27th October 2025 - Our youngest are slowly coming to the end of their puppyhood and the junior class is approaching. Since Mesa is not very fond of the exhibition environment, we have to train a lot. Not only working on the exhibition itself, but mainly on the art of concentrating, not being afraid of new situations and people.
Mesa, it seems, did not inherit her father Tengel's enthusiasm for dog shows, which is why her training is all the more intense. We visit the NellMati dog school in Havířov and under the guidance of Martina Macurová we are making incredible progress. We regularly try to participate in group dog show trainings led by Mrs. Regina Zouharová and Mrs. Lenka Poloková and we also try to support Mesa's self-confidence and courage by training with Adriana Poppelková - Dog School Heart of the Wolf. We are moving forward in small steps, but Mesa's determination to learn new things gives me hope that such an amazing creature as Mesa is will not be intimidated by the dog show world and will show everyone.
The attached photos and video are from the show training in the Koira hall in Dobratice, where, among other things, training takes place.
12th October 2025 - After a rainy week, it was unbelievable that on Sunday, the day the long-awaited meeting was scheduled for, it didn't rain and even the sun peeked out in places. We were able to meet on the dam of the Žermanice dam without raincoats and worries about getting wet. We met in good numbers and except for Kaya, the only one from the "B" litter, who unfortunately didn't arrive, all litters were represented on the walk.
So we set off for a walk around the dam, but after a few hundred meters we discovered that the path that winds around the water surface and banks was under reconstruction. After heavy rains, it was impassable in places, full of mud and huge puddles. In short, a completely ideal environment for a walk for us two-legged friends, but especially our beloved whippets. However, the four-legged friends, being teased, overcame the huge puddles with their own grace and dragged us two-legged friends to muddy islands that alternated with slag-strewn places on the already repaired path. We were not very successful in trying to escape from these pitfalls of the repaired path onto the grassy banks that line the beaches of the dam. As I wrote above, it had been raining for a week, so the lawn was almost in the same condition as the dug-up path.
But none of this deterred us. We arrived at the planned place for a joint photo shoot and took some nice group photos. Above the article is a joint photo of all the dogs present (not all the owners are there because they are not photogenic and do not want to spoil the photo for us) and below the article are photos of Berroonka and Valentina's offspring separately. There are also snapshots from the walk and the meeting in the parking lot.
Berroonka's offspring litters "D" and "F" Valentina's offspring litters "A", "C" and "E"
Darien, Daneen (Amálka), Cusco, Mesa, Berroo, Uluru (Blue) Odin (Easy), Lisboa, Berroo, Valentina, Thor, Denver (Deny)
... snapshots from the walk
We look forward to the next meeting.
28th September 2025 - The regional Hubert show in Kelč - Provodovice is always well organized, a small show in a very friendly spirit. I only entered our two youngsters for it as part of their training for their future show career. Both Cusco and Mesa didn't rush into the ring much, they could have done with a show in motion, but that stupid show table was a big disaster. It was their second show and they were probably more afraid of the ride than at the first. Well, we have to work on that a lot.
The Whippets were judged by Slovak judge Vlastislav Vojtek, an expert on the whippet breed and breeder (CHS Gandamak). He liked both youngsters, although he did not forgive himself for commenting on Cusco's height and awarded both of them a VN1 (very promising). In the mutual duel for advancement to the final competitions, Mesa won this time. Given that Zorka, who would have handled Cusco, was not with us, a situation arose during the mutual judging for advancement when Cusco's owner, my friend Honza, had to run into the round with Cusco himself and thus experienced his show debut, which was so fast and unexpected that he did not even have time to protest. It is a great pity that this situation was not immortalized in a photo or recording.
In the final ring for the best puppy of the entire show, an incredible number of puppies entered. Mesa and I just ran around the ring, unfortunately we were not selected into the final five of the best puppies. But even so, it was a huge experience for Mesa, there were a lot of dogs of different breeds around, the noise of music and comments in the microphone. She was afraid, not that she wasn't, but she stood bravely and watched what was happening around.
Regional Dog Show Hubertská Provodovice - Kelč
28.9.2025 - judge: Vlastislav Vojtek (SK) puppy class
CUSCO - VN1 & MESA - VN1 and advance to the final competitions
photo: Nikol Kopp
End of September 2025 - Gali is slowly saying goodbye to the junior class at 17 months old and he couldn't have done it better than by winning the title J-C.I.B (Junior International Champion), which he managed to complete at the joint National and International two-day show in Osjek, Croatia.
