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Laura Kolbach's Blog – August 2008 Archive (3)

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 place in the car for us and were good company, so why staying at home? :-)

The 2 Hungarian goldens both won their junior classes (with MANY dogs entered!) and the… Continue

Added by Laura Kolbach on August 25, 2008 at 6:12am — 23 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????)

The photo was taken in September 2003 when Odin… Continue

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? :-)

We went with my pointer and great dane friend and took all our oldies out for this event. It was amazing and heart touching to see so many veterans at one place. Some still in very good condition, some showed their age already but hey, it was a show for… Continue

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