History of a breeder…
On 27.02. 2010, when we lost our first giant dog, Carlos the Leonberger, at the age of 7,5 years, it soon became clear to us that we could not live without a dog. On the internet, after a long research, we found the Landseer, we wanted a dog with a similar habit as Leo, but Carlos left such a deep mark in our life, that we didn’t want to choose this breed again. It soon became clear that there are not many Landseer breeders in Hungary in this time (there were 4 working kennels). After the first phone call, a nice breeder (very close to us) recommended us to the kennel in Miskloc, where there was a litter at that time, but not many puppies were free. At the end of March we went to the other half of Hungary to see the little ones, but we had already returned home with a dog in our lap, this „little” dumpling was Estike-Bérczy Baileys, who was born on 23.12.2009. He arrived in our family. He was born same time when Carlos collapsed while walking in front of our house…….. I believe there are no coincidences!
Baileys was true perpetual moving, fearless, with an excellent nervsystem, strong-boned, he was a wonder and perfect puppy, immediately took everyone off their feet at home and in our surroundings. We took him to show him to the breeder who recommended the kennel where Baileys was born. At her suggestion, we entred Baileys for his first show, where we got an amazing judgement from the judge… .this I think sealed our destiny and Baileys' as well. 1 and a half years later, also joined to our family Touch of the Moonlight Edmond, the two boys made eternal friendship from the first sight.
Over the years I have been so enchanted by the breed that I have realized for me the Landseer is the most beautiful and best dog in the world! Over time, after many, many shows, the successes gained in many countries — after discussions with breeders and the study of the breed, the offsprings of Baileys across Europe — who made many families happy, the families with whom we formed friendships, I realized that kind of that entered my life as a hobby and at the same time became my life….
I was so immersed in the breed that after a while, on a daily basis, in front of the internet, I spent several hours studying bloodlines and getting to know kennels. By now I can say that I know 90% of the European bloodline, I got to know the the breed and after a while I developed my own taste within the breed. What’s important to me in the breed besides health is the bones, movement, temperament, and the beautiful distinct black and white colors.
After 10,5 years with the breed, I made the decision to start “playing” with the idea of possibly cutting into its breeding as well, but I didn’t want to become a “dozen” breeders who are just starting to breed with current fashion dogs. It was a conscious decision, too, that Baileys became the father of 11 litters during 10 years. During all this time, I’ve become so familiar with Baileys line, what he inherits, what type of bitch his line works well with, there was no question, I’ll definitely breeding his line forward. At the age of 11,5 Baileys swims and hikes with us to this day in a form that belies youngs one.
With enough knowledge, dog experience, long and successful show years behind me, I decided that if I will be breeder, i would do it professionally, so I enrolled in the ring secretary training started by MEOESZ (National Association of Hungarian Breeders) in February 2020, from dog anatomy, MEOSZ and FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale - International Association of Cynology, including more than 400 dog breeds) regulations, I passed the written exam in Budapest. In the summer of this year, on a weekend, at two-day CACIB show (unfortunately the practical part was also made difficult by the COVID virus, because there were few shows) I also passed the practical exam (one day in Hungarian language, the other day in English language). Nowdays I act as a ring secretary where I can learn a lot about breeds from excellent international judges. Due to the COVID virus, I “attended” several dog online trainings too, where I could listen to a lot of useful lectures from veterinarians and breeders.
Unfortunately, we lost Edmond at the age of 9,5 on 31.08.2020, it was a big trauma for us and of course for Baileys too, they were loyal friends for many, many years, experiencing a lots of adventure together. I am grateful to fate for giving me such wonderful two children who have shown me how wonderful this breed is. I got a lot of thing from this amazing giant two hairy guy. We lived many miracles together. We transformed each other over the years. I owe them a lot.
Man’s Plans but God’s do another way, as I say, i believe it that there is a good reason that THE FEMALE has not arrived to us even, but I hope it will be happen soon! We are really looking forward to granddaughter of Baileys, who will be the founding female of our kennel and she will be member of our family finally. After a long research and studying the bloodlines, I choose a kennel where a little girl will come to us, I still enjoy the “other side” of dogging, I try to make Baileys ’retirement years as beautiful as possible. Until I would like to learn a lot from the judges on the shows.
