About Kennel T-BOB with Bearded Collies since 1978 . .
Litters planned 2009/2010 with Bettie Boopie and Treacle .In 2011 with Beonce and frozen semen from Billbo Please contact Merete by e-mail: menyd@online.no for further information.
To the left; Champion In Norway and Denmark Nordicwinner 2008 T-BOB's Bau Bravehart in Brown Suit In the midle; T-BOB's Brianna My Black Pearl (4 mnth)Best In Show Puppie. On the right ;Norwegian Champion BoriBori on bloodtracking
The First and still the only Bearded Collie breeder in Norway who has got The Norwegian Kennel Clubs Honour Prize fore the most winning Progency Group of all breeds . At the World Dog Show in Helsinki!winner og Brace Bearded Collie and BOG winner with Int Nord UCH Certified Causing A Commotion and his daugther NORD UCH Confidents Pride And T-BOB Joy. At the World Dog Show in Amstedam Best In Show Veteran reserve with Int Nod Uch Billbo. . At The World Dog Show In Dortmund the first and still only breeder from Norway with excellent in the Breeders clas.
Scroll ned for norsk versjon... Kennel T-BoB is located on the West Coast of Norway in Bergen, best know for the mountains and fjords and the flowering in Hardanger.
	Our first Bearded Collie was ordered by phone in 1978 mistakenly thought was as an Old English Sheepdog. Due to the road connections to Halden at the time, the phone was the easiest way to speak with the breeder as we would have spent 2 days on the journey. Røsneskilen Buster was a male and arrived in 1978. Margit Hallesby was the first breeder of the breed Bearded Collie in Norway. "Buster" became a Norwegian Champion and was the most winning male at the time. He won a lot of Best in Breed, he had many Group victories and some Best in Show placements. I had my first progeny group with "Buster" and got the Honor Award.
"Buster" was mated once and he got 5 sons. "Bingo" became the latest addition to the "blood-line". "Bingo" was as his father, a very talented obedience dog but at the time very little was know about the Bearded Collies as herding dogs. They don't function as the German Shepard, Berner Sennen or the Flatcoated Retrivers. Despite the obsticles and comments, i kept working with him for herding and obedience.
Both "Buster" and "Bingo" have a bronze pin in obedience. In Norway you don't get any title from obedience before you have gone through all classes 1, 2, 3 and elite. "Bingo" unfortunately passed away at an early age, but during his time he did really well both as a show dog as he bacame a Champion and also in obedience. Several of his grand children are in the Norwegian show circuit today.
		In 1987 we visited Freebees Kennel in Sweden and bought a new Bearded Collie. "Lennart" became the children's favorite. Although he received 7 Certs he never became a Champion. He would much rather spend his time cuddling in bed with his toys and stuffed animals. "Lennart" gave us 11 good years and he was a very unique Bearded Collie. He mated with West Bearded Blue Eirin and my first little was in 1989 a reality. Three of the puppies from the litter of "Lennart" and Eirin entered the show circuit; T-BOB's Arthur The Climber became Norwegian Champion, T-BOB's Arja The Wragler became Champion, and T-BOB's Adorable Easy Easy received 8 Certs and several Best in Breed.
When West Bearded Blue Eirin's owner came down with an unfortunate case of cancer, she asked that I take over ownership of "Sess" after her passing. I was delighted to, and when "Sess" arrived she was hopelessly devoted to food and treats and had problems with her weight. When i showed "Sess" for Marion Spaving, she commented: "Madam, think ahead and don't dwell in the past". "Sess" never went back to the ring after that.
Today 7 Beaded Collies reside at Kennel T-BOB. The eldest being "Bilbo", International Nordic Champion Certified Causing a Commotion born in 1993. "Basie", Norwegian and Finnish Champion, is also part of the "crew" but lives with Torstein in Risør. At the World Dog Show in Amsterdam "Bilbo" was shown as a veteran. He won group 1 veteran on day one, and the following day he became 2nd Best in Show Veteran. A Bearded Collie from Norway has never achieved a higher status in the International Show Cicuit. His father, Potterdale Dignity, came close by winning Group 1 and was an International Champion world winner in 1994.
From "Bilbo's" litter-siblings of 9, 7 of them made Champions. "Bilbo" has a very good and deep genetic heritage that he has not only transferred to his children, but also his grand children. he is the father of Champions in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. His Grand children are Champions in Finland and Norway. "Bilbo" is the first Bearded Collie that has won the Norwegian Kennel Club's Progeny Group. In 2002 he entered at number 2, in 2003 he won and in 2004 at age 11, he was again number 2.
At the World Dog Show in Dortmund, T-BOB's Britney the Norwegian Way already Norwegian Champion, became number 4 in her class of 27. T-BOB's Blossom Is My Name placed at number 3 in her group of 23, and "Basie" entered at number 3 of 47 males in his group. I also had my first breeder showing abroad and got "Excellent".
