News 2007

* On December 28 Tyra had a litter of six puppies (3+3). The whelping went well and mum and babies are doing great. Breeder is Mr Johnny Davies in the UK and any inquiries about the litter should be sent to him.


* 16/12 Stockholm Int Winter Show, Nordic Winner Show. Lots of Enigmas shown this weekend - thanks to all our puppy buyers for coming to the show and thanks to everyone that helped out with handling!

Inez and her littermates made their official debute this weekend only passing nine months of age with a few days. Inez won the junior class with champion quality and thereby also the Nordic Junior Winner title (NordJV-07)! Later in the day Spike won third best male and the CC and Tage was fifth best male. Our bitches did well three of them placing in the top five! Vega was BOS with the Nordic Winner title (NordV-07), Enya coming in as second best bitch (although winner of the large champion class!!) and Saga fifth best bitch. Primus and Zäta were also awarded champion quality.

Enigma had BOB breeders group with a wonderful critique by judge Keke Khan from the USA, "Exceptional! Never in the world have I seen prettier Pharaohs. It might be a while I see prettier ones, it might be never. Congratulations!". Vega's progeny group with Spike, Vilda, Meia and Inez was BOB and made the last cut in BIS. The critique on this group was not bad either! "They look like peas in a pod! Lovely breed type. They obviously like to show. Beautifully fronted and headed dogs. Moves similarly. Congratulations!"


In basenjis Viggo was third in a large junior class with prize of honour. Harley was second best male with CC so the one that really did well for us today was Russin who won BOS with CC from junior class winning both the Nordic Winner title and the Nordic Junior Winner title!

Viggo, Pajaz, Russin and Harley also participated in dad Viking's progeny group who won BOB and in my opinion looked super!


* 16/12 Lithuania Int. KC show. Keanu made his offical debute this weekend and on Sunday he went BOB and BOB junior with junior CC!

* 9/12 Today Zäta passed the apititude test in field tracking and she did it with flying colours! Maximum points and prize of honour! She is now the third Pharaoh Hound in Sweden to have passed the aptitude test and the second from our breeding, as Morgan was the first. Zäta is on the other hand the first Pharaoh Hound to have achived a prize of honour. Congrats to Anna and Zäta!

* 24/11 Hamar Int KC show, Norwegian Winner Show. We had two of our own dogs entered. Vega and Harley both brought home new titles! Vega was BOS with the title NV-07 and Harley was BOB with CC, CACIB and of course also NV-07. He ended up as Group-3 and for the first time I can say that he REALLY behaved well! Primus was also enterd to this show and he was third best male with R-CACIB! Primus really gives a meaning to the words happy and lively ;)


* Ireland. Slaine is currently among the 15 top winning dogs in Ireland!

* 3/11 Växjö Int KC show. Inez made us proud today winning BOB puppy and later in the afternoon finals going all the way to BIS-1 puppy! Vega was second best bitch. Viggo also did great this day. This show was his first one in junior class and he went third best male with his first CC! Litter sister Russin got champion quality and was placed as fourth of the many entered bitches. Harley got his worst placement ever, going fifth best male...


* 20/10 Seinäjoki, Finland Int. Kendra was BOB puppy.

* 19/10 Morgan passed the aptitude test in field tracking with maximum points - as the first Pharaoh Hound in Sweden! Well done Lill and Morgan!

* 14/10 Swedish Sighthound Club show, Enköping. Holly was BOB puppy and went all the way to BIS-1 puppy! Congratulations to owner and handler Sussie Bergström! Enya was third best bitch and Saga was fourth. Spike got prize of honour.


* 6-7/10 Sundsvall Int. KC show. Harley went BOB with CC and CACIB and Group-4 and halfsister Russin went BOS with CC her first time in junior class! Their grandmom Multi Ch. Faraoland Lucia Out Of Africa went BIS-1 veteran. In Pharaohs Vega was BOS and Bruce second best male.

On Sunday we attended the specialty for Spitz' and primitive breeds. Harley was once again BOB with his 22nd CC and later also BIS-1 youngster and BIS-2 adult!


At the national show in Rybnik, Poland, Nairos was BOB and Group 4.

* 30/9 Lure Coursing trial southern district. Morgan went BOB with CC for the second time in one week! He was closely followed by Nahla in second place and Zäta coming in third. If we have been informed correctly this means Zäta is top lure coursing Pharaoh Hound 2007!

