. Up north and in the mountains there are still a lot of crowning title. In the end of the show, she also went Best
snow and snowstorms, so happy to be here south. in Show, all breeds. BOS again, as the day before, ch Dian
Shan Irresistible X-An-Tino.
My house did burn in June last year, so not a lot to hear
from me thereafter, now I am back in the house, and so The Norwegian KC’s winnershow at Lillestrøm in Novem-
are the dogs. We are all happy to be «home» again, the ber, saw a new young star rising, being BOB both days
dogs after 9 months in a friends’ kennels, and I in a small from the junior Class, Shulian Shangri La Star, bred in
flat always working with papers on getting the house back England and owned by Brynjar Holmli. Judge on Satur-
to normal again. Thank heaven, I was fully insured, so day Siv Sandø and on Sunday Frank Christiansen, both
no economical problems. Norway.
Last year we had our shows in Bø in Telemark in June and On August 31st last year I had the pleasure of judging the
in August as usual, and the branch i Nordland had for the French Chow Chow Club’s show in Dijon. I did not get a
first time in many years a spesciality in Fauske/Rognan in catalogue with me, so do not have any names, but the top
August. winners were excellent. I am enclosing a picture. On this
trip I had to change train in Lyon, and suddenly before
The first day, June 8th, at Sanda, Gunilla Skalman, Sweden the new train started, we were all ordered out of the train
was judging. Her BOB was An-An’s Beutiful Red Rose, a because of a train bomb. We all had to leave the station
young bitch bred and owned by Annette Johansen out of and stand for 1,5 hours on the pavement before coming
my Ch Saint Nicholas Mon Ange (born in Ukrain) x N ch back in the train. We heard the bomb was exploding.
Dian Shan Broad Majestic Shannon (born in Denmark). Last time I judged in France, there was a pilot strike so
In the pedigrees you will find Cross B and Lo-re Pepper- took me two days to get home…
land kennels. No BOS given out.
The week end after I judged group 5 (including Chow
Second day, the 9th of June, Børge Espeland from Norway Chows) at the Newtownards & District Canine Club's
judged, he found his BOB in Ch Incipit Rocky, owned by 75 years anniversary show in Northern Ireland. It was a
Rune Mulder and bred by Stella Sørli, Rocky’s father is fantastic show with fantastic dogs in most breeds, I found
from Russia and his mum is a granddaughter of Ch Para- by BOB in Chow Chows in Philip Bean’s Finn Mc Cool
mount Maria-Maria. BOS was Ch Dian Shan I love Ten- De Los Perros de BIGO At Mingfield, he was Champion
nesee beauty, bred in Denmark, owner Annette Johansen.
on the day and No 2 in the Group. (The nexy day he won
At Rognan Fauske on August 3, Marianne Holmli judged, BIS all breeds on another show in Northern Ireland). This
her BOB was Lai-Troll’s Ulla, a young bitch owned and dog is imported from Spain, and a son of the well known
bred by J I and S Tømmerås, BOS was Ch Ming-Bear «Ramses», Prince of Egypt Los Perros de Bigo, winner of
Vagabond in Velvet, bred in Sweden and owned by Laila at least 25 BIS all breeds in Europe.
Hovdal.
BOS was Olive Taylors beautiful bitch, Ch Taylorian
Back in Sanda, Bø, again on August 24, chow specialist Starlight.
Peter L. Jensen from Denmark was judging, he found his I am happy to say we are eagerly waiting to meet the
BOB in An-An’s Beautiful Red Rose, mentioned above, breeder of Cool Mc Finn, Nuria Vigo Navajon, here in
and BOS from the same owner Ch Dian Shan Irresistible Norway. We just hope the Corona Virus will not stop the
X-An-Tino, bred in Denmark.
show, so far there have been no dog shows in Norway
Sunday on Aug 25, Per Kristian Andersen from Norway since February.
judged, he found his BOB in An-An’s Beautyful Take care and have a lovely summer!
Red Rose, thus making her a Norwagian Cham-
pion. She has gained BOB on all her shows except

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