Dogs have always been part of my life. I grew up with those my family owned and they always fascinated me. I bought all the books about dogs I could find and had many dog friends in the neighborhood. I first got my own dog, a terrier, when I was 15 years old.
Many years ago I found a book printed in Germany about dogs. There were many nice pictures in it but I focused on only one of them – of two hairy creatures that were for me an unknown breed. The elegant and at the same time messy appearance, intelligent eyes and alert ears made an unforgettable impression on me. I decided to find a dog like those on the picture and tried not to see the text under it saying that they were uncommon even in their country of origin.
I lived in Poland then and it was extra difficult to find a rare dog. I went to big dog shows, asked at the Kennel Club, but nobody seemed to know anything about a Laekenois.
I took my precious book with me when I moved to Sweden and started my life from a scratch. It took many years before I could even think about realizing my dreams. Meanwhile I owned some fantastic mixed breeds…
When I seriously began looking around I could not find any dogs like those on the picture. I decided to travel to Germany to see if they existed in the country where the book was printed; it was around the time of the World Dog Show in Dortmund.
And there, while walking in the long corridor between the show areas I saw the dog of my dreams! It came towards me and put its beautiful head under my arm. A terrific feeling of joy and happiness enveloped me as I talked to Petra and Ton, the owners and breeders of Arris. Petra and Ton told me about their breeding plans and sometime later I went to Holland to collect a wonderful little puppy called Beerta, Arris’s half sister.
As I was very happy with Beerta I went to Holland two years later to collect another little puppy, called Orca. Now I have to keep myself away from Laekenois puppies, I´d just love to have at least one more!
A picture from the book
THE DOG his world and ours
Edition Leipzig 1975
copyright: Kennel LAKKEBO/Belgisk Vallhund - 2009 -
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