What can make a breeder happy? Receiving new pictures of his puppies growing and developng nicely, of course ! We got today new pictures of Tarash (Shujaa Rafiki Altair) living in Slovenia, 15 months old now. Isn’t he an awesome young ridgeback?

Last weekend we entered the 4 day international show in Zadar, with approx. 20 RR entered every day, and we had some nice results with our dogs.

day 1, judge Frank Kane (GB)
Berry Neomele in a strong and excellent ch class (according to the judge the best class of the show today) exc. 2 RCAC (a bit lazy on the move…)
Shujaa Rafiki Alioth Adhara “Lana” (Berry x Dakota) junior class, exc.1 JCAC, best junior female candidate for junior champion of Croatia

day 2. judge Mijo Fury (HR)
Berry Neomele ch class exc.3
Shujaa Rafiki Alioth Adhara “Lana” (Berry x Dakota) junior class exc.1. JCAC best junior female and junior best of breed !!!

day 3. Judge Dorotha Witkowska (PL)

Dakota Cubo Moka ch class exc 2 RCAC,

Shujaa Rafiki Alioth Adhara “Lana” junior class, exc 2

day 4. Judge Marijan Cizmezija (HR)
Dakota Cubo Moka ch class exc.1 CAC, rCACIB, and a wagging tail all the time in the ring

Shujaa Rafiki Alioth Adhara “Lana” junior class, excellent no placement (she wanted to play with the judge, but had no intention to show the bite….)

We are very happy and proud of our doggy famly ! Congratulations to all the winners !

Lana and her sister Zuri had a lot of fun on the beach today…

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Shujaa Rafiki Azha Atrejus (Astro litter Berry x Dakota) got his  x-ray results, and we are very happy to share with you that he is perfectly healthy  !!!

How happy and proud can we be today??

Our Astro boy SHUJAA RAFIKI ALPHARD, got today his 3rd. and 4rth. JUNIOR CHAMPION TITLE, BEING ALSO BEST JUNIOR of the breed. He is now LITHUANIAN JUNIOR CHAMPION and JUNIOR CHAMPION of BALTIC STATES, being already latvian and estonian junior champion he is now MULTI junior champion !!! WELL DESERVED, he is a dream boy !!

But this is not all !!! We also got wonderfuls news from Austria: Berry’s son MILELE YAKO ASHIMA DIEGO, (Berry x Bushira) is awarded best junior showdog male from the austrian kennel club 2014 !!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY !!!

SHUJAA RAFIKI ALPHARD “Alph”

MILELE YAKO ASHIMA DIEGO (Berry x Bushira)

BEST JUNIOR SHOW DOG MALE of the AUSTRIAN KENNEL CLUB 2014.

Today, at the international dog show IMOLA (I) under judge Adinolfi, SHUJAA RAFIKI AZHA ATREJUS aka “Shout” was exc. 1 best junior and BEST MALE, and…. NEW YOUNG ITALIAN CHAMPION !!!!! This is Shout’s second title, we are so PROUD odf him and his owners !!! Congratulations !!!

We have a very intence and nice week behind us.

First Vibeke told me her Zari was ready to mate with Berry, so she came from Danemark to meet us . We had wonderful sunny weather, Berry and Zari loved each other at first sight, they mated and we are now waiting for some good news…

Meeting Vibeke was very nice, she had her first ridgeback back in 1973, and she breeds since 1978, we had many wonderful conversations about the breed now and then in the old days, she is an amazing woman, and I think I have a new friend.

On saturday and Sunday it was show time for one of our Astro boy, and guess what?? He won both days !

Shujaa Rafiki Azha Atrejus aka “Shout” was exc. 1 and best junior on the IDS Parma (I) on saturday, and got the crufts qualifications 2016 on sunday, winning the junior class with excellent on the IDS Reggio Emilia !!!!! How proud can we be????

Today is another special day, our lovely Berry has birthday, this amazing boy is 5 years old now, and we cannot imagine our life without him…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE !!!

S R. AZHA ATREJUS aka Shout, exc. 1 best junior, crufts qualification 2016

Vibeke Poulsen (kennel Bitte-Nus from Denmark) with Zari and Berry

Today Shujaa Rafiki Allstar Aurora made her debut in junior class at the IDS in Graz (Austria) under judge M.Zidar (SLO) she got excellent 2.place  in a class of 4 junior bitches. Allthough she did not excercise so much for the show ring, she behaved perfectly and was very confortable with all the ring procedure all the time ! We are incredibly happy and proud of this lovely girl and of her owners Nina and Robert. Congratulations !