First homebred at BARBELKA
My first home bred girl. A total foil to her mother, no illusions of Grandeur. When young she was a happy and mischievous pup, but hated anyone to be cross. As an adult she was the sort who loved to be cuddled, but had learnt after having to put up with her granddaughter , that it paid to stick up for yourself.
She had 3 litters of puppies, the Barbelka ‘C’,, ‘D’ and ‘G’ Litters. She had Champion children in Poland and Australia, and a son in the UK with 2 CC’s. She adored puppies and had always been the one to play with any pups no matter whose they were.
She died on 12/1/2006 as she had lived quietly not drawing any attention to herself, slipping away without anyone realising. It was a terrible shock as she had been in tip top health and had enjoyed an energetic romp in the Park only hours earlier.
This photo shows her sunny character.
Here she is on the left with her Great Granddaughter Lexi.
BARBELKA’s 4th Generation
Typical of Jozi trying to convince everyone she is a lapdog, despite barely fitting!
Jozi could be best described by words starting with ‘B’. The most polite ones would be Brash, Bold, and Beautiful.
Having been sold as a pup, and coming back as an unruly adolescent of 8 1/2 months. She had that stubborn “why should I” attitude, which made training a challenge.
She was an extremely loving and affectionate, people oriented girl, and that streak of naughtiness made her all the more appealing, and gave her that “look at me” air in the show ring!
I am proud of her achieving her UK title,
She finally produced a litter, from which we kept a daughter, Lexi!
I hoped the repeat of this combination of Jozi and Sir K born July 2005, would do well in the show rings in USA, Holland and Ireland as well as here in the UK, and I wasn’t disappointed with her Irish son Barbelka Kaliber being the Top Elkhound in Ireland.
Her last litter produced with the Norwegian Import Vaesjan’s Martell produced a lovely Irish champion bitch Barbelka Lila, for the same owners, whose only daughter Ch/IR Ch Ennafort The One and Only became a Top Winner in the UK, being 10th Top show dog all breeds 2014..
In that litter there was also Barbelka Laser With Seasara who sired my ‘N’ Litter, that produced Inka.
Left us Good Friday 2015, having lived life to the full to the end.
The day after she came back to live with us, imperiously barking at something. Thankfully her manners improved!!!
Left: at 6 weeks, Right at 12 weeks playing tug with cousin Safi,
and below left: out into the wider world, and right at 15 months with her Mum Myka playing King of the Castle.
MEET THE
BARBELKA
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUNDS
You can see on their individual pages my dogs Pedigrees, Health screening, show wins and other data. Here are some more personal details about each of them!
Elka, Tula, Kizi, Jozi and Lexi on a Rainy Boxing Day 2003!
Enjoying a Spring Walk March 2004
Doing what Elkhounds do best!
Couch Potatoes! Kizi, Tula, Jozi, Lexi and Elka Feb ‘05 .
Five heads., June 2009.
Kizi 11 1/2, Lexi 5 1/2, Myka 2 1/2, Inka 10 ½ months, Jozi 9 1/2.
Ridl
Inka
Safi
Peni
Page last updated:
10/07/2024
‘Ridl’ -
In February 2019 she produced a nice litter,
the Barbelka ‘C2’ Litter .
Tragically we lost her just a year later in March 2020.
Below: sitting pretty.
above at 9 months perching next to her Great Grandma Lexi.
Above at Crufts 2016 where she gained a creditable, 2nd in puppy, 3rd in Junior and 5th in Post Graduate.
Quite successful in the show ring, and an affectionate pet. The mother of my ,’Z’ and ’B2’ Litters. A very devoted Mum. Very motherly of puppies, even those not her own.
Peni was a very forceful strong minded young lady, and pushed for the top rank at home when her grandmother Lexi gave up the spot. Unfortunately her Aunt Inka accepted her position with bad grace, and there were frequent squabbles between them, causing a strained atmosphere in the home pack.
I had hoped that as she matured and Inka got older these differences would settle, but not so.
In July 2019 just before we moved from Bristol I decided to let her go to live with
a long time Elkhound owner who had jut lost her dog and due to age wanted a mature
adult, so with a heavy heart I decided to let her go to be an only dog, queen of
her household with no-
Being Silly!! -
Nov 2006 as a Veteran
Ready for a walk –
age 11 1/2
Above: Safi NECGB Ch Sh 2015
Right: Alys + Dido May 2023
Below: Dido, Ziva and Alys May 2024
Pictured here when she was 3 years old, with puppy daughter Tula.