* 23/9 Nat KC show Monza, Italy. Kaleb went BOB under Mrs Marisa Brivio-Chellini, who also had appreciated Kaleb as a puppy. In the finals Kaleb won the group and finished as BIS-3 under judge Mr Yerusalimski. Congrats to owner and handler Fransesca! We are so happy to hear "our puppies" are doing so well everywhere!


* 23/9 Lure Coursing trial in Simlångsdalen. Congrats to Morgan who won BOB and his first LC CC in the field this day. Also Zäta and Nahla did very well with a second and fourth place.

* 23/9 International KC show Finland. We travelled to Åland with Harley, Enya, Bruce and Saga. Harley went BOB with CC and CACIB and ended the day as Group-4. Bruce was second best male with R-CACIB and and Enya was BOS with CC and CACIB making her a Finnish and Nordic champion! Enya has now gained her three nordic championtitles on her first try!


* 16/9 We got the super news that Nairos won Best In Show at the national show in Chorzow, Poland. Breed and group was judged by Eli Marie Klepp and BIS by Lioudmila Tchistiakowa. Congratulations Radana and Alexandra! We are so proud of you!


* 16/9 I don't normally update with unofficial results but today Pajaz was BIS-1 at a big puppy show with Inez right behind him as second in the group!

* 1-2/9 On Saturday we attended a Sighthound Club show in beautiful Högbo Bruk. Inez was BOB baby and in the finals BIS-4 baby. Vega was second best bitch, again handled by Madelene who is starting to refresh old skills ;)


On Sunday it was an international KC show at the same place. Harley was BOB with CC and CACIB and he also made the last cut in the group. Bruce was second best male with R-CACIB.


* 26/8 Almare-Stäket, Stockholm KC show. In the Pharaoh ring there were two Enigma. Vega was BOS and Spike was second best male with CC! In the basenji ring Viggo was BOB puppy against litter sister Russin who went BOS. Viggo later went all the way to win BIS-1 puppy over 50+ breeds. Harley was second best male with CC and Paris was fourth best bitch.


* 18-19/8 Norrköping and Nyköping KC shows. Spike was fourth best male in Norrköping. Vega was second best bitch. Viggo was second in a big class of male puppies only shown the first day. Harley was only shown in Nyköping and was third best male.

* 17/8 At the Welsh KC in the UK Slaine was BOB and Michael, despite his name, came in second with RCC. We are so proud of our UK boys!

* 11-12/8 Lots of shows this weekend! In Askersund Viggo was BOB puppy out of nine basenji puppies handled by owner Lotta, although I (Sofie) had the honour to show him the finals and he ended up as BIS-3 puppy! Harley was BOB, with his 16th CC, and later also Group-4!


Right after the group I continued my journey to Oslo for Sunday's show. Harley was again BOB with CC and CACIB and he was also in the last cut in the group. Spike was also entered in Oslo and he went second best male with CC! With these wins Harley and Spike are both Crufts qualified for 2008.


Zäta was at the international show in Ronneby and won BOB with CACIB!


* 4-5/8 In Australia Isak won 2 x BOB, a Group-3 and Best Junior in Group!


In Sweden we attended two different shows at the same showgrounds at the same time! A sighthound show where Vega was BOS and Mellon second best male. Inez and Solo was also entered and this time Inez was BOB and Solo BOS. Inez also went all the way to win Best Baby In Show!


At the KC show Harley was second best male. Russin on the other hand was BOB puppy and finally also Best Puppy In Show!


We have also got the great news that Slaine is still going strong in Irealand! He is currently third in the Group for show dog of the year and getting placements in the group almost every time.

* 28-30/7 On Saturday it was Europe's largest Sighthound show at Mariefred. Over 40 Pharaohs entered and Vega was BOS and Saga fifth with CK in a large champion class. Three babies from Vega's second litter, four months old, made their debut. Solo was BOB and BIS-R Baby, Inez BOS and Holly second with prize of honour.


On Sunday's Pharaoh Hound specialty Inez was BIS puppy winning over both babies and older puppies and Holly was second again with prize of honour. Vega was second best bitch also invited by the judge to compete for best head & expression and best movement. Zäta was fourth in a very large competitive champion class. Spike was BOS junior.

At the same time at Ransäter KC show Viggo was BOB puppy.

