Thomas&Merete-Kennel Alvertoppen's Blog (8)

Kennel Alvertoppen have been to Ireland and bred our bitch Toboggan's Amazing Skadi to Desmond Linton's Craigrua Kansas. Expecting puppies ultimo august.

Picture above: Craigrua Raceaway, the sire of Kansas' mother



Dam Skadi has 1AK (thereby qualified to run in the winner stakes) in norwegian field trial... and 2 x…

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Toboggans Amazing Skadi got her 1. AK on field trial today (15th november 2009). This is the first time an IRWS achieves this placing in Norway.



Now she can enter the VK-trials (Winners Class) for the next two years, which are the most prestigeous trials and where the CACITS are achieved (very hard to get though). CACIT is needed to become a field trial champion, in addition to 25 FT points.



In addition she now has the required field trial placings (1. AK) to become a Show… Continue

Irish Red and White Setter Toboggan's Amazing Skadi got her 2AK (2.price, Open Class) at Kongsvoll-prøven(Highland field trial on grouse) on october 2nd 2009. She is the only irws with this high placing in Norway, together with Ben of Sugarloaf (visitor from sweden) who got the same placing sometime in the early nineties.



She is also the first norwegian IRWS with several field trial placings, and with placings both on highland and forest trials.



This also makes her… Continue

Just made this teaser for the 2009 Irish Red and White Setter field training and get-together at "US" kennel & camp on Hjerkinn,… Continue

Toboggans Amazing Skadi was awarded the Norwegian Irish Red and White Setter of the year 2008, due to our results in field trial. The prize was a beautiful trophy, given by Terry O'Leary/The motherclub in Ireland. If we can win it in 2009 and 2010 (3 times), it's ours to keep permanently. We will do our best :)



The Trophy:

Skadi enjoying bodega-time during eastern holiday in the norwegian mountains on "grandma's" lap:…

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Saturday 28th september Tobbogan's Amazing Skadi got her first FCI FT-result. It was a 3rd placing on a forest trial (Open class).

This is the first Open Class FT-placing on forest trial for the IRWS in Norway (ever).

We are currently searching for a new field-bred IRWS pup, that we can train for Field Trials in Norway. The working abilities we are looking for are primarily hunting desire and intensity, which are the foremost abilities needed in a pointing dog to succeed in the heavy terrain in which Norwegian Field Trials are held. The other working abilities must also be present, but we are especially searching for irws with good hunting desire and intensity.



If you have any information, please…