The "agouti invasion" at the hotel

Gold-agouti is not really my colour, but some imports have this colour, and I am not too sad about this... :o)

These three baby boys are:
Husband Material at Brentwood Hotel (texel, from Barney Stinson at Brentwood Hotel - Westendorp's Miss Saigon) will stay at the Hotel,
Hammer Time at Brentwood Hotel (sheltie, litter brother to "Husband") went to a breeder in Russia,
Demo Version at Brentwood Hotel (peruvian, Mr. Mannheim vom Wuschelland - Impala Fine Quality) will go to a breeder in Poland soon.

Quite Nice at Brentwood Hotel

I had never wanted to keep/breed alpacas, but when she was born, I could not resist. :o)
I mated her mother, Heluta Dior (peruvian) to Stanley Pompon (sheltie), and these Polish imports produced "Nice". She is big, strong, has a wonderful coat: in fact she is everything that I expect from an alpaca. Also, she has lots of names in her pedigree which I recpect so much.
She is still young, 4 months old when these photos were taken.

Hammer's nose

Yes, it is the sheltie baby from litter H, I just have to show his nose....
:o)))

The goldagouti-white babies

Out two latest litters include some very nice babies in goldagouti-white. This is not really my colour, but I am trying to introduce some lines with Red Rock background to my lines nowadays, so goldagouti is inevitable. :o)

The first three babies are littermates. They are the first babies sired by my Barney Stinson at Brentwood Hotel. (Not bad, I think. :o) Their mother is Westendorp's Miss Saigon.

Hammer Time at Brentwood Hotel, sheltie boar:



Husband Material at Brentwood Hotel, texel boar:

How I Met Your Mother at Brentwood Hotel, texel sow:

And this is Isola Verde at Brentwood Hotel, a sheltie sow from Veyron Pompon and Volver at Brentwood Hotel:

Berlusconi at Brentwood Hotel: 21. 07. 2004. - 23. 05. 2010.

We lost him today...

Berlusconi was born from my German import Don Altobellos Dreamer zur Teutoburger Senne and January Mist at Brentwood Hotel.

Her mother's pedigree goes back to many generations of Brentwood Hotel cavies, including my first ones, my English (2000.) and Austrian (from 1997.) imports.

He has been the cornerstone of my breeding. He has progeny in several countries, and most of my cavies today can still be traced back to him.

I am very proud of him, and I am very pleased that he will live on in lots of Brentwood Hotel cavies.

These are his last photos:

Nice fish...

I visited the Interzoo trade fair in Germany last weekend. It was a business trip but fun at the same time.
This is the fish which I like most: a Betta (Siamese fighting fish). It comes with various finnage and colour forms, but this one was me favourite definitely:

Angel's Teardrops at Brentwood Hotel 27. 12. 2004. - 10. 05. 2010.

Sad news from Moscow...

Angel died today. She was very special. Not only because every cavy is special in its way, but because...

... she was from my lilac line of texels, which I had to stop a few yers ago. I am still missing them.

... she was my first export to Russia, so the first Brentwood Hotel ambassador there.

... she was my first cavy sent to Irina Biletskaya. So, she started my friendship to Irina and her Mom Marina Sergeeva, which is a very valuable friendship to me.

Thank you, Angel, for all these! ...

Some old age photos of Angel:

Junior Champion!

Good news from Poland: Fancy Dress at Brentwood Hotel "Kitty" has become Polish Junior Champion! No wonder, if you look at her photo! :o)))
(She is 5 months old in the photo.)

She is from Mr. Mannheim vom Wuschelland and Heluta Dior. Her owner is Daniel Banasiak, Dior Caviary.

Thanks for the photo and for promoting her so well, Daniel!

The first Brentwood Hotel alpacas leaving the nest...

These two babies just left to their new owner Ioana (Impala Caviary).

I would have never thought that I would breed alpacas, but when this black-white alpaca boar arrived from Britain, I simply could not miss the chance...
Thanks to his breeder Nikki Matthews (GB) and owner Irina Biletskaya (Ru), Nikki's Black Tie Affair spent a few months at the hotel, and managed to produce a few litters.

Thanks for the babies' photos, Ioana!

Nikki's Black Tie Affair:



Picasso Paint at Brentwood Hotel (mother: Blue Sky Christina)



U Make Me Happy at Brentwood Hotel (mother: Lunabakelo Halloween)

Ottó's new Flexi

I have never really liked te Flexi type dog leads. My dogs listen to me (usually... :o), and come to me when called. So, we never really needed them.
But as Ottó is growing older, he has lost his hearing ability, so it is a different story now. We needed something when we walk near traffic. Well, here it is:

Nice surprize

After the show in Chorzów, I received a very special present from the board of the Cavies Club Poland (CCP). They awarded me the title "honorary member" in their club. I also received a nice diplom on this!

Thank you, it means a lot to me!