Here on the left she is at 12 years old with her Great Great Granddaughter, and on the right a few weeks before her death at 13 1/2.
She was my first Elkhound and I brought her home at 11 1/2 weeks, when I had sadly just lost my first dog of another breed.
An independent character who liked to pretend that she was above all that mushy stuff, but complained bitterly when the younger ones crowded visitors, or got attention first. She abdicated her position as Queen of the Household to her Granddaughter, and was quite happy without the responsibility, but still had the respect of the others.
She was my foundation bitch, and had two litters of puppies,the Barbelka ‘A’ and ‘B’ Litters..
On the 1st of November 2005 to preserve her dignity and avoid suffering we had to let her go to ‘The Rainbow Bridge’.
Left: with her first litter, a very proud ‘Super Mum’ of Nine!
Right: Pictured with her last litter to Sir K (The ‘J Litter) May 2004.
Below: Kizi a few days before her death on 6th August 2011 just 8 weeks short of her 14th birthday.
Left: at 3 months, and below with her first litter, showing clearly that superior air, that had made her the Queen among her canine family
Kizi was the second generation bred at Barbelka, and right from the off she acted
as if she was special. She was a lively affectionate and co-
She did quite well in the show ring winning a RCC in 2002, though eclipsed by her daughter.
She had three litters, the ‘E’, ‘H’ and ‘J’ litters. In her first produced a Champion daughter, Jozi.
She was a gracious and regal lady to the end in August 2011 at nearly 14 years of age.
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Sir-
This lovely boy was imported by myself as part of group of 4 friends, and lived with one of his other owners, but has a special corner of my heart.
I visited him several times each week throughout his stay in Quarantine, and admit to finding it very hard once he went to live with his ‘Missus’, Treena, as this meant I would only get to see him at shows. In his retirement he went to live with Georgina White (Treena’s daughter)
He always had a special welcome for me whenever I saw him, and of course I had his and Jozi’s daughter Lexi.
He produced 8 litters of lovely puppies, in the UK, including my ‘I’ and ‘J’ litters, and a litter in Hiolland.
The first and second generations did well at in UK and Irish shows, winning Best Puppy In Show awards, Puppy Groups, adult Group placing's, Best Puppy in Breed awards, also CC’s and RCC’s at Championship shows.
His first Grandchildren were born in 2005. His first UK Champions were crowned in 2006, and he also has a champion daughter in Australia.
Late 2006 he became a Great Grandfather, and his influence continues through his numerous descendants.
Top: Sir K when he arrived in Quarantine.
Above: Showing his wonderful loving temperament despite 6 months in solitary confinement!
Left in May 2005, and right with his daughter Lexi June 2007.
Below, in old age.
Above: At 8 months
Here she is at nearly 8 weeks old ‘Mooching’ with her Great Great Grandmother Elka.
Lexi and her Mum winning Hound Group Brace at Brirmingham National Championship show May 2004
Lexi (right) in Finland in October 2006, with FINNISH DUAL CH & SWEDISH SHOW CH ÅSTDALEN’S PEKKO (left).
Well what about little Lexi. An enchanting, and very bright puppy, that took all things new in her stride.
A lot like her Mum and quite a bit like her Grandmother Kizi with an air of being ‘special’. I can see a lot of her Dad in her too.
She showed lots of promise and all I could do was hope she fulfilled it. She was a trooper travelling to Ireland for her very first show at 6 months, then at her first UK show she was Reserve Best Puppy in show. She won 16 out of 20 breed classes at Championship shows in 2004 and finished the year with her Junior Warrant and a RCC, having also won Puppy Stakes at one and a Puppy Group place at another on the way.
In 2005 she continued her winning record and won another RCC and then 2 CCs. In May 2006 she gained her 3rd and crowning CC to make her a champion!
She produced the next generation for Barbelka (The ‘M’ Litter) at the end of 2006 from her foreign liaison with a Norwegian dog living in Finland, where we journeyed in October. She took the four plane journeys in her stride, making herself quite at home with her beau in the snow.
One of the cute little girls stayed to keep the others company, bringing us up to four generations , and the sixth generation since Elka.
In 2008 we kept another daughter Barbelka Nowinka from the Barbelka ‘N’ litter.
