Eckstrom Cesky Terrier

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-62187-066-1
Verlag: CompanionHouse Books
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E-Book, Englisch, 155 Seiten

Reihe: Comprehensive Owner's Guide

Devised by Dr. Frantisek Horak, a top-ranked geneticist from the Czech Republic, the Cesky Terrier is one dog world's best kept secrets and one of the few terrier breeds that did not derive from the British Islands. This modern creation is a rare combination of beauty and ability, a 'small, slim and elegant' terrier that is a true go-to-ground working dog. Originally devised from crosses of the Scottish and Sealyham Terriers, today's Cesky Terrier is a purebred dog through and through, recognized by the American Kennel Club and all of the world's major registries. The author, Katherine Eckstrom is the heiress apparent of Dr. Horak, having cooperated with the famous geneticist before his death and continuing to breed his dream dogs from his original line of Czech dogs. Mrs. Eckstrom is the world authority of the Cesky Terrier, an American breeder who is highly respected in the Czech Republic and around the world. This offers a comprehensive history of the Cesky Terrier, from the creation of the breed in Europe to its rise in today's world of purebred dogs. In discussing the breed's characteristics, the author presents an interview with Dr. Horak, thus providing the most authoritative account of the breed's desirable physical traits and personality and an explanation of the breed standard New owners will welcome the well-prepared chapter on finding a breeder and selecting a health, sound puppy. Chapters on puppy-proofing the home and yard, purchasing the right supplies for the puppy as well as house-training, feeding, and grooming are illustrated with handsome adults and puppies bursting with energy and personality! In all, there are over 135 photographs in this compact, useful, and reliable volume. The author's advice on obedience training the Cesky Terrier will help readers better mold and train their dogs into the most socialized, well-mannered purebred dog in the neighborhood. The extensive chapter on healthcare provides detailed information on selecting a qualified veterinarian, vaccinations, parasites, infectious diseases, and more. Sidebars throughout the text offer helpful hints, covering topics as diverse as toxic plants, bloat, first aid, crate training, carsickness, fussy eaters, and parasite control. Fully indexed.

Katherine A. Eckstrom is the heiress apparent of Dr. Frantisek Horak, a top-ranked geneticist from the Czech Republic, having cooperated with the famous geneticist before his death and continuing to breed his dream dogs from his original lines of Czech dogs. She is the world authority of the Cesky Terrier, and an American breeder who is highly respected in the Czech Republic and around the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eckstrom, Katherine A.

Leseproben

The Cesky Terrier started as a “dream” cross between a Scottie and a Sealyham, both being terrier breeds.

SMALL, SLIM AND ELEGANT

It all began with a dream. Frantisek Horak, noted top-ranking geneticist and cynologist with the Academy of Sciences in Czechoslovakia, had this dream…a dream of a terrier that was small, slim and elegant, a true go-to-ground open-field-working terrier.

Mr. Horak (1909–1996) was an avid hunter, Scottish Terrier breeder and all-breed FCI judge. In 1932 he purchased his first dog, a Scottish Terrier, having seen the breed in 1928 on the cover of the magazine Dog. In 1934, while working in Pilsen, he had the opportunity to work this dog in the Thurn-Taxis area, which abounds in small game, fox, badger, rabbit, wild boar and deer. This Scottie proved to be a very ardent hunter. Therefore Mr. Horak decided to breed the Scottish Terrier.

Also at this time, due to his membership in the Cynology Club in Pilsen, Mr. Horak formed a friendship with Mr. Cervenka, who bred Scotties and Sealyham Terriers. These two men shared their working and breeding experiences, and thus began the dream of “something between both of these breeds (Scottie and Sealyham) which could lead to a more successful ‘working result’ terrier.”

Scottish Terrier.

Every breed of dog was originally created by cross-breeding to obtain the desirable characteristics wanted in that particular breed. Once established, a breed’s “type” is maintained by breeding pure, thus the term “pure breed.” In 1938, when the kennel Lovu zdar was born, Mr. Horak stated that the Cesky Terrier should be small, slim and elegant. These desirable traits are the criteria by which all Cesky Terriers have been measured and still are measured today.

Sealyham Terrier.

In 1940, Mr. Horak moved his family and kennel to Klanovice. Unfortunately, the war years (1939–1945) and the Communist years interfered with any trial breeding. The first mating was in 1949 between Donka Lovu zdar (a Scottish Terrier bitch) to Buganier Urquelle (a Sealyham Terrier dog). The resulting litter consisted of three pups, and only one male survived. However, a careless hunter killed this dog, Adam Lovu zdar, in 1951.

In 1950 another breeding attempt took place. This time the Scottie bitch Scotch Rose was bred to the Sealyham Buganier Urquelle, resulting in a litter of six. One male, Balda Lovu zdar, met the requirements of Mr. Horak’s vision: drop ears to give protection when hunting in the brush or working underground; a brindle-type coat, which ranged in color from platinum to charcoal gray; a narrower chest; and longer legs for faster movement. Balda Lovu zdar was later bred with his mother, Scotch Rose, and two more pups with drop ears, the dog Dareba Lovu zdar and the bitch Diana Lovu zdar, were born. These breeding attempts were reported to the Czech Terrier Club, and Mr. Horak requested this new breed be named the Cesky Terrier.

Although similarities between the three breeds exist, the Cesky is a breed of its own, not just a modified version of the ancestral breeds, the Scottish and Sealyham Terriers.

CZECH YOUR HISTORY BOOK

Czechoslovakia came into being as an independent nation upon the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I. It continued as such until having most of its territory (Bohemia and Moravia) occupied by Hitler’s National Socialist regime in 1939, with Slovakia being set up as a puppet state.

