NEWS 2010





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One day last spring we were contacted by Svt / kids channel. They wondered if we owned a boston terrier that was fit to participate in the children's program "Bulldog" with all that that entailed. The dog they sought would love children, be joyful, fearless, confident, capable of recording environment, a bit independent (able to be "no" math during the recordings) and accept the very management of strangers. For us it was pretty easy to say yes, and say that, yes, we certainly have one of those boston. Her name is Mimmi, and is 4 years-.

"Bulldog" is a program for children up to the age of 12. A child "win" a date for one day with his/hers dream dog. The children involved can not, for various reasons, seek their own dog.
Programme Manager for the entire program is Amy Diamond, and the dogs have their own??? presenters in their very own??? green room. His name is Olof Häggmark.
It is an entertainment program with much emotion, warmth and humor, and the participating breeds are highlighted in a nice way.
Each program involved one child and three different dogs. The child may not know which breeds, however, we viewers know it by the film clips shown from the three dogs' home. The child
In "Mimmis" program is Ruth and the she is a wonderful 12-year-old girl from Umeå. She absolutely adores the breed Boston Terrier, and read everything she could find about them.
In the program Ruth is in the studio, on stage with Amy. There, she notes / facts she gets about the three different breeds participating. She can also hear about what each specific dog, like, how it is, and will, together with the presenter try to match the right dog against his own desire. She will in other words deselect a dog at a time. As viewers we can see and what breed the dogs are. It is incredibly exciting. The studio audience consisting of nearly 100 children tries to being positively help to Ruth and her choise.
So she decides first that one of the 3 dogs will not be her choice. Still there is 2 left. The tension forces up in the program. Which dog will she choose?

The dog that Ruth will finally choose is the dog that she "wins" the date with. The date will also be filmed la and shown in the same program.

But, WHICH dog will be choosed by Ruth? Will it be Mimmi, or?

Unfortunately, in agreement with SVT, we are not allowed to disclose it before the program is shown, and it will be Sunday, January 23rd. The time is 18:30 on SVT / kids channel, with a repeat next Saturday, same channel, but then, at 17:00.

To be the owner of this lovely litte creature Mimmi, sitting in the room next to the recordings, and from a TV screen watch everything that happened that day was a blessing. No eye was dry. Mimmi handled herself extremely well. She charmed everyone present, both cameramen, program managers, and of course the participating children. I had problems with taking her from there

When this day was over, there was a newborn little TV star and her very proud owner, that happy and tired drove back home, to Skellefteå.

We now look forward to the program to be sent.

Greetings /
Ann-Britt


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Our loved, ageing vorstehbitch Celine has moved to the angels. Our family har lost a lovely, loyal and confident friend, and our little "dog-family" has lost their BIG-mama. She was nearly 11 years. It´s empty. We miss her.

/Ann-Britt och Nisse



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That our neighborcountry Norway is a beautiful  has hardly escaped anyone. This year we decided that our annual "vacationtrip" would go to Mo i Rana, in connection with their dogshow. We usually do so that we once each summer decide go somewhere where we have never been, or to any place that is just how beautiful any time. The main purpose of the vacation trip is to enjoy the new (or old) surroundings, in combination with one or two dogshows.

Driving for Mo i Rana from us is a trip of about 50 swedishs miles, one way. However, it is worth it. The nature scenario over the mountains, into Norway may actually the chin to move down one floor. Totally captivating. We can never see ourselves as measured over these views. Sure, the car draws a bit more soup than usual, but so what.

This year the organizing club so cleverly arranged for electricity to all caravans on the exhibition site. Lots and lots of Norwegians, and we two, pushed us together. On friday evening,  there was barbecuing. It was so cosy. They had also arranged so that there were serving beer and socializing after kl.20. The Norwegians are always so happy, yes-a .... it may be the language, or??
Saturday offered, despite pouring rain during the night, bright sunshine. After the haze remained heavy in the morning it relieved of the mountains and we could soon see the mountain tops with snow all around us. Exhibition place is well located in Mo i Rana, so views of the city and fjord water back into the city is not so crazy. Imagine how beautiful nature can be.

The fact that, despite some concerns, our beloved, wonderful, wacky, and just divine Stumpan got CC and thereby qualify for a Norwegian Champion made the trip complete. She has, and is, a bit tricky to show. She became, as a junior, sharply attacked by a large mixed breed dog and has been through loosing her faith in foreign dogs. That there are plenty of strange dogs in shows is nothing new, so sometimes, when some unknown fourlegged gets too close she draws herself back, and how the show result then became you can guess. Therefore we will never, never take anything for granted. Everything positive is a bonus. We have passed through several dog activities and courses so she is getting better and better. It feels so incredibly good when she really wants to prove herself, and  make herself justice. She sure is worthy that, because she´s really beautiful.

Our little stormy and sweet Grynet was shown. She was not really in the mood so her performance stopped at 1 + HP in junior class. But, she has shown quite wonderful exhibition earlier and I  really do look forward to her show many times.

Afterwards, at night, when barbecue smoke lay thick over the campers, we sat out there until late at night. We both enjoyed the surroundings, the pleasant camping neighbors and successes. Fun!

