21.02.08.

Caucasian Ovcharka, history in Norway:

2007

The breedclub for Caucasian Ovcharka in Norway held it's annual dogshow in august, and as many as 13 Caucasian Ovcharka's was shown.  Best of Breed was A-Varg and Best female was Tachetee Baroness. The full result from the show can be seen here.

For the first time in Norway Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl showed breeding class and stud dog class at a national show in Moss on july 29th.  Both classes was rewarded with Excellent and got the prize of honour.  Stud dog class was shown with A-Varg, and with his group he was also Best in Show stud dog class. Photos below: Best Stud dog A-Varg, and the his stud dog class.

Also in 2007 we have new champions.  A-Varg became Norwegian Champion for special judge Libuse Ubrova at international dogshow in may.

2006

During the year 2006 the breed Caucasian Ovcharka have been in Norway for 10 years, one of the highlights in 2006 is that Norwegian born and owned  Little Merlin's Grom Grom, Owner A. Stokman, Norway,  was second best female, and got the Cacib on the world winner show in Poland and became world winner, champion of Poland and Winner of Poland 2006.  Best of breed at the world winner show was a junior female from Russia KLEOPATRA Tverskaja Gemchugina, E. Potemkina, Rosja.  Kleopatra is from the same blod lines as three of our new imports to Norway - Nuch Such Vosha Aziza Echinus, Nuch Such Tamara Echinus and Zhulzhar Bugor Echinus.  Photo below is of Little Merlin's Grom Grom (The photo belongs to Cindy Andersen)

Also we got some new champions in 2006.  Little Merlin's Digitalis got the title Swedish Champion, his son Aico Nagazi got the title Norwegian Champion.  Vosha Aziza Echinus got the titles Norwegian and Swedish Champion and Tamara Echinus got the title Norwegian Champion.

The beginning in Norway:

The first Caucasian Ovcharka litter was born in october 1996, registered in 1997 by breeders  Line Merethe and Iipo Suomalainen.  11 puppies was born in this litter.   Below is photos of three CO's from the this very first litter in Norway.  From left:  Micha, Hugo and Laika.

 Litter number two was born in june 1998 at kennel Champ Bull and breeders   Lise Sombroen and Astor Johansen.   6 puppies was registered in this litter.   Best from the litter was  Int CH NordV03 NuCH SV-02-05 NV-99-01-03-04-05 Champ-Bull's Goliat.  Photo below (Photo belongs to Cindy Andersen):

Later more kennels and breeders have started up, and Little Merlin's kennel have registered 16 litters, Cindy Andersensen 2 litters  one in 2003 and one in 2007, and Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl 3 litters one in 2005, one in 2006 and one in 2007. 

Amount of registered Caucasian Ovcharka in Norway according to the Norwegian Kennel Klub:

Officially only 124 Caucasian Ovcharkas have been registered in Norway from 5 different breeders/kennels in total.  12 of these are imports.

Below you can see an overwiew over imported dogs and officially registered litters in Norway through all times:

The first two imports to Norway came as I mentioned earlier in the year 1996.  They came from Finland and was imported toghether. During their stay in the Charantene station the pair was mated and became the parents of the first litter of Caucasian Ovcharka born in Norway 16th of october 1996..   The male SF14423/94 Archibald and the female  FIN10296/95 Lessi was imported by  Line Merethe and  Iipo Suomalainen. 

From the first litter Micha was sold to Liise Sombroen and Astor Johansen, Kennel Champ-Bull.  Micha was in the show ring 12 times in Norway and 7 times she was BOB.  She got the titles  NuCH NordV-98 and NV-97.  Micha was mated with  "Maffe" SuCH Guanche De La Garita belonging to Elisabet Palmberg, Laxtjärn Kennel, Sweden.  The litter from Micha was born 25.06.1998.

In 1997 Little Merlin's Kennel imported one female froma kennel Mörkömaan, Finland.  The female S15732/97 Mörkômaan Enkeli did great in the show ring and during her  13 appearances in the show ring she was 9 times BOB and got the titles NuCH NV-98-00.  Enkeli was in august 1998 mated with NuCh FinuCh NordV98 Shabo Iz Svetlogo Doma. Her first litter was born 28.10.1998.  Enkeli's second litter was born in 2005, and information about this litter is further down under the import  Mavr Medvezhiy Ugol.

