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Odin's 13th...

... and still my happy silly girl. No words to express how much she means to me. Pictures show her on Thursday, her VIP day :)

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Added by Laura Kolbach on December 11, 2009 at 8:09pm — 52 Comments

My Danka turned 4 years on the 13th January!

How time flies... Not so long ago she was that puppy from hell and now my beautiful obedient girl. She is such a clown, so full of life and energy and I am so happy that I have her. Happy Birthday my girl :-) Cake eating,

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Added by Laura Kolbach on January 15, 2009 at 4:17pm — 36 Comments

Things that make your day

We have been to the "100-years test" and my Odin is the healthiest girl one can imagine!!!! The vets did ultrasounds all over her body, heart, lungs, etc, EKG as well, also blood taken and examined. A full check from the tip of nose to the tail, outside and inside. And everyt… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on January 12, 2009 at 7:41am — 30 Comments

Merry X-mas from us!

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Added by Laura Kolbach on December 22, 2008 at 6:21pm — 17 Comments

Champion Of Champions Show, Budapest, 21-Dec-2008 - results only, no comments :-)

judge Andrew Brace, UK dogs Garden Star's Original Edition - 1st Armani My Irish Destiny of Longford - 2nd Crawford Fatal Attraction - 3rd Crawford Flicker Of Hope - 4th Garden Star's Olympic Gold - 5th bitches Alina My Irish Destiny of Longford - 1st and BOB... Night Witch Red Wonder - 2nd Copper's Music And Paws - 3rd Garden Star's Laser Light - 4th Sumaric Scarlet O'Hara - 5th Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on December 21, 2008 at 4:48pm — 3 Comments

My sweet Odin turned 12 years today!

Just back home in time from Switzerland to celebrate the birthday of my sweet Odin who turned 12 years today. I don't think I can describe my feelings for this dog... Just love her soooo much! May she stay with me for many years to come! Happy birthday my girl!

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Added by Laura Kolbach on December 10, 2008 at 5:18pm — 46 Comments

Odin and Danka finally online :-)

Still lots of work to do, many texts missing and many photos need to be selected for the galleries from all those CDs burned during the past years. Also a slight change in design is planned, I let my webmaster play around a bit before we decide on the final version :-) Enjoy! Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on November 16, 2008 at 9:30am — 20 Comments

Berboss Highlight turns 13 years!

I received some photos of Odin's halvsister Berboss Highlight "Jenny" with her birthday cake. She turned 13 years young on the 12th November! Jenny lives at kennel Garden Star's and is not only one of the most beautiful setters I've ever seen, but also a perfect brood b… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on November 12, 2008 at 5:30pm — 39 Comments

DORTMUND BUNDESSIEGER RESULTS?

hello Everybody, pleeeease, if anybody has the full / main results, would you pleeeease share? :-) thanks!!! Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on October 19, 2008 at 11:51am — 29 Comments

Veteran EUW'08. WW'03. CH Berboss Instant Coffee

Most of you already know, but i think, 'Odin' just deserves her own blog about this win ;-)

Being almost 12 years, she won the veteran class at the Eurodog Show in Budapest and also became Best Veteran. In the Veteran BIS she had a "veteran BOG' being chosen for the final deci… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on October 8, 2008 at 6:07pm — 28 Comments

Setter Club Show 2008, Budapest/Hungary

Me as writer of the critiques :-) as I decided not to show. SETTER CLUB SHOW 2008 IRISH SETTERS Judge: Lynn Muir, kennel Romarne, UK DOGS baby Rhapsodie Boheme Lord Voldemort – not shown puppy Luxatori Johnny-Cake - very promising 1 Rakelton’s Bagheera – very promising 2 Lu… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on October 5, 2008 at 4:06pm — 10 Comments

EURODOG 2008 Budapest, Irish Setters results (much awaited?)

I sorted the results according to the placings, for an easier review :-) Judge dogs: Eeva Parkkivaara-Anttinen, Finland Judge bitches: Gordon Williams, UK DOGS baby Rhapsodie Boheme Lord Voldemort - promising Rhapsodie Boheme Ron Weasley - not shown puppy… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on October 5, 2008 at 12:00pm — 28 Comments

Luxemburg results?

If anybody has the results from Luxemburg, pleeeease can you share it? :-) Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on September 7, 2008 at 6:32pm — 3 Comments

New Serbian Champion :-)

With famous Henric Fryckstrand (kennel Dewmist) judging the golden retrievers, we took off to the show in Ada in Vojvodina/Northern Serbia yesterday with my golden friends. Dogs from group 7 were judged by Zarko Mikalacki from Serbia, a name I never heard before - but the girls had pl… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on August 25, 2008 at 6:12am — 25 Comments

Acting as illustration for Irish Setter in a dog book

Well, you can imagine the happiness when friends tell you that your dog is pictured in a dog book. Unfortunately the book is sold out and not available in second-hand shops either but i finally (after two years or so) managed to get a scan of it :-) (I don't specially like this photo btw, but hey, you can't get it all. Just wonder if they shouldn't have asked me for permission to publish it????)

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Added by Laura Kolbach on August 19, 2008 at 4:02am — 14 Comments

Veteran Show 17 August

Yes, I know, I promised not to show her anymore. But what can you do if the show is only about 40 km and for free for dogs above 11 years? :-)

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Added by Laura Kolbach on August 17, 2008 at 7:45pm — 17 Comments

Our Great Dane friend is 10 years old!

I never managed to create a blog post about the Stockholm WW, but you've heard a lot about it anyway :-) So instead I write about today's big event. Mágnes, our great dane friend filled 10! A nice age for any dog but especially for a member of this breed.

She received 2 cakes, enough f… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on July 20, 2008 at 4:39pm — 16 Comments

Austrian Clubshow and a show in Hungary for hunting breeds 21-22.06.2008

Last weekend we made our way to Austria, to participate in the yearly arranged ÖKEV Klubsiegerschau (= Club Show). The club invited Velimir Sruk from Croatia to judge the pointers and setters.

I hoped to receive a class win with CACA, so Danka would finish her championship even in Aust… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on June 23, 2008 at 5:00pm — 32 Comments

Miskolc double CACIB 27-28 April 2008

And Danka did it again! :-) The first day she went CAC, CACIB, BOB and even BOG!!!

And this time handled by me and placed first to my biggest surprise! The second day she was CAC, CACIB and BOB again, this time no placing in the group - but hey, let's others have fun as we… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on April 28, 2008 at 6:13pm — 23 Comments

Celje double CACIB show, 19-20.04.2008, Slovenia

I am still waiting for the nice photographs from the show but they just don't want to arrive :-) So you have to be satisfied with all the blurry pictures my friend was taking :-)