Yes-a, it was little about our trip to Mo i Rana. Wondering where we are steering our course on our trip next year?

regards/Ann-Britt




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What a lovely day. We met, 3 puppybyers from B-litter and I, for tracktraining. It´s both exciting and fun to see the puppies, now 4,5 months old, starting on their first puppytrack. Everything went very well, and all of them succeeded in finding their owners. For me, as breeder, it´s lovely knowing that the puppies are activated and that the owners find it youful and fruitful. There will be more meetings.
/Ann-Britt
                                                   

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What a lovely reunion! On friday th 16th "Maja" and her proud owners, Ann-Britt and Hans Karlgren from Boden, came to visit us. Maja did earlier live at our place, but moved several years ago to Boden. She´s a lovely, active, speedy and firm lady, with the glimt in her eyes. Maja is soon 5 years, and she has become the mascot at Bodens Golfcourse.





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That we all are "mad" in different ways is probably very true. First you drive 40 mil, easy way, to a country where you do not understand a single word of what is being said. Then it shows us that this country, Finland, the sky has just opened on this day totally.It´stormy, the rain is pouring and everything is just so wet and dirty it can be when the rain comes from all sides and the base consists of some kind of quarry sand gravel. Still, you stands there, in hours. A little bit nervous, but excited. Umbrella, a joke? A day like this we thank higher powers for the choice of breed. What if we instead had chosen to have shih-tzu or any other furthy breed?? The rain continues to pour down, the wind takes the tent next to the ring of ours, and starts to fly/run right over my dog in an "exciting" moments during the assessment. But so what?It doesn´t matter. The idea came through my head -What are we doing here? My friends are sitting safely at home, outside in the sun? Purhaps reading a good book! And I?? - But the idea quickly turned into total joy when the judge, dressed in sheets of rain gear, in a dripping wet fringe, with a smile suffices me a "drowned" CACIB-patch and an outstretched hand.

Mimmi awarded CK, CACIB BOB, and in a  magic moment it feels as if the sun is shining. Dear little dog, who doesn´t  care about the rain pouring down, doesn´t  bother herself about to get a tent over her back. Sets up on all of our wacky invention like showing her best side a crazy day like today, when buddies may be at home with dad and just feel good. Dear little Mimmi, thanks for being you.

In the moment of happiness and joy that Mimmi now qualified herself to International Champion, and the joy to be able to our course homeward, there was no thought that the car was actually freshly washed (firmly) both externally and internally. The clothes for the day, carefully packed, shoes polished, and all Mimmis "stuff" in neat order. Nah-a, in with everything in the car. Newly washed jacket, who showed to have made it´s best from moisture, pressed together like a wet ball behind Ikea-bought stuff (Oh, yeah, we had time with it on the way to the show). The shoes... no comments. Mimmis cage with wagon, yes-a. Neat and tidy, now? -We can do this later, let's go home-. The only important thing was to dry up Mimmi, give her a little x-tra good, get heat in the car and keep our fingers crossed that our dear old V70 once again would help us home.

regards / Ann-Britt



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So has all puppies from our B-litter moved to their new homes. We do wish all the puppies, among with their new owners, good luck, lots of joy, happiness och hopefully success in the future.
We will also take this opportunity and thank our lovely puppybyers and hostess for giving us the privilege to be your breeders.

Ann-Britt o Nisse


Read more on the page "B-litter"



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Now I finished SKK:S breedereducation. I have, along with a lovely gang breeders from Skellefteå studied genetics,  anatomy, law, mating and whelping, feeding and the puppies behaviour. An education that I strongly can recommend to other breeders.
We´ve met totally 26 times, under Susanna Johanssons, (Tjäderandens kennel, www.loparnosarna.se) professional guidance. There has been lots of discussions, laughts and tears, and it has all been very valuable.



regards/Ann-Britt


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Now I´m back from my trip to Stavanger in Norway, with Aridgeocrat´s Angelina Jolie “Grynet”

Since we live up in the north of Sweden, 125 swedish miles from Stavanger, I travelled by plane. When I arrived at the Stavanger airport my breeder Stine Sleveland, along with her friend Eli, and little Grynet in a bag, was there to meet me.

I spend a couple of days there and  got the opportunity to meet some lovely bostonowners. We went for a windy tour by the see, and one of the evenings there was held a girl party on my behalf.

After a couple of days we had to go home. But we had to spend one night in Stockholm, because of flying times. Fortunately my sisters son, Johan and his girlfriend Hanna lives there, and we were welcome to stay there. We had a lovely evening, good meat and drink. Thanks Johan and Hanna for taking care of your  aunt.

Finally, after some days gone we continued home, to Skellefteå.

The only thing left to do then, was for the new little puppy, “Grynet” to get acquainted with our other dogs. After doing that she literally speaking tumbled into her little flyingbag.

/Ann-Britt

Look for more on Grynets page.

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Stumpan has been mated.

Look for more information on "Puppies"
 

Finally our loved Stumpan is mated. If Nisse and I had got the possibility to decide when to do that, I´m quite shore that we hadn´t chosed Christmas/new-years time, and this winters worst weather.

But since we can´t decide,  we went 105 swedish miles down to Kornsjö in Norway to Stumpans contemplated escort, Bright & Brindle Free Spirit “Eetu”. He lives on Bosotto Kennel with his lovely owners Susanna and Pekka Hartikainen.

We had little snow at home when we left Skellefteå,


But when we came back, after mating Stumpan we had some more.

              

The only thing for us now to do is to keep our fingers crossed that Stumpans is pregnant. We´ll see.

/Ann-Britt

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