onsdag 30. juli 2014
tirsdag 1. oktober 2013
Do you have a male for my bitch?
As a breeder and also owner of some decent males I every now and then get questions if I have available males for breeding.
So also last week.
Following PM came trought Facebook - I have a bitch at xx age and she is absolutely stunning and has several cac already and looking for a stunnig male that could be suitable for her...
Important is that inbreeding is equal to 0 - That is important... Do u have anything to offer?
I read this message a couple of times - trying to figure what this was all about. First of all - all my males are line-bred to certain dogs and therefore my first reaction was - did she not check that none of my males has the important 0 - pedigree? However - bred to this bitch it would equal to 0 in 3 generations...
Anyway - I responded to the PM with following answer - I'm sorry but my males are not available for stud to bitches from this kennel.
Relpy went - and she said - It doesn't matter but why? And I informed that I do have my reasons. AND wow - I was told the story.
And she could respond to me that the special-club' comitee-poeple in Norway is a bunch of breeders that is not serious and breeds PRA in the pedigrees that pushes people away instead of including them in the club. These breeders do also promote their own puppies instead of others.
I had to ask if she was drunk.... ( I know that's not nice)
First of all - I do for the moment have 7 males available for stud here - age from 8 years and down to 18 months - (and some younger too) All and every one of them with different pedigree's - all of them with different qualities that in my opinion will gain the breed at some point - bred to the right bitch or not.
I did not get any specific leads on what she was looking for - no question about health-issues in the pedigree's or in the dogs I have. Nothing asked about anything... It makes me wonder..
SO - I have to ask - why is inbreeding important in the first line of questions and health not?
And in the next line - It is important as the breed-comitee breeds on PRA pedigree's?
I'm just wondering what is important and not... I do know for us - Not let these kind of breeders use our males....
So also last week.
Following PM came trought Facebook - I have a bitch at xx age and she is absolutely stunning and has several cac already and looking for a stunnig male that could be suitable for her...
Important is that inbreeding is equal to 0 - That is important... Do u have anything to offer?
I read this message a couple of times - trying to figure what this was all about. First of all - all my males are line-bred to certain dogs and therefore my first reaction was - did she not check that none of my males has the important 0 - pedigree? However - bred to this bitch it would equal to 0 in 3 generations...
Anyway - I responded to the PM with following answer - I'm sorry but my males are not available for stud to bitches from this kennel.
Relpy went - and she said - It doesn't matter but why? And I informed that I do have my reasons. AND wow - I was told the story.
And she could respond to me that the special-club' comitee-poeple in Norway is a bunch of breeders that is not serious and breeds PRA in the pedigrees that pushes people away instead of including them in the club. These breeders do also promote their own puppies instead of others.
I had to ask if she was drunk.... ( I know that's not nice)
First of all - I do for the moment have 7 males available for stud here - age from 8 years and down to 18 months - (and some younger too) All and every one of them with different pedigree's - all of them with different qualities that in my opinion will gain the breed at some point - bred to the right bitch or not.
I did not get any specific leads on what she was looking for - no question about health-issues in the pedigree's or in the dogs I have. Nothing asked about anything... It makes me wonder..
SO - I have to ask - why is inbreeding important in the first line of questions and health not?
And in the next line - It is important as the breed-comitee breeds on PRA pedigree's?
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| This is our breeding... Our "Snuppa" with her newborn - sired by one of our males. |
søndag 6. januar 2013
101 dalmatians??
Nope - but 101 miniatureschnauzer puppies are born at Greypix's since 2000.
I was kind of suprised when finding out that and it makes me proud that for the moment we have 26 CHAMPIONS bred here - They have more than 50 champion-titles and our breeding has also given us the European Winner in 2005 and the WorldChampion in 2010.
Troughout these years we have learned alot about breeding and we have been lucky(?) with our stock when it comes to health-issues.
2 imports from UK - "Kate" and "Boyboy"
Amoung these 101 puppies we have had some problems and feed-back from our puppy-buyers shows only a few dogs here is sold has developed health-issues and we are pleased - However the few is a few too many...
We have tried troughtout the years to make a understanding regarding what to look out for and not - and sitting here it is more and more too be aware of on our beloved breed.
HOWEVER - the joy of breeding the minis and meeting so many of the puppies during the years of developement and how their owners can tell stories about how special their dog is makes us extreamly pleased!
Caddy on the run...
I was kind of suprised when finding out that and it makes me proud that for the moment we have 26 CHAMPIONS bred here - They have more than 50 champion-titles and our breeding has also given us the European Winner in 2005 and the WorldChampion in 2010.
