MY FAVORITE LINKS

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Last update - 17 September 2007 13:35:11

As links were taking over my homepage I have decided to put them all together and of course add to them! I hope you enjoy the sites as much as I did bearing in mind they are not in order of preference.
If you don't want Hovawart links - you had best click on dog Facts to get past them!
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ANIMALS

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Hovawarts

Hovawart Breed Club sites:

Hovawart Breed Clubs

AUSTRIA
Austrian Club
Great site with lots of information, worth a look even if you don't speak Austrian!
(Austrian)

BELGIUM
BELGISCHE HOVAWART CLUB This site was long in coming but was certainly worth waiting for! All the info you you would need, easily used and pictures galore! Even has a Stud dog page now. (German Belg & English)

CZECH
Hovawart Klub CR Nice site with lots of information for those that understand it. They highlight the names and provide lots of pictures- superb!
(Czech)
DENMARK
Danish Club

Used to be a list of contact numbers of the club officials, much improved now with dates of shows , pictures etc (Danish)

FINLAND
The Finnish Hovawart Club A big site with good information if you unerstand Finnish, has a good Gallery under 'Kuvia'

Great list of links to various kennels. (Finnish)

FRANCE
The French Hovawart Club

This site used to be just a list of officials! Has it changed, run by Betty Christian
it has come on leaps and bounds. Frensh version of the
Standard, and photo gallery are some of the additions. (French, German & English)

GERMANY
I must say I find it very confusing, all these Hovawart breed Clubs in Germany. All seem to offer something to the hovawart lover, so I leave it to you to decide whether they are 'correct' or not.
HZD

This is the Berlin club in Germany, where many of the old breeders hang out,
A well put together homepage.
(German)
Ortsgruppe Hannover Braunschweig (German)
Rassezuchtverein fur Hovawarthunde Club.

A German page, full of information about our breed and worth a visit
even if you do not know the language. (German)
RZD - German Hovawart Club.

This is a slightly shortened history of the German hovawart in English, VERY SLOW TO LOAD! (English & German)

German Club

Not much here at the moment - picture gallery (English & German)
The International Hovawart Federation

Kept by the German Club, this site lists all Countries that are members of this International group and
gives contact addresses, very helpful. (German)
HGS Schwerte (Hovawart-Gebrauchshunde-Sportverein e.v.) Small site with some different links (German)
Hovawart Interessengemeinschaff E V.
very interesting site with good pictures (German)

HUNGARY
Hungarian hovawart Club

some very interesting links to hungarian breeders (Hungarian)

ITALY
Italian Hovawart Club

Looks good - wish I knew italian. (Italian)

NETHERLANDS
Hovawart Vrienden Nederland
A big club in Holland, dedicated to good breeding and training hovawarts, run on democratic principals. Hold character tests, and have members picnics and walks. (Dutch)
Hovawart Club Nederland A Dutch Club, All club info here and some great pictures, much improved layout (Dutch)

NORWAY
Norwegian Hovawart Club A well put together site now with all the club information and a huge picture Gallery with the dogs named! Love it (Norwegien)

POLAND
Polish Hovawart Club Don't understand a word of it but it looks a reasonable site and is developing fast (Polish)

SLOVAKIA
Slovakian Hovawart Club Quite a large site with a lot of information to find, Can be slow to load but is worth the wait (English, German & Slovenian)

SWEDEN
Swedish Hovawart ClubSet out better now, the club details are easy to find even for a non Swedish speaker, information on the breed, shows & activities (Swedish)

SWITZERLAND
Schweizerischen Hovawart Club Good site with lots of information & Pictures, unfortunately the pictures have no names. (German & French)

U.K.
Hovawart Club of Great Britain

The Hovawart Club of GB.
This site has changed a lot over the years, now grown into a very helpful site.
Much still to be done but clean and with good potential (English)

U.S.A.
American Hovawart Club or "AHC"

Started on 2002 to get breed enthusiasts to work together and to exchange information freely,
Has strict breeding rules, and follow as far as possible the criteria of the German Club but is run for Americans in America,
(English)
Authentic Hovawarts of North America or "AHNA"

One of the first American sites, It is very good,
There is a breed history, Selected items from
their News letter and lots more, Try it. (English)

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Hovawart Owners Homepages

This is getting very large! Some only have pets, others are big sites. All have hovawart!
Austria.... Belgium... Canada.... Czeckoslovakia.... Denmark.... Finland.... France.... Germany.... Great Britain.... Italy.... Netherlands.... Norway.... Slovakia.... Sweden.... Switzerland.... U.S.A.