On Monday it was time for the lure coursing trial! 8 Pharaohs and 16 basenjis competing. Enya won BOB again with her second CC and this was her second trial ever! Nahla came in second with her third CC making her a Lure Coursing champion thus a dual champion! Zäta was fourth and Saga sixth. In our second breed we had Paris entered and she was leading after the first run and kept her lead through the second run and won BOB. This would have made her a lure coursing champion if basenjis could compete for this title in Sweden...


* 22/7 Int KC show Lovudden. Today we had only basenjis entered and they all did really well! Six puppies entered and Russin went BOB puppy! She also made the cut in the huge BIS-puppy final. Harley and Paris went BOB and BOS, Harley with CC and both of them with CACIB! Harley's grandma Lucia was second best bitch and BIS-5 Veteran. In the afternoon Harley won the group which I am extreamly happy about as, as usual, Harley put up his little show which consists of Harley jumping and running as fast as possible instead of trotting...


* 13-15/7 On Friday and Saturday we went south for shows in Tvååker. Harley was second best male with CC both days and Viggo was second best male puppy with prize of honour on Saturday. Vega was only shown on Friday and was second best bitch. Enya was third best bitch on Friday and second on Saturday. Saga was fourth best bitch on Friday and third on Saturday...

On Sunday I went north to the lure coursing trial in Söderhamn. Enya entered her first trial ever and won BOB with CC. Paris was placed third.

* 7-8/7 Skara, National basenji specialty. On Saturday around 70 adult basenjis competed and Harley went second best male with CC. He also won best black & white and BIS youngster! On Sunday it was the puppies turn to go into the ring. 35 puppies were judged in pouring rain and Viggo was BOS puppy!


* 8/7 At the Pharaoh Hound specialty in Finland Keanu was placed fourth with prize of honour in a large puppy class.

* 4/7 Oxie. Anna and Nahla competed in obedience again and got 155 point and a second prize. Well done!

* 30/6-1/7 Kaleb was on tour and on Saturday he was BOB and Group 4 at an international show in Holland and on Sunday he was BOB and in the final cut at a Sighthound show in Luxemburg.

* 30/6-1/7 At the KC show in Visby we were represented by one puppy, namely Russin. She did very well and won BIS-1 puppy, owner handled, at her first KC show! We hope to get photos soon!

In Borås on Saturday at the International KC show Viggo was second of four male puppies. Vega was second best bitch and Harley BOB, CC, CACIB and Group-2! I also handled Harley's grandma Faraoland Lucia Out Of Africa to BIS-1 veteran!


On Sunday at the SSUK-specialty Viggo was BIS-1 puppy, also he owner handled!

* 30/6 At the Lure Coursing trial in Boxholm Zäta was second and Nahla third with CC! Only three dogs out of seven got the CC-qualifying points this day!

* 24/7 Brno KC show, Our multi titled Nairos was BOB in quite tough competition!


* 23/6 Int KC show, Trondheim. Bruce and Kim made the trip to Norway and were rewarded with BOB, CC and CACIB making Bruce a Norwegian champion!

* 16-17/6 We went to two shows this weekend. On saturday we went to Avesta national KC show. Harley was first out and won BOS and his tenth Swedsih CC. Vega came out of maternity leave and was third best bitch. Saga was fourth.
On Sunday we went to the Specialty in Tånga Hed with Vega. She won the champion class but ended up as third best bitch again this day.


Also we got the news that Slaine has got four group placements in Ireland in the last few weeks!

* 10-11/6 In Sweden at the national show in Norrköping Enya was shown for the first time after her second birthday. She went BOS with CC which made her up a Swedish and Norwegian Champion! Harley was again BOB and this time he behaved really well in the group which was a success in it self!


In Australia Isak won BOB both days, made the cut in the group one day and won the junior group one day!

In Croatia at the EUW-show Kaleb was the only one representing Enigma and he was European junior winner (JEUW-07) and BOB junior. In the finals he made the cut amongst the ten best juniors that day!


* 3/6 More news from last weekend! Michael won Dog CC and Reserv BIS at the Pharaoh Hound Club Championship show in the UK! In Nitra, Slovakia, Nairos was not only BOB but he also won the group! Congrats to both of you!

* 2-3/6 Drammen, Norway. On Saturday it was an international show in Drammen. Enya was BOS with CC and CACIB and Harley was second best male only beaten by his litter brother!


