{"id":22001,"date":"2026-03-14T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybrand.ee\/?p=22001"},"modified":"2026-03-29T10:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T10:59:28","slug":"inglismaa-labradoride-kodumaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybrand.ee\/en\/inglismaa-labradoride-kodumaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Labradoride 100-aastane s\u00fcnnip\u00e4ev t\u00f5u kodumaal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Labradoride 100-aastane s\u00fcnnip\u00e4ev t\u00f5u kodumaal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kujuta ette Inglismaa maalilist k\u00fcnkalist loodust, metsasid ja p\u00f5lde. N\u00fc\u00fcd lisa sinna l\u00e4bivoolav j\u00f5gi ja m\u00e4ejalamile rohtu s\u00f6\u00f6vad lambad. Et asi veel t\u00f5ep\u00e4rasem tunduks, siis kujuta ette inglise lord Rutlandi oma naisega jalutamas, jalus labradorid, kes kasvanud tema enda kennelis. N\u00fc\u00fcd said ettekujutuse Belvoir lossist ja selle kaunist maastikust 7.\u20138. juunil 2003 toimus Labrador Retriever Club eestvedamisel pidulik juubelin\u00e4dalavahetus, millega t\u00e4histati 100 aasta m\u00f6\u00f6dumist labradori t\u00f5u tunnustamisest The Kennel Club poolt. \u00dcritus leidis aset Belvoir Castle lossis, mis on Duke of Rutland ja Duchess of Rutland kodu.<\/p>\n

Laup\u00e4eval toimus avatud n\u00e4itus, kus koeri hindas Marjorie Satterthwaite ning emaseid Eeva Rautala. Samal p\u00e4eval viidi l\u00e4bi ka klubidevaheline labradoride Working Test, kuhu olid kutsutud osalema erinevate t\u00f5uklubide meeskonnad. Lisaks toimus eriprogrammiga demonstratsiooniring, kus erinevad organisatsioonid tutvustasid labradoride mitmek\u00fclgseid t\u00f6\u00f6rolle.<\/p>\n

P\u00fchap\u00e4eval j\u00e4rgnes t\u00f5u meistrin\u00e4itus, kus kohtunikeks olid Guy Spagnolo (isased) ja Marilyn Prior (emased). Teisel p\u00e4eval toimusid ka klubidevahelise Working Testi finaalid, scurry-v\u00f5istluse l\u00f5ppvoor ning autasustamised.<\/p>\n

Kogu n\u00e4dalavahetuse jooksul toimusid lisaks algajate Working Test, gundog scurry, 94 t\u0161empioni paraad ning arutelu teemal \u201eKas t\u00f5ustandard on t\u00e4nap\u00e4eva labradori puhul endiselt asjakohane?\u201c, kus esinesid Janice Pritchard ja Sandra Halstead. Samuti korraldati gundog-treeningu ja n\u00f5ustamise kliinik, kus praktilist abi ja n\u00f5u andis Terry Bailey.<\/p>\n

\u00dcritust toetasid peasponsoritena Andrex, James Wellbeloved ja VetPlus Ltd.<\/p>\n

Laup\u00e4eva \u00f5htul toimus pidulik \u0161ampanjavastuv\u00f5tt ja seaprae\u00f5htu ning n\u00e4dalavahetuse raames korraldati ka loosimine v\u00e4\u00e4rtuslike auhindadega.<\/p>\n

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Laup\u00e4eval 7. juunil 2003 valisid kohtunikud Eeva Rautala ja Marjorie Satterwaite 500 koera seast Best In Show v\u00f5itjaks Sh Ch Lembas Let\u2019s Get Serious<\/strong> (Charlie), omanikud ja kasvatajad Chris and Clare Mill\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Since England is the birthplace of Labradors, it was expected that the standard of dogs there would be high. As someone from a country with a less strong \u201cLabrador culture\u201d, I was more impressed than my fellow Finns, who had been there for several times and who had become world famous with their own dogs.<\/p>\n

But there was a lot to look at, listen to, and listen to. I found quite a few dogs that I would have gladly brought home to show and that would have been a great success here.
\nHowever, it is clear that despite the high level of previous (100-year) breeding work, the quarantine in the country has done a devastating job and strong line breeding, which is due to the fact that they cannot use material from elsewhere, has begun to lower the breed standard. This was also acknowledged by those who have been to England before, up to 10 years ago and who have a point of comparison. A good fact to confirm this is that the dog that won the famous Crufts show this year came from Italy and the winners of the second day of the two-day special show were also from Italy and France.
\nThe club had set up a tent for guests from abroad, where food and snacks were offered in addition to the usual magazines, books, and insignia for sale.
\nThe program was packed, with two days of special shows and on the evening of the first day a lecture for breeders and a parade of champions, featuring 94 famous champions from both the show and the forest line, from England and elsewhere. I honestly admit that I had tears in my eyes when I saw those old Labradors, whose names were familiar from the famous pedigrees of many dogs, and who now, despite their old age, were proudly running around, as if they knew how important the parade was.<\/p>\n

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Best In Show puppy at Saturday's show
\nBourbon Mist at Baileydale (female)
\n(Metcalfe & Hindley\u2019s)<\/p>\n

