3rd July 2026 - I really like this exhibition, mainly because it's literally over the hill. The show was held again in Poland in picturesque Wisła and as I wrote last time, these are shows that are just a stone's throw away for us. I only took Mesa to the show because Cusco met the conditions for being awarded the junior champion last time. He now has time off until the end of the holidays before he enters the intermediate class and I start collecting titles for the adult champion. But I digress. This show is all about my crazy brindle monkey Mesa.
The goal was clear, to try to win the junior class this time in competition with three young females. Anything extra would be just icing on the cake. And that icing on the cake was successful this time. Mesa won the best junior and best dog in breed for me and she would definitely succeed in the final competitions, because the Italian judge who judged the greyhounds really liked her. We have one more puppy at home from our last litter "G", whose owners will come for her in a few days, so I had to hurry home.
National Dog Show - Wisła
judge: Francesco Cochetti (IT) - 3.7.2026
M E S A - junior class, Exc.1 /3, Youth Winner, BOJ, BOB
6th June 2026 - We went to the National Dog Show in Poland. This time I took both youngsters and our goal was to get another title for Cusco and thus fulfill the conditions for being awarded the PL junior champion and also get the title for Mesa and start this champion with her. A specialist and long-time whippet breeder (CHS Synergy/PL), Mr. Tomasz Kuszyk, whose opinion and judgment are very important to me, was nominated as a judge for the show. I really like his assessment style, which is always professional and detailed.
I am very happy that the judge liked both youngsters, so much so that they both won their classes and shared the BOB and BOS titles. Cusco advanced to the final competitions as the best junior and best male in breed and eventually won the best junior of group X and then res.BIG of group X.
National Dog Show - Gniazdów
judge: Tomasz Kuszyk (PL) 6. 6. 2026
both in junior class
M E S A - Exc.1 /2, Youth Winner, BOS
C U S C O - Exc.1 /2, Youth Winner, BOJ, BOB, res. BIG X. - New Junior PL Champion
16th May 2026 - There are days that cannot be forgotten. Saturday, May 16th, at the English Racing Greyhound Breeders' Club Show will forever be one of them. 105 whippets and a few greyhounds were entered.
An exhibition that I will never miss because it has its own qualities. It is always in a wonderful location and staffed by judges whose opinions and ratings matter to me. This year was no different. The club was held in the grounds of the garden of the beautiful Liblice castle. We didn't miss the opportunity to stay at the castle as well, so we could also admire its interiors and also the kitchen at dinner and in the morning at breakfast.
The judges were two Norwegians, both long-time greyhound breeders and experts in the breed. Greyhounds - both sexes and whippets - males were judged by Mr. Espen Engh and whippets - females by Mr. Åge Gjetnes. The club show was held on Saturday. On Sunday, the Special Show of all greyhounds continued, where both judges switched judging. Since I have newborn puppies at home, I did not register for the Sunday show and immediately after breakfast we rushed home.
I don't really know where to start. Saturday was full of the greatest experiences that breeders and exhibitors can experience. This year I entered our youngest, Cusca and Mesa, at the show. Both in the youth class, and given that Zorka could not go this time, I had to show both cubs myself. It was quite challenging. I ran from one circle to another and tried not to show even a drop of nervousness, so that I could tell Cusco and especially the Mesa warrior to stay calm. Both classes were occupied by a large number of young dogs and bitches. Actually, I don't even know how it happened, suddenly I was standing on the crate in a circle with Cusco and Mesa. And after a while again and again and again until I found myself with the "Best in Show" cockade with Cusco by my side.
The aim of this show was not only to show both young members of the Baya Nobles team, but above all to evaluate them, which took place together with the show. Both were evaluated without any problems with the verdict "Breeding" with standard heights Cusco: 52 and Mesa: 47.5 cm.
Club Show with title "Club Winner"
16. 5. 2026 - Liblice Castle CZ
judge: Espen Engh (NOR) → C U S C O, junior class: Exc.1 /6, CAJC, BOJ, BOB, BIS junior, BIS, Junior Club Winner, Club Winner
Best Movement in Breed.
judge: Åge Gjetnes (NOR) → M E S A, junior class: Exc. 2 /12 - Mesa really made me very happy!
9th May 2026 - Cusco's second show and second win. Our youngster is unexpectedly fast approaching the junior champion title in Poland. We have the advantage of being close to the Polish border and having a large number of shows in Silesia, so why not use it. Cusco and Zorka made a trip to Lodz (PL) this time where an international show was held and the judge was a renowned whippet specialist and Polish breeder (CHS Paranoia) Mr. Tomasz Wolańczyk. I was very interested in his opinion on the young member of our boy's Baya Nobles team. I am even more pleased that he awarded him with the grade of Excellent 1, the title of Youth Winner and J-CACIB.
