East-European Leo-History

the 1^st German Stud book 1918 - 1967
mentioned that the followingLeos
had been exported to:

Anneliese v.d. Hördt * 02-07-1924
Owner: Ernst Knirsch, Aussig (Czechy)

Lord v.d. Elbwarte * 07-03-1926
Breeder: E. Knirch Tetschen a.d. Elbe
Owner: J. Perkut, Prag (Praha)

Mars v. Burgwald * 17-03-1928
Breeder: N. Igel, Herbertingen/Württ.
owner: Gustav Wille, Riga - Lettland/Latvija

Wega v. Eppingen, born ????
Breeder: Geier, Eppingen (South of Germany

Harry v.d. Elbwarte * 03-05-1928
Breeder E. Knirsch, Aussig
Owner: J. Hospes, Leitomischl - Litomerice ?? - Czechy

Barry v.d. Düne * 18-05-1930
Breeder: Meyer, Sandhausen
1^st owner: Dr. Dauber, Kaiserslautern/Germany
2^nd owner: Gg. Sudnj, Bilsko? (Poland)

Bär v. Nußloch
owner: Paul Tschoetschel, Frankenstein/Schlesien
(nowadays South of Poland)

Basko v. Nußloch
owner: Dr. Roman Riebe, Kreis Kolberg
/coast Baltic Sea -Poland

the Hungarian and Austrian Leo-History is most likely a rather similar one,
as articles out from old dog-magazines show, where breeding
in Hungary and Austria is mentioned.
Therefore you might go to the Austrian History, to read about that.

From the Finnish Leo-history is known that end of 19th century
Leos out of Russian breeding went to Finland - see Northeuropean History.

And this tells us of course too, that breeding took place in Russia at that time.
Another proof - out from the Leonberger Chronik, an article in the magazine
"Hunde-Sport und Jagd, Oct. 17, 1901"
about a dog-show in Chemnitz, 4 Leo-males and 1 female had been shown;
2 males where out of Russian breeding (neighter kennel- nor dogs names mentioned).

The Leonberger Breeding in Russia in the present:

Well, not too much is known but the little I know I will share
here with the others:

In the last few years went to Russia

Samuray v.d. Waranhoeve * Dec. 3, 1994 - from Belgium

Zenzi v. Schloßpark * Feb. 12, 1995- from Germany

Ramavan's Giacomo * Feb. 2, 1998 - from Finland

There are 13 Leonberger Breeders in Russia;
10 of the kennels are FCI-registered.

A Leonberger-Club exists too;
the International Dog Show Moskva was held in May;
the Leo's judge was a FCI-rec. judge (btw. one of the
judges who had judged the Leos at the World-Dog-Show 1999
in Mexico; this might help to finish the rumour about the
qualities of "judgement" in easteuropean countries).

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