Troughout these years we have learned alot about breeding and we have been lucky(?) with our stock when it comes to health-issues.
2 imports from UK - "Kate" and "Boyboy"
We have tried troughtout the years to make a understanding regarding what to look out for and not - and sitting here it is more and more too be aware of on our beloved breed.
HOWEVER - the joy of breeding the minis and meeting so many of the puppies during the years of developement and how their owners can tell stories about how special their dog is makes us extreamly pleased!
Caddy on the run...
We hope to continue our breeding with the same influence to those of you who hopes for an outgoing and fun dog as companion.
Written by Kent (07 Jan. 13)
CH. Greypix's Dark Dante
GREYPIX'S DARK DANTE
This wonderful male is to have his last litter for now here at Greypix. His is mated with our wonderful Greypix's Good to be me - a repeat mating as we only got the one girl we kept our self last time.
When we broght in "Knoll's" mum Buffel's Passion for fashion in whelp back in 07 - mated with a Regency's Gamebreaker u. Regency Maid for US son - We saw the "Regency" influence in the puppies and decided to try to make the "Regency" our own. With the kindness of Beverly Verna, one of our girls was over in the US and was mated with CH. Regency's Good to Go - and from that trip is our Greypix's Good to be me - or "Darling" called here at home.
When I finally had these two dogs grown up - This mating was our #1 choice and we got the one puppy "Katie" - Growing up here and is turning 1 year old - and is our next show-girl.
This repeat litter is due approx. 30 January and we are really excited on how "Katie's" brothers and sisters will be!
Kent // Greypix's Schnauzers
fredag 3. februar 2012
søndag 10. juli 2011
World dogshow in Paris 2011
I had hoped for a weekend in Paris with all that french people can offer... BUT NO!!
This trip is one of the worst ever.... The Comfort inn Hotel in Gousanville has the worst kind of service to their guest and was rude and not helpful at all. This hotel should never had guests...
This trip is one of the worst ever.... The Comfort inn Hotel in Gousanville has the worst kind of service to their guest and was rude and not helpful at all. This hotel should never had guests...
The taxi's in Paris area tried to rip severeal of our friends off when they should pay for the trips.. And they did not know it was dogs with us when we stood in line at the WDS showground....
The showground was good... BUT - I have never seen so much left behind from the dogs at a showground. There was NO information in English at all and the French KC stand had NO ONE that spoke English.... 
BUT we also had a wonderful day in Paris and got to see the attractions that Paris can provide.
After we had our win at the French Championship-show we went downtown and had wonderful wine and fish. And walked trought Champ De Elysees, the Effeil tower and we did some shopping too.
PARIS IS BEAUTIFUL - the French people outside Central Paris is NOT!!
søndag 1. mai 2011
What we do for our beloved breed..
In december 2 years ago, I jumped on a flight from Oslo at 0610 in the morning, via Frankfurt and ended up in San Fransisco at 2 PM local time ( 2100 Norw. time) Onward from S.Fransisco to Tracy - 2 hours drive - and could walk into our hotel-room at 5 PM. 
Together with me was our wonderful "Loppa" Int.CH Greypix's Mysterious Narrative and our jurneys final destionation was Bev Verna - Regency's Kennel. And our plan was to mate her with a male I had'nt seen live, but loved the pictures of him. US CH. Regency's Good to go.
Together with me was our wonderful "Loppa" Int.CH Greypix's Mysterious Narrative and our jurneys final destionation was Bev Verna - Regency's Kennel. And our plan was to mate her with a male I had'nt seen live, but loved the pictures of him. US CH. Regency's Good to go. 
A wonderful meeting with Bev and her companion Jerry and all their dogs. And as planned we had a perfect weekend both for me and "Loppa" And Sunday morning we started our trip home. Another 16 hours on flights and airports took us home again.In februar the year after - the puppy was born... 1 bitch came out of this trip..... And we looked at this puppy and just laughted. I knew she was special... SO named her ELSKLING - or "Darling" in English.
Watching her grow up was a pleasing time for us and at age 6 months her shape started to come together - but she was a spolied little brat - and among other things she started to chew beards of the other dogs here..
Her first show was in Febr.10 and she went to 2'nd best bitch - and during the summer she picked up several CAC's and CACIB's. She also qualified for Crufts during the year.
Her first show was in Febr.10 and she went to 2'nd best bitch - and during the summer she picked up several CAC's and CACIB's. She also qualified for Crufts during the year.
