My name is Helena Jansson, I am from Sweden and have been breeding
Eurasiers since 2007 under the name Fridlyckans. Back home I have three
Eurasier girls, and in 2019 my puppy boy Love Bug Lux found his way to England
and is living with my friend James and his new brother Lumen. So what would be
nicer than combining a visit to Lux and Lumen with a trip to Crufts and meeting
some Eurasier friends and seeing some British Eurasiers showing? Isn’t it just
lovely with all the friends we have on Facebook and Instagram through our
beloved dogs and then to finally get a chance to meet them live?! It was just
amazing to arrive at Crufts and find the Eurasier ring and discover
friends all the way from Finland as well as local folk. Most impressive might
be Johanna and Anna who had travelled all the way from Tammerfors, Finland, to
enjoy Crufts to meet 2- and 4- legged friends.
It is always interesting as a breeder from another country to see the types of our breed abroad, as it seems most countries have slightly different types. And like in Germany, even dogs from different clubs differ slightly. We all have different tastes and prefer different types and since we have 3 different breeds going into the Eurasier, we sometimes see quite different types such as build, heights, heads, coat and temperament. It can be quite fun at shows back in Sweden to guess the breeder without looking at the names in the catalogue, and quite often we guess is right. I for one am known for (or infamous for depending on taste ;-) ) having a soft spot for reds or creams with a reverse mask and Samoyed smile.
At Crufts 2020, a little bit to my
disappointment, most Eurasiers originated from maybe 2-3 breeders. It would
have been fun to see Eurasiers from more kennels. So I can’t say we really got to see that much
of your beautiful Eurasiers that I know are out there, but hopefully there will
be more entered in 2021 from different breeders. This year, I must say, I felt
some of the Eurasiers were maybe a bit petite, both height-wise and type-wise. I am used to bigger and more powerfully build
dogs than some of the adult dogs shown today.
But I know there are a whole lot of very
nice Eurasiers in the UK, so once again I hope to see more of you guys in the ring
next year with your great-looking dogs that I see here on Facebook :-)
Finally the judging started. This year’s
judge was Mr Mark Cocozza. First out was a single male puppy, Kaydanmy Deluxe
Edition. A nice young boy for his age and he was of course Best Puppy.
4 males entered in the Junior class and a
very well deserving winner here was French male Phyre Des Origines de
Faid’drone.
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| Harriet with Luca |
Post Graduate dog had 4 entries and I could
have taken the winner Silmoralbion Llewellyn back home with me. A big bear with
a reverse mask and a ‘pawsome’ temperament. 2nd was lovely Albionspitz Rigel with
Harriet. Both males were so well shown and presented; both beautiful young
boys!
Open class was won by Albionspitz Blue
Moon. A very well balanced and well presented male. Good Citizen dog was won by Caromarda Just
One Look.
First out when it was time for the bitches were
the Veteran Ladies. No less than 5 very well presented Veteran bitches were shown.
The winner was Albionspitz Beloved, a lovely looking 9 year old bitch. And
Alphacanis Betsheba and Brigitte were placed 3rd! Lovely to see such a well
kept and good-looking almost 11 year old lady like Sheeba. And 5th was Cewpark
Creamy Chiffon or Mishka Boots as most of us know her. ‘Pawsome’ to see a
former rescue happy, safe and shining in the ring with her owner Leo.
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| Leo with Mishka Boots |
5 Postgraduate Bitches and class was won by
Silmoralbion Undomiel.
7 entries in Open class and the winner was
Caromarda Okey Dokey.
Good citizen dog 5 Bitches entered and the
winner was Albionspitz Tanzanite. 2nd place was awarded to our Alphacanis Betsheba
and Brigitte. And if there had been a prize for happiest tail, Sheeba would
have been the indisputable winner. Well done and happy tails Brigitte and
Sheeba!
Best of breed was Albionspitz Blue Moon and
Best bitch was Albionspitz Beloved. She was also best Veteran bitch and it's
quite an achievement for a 9 year old veteran to be best bitch at Crufts.
Congratulations to SEA members Harriet and
Luca, Leo and Mishka and Brigitte and Sheeba! Well shown and well done.
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| Brigitte with Sheeba |
I think the UK Eurasiers and this year’s
Crufts have nice temperaments. Sometimes we see some ‘sharp’ temperaments
especially in the male ring, so it was nice to see such well-behaved and well-presented
Eurasiers. One thing that really made me frown though was the stacking of dogs
from some handlers. Eurasiers are a free-standing breed and should never ever
be stacked! Let's hope this is just a passing thing and not something here to
stay from some handlers who don’t know how to properly show a Eurasier.
I enjoyed every minute of Crufts 2020. All
the ‘pawsome’ Eurasiers; the other classes and shows going on. Then a nice
cider with friends. And the shopping…. oh my, the shopping! I am glad I was
flying back with only a cabin bag, so I couldn’t shop much ;-) It was absolutely amazing to meet so many old
and new Eurasier friends. To each and everyone of you ‘thank you all so much’
for the lovely, warm welcome I received and I can’t wait to be back in 2021 to
see you all again. Hopefully I will meet even more of the beautiful SEA
Eurasiers out there. If you have the chance to show at Crufts next year do it.
It is a great experience to be there at that show. And who knows… maybe your
dog is the Best of Breed 2021!
Best wishes,
Helena