A nice show in beautiful sunny weather brought Galim, in addition to this title, the title BOJ and BOB at the National Show and 2 x BOJ and J-CACIB plus 1 x junior winner JBIG FCI X. With this, he also won the title HR JCH (Junior Champion of Croatia).
For one weekend, the results they achieved together with Zorka were incredible. I am very proud of them both!
photo: Alicja Broda (NDS Rybnik PL)
National Dog Show & Duo CACIB Osjek 2025 13.-14. 9. 2025
NDS, judge: Radovan Mazalica (BA), junior class EXC.1, junior winner, BOJ, BOB
IDS - judge: Bojan Čenić (BA), junior class EXC.1, junior winer, BOJ, J-CACIB, JBIG FCI X. and new J-C.I.B
IDS - judge: Jadranka Smojver-Selimovic (HR), junior class EXC1, junior winner, BOJ, J-CACIB and new HR JCH
photo: Hrvatski Kinološki Savez
The following weekend Galileo took advantage of the proximity of the National Dog Show in Rybnik, Poland, and won this time in the adult intermediate class, thus fulfilling another condition for the award of the Polish Adult Champion. To obtain it, he just needs to wait for the required six-month break and successfully participate in some other National Dog Shows in Poland.
National Dog Show Rybnik (PL) 20. 9. 2025
judge: Andrzej Jendrasiak (PL), intermediate class EXC.1 /2, CWC/CAC, Best Male, BOS
photo: Skinny Dog Blog
6th - 7th September 2025 - The very nice setting of the castle garden of Loučeň Castle hosted the annual two-day club show of Greyhound and Whippet Club this year. The excellently prepared and organized show was only supposed to be a test run of our two youngsters in circles and fun for Thor and Galileo, just so they wouldn't get out of practice. We didn't have the slightest hope of what kind of success we would eventually leave the show with. My heart as a breeder is happy and with a great deal of humility I dare say that my breeding has at least a little meaning.
Saturday morning started quite rainy and it looked like it would rain all day. Fortunately the weather cleared up, the sun came out around noon and shone throughout the show, including Sunday. Two absolutely amazing judges, breed specialists and breeders, Ms. Randi Juliussen from Norway (Villwhip kennel) and Mr. Thomas Münch from Germany (FlicFlac kennel) accepted the invitation to judge.
On Saturday, the first day of the show, the females were judged by Mr. Thomas Münch and the males by Mr. Randi Juliussen. The second day they took turns, which means that we have critiques from both judges, in which they did not spare praise. We had the most work with our youngsters, as it was their first time at such a big event and in the ring. Cusco was handled by Zorka, who had to struggle with him a bit, and I struggled no less with Mesa, who decided that everything she had learned at home about running in the ring and showing off would be forgotten and she would be incredibly afraid of everything and everyone. However, Thor and Gali performed like professionals and made us extremely happy. I have to say, especially Galileo. With Thor, you kind of expect it.
↓ Saturday's results ↓ ↓ Sunday results ↓
let's start with the youngest...
M E S A aka "February in Mesa Baya Nobles"
judge Thomas Münch, puppy class VP1 /6, Best Puppy female, judge Rendi Juliussen, puppy class VP2 /6 and beautiful critique
BOS Puppy, nomintion Best Movement and Head in breed
C U S C O aka "February in Cusco Baya NObles"
judge Randi Juliussen, puppy class VP2 /6 and beautiful critique judge Thomas Münch, puppy class VP1 /6, Best Puppy male
BOB Puppy, BIS Puppy, nomintion Best Movement and Head
G A L I aka "Galileo Baya Nobles Russian Fata Morgana"
judge Randi Juliussen, intermediate Exc.1 /7 CAC, beautiful critique judge Thomas Münch,intermediate Exc.4 /7, beautiful critique
T O R I aka "Eternal Thor Baya Nobles"
judge Randi Juliussen, champion class Exc.4 /14, beautiful critique judge Thomas Münch,honor class Exc.1 /4,
BOB, Best Honor in Show,
Best in Show, nomintion Best Movement and Head
What can I say in conclusion? As I wrote, we never dreamed that this show would bring another BOB (Best of Breed) for Thor. By the way, in his short show career in the Czech Republic, this is already the third one, each time from a Club Show. This means that Thor won BOB in each of the three Whippet clubs that are registered in the Czech Republic. And as the icing on the cake, he also won the "Best in Show" title on Sunday and our Galileo was certified and became the stud dog. To became a stud dog also came at the age of 3,5 our "Dayet Made My Day Baya Nobles" aka Dobby with his owners. I was very happy to see them.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone who kept their fingers crossed and cheered us on, the organizers for the beautiful exhibition and the sponsors for the many gifts. Last but not least, also for the photos by Cernohubova.com.