In 1999 yet another import came to Kennel Little Merlin.  The female ZB96/0301334 Goda Norval Vom Wodantal from breeder  Dirk Grossholz.  Goda was shown  6 times and the result was 2 x cac and  BOB/BOS.  Also Goda was mated with NuCh FinuCh NordV98 Shabo Iz Svetlogo Doma.

Another female LOSH818559  SuCH Vala was imported by  Little Merlin Kennel in 1999.  Vala are from breeder Janczarski Dariusz, Belgium.  This female is ear cropped and have not been shown in Norway, but she have some good results from Sweden.  Vala have 3 official litters here in Norway, see below for information. 

In 2001 there was no new imports, but 2 litters was registered.  One is mentioned over under import Vala.  The other litter is from Norwegian Born dogs.  The litter was born  27.11.2000 and was registered in 2001.

During the year 2002 no litters or imports where registered in Norway..

In 2003 3 litters was registerd.   For litter born  2.2.2002, see  over under import Vala.

In 2004 Little Merlin Kennel imported 1 male from Belarus and breeder  N. Yakimovich.  The male BCU328-001491 Mavr Medvezhiy Ugol is ear cropped so he has not been shown in Norway.  In january 2005 he sired one litter, see below.

In 2005 4 new imports arrived in Norway.  Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl imported PKRII-76077 Agasha born at breeder Tatiana Yagodkina, Russia.   Rauland-Sandstøyl also imported the female PKRII-81260NuCH SuCH Vosha Aziza Echinus and the male PKRII-81261 Zhulzhar Bugor Echinus. Cindy Andersen imported the female PKR.II-82894  SuCH NuCH Tamara Echinus.  In 2005 3 litters was bornl, one from Vala born 24.12.2004 see  under import Vala for more info, 1 litter from the import Mavr Medvezhiy Ugol born 02.01.2005, se over for mer info.  and 1 litter from  import Agasha, see below.

In 2006  Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl imported 1 female from Kennel Tachetee,  Finland.  FIN32101/06 Tachetee Dama is still a puppy and therefore have not yet any offical show results.   It was registered 1 litter in  2006, also this one from Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl.

Litter born  01.10.2005

In year 2006  Little Merlin Kennel imported 1 female puppy from Belgium..  Fabienne Du Vieilles Terres LOSH1002484.

In  2007 it has so far been registered 9 litters, 7 litters in  total 35  puppies by  Kennel Little Merlin, and 1 litter of 8 puppies to kennel Cevan (Cindy Andersen), and 1 litter of 6 puppies to Kennel Rauland-Sandstøyl..

NuCH SuCH NordV 02-06 NordUV 02 Little Merlin's Digitalis 

HD: C  / AA: D Eyes: NN

 HD: A / AA: D Eyes: NN

HD: A / AA: A  Eyes: RD Multifocal

HD: A  Elbow: A  Eyes: Free

HD: NN  Elbow: NN  Eyes: NN

HD: NN  Elbow: NN  Eyes: NN

Below is a list over litters born in Norway, but not yet officially registered in any kennel klub:

 Unfortunately there is a number of unregistered Caucasian Ovcharkas in Norway.   Many of these have been wrongfully sold as mixbreeds of some kind, usually varieties of  Leonberger / Bernerse Mountain Dog / Great Pyreenes / St.Bernhard / New Foundland dog  and so on.

It was born 1 litter at Little Merlin's Kennel in 2003, the litter is from  Champ Bull's Goliat and Little Merlin's Natasha.  The litter is not registered.  1 female puppy from this litter was shown in puppy show at KSS show in august 2003.

In spring/summer 2004 another two litters was born at Little Merlin's Kennel, none of these litters where registered. Litter 1 was from  Champ Bull's Goliat and Little Merlin's Natasha.  Litter 2 was from Little Merlin's Big Boss and Vala. 

With these last two unoffisial litters, Little Merlin's Natasha have at Little Merlin's Kennel given birth to 7 litters so far.