I would like to thank my family for their support, our friends for always standing by us, encouraging us, cheering for us and of course i would like to thank to our enemies, malevolents for mocking too, because I have hardened by them! There was a time when I almost stopped all this, but that day when I was on the floor and looked into Baileys eyes, I looked this wonder dog....... I vowed that never, no one could stagger from my dreams and that I should bring onwards his bloodline away, fortunately some breeders think same within Europe and carry his bloodline onwards with me.
On 27.02. 2010, when we lost our first giant dog, Carlos the Leonberger, at the age of 7,5 years, it soon became clear to us that we could not live without a dog. On the internet, after a long research, we found the Landseer, we wanted a dog with a similar habit as Leo, but Carlos left such a deep mark in our life, that we didn’t want to choose this breed again. It soon became clear that there are not many Landseer breeders in Hungary in this time (there were 4 working kennels). After the first phone call, a nice breeder (very close to us) recommended us to the kennel in Miskloc, where there was a litter at that time, but not many puppies were free. At the end of March we went to the other half of Hungary to see the little ones, but we had already returned home with a dog in our lap, this „little” dumpling was Estike-Bérczy Baileys, who was born on 23.12.2009. He arrived in our family. He was born same time when Carlos collapsed while walking in front of our house…….. I believe there are no coincidences!
Baileys was true perpetual moving, fearless, with an excellent nervsystem, strong-boned, he was a wonder and perfect puppy, immediately took everyone off their feet at home and in our surroundings. We took him to show him to the breeder who recommended the kennel where Baileys was born. At her suggestion, we entred Baileys for his first show, where we got an amazing judgement from the judge… .this I think sealed our destiny and Baileys' as well. 1 and a half years later, also joined to our family Touch of the Moonlight Edmond, the two boys made eternal friendship from the first sight.
Over the years I have been so enchanted by the breed that I have realized for me the Landseer is the most beautiful and best dog in the world! Over time, after many, many shows, the successes gained in many countries — after discussions with breeders and the study of the breed, the offsprings of Baileys across Europe — who made many families happy, the families with whom we formed friendships, I realized that kind of that entered my life as a hobby and at the same time became my life….
I was so immersed in the breed that after a while, on a daily basis, in front of the internet, I spent several hours studying bloodlines and getting to know kennels. By now I can say that I know 90% of the European bloodline, I got to know the the breed and after a while I developed my own taste within the breed. What’s important to me in the breed besides health is the bones, movement, temperament, and the beautiful distinct black and white colors.
After 10,5 years with the breed, I made the decision to start “playing” with the idea of possibly cutting into its breeding as well, but I didn’t want to become a “dozen” breeders who are just starting to breed with current fashion dogs. It was a conscious decision, too, that Baileys became the father of 11 litters during 10 years. During all this time, I’ve become so familiar with Baileys line, what he inherits, what type of bitch his line works well with, there was no question, I’ll definitely breeding his line forward. At the age of 11,5 Baileys swims and hikes with us to this day in a form that belies youngs one.
With enough knowledge, dog experience, long and successful show years behind me, I decided that if I will be breeder, i would do it professionally, so I enrolled in the ring secretary training started by MEOESZ (National Association of Hungarian Breeders) in February 2020, from dog anatomy, MEOSZ and FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale - International Association of Cynology, including more than 400 dog breeds) regulations, I passed the written exam in Budapest. In the summer of this year, on a weekend, at two-day CACIB show (unfortunately the practical part was also made difficult by the COVID virus, because there were few shows) I also passed the practical exam (one day in Hungarian language, the other day in English language). Nowdays I act as a ring secretary where I can learn a lot about breeds from excellent international judges. Due to the COVID virus, I “attended” several dog online trainings too, where I could listen to a lot of useful lectures from veterinarians and breeders.
Unfortunately, we lost Edmond at the age of 9,5 on 31.08.2020, it was a big trauma for us and of course for Baileys too, they were loyal friends for many, many years, experiencing a lots of adventure together. I am grateful to fate for giving me such wonderful two children who have shown me how wonderful this breed is. I got a lot of thing from this amazing giant two hairy guy. We lived many miracles together. We transformed each other over the years. I owe them a lot.