3rd to 11th August 2025 - Trip to the World Dog Show in Helsinki. Finland is a beautiful country, so the decision to participate in this year's major cynological event here was quick and very spontaneous. We're going and that's it!
Planning the trip was not difficult, reality does not offer us many options for how to get to Helsinki from the Czech Republic, unless you own a private jet. So all that remained was a car trip through Poland and the Baltic states. We covered a total of about 3,000 km, the trip took less than 48 hours there, with sleeping at night. The ferry ride from Tallinn to Helsinki took less than 3 hours. The return trip copied the trip there. We set off on Sunday and, given that we practically live on the border with Poland, we drove through Poland in one go with short breaks for Thor and the driver. The first accommodation was planned in the city of Kaunas in Lithuania. The next day we continued through the interior of Lithuania and Latvia to Riga, where we then followed the Baltic Sea coast to Estonia. We slept again in Tallinn and finally took the ferry to Helsinki on Tuesday morning.
Finland is a very "dogfriendly" country, just like the Czech Republic, with the only difference being that dog owners there are very responsible and take great care of their pets' welfare. Dogs are always kept on a leash here. They have fenced-in areas for running around on almost every corner, and you really can't step on dog excrement here. We have a lot to learn.
Photos - the journey there, the comfort in the car, small breaks on the coast and the ferry ride.
We arrived in Helsinki on Tuesday, August 5th around noon. There were two days left before the show carousel and stress, which were used for trips around the area, shopping and various meetings. Thori's daughter from the penultimate litter in Poland lives in Finland, so we couldn't miss meeting the owner Nina Hurti (kennel Rajattoman) and her amazing little female Verna (Herbatka We Dwoje Dyskusja Poland), who inherited an incredibly sweet expression from her father.
In addition to the World Dog Show, there was also the National Dog Show in Helsinki. Of course, we couldn't miss it, considering we had come such a long way.
The National Show was held on Friday 7th August 2025 and 108 Whippets were entered. The females were judged by Editha Newton (GB), the males were judged by breed specialist and breeder Susanne Oschinski (DE)(Whipcat kennel). Thor was entered into a well-filled open class with 11 other dogs. His second place is a great satisfaction for us, because for us he was simply the first (the class winner? he couldn't have been any other...) A beautiful judgment and CQ (quality certificate) are the most important for us.
Circut Shows Specialty at WDS Helsinky 2025
judge: Susanne Oschinski (DE)
open class: EXC. 2/ 12, CQ
Day 1 - photo National Exhibition
WORLD DOG SHOW Helsinky 2025
judge: Jarmo Vuorinen (FI)
open class: EXC.3 /13
Day 2 - photo World Exhibition
As I wrote above, the visit to Finland was not just about the exhibition, but mainly about seeing as much of Finland as possible. On our free days, we explored the surroundings of Helsinki, the adjacent islands and islets, between which there is a lively boat service. Thor surprisingly enjoyed this, because otherwise traveling is not a pleasant affair for him. He didn't mind the boat. There is a lot of greenery and forests everywhere, and in them, for example, houses and cable cars for squirrels, which are blessed everywhere. It was perfect that the weather was kind to us the whole time, in all the photos you can see beautiful sunny weather with pleasant temperatures.
On the way back home, already calm and relaxed after a successful show, we made several stops on the Baltic Sea coast and got our paws wet, even though Thor is not a big water lover.
SEE YOU on the next trip to the exhibitions!
CUSCO - February in Cusco BN, our Kusíček (after much thought after the cancelled reservation) finally remained a member of our family and lives happily with my friend Honza. They are a great couple. Cusco is intensively preparing for his show career, he will be shown by Zorka, with whom they will certainly make an amazing couple.