This weekend - her first weekend out in the ring after she was 2 years old - she gained her Norwegian title with her 6'th CAC.We at Greypix's will be forever grateful that Bev invited me home to her place with my sweet "Loppa" so we could introduce the Regency's to Norway.
Despite it only came on girl from this trip, we feel that this girl will give us a wonderful future at Greypix and the time and price.. Well she is all worth it!!!Again Bev and Jerry - Thank you for our sweet darling!!
tirsdag 5. april 2011
FINN.NO
Det finnes mange forskjellige måter og selge hunder og det er mange som fremstår som seriøse i annonsene som ligger ute på nettet. MEN det stemmer ikke alltid. Dere som ønsker å kjøpe hund - kontakt enten raseklubben ( http://www.nsbk.org/) eller Norsk kennel klubb ( http://www.nkk.no/) Selv om det ligger at hunden er vaksinert / følger helsebok osv.. er det MYE annet som man som oppdretter har ansvar for. OG hunder som ikke registreres i NKK er ofte ett utgangspunkt for å være mistenksom/skeptisk. 
Dette bildet er hentet fra FINN.NO idag og skal være en "mini" dvergschnauzer s/s. Men når jeg går inn på nettsidene til selger finnes det mange blandings-varianter som fremstår som "ekte raser" NOE DET IKKE ER!!! Dvergschnauzeren på bildet over selges uten stamtavle og dermed å anse som en blandingshund. Og det finnes ikke dvergschnauzers i mini-utgave.
Hvis dere kjenner noen eller skal selv ha dere en dvergschnauzer ( eller annen rase for den saks skyld ) IKKE BRUK FINN.NO som utgangspunkt for kjøp av hund. Det finnes seriøse oppdrettere som selger hunder der også, disse vil i tillegg også benytte raseklubber som referanse når de selger valper.
lørdag 26. februar 2011
When visitors comes around..
Every now and then people that want to be more familiar with the miniatureschnauzers drops by our place to meet the dogs and see what they are like. This week 2 pictures was attached to the mail and I wanted to share them. Maren and Edvard are not used to dogs, and this is how our mini's convinced them that miniatureschnauzers just love people :o)
onsdag 16. februar 2011
Inherited cateract
Our Axcium Casanova "Cosmo" has been at stud here in Norway since age 1. Out of his 46 offsprings in 11 litters Norway, plus 13 offsprings in 3 litters in Sweden and 9 pups in 1 in Denmark he has proven to be a good studdog and given breeders really nice dogs to continue breeding on.
But I would like to ask you who has offsprings out of him to be careful when choosing breeding-mates to your dogs out of Cosmo. 2 offsprings has been confirmed with inherited cateract and another offspring is diagonsed with PTHVL.
We do NOT know if he is proven carrier as he never has been test-bred but we choose to inform about this as we know it.
If you want more information, you are welcome to contact me.
Kent
But I would like to ask you who has offsprings out of him to be careful when choosing breeding-mates to your dogs out of Cosmo. 2 offsprings has been confirmed with inherited cateract and another offspring is diagonsed with PTHVL.
We do NOT know if he is proven carrier as he never has been test-bred but we choose to inform about this as we know it.
If you want more information, you are welcome to contact me.
Kent
torsdag 6. januar 2011
Our males...
We haven't shown our boys much during 2010, but hope that our males can be seen this year in the ring. Greypix's Dark Dante, Greypix From US by Axcium and Greypix Innocent will be in the ring again if everything goes as planned here. Look to our webpage - our dogs - to read more about them.
Ch. Greypix's Dark Dante
and his son Nord JW-10 Greypix's Innocenttorsdag 2. desember 2010
Nordic Winnershow 2010- Best in Show Breeder
It is amazing how pleased we sometime can be.
Among more than 40 groups in the final at the Nordic Winner show 2010 and with the biggest entry ever at a dogshow in Norway our 4 dogs - Timtim, Camilla, Moa and Elskling went to Best in Show under judge Svend Lövenkjaer from Denmark.
These 4 dogs are all related to eachother and goes back to our fundationbitch Arbeybuffel's Missed me bye - Kate.
Timtim is great-grandson of Kate, and grandson to Camilla. He is also son of Moa's brother. Camilla is out of Kate. Moa breeding is straight down from Kate's father. And Elskling is out of Camilla's sister - also daughter to Kate.
These 4 miniatures are aged from 8 yrs down to 1. And we at Greypix are just proud!!!
lørdag 7. august 2010
It's Saturday
And the Norw. judge ass. arranged a dogshow today. The judges only had 20 - 30 dogs
( most of them ) and used the time well on the dogs they had in the ring.
