News 2019

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July 28th 2019, Leeds Championship Show, England

Bazinga Bazooka The Dragonslayer "Zookie" won the Bitch CC and BEST OF BREED at Leeds Championshiop Show under breed specialist Mrs. Claire Hindley (Birkhall Hounds). Huge congratulations to proud owner Alina Svald!!! This was Zookie's 2nd CC - only one to go!


July 27-28th 2019, the Swedish Pharaoh Hound Specialty & the Skokloster/Strömsholm Summer Show, Sweden


Saturday, unofficial Swedish PH Specialty, judge Maria Westman (kennel Farao Anubis), Sweden

24 Pharaoh Hounds entered. In a lineup of a lot of quality Pharaoh Hounds, we had some very nice placements.


Best In Show Puppy: Bazinga Groovy Kind Of Love "Spot"

Best In Show Working Class: Ch. Bazinga Barahteon Of Dragonstone "Stannis"

Best Bitch 2nd: Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy"

Best Bitch 4th (from junior class) & BIS junior: Bazinga Flaming Star "Sasha"

Best Male 4th & BOS junior: Bazinga Foreign Ambassador "Stannis"

Making the top 6 shortlist in the Best Bitch lineup: Bazinga English Empress


Sunday, Swedish Sighthound Specialty "Skokloster/Strömsholm Summer Show", judge Marie Gadolin, Sweden

20 PHs entered.

Best Bitch 2nd: Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy"

Best Bitch 3rd & ResCC & BOB junior: Bazinga Flaming Star "Sasha"


July 25-28 2019, Split all breed shows, Croatia

Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest "Daenerys" wins BOB all days at the Split shows in Croatia and finishes her International Champion title (C.I.B.) and Croatian Grand Championship! Huge congratulations to proud owner Aurora De Poli!


July 7th 2019, IDS Torino, Italy

Multi Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest "Daenerys" won the Breed under Mr Pierluigi Buratti (IT) and later Group 1st under Mrs Barbka Novak (SLO)! Daenerys is currently Italy’s #1 Pharaoh Hound!


June 30th 2019, Windsor Championship Show, England

We are super proud of GB CH NOR CH SWE CH DK CH Bazinga Desert Dragoness «Samba» who won the Bitch CC & BOS at the famous Windsor Championship show under Mrs. Vivien Phillips! This was Samba's 6th CC in the UK!


June 29th 2019, NKK Trondheim IDS, Norway

Great day at NKK Trondheim International KC show. Best Of Breed & Group 2 Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke «Sandy», BOS Ch. Bazinga A Storm Of Swords «Storm», BM-2 Bazinga Foreign Ambassador «Stannis», and BB-2 with her first CC Bazinga Freedom Of Speech «Sanah», making a nice show debut today! Sanah is now the 7th(!) CC-winner in our F-litter. Breed & group judge Mr Torbjörn Skaar (SWE). The breeders group final was judged by Mrs Marit Sunde (NOR), and BAZINGA went all the way to

🌟🌟🌟BEST IN SHOW Breeders Group🌟🌟🌟


June 21st 2019, European Coursing Championship, Estonia

Ch. Bazinga Catniss The Girl On Fire "Catniss" wins an impressive 6th place (out of 26 bitches) at her very first European Coursing Championship! Bazinga Bazooka The Dragonslayer "Zookie" made history as the first Pharaoh Hound to represent the UK in a European Coursing Championship, and ended up on a strng 9th place! Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness "Samba" was 11th, and Ch. Bazinga Behold The Dragon's Inferno "Santana", who just came out of maternity leave, was 14th. Ch. Bazinga A Dance With Dragons "Sansa" was 18th, and Ch. Bazinga A Song Of Ice And Fire "Isla" was 23rd. Ch. Bazinga Baratheon Of Dragonstone "Harvey" was 8th among the males.


June 16th 2019, the official Swedish Pharaoh Hound Specialty, Tånga Hed, SwedenTeam Bazinga had a great day at the official Swedish PH specialty in Tånga Hed, which was judged by Sighthound specialist Mr. Olaf Knauber (GER).

