In 1952 I bought my first Rough Collie and this has been
my favourite breed ever since, enjoying training and competing their
working ability, as well as showing and breeding. I was lucky to make up a
champion in my very first litter, born 1955. In 1955 I applied for a kennel name, in those days an
easy procedure at the charge of Sw. Crowns 100:- plus having show
qualified your dogs with a first class grading. Mother of GB Ch Tegwel
Wild Ways Here some dogs that have had a great impact on my
breeding. From England my first Sheltie import in 1984 being Int. Nord
Ch Sereena of Tegwel (Ch.Lythwood Skymaster-Allanvail Gold Pearl of
Tegwel) and she will always stand as my ideal. This bitch possessed that
extra charisma so rarely seen. A very extrovert lady with a constantly
wagging tail which often
S N Ch Backängens Erika
e: Backängens Chevalier
u: Int Nord Ch Backängens Belinda
Perhaps just beginners luck !
However in 1968 I decided to buy my first Sheltie, Lönnkullas Ruby
going back to the Helendale stock. She was of Pom type with perfect
pricked ears.
During this period I met Lena Hedfors, Backängen kennel, a very
successful breeder in the 1970´s.
She certainly was my mentor and I had Backängens Erika and Backängens
Jalika, both later made up champions.
S N Ch Backängens Jalika
e: Pleasington Longshot
u: Int Nord Ch Backängens Belinda
I always fancied classical music and we had a 19th century Swedish
composer named Franz Berwald, whose music I particularly liked.
Unfortunately not allowed to use his name I had to reconstruct the
spelling into Bermark.
Marklin Wild Gypsy at Tegwel
e: Marklin Cinnamon
u: Marklin Wanda
GB Ch Tegwel Toyboy
S Ch Bermarks Upside Down
Int Nord Ch Nord W-94 Bermarks Utopia
made it difficult to take a decent photo of her. Not a prolific brood,
only producing three offsprings of which I kept and made up Ch.
Bermarks Rock N´Roll, sire of Multi Ch. Bermarks William and
grandsire of Int. Ch.Bermarks Buddy Holly, both now living in
Finland.
Another import in 1993 was the tricolour bitch Marklin Wild Gypsy at
Tegwel (Marklin Cinnamon-Marklin Wanda) nicknamed “Ziggy”. I first
saw her as a puppy at Joan Stanley´s kennel Tegwel in England. She was of
course not for
sale but I made a request to Joan if ever she would consider parting
with her. Ziggy proved to be an outstanding brood producing among others Ch
Tegwel Toy Boy and Ch. Tegwel Wild Ways.Wild Ways sired an
impressive list
of top winning stock and easily won the award of UK Top Stud Dog All Breeds
for 1997.
When Ziggy finally arrived in Sweden mated to Lythwood Skylight she
produced a litter of four pups of which I kept two,
Ch. Bermarks Upside Down and Int.Ch. Bermarks Utopia.
Other Shelties from my breeding doing well for their owners are Ch.
Bermarks Flash and the blue merle Int.Ch. Bermarks Drum
Major, both owned by M. Nordqvist as well as the Finnish owned Multi
Ch Bermarks William and Int. Ch. Bermarks Buddy Holly .
Int Nord Ch Sereena of
Tegwel
e: GB Ch Lythwood Skymaster
u: Allanvail Gold Pearl of Tegwel