Having been absorbed into the Soviet Empire in 1948 (its Ruthenian territory had already been taken by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1945), what was left of Czechoslovakia became independent again in 1989, when the Soviets’ socialistic empire started to implode. In 1993 it broke into two separate nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and thus the two nations remain today.

Diana Lovu zdar later became the foundation dam of the breed. She was bred with the dog Jasans Amorous Artilleryman, who was a son of Buganier Urquelle. In this litter there were two dogs and one bitch, Fantom, Furiant and Fenka (all ending in the kennel affix Lovu zdar). Fantom and his sister Fenka were bred and produced one bitch, Halali Lovu zdar, who later proved to be the pillar of the stock. Halali and Fantom were bred, and one dog resulted. This was a brown-nosed dog, who later proved to be sterile.

It’s believed that the brown color is inherited from the Sealyham, since it has never been known in the Scottish Terrier. Fantom Lovu zdar was bred with his mother, Diana Lovu zdar, and the mating produced one dog, Chytry Lovu zdar, and one brown bitch, Iris Lovu zdar. With only these few brown pups born up to and including 1987, it was determined that the brown pigment gene must be in Fantom Lovu zdar, his mother Diana Lovu zdar and the female produced by the mating of Fantom and Halali. However, in 1994 Hana Petrusova’s del Monte kennel produced Vladyka, who was brown in color, out of Kent Ahoj and Fortuna Kirke.

The Cesky Terrier has reached beyond the borders of his homeland and attracted fanciers in many countries. Here is a group of Ceskies being shown in the UK.

BEST IN SHOW CESKIES

Five Ceskies to date have taken home FCI Best in Show wins:

• Dainty’s Quincy Spider (Luxembourg, 1996)

• Chyba Kvitko (Prague, Czech Republic, 1997)

• Chlap Lovu zdar (Saulieu, France, 1999)

• Dasa Bohemia Regent (Lausanne, Switzerland, 2000)

• Zeus from Bumblebee Castle (Berlin, Germany, 2003)

Although the first 15 litters were mixed, from the 16th litter on every litter has met Mr. Horak’s requirements for the standard and has bred true. In 1989, due to problems of infertility and immunity, permission was given by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), the ruling canine organization of continental Europe, for an infusion of Sealyham blood, thus creating Line 1a. Therefore, Line 1 refers to the original dogs, Line 1a to the dogs from the Sealyham infusion and Line 1b to dogs from a questionable breeding of Dolly Vivat to Eso Lovu zdar.

Good Choice Hanky Panky Pecka is a representative of the breed from Sweden.

THE CESKY TERRIER COMES TO THE UNITED STATES

The July 1, 1971 edition of the New York Times featured an article and photograph of the Cesky Terrier Javor Lovu zdar, thus introducing the breed to the US. Efforts were made to import these dogs into America but, due to the political situation in what was then Czechoslovakia, it was not possible.

NORTH AMERICAN REGISTRIES

In the US, the Cesky Terrier is registered with the Foundation Stock Service (FSS) of the American Kennel Club and is recognized by the American Rare Breed Association, the United Kennel Club and the Continental Kennel Club. In Canada, the breed enjoys full recognition by the country’s major registry, the Canadian Kennel Club.

The first Ceskies to arrive in the US came from the Netherlands on June 16, 1987. One kennel sent 19, and 4 came from another Dutch kennel. In 1988 the Cesky Terrier Club of America was established, as well as a minor club. The CTCA published their first newsletter in 1989. The CTCA combined with the American Cesky Terrier Club, which combined with the National Cesky Terrier Club on January 1, 2005 to form the National Cesky Terrier Club of America, all this in preparation for the breed’s entrance into the AKC.

The Cesky’s friendly and fun nature makes him an attractive choice for Junior Handlers.

In 1990 it became possible to import dogs directly from their homeland and thus add fresh bloodlines to the US dogs. Until this time, Ceskies had been imported from Germany, Norway, Sweden and occasionally Finland. Ceskies today are also coming from England and Canada. Statistics from 2003 show that there were approximately 500 Ceskies in the USA for that year.

CESKY TERRIERS AROUND THE WORLD

The FCI registered the Cesky Terrier as a breed in 1963. The road traveled out of the former Czechoslovakia was not easy for the Cesky Terrier. There were a few kennels at the time in the former East Germany and, as a point of interest, Javor Lovu was the first Cesky exhibited there. To Sweden’s kennels, Mr. Horak traded the dog General Lovu zdar and, in whelp, Oslavia Lovu zdar for a pony. Thus began the foundation for the Cesky in Scandinavia. Mr. W. Derksen from Holland sent all of his Ceskies to Finland’s Dibasa Kennel.

The Cesky Terrier has been featured on postage stamps in Czechoslovakia along with other breeds.

After the lifting of the Iron Curtain, Ceskies were given as gifts or sent as “holiday guests” to western countries. The breed is now seen in Germany, Holland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Scandinavia, Poland, the United States and Canada. The Cesky is now recognized by all major registries around the world, except the American Kennel Club (AKC). The breed is seen at national and international shows, and Mr. Horak would be pleased with the Best in Show wins garnered by Ceskies at FCI shows.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank and acknowledge the following resources for breed references: Cesky Terrier by Narcisa Liskova, Toto je Cesky Terrier by Hana Petrusova, handouts from the Horak/Paulinova family, Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) for the standard, American Cesky Terrrier Club, Friends of the Fancy.

This work is dedicated to the memory of Int. and Multi-Ch. Chlap Lovu zdar, the most titled Cesky...