♦️Best Bitch & Specialty Best Of Opposite Sex
Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy"


♦️Best Bitch 3rd & CC & BOS Junior
Bazinga Flaming Star "Sasha"


♦️Best Male 3rd & CC & Best In Show Junior
Bazinga Foreign Ambassador "Stannis"


♦️Best Male 4th
Ch. Bazinga A Storm Of Swords "Storm"


BAZINGA also won BEST IN SHOW Breeders Group (out of three PH breeders groups). Today's group represented three different Bazinga combinations. The critique of the breeders group from Mr. Knauber:
Really beautiful breeders team of outstanding overall quality, the gendertype is so clear in this group and I really like the well balanced fronts, standing so well on their legs, fantastic fronts, angulations and bodies, giving lots of soundness, very high quality in all details, this team is brilliantly well shown and a delight to watch. - Olaf Knauber


June 15th 2019, SKK Vännäs national all breed show, Sweden

Bazinga Dragoness At Ezhar "Saga" won her crowning CC and becomes a Swedish Champion under Mr. Leif L. Jørgensen (Denmark) on her first try after turning two years of age! Huge congratulations to Anna & Mathias Wahlgren (kennel Ezhar)! The Bazinga D-litter is now an ALL CHAMPION litter (at 2 years & 2 months of age!).


June 14th 2019, Canine Chronicle statistics, USA

Ch. Bazinga Copernicus The Stargazer "Copper" is currently the Number ONE Pharaoh Hound in the USA in breed points! Congratulations and best of luck the rest of the year! Copper is proudly owned by Robin Phinney & George Bednar, USA.


Ch. Bazinga Bardaxxa The Dragonrider "Adira" is currently #2 all breed and #5 in breed points. Congratulations to the Marchelletta family!


June 9th 2019, Vänersborg Nordic Show, Sweden

Our Multi Ch. Bazinga A Storm Of Swords "Storm" wins BEST OF BREED under renowned allrounder Marit Sunde (Norway) and wins his crowning Nordic CC for his NORDIC SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP - the first Pharaoh Hound male in history to gain this new title! He later went GROUP-3 under Annica Uppström (Sweden). SaHara won BOB-junior, Sandy was BB-2, Harvey 2nd in champion class. Bazinga won Best Breeders Group with Prize of Honour, competing with dogs from four different combinations today😊


June 8th 2019, SKK Märsta national all breed show, Sweden

Bazinga English Empress "Vera" was shown for the first time in six months at the national all breed show in Märsta. She won Best Bitch and BOS with her first CC in a nice line-up from junior class, beautifully handled by Emelie Arwinge! Vera is owned by Sandra Bergman Bellqvist and co-owned by myself. She is sired by top winning UK Ch. Kurriera Orlando At Lyncris out of Ch. Bazinga A Dance With Dragons.


June 2nd 2019, NKK Sandefjord Nordic Show, Norway

Judge: Mrs. Saija Juutilainen
Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy" wins BOB and is currently the #1 Pharaoh Hound in Norway!
Bazinga Fields Of Gold "SaHara" wins her first CAC and was Best Bitch 2nd. She is now the 6th CAC-winner in the F-litter.
Ch. Bazinga Catniss The Girl On Fire "Catniss" BB-4. BAZINGA wins BOB Breeders Group with Prize of Honour.


June 1st 2019, Sighthound Club Show, the Netherlands
Judge: Mrs. Pamela Mottershaw
Bazinga Flashback "Shema" wins BOB-junior and the res CAC.


June 1st 2019, Italian Sighthound Club Show in Pisa, Italy

Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest won Best of Breed under Mr Wheeler Stephen John (USA) and closed her Italian Championship!


May 31st 2019, Southern Counties Championship Show, England

What a day! Judge: Mr. Glen Dymock
Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness "Samba" wins BOB & CC #5!
Ch. Bazinga A Storm Of Swords "Storm" wins the res Dog CC.
Bazinga Flaming Star "Sasha" wins Best Junior In Breed & Junior Hound Group 2 under Mrs. Jill Peak.
BAZINGA wins 1st place in the Hound Group KC Breeders Stakes under Mr. Francesco Cochetti.


May 19th, national lure coursing trial, Trøndelag, Norway

Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness "Samba" won first place (1/4) at yesterday's national lure coursing trial in Trøndelag, Norway, and won her first lure coursing CC!


May 12th 2019, DKK Roskilde IDS, Denmark

We have a brand new Danish Champion!

GB N SE DK Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness "Samba" finished her Danish Championship and won BOS at the International KC show in Roskilde today under Mr. Tino Pehar. Her half-brother Ch. Bazinga Baratheon Of Dragonstone "Harvey" won BOB! Both received a Crufts qualification and CACIB! Also very proud of Miss Sasha, Bazinga Flaming Star, who won Best Bitch, CC & BOS at the International KC Show in Roskilde yesterday, from junior class!


May 11th 2019, International Lure Coursing competition, Denmark

Another breed history record this weekend!😍

Storm won 1st place at the international lure coursing trial in Roskilde (Denmark) today and finished his Danish Lure Coursing Championship. He is now the very first Pharaoh Hound male in history to become a lure coursing champion in all the Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland & Denmark!!! Attaboy, Storm!!!


