Röhrsdorf 2009: Dorota's + Wendina's success!

The traditional show in Röhrsdorf (Germany) took place last weekend. I could not attend unfortunately, but lots of my friends could. Dorota (CaviaDoro caviay, Poland) showed her chocolate-gold-white texel sow Wendina at Brentwood Hotel. She must have been in great form as she won JUNIOR BEST IN SHOW (in curly longhair breeds), and her critique was fantastic (see last photo of this entry).

THANK YOU DOROTA FOR SHOWING HER SO GREAT!

Judged by: Herbert Janssen:



Wendina sitting nicely during judging:



Feeling hair quality:



Her critique: Almost perfect... :o)))

The H-Boys

We have not had too many litters lately, but these boys were worth waiting for. Their mother is Impala Fine Quality (from Cavatina's Stacy), their father is Emporio Armani at Brentwood Hotel.

Hugh at Brentwood Hotel. Named by his new owner Niki Benke, Hugh will move to his new home in a few days.



Hundertwasser Design at Brentwood Hotel. He probably will stay, but serious enquiries are welcome.

A Very Sad Day: Misty Dies...

January Mist at Brentwood Hotel "Misty"

17. 01. 2002. - 11. 03. 2009.

Yes, our good old Misty died today: I am afraid she was simply too old...
She will be remembered through her children who live in my caviary.

You can read more about her here:
http://brentwoodhotel.blogspot.com/2008/09/misty-queen-mum-still-going-strong-o.html

R. I. P. Misty!

YES, it's a Peruvian!!!

Yes, most of you were right to say that my new cavy is a: PERUVIAN!
I did not have any plans to start with a new breed, and I am afraid I will have no time to promote and breed Peruvians as much as "my breeds": Texels and Shelties. BUT I always have loved Peruvians, and Kiss is such a nice baby, that I could not say no to her... :o)

She is Impala Kiss for a Friend, a beautiful Peruvian sow in black-buff-white. Born from two Swedish parents, who represent the most prestigious Scandinavian lines

Many thanks for her to Ioana!
(also for the photos...)

And now, watch Kiss grow:

... and her other side:

Her father, Lejonhjarta's Danny (Malaxis Oki Doki - EM's Franci):

Her mother, Cavatinas Natasha (SCh. Cavatinas Venuti - Cavatinas Anna Mae):

Natasha's father, SCh. Cavatinas Venuti:

Kiss and her littermates:

Show Report: Rychnov (Cz)

I was invited to judge at the show in a beautiful little town called Rychnov nad Kneznou in the Czech Republic. It was a great weekend and an honour to judge such nice cavies at such a big show. I could meet some old friends and also new ones, which made a great time there.

I would like to congratulate and thank all people who took part in organizing the great event!

My report of the show in Rychnov is online now. With lots of photos of the winners! :o)
You can find it on my site: www.brentwoodhotel.hu
(Click on "Birálat/Judging" in the menu on the left, then choose Rychnov in the list of shows.)

Try to guess...

I have added a test question, you can find it on the left of the page. A "surprize" cavy will arrive soon. Not a sheltie, not a texel... Then what?!? Try to guess, and you will know the result in a few weeks... :o)

New Pompons at the Hotel

I brought my new tortoiseshell-white shelties home this weekend.
They represent qualities and pedigrees which I just need. :o) They hopefully will grow as promising as they are now as babies.
Their breeder is Aldona Czerniekowska (Poland).

Thank you Aldona for them!

(All babies are just a few weeks old in the photos.)

Stanley Pompon, the boar (MaJa's Treasure to Give - Kira vom Blumenwiese):

Rosalia Pompon (Eternity's Bistro - MaJa's Natte Poes):

Mirella Pompon (litter sister to Rosalia):

Some Robos again...

I had some Roborowski hamsters as a child, and the were great: small, funny, easy to care for and incredibly cute.
I found some of them at the show in Rychnov, and bought a pair again. I was very pleased to find the "whiteface" colour, which I had been able to see only on the internet before.
My new pair consists of a "normal" male and a "whiteface" female now.

This is a normal coloured Roborowski hamster with the usual markings:

This is the whiteface mutation: you can see the white colour dominating the head:

WARNING!: False e-mail address!

I just noticed today that somebody created an e-mail addres for my name. "Freemail" is a free e-mail provider in Hungary, anybody can register and create any address. So, if you receive an e-mail from

siklosi.istvan@freemail.hu ,

please delete the message: it is NOT ME!
Thank you.

Something Special...

This is one of our new babies "Hello". Her full name is Lunabakelo Halloween.
She is a black/tan-red-white tricolour sheltie (with a little white on her shoulders). She is just a few weeks old, and a bit difficult to photograph... :o)
Hopefully, she will become the foundation of a new project in tricolor tans.

Thanks to Erika for letting me have this special cavy!