In the show ring
\nA total of nearly 1,100 dogs participated in the two-day show. Such a number of beautiful dogs is a sight to behold. On the first day, the judges were Marjorie Satterthwaite from the Lawnwood kennel, who judged the males, and Eeva Rautala, a familiar judge from Finland, from the Wetten kennel, who judged the females. The puppies were judged by Leslie Page. The best male of the first day and also the best of breed was the yellow dog Lembas Let\u2019s Get<\/p>\n

Serious, who is perhaps the son of the more familiar Sandylands Gadabout. Best female (and also the kind of dog I would have liked to come back with) was Eeva's winner Foulby Jessica Fletcher at Rooklane, who is also a descendant of the famous sire Lindall Morse. Best puppy was Bourbon Mist For Baileydale, parents Cornlands Perseus and Baileydale Bumpsy Daisy.
\nOn the second day, however, foreign dogs were the ones to beat. It is quite a remarkable phenomenon that foreign dogs win specialty shows in England \u2013 the mecca of Labradors. At the same time, this is of course a warning sign of the impact of quarantine on breeding. On the second day, the judges were Guy Spagnolo from the Driftway kennel, who judged the males, and Marilyn Prior from the Priorise kennel, who judged the females. However, the winners' circle was full of foreign dogs. The title of best of breed went to a yellow female, whose performance style is hard to forget \u2013 IT Ch Amber, who has also won other shows in England and who is of English lines, but was bred in Italy. The best and best male of the opposite sex, however, was also INT FR Ch Ol\u00e9, a black male with a French breeding background, who we rushed to see on the first day as well, but then his poor performance did not leave any impression. On the second day, however, this male shone so much that even though he had strong competitors from Italy and England in the best male ring, he still won.
\nThe shows were not the only part of the program, of course. The large arena also demonstrated how dogs work, including agility, blind guidance, etc. One young lady showed a wide range of tricks that can be taught to a dog, demonstrating dancing with dogs and entertaining the crowd in between the programs. Field trials were held across the river, birds could be seen falling and gunshots could be heard.<\/p>\n

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Best in Show at the Championship Show
\nIt Ch Amber (emane)
\n(Franco Barberi)<\/p>\n

Like two breeds
\nI have seen so-called forest line Labradors in Finland and the difference in their appearance and character is astonishing. But I was not prepared for such a difference as the two different lines of one breed have created in England. Show line dogs are really strong and hairy dogs, but when I saw a field trial dog, I didn't believe it could be the same breed!
\nThe dogs of the forest line have achieved this due to their lightness of skeleton, their incredibly thin coat and (oh the horror)<\/p>\n

completely atypical head shape to the extreme. I happened to see a man walking with a group of forest line Labradors on a leash: two older dogs and one (not more than 3 months old) puppy. Even this puppy no longer resembled the tiny furball Labrador puppy we know, but was a strange incarnation on its thin, crooked legs, with a head too narrow even for a greyhound and a crooked back.<\/p>\n

Thoughts on this topic turned into a heated debate when the evening lecture on \u201cThe Breed Standard and Its Interpretation\u201d reached its climax. About 400 breeders were listening and contributing, and of course not only from England.
\nJanice Pritchard (Kennel Charway), who left an unforgettable impression on the undersigned, highlighted points whose interpretation causes disagreement among Labrador breeders. Among other things, the differences in the skeleton of Labradors, working qualities and coat were also discussed (show breeders accuse forest breeders of ignoring the lack of undercoat, while the latter, in turn, consider that the coat of today's show Labrador is no longer typical and is impractical in working situations).
\nVaieldi ka saarmasaba m\u00f5iste \u00fcle. Metsaliini kasvatajad olid seda meelt, et selliseid nuiasi, nagu n\u00e4ituselabradoridel taga ripuvad, pole vaja ja need on ilmselge liialdus. Et oma v\u00e4idet t\u00f5estada, oli laua peale toodud saarmasaba topis, mida k\u00f5ik said katsuda ja vaatada.
\nThe most painful issue was, of course, the Labrador's working ability and its development.<\/p>\n

Complete silence
\nNow something about the character \u2013 during two days there was not a single barking, not a single growling, not a single conflict between the dogs! After the show, the dogs were let loose to cool off in the river and about 50 of them (!!!) took turns bringing dummies out of the water, which was not enough for everyone. Males and females together, one after another, next to each other, three to four behind one dummy, not a single growling or barking! Tell me again that this breed is not special!<\/p>\n

I would like to thank my travel companions who surprised me (I only found out about my trip the day before) and thanks to whom I was able to establish contacts with Labrador breeders from the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Japan and Sweden. I met Erica Hayes, who now breeds under the name Sandylands, Christina Gabriel from Germany, with whom I hope to continue working next year, and breeders from other parts of Europe. The most important moment for me was meeting Janice Pritchard (kennel Charway), for whom I developed immense respect from the first moment.
\nWe were hosted by the Boothgates kennel family with very English hospitality, Marilyn and David Nightingale made our trip extremely pleasant and it was a special experience to see their dogs and kennel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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