Man’s Plans but God’s do another way, as I say, i believe it that there is a good reason that THE FEMALE has not arrived to us even, but I hope it will be happen soon! We are really looking forward to granddaughter of Baileys, who will be the founding female of our kennel and she will be member of our family finally. After a long research and studying the bloodlines, I choose a kennel where a little girl will come to us, I still enjoy the “other side” of dogging, I try to make Baileys ’retirement years as beautiful as possible. Until I would like to learn a lot from the judges on the shows.
I would like to thank my family for their support, our friends for always standing by us, encouraging us, cheering for us and of course i would like to thank to our enemies, malevolents for mocking too, because I have hardened by them! There was a time when I almost stopped all this, but that day when I was on the floor and looked into Baileys eyes, I looked this wonder dog....... I vowed that never, no one could stagger from my dreams and that I should bring onwards his bloodline away, fortunately some breeders think same within Europe and carry his bloodline onwards with me.
JULY OF 2021
Egy tenyésztő története…
2010.02.27.-én, mikor az első óriás testű kutyánkat Carlost, a Leonbergit 7,5 évesen elveszítettük, nagyon hamar kiderült számunkra, hogy nem tudunk kutya nélkül élni. Az interneten, hosszas keresgélés után találtunk rá a Landseerre, hasonló habitusú kutyát szerettünk volna, mint a Leo, de Carlos annyira mély nyomot hagyott bennünk, hogy ezt a fajtát nem szerettük volna ismét választani. Hamar fény derült arra, hogy Magyarországon nem sok Landseer tenyészet van, akkor 4 működő kennel volt. Az első telefonhívás után egy kedves (hozzánk nagyon közel élő) tenyésztő írányított át minket a miskolci kennelhez, ahol éppen akkor volt alom, de már nem sok kölyök volt szabad. Március végén elindultunk az ország másik felébe megnézni a kicsiket, de már kutyussal az ölünkben tértünk haza. Megérkezett családunkba Estike-Bérczy Baileys, aki 2009.12.23.-án született, pont mikor Carlos a házunk előtt séta közben összeesett……..hiszem, hogy véletlenek nincsenek!
Baileys, egy igazi örökmozgó, félelmet nem ismerő, kitűnő idegrendszerrel rendelkező, erős csontozatú csoda kis szőrgombócként mindenkit azonnal levett a lábáról itthon és a környezetünkben is. Elvittük megmutatni őt a tenyésztőhöz, aki ajánlotta a tenyészetet, ahol Baileys született. Az ő javaslatára neveztük be Baileyst az első kiállításra, ahol a bíró nő el volt ájulva tőle….ez azt hiszem megpecsételte a sorsunkat és Baileysét is. Később, 1,5 fél év múlva csatlakozott hozzánk Touch of the Moonlight Edmond is, a két fiú az első pillanattól fogva örök barátságot kötött egymással.
Az évek során annyira elvarázsolt a fajta, hogy rájöttem, számomra a Landseer a legszebb és a legjobb kutya a világon! Az idő múltával, a sok-sok kiállítás alkalmával, a rengeteg országban megszerzett sikerek- a tenyésztőkkel való eszmecserék után valamint a fajta tanulmányozása során, európa szerte Baileys utódai, akik megannyi családot tettek boldoggá-, a családok akikkel barátságok alakultak ki, rádöbbentem, hogy a fajta ami hobbyként lépett be az életembe egyúttal az életemmé is vált….
Annyira belemélyültem a fajtába, hogy egy idő után, napi szinten, az internet előtt több órát töltöttem el a vérvonalak hosszas tanulmányozásával, kennelek megismerésével. Mára már elmondhatom, hogy az európai állomány 90%-át ismerem, megismertem a fajta "színe-javát" és egy idő után kialakult a saját ízlésem is a fajtán belül. Ami fontos számomra a fajtában az egészségen kívül, az a csontozat, a mozgás, a habitus és a gyönyörű elkülönült fekete-fehér színek.