Austria

vom Schirninghof
- (German)
vom Gablitztal
- Impressive site, impressive breeder, impressive dogs - need I say more?(German)
Zanto v Gablitztal
- lots of information, lots of information & pictures (German)
Xymo v Gablitztal
- home of Xymo(German)
Luzifer von der Marienmühle
- nice homepages with good pictures & information (German)
von Noricus - now Alt Noricus
Margarethe Westland's kennel, when she lived in Germany. Now in Austria
she is still very active in the beed but had to change her kennel name to Alt Noricus (Austrian)
von der Hausbergkante
Georgina Pratt's kennel a well constructed site, pictures information, pedigrees (German & English)
Tannenmuhle
- A breeder with a good reputation, lots of information & pictures (German)
Chila all about Chila vom Schlebuscherwald
Wassernixe Susanne und Friedrich HAGMANN's kennel, all the information one could want with good pictures and imformation on the dogs.(German)
HoviFamily all about Cato vd Grunenburg, nice one(German)
Kora lots of information, good medical stuff, not many pictures (German)
vom Braunshergblick
- nice homepages with good pictures & information (German) & others planed

BELGIUM

Gaudihof Good information, clearly put together and a fast loading site (English, French & Dutch)
Velpevallei Good clean webpage with pedigrees of the dogs, clearly put together, but slow to load (English & more coming!)
v.d. Scheldemeersen
Good tidy webpage with pedigrees of the dogs, clearly put together (English)
Hagans
Lots to see here(Dutch)

CANADA

La Villa Roy (French & English)
Kaj single page, with a nice picture of (English)

CZECKOSLOVAKIA

Vstupte=Enter, Rodokmen=pedigree, otec=sire, matka=dam, odkazy=links,
plavá = Blond, cerná se znaky = blk/gold, cerná =black, Fena=bitch, Pes=Dog,
After that your on your own!
Hovawart data base VERY USEFUL HOVAWART DATA BASE, press Vyhledání hovawarta, and enter first three letters of name(Czech)
Adamuv hradek I refuse even to try and say that one! If you search around - pedigrees can be found and pictures(Czech & German)

Aron z Brdske Samoty & Carys logo Hastar
not explored yet(Czech)
Aron Zelená zahrada the homepage of Aron, creat pictures and pedigree(Czech) Chovatelska Stanice z Faustova Domu
Working on it!(Czech)
Art z Faustova Domu nice pictures and a pedigree (Rodokmen) to study. (Czech)
Carleon Gold Mondeo Good site with lots of information and pictures(English, German & Czech)
Country Bohemia NOT EXPLORED YET(Czech)
Fatimka Country Bohemia
Nice site looks big, some great pictures of Fatima (Czech & English)
Gasko Prim
Not explored much but some rather odd hovawarts here(Czech)
Gold Premio Superb easy to use site with pedigrees, pictures and loads of information(English German & Czech)
Hovawart Bad Not easy to understand Czech but nice pictures and a pedigree (Rodokmen) to study. (Moji prátelé) is friends I think!(Czech)
Iormino Grande NOT EXPLORED YET(Czech & German)
Jasper Plavy vitr Good site with lots of information and named pictures(English & Czech)
Kralovske Zatisi NOT EXPLORED YET, big site though(Czech)
Moravia Hovacor Hana Jemelkova 's webpage with pictures and local information(German & Czech)
Plavy vitr NOT EXPLORED YET(English Czech & German)
Queen Elxa
Nice site looks big,(Czech & English)
Sunny Gasko Prim
Nice site looks big, but not had time to go through it probperly(Czech)
z Hrabovskych Staji NOT EXPLORED YET(Czech)

DENMARK

Arreskovens
A very interesting site with lots of pictures and information, (Danish)

