This year Poźna brought in Atropa Bella Donna. And we have the reason to be proud of ‘our’ dogs! Five of our puppies including K-Lee the dam represented the family at this year’s meeting. Each litter had its representative. From the Litter “ X “ came Presta called Pestka, from the litter “ G “ Lila and Mandżur, and from the “T” litter came Tavishi and Ray, from the Netherlands!!! It was great to see them all together and enjoyed seeing that they still remembered us… Memorial Hoky attendees included: Tavi , Ray, Mandżur, Lila and Kalinka. This year belonged to us ;) In the table you can see the results, indicating how many dogs participated and what results they achieved. In the top 10 there were 3 dogs from us ! Lilian at #7, Kalinka at #4, and on 2nd Mandżur with his leader Kaya. Although this year it was not easy, after the modification of the tasks, puppies from the litter T did not disappoint either.
In youth presentation, the following dogs took part: Tavishi, Ray and Mandżur. All received very promising notes (VNsm). They were measured, handled and received praises for great temper. The surprise was the height of our “ little ones”. Mandżur was measured 71 cm, Ray 59 cm, and Tavi 55 cm at the age of 4.5 months. Could it be their fathers’ genes revealed? ;)
Thank you so much for a great meeting, great conversations, and raising such
nice puppies. See you next year!

After a long break finally we participated in a competition. It was terribly cold and the rain poured down in torrents from the sky. Przemek and Kalinka were first up, so the jitters were doubled. Despite this Kalinka did a great freestyle routine, great for a wolfdog, and in the second round together with Przemek did the best toss & fetch of their career so far. So, following the principle that it is better late than never, we hope that next year Kalinka’s motivation will be increased even more.

4 month have passed from the time when our last litter of puppies was born. The best time to present our children So, according order of birth:
TRANQUILO TIO TINTO, home name Tito, after long trip went to his new home in beautiful Scotland. On his blog you can read about his travels, friends and general puppyhood adventures. In this litter Tito is the only puppy who went to an only-dog home. In his debut at dog show in Legnickie Pole, Poland, he was rated as “very promissing” and placed Best Baby, earning a place on the podium with a first place Baby – Best in Show (BIS).
TRANQUILO RAYO DE SOL, home name Ray, has lived in evergreen Netherlands. He has his own small pack and his owner keeps him very busy. Soon we will see him at some dogs shows, but for now he is training intensively at a school for dogs. His plan for the future is tracking – he recently found a dog lost in the forest.
TRANQUILA PATA DE PLATA, at home Cherry, she adds to the growing number of wolfdogs from Malopolska and lives in Rudawa, near Krakow. Her new siblings- two male German Shepherd Dogs have their patience continually put to the test. In Chorzów our daughter completed her first dog show with the rating “very promissing” and the placement of Best Baby.
TRANQUILA ROCA EN LA LLUVIA, at home Tavishi joined the wolfdogs at the Polish capital. From the beginning she’s been taking courses with a trainer, and tries
hard to behave herself next to her sister, a Labrador Retriever named Iri. She also had her first show debut at the exhibition in Warsaw. Like her other siblings, rated “very promissing” with a Best Baby placement.
TRANQUILO BRISA DE VERANO, home name Hicks, we hope that in the future he will take part in agility competitions, if jumping will not tired him, and that isn’t likely! His new friend is a female Siberian Husky, so the playful madness never ends.
TRANQUILA AURORA DEL NORTE, at home Tana terrorizes his new family in Toruń and even her new sibling, a Black Russian Terrier named Wasyl has not scared
her. She will lead an active life with her owner, and currently is working a full-time gardener. She has at her disposal beautiful woodlands, where she regularly runs.

I miss the kids already. I hope that some of them will be exhibited publicly, whether at shows, meetings and competitions of all kinds. I wish the owners perseverance and a lot of great moments with new friends!

On the July 31st we set out on a long journey through Europe. Our first stop was the Saartje Foundation in the Netherlands so that we could visit Tanja and her fellow dwarf Czechoslovakian Vlcaks. Tanja, thank you so much for our talk over coffee!!
The next stop was Coquelles in France, where we had a short walk in the neighborhood, and then some frisbee training at nightfall and then off to bed. The wolfdogs have dominated the hotel but soon they all fell asleep. On the 1st of August, Malo, K-Lee and Lolka stayed at the beach of Calais. There was a bit of lazing about and sightseeing the The Guns of Navarone, then they ate their breakfast on the beach and spent some time on sunbathing and just having fun. Magda, Tito and I had to travel by Eurotunnel to UK. That was a real adventure! First Pet Control, then the first check-in at our first border crossing, then a second check-in and finally, we were about to board the train. There were some troubles with the pressure but after 30 minutes the La Manche Canal was conquered ;)
In the UK we had to focus a lot on driving on the appropriate side of the road… over and over in my head I had to remind myself “stay on the left, stay on the left…” There was a small misunderstanding with the check-in on the Cargo ferry, but I have to admit that in my experience the British people were very patient. Our next stop was in the White Cliffs Park. Those were Tito’s first steps on British soil. The weather was very hot but we spent some time on walking on the cliffs, a bit of sightseeing and a train trip. Tito was a very good boy, he had his classic demonstration version on… without any help or coaxing he got on the train to London. There was a tender farewell and the train’s whistle announced Magda’s and Tito’s departure. In a now empty car I drove into a massive ferry and kept admiring the cliffs of Dover so that later I could wave hello to the French people.
The girls and Malo were almost burned with the sun, tired but happy and they were waiting for me in Sangatte. The rest of our trip was a lot of traffic jams through Belgium, Holland and Germany. We arrived at midnight, managed to pitch our tent, say hello and went to sleep. On the 2nd of August we finally had some free time, girls went swimming in the Main River, there were pleasant conversations, beer, wine, sun and Uuuuurcio!! The girls were thrilled – finally a suitor of their own!!!
On the 3rd of August there was the Czechoslovakian Vlcak specialty show in Freudenberg. I and Lilka, we goofed up, so we received second place but the rating/description was very good and matched reality. The judge was fair. After the show, again we had some more opportunities for great conversation, some beer and wine, and then off to bed to get some rest and strength for the trip home. The last point on our list will have to wait. Now, finally, we’re home. I’d like to thank all my friends and acquaintances for all of the great times! hope to see you all again soon!!!

On the second day of the International Dog Show – 28th of April 2013, there was a Club Show for Non-Polish Sheepdogs. The judge was Ms Bożena Ovesna from Czech Republic, and she liked our dogs very much. This time I was the handler for Jared. Changing the handler showed how presentation can improve or spoil the impression.
The results are as follows:
GRAN ROJO CORAZON(Jared) Atropa Bella Donna – excellent, 2nd place
GRAN MILAGRO AZUL (Mandżur) Atropa Bella Donna – excellent, 1st place,
The Youth Winner, the Best Junior, the Junior Club Winner’13
GRAN ROSA AMIGA ( Lola) Atropa Bella Donna – excellent, 1st place, the
Youth Winner, the Junior Club Winner’13

Another few reasons to be proud of our offspring!