32. International Dog Show Lodz - Uniejów
judge: Tomasz Wolańczyk (PL)
C U S C O junior class, Exc. 1 /2, Youth Winner, J-CACIB
1st May 2026 - So the time has come for our youngest male member of the Baya Nobles team - Cusco to go to the show ring. Accompanied by Zorka and Gali, he took part in the National Hunting Dog Show in Jeleśna, just beyond our borders in Poland.
Both of our boys did well, with Galileo finishing as the Polish Adult Champion and Cusco as the Polish Junior Champion. In addition to our boys, Thor's children also showed up at the show, and they did not disappoint their successful father in the slightest. They won their classes and the junior "Psycha" - full name Psychedelic Dream Must Be Shadow - also won BOJ and in the final competitions BIS Junior II.
National Hunting Show Jeleśnia - Sopotnia Mała
1.5.2026 - judge: Wacławik Ryszard (PL)
C U S C O - Junior class, Exc. 1 /4, Youth Winner, BOS
G A L I - champion class, Exc. 1, CWC, Nový PLCH
27th April 2026 - It is the day when the spring puppies of the expected litter "G" with the nickname Gemstone were born. The birth started very quickly shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 26, but the first puppy - a boy - was born on Monday around 01:30. As is often the case, the first "pioneer" troubled Lisbon a little, but in the end she managed everything on her own with a little help from a fellow veterinarian and me. This was followed by a fairly rapid sequence of births of four more puppies, the last one was born around 4:30 in the morning.
We had 4 boys and one girl. All except one male, who is brindle after his father, in fawn color and with black pigment. Birth weights fluctuated from 300g to 350g, except for one male. He was born as the third with a very small birth weight of 200g. He was very weak and the next 24 hours decided that he would unfortunately not stay with us. He went over the rainbow to dog heaven. I am so sorry, I tried so hard and did everything to make him cope. This is the dark side of breeding, which is not talked about much, but unfortunately it is part of breeding.
We are all the more happy about the four remaining puppies, who are doing well and I hope that the new owners will have many wonderful years together.
↓ Here in the photo, all five of them together. The little boy with the orange ribbon went over the rainbow bridge.
10st - 12nd April 2026 - Our boy part of the Baya Nobles team went to Hungary for a long weekend, to the 3 x CACIB Dog Show in Hajdúdorog. The show is special, so it was possible to get HU CH in three days, which both boys managed to do. Thor competed in the champion class all three days and thus earned another title for his collection, namely "Grand CHampion of Hungary". Gali enriched his collection of titles with the adult HU CH by winning the intermediate class.
Friday 10.4. judge Szilvia Gróf (HU)
THOR - Exc. 1, Ch.CAC, CACIB, BOS
GALILEO - Exc. 1, CAC, res.CACIB = CACIB
Saturday 11.4. judge Hadzic Refet (BIH)
THOR - Exc. 1, Ch.CAC, CACIB, BOS
GALILEO - Exc. 1, CAC, res.CACIB = CACIB
Sunday 12.4. judge Péter Harsányi (HU)
THOR - Exc. 1, Ch.CAC, res.CACIB
GALILEO - Exc. 1, CAC, CACIB, BOS
Thor - BOS Gali - BOS Guba a Thor
21st March 2026 - It's been about a month and a half since the trainer who primarily works with Mesa and me on dog shows approached me and asked if we wanted to try agility with Mesa. It sounded like science fiction that Mesa, who is afraid of basically everything, and I, who am in such poor shape, should run an agility.
But never say never! After the first training we found out that this is exactly what Mesa needs. And I will adapt and work on my fitness. Our whippet girl is incredibly smart and perceptive, she immediately understood what was wanted of her, and so after less than two months we developed so much that the trainer entered us for agility competitions in the beginners section.
Four runs with minimal mistakes, two race runs without mistakes, all in a hall with lots of strange dogs and people (even men!!!). Very nice cooperation, concentration on work and professionalism brought us a beautiful second place.
I am so proud of my girl!!! → race record
20th March 2026 - Symbolically, on the first day of spring this year, we learned that real spring puppies will be born in our kennel after a long time.
Our brightest female Lisboa will be the mother of the litter for the first time. Her pedigree is a combination of important southern bloodlines and classic English blood. That is why I decided to choose a young, very promising Italian dog as the father of the litter, whose pedigree is a combination of successful and long-standing bloodlines in Italy, spiced with Nordic and English ancestors in the fourth and older generations.
More information in the "Puppies" tab.
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4th February 2026 - It seems like yesterday, only the weather was a little different. It was a warmer February than it is today and our beautiful "F" was born. They were given the characteristic nickname "February" and beautiful names. Two of them stayed at home and the other three have wonderful homes, for which I am incredibly grateful. Thank you very much to all the owners for the top-notch care and pampering. The little puppies in the picture above grew into beautiful whippets with everything that whippets should have.
Mesa a Cusco Kailas Nasca Uluru
