RAVENSTONE
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUNDS
ESTABLISHED 1953
RAVENSTONE TODD SLOANE (Toddy)
Sire: Ch Anton Av Eskamere,
Dam: Ravenstone Aileen at Eskamere
(Nor Dual Ch Raulandshias Grant x CH RAVENSTONE GLAD TIDINGS (by A.I.) )
being chased by baby cousin Bowerhinton Bright Knight at Cakirjo.
SOME PRESENT DAY RAVENSTONE DOGS
At 6 months old he won Reserve Best Dog at the Norwegian Elkhound club of Great Britain Open show 2004, to the delight of his new owner Gary Murphy.
Left: 6 months old,
Right: pictured on left at 3 ½ years of age.
He was again Reserve Best In show at the NECGB Open show in 2007, .
Their mothers are the sisters Ravenstone Aida At Bowerhinton and Ravenstone Aileen at Eskamere, and they were the result of only the second successful attempt at introducing new blood by importing semen , which resulted in GEE TEE producing a litter of Six puppies by Nor Dual Ch Raulandsheias Grant, another of which is Ch Ravenstone Reason To Dance at Oseberg pictured above left.
Their Sister:
Ravenstone Mia Tua
Owned by Maureen and Brian Lake.
She was Best Of Breed at Southern counties championship show 2006, and won several classes at the NECGB Championship show
Ned/Bel/GER Ch Ravenstone Bersin Krisen
Sire: Ch Fullani Silent Thought
(Eskamere Solo At Ravenstone x Ravenstone Darling Buds of Fullani)
Dam: Ravenstone Aino
(Nor Dual Ch Raulandsheias Grant x Ch Ravenstone Glad Tidings)
Pictured above winning Best In Show at the ‘Scandia’ show for Nordic Spitz breeds in Holland, following in his Sire’s paw prints!
He is now thoroughly enjoying ‘Agility’ competition.
Left is Ravenstone Lord de Lovel of Morsefield, pictured at 8 months. He has won Best Puppy in show at one of his first shows, Has won Best Puppy in Breed twice and the RCC at Bath and East of England Championship shows 2004.
His sister on the right is Ravenstone Countess Nushka at Cakirjo, pictured at 10 months, has a Reserve Best Puppy in Show award too, and Best Puppy in Breed at a Championship show!
Middle: Their un-shown sister RAVENSTONE COUNTESS FREYA, as a puppy.
Above: at a show in Norway in 2003.
Left: July 2006 in the UK, pictured with Maureen’s husband Brian while visiting him at Gill’s where he is living.
He has sired two CC winning sons, and two CC winning daughters, and the first of his descendants to gain their UK champion title in 2009 was a Granddaughter sired by another son.
VÆSJAN’S MARTELL
Born 31st January 2000.
Proudly owned by:
Gill Bingham - Steldawn
Margaret Harper - Ravenstone
And Maureen Lake - Maubrea
We are so glad that he has finally arrived safely in the UK.
It has been quite a Saga, as he came into the country in December 2005, but had to be returned to Norway and the Pets Travel Scheme procedure re-started as no Microchip could be located!
A first British born litter from VÆSJAN’S MARTELL and Ravenstone Countess Freya was born at Ravenstone in October 2006, 3 dogs and 3 bitches
CH RAVENSTONE MASTER RAPP AT CAKIRJO - 2002
2008
Krisen showing the fitness and Agility of the breed into Veteran years, competing at Agility.
‘Freya’
Unshown but a Beauty
‘Freya’ who belongs to my niece and family came here to Ravenstone to have her first litter, then she returned home.
We were very thrilled to be the lucky breeders of the first litter sired by the Norwegian Import Vaesjan`s Martell.
At 4 weeks old these babies looked very promising, showing the type and quality we expect from Norway. Typical wedge heads and neat ears which the breed mustn’t` lose.
We were even more pleased with them when they were running around at about 6 weeks. Freya was a super mum, devotedly caring for them and producing lots of milk to give them the best start in life.
Hoping to see Two dog puppies and Two bitches in the Show-ring from April.
Our puppies are all tattooed before they leave here so that they can easily be traced or identified.
Margaret Harper 2006
Her Puppies by
VÆSJAN’S MARTELL
The last Ravenstone litter from VÆSJAN’S MARTELL and Ravenstone Countess Freya was born in October 2006, 3 dogs and 3 bitches
(pedigree below)