Successful breeding can't be measured, but some of our greatest achievements through the years are listed on this page.
Memories we treasure and are proud to share with each and every one of you!
Most important for us are the
dogs' well-being and the joy they bring into the families
they live in. At Vi'skaly's we breed healthy and joyful dogs
who are wonderful family members - but on top of this we
work hard to keep the breed's instincts and looks at their best. We work
closely with
top-producing breeders all around the world, all with the
same goals and ambitions - to strengthen the breed's
qualities.
Successful breeding can't be measured, but some
of our greatest achievements through the years are listed on
this page.
PYR OF THE YEAR - again and again and again...
(94-95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11)
Since Laudley Dolly Blue (one of our foundation bitches)
was top winner 1994, our home has been the home of the top winning Pyrs in Sweden.
"Donna" was top winner in 1994-95-96-97 and her son, Vi'skaly's
Fabian Sirius Do-Ca was top winner 1998. Year 1999
Vi'skaly's Carissma Satí gained the title, and since that year
she was top winning bitch every year until 2004. Fabian regained his
title year 2000 and stayed in pole position until year 2004. 2005
Vi'skaly's Amazing Alfa was top winner, only slightly
ahead of Vi'skaly's Eddie Asterion. Alfa was beaten by
the skin of a teeth by Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska year
2006, but in 2007 she was back in business and recaptured the throne,
pushing Spirit back to 2nd place. After years of wonderful achievements
by beautiful Vi'skaly's Jill Joy of Mountain was top
winner of 2008 (at the respectable age of nine years!) and Spirit was
once again pushed back to 2nd place. Top winner for 2009 was
Vi'skaly's Nordique Norton - slightly ahead of
Vi'skaly's A Fistful of Fun and Vi'skaly's African
Tunda on the males' side, and slightly ahead of
Vi'skaly's Cattle Kate Johnson on the bitches' side.
2010 Vi'skaly's Hippy Hippy Shake was barely a nose
length ahead of Vi'skaly's A Breeze of Alaska - to be
followed of many Vi'skaly's dogs in the top 10; Vi'skaly's A
Spoonful of Stardust, Vi'skaly's Nordique Norton, Vi'skaly's Be Bop a
Lula, Vi'skaly's African Tunda, Vi'skaly's Allington and Vi'skaly's A
Fistful of Fun.
CRUFTS
Crufts is often seen as the Mekka for dogs. Being
the greatest show of them all, Crufts attracts more than 20 000 dogs and
thousands of people every year.
To win at Crufts is something
special...even in a breed as the Pyrs, there's always an entry of more
than 100 dogs!
Year 2002 was the first time we
visited Crufts bringing a dog. Vi'skaly's Fabian Sirius Do-Ca certainly
didn't let us down and was chosen as Best of Breed as well as Group 4th!
Another dog fighting for our colours at this huge show, was Vi'skaly's
Amazing Alfa - who was Best Bitch year 2006. Two years after this, in
2008, it was time for Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska to try his
luck...after a long day the judge, Mr Joe Kirk, stated in his write-up;
No one would deny this dog his Best of Breed! And
nobody did. Mrs Zena Thorn-Andrews awarded him Group 4th of the day and
the long journey home went as smooth as anything! 2009 Vi'skaly's A
Breeze of Alaska joined the crew when she was awarded Best Opposite Sex.
Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
The success of Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska is one of the things
we are most proud of. He has, from the very beginning, been a hit in the
show ring. The judges love him and he's won more in Sweden that any
other Pyr has ever done. As breeders, owners and handlers of this warm
and loving dog, we couldn't be more proud!
(pictures above are taken in Long Beach, CA, in December 2007)
Spirit was TOP DOG no. 4 in Sweden 2007, and TOP DOG no. 5
in Sweden 2008. On top of the honour of winning these titles,
Spirit was the best Swedish-bred dog in Sweden 2007 and
therefore chosen to go to the Eukanuba World Challenge in
Long Beach, CA, USA. Around 40 countries were represented by
their Top Dog and our white bear was one of them!
It was a great honour to represent our country and we also
got the opportunity to participate in the breed competition
in the morning. After having put on a splendid show, Spirit
was chosen as Best Male as well as Best Bred By Exhibitor,
by breed specialist Mr Robert Brown! We were ever so pleased
and didn't really ask for more, but after once again making
us proud of his performance - Spirit was shortlisted in the
World Challenge and put forward together with some of the
absolutely stunning dogs that also were there representing
their countries.
THE WORLD DOG SHOW
Throught the years we've only ever been to two World Dog
Shows...but the results are none to be ashamed off!
WORLD WINNER 2008 - Vi'skaly's Amazing
Alfa
WORLD WINNER 2010 - Vi'skaly's A Spoonful of Stardust
World Veteran Winner 2010 and BIS-2 Veteran - Vi'skaly's Nordique Norton
World Veteran Winner 2010 - Vi'skaly's Jill Joy of Mountain
ALL BREED INTERNATIONAL BEST IN SHOWS FOR
VI'SKALY'S
Since the start of the kennel we've
had the joy of several BIS in specialties, but nothing compares to being the
best of the best in the rough competition on all breed international shows!
Stockholm International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
Malmö International 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
Copenhagen International - Copenhagen Winner - 2010 - Vi'skaly's Hippy Hippy
Shake
ALL BREED GROUP WINS FOR
VI'SKALY'S
We've gone from "in and out" and "just
show your breed" in the group finals to "go in there and get them!". Winning the
FCI group 2 is a great honour and is definitely worth mentioning! There are
loads and loads of great placements we're proud of - but here we plot down the
times we really pulled it off!
BIS 5 - Hässleholm National 2003 -
Vi'skaly's Carissma Satí
BIS 2 - Halmstad International 2003 - Vi'skaly's Carissma Satí
BIS 3 - Gothenburg International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
BIS 3 - Malmö International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
BIS 1 - Stockholm International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
BIS 3 - Västerås International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
Hässleholm International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
BIS 5 - Ronneby International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Amazing Alfa
BIS 5 - Nyköping National 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
BIS 2 - Sundsvall International 2007 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
BIS 2 - Gothenburg International 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of
Alaska
BIS 1 - Malmö International 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
Stockholm International 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
Borås National 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
BIS 4 - Köping International 2008 - Vi'skaly's Spirit of Alaska
Tvååker International 2009 - Vi'skaly's Nordique Norton
Växjö International 2009 - Vi'skaly's Nordique Norton
BIS 2 - Vänersborg National 2010 - Vi'skaly's Hippy Hippy Shake
BIS 1 - Copenhagen International 2010 - Vi'skaly's Hippy Hippy
Shake
Ronneby International 2011 - Vi'skaly's Stage Diver
To be continued...