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December

Best of Christmas presents – Ragus Joyful (GB Ch Brickin Ready to Rumble at Ragus x GB & Am Ch Ragus Got The Look, the famous P.K. & Dallas daughter), Joy, our red girl was born on Chrismas Day!

We have lost some of our charismatic and lovely companions this year but there is comfort and happiness to have their descendants to look forward to.

Merry Chrismas wishes from Cobby’s with the most charming little Santa Claus!Photo by Ann Johansson©

The disguise lifted reveals Norwich Terrier puppy Cobby’s Impression “Lukas” (Ch Cobby’s Challenger ex Ch Cobby’s Imp) that now leads a happy life with the Johansson family in Falkenberg.

Cobby’s Fair Kate Nickleby
Photo by Folke Bernadotte©

Chrismas wishes from Cobby’s Fair Kate Nickleby, “Busy” (Ch Cobby’s Black Russian ex Ch Cobby’s For Rose May Lee) who will celebrate her 16^th birthday in a couple of month! She lives with her 12 years old daughter and they lead a happy life with Christine & Folke Bernadotte and where Busy still enjoys her food, like ever before!

News from LKA and England where our young Norwich Terrier, the black/tan girl, darling “Pester”,
i.e. Ragus Piccadilly (Am & GB Ch Dunbar’s Kensington Square ex Superstition at Ragus, a daughter of Sw Ch Cobby’s Challenger) won the res. C.C. at her very first outing at a General Ch Ship Show. We look forward to campaign her in Sweden in 2011.

Ch Cobby’s Mexican Candelabria
Photo by Perros Mexicana©

Ch Cobby’s Mexican Candelabria, is Cobby’s 148^th homebred Norwich Terrier champion
and a cover-girl in a Mexican Dog Magazine!

News from Mexico where Dr Andres Villalobos Diaz Norwich Terrier, MEX, Peru & Int Ch Cobby’s Mexican Candelabria (Ch Cobby’s Challenger ex Ch Ragus Confection) now holds a champion title in both Mexico and Peru and has also got her final points for the Int. title, now called C.I.B. (Champion International de Beauté).

IT Ch Cobby’s Iz A Bella

Photo by Simona Bartoli©
IT Ch Cobby’s Iz A Bella, is Cobby’s 147^th homebred Norwich Terrier champion!

Happy News from Italy where Uliva Guicciardini’s Norwich Terrier, Cobby’s Iz A Bella (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’Adam ex Ch Italian Easy Girl degli Acquisti) now is an Italian Champion and already a mother of a promising litter by the Russian multi Ch Sugar Kjub Snooker for kennel degli Acquisti.

Sw Ch Rivale Musical

Photo by Per Undén©

Sw Ch Rivale Musical with two of her puppies by Ch Cobby’s French Connection, Ch Cobby’s Maurice Chevalier & C.C. winner Cobby’s Mistanguette

Int & Nordic Ch Cobby’s French Connection
Photo by Torsten Widholm©

This year has seen several of our famous and lovely dogs passing away at a very old age. The group winning Norwich Terrier, Int & Nordic Ch Cobby’s French Connection “Frisco” (Ch Cobby’s Billecart Salmon ex Cobby’s Fair Kate Nickleby) passed away in December at well over 14 years. We had happy news though that Frisco’s mother close to her 16^th birthday is looking bright as a young dog. Well fit and long lived is what we expect of our Norwich Terriers.

Friscos lifelong companion, Sw Ch Rivale Musical “Martha” (GB & Int Ch Elve Sir Tarquin ex Rivale Pathetique) our beautiful girl from Finland and Johan Juslin & Hans Lehtinen has spent most of her life with Frisco so it was considered best to let her follow him, particularly as he has been her eyes for many years after she had an eye operation to adjust her tear production. Latest made up champion by Frisco is our red dog, Sw Ch Manfuls Man of Honour. Martha’s & Friscos C.C. winning daughter, Cobby’s Mistanguette had two puppies by Int Ch Cobby’s High Stakes; Ch Cobby’s Midas Touch and Ch Cobby’s Money Money Money and Money’s first borne daughter is Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe, born in Finland and it has pleased us very much to win 3 C.C.s with her from junior classes this year.