On Sunday it was the Norweigian national basenji specialty and it was a total of 60 basenjis. Russin was first out winning a huge class of 4-6 months bitch puppies and finally ended up as BOS puppy. Paris was in the last cut in the best bitch class and Harley went all the way to win Specialty BEST IN SHOW!


* 1/6 Malmö. Anna and Nahla competed in obedience for the first time in quite a while and they gained 142 point and a second prize.

* Even more news from last weekend. Michael had qualified for Top Scottish Dog and he went all the way to third place!

Nairos had travelled all the way to Latvia for two days of showing. The first day he went second best dog with CC and CACIB making him a new Latvian champion and the second day he went BOB. They didn't stay for group though as they had a long drive back home.

* 18-20/5 Lots of news from this weekend as well! In Finland at the national show in Rauma Lotus went second best bitch with CC and with this win she was made up a champion on her first try after her second birthday!

Spike was also in Finland but in Helsinki and he went third best male with CC and best junior!

In Sweden Russin went BOB and BIS-4 puppy at a puppy show in Hågelby.

We attended the KC double show in Hässleholm. On Friday Vilda got her first CC and went fourth best bitch. Saga was second best bitch and Enya fifth. Tage was fourth best male.


I didn't get to the basenji judging in time so Harley had a day off. On Saturday Pharaohs and Basenjis had the same ringtime again so I missed the Pharaoh judging this day. Harley went BOB and was in the last cut in the group but not placed. I am actually quite pleased anyway because, believe it or not, he actually trotted nicely almost all the way in the group!

On Sunday SSUK (spitz & primitive types) had a specialty at the same show grounds. We met Viggo for the first time since he left our home at eight weeks of age and it was great seeing this beautiful boy who is now five months old. He went BOB puppy and finished as BIS-2!

Harley was again BOB with CC, which makes it eight in a row! He was also BIS-1 junior/youngster and BIS-2!


* 12/5 Lots of Enigmas at shows in different countries this weekend. In Sweden at the Swedish Winner show in Österbybruk Harley won BOB with CC and CACIB and the title SV-07! In the Pharaoh Hound ring Bruce was second best male and Spike was fifth with his third CC! Mellon got CK but wasn't placed in best male. Saga was third best bitch and Enya was fourth.


In Norway at the international show in Kristiansand Morgan was second best male with CC and R-CACIB (which will be a CACIB since the winner is already International Ch.), making him an International & Nordic (Swe, DK, Norw) champion!

In the UK, at the Birmingham national, Michael was best male and won his third CC for the champion title!

* 11/5 Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club, Australia. Isak won the last points towards becoming an Australian champion (pending ANKC approval) at only 12 months of age!

* 5/5 Nat. KC show Grosseto, Italy. Kaleb was BOB and Group 2!

* 3-5/5 KC shows, Ireland, Slaine was BOB all three days with a Group 3 the first day.

* 29/4 Int KC show Hilleröd, Denmark. Morgan was BOS with CACIB in stiff competition. This show was also Crufts qualifying.

In Opole, Poland, Nairos was BOB with CACIB and new international champion! Nairos is the first international champion in this litter, only two and a half years old.

* 28-30/4 Australia. Isak won BOB all three days in a row.

* 22/4 Köping SSUK specialty. Harley was BOB once again. I was told today I cannot count! Yesterday was actually Harley's fourth show and fourth BOB so today he won his fifth BOB at his fifth official show ever. He was also BIS-2 junior/youngster and BIS-4.

* 21/4 Västerås, Nat KC Show. Spike won his second CC and placed fifth best male. Enya got CK and Saga won the champion class and was then placed fourth best bitch.

Harley has now been to a total of three shows in offical class. Today he won his third BOB and CC. Unfortunatley he has made a habbit of destroying every chance of a group placement as he enters the group ring pulling the lead and acting like a maniac... Well, he's young and hopefully he'll grow out of it. Other than that he showed great today!



* 15/4 Sydney, Australia. Isak won BOB at "Sydney Royal".

* 15/4 Czech Republic. Nairos was at the national show in Ostrava and can now, among his many other titles, title himself Czech champion.

* 8-9/4 Easter weekend. Michael was shown for the first time in Ireland and won BOB, CACIB and the dog green star. In Denmark Morgan was shown at a Sighthound show and he finished BOS.

We had no dogs of our own shown this weekend although it was a big show in Stockholm, but Sofie was there to handle a few dogs. For example the Ibizan Hound Ch. Frontrunner's Galletea who won BIS-4, the first time an Ibizan wins the group in Sweden.