Members of her last litter (Barbelka ‘P’ Litter) that were in the UK and Australia looked very promising, in UK winning a RCC, and in Australia becoming a champion.
What’s that over there??? June 2006
Myka with her Mum Lexi, above left at 3 months, right at 8 months,
below left with baby half siblings, right enjoying the sun Summer 2011.
A Lexi daughter. The 6th Generation at BARBELKA
Myka is not really a show girl. She grew up from the pup always on two legs to a very sensible girl. She really is very much a home girl, loving nothing better than playing with her half sister and enjoying the home comforts.
An exemplary and devoted Mum,
She produced three very nice litters of puppies typical of her very sweet nature. They are the Barbelka ‘O’, ‘R’ and ‘T’ litters. From the last we kept a little girl, Barbelka Topaz (Peni). .
On left of picture with her brother Blue at 9 weeks old.
Right: at 5 ½ months with baby nieces and nephews,
Above left: badgering her Grandmother Jozi.
Right: With her daughter Safi Summer 2011
MISS PERSONALITY PLUS, A PEST AND A SWEETHEART ALL IN ONE ;)
Now this girl loved showing, and did very well from the start.
A Champion and her Junior Warrant at the tender age of 14 months.
She grew up to be a very affectionate show off. As far as she was concerned all visitors came to worship at her feet!
Like most Elkhounds she is a foody, and spends her time hoping for something in the kitchen, or hoping the birds drop something from the bird feeders.
She took to motherhood in her stride; After our eventful trip to the USA, in December 2010, with Airports snowed in, cancelled flights all over Europe and USA, returning via Belgium by air and channel ferry she produced out Barbelka ‘S’ Litter.
We kept her daughter Barbelka Szafir, the madcap ‘Safi’.
Another two daughters were shown a little in UK.
Barbelka Szept at Suchow (Rosie), and Barbelka Skandal at Vinelka (Zena), who had one litter for Sally Long’s Vinelka Norwegian Elkhounds.
Barbelka Smiech was exported to her Sire’s owners Ellyka Norwegian Elkhounds in the USA, where she was shown and bred from and produced an American champion son.
Her second litter the Barbelka ‘U’ Litter was born January 2013, and Barbelka Uwaga was shown and won a RCC with light showing.
8 weeks old
Centre 4 ½ months, Right: with Mum Inka at 4 months of age.
‘Perpetual Motion’ best describes this girl!
She was a very slow maturing girl, who was bored in the ring, loved shows, but not showing. She took time out of the ring , after winning two Limit classes, and Reserve Best Bitch at Southern Counties championship show, for her first litter the Barbelka ‘W’ litter born 19th September 2013. One of her daughters was shown a little.
Her second litter The Barbelka ‘A2’ Litter was born 3rd April 2016. A daughter Barbelka Aurora Knights of Cealdstan (Marcy) has been shown.
In January 2017 she went to live with the owners of her grandmother’ Lexi’s litter sister Signe, to console them after her loss.
She had been getting more and more withdrawn with her mother Inka’s and forceful cousin Peni’s regular squabbles. On her visits though pleased to see us, she is eager to return home to be spoilt.
Left as a Junior and right (left of photo) at 2 years, playing with cousin Peni
Alys
Dido
‘Dido’ is my daughter and son-
She is a descendant of Myka’s sister on her Mother's side and her father is Inka’s Grandson.
She came to Barbelka as a ‘bird in the hand’ to carry on our line when we lost Ridl, as Safi’s daughter Marcy had failed to conceive for her owner on several occasions.
She is the perfect first family dog for them, she is very laid back and super affectionate,
and very co-
She has done quite well at shows too, with Tom at the helm.
This little girl is very lively, always answers back and is super alert to everything. Learning self control is sooo hard!!!.
Yet despite being a rufty tufty, she has a gentle side.
Alys is Safi’s Granddaughter from her daughter Marcy (from my ‘A2’ litter), and her Dad is Lexi’s grandson..
After several attempts Marcy finally produced a litter, and I had Alys to continue my line without a break, after my loss of Ridl
With best friend Dido
With best friend Alys
Ziva
Ziva is the result of my trip to the USA with Alys for a tryst with the handsome Salem (Am Ch Ellyka’s True North).
She was the only girl in the litter.
With Mum at 4 ½ months old above, and 8 months below
At her first show at 6 months, with Mum on right.
With Mum, Aunty Dido below
