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NEWS FROM OUR PATRON IN NORWAY – DECEMBER 2025
I would like to share the following greetings and interesting greetings from our Patron, Herr Ralf Campbell in Norway
Dear Wendy,
I would like to thank you for keeping me updated on the Norwegian Elkhound in Great Britain Thank you! I enjoy reading the Club`s new website/ NE Bulletin. It is a good read..
My wife Lisbeth and I were playing with the thought of entering my Elkhound (11) and her Poodle at Crufts, but it did not come off. Then came the possiblity of competing in the NECGB Contest of Champions 21. February and combine it with a visit to my Scottish relatives, but we have decided to throw in the towel. Time will show if other possibilities turn up.
For my part and my team the moose hunt this year was a success with dogs that did an excellent job. We had three young moose on the quota and one «løshund» (loose) and one «bandhund» (on leash) to help us . What should we do without them?
In addition to shows I have judged at several hunting trials. Both are important for the development of the breed, but there is a difference. A six hour dog show with ninety dogs can be fascinating, but to my mind it does not match a six hour hunting trial with one dog, be it loose or on leash, especially if it can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds´worth of distance run, as Kipling puts it.
Four weeks ago I had the honour of having a three hour seminar (power point) in the Netherlands on the Norwegian Elkhound. It was organized by Ineke Brinks, the secretary of the Organization of Dutch Show Judges which celebrated their centenary this year. We had an interesting discussion.
I wish you and Michael all the best for Christmas and 2026!
Best regards
Ralf
PS
This photo was taken 10/8-2023 on my way from Ski in the SE corner of Norway to Ålesund on the west coast together with Dorothee den Hartog from the Netherlands and her dog Fedor av Tallo (of my breeding). Two days later he had landed his last of three first trial prizes to become the first Elkhound in the world belonging to a non-Scandinavian owner to obtain the title of NJ(B)CH (Norwegian Hunting Dog (Leash) Champion). Over a period of four years Dorothee travelled four times to and fro between her home in the Netherlands to different destinations in Norway - almost 1000 miles each way - and succeeded by using less than average number of attempts to obtain the title. Unfortunately it was not possible to get a good picture of the dog. Impossilbe to stack Fedor in front of the moose. The statue was erected to remind motorists that there are 1500 - 2000 road accidents with moose each year. Injuries/ fatalities for humans are significant.
