14th December 2009
At the LKA show, Balou was placed 2nd in his puppy class, while Siska was not placed on this occasion. A good day was had by all and it was great to catch up with lots of Leo folk and see all the new puppies out on their first outings having fun. This was the last show of the year with some very large classes.
Elsa has been busy lately with lots of Pet's as Therapy visits and has also received some Christmas presents in appreciation for her work. We are hoping to enrol Ozzy as a volunteer early next year as he would also enjoy all the fuss that goes with this type of work.
A tiny Ragdoll kitten has joined our growing family, who we have called Yoda. In only two weeks he has been introduced to our five dogs and now plays quite happily around them. He has already realised that the most comfy bed for him is on the back of Elsa, who has taken him under her wing.
Siska is now ready to take her Good Citizen Silver Award and will do this in the New Year. We have changed our training school as previously, we felt that it was taking far too long in between each award. This is the best thing we could have done as we have found a much better training school that takes smaller classes with no newcomers during any six week period. Balou will take a little longer to do his Silver but is doing very well with his training sessions. He much prefers training to showing.
Soon we will be planning our journey to Paris for the mating of Elsa & Voule and we are very much looking forward to hopefully, having our own puppies. We have had lots of interest in this litter as not only is this a total outcross with zero inbreeding, but it will be the first litter from this beautiful proven French male here in the UK. To bring in these new blood lines for our first litter is very exciting for us and we are extremely grateful to his owner Lola, for allowing us this wonderful opportunity and exclusivity to Voule.
Many thanks also to Lilian for her professional handling of Siska throughout the year and she was certainly missed yesterday. Get well soon lilian and hope you will be ready to join us again in the New Year.
20th September
A fabulous day at Darlington champ show when Balou got 2nd place in MPD class and it was his very first show at only just 6 months old. He is now qualified for Crufts 2010 so we are very pleased indeed. He also passed his Bronze award at the showground so will now be working towards his silver over the next few months. Siska was placed 2nd in her class superbly handled by Lilian as always, who again gave her time up to come with us to the show. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Lilian for the handling and also the excellent rincraft classes that we attend weekly.
Elsa has started her work as a pet's as therapy volunteer and has embraced her role very well. At last we have found something that was made for her and she enjoys every minute of her visits. It is quite overwhelming to see how elderly people respond to her and her to them and she is so gentle and seems to be able to sense that this is something very special. I feel very proud of her and honoured to own a dog that is so capable of giving so much love to everyone she meets.
6th September
Elsa has now been approved as a registered Pets As Therapy dog and we also have our first appointment. so will begin our visits in the next couple of weeks. We have also decided to have our first litter with Elsa next year, subject to good hip and elbow scores, she will be mated in spring and so puppies should be on the ground for the summer. We await approval from a European stud dog owner and details will be added on litter page as soon as this is confirmed. We are very excited about having our first litter and would like to express our gratitude to Penny her breeder (Vectiseleon) for helping us to make this possible.
Siska had a third place at the Birmingham show, a big thank you to Lilian for handling our girl.
5th August
Elsa passed her Pat Dog Assessment today with flying colours. We now await conformation from Pets As Therapy and look forward to taking her to visit people in homes etc. She will certainly bring joy to the lives of everyone who meets her, and this is just the perfect role for Elsa.
23 rd July
Siska had a 2nd place at NW&PBs Championship show. My first time showing her as well, as Lilian was on holiday. Our weekly visits to lilian's ringcraft classes paid off for us. She is looking good at the moment but still needs more coat. Thank goodness she has levelled up as her topline was letting her down as is clear in her critiques.
Our next outing will be at the Birmingham show 5th September, so we look forward to that.
Balou is growing bigger every day but seems to be growing at a nice even pace, he enjoys his weekly training and ringcraft. On 12 th July we went to a leonberger fun day in aid of LP/PN and both dogs enjoyed all the fun and games. It was great to meet lots of new Leo folk and see all the new puppies on their first outing. Many thanks to Penny for making it a successful day for everyone and raising money for a good cause.
1st July
Siska had a third place at the Blackpool show but poor Ozzy did not get placed at his first Champ show. At least we got around the ring without a scene, in fact, he was on his best behaviour as I was dreading having a good old sledge ride off him lol! Al was waiting close by ready to catch us both. I think he enjoyed the show scene and he was certainly impressed by the ringside pretty Leo totty. Our sincere thanks to Lilian for her handling of Siska at Blackpool and also the Three Counties Champ show earlier in the month where she was placed 2nd in her class. We all had a great day out and although it was my first time in the ring, I enjoyed every minute. Can't wait for next time, I have the bug now.
23rd May
All the pups have now been sold from the recent Bavaruki litter. What a delight to see them all go to wonderful homes and they are all settled and doing well. After much deliberation, we decided to keep Sailor from the litter. He was always my favourite from the start but it was just meant to be that he stayed with us. He has been around our other dogs from about 4 weeks old and so he had already bonded with them and is a very happy puppy. It's hard to believe that in only 3 years we have accumulated 4 fabulous Leonbergers and we are thrilled to bits with them all. So, puppy training begins again in two weeks time when he has had all his injections and we are looking forward to putting him on the show scene from September onwards, all being well. Thank you Julie for this lovely little boy, who will be loved and treasured for the rest of his life.