Hungarian Pulis After carrying around a photograph of a white dog i didn't know the name of, Leif Ragnar Hjort, well known today for his Norwegian Puli Breeding, called me and told me he had bought a Puli from England. This is how i got my first Puli from Pat Lanz in 1986. His name was raven King, but he was named "Bosse" at home. He became the most winning male puli and I don't think anyone has beaten his record to date. he was the first Puli in Norway to win Group 1. All the photographers and journalists loved to take his photograph and "Bosse" would make sure they always got the best shots and posed with the most extreme joy! He quietly and calmly fell asleep on his old blue pillow that had been his companion since he arrived in Norway. Best Regards, Merete
OM KENNEL T-BOB NORSK VERSJON: Scroll up for English version... Kennel T-BoB holder til på vestkysten av Norge i Bergen, mest kjent for sine fjorder og fjell med blomstring i Hardanger. I may flyttet vi til et større sted med god plass til å springe. Den første Bearded Collie ble 1978 kjøpt via telefon som Old English Sheepdog. På grunn av hvordan veiforbindelser var ned til Halden på det tidspunkt ble telefon den enkleste da vi hadde vi måtte bruke to dager på reisen. Røsneskilen Buster var en hanne og kom til oss i 1978. Margit Hallesby var den første oppdretter av rasen Bearded Collie i Norge. "Buster" ble Norsk Champion og var den nest mestvinnende Hanne på den tiden. Han vant mange BIR, mange gruppeseire og noen BIS plasseringer. Jeg hadde min første avlsklasse med "Buster" og vi fikk HP. "Bingo" var vår andre Beardis. "Bingo" var en god lydighets hund men på den tid var det lite kjennskap om hvordan Bearded Collies arbeider som gjeterhunder. Den var ikke som Schafer, Berner Sennen eller Flatcoated Retriever. På tross av dette jobbet jeg videre med å lære bruks og lydighet. I 1987 reiste vi til Freebees Kennel i Sverige og kjøpte oss en ny Beardis. "Lennart" ble barnas favoritt. Riktignok mottok han 7 cert men han ble aldri champion. Han foretrakk å ligge i sengen med noen kosedyr og en kanin eller 2. "Lenneart" gav oss 11 gode år, han var en meget spesiell Bearded Collie. Han ble parret med West Bearded Blue Eirin og mitt første kull i 1989 var en realitet. West Bearded Blue Eirin sin eier fikk kreft og hun spurte om jeg ville ta vare på "Sess" når hun gikk bort. "Sess" var henført til mat og hadde store problemer med sin fedmen. Det var som Marion Spaving engang sa da jeg stilte henne i veteran; "Madam, tenk fremover, ikke i fortiden." "Sess" var aldri mer i ringen etter dette. Tre hunder ble vist fra dette kull; T-BOB's Arthur The Climber ble Norsk Champion, T-BOB's Arja The Wragler ble champion, og T-BOB's Adorable Easy Easy fikk 8 cert med flere Bir. I dag bor det 7 Bearded Collies i Kennel T-BOB. Den eldste er "Billbo", International Nordisk Champion Certified Causing A Commotion, født i 1993. "Basie" som er champion i Norge og FInalnd bor hos Torstein i Risør. På verdens utstillingen i Amsterdam ble "Billbo" stilt som veteran. Han vant gruppe 1 vateran og ble dagen etterpå ble han nummer 2 Best In Show veteran. Aldri har en Bearded Collie fra Norge gjort en slik bragd. Hans far International Champion verdensvinner 1994 Potterdale Dignity var på god vei da han vant gruppe 1. Av "Billbo's" kullsøsken på 9, ble 7 Champions. Han har en meget god og dyp arveegenskap som han har videreført ikke bare til sine barn, men også barnebarn. Han er far til Champions i Norge, Danmark, Sverige og Finland. Hans barnebarn er Champions i Finland og Norge. "Billbo" er den første norske Bearded Collie som har vunnet avlsklasse konkurransene på NKK utstillinger i Norge. I 2002 ble han nummer 2, i 2003 vant han og i 2004 11 år gammel ble han igjen nummer 2. På Verdensutstillingen i Dortmund, ble T-BOB's Britney the Norwegian Way som er Champion i Norge, nummer 4 i sin klasse av 27, T-BOB's Blossom Is My Name ble nr 3 av i alt 24, og Basie ble nr 3 av 47 hanner i sin klasse. Jeg hadde også det første oppdrettervisning i utlandet og fikk eksellent. Pulis Etter å båreet på et bilde av en hvit hund jeg ikke kjent navnet på, kunne Leif Ragnar Hjorth, i dag kjent for sitt Puli oppdrett i Norge, fortelle at han hadde kjøpt en Puli i England. Slik fikk jeg min første Puli fra Pat Lanz i 1986. Navnet hans var Raven King men ble kalt "Bosse". Han var den mestvinnende hannpuli og jeg tror ikke noen ennå har slått hans rekord. Han var den første Puli som vant gruppe 1 her i Norge. Journalister elsket å ta bilder av ham og han solte seg i glansen. 13 år gammel sovnet han stille på sin lyse blå pute som hadde fulgt ham fra første dag han kom til Norge. Mvh. Merete