* 31/3-1/4 Isak won the Puppy Hound group one day and BOB both day!

* We just got the great news that Nairos was Top Pharaoh Hound in Czech Republic in 2006! Congratulations Radana and Alexandra!

* 18-19/3 Australia. This weekend Isak exeeded himself and won Best In Show Puppy both days!

* 18/3 Malmö Int., Zäta did great this day! She showed well and won BOS with CACIB. Nahla was second best bitch and Vilda got prize of honour from junior class. Morgan was third best male, Tage fourth and young Spike was fifth. Our breeder's group was BOB.



* 10/3 Australia. Isak won another best puppy in houndgroup!

* 10/3 Crufts. Michael was the only Enigma present this year and he placed third in a strong Open class.

* 3/3 Spike was at a puppy show and won BOB and Group-1!

* 25/2 Köping Swedish Sighthound Club show, Spike was second best male with CC and BOB junior in tough competition! Enya was third best bitch and also BIS-3 youngster.



In Australia Isak won BOB at the Royal Canberra show.



* 17/2 Isak won another Best puppy in Houndgroup at the Sapphire Coast show, Australia.

* 9-11/2 Armidale KC, Australia. Isak had another great weekend. On Friday he won BIS-1 puppy and a Group-2! On Sunday he again won BOB and Best Puppy in the Houndgroup! This makes him currently ranked as #2 top hound group puppy in Australia!

The same weekend litter brother Kaleb was BOB in Friburg, Swizerland and made the cut among the best five in the group (three was placed). Pretty good for being only 9 months old!

* 27-28/1 At Dorrigo and District Kennel Club, Australia, Isak won BOB and Best Minor In Houndgroup both days. On Saturday he was also Best Minor In Show! Way to go Isak! Follow this link to see the stats for best dog and best puppy in Australia right now!

* 27/1 At the international show in Trencin, SK, Nairos made us proud by winning BOB and GROUP-1! But Nairos was not the only Enigma boy making us proud this weekend! At Italy's biggest international show in Milan, Kaleb was BOB and also BIS-2 junior out of approximately 60 competing breeds! Way to go Nairos and Kaleb!

* 12/1 Olomouc, CZ. Nairos won the title National Winner 2007!

* 5-6/1 Gothenburg Int. "My Dog" and Swedish Sighthound Club show. On Friday at the international show Harley was shown and went BOB. He was short listed among the eight best but not placed in the group this time. Primus was BOS puppy and Vilda second in puppy class. Enya was fourth best bitch.

The day after there was a Sighthound Club show and Primus went BOB and BIS-2 puppy. Dyrka was second in her class and Enya was BOS with her 13th CC and BIS-4 youngster.



* 2006 in a short summary. Another great year to say the least. Vega had a litter of very promising puppies in May and despite this she managed to make her way to the very top and finished the year as #1 - TOP PHARAOH HOUND 2006. Some of her very nice wins this year include BOB and BIS-4 at the big Sighthound Summer Show, BOS at the Pharaoh Hound Specialty, BIS-R in Öland and BOB and Group-2 at the Swedish Winner Show in Stockholm. She was also BOS at the World Winner Show in Poland. Her sister Zäta became a Swedish Lure Coursing Champion also making her a dual champion. Nahla completed her International champion title and she also won her first LC CC. Mellon and Bruce completed their national champion titles and Nairos got several new titles... Michael won his first two CC's in the UK and Djet won his first Best In Field in the US. Glimma was shown the first half of 2006 and with this limited amount of showing she finished the year as #2 top Pharaoh Hound bitch.

Enya was imported in May and has since then won twelve CC's. She was also BOB junior at the World Show in Poland. Isak was exported to Australia and Kaleb to Italy, both have done extremely well in the puppy classes. All the other puppies are also looking very promising and has done very well at puppy shows, and Dyrka even managed a BIS-1 baby at a Sighthound Club show.

Paris completed her champion title on her first show after becoming two years old, after that she has won two BOB this summer. Harley won almost everything this summer which gave him the spot as TOP BASENJI PUPPY. He won six BIS-1 Puppy at KC shows which is a record.

Many other Enigma's have also done very well at lure coursing and in the showring and we are grateful to all of you who take pride in showing your Enigma Pharaoh Hound and caring so well for them. Thank you all!