November

Nordic Ch Re d’Abruzzo Gerry
Photo by RSW©

Scandinavia’s top stud in Lagotto, our lovely and sweet tempered Italian import, Nordic Ch Re d’Abruzzo Gerry passed away in late autumn. He was well over 14,5 years and the sire of 18 champions. His offspring has made a major impact on the winning Lagotto breeding in Scandinavia and his fabulous movement, as good in his old age as when he was a young dog and his superb thick curly coat and sweet disposition will keep him in the breed’s hall of fame for years to come. We have lost a lovely dog and the best nanny for puppies and youngsters one could ever wish for. Gerry was playing around with small Norwich Terrier puppies and their toys to the last minute when he was suddenly hit by stroke. Devastating yes, but I am grateful to have had the pleasure to live with this lovely dog for so long.

Cobbys Supersonic
Photo by Torsten Widholm©

Cobbys Supersonic (by US stud Super Arnie (top producing stallion in Sweden for several years in succession ex Reina Rosada (by US Spotlight Lobell ex a daughter of Frenchborn, Tibur) has qualified excellent and will hopefully be campaigned in 2011.

OCTOBER

Sw Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel

Photo by Marita Billström©
Sw Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel became Cobby’s 146^th homebred Norwich Terrier champion

In Sundsvall Cobby’s Roaring Chase won yet another CC with BOB and the grizzle girl, Cobbys Hidden Angel (by Ch Cobby’s Midas Touch x Ch Cobby’s Hide N’ Seek) was made up and BOS.

Judge was Charlott Sandberg whose mother, Maine Lundell has bred Norwich Terriers for a couple of decades.

Spanish Ch Cobby’s Indeed

Happy News from Spain where Loles & Pacos Norwich Terrier Spanish Ch Cobby’s Indeed “Pili” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’Adam ex Ch Italian Easy Girl degli Acquisti) now also is an International and Portuguese Champion. The splendid news however is that Pili follow in mum’s foot steps and produced 7 puppies in October! We congratulate kennel Magic Illusion to their first Norwich Terrier litter and may they be as successful as their Scottish Terriers!

SEPTEMBER

Cobby’s Highland Hunt
Photo by Torsten Widholm©

We went to Högbo Int Show first weekend in September mainly to train our young puppies but also won the C.C.s with the adults. Best puppy was Cobby’s Hounour Bound (Ch Manfuls Man of Honour ex Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel), his grizzle litter sister Cobby’s Honoria was BOS puppy.

Cobby’s Highland Hunt, in the photo (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Heather) won his second C.C. and our red female from Finland, Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe (Laccio delgi Acquisti ex Ch Cobby’s Money Money Money) won her third C.C. Judge was Tapio Erola from Finland.

AUGUST

The 22^nd of August saw Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) win his 8^th C.C. from Junior Class at Norrköping under judge Dan Ericsson, the famous Scottie breeder.

The 21^nd of August saw Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) win his 7^th C.C. from Junior Class at Eskilstuna under judge Rainer Vuorinen from Finland. BOS was Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe (Laccio delgi Acquisti ex Ch Cobby’s Money Money Money) that won her second C.C. BOB puppy was the grizzle, Cobby’s Honoria (Ch Manfuls Man of Honour ex Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel).

Sw Ch Cobby’s Full Pot

Photo by RSW©

Sw Ch Cobby’s Full Pot “Mimi” photographed newly clipped on her 14^th birthday! She is the grandmother of world famous UK Ch Ragus Rings True “Trueman” as well as of our own, Sw Ch Manfuls Man of Honour “Morris”. Trueman & Morris are cousins as Mimi is the mother of litter brother & sister; Sw Ch Cobby’s Famous Rebel & Sw Ch Cobby’s Fan Mail.

