08/09/2026
A bit belated news from our trip to Sweden.
1st day September 4th
🇸🇪 EURO CORGI’26 - a day full of dogs, friends, emotions… and a few very proud breeder moments. ❤️
Today was our Euro Corgi’26 day here in Sweden.
The show itself deserves a big compliment - beautifully organised, a wonderful venue, spacious and comfortable rings, and that very clear Scandinavian sense of order that somehow makes even a huge event feel calm and easy.
And perhaps the best part of days like this is not even the results.
It is meeting people.
Friends from Ukraine, Norway, Finland, Spain, Portugal and so many other countries. Talking dogs, pedigrees, breeding plans, old memories and new hopes.
My inner introvert definitely had a very extroverted day today. 😄
As for SECRET AGENT III FROM Valhalos Sargas - James, today simply wasn’t our day.
He is currently completely out of coat, and standing in a strong Champion class he probably looked a little too ordinary beside dogs in full presentation. The written critique, at least through my eyes as his owner and breeder, does not entirely reflect how I see him - but that is dog showing.
One judge. One opinion. One moment in time. I respect the judge’s decision and take the comments with me.
So… if I cannot brag about James today, I will happily brag about something that means perhaps even more to me: the dogs carrying Valhalos Sargas blood around the world. ❤️
🌙 AURORUS LUNARIS EX VALHALOS SARGAS - legendary Moonie 🌙
At 9 years old, this incredible dog stepped into a huge Champion class of 21 males… and WON IT.
And it didn’t stop there. Moonie went on to become Reserve Best Male. Nine years old. Still beautiful. Still competitive. Still making me ridiculously proud. But the biggest credit belongs to his wonderful owner Sabrina Xu, who keeps this dog in such incredible condition, loves him endlessly and continues to let him shine.
What a moment. ❤️
✨ ZLATA VILIBODREAMS aka Chloe
Another result that made my breeder heart very happy.
Chloe was bred by my friend, colleague and breeding partner Liliya Loboda, and Chloe’s sire OCCULTUS PATRONUS EX VALHALOS SARGAS was born in my kennel.
Today Chloe won a huge Open Class of 22 females, then continued all the way to:
🏆 BEST FEMALE
🏆 BEST OPPOSITE S*X
…and with this result she also completed her 🇸🇪 Swedish Champion title 🇸🇪 .
Huge congratulations to Lilia Loboda and her beautiful Chloe, and thank you to her handler Karina Zastrognikova for presenting her so beautifully. ❤️
💫 AQUE CHINA KATLA - Molan 🖤
Another special young dog for me - a son of my Thomas - THEMEMORIES THOMPSON.
Molan came all the way from Ukraine with his owner Alina Kalynychenko, and today he placed 2nd in Junior Class.
So proud to see another generation stepping into these big international rings.
And then came one more wonderful surprise…
⭐ SMART AS A WHIP CAPTAIN AMERICA - Derek
A son of Moonie.
Today this little man became:
🏆 BEST IN SHOW PUPPY
Congratulations to his breeder Andrea Sancho♥️
And that perhaps sums up why days like today still mean so much to me.
Sometimes your own dog doesn’t win.
Sometimes you leave your own ring slightly disappointed.
And then you look around and realise that dogs you bred - or dogs carrying the bloodlines you have spent years building - are winning classes, titles, Best Male placements and even Best in Show awards all around you.
That is breeding.
Not one dog.
Not one show.
Not one result.
It is watching something you created continue through generations, kennels and countries.
And today, despite James and me coming home without ribbons to brag about, I am going back to the hotel very, very proud. ❤️
Unfortunately, I hardly took any photos today because for once I wasn’t standing outside the ring with my camera.
I was inside it. 😄
Hopefully the official photos will come soon.
Thank you, Euro Corgi’26, for a beautiful day. 🐾🇸🇪