Hova Bonde's All the normal hovawart information with some very interesting pictures(Danish & German)
Brochdorff
A small site but good pictures and pedigree presentation.
Looks like a great place to live.(Danish & English)
Birger Andersen not at first an obvious hovawart page but scrole down and you find 'Bessie' some nice pictures and her pedigree(German & Danish)
Registered with the Continental Kennel Club not the Official Hovawart Club! or FCI Most Official clubs will not-register these dogs. However it is a nice site and they have a good history of the breed. (Danish & English)

FINLAND

Santomin
This is a very successful kennel in Finland, I just wish I could read Finnish!
Still there are lots of information for those clever people who do, and
lots of pictures for those of us who do not. (Finnish)
Jaki & Nook
Hovawart lover with some good ideas and pictures. On my last visit I found
some more pictures and pedigrees, also a glossary of dog terms! A god send(English)
Sazidun Iron Tzar a basic site with picturesand information about 'Nicky' (English)
Milahow (Finnish)
Gierrat Saila P. Sarre's kennel - Good extensive site with lots of information and pictures (Finnish)
Gipstern (Finnish)
Hoffen-Haus a great site (Swedish & English)
Jorma Huuskonen
neat website with good pictures(English & Finnish)
Keimwart (Finnish)
Flowergarden`s Brave Branko(Finnish)
Hoffehörnan The diary of Pajas-Jaffa (Finnish)
Tampereen Yliopisto small but interesting(Finnish)
Saija Tuominen's web-home for Kainhov Abbe and Cosmo von Ascona good information(Finnish)
HOFMACHER Good informative site with lots of pictures and pedigrees (Finnish & English)
Nasherhaus (Finnish)
Courgardien Analyze This not yet explored(Finnish)
Wartti Spurtti Acinia not yet explored(Finnish)
Lumen Crocata not yet researched (Finnish)
Hjärtevännen´s Atomic Bomb not yet explored(Finnish)
Netta ja Hermanni (Finnish)
Vuppendal Yalo not yet explored(Finnish)
Huvimetsän Ameelia Hayaklause (Finnish)
Netta ja Hermanni not yet explored(Finnish)
Rommin kotisivut not yet explored(Finnish)
Ronjan ja Toscan kotisivut not yet explored(Finnish)
Boris not yet explored(Finnish)
Jalokiven Diiva ja Hofmarie Chymphony not yet explored(Finnish)
Hofmarie not yet explored(Finnish)
Popcipas not yet re-explored(Finnish & English)
Wartijan (Finnish & English)
Damirazin not yet explored lately (Finnish)

FRANCE

LES LUTINS DU KEMBERG Nice pictures of the hovawarts, & results of shows(French)
DES TROIS PETITS DIABLES A comprehensive site with lots of information on this well known kennel (French & English)
of Selawik River not explored yet (French)
LE CLOS DES SUMACS not explored yet, but looks good(French & English)
Le Pré de Califourny pictures not working - pity (French & English)
Iulia not explored yet, (French)

GERMANY

us de Kupp
A good site with pictures and pedigrees (German)
Andro vd Blumenwiese & Claudia

Hovawart-in-not (German)
Cando vd Jonasburg A diary of a hovawart, very entertaining (English)
Diego vom Buvagt-Hus
Great site with lots of pictures and information (German)
Ottomar Henning & Astor

Extensive website with webcams, music & Hovawarts (German)
Hohefeld information on this well known small kennel(German)
Hofdamenallee short page with picture of the dogs(German)
Hofdamenallee a newer page with picture of the dogs(German)
Ünglinger Tor short page with picture of the dogs(German)
Schomberger Wald Kerstin Gaertner's web-home
A hovawart friend who loves horses and has a drawing talant (German)
Tagor's Changed web address and faster now, very good imformation (German)
Ponderosa