The 15^th of August saw Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) win his 6^th C.C. from Junior Class at Askersund under judge Birgitta Hasselgren.

Cobby’s Honoria

BIS-Puppy was Cobby’s High In Demand

PHOTOS by Marita & Kana©

The 14^th of August saw the Swedish Norwich Terrier Clubs annual Show, an event we rarely can participate in as it usually clashes with big Ch ship shows, well not so this year. Judge was Yvonne Barendregt-Willis from Holland breeding under the prefix of Wybar.

BIS-Puppy was Cobby’s High In Demand “Oscar” (Ch Cobby’s Devil In Demand ex Ch Cobby’s High Expectations) and BOS Cobby’s Honoria (Ch Manfuls Man of Honour ex Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel).

Second best adult male, BIS junior and BIS black-and-tan was Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) and second best female was our young Finnish girl, Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe (Laccio delgi Acquisti ex Ch Cobby’s Money Money Money).

Cobby’s also had BIS breeder group.

Cobby’s Roaring Chase, BOB at Svenstavik
PHOTO by Lit Foto©

Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe, handled to her first C.C. by Marita Billström.

PHOTO by Lit Foto©

Cobby’s Honoria, BOB puppy at Svenstavik.

PHOTO by Lit Foto©

The 8^th of August it was a trip to the far north and the show in Svenstavik where Per Iversen, a former Norwich Terrier owner from Norway judged.

BOB-Puppy was Cobby’s Honoria “Norah” (Ch Manfuls Man of Honour ex Ch Cobby’s Hidden Angel) and her litter brother Cobby’s Honour Bound “Homer” was BOS.

BOB from junior classes was C.C. winning Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) and BOS and winning her first C.C. was our young Fantabulous Million Dollar Babe (Laccio delgi Acquisti ex Ch Cobby’s Money Money Money).

Right, Cobby’s Roaring Chase BOB & left Ragus English Lady BOS

PHOTO by Torsten Widholm©

The 1^st of August was the Int show in Ransäter where Terrier specialist Lie Obee from Holland judged.

BOB from junior classes was Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) winning his 4^th C.C.

JULY

The 25^th of July it was Köping Int where Suzanne Petik from Hungary judged, with C.C. and BOB from junior classes to Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory”
(Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose)

Cobby’s Roaring Chase
PHOTO by Torsten Widholm©

The 18^th of July it was Alfta where Kurt Nilsson judged, and gave C.C. and BOB from junior classes to Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose). Rory in the group with Kana Halfvarsson handling him, as usual to perfection.

JUNE

Sw & DK Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels
PHOTO by RSW©

The 27^th of June was the Danish Terrier Clubs Show in connection with the World Show in Herning in Denmark. The C.C. was won by Sw Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels and congratulations goes to the Öhman family that bravely campaigned their dogs although wife Åsa has suffered a broken ankle, and during a long and painful ordeal still has travelled to campaigned their Norwiches

21^st of June, at Elmia Jönköping Int, Åsa & Lars Ömans Norwich Terrier, Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels “Foxy” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex. Ch Cobby’s High Expectations) won his second CACIB under Mr Juha Kares from Finland

Cobby’s Hot Ticket, is Cobby’s 145^th homebred Norwich Terrier champion!

News from Finland and Rovaniemi that on the 19^th of June, Asta Wistbackas Norwich Terrier, Cobby’s Hot Ticket (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex. Ch Cobby’s High Expectations) became a Finnish Ch by winning her third C.C., CACIB and BOB under judge Leni Finne.

