RAVENSTONE
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUNDS
ESTABLISHED 1953
The longest Established ACTIVE Norwegian Elkhound Family in the United Kingdom.
We were delighted to achieve in 2004 the “Breed Record” for UK Champions owned or bred by RAVENSTONE.
Special thanks to our owners over the years for the very large part they have played in helping us to reach this total. Most of the 37 Champions have been homebred and founded on the famous Fourwents/Ardenwood/Coddington bloodlines.
CHAMPION RAVENSTONE HUMOURIST - 1958
An early Ravenstone Champion.
She was still winning Challenge Certificates and other major awards at 9 years of age, including under Norwegian breed specialist, Miss Gerd Berbom (Jarlsberg).
Daughter of two Champions, Dam of Two Champions.
The RAVENSTONES were owned, loved and bred by Margaret and Ted Harper.
Sadly Margaret died suddenly on the 2nd June 2008, a tragic blow to Ted, her family and the Norwegian Elkhound World.
This website will continue to be administered as a lasting tribute to Margaret and the Ravenstones.
You can contact the webmistress with any contributions or comments, and of course you can use the Guest book.
I will happily pass on messages to Ted who does not use a computer.
Ted at a show with ESKAMERE SOLO AT RAVENSTONE
Margaret at a show with Ravenstone Emily Gray
Ch Ravenstone Falda of Ardenwood - 1953
and her son
Ch Ravenstone Gunnar - 1956
The welfare of our puppies after they left here was very important to us, out of sight never meant out of mind!
Margaret's prime aim in the breed was to see it progress and maintain it’s quality, and with that in mind was instrumental in numerous importations on her own and in partnership with others to bring in dogs to enhance our bloodlines.
The most recent Importation was with friends Gill Bingham (Steldawn) and Maureen Lake (Maubrea) of VÆSJAN’S MARTELL from Norway in July 2006 to introduce more new bloodlines in a continuing attempt to try to safely enlarge the breed gene pool in this country.
A litter from VÆSJAN’S MARTELL and Ravenstone Countess Freya was born at Ravenstone in October 2006, 3 dogs and 3 bitches. One of whom won the CC aned BOB under a Norwegian judtge as a puppy at one of our Premiere championship shows The Houndshow in August 2007, he went on to Best Puppy In show, and recently sired his own first litter..
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