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ULURU - February in Uluru BN, Our silver wonder has settled perfectly in nearby Ostrava, where he lives with my friend and former veterinary classmate. He is an incredible street urchin who would love to eat anything he comes across.
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NASCA - February in Nasca BN, Our beautiful little girl is growing up beautifully alongside her whippet aunt from litter "E". They are best friends.
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MESA - February in Mesa BN, She stayed at home and quickly fit into the pack. From a puppy who didn't care about anything, she grew up to be a nice dragon, but only at home, because in a foreign environment she is a "sucker". Together with Cusco, she is training for a show career.
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KAILAS - February in Kailas BN, My darling Kailasek has become a member of the best dog family under the sun. He lives with his whippet uncle from the "F" litter, he is a mom and a big water lover.
27 th July 2025 - This year's Whippet Club show was anything but a rainy day in Bordovice. Mrs. Anna Kochan from Poland was the delegate judge for this show. The long-time judge awarded both of our boys with a nice opinion and placed them in the places of winners of their classes. For Tori it was just a symbolic warm-up before participating in the world show in Helsinki in a few days and Gali made us very happy with a nice performance and subsequent victory.
However, Zorka managed to cope with both boys without our presence and support.
Club Show Whippet Klubu - Bordovice 26.7.2025
judge: Anna Kochan (PL)
G A L i - intermediate class (his very first time) EXC. 1 /2, CAC and very nice critique
T O R i - champion class EXC. 1 /4, CAC and again his critique "par excellence"
photo: Petra Ryšková
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17th - 20th July, 2025 - A demanding show weekend in two countries. There were two international shows in Hungary and Poland, where we wanted to show the boys. Gali in his homeland in Hungary and THora in Poland, because on the second day of the shows there was a judge whose opinion mattered to us.
3 x CACIB Sárvár (HU) 17.-19.7.2025 every day in junior class
G A L i
1. day judge: Savvas Hadjisavvas (CY) EXC. 2 /3
2. day judge: Count Syilvia (HU) EXC. 3 /3
3. day judge: Ruth Wagner-Hornstein (LU) EXC. 2 /2
2 x CACIB Częstochowa (PL) 20.7.2025in champion class
T O R i
judge: Bob Wheeler (GB) EXC. 2 /5, res.CACIB and beautiful critique. It was a great shame that Thor didn't perform as well as he can because he was incredibly tired from traveling and the heat. Otherwise he would have won, the judge liked him a lot.
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4th -7th July 2025 - At the beginning of the holidays, a national and international dog show is traditionally held in Wisła (PL), which is "back home" so to speak, so we can't miss it. This time we took Gali and Lisbon. Gali participated in both, Lisbon only in the international show. Líza is one CAC away from fulfilling the conditions for becoming a Polish champion. We didn't go anywhere all last year because of her knee injury and constant limping. This took its toll in the form of not quite perfect show condition, but Lisbon incredibly, almost miraculously, lost the kilos she had gained due to lack of exercise and performed brilliantly. The judge was an Italian breed expert and incredibly strict, so I was actually pleased with Líza's result, because it could have turned out worse. In any case, we don't have a champion. But Gali was very pleased and won his class, while the others took home the "VD" (very good award). Two days before that he also participated in the national show under a Polish judge, where he finished second.
National and International Dog Show Wisła (PL) 4. - 7.7.2025
G A L i in junior class L i S B O A in open class
National Show., judge: Piort Król (PL) EXC. 2 /3 International Show, judge: Fausto Cavalieri (IT) EXC. 4 /4
International Show, judge: Fausto Cavalieri (IT) EXC. 1 /4, CAJC, J-CACIB
July 2025 - To make the boys versatile, Zorka decided to do a few coursing training sessions and then complete the license runs. Both boys enjoyed it immensely and it was clear that they enjoyed it. I am a coursing hater by nature and I really worry about the animals during such unnaturally controlled running. I have already seen a few really bad injuries and I would not want to experience it myself.
My girls Berro and Valentina have completed their license runs, but I have never entered them in competitions. If we do go coursing, it is just for the fun of training and especially without racing madness. After last year's knee problem, I prefer not to even let Lisbon on the track.
I'm attaching a few photos of both boys. You can see how passionate they are about the cause at that moment. They both look amazing running. Like any greyhound, anyway.
Thor is wearing a red blanket, and in the photos below, our tall Galileo is without a blanket.
photo: Trénink Hroznatín 29.6.2025