Cobby’s Roaring Chase
PHOTO by Marita Billström©

Thirteens of June, at Avesta Int., in Dalecarlia, saw our junior Norwich Terrier, Cobby’s Roaring Chase “Rory” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex. Ch Cobby’s Remembrance Rose) win his first C.C. under Swedish judge Cindy Pettersson. Again excellently handled by Kana Halfvarsson.

Cobby’s Credenza, is Cobby’s 28^th homebred Lagotto champion!

PHOTO by Torsten Widholm©

Fifth of June, at Norrköping Int, saw Marita & Olle Billströms Lagotto, Cobby’s Credenza “Kelly” (Ch Rowntree Fabrizio ex. Cobby’s Cocca) win her third C.C. and hence the champion title! From left is the BOB dog Imperie’s Ricco Ruzzelone, the judge is Mr Dimitri Antonopoulos and on the right is Marita with Kelly that was BOS.

Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels, wins his first CACIB!

PHOTO by RSW©

Fifth of June, at Norrköping Int., saw Åsa & Lars Öman’s Norwich Terrier, Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels “Foxy” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam ex. Ch Cobby’s High Expectations) win CACIB and BOS under the judge, Mr Milivoje Urosevic from Serbia.

MAY

Last week end in May, at Österbybruk Int., saw Marita & Olle Billströms Lagotto, Cobby’s Credenza “Kelly” (Ch Rowntree Fabrizio ex. Cobby’s Cocca) win her second C.C. A lovely occasion as Kelly has been out of the ring for almost a year after the dreadful, unprovoked attack on her by two mail bull-molossoids at a show ground just as she left the ring after winning her first C.C. She could now be seen being her old happy self with wagging tail and no glancing over the shoulder. Well done Marita! It was also a day with a very sporting crowd at the ringside, many showing with sincere clappings how pleased they were to se that Kelly had got over the accident.

Cobby’s Imp, is Cobby’s 144^th homebred Norwich Terrier champion!

Lovely news from the north of Sweden, and the city of Sundsvall, on the same day, was when god daughter Selma’s black and tan female Cobby’s Imp “Mindra” (GB & S Ch Ragus Up N Adam ex. S Ch Italian Easy Girl degli Acquisti) also took her third C.C. and became a Swedish Champion. Judge was Terrier specialist Gunilla Gonon Sabelström.

Lovely news from the south of Sweden where the Klahn-Löfquist’s family have had success with their red dog, Cobby’s Devil In Demand “Damien”(GB Ch Shanshou Red Planet ex. S & GB Ch Ragus Truly Unruly) took his third C.C. in succession the week end 22-23^rd of May and hence became a Swedish Champion. Yes, Damien is the litter brother of our S & GB Ch Cobby’s Dressed to Kill. Judges were Annika Ulltveit Moe and Norwich Terrier breeder Marja Salminen.

Cobbys Happening, 10 days old!

The filly Cobbys Happening was born mid May. She is by the US stud, Make It Happen ex Reina Rosada (by US born Spotlite Lobell ex a daughter by the French born Tibur). Our thoroughbred trotters have not done much racing this year but we look forward to start “Happy’s” halfbrother,
Cobbys Supersonic next year.

APRIL

Congratulations to Åsa & Lars Öman to the championtitle of “Foxy”, i.e. S & DK Ch Cobby’s Head Over Heels (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam x Ch Cobby’s High Expectations) who was crowned at Stockholm Int. the 3^rd of April under judge Ulf Braaten from Denmark.

March

The house, Villa Björklunda (Villa Silver Birch Grove), home of the Cobby’s for the last 40 years, celebrates its centennial as it was built in this shape in 1910. The house has been lovingly mentioned in novels, books and Magazines by one of its former owners, Kerstin Thorvall, a famous author in Sweden who passed away in 2010.