Only Norwegian judges - and the show was arranged by them as well.... Not something we who shows see often. FUN
BTW we did well also with our "Elskling" ( In English : Darling ) - look to our website for updates... Snapshot from the ring above taken by Eli Nesset ( Kennel Black-Emac )
( most of them ) and used the time well on the dogs they had in the ring.
Only Norwegian judges - and the show was arranged by them as well.... Not something we who shows see often. FUN
BTW we did well also with our "Elskling" ( In English : Darling ) - look to our website for updates... Snapshot from the ring above taken by Eli Nesset ( Kennel Black-Emac )
søndag 1. august 2010
How is it to breed a dog??
I just want to share a story that really set me out a while ago.
As a breeder we're all responsible for the pups we sell, and when selling a 8 weeks old puppy we inform about the "flaws" and sickness/illness in the breed and what to look out for. And as difficult it is to see what this cutie will grow into, we sell all our 8 week's puppies with written information about it's well-beeing and that it is NOT sold as a rising star, or if it is a dog to be bred to.
However - If a puppy grows into this "star" and owner chooses to breed on the dog, it is then our responisibility to tell what to breed to and what to look out for?
I was contacted by the proud owner, when they decided to breed the bitch, and I ask what they looked for in the breed. They told me about a mini that they had seen and loved, and I said that I do not have dogs looking like her, but I have a male that is half-brother that could suit the bitch well. And he could fill out the bitch's details. Then they could have a start on the way to "the look" they wanted.
Litter born, and puppies looked good - until suddenly I got a phonecall about the recommandation of this combination.... How I did not mention the 2 dogs related to this combination had the one-eye cateract, and that it was something wrong with a male in the pedigree that had Myotonia.
I tried to explain about the cateract and how we are recommaned to breed on this. And how vet's in Norway and other contries means that cateract is inherited.
And I also explained about the myotonia desease and what we had done with our stock that was related to the carrier.
The owner of the bitch still didn't understand how we saw things and I just ended the phone-call, with telling them that I'm sorry, but if there is so much faults and flaws in this combination I hope you will be so serious about your stock that you choose NOT breed on these pups....
Later on, a couple of the pups has done quite well in shows and now the are proudly announced as stud's.
What is there to say????
We was told that we did not inform enought when selling that bitch / recommanding the breeding and withheld information about our dogs.
What kind of information should be explained in big words and what should be mentioned?
When selling a pup in Scandinavia, we do not use terms as "Pet" and "show" on puppies. We do either sell them spayed, and we have nothing saying on what to do with the dog.
If you as a owner choose to breed to it, is it us as breeder of the dog that should be "aware" or should the owner that owns it, make sure that they have enought knowlegde to be a breeder?
If you breed puppies I asume that breeder is the correct term, or are you still a puppy-buyer?
For us it looks to be a problem in the future with owners that think they know-how just points the finger at the pedigree instead of understanding the pedigree.
Wonder also if the owner of the stud-dog is informed about the faults and flaws in his pedigree, as they are now breeders and responsible for what he is bred to...
As a breeder we're all responsible for the pups we sell, and when selling a 8 weeks old puppy we inform about the "flaws" and sickness/illness in the breed and what to look out for. And as difficult it is to see what this cutie will grow into, we sell all our 8 week's puppies with written information about it's well-beeing and that it is NOT sold as a rising star, or if it is a dog to be bred to.
However - If a puppy grows into this "star" and owner chooses to breed on the dog, it is then our responisibility to tell what to breed to and what to look out for?
I was contacted by the proud owner, when they decided to breed the bitch, and I ask what they looked for in the breed. They told me about a mini that they had seen and loved, and I said that I do not have dogs looking like her, but I have a male that is half-brother that could suit the bitch well. And he could fill out the bitch's details. Then they could have a start on the way to "the look" they wanted.
Litter born, and puppies looked good - until suddenly I got a phonecall about the recommandation of this combination.... How I did not mention the 2 dogs related to this combination had the one-eye cateract, and that it was something wrong with a male in the pedigree that had Myotonia.
I tried to explain about the cateract and how we are recommaned to breed on this. And how vet's in Norway and other contries means that cateract is inherited.
And I also explained about the myotonia desease and what we had done with our stock that was related to the carrier.
The owner of the bitch still didn't understand how we saw things and I just ended the phone-call, with telling them that I'm sorry, but if there is so much faults and flaws in this combination I hope you will be so serious about your stock that you choose NOT breed on these pups....