A fajtával eltöltött 10,5 év után hoztam meg azt a döntést, hogy elkezdjek a gondolattal „játszani”, hogy esetleg bele vágjak a tenyésztésébe is, de nem szerettem volna „tucat” tenyésztővé válni, akik éppen az aktuális "divat kutyákkal/vérvonallal" kezdenek bele a tenyésztésbe. Tudatos döntés volt, az is, hogy Baileys 10 év alatt 11 alom apukája lett. Ennyi idő alatt annyira megismertem Baileys vonalát, mit örökít, milyen típusú szukával működik jól a vonala, hogy nem volt kérdés, mindenképpen az ő vonalát viszem tovább. Baileys 11,5 évesen fiatalokat meghazudtoló formában a mai napig úszik és kirándul velünk.
Kellő fajta ismerettel, kutyás tapasztalattal, hosszú és sikeres kiállítási évekkel a hátam mögött úgy döntöttem, hogy ha tenyésztés, akkor csináljuk professzionális módom, így beiratkoztam a MEOESZ (Magyar Ebtenyésztők Országos Egyesületeinek Szövetsége) által indított ringtitkári képzésre. 2020 februárjában, kutya anatómiából, a MEOESZ és FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale - Nemzetközi Kinológiai Szövetség, több mint 400 kutyafajtát tart számon) szabályzatokból, fajták felismeréséből sikeres írásbeli vizsgát szereztem Budapesten. Ez év nyarán, egy hétvégén, kettő napos CACIB kiállításon (sajnos a gyakorlati részt a COVID vírus is megnehezítette, hiszen alig volt kiállítás) a gyakorlati vizsgát is sikeresen letettem (az egyik nap magyar nyelven, a másik nap angol nyelven). Azóta is aktívan tevékenykedem ringtitkárként, ahol kiváló nemzetközi bíróktól rengeteget tanulhatok a fajtákról. Az elmúlt egy évben a COVID vírus miatt több kutyás online képzésen is „részt vettem”, ahol állatorvosoktól, tenyésztőktől hallgathattam meg, nagyon sok hasznos előadást.
Sajnos, közben Edmondot 9,5 évesen 2020. 08. 31.-én elveszítettük, ez nemcsak minket, de Baileyst is megviselte, hiszen sok-sok éven át hűséges barátok voltak, együtt éltek át meganyi kalandot, élményt. Hálás vagyok a sorsnak, hogy ilyen csodálatos két gyereket adott nekem, akik megmutatták milyen varázslatos ez a fajta. Rengeteg mindent kaptam ettől a két csodálatos óriás, szőrős fickótól. Megannyi csodát élhettünk át együtt. Csiszoltuk egymást az évek során. Nagyon sokat köszönhetek nekik.
Ember tervez…..Isten végez, mint szokták mondai, valószínű okkal történt, hogy eddig nem érkezett meg hozzánk A SZUKA, de reményeim szerint hamarosan ez is meg fog történni! Nagyon várjuk már, hogy Baileys unokája, aki a kennelünk alapító szukája lesz családunk tagja legyen végre. Hosszas kutatás és a vérvonalak tanulmányozása után esett a választásom arra a kennelre, ahonnan érkezik hozzánk majd egy kicsi lány, addig is élvezem a kutyázás „másik oldalát”, igyekszem Baileys nyugdíjas éveit a lehető legszebbé varázsolni és közben szivacsként szívom magamba a tudást, amit a bíró kollégáktól tanulhatok.
Szeretném megköszönni a családomnak a támogatást, a barátainknak, hogy mindig mellettünk álltak, bíztattak, szurkoltak nekünk és természetesen a rosszakaróinknak az áskálódást, hiszen általuk még erősebb lettem, kitartó maradtam, megedződtem! Volt olyan időszak, amikor majdnem abba hagytam a kutyázást, de azon a napon mikor padlón voltam, belenéztem Baileys szemébe, ránéztem erre a csoda kutyára, és rájöttem, soha senki sem tántoríthat el az álmaimtól. Megfogadtam, hogy a vérvonalát "ha törik, ha szakad" tovább viszem, szerencsére jó pár tenyészet Európán belül is ugyanígy gondolkozik, így vérvonala tovább élhet megannyi csodás kutyában. Hálás vagyok érte!
2021 JÚLIUS