We have very unexpectedly lost our charismatic pinky, Waleric Pearly King. “P.K.” took desperately ill from one minute to another. When we arrived at the Animal hospital he could barely stand on his legs and tests carried out was devastating. The cause was said to probably be an infection that had gone too far before this hardy, outgoing chap showed any signs of ill health. P.K. was the last Norwich Terrier Ann Forman bred before she gave up breeding because of ill health. I will always be grateful for her kindness to carry out this combination to my wishes. P.K. was linebred to GB & Int Ch Cobby’s Timothy Gyp and became the living image of Gyp, in character in particular. His most famous offspring is GB & Am Ch Ragus Got the Look, top winning female Norwich in UK in 2009.

January

Cobby’s Castagno in California!

Greetings for 2010 came from California and a very happy and lucky Cobby’s Castagno “Bruno” (Ch Re D’ Abruzzo Gerry x Ch Re D’Abruzzo Caterina). “Bruno” has a fabulous playground in the waves of Rodeo Beach!

ESP Ch Cobby’s Indeed, placed in Group in Portugal

Spanish Ch Cobby’s Indeed “Pili” (Ch Ragus Up ‘N’ Adam x Ch Italian Easy Girl degli Acquisti) continues to please by winning in Spain and Portugal. Latest group placing was in Portugal on the 17^th of January.

Cobby’s Castagna snow plowing!

Greetings for 2010 came from Norway and a very snowy & happy Cobby’s Castagna (Ch Bil x Ch Cobby’s Carisma). “Terracotta” has a fabulous life in the snowy mountains in Norway and her little Border Terrier friend can hardly be seen behind her!

Cobby’s Tartufo Bianco, pictured at 14 years.

Cobby’s Tartufo Bianco (Ch Ivan x Ch Re d’Abruzzo Caterina) called “Corrado” is the first Lagotto male born in Scandinavia. He was 14 on the 6th of January and is of course litter brother to the breeds Top Brood, Sw & DK Ch Cobby’s Tartufo di Cioccolata sadly missed as she passed away a few month ago. Their mother lived to be over 14 and the line is known to live to a good age and another proof is, ‘Lagotto of the year 2009’ at the age of 10, Corrado’s half sister, multi Ch Cobby’s Cirena!

Top Winning Norwich Terrier in England 2009 & Top Winning Norwich Terrier of All times!

In the best of company, Top Norwich of all times, the fabulous “Trueman” seen in the Terrier Group line up at Crufts 2009, fr. left the Big-4, Lakeland Terrier GB Ch Sarendon For Your Eyes Only, “Trueman”, i.e. GB* Ch Ragus Rings True, who was Big-3 and the American Scottish Terrier Am Ch Round Town Merchedes of Maryscot who was Big-2 and the winner, the equally famous Canadian Sealyham Terrier Ch Efbe’s Hidalgo at Goodspice who later went BIS!

The final results for 2009 in Great Britain sees the Top Norwich of all times continue his fabulous career. This is of course Lesley Crawley’s Norwich Terrier “Trueman”, i.e. GB* Ch Ragus Rings True. (Conceived at Cobby’s by Sw Ch Cobby’s Famous Rebel x Sw & GB Ch Ragus Truly Unruly).

Top Winning Lagotto in Sweden 2009 & Top Brood 5^th year in succession!

Ch Cobby’s Cirena “Våfflan” (Ch Roughrider’s Navy Cut x Ch Re d’Abruzzo Caterina), is again the breeds Top Winner, now at the age of 10! She has made her mark in the ring as well as a champion producer with 11 Ch offspring, just like her mother (with 7 Ch offspring) and her half-sister Ch Cobby’s Tartufo di Cioccolata, the breeds Top Brood with 12 Ch offspring!

*According to an agreement (published in DW) between the F.C.I and the English Kennel Club, signed in May 2009, the title of English Champion can be used and registered by the FCI with the abbreviation UK Ch (United Kingdom), some countries (like Sweden) are at the moment using GB Ch (Great Britain).

* The FCI has decided to use the abbreviation C.I.B for the title Champion International Beauté (earlier commonly written Int. Ch).