Apr. 24, 2022
10-month-old PJ, Callamore It Had To Be You, attended his forst dog show yesterday. It was kind of scary but he rose to the occation. Judge Tom Johnston from the UK awarded him with Excellent and CK. Our little youngster then ended up third best male. From Junior Class!!! Congrats to owner Kerstin Deal! We are so proud of young PJ!!!
Our Meghan, SE VCH Hjohoo’s All Hjo Ever Need, did well too in her debut for the season and was second best female with a reserve CAC.
Dec. 12, 2021
So it’s pretty much been a crap two years, due to the pandemic. In 2021 not everything was depressing, though. After the vaccines came, we got to go to the Åland Dog Show and Meghan won a Finnish certificate and was Best of Breed. Since I didn’t post this photo then, I thought I’d do it now. Better late than never. I am so proud of my little girl, whose mentality is so rock solid that she is literally able to take on anything. Can’t wait for her to pass that trait on to offspring.
Jan. 22, 2019
I had a very interesting and informative time this past weekend at the Swedish Terrier Clubs conference for its local clubs. We were a group of dedicated terrier enthusiast who got to mull over questions such as what defines a terrier dog show, what defines a terrier judge and how do we attract members to the terrier club who are not interested in dog shows?
This was probably a necessary reality check for someone like me, who cannot fathom that anyone out there could NOT be absolutely crazy about terriers and dog shows 😉
Luckily for us we have awesome people in our club who came up with great ideas. I think we have a very exciting year ahead of us.
Jan. 21, 2019
Our cute westie boy Hugo, aka Captain Westitude, has a huge following on his Instagram account. This weekend he reached 8 000 followers. We are very proud of our sweet boy and very happy that so many people around the world think that he is an awesome dog and want to follow him.
Thank you all Insta-friends! Thank you also to Hugo’s social-media manager T.
@jrhugotheboss
Jan. 16, 2019
This past weekend marked the debut of brother Spencer, Callamore Born To Run, in the show ring. After barking like mad at every dog we met, he quickly realized that there were simply too many of them and gave up. A dog show can be a scary place for a little pup but Spencer is a tough one and very soon he rose to the occasion.
That meant that owner Sabine was able to bring home a Best of Breed Puppy rosette award ribbon. Spencer also got very good critique from judge Cindy Pettersson and my personal favourite is “good size”. (Yes, one of my pet peeves. Not big dogs but that correct-sized cairns are being called too small.) In the group line up Spencer stood like statue, majestically looking around at the competition. In the words of Cindy Pettersson: he just needs time.
I think we have a very exciting summer ahead of us.
Jan. 8, 2019
Just a quick summary of the results from MyDog in Gothenburg.
Jan. 05, 2019
Congrats Magnus the Magnificent on the win of Show Dog of the Year 2018 in Sweden!
US Ch, SE Ch RU Ch JEUW-15 NORD V-15 & JV-15 EUW-16 SE V-18 Hjohoo’s Love Looking At Hjo
BOB, BIS-2 Montgomery
BOB x 2 Westminster
BOB Crufts
Joyce’s brother from the same mother.
Dec. 12, 2018
So great to meet old and new friends this past weekend at the highlight of the year, Stockholm Dog Fair. On Saturday I got to cuddle with the awesome Magnus the Magnificent and we had a lovely evening and dinner with my Joyce’s breeders Elisabeth and Magnus (kennel Hjohoo’s).
On Sunday I had a very early start as I worked in the Chihuahua/Tibetan terrier ring for Polish judge Jakub Kruczek who really put my fast-writing skills to the test. Time flew by. It was also nice to have a late lunch with my old buddies from the ring-steward course Kristin, Thorbjörn, Elda, Anna and Kristina, before I joined Elisabeth and Magnus to watch the finals.
Those who know what was at stake can probably easily imagine that we were all nervous wrecks. Stay tuned for updates on the Show Dog Of The Year competition! Naturally we cheered like crazy when the group winning Irish Terrier entered the ring in the Best In Show final. The terrier finalist always makes me misty eyed, regardless of breed. There’s just something about those feisty little terriers.
Dec. 1, 2018
Cameron did it again! Best of Terrier Group puppies 6-9 months today at Miniature Pinscher Club’s all-breed dog show in Upplands-Väsby. Judge: Andreas Lantz.
Nov. 23, 2018
What is the impact on a breed’s appearance and traits from the increasing importance of group competitions at dog shows? This very interesting question was raised during a seminar about dog anatomy held by judge and Rottweiler breeder Gerard O’Shea.
Open up any dog magazine and you will see that what’s reported on from dog shows are group results and the best in show final. We also know that some breeds hardly ever win the group. Why? They are obviously the top of their respective breeds.
Give this some thought: dogs are generally expected to be friendly and open, for example toward judges. Well, not all breeds have been bred to be friendly and open. In fact, it might be highly untypical for some breeds.
And some breeds don’t have the eye-catching, flowing gait that is required to win in group competitions. That may be because they’re not supposed to. Instead they have movements that are typical for their particular breed and breed standard.
Some breeds are supposed to look a bit scruffy. But breeders of those dogs know for sure that scruffy doesn’t win groups.
So, what is a poor breeder to do? Stop caring about the breed standard and go for the popular traits to win groups and BIS? What will those dogs end up looking like?
Or should breeders stop attending groups and BIS because it’s no use anyway. (Not really an option since we are required to show up for further competition if we’ve qualified)?
We all, breeders, judges and the kennel clubs, have a huge responsibility here. To stick to the breed standard, to honor the breed standard and to appreciate traits that are natural to a particular dog according to the breed standard, even when that isn’t being a polished, friendly dog with a flowing gait.
Can we do that?
Nov. 19, 2018
My adorable little Cameron made hooman mommy so proud this weekend. Best In Show-2 Puppies 6-9 months at Östergötlands Kennelklubb’s puppy dog show held at Mantorp. Judge: Patrik Cederlöf. Entries: 265 puppies of 100 different breeds.
Photo: ÖKK
Nov. 16, 2018
The only thing better than a cairn terrier is a pack of cairn terriers.
CALLAMORE CAIRN TERRIERS 