BIS!

Fiona (Aha Hot Fine Fairydream) became BIS at the int. show in Reykjavik in February! As if that was not enough, Felix´s and Fiona´s daughter, Mira, was BIS-puppy in the biggest BIS lineup of puppies ever here in Iceland.
Felix was BOS and got his crowning CACIB and Dimma got R-CACIB. Two more of Felix´x puppies got a price of honour, Mira´s brother Fáfnir and Tilda from the Akureyri litter. All of Felix´s babies got excellent critics.
WHOW, this will be remembered as the Great Sheltieshow! Owner and breeder, Vignir Sigurðsson, with little Mira, BIS-puppy and Irish judge Cathy Delmar.

Fiona´s sire is Per and Birgitta´s Trent and her dam is also of old Moorwood lines, from kennel Woodmist in Sweden. Her breeder is Birgitta Nilsson of the Swedish Aha kennel. Congratulations to all!

A big congratulation to Vignir and his wife Guðrún. It doesn´t get any better than this! A big hug aas well to Thorbjorg who did such a great job of showing Fiona to the BIS. Fiona was put into Thorbjorg´s hands litterally seconds before she was being judged in the breed; a spur of the moment thing. Just shows how capable that girl is in the showring!

Thorbjörg with BIS Fiona (Aha Hot Fine Fairydream), Finish judge Johan Juslin and the chairman of the Icelandic Kennel Club, Jóna Viðarsdóttir.

Holliday in Selfoss

Felix had a good time with Guðrún - he went over for a mating-holliday and hopefully we will succeed this time with Dimma and get healthy puppies. Hekla was mated as well, but we are not as hopeful that she is pregnant.
Guðrún took some beautiful pictures of Felix in one of their walks:

Happy New Year!

Show in October

Per with Dimma

The Icelandic Kennel Club´s other international show of the year, was held 7. and 8. October 2006. Judge for shelties and group 1 was Rajko Rotner from Slovania.
My "dad", Per Svarstad, was judging in the show as well and Lilja was working for him in the ring.
It was so nice to have Per come over and get to show him the few shelties we have and get his comments on our possibilities for breeding. We had a small get-together at Lilja´s place, the weather was beautiful even if it was a little cold.

Felix got BOB and his third CACIB (and BIG-2). Fiona (Aha Hot Fine Fairydream) was completely out of coat after her litter, but still got a cc, BOS and CACIB.
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Per´s Group 5 winner, Thorbjorg with Icelandic Sheepdog.