1970

This is how it all started
As a child, my overriding ambition was to have a dog of my own and despite opposition from my parents I got my first dog, a black Scottie bitch puppy, Torslochs Terzette, in 1970. She was a lucky purchase and became the start of a 40-year old love affair with the breed. Since then I have also been involved in other breeds and I also currently show and breed Labradors. Over the years I have had strong British connections which have influenced me greatly.

I started showing in 1970 and have been a keen exhibitor ever since, latterly cutting down on showing as judging has taken over much of my time. Most of my dogs have been owner bred and handled and I have bred more than 130 champions including Sweden’s Top Dog All Breeds in 2001. Raglan dogs have also won Top Terrier no less than seven times in Sweden and the lovely bitch Ch Raglan Rose Maiden won Top Terrier in the UK in 2003 and res BIS at Crufts in 2004.

I am now approved to judge all breeds and have been fortunate to judge wonderful shows all over the world including ten FCI World shows, many FCI European shows, Sydney Royal Show and Spring Fair Shows in Australia,  Scottish Terriers at Crufts, the wonderful Great Western Show in California plus several prestigious BIS appointments worldwide as well as many breed specialities in most parts of the world. I have also been honoured with other major appointments in the UK, including all groups and BIS at Windsor in 2008.

Most things in my life seem to circle around dogs. I have found that the dog game is such an absorbing hobby that one rarely has time for other things! However, I do enjoy reading ,meeting friends, gardening and going to the movies,  time permitting. I also teach English and French at college – a job I have held on to for a long time and which I still enjoy, although I do not always find it easy to turn up on Monday mornings after a busy weekend away!

Så här började det
Så länge jag kan minnas tjatade jag om att få ha en hund hemma hos mina föräldrar. Med benäget bistånd av min farmor lyckades jag så småningom övertala mina föräldrar att få köpa en skotte. Dessförinnan hade jag slukat allt jag kunde komma över i form av hundböcker, utställnings-kataloger etc.

Denna första skotte var min stamtik S o Sf Ch Torslochs Terzette, en härlig hund såväl mentalt som avelsmässigt och hon blev mor till åtta champions. Terzette var född 1970 och fallen efter den fantastiska avelshunden Int Nord Ch Gaywyn Marquis undan Torslochs Topeka, certvinnare och en duktig avelstik.

Efter att ha döpt Terzettes första riktigt framgångrika kull på bokstaven R - detta efter att ha blivit inspirerad av den engelska Reanda-kennelns alla R-hundar - föll det sig naturligt att söka kennelnamn på just den bokstaven. En av hundarna i kullen undan Terzette hette Rockford, senare S o Sf Ch, och det tyckte jag var ett bra namn och ansökte också om det som kennelnamn.

Som andrahandsalternativ uppgav jag Raglan som delvis var en nödlösning, men jag tyckte att det var kort, lätt att uttala och samtidigt hade det anknytning till England.

SKK kastade emellertid om namnen vid publiceringen i tidningen Hundsport och på så sätt kom Raglan att stå som mitt första alternativ, och därvid fick det bli.

Puppies from the first litter, born 1970 (Ch Torslochs Tordyvel -
Ch Torslochs Terzette).

Ch Raglan Rich And Rare

Ch Raglan Red Rarity

Ch Raglan Rolls Royce

Ch Reanda Ravita

Ch Raglan Regatta

Ch Raglan Rio Rita