Ulrike & Uwe Achteresch and Athene von der Dinkelwiese 'Alexa'
This is a really good, very big site, running to 20 pages! There are superb
pictures of Alexa and friends - dog and human. Pictures of her siblings,
mother and father and the proposed sire from Belgium. No doubt this
will be followed by 'pup' pictures in the future. So you had best keep
looking back.(German)
vom Sachsenlander
A well thought out page, easy to use and quick to load. Some hovawart
information and brief history. Pictures of Aric and Maxy and there
home at pension 'BODECHLOFECHEN' - wouldn't mind a stop over there myself!
This site has developed a great deal - do visit (German)
Andro von der Blumenwiese (German)
Torwitzer Tannen Marianne und Hans-Hasso's pages, easy to read pages with all the information you want. The keep a lovely guesthouse too! (German & English)
Curt Friedrich König Learn some history here! (German)
Silvia Kurz An interesting web-page with a lot of hovawart information (German)
Rupertigau Big site with lots of information(German)
Welfenquelle Claudia Stern's homepage with some good pictures (German)
Assia vom Bannemer Huck & Friends All about 'Fenja' home of Barbara Thiel(German & English)
Ponderosa Ulrike u. Uwe Achteresch's web site, it's huge, take your time and enjoy! (German)
vom Eschenhof small link to email contact(German)
vd Tente Dagmar + Frank Hoch's web-home, Looks a nice place to live! good pictures & pup information (German)
Tyrolsberg Renate Schreiner - pictures of the dogs with pedigrees. (German)
Grauzone Susanne Brey, good quick site with all the necessary information (German)
MOORHEXE New one to me still not had time to go over it! (German)
Wildweibchenstein not had a long visit yet but I will (German)
Windelbrunnen to be reviewed (German)
Isselweidento be reviewed (German & Dutch)
Schomberger Wald lost this one for a bit Kerstin Gärtners site (German)
Drachentöter to be reviewed (German)
ex Calibur web-home of Daniela Schick, (German)
Axan ex Calibur not yet explored!(German)
der Hovi-Dame not yet explored!(German)
Anke Falck needs further exploration since renewal (German & English)
Habeebee's Homepage not yet explored!(German)
von Eldamar not yet explored!(German)
Wobis hovis not yet explored!(German)
Godewind Inge & Uwe Hansen' webhome, List of bitches, dogs & litters. nice pictures too(German)
Appe & Friend not yet explored!(German)
Taidinger Sonnenhohe not yet explored!(German)
Kira's Hutte not yet explored! (German)
Arbeitsgrupe Neidermurach not yet explored! (German)
Wildweibchenstein not yet explored! (German)
Fuchsiengarten not yet explored! (German)
Rehwinkel not yet explored! (German)
Wildanger not yet explored! (German)
Grenzgangern not yet explored! (German)
Haselrieder Wald not yet explored! (German)

GREAT BRITAIN

MinchesOrigional importer of the breed in the UK - guess who? (English)
Pines One of the better known small kennel in the UK (English)
Hofmeester A well planed site with good information (English)
Mainsgaird One of the newer breeders in the UK with a big web presence (English)

ITALY

RIVER DELLA FORESTA (Italian)
Conte Rissoso (Italian)

NETHERLANDS

Houwaert's web-page with kennel info only (Dutch)
Diesel Nice pictures of a much loved dog(Dutch)

NORWAY

Quiettinger Hof Marion Olsen's web-site, very nice too. Some easily understood set up even if you don't know the language, like me! Great pictures too (Norwiegen)
Hoffeknausen small site with pictures of latest stud dog & bitch (Norwiegen)
Robenhof's (Norwiegen)
Avrafaste Hege Bull Engelstad Nordstrand's site, basic advert, kennel name & contact address (Norwiegen)
Vita - A Hovawart page about a loved dog (Norwiegen)
Toffe Loffe at first you think there are no hovies here but scrole down and there she is! (Norwiegen)
Mytologins not searched yet (Norwiegen)
O-Bra-Tali not searched yet (Norwiegen)
Tervtina not searched yet (Norwiegen & English)
Toroar not searched yet (Norwiegen)

POLAND

Anna Pieczynska. (Polish? German & English)

SLOVAKIA

Královská strátz
SWEDEN

Lintrollets not searched yet (Swedish & English)

