Two renowned, international respected top breeders/judges agreed in answering 2008 questions. A warm welcome and a big thanks to Mrs Dina Korna from kennel Scandyline in Estonia and Mr Malcolm Hart from kennel Hartmere in the U.K.


 
 
             
1  - How would you like to introduce yourself?
             

Dina Korna, Scandyline Shelties.

I have been involved with dogs long before I bought my first Sheltie. I was 10 when I started to train and later to show dogs for other people. In 1970 finally I got my very first own dog - it was Rough Collie bitch. In the mid 70ties I started to judge Collies and Russian national breeds. At that time I saw a sheltie for the first time. It was love at first sight, but it took years until I got my first Sheltie. Hossa Stanica Marwita came from Poland. Although oversized, she was well built and had lovely temperament. She was my Sheltie foundation bitch. My other hobbies: gardening, long walks in the forest, travelling, when it is possible and I am collecting everything with butterflies!

  

Malcolm Hart, Hartmere Shelties. I started in the breed in 1967.

I live in the edge of a tiny hamlet with a name which is bigger than itself! Potterhanworth Booths is about 9 miles from ancient Lincoln which has one of the most beautiful Cathedrals in England. I have moved here in 2000 from my Native Lake District in Cumbria - which borders Scotland. The kennel name Hartmere was second choice. Shundraw was first choice and not accepted - and derives from beautiful in very ancient Norse. So Hart because it is my surname - and mere because the lake District is filled with small meres - or lakes as most people would term them. I live with my second wife Chrissie and I have a son from my first marriage, Neil, of whom I am very proud. He lives and works in London - but he is a frequent visitor here.
My other hobbies: I am a passionate historian with an equally large interest in archaeology and I read voraciously and paint ... oh and much to my wifes regret - I like to watch a lot of sport on TV!!!
 
 
             

1)2 - How many shelties do you have at the moment and who are your young hopefuls?

             
At the moment I have 12 shelties and my young hopefuls are Scandyline Golden Guardian, Scandyline Black Gem, Topstail Lucky Star, Sunsweet Black Night and Lucky Starline Miss Camellia.

Guardian allready started his show career by winning BOB-puppy and 2nd Best puppy of the day at European Dog Show in Zagreb' 07.

Guardian and Gem still need to mature, they are one year old now, but two younger ones are in the stage of growth. The future will show, if my hopes will come true!



 


Scandyline Golden Guardian

  
I live here with 6 and one quarter ( a puppy) shelties. Here presently are:
Ch Hartmere Hallmarked, now 10 and a former Sheltie Puppy of the year and Sheltie veteran of the year. He won the res CC at Crufts at almost 8 years.
His full younger sister aged 7 Ch Hartmere Hold the Dream, who was both Sheltie Puppy of the Year and Sheltie of the year and BOB  at Crufts 2003 and Bitch CC winner at Crufts 2005.

Ch Hartmere Hold The Dream

Elanmore Highlander, a son of Hallmarked, aged 7, who was shown with some success as a youngster.
I also have another lovely son of Hallmarked, who never became entire!
Hartmere Hidden Dream - many times best Puppy in Breed and her litter sister Hartmere Highland Dream, also a winner but often in the shadow of her sister.
And an 11  week Puppy who is from the third sister in the litter Hartmere Hint of Gold at Japaro.
 
 
 
             
3 - From what lines do your shelties descend?
             

Today my shelties mostly come from the BB line, but I have some descendents from the CHE line as well.

   Mostly Riverhill - but with a significant amount of Helensdale and some Exford lines.
 
 
             
4 - What do you especially like in those lines?
             

Sorry, if my opinion is not right - it is based mostly on photos taken from books and Handbooks- but I have the feeling  that the BB line was stronger in head and expression, and the CHE line had better angulated bodies. Nowadays, now both lines are so much mixed, there are many representatives of the BB line with excellent bodies and angulation and beautiful heads and lovely expressions are no rarity in shelties of the CHE line.

 		   These lines combined fulfil my expectation in head qualities shape and soundness. 
 
 
             

1)  C5 - Can you mention three of your favourite shelties from the past? 


Ch Jenny Wren Of Crawleyridge		  
Ch Greensands Gangsters Moll at Monkswood

There are much more then three...but if I have to name only three... Ch Jenny Wren Of Crawleyridge, Ch Pepperhill Blue Fizz and Ch Sandpiper of Sharval.

 		   Difficult question because there so many dogs from the past I admired greatly but if you twisted my arm – then of those I actually saw in the flesh – Ch Greensands Gangsters Moll at Monkswood, a lovely tri bitch of sheer quality, whose perfect balance enthralled me; Ch Riverhill Raider, an old dog when I used to see him regularly, who still had the most stunning outline, perfectly fitting coat of good length and a head the standard could have been written for – and his son Ch Monkswood Moss Trooper, a coppery coloured sable with shawl collar, who inherited his sire’s lovely outline – coat properties and head but if anything his head had an even more defined touch of class than his sire’s head. I could never take my eyes from him in the ring- and had he been a more willing showman – I do believe he would have had all the attributes to be a Crufts Best In Show winner.
 
 

Ch Pepperhill Blue Fizz		  
Ch Riverhill Raider (1965)

Ch Sandpiper of Sharval		  
Ch Monkswood Moss Trooper (1970)
       
 

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