29th April
Elsa passed her Good Citizen Gold Award. She is now having a well earned break from training and will start again at the end of this year. We are very proud of her indeed.
27th April
At WELKS on Saturday, Siska was placed 3rd in her last puppy class. Thank you Lilian for showing her so well and giving up your free time for us. Sorry to all the puppy people who are patiently waiting for new pics of your little bundles of fluff. Can't get the little tinkers to keep still for long enough. They will be on ASAP....promise.
3rd April
Ozzy and Siska have both successfully passed their Bronze in the Good Citizen Scheme at our local training school.
The whole class of 14 others also passed and so well done to everyone for the hard work and effort involved. A very enjoyable night was had by all and many thanks to Lilian for helping us achieve our goal. A miracle has surely happened for Oz lol! and it has all been worth it in the end. Thanks also to our good friend and behavourist, Di Ellor, for all the useful advice and her very valuable training knowledge that she has provided us with. Her services come highly recommended. Next in line is Elsa for her gold at the end of this month. She has been in training for the last year and is very confident, so we will not be biting our nails like we did for Ozzy's exam.
10th March
Crufts 2009 was a fabulous event to attend here in the UK, but unfortunately Siska did not get placed on this occasion. There was a super line up of 13 puppies and she did her best and enjoyed all the attention. Congratulations to all the worthy winners on the day and and it was great to be amongst our many friends. For us as relatively new to the breed, we were in Leo heaven!!! and enjoyed every minute. A big thank you to Lilian for her superb handling as always.
Siska has already qualified for next year and so we look forward to attending again then. First though, we have many more shows to do and also next month, Siska and Ozzy both take their Bronze, while Elsa is going for gold in the Good Citizen Scheme. A very busy and exciting year ahead for all of us here at Pagency.
12th February
At the Lichfield and canine society, Siska and Ozzy both had a second place and Oz went on to get RBB. Our lovely big boy has really come on in the last couple of months, as we thought it was never going to be possible to show him at all. He is soon to take his Bronze and we are very proud of him. Thank you Lilian for handling Siska, so much better than I can! This was the last open show for a while as we need to concentrate on Siska and get her ready for her big outing at Crufts. This will be our big day too, as it will be our first time at this fabulous event. Can't wait!!!
January
This month we said a sad farewell to two very special leos. Elsa's mum Ellie who was the first leo we ever met and such a lovely caring girl who will be very sadly missed. Also Ozzy and Siska's dad, the magnificent and adorable Nio, who captured our hearts so much that we just had to have one of his puppies. Their memory will live on and they will be forever in our hearts.
Many Thanks to Lilian for handling Siska at the Manchester show.
14th December
At the LKA, Siska was placed 1st in MPB and went on to get Best Puppy Bitch. She has now qualified for Crufts at only 7 months old. This was her first Championship show and she was up against some good competition. Our sincere thanks to Lilian Poulson for handling her for us on the day.
22nd November
Today, Ozzy and Siska were entered in their first show at the Sedgley and Gornal Canine Association open show, held at Staffordhire County Showground. Oz was on his best behaviour and got 1st place in his class. He went on to get Best in Breed. Siska got 1st place in her class, Best Puppy and Reserve Best in Breed. She was handled by Lilian and showed like a dream. A massive thank you to Lilian for all her support. They both went on to the group but were not placed as by this time they had both had enough and wanted to get some sleep. We all had a great day out and can't wait for the next show.
10th November
Siska is now 6 months old and weighs in at 40 kg. New picture added on her page. We have her litter sister Ida staying with us for a short holiday and they are having loads of puppy fun between them. Ozzy has come on very well with his training and is getting ready for his first open show soon.
6th October
Siska is now 5 months old and weighs in at 33kg. New pictures of her on her page. She is now booked in for her first shows both open and Championship. We are so looking forward to showing this lovely little girl off to everyone. She has excelled in her training classes and also ring craft. She is so enthusiastic to please us and we can't wait to get her in the ring which she will enjoy. Fingers and toes all crossed.Lol.
14th September
We attended the first Leonberger Temperament Assessments held by the Leonberger Club of Great Britain. Elsa was given a pass. Ozzy will have to be re assessed when he is two years old as he is not eligible for a pass certificate until then. The assessor was Mr Ian Dunstall.
3rd September. Siska has successfully passed The Kennel Club Good Citizen Scheme Puppy Foundation Assessment. She is only 17 weeks old. She will now join her brother Oz in the Bronze class. Many thanks to Wendy and Di and Lilian.
27th August 2008. Elsa has successfully passed her good Citizen Silver Award. She will now begin training towards the gold for later this year.She is just two years old. We are so very proud of her. Above is the group photo of all the class who also passed their silver. Examiner was K C Judge Mrs Lilian Poulson.
