Planning for shows, obedience and puppies!

I have been asked why I have started to write in English. That is simply because I know that not only Swedes try to read my blog and most Swedes know that much English that they will understand what I write.

Last weekend we did not go to Sofiero. It was the same judge as on the WDS and as she obviously didn't like Love or Aragon I didn't find it necessary to spend another weekend on that show. She liked Arwen but Arwen is already a champion and will not get any further credit for another Swedish show. Perhaps Bambi would have been succesful but we stayed at home and got a lot of things done.
The show planning for the autumn is Bernie, Love and perhaps Arwen to Växjö, Love and perhaps Bernie to Stockholm. Some people would say it's stupid to bring the two guys to the same show but Bernie and Love are very different even though they look very much alike at a quick glance. I have spoken to Camilla about it and our conclusion is that if the judge does not like one of them he/she may like the other one.
We also plan for Denmark with Aragon and Arwen and perhaps, depending on Arwen's season, a quick stop in Finland.
Between the show weekends we, Arwen and I, will do some obedience. We are aiming for the first prize, the prize that the judge stole from us last time. Hmm. I am still irritated about what happened in Böda.

One of the things that I have done last weekend is to make up my mind about Arwen and puppies.
Yes, she will be mated with a lovely stud dog.
I have spent hours and hours looking for the right dog and now I have finally found him. I have been in touch with several breeders around Europe asking questions about their dogs. Due to my opinion it's of utmost importance to be extremely careful in the choice of a stud dog. So many traits have to match between the male and the bitch, not only physically but also mentally. I have had headache, I have woken up in the middle of the night, it's been there all the time "Where do I find a nice dog for Arwen". I have terrorised people I trust asking questions about stud dogs, offsprings, statistics, traits, HD/AD, everything. And now it is set up! I will not announce his name tonight but he lives in Germany. He has a wonderful and expressive head with the all the details that I have been looking for. He is of medium size, 63 cm, which is perfect for my 61 cm-girl. He is very white with excellent pigmentation. He has a very good character. And so on. As you can notice, I am very pleased with him. I hope Arwen will be , too...
One of the choices I had to make was whether I would choose a dog with Swedish lines or an "outsider". This time I chose an outsider for the first litter. Next time it will probably be a dog with Swedish lines. There are some interesting young males in Sweden now and I am looking forward to see what they will give in the future.

Today Bambi has been to HD/ED X-ray. Cross your fingers! Next Tuesday it is time for Bernie to do the same.

That's it for tonight!