Snowpug - Pugs in Western Norway

This page is about my son Tor-Gunnar and his handling of dogs. The page will have information and pictures about his handling in the competition "Barn og Hund", Juniorhandling and handling in "the adult show-ring".

My son Tor-Gunnar is born 27. January 1993 - and since he was born he has had dogs in his life. He has shown a big interessting and understanding for the dogs and I saw in a early stage that he was interessting in dogs.

Tor-Gunnar has a big interessting for our dogs and he is helping me a lot with them. He was debuting handling in the competition "Barn og Hund" - when he was around 6 years old with the breed collie. Already when he was so young he was showing that he had good harmony with dogs. In the competition "Barn og Hund" he has serveral nr. 1 placements..

When he was only 10 years old he was debuting in "the adult show-ring" with a cavalier king charles bitch - called "Luna". Later the same year he was handling our friends Silje and Hallstein`s black pug - Pugbully Hot Stuff - aka "Oscar". He had a great handling with this dog - and the results was CAC and he became second best male with "Oscar". 

Tor-Gunnar is now training and handling our dogs - and he have serveral times beaten me in the showring  which he thinks is very great of course. When he was 12 years - he competed in "Pair Class" in Sweden where he became nr. 3 with our dogs - Oscar and Sarah.

As mum and trainer I think he has a big potential with handling. He has many good qualities - and we are working regularly with the handling so he could be aware his bad sites and try to get his good sites better. I think its very exciting and interessting to follow him and see how he`s grow with the handling.

In 2006 he was qualifed to the Norwegian Championship in Juniorhandling. At that time he decided not to go there because he wanted more excperience and learn more about Juniorhandling before he could take the big step into the Championship.

His goal for year 2008 is to competed in serveral Juniorhandling competitions on Norwegian Kennel Club`s Dogshows.

This picture shows Tor-Gunnar and Sarah in the competition Juniorhandler on Norwegian Kennel Club`s Dogshow in Stavanger, September 2007. This day he was picked out between the five best Juniorhandlers.

The judge wanted the Juniorhandlers to change dogs - this so she could see how they were with dogs they didn`t knew about before. It`s important to listen carefully after what the judge is telling them.

This picture is taken from the Juniorhandler finale where Tor-Gunnar was placed at nr. 5. He was glad over this placement and for the excelent critism he had frome the judge. The girl who stands to the right for him was placed at nr. 1 - she walked in the finale with our Sarah - which helped this clever girl to win this day - a big congratulation we sent to her 

This picture is taken on the dogshow in Leknes, Lofoten, August 2007. He`s handling Sarah in "the adult show-ring" and he was doing this very well - with the results BOB with CAC!!

 On this Norwegian Kennel Club`s dogshow in Tromsø Oct. -06, Tor-Gunnar showed Sarah, and he was placed as nr. 4. With this placement he get qualified to the Norwegian Championship in Juniorhandling 2006

 The picture is showing Tor-Gunnar and Sarah in the competition "Barn og Hund" on a dogshow in Bjerkvik, September 2006. He was showing her on 2 dogshows this weekend and on the both he became nr. 1.

 This picture shows Tor-Gunnar when his handling Denise on a dogshow in Narvik, 2006. Behind him - me and Sarah. On this show he beat me  and get CAC on the little rascall!!

This picture is showing Pugbully Hot Stuff - aka "oscar". We can just see Tor-Gunnar`s feet behind the pug. He was handling this handsome gentleman on a dogshow in Tromsø and he became second best male with CAC.