Skaldsong Swedish Vallhunds

01/07/2025

I'll be posting more of an OK Summer Classic recap as soon as I have the time (what is this...."having....time?")

But first, here's mother and daughter Brigid and Poesi posing together.

GCH CH Caliente She's A Firecracker NA OAJ RATN RATI CGC TKN "Brigid"

CH Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone FCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN "Poesi"

31/05/2025

Congratulations to Poesi and her Best of Opposite win at the Western Regional Specialty in Lodi, CA!

Not only is she beauty, but she is speed as the lifetime fastest Vallhund in FastCat.

Poesi and her fantastic human hail from Arizona.

Poesi is:

CH Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone FCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN

30/05/2025

In early April I took Cleric to an International Canine Kennel Club show for some extra ring time and he wound up bringing home 7 Group 1s, 1 Group 2, 2 Reserve Best in Shows, and three Best in Shows! Completely blew me away.

These are fun more casual shows similar to IABCA. They use FCI standards and group structures so instead of being with Herding we showed in Spitz & Primitives.

Not bad for this young man with plenty of maturing to do!

ICKC INTCH MBIS MRBIS, AKC CH Skaldsong's Carry the Blessed Home

AKC multiple Group and NOHS Group placing

He hates win photos.

12/05/2025

I have so much news to catch up on from across the Skaldsong universe!

Enjoy this photo of Cleric noticing his Auntie Sarah (the photographer) in the meantime. I'll try to make more posts this week.

30/03/2025

Marlow is nothing but joy as she runs FastCAT in Oklahoma!

AKC-Pointed Skaldsong's Not Like The Other Warlocks

19/03/2025

🎵 CH Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone 🎶
✨ FCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN ✨

“Poesi” was born in March 2023 and was bred by Carol Gravley of Skaldsong Swedish Vallhunds. She has excelled in everything she has set her mind to, including breed specific work - She passed her Herding Instinct test at the Swedish Vallhund Club of America National Specialty in 2024 and we will be pursuing this further as she matures. She is currently the lifetime #1 fastest Swedish Vallhund recorded in FastCAT.

Poesi has been awarded Best of Breed at multiple competitive conformation shows. Poesi is social, environmentally sound and enjoys being athletic inside and outside the trial ring. She finished her AKC Championship at just under two years old with a Group 3 placement.

27/01/2025

Poesi and her human Laura knocked it out of the park this weekend!

She earned a Group 3, giving her her final major to finish her AKC Championship! She also earned her FCAT, plus an NOHS Group 4! She is the 2nd puppy from her litter to earn her CH.

I'm so proud of this team. They're fantastic.

Poesi is now (pending AKC approval):

CH Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone FCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN

You guys are amazing. ❤️❤️

08/01/2025

Poesi's out there making a name for herself! I'm so proud of her and her human.

✨🌻 It's official... Poesi is the fastest Swedish Vallhund in the American Kennel Club FastCAT systems. She now sits at #1 for both 2024 & Lifetime achievement, and will be offered a place at the AKC Fast CAT Invitational this year. Congratulations, Poesi! 🐇💨✨

I'm incredibly proud of her for the enthusiasm and energy she puts into everything we do, and we are so proud to represent Skaldsong Swedish Vallhunds with this special girl.

She is now just a few points away from receiving her FCAT title, which we hope to acomplish in just a few weeks at the Copper Classic Dog Show with Harmony Dog Sports. We'll see you there!

Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone
DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN

03/01/2025

Look at Barbarian! He's famous now, ha!

I'm so proud of this little dude and his amazing humans. He should be finishing his FCAT2 this month and has regularly edged into the top 5 fastest Swedish Vallhunds.

26/12/2024

Hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday!

23/12/2024

Poesi has attained her DCAT, passed the AKC temperament test (ATT), and I don't remember what else since I last reported on her. She and her human are doing so many amazing things I can't keep up.

She is also currently the #1 Swedish Vallhund in FastCAT after a blazing 7.29 second/28MPH run that pushed her average up to 24.28mph! Apparently she really wanted to unalive those plastic bags.

She also earned her last few singles and went BoB over two specials (her uncle and grandsire!) in Tucson. She now just needs a major to finish!

Picture nabbed from her owner at Solros Kennels ⋆ Swedish Vallhunds

Poesi is currently (unless she's earned something that hasn't yet been recorded by AKC, ha!)

AKC Major-Pointed Skaldsong's Bard To The Bone DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN

08/12/2024

I have so much to catch up on with the Skaldsong family, so let's just start with Cleric getting another Group 4 in Shawnee, OK in a large, gorgeous herding group back in October!

He also participated in his very first agility trial (NADAC) a couple of weeks later where he at least managed a placement, but no Qs out of his two runs. This was mostly just us having fun and introducing him to a trial environment. Hoping to debut in AKC agility this spring.

CH Skaldsong's Carry the Blessed Home, multi group-placing.