Officially known as:

C.I.B. N SE FI DK UCH US CH US GCHB N SE FI DK LCCH FIV-14-18 DKV-15 ECCW-15 NV-15-16 HEV-15-16-18 NORDV-16-18 SBIS BIS BAZINGA A STORM OF SWORDS


May 1oth, DKK Roskilde NORDIC show, Denmark

Yay! Sandy made breed history! Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy" won her crowning Nordic CC in Denmark today and became a NORDIC Show Champion - the first Pharaoh Hound in history to win this title!!! Ch. Bazinga Catniss The Girl On Fire "Catniss" won the bitch CC and finished her Danish Champion title!


May 4-5th 2019, NKK Ålesund IDS & Nordic show, Norway

Great weekend in Ålesund!

Day 1: NKK International Show
Sandy BOB & Group 2!!!
Storm BOS, Stannis BM-2, Sasha BB-2 & CC, Samba BB-3, Bazinga Best Breeders Group with Prize of Honour.
Breed judge Eli Marie Klepp, NOR
Group judge Kari Granaas Hansen, NOR


Day 2: NKK Nordic Show
Storm BOB & Group 2!!!
Sandy BOS, Samba BB-2, Siri BB-3 CC & new champion, Stannis BM-2.
Breed judge Maria Teresa Gabrielli, IT
Group judge Rodi Hübenthal, NOR

Bazinga won BEST IN SHOW 2 Breeders Group!


April 21st 2019, Easter Show, Letohallen, Norway

Judge Mr Rui Oliveira
Bazinga Flaming Star "Sasha" wins the bitch CC and BEST OF BREED over champions! In the finals she won BIS-4 junior and later GROUP-4!!! Ch. Bazinga A Storm Of Swords "Storm" wins BOS.


April 20th 2019, Swedish Winner Show 2019, Sundsvall, Sweden

Bazinga Foreign Ambassador «Stannis» wins BEST IN SHOW 3rd Junior under Mr Hans Almgren at the Swedish Winner Show in Sundsvall today!!! Both Stannis & his sister Sasha (Bazinga Flaming Star) can add the Swedish Junior Winner 2019 titles to their names!


April 20th 2019, IDS Maribor, Slovenia

Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest won Best In Show 1st under Mr Tibor Havelka (Slovakia) and closed also her Slovenian Championship!


April 19th 2019, Swedish Sighthound Specialty, Sundsvall, Sweden

BAZINGA wins Best In Show Breeders Group under Mr Per Lundström!!!

Storm was BM-2, Stannis BM-4 with resCC, Sandy BB-2, Sasha BB-3 with her first CC (the 5th CC-winner in our F-litter!), Samba BB-4. Breed judge Mr Nicklas Eriksson. Sandy & Sasha won Best Brace under Mr Henrik Härling. Sasha also won Best In Show 3 Junior!


April 13th 2019, national all breed show, Rogaland, Norway

GB CH Bazinga Desert Dragoness «SAMBA» wins BEST OF BREED with her crowning CC at a national all breed show in Rogaland today and finishes her NORWEGIAN & SWEDISH Champion titles!!! Storm was BOS, and SaHara (Bazinga Fields of Gold) made her show debut and was BB-2 with resCC and BOB-junior. Judge was Mrs Anca Giura.


April 6th 2019, NKK Bergen Nordic show, Norway

Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke "Sandy" wins her crowning CC and becomes a Norwegian, Swedish, Danish & Finnish champion!!!

Sandy won her crowning CC & Best of Breed under Sighthound specialist Mr Knut Blütecher (Norway) at NKK Bergen today! She was later shortlisted in the group. Storm was BOS. Bazinga won Best In Show breeders group under Mrs. Pirjo Aaltonen, Finland!


March 31st 2019, Swedish Sighthound Specialty, Sweden

Ch. Bazinga A Song Of Ice And Fire «Isla» won Reserve BEST IN SHOW at the Swedish Sighthound Specialty in Northern Sweden today under Mr Graham Hill (UK)! Congrats to proud owner Emilia Kanerva!


March 17th 2019, NKK Kristiansand IDS, Norway

Thrilled with GB Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness "Samba" who won Best of Breed, CACIB and later Group 4 in a strong group at Kristiansand International Dog Show in Norway today!!! Breed judge was Mrs Nina Karlsdotter (Sweden) and group judge was Mr Gunnar Nymann (Denmark). Samba is co-owned by Alina Svald (UK). Storm won BOS. Bazinga Catniss The Girl On Fire "Catniss" won her crowning CC on her first try after turning two years! Catniss is now a brand new Norwegian & Swedish Champion (pending confirmation). She won her Swedish CCs at the famous Skokloster Summer Show and at another Swedish Sighthound Club Specialty show last year.