Hoffen-Hills
Swedish Kennel belonging to Margaretha Damfeld, an old
established Hovawart Kennel with a great record in breed, working and show.
Lots of pictures and kennel history.(Swedish & English)
Hagelstormen's Kennel
This is Patriks page, His hovawart pages set the standard for hovawart
breeders to live up to! Not an easy task. Here, among many other useful things,
you will find English to German to Swedish Dictionary of 'show' terms you've been
trying to find out for ages. (Swedish & English)
Gardvarens
A well known Swedish Hovawart Kennel, A much improved and huge site with a tremendous amount of information, you need a good evening to see everything here.
(Swedish, English German & Finnish)
SCANDERNA'S
One of the top winning kennels in Sweden, this is a huge site with lots of
information and pictures and pedigrees, of everything in the country not
just his own kennel! Well worth a few hours browsing. yes hours. (German & English)
Nasherhaus Kennel
I had this down as a small site, but a few looks later it turns out to be enormous,
This is turning into a good source of information as a lot of it is in English,

some lovely photographs and news of litters due. (Swedish & English)
Hesiodos Kennel
Another Swedish Kennel that knows how to use the 'net'. Lots of information
and photos.(Swedish & English)
Elliegardens
I keep getting this address wrong, think I have it this time!
One of the older kennels in Sweden and much improved since I got there last!(Swedish)
Hovrikets Another great site from Sweden all the information you could want here (Swedish)
Corques(Swedish)
Kats(Swedish)
Anne Kuusisto's website(Swedish)
Bergahoppets(Swedish)
Fajans not searched yet (Swedish)
Tassamigo´s Ariel not searched yet (Swedish)
Curre & Lollo's page unfortunately not working well but it exists! not searched yet (Swedish)
Jill & Kimm's page not researched yet (Swedish)
Smillas not researched yet (Swedish)
Heidi & Kiaras website not researched yet (Swedish)
Corallrevets one advert type only (Swedish)
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SWITZERLAND

Hovawart - Portrait - Rassestandard Switzerland (German)
Erasmo von der Haardt (German)
Djinn
personal page of Djinn-Dorian von der Mühlestetten, some good pictures (German)

U.S.A.

Vom Treuen Freund Susan Gurka, a good friend,(English)
Sonnenschein Christa Wendlants site, full of interest.(English)
California-Bobby (English)
Hovawart Norman a rescue?(English)
Tri-Bar Farms(English)
Westblom Hovawart Dogs(English)
The Mulburn Inn Meet a hovawart in New Hampshire(English)

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Other Dog sites

Scottish Kennel Club Scottish Kennel Club,
The Kennel Club UK
Crufts
The English Kennel Club page, with results and addresses of the winners of that show.
Discover Dogs can also be found there.

Where you can find lots and lots of dog links, training site,
things to buy, infact doggie heaven.
Dr. P's Dog Training.....
This site covers most aspects of dog training from herding to police work,
and 'tricks' to Guide dogs. Well worth a look and I bet you stay longer
than you ment to. I did!
Fury defence
About the British Ban on certain breeds, belonging to Tomazh Furlan
Hungarian Schnauzer site

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PETS

http://www.aniwa.com/

Birds

Eurobirding

Fish

Koi Club UK

Fish Keeping

Horses

EQuest

A British Site for the horse lover, buyer or seller. Information on any
and all things equestrian.

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WILD ANIMALS........

Wolves

Lady Wolf
I love all wolf sites, but this is special, having some not to be missed graphics.

Whales & Porpoise

Whales
Lots of pictures and even more information about all types of whales.

Really worth a visit.

Big Cats

Tigers

I'm fond of the big cats, and tigers in particular.
They are just so powerful.
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PLACES....................

Scotland

Scotlands images
A pictorial wander in Scotland - send postcards or just enjoy.
Perth.
Visit our nearest town, where we do our shopping.

Other Countries

Netherlands,

Where I lived for three wonderful years, This is such a friendly country,
it just makes you fall in love with it, even if the highest hill is only 600 mtrs.

Odd Things That take my Fancy!....................

Natural History Museum UK
Just what it says but interesting never the less.
U.K. street Maps
A really useful on line map, with good zoom function. Great for planing trips.
Arachnophilia
This is the HTML editor that I use. It was easy enough to learn on and does
all the things the more expensive ones do. Indeed the worst thing about it is
spelling the name. The best thing is IT IS FREE!! - Yes I am a true Scot.

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Last update - Tuesday, February 15, 2005