Later on, a couple of the pups has done quite well in shows and now the are proudly announced as stud's.
What is there to say????
We was told that we did not inform enought when selling that bitch / recommanding the breeding and withheld information about our dogs.
What kind of information should be explained in big words and what should be mentioned?
When selling a pup in Scandinavia, we do not use terms as "Pet" and "show" on puppies. We do either sell them spayed, and we have nothing saying on what to do with the dog.
If you as a owner choose to breed to it, is it us as breeder of the dog that should be "aware" or should the owner that owns it, make sure that they have enought knowlegde to be a breeder?
If you breed puppies I asume that breeder is the correct term, or are you still a puppy-buyer?
For us it looks to be a problem in the future with owners that think they know-how just points the finger at the pedigree instead of understanding the pedigree.
Wonder also if the owner of the stud-dog is informed about the faults and flaws in his pedigree, as they are now breeders and responsible for what he is bred to...
lørdag 17. juli 2010
© by Eva Groven
She has taken some pictures of some of our doggies that has to be shared with you.... I will add an own site at http://www.greypix.com/ shortly ::
søndag 11. juli 2010
Myotonia Congenita
10 Years ago we found out that our male Unique V D Havenstad carried this gene. Today I heard that a puppy in Finland gained this horrible disease. For us that was involved in this 10 years ago, it is unbeliveble that it still is miniatureschnauzer-breeders that are not aware of how easy it is to test dogs... And that they still choose to breed to stock that is common knowlegde as carriers of Myotonia Congenita.
IF a puppy gaines the desease, both parents needs to carry the gene. If only one of the parents is a carrier, there will be no sick puppies. When I looked at the pedigree of the dog that is sick I found a connection to our "Nick's" father that we know carries the gene.
The dog that is found to be sick is out of the litter B from Kennel Zylvan in Finland - and you can look up the pedigee at the Finnish KC's Koiranet :
http://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmKoira.aspx?RekNo=FI51883%2F09&R=183.3
IF a puppy gaines the desease, both parents needs to carry the gene. If only one of the parents is a carrier, there will be no sick puppies. When I looked at the pedigree of the dog that is sick I found a connection to our "Nick's" father that we know carries the gene.
The dog that is found to be sick is out of the litter B from Kennel Zylvan in Finland - and you can look up the pedigee at the Finnish KC's Koiranet :
http://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmKoira.aspx?RekNo=FI51883%2F09&R=183.3
tirsdag 29. juni 2010
WORLD WINNER 2010
It's 10 years since our first litter was born here... This weekend we are proud to say that our breeding made breed-history for miniatureschnauzers from Norway. Never before has a Norwegian-bred miniatureschnauzer s/p won the ultimate event among show-dogs. The bitch Greypix's Dirty girl at Virgin, owned by M. Hägglund, kennel Virgin in Sweden, went to Best of breed and World Winner 2010 in Herning, DK under judge:C. Stefanescu from ROM.
søndag 6. juni 2010
Petter - The Kerry
After he did his win at age 9 today I took a picture of him in our backyard this afternoon.
His name is CH. Valera's On the top o'the world and owned by Oware and Steen. Read more about him on their web-pages : www.artickerryblue.com and www.kennelvalera.com
Its wonderful to breed beauties
This weekend dogs bred by us won in both Norway and Sweden.
We do not show much these days, but its seems like... WHEN we do we really show-off :D
Two Best of breed in Norway with Greypix's Caramba Clishe and BOS in Sweden with Greypix's Dirty Girl at Virgin. They both gained the CACIB's.
We do not show much these days, but its seems like... WHEN we do we really show-off :D
Two Best of breed in Norway with Greypix's Caramba Clishe and BOS in Sweden with Greypix's Dirty Girl at Virgin. They both gained the CACIB's.
Picture shows our G's Caramba Clishê
tirsdag 11. mai 2010
Kate 12 yrs t'day
Kate got this cake from her breeders :D
Int.ch Norw.Swe Fin.ch NorwW 00 - 02 AmstW 00
Arbeybuffel's Missed me bye
She came to me as a birthday-present after beeing on the hunt for a fundation-bitch for almost a year. And 20 of Dec. 1998 she arrived by plane together with me after we had to travel Scandinavia up and around due to a mistake at the airline.... However - This has been a story of how a different bitch truly changed how to breed mini's in Norway. Herself has 7 Champion-offsprings and more than 20 champions has Katie behind them in their pedigree.
This is Kate 1 year old - Spring 1999
Kate 2 years old - finishing her Swedish title in 2001
Kate - 8 years old, still playful and beautiful
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