Hamlet at Brentwood Hotel

Hamlet is over 5 years now, but he still takes regular excursions outdoors. A big thank you to his owner Dorina Ruff for the regular updates on his life!

I am Comanche at Brentwood Hotel

This is "Komancs", a boar living as a pet with Nikolett Benke. He is about a year old in the photo. It is nice to hear about him regularly, and read about his special character.
(He is from Vita di Pasolini at Brentwood Hotel and Queenie vom Gotenholz.)

Thank you, Niki!

Cavy Show in Chorzów (Pl)

Erika Juhász and I were invited to judge at the show of the Polish Cavy Club (20-21. March 2010.). In fact, it was 3 shows at the same weekend:
- Erika judging by the EE standards (all breeds),
- Monika Spychala and Daniel Banasiak judging by the Polish standards (longhairs + skinnies),
- me judging by the Hungarian standards (all breeds).

The entries were above 100, the atmosphere was very pleasant as usual, and I had the pleasure to judge wonderful cavies. We spent a long weekend in Poland, we had time to visit Krakow, the beautiful old city in the south of Poland.

I hope to have my show report on my site soon, just some photos here showing some great cavies till that:









Best of Best both under Erika and me: a beautiful rex from Czechia:



With the board of the Polish club (from left to right): Me, Erika Juhász, Monika Spychala, Daniel Banasiak, Dorota Gebska, Liliana Bytomska, Aldona Karczmarczyk:

My new breed: the young ladies!

These are the young peruvian sows which I kept from my latest litters. They are not perfect, but for me, they represent what I expect from a peruvian.
They are just the first generation of Brentwood Hotel peruvians, so time will tell, how I can work further with this breed.
They are a few months old in these photos.

I would like to express my sincere thanks here, to all my friends who provided me with the wonderful cavies who produced these babies for me!

Charisma at Brentwood Hotel (Mr. Mannheim vom Wuschelland - Impala Kiss for a Friend):



Fantasy Flower at Brentwood Hotel (Mr. Mannheim vom Wuschelland - Heluta Dior):



Kream Kookie at Brentwood Hotel (Mr. Mannheim vom Wuschelland - Rosalia Pompon):

Dorothy from Kansas at Brentwood Hotel

Well, she is not really from Kansas... She lives in Poland with Dorota Gebska (caviary "Cavia Doro"). She is a golden-white sheltie girl, about 4 months old in these photos. I hope she will develop further nicely, and get some good show results. Also, I hope that Dorota can use her in her chocolate-particolour project successfully.

Dorothy is from Zero Gravity at Brentwood Hotel and Impala Padmee.

Thanks a lot for the photos, Dorota!

Litter Q

This is our recent litter Q. The parents are two Polish imports: Stanley Pompon and Heluta Dior. I like these babies a lot, and even if I have never really liked alpacas (funny, as I just love texels and peruvians...), I am afraid the alpaca baby will stay...:o)

Quimby at Brentwood Hotel and Quite Nice at Brentwood Hotel - just a few day sold:

























A recent photo of "Nice". She has size, type, and excellent coat quality:

Breeders Top List in Sweden

This is the top list of breeders form Sweden. Sweden is one of the most influential countries in the cavy scene, so it is good to know what is happening there. Based on points given for show results, the following is the list of the most successful breeders in 2009.
(The list contains the names of the caviaries and the breeders at each place.)

Congratulations to all concerned!!!

1. Eternitys, Liz Knutsson
2. Malaxis, Jens Lindgren
3, Vibys, Lena Tysk
4. Polka Pigs, Ewa Sonesson
5. Imargos, Helena Rehnström
6. Rospiggens, Victoria Wrangell
7. Cavatinas, Anneli Dellermark
8. Caviecares, Lena Siversson
9. Muffes, Eva & Emma Harderup
10. Lillhagas, Liza Björk

Ulala Dior

She is litter sister to our Zeljko.

Zeljko Dior

Zeljko is our new peruvian boar imported from Poland (breeder is Daniel Banasiak).
His father is Pinacolada Gamo Ganador (alpaca, black-white)who produced some very nice offspring in Poland. His mother is Olala Dior (peruvian, black-white), who is from Fort York Albion and Red Rock Jamboree.

His sister Ulala Dior is at "Piki Kvik" (Russia).

Zeljko is an outstanding boar with size and substance. He has the rare deepest black colour. He produced one litter at "Brentwood Hotel", both babies will stay in breeding. Zeljko is staying at "Ducky Piglet" for a while, where he has produced slate blue already.

Thanks a lot, Daniel, for letting this boar stay in Hungary!

(Thanks for the photos to his co-owner Klaudia juhász.)

Foreign Show Reports Online!

Finally, the reports on my last 3 judging appointments abroad are online!

Please visit www.brentwoodhotel.hu , then click on "Bírálat/Judging". You will find the summeries of the last shows in Brno (Czechia), Santarém (Portugal) and Warsaw (Poland) there!

Thanks for all who helped me with their photos!