March 9th 2019, Crufts, UK - the world's biggest dog show!

Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest won the Bitch CC & Best of Breed at Crufts 2019 in a entry of 60 Pharaoh Hound under Mr R W Moore (UK) and later shortlisted in the TOP 9 at the Hound Group under Mr Frank Kane (UK)! 10-month old Bazinga Foreign Ambassador «Stannis» wins BEST PUPPY in breed and Sasha wins Best Bitch Puppy! Samba was 3rd and Storm was Reserve in huge open classes! What a way to make the Bazinga Crufts debut!


March 3rd 2019, national all breed show, Norway

So proud of my young girl Sandy, US CH GB CH JWW-18 HEW-18 SBIS Top Pharaoh Hound Norway 2018 Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke, who won BOB under Mr. Torbjörn Skaar (Sweden) and Group 1 and Reserve BEST IN SHOW under Mr. Mario Knoll (Brazil) at a national dog show in Norway today!!! Sandy is only 23 months old, and this was her third group win & Best In Show placement.


February 24th 2019, national all breed show, Hordaland, Norway

Great news from Western Norway! 9-month-old Bazinga Forever Young "Akeeda" (Ch. Alex Flaming Storm x Ch. Bazinga A Game Of Thrones) made her debut in official classes at a national all breed show and won BOB with her first CC and later Group-2 under Mrs. Rita McCarry-Beattie!


February 16-17th 2019, Celje IDS, Slovenia

Ch. Bazinga Daenerys On A Dragon Quest wins Best of Breed and later Group 1 under Mrs. Barbka Novak at the International Dog Show in Celje, Slovenia. What a way to start the new year! Huge congratulations to Daenerys' proud owner & handler Aurora De Poli from Italy!!!


Aurora & Daenerys in the main ring


February 17th 2019, NKK Bø NORDIC, Norway

Bazinga won BEST IN SHOW Breeders Group at the Norwegian KC NORDIC show in Bø today! Many thanks to Mr Attila Czeglédi (Hungary) for this honor! Sandy won BOB once again and made the cut in a strong group. Storm was BOS. Breed judge was Mr Leif Lehmann Jørgensen (Denmark). A great start to the new year!🙂


📸Photo by Roger Sjølstad/NKK

BAZINGA winning BIS-1 Breeders Group under Mr. Attila Czeglédi from Hungary!



February 15th 2019, NKK Bø INT, Norway

First International KC show of the year in Norway - NKK Bø.


🌟BOB CACIB & Group 2🌟

Ch. Bazinga Dracarys The Deathstroke «Sandy»

🌟Best Male, CACIB & BOS🌟

Ch. Bazinga Baratheon Of Dragonstone «Harvey»


BM-2 & CC Bazinga Foreign Ambassador «Stannis»


BB-2 & R-CACIB Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness «Samba»

BB-3 & CC Bazinga Fifty Shades Of Crazy «Sabella»


Bazinga also won BIS-4 Breeders Group!


Many thanks to Britt Nyberg (breed judge), Esa Ruotsalainen (group judge) and Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen (BIS breeders group judge) for these wins!

Harvey BOS & Sandy BOB & Group-2 at NKK BØ International!



February 2019 Westminster KC Dog Show, New York City, USA

WHAT A DAY at the most prestigious dog show of America, and one of the most prestigious dog shows in the world... Westminster!

Pharaoh Hounds were judged by Mr. Jamie Hubbard.


US GCHB RBIS Bazinga Bardaxxa The Dragonrider "Adira" was beautifully piloted by Anna Stromberg to an impressive BEST OF BREED win on the famous green carpet!


US CH Bazinga Daisy Dragoness "Daisy" won an honorable Award Of Merit, beautifully owner-handled by Bonnie Folz!


January 2019, Manchester Championship Show, England

Our young & handsome Bazinga Foreign Ambassador «Stannis» won Best Puppy in breed under Mr. Rob Searle and finally Puppy Hound Group 4th under Mrs Liz Stannard in a very beautiful line-up at the Manchester Championship Show «The Classic»! His sister Sasha (Bazinga Flaming Star) was shown for the very first time and was Best Bitch Puppy! Stannis & Sasha are now qualified for Crufts 2019!

Storm (Ch. Bazinga A Storm of Swords) won Open dog & the res Dog CC. Samba (Ch. Bazinga Desert Dragoness) won Open bitch & the res Bitch CC, beautifully handled by Rebecca Ellrich! 31 PH entries. Total entry of over 10 000 dogs!

Bazinga Foreign Ambassador "Stannis" winning Puppy Hound Group 4th under Mrs. Liz Stannard!