Buba Vinifera Tornjak Kennel

16/05/2024

Two puppies are still looking for a home. 🏡

A boy and a girl.
Both parents are health tested, have beautiful, calm characters and are typical examples of the breed.
Father is a working dog from Czech Republic, guarding flocks of sheep and goats. Mother is a very successful show dog and has a wonderful gentle character.

Palačinka Vala Liburna HD:A, ED:0 x Foxtrot Fresco Tor Bohemia HD:A, ED:0
DOB: 2.4.2024

26/04/2024

Our puppies are out in the sun, enjoying the weather

11/04/2024

We're delighted to show you more photos from our first litter

11/04/2024

05/04/2024

Our first litter was born on 2nd April. 🐾
Both the puppies and the mom are doing great and we couldn't be happier 💕

28/02/2024

Pregnancy confirmed!

23/02/2024

New family member ❤️
Zdenka Dalmatinski Vrisak
(Luxor x Puma Dalmatinski Vrisak)
DOB: 1.12.2023
Breeder: Robert Filipović
Photos: Matejka Ivancic

24/01/2024

Palačinka Vala Liburna attended CAC + 2x CACIB Bratislava this weekend. On Friday she was alone and during the weekend she competed against two lovely females.
Due to lack of coat, we didn't expect much, but Pia and Činki surprised us again with the results:
- 3x CAC🏅
- 2x CACIB🏅
- 3x BOB!!🏆

With this she is now CH Slovakia!🥇This is just one of many of her GCH and CH titles

28/11/2023

We're proud of the achievements of Palačinka Vala Liburna, who earned the title of the most successful show dog in the SKVPM club! 🏆🐾 She's the first tornjak to ever attain this prize within a club that represents 36 breeds of the FCI2 group. This is proof of her qualities and Pia's dedication to shows, and we're so proud of her. 🥳
Cheers to Palačinka Vala Liburna 🎉🐶

Breeder: Lorena Kovačiček , Vala Liburna tornjak kennel
Handler: Pia Grm Urbančič, Demi Matak and ourselves
Groomer: Vau Vau Frizeraj

13/11/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna absolutely amazed us this weekend at 2x CACIB VDH Karlsruhe, Germany.
She got:
- 2x CAC 🏅
- 2x CACIB 🏅
- 2x BOB 🥇
- 1x rBOG 🏆

On Sunday she got rBOG under judge Olga Šinko Kupriyanova in a huge lineup of 45 breeds and overall 425 registered dogs in FCI2. 😍
This is a huge success for a tornjak, especially a female, since they rarely get chosen in group competitions outside of their native countries.

She was handled, as always, by the amazing Pia Grm Urbančič 🥰
Groomed by Vau Vau Frizeraj last minute (big thank you! ❤️)
Bred by Lorena Kovačiček, (Vala Liburna tornjak kennel)

25/10/2023

Palačinka attended CAC + 2x CACIB Vrtojba shows with Pia, a couple weeks back.
She got amazing results against male competition:
- 3x CAC 🏅
- 2x CACIB 🏅
- BOS 🏅
- 2x BOB 🥇

We couldn't be more proud of our girl.

02/10/2023

We attended 4 shows this weekend in 2 countries, with our 2 girls.
As always, they did amazing and we couldn't be more proud, but we're especially happy that we had time to hang out with our Vala Liburna family and other tornjak friends ❤

Palačinka Vala Liburna (champion class)
CACIB Tulln - exc1, CAC, CACIB, BOB, Champion of Austria 🏆
CACIB Karlovac I - exc2, rCAC 🥈
CACIB Karlovac II - exc1, CAC, CACIB in very strong competition🥇
Tornjak specialty - very good

Buba (open class)
CACIB Karlovac I - very good
CACIB Karlovac II - exc3 🥉
Tornjak specialty - exc2 out of 4 females in open class 🥈

Buba was handled by me and Palačinka by Pia Grm Urbančič and myself.
They were
groomed by the amazing Vau Vau Frizeraj! ❤
Thank you Matejka Ivancic and Dora Levstek for the photos and thanks to all my friends for such a wonderful time this weekend 🥰

29/08/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna won World Winner and Best of Opposite S*x at Worlddogshow Geneva 2023. We got some more photos of her that we'd love to share 🥇

This is her 2nd World Winner title, besides which she is also European Winner and Vice European Winner.
We're also very proud of her class win and 2nd best female overall at a specialty show for tornjaks.

Above all we love foreign shows because it gives us the chance to represent this beautiful but rare breed. Nothing makes me happier than people seeing the tornjak for the first time and being charmed by Palačinka's wonderful character. 🥰

Again I need to point out that above all we really appreciate her character, wonderful nature and before everything else she is our beloved, spoiled pet. ❤

However we can't help but feel proud of her long list of achievements, which are by far not the most important thing but they surely matter a bit🥰

World Winner 2023 🏆
World Winner 2022 🏆
European Winner 2022 🏆
Vice European Winner 2023 🥈
International CH 🏅
GCH Slovenia 🏅
GCH Croatia 🏅
GCH Albania 🏅
GCH Kosovo 🏅
GCH BiH 🏅
GCH Hungary 🏅
GCH Romania 🏅
CH Montenegro 🏅
CH France 🏅
CH Spain 🏅
CH Italy 🏅
Show CH Switzerland 🏅
JCH Slovenia 🏅
JCH San Marino 🏅
BOG3
Several BOB, BOS placements

Breeder: Lorena Kovačiček, Vala Liburna tornjak kennel
Handler: Pia Grm Urbančič
Photos: Dora Levstek
Groomer: Vau Vau Frizeraj

05/08/2023

Palačinka's International Champion certificate finally arrived. We're beyond proud of our girl 🥰

This adds an important title to her long list of show achievements:
- GCH Slovenia
- GCH Croatia
- GCH Albania
- GCH Kosovo
- GCH BiH
- GCH Hungary
- GCH Romania
- CH Montenegro
- CH France
- CH Spain
- CH Italy
- Show CH Switzerland
- JCH Slovenia
- JCH San Marino

She is bred by Lorena Kovačiček (Vala Liburna Tornjak Kennel) and showed by myself and the amazing Pia Grm Urbančič ❤️

05/06/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna attended FCI 10 Breeds European Dog Show 2023 - Budapest - Hivatalos

At Grand Prix on Friday she was BOB, CACIB, CAC under judge Belkis Ozan with a lovely description. 🎖

On Saturday was EDS where she competed against several nice tornjaks from Dalmatinski Vrisak and won CAC, rCACIB, vice European Winner under judge Bojan Mataković ☺️

On Sunday she competed at CLUB SHOW for 17+1 breeds 2023 - Karakán Klub and won BOB, CAC, Club Winner under Tibor Havelka 🏆

We're very proud of our girl and all the achievements she has gathered so far. Besides all the achievements she's also a perfect spoiled pet. Stubborn, intelligent, stable and determined. Everything that a true tornjak should be

29/05/2023

We are beyond proud of our girl, Palačinka Vala Liburna. She competed in champion class on CACIB KZS SHOWS 2023 (CAC + 2x CACIB) and was BOB at all 3 shows. She competed against her lovely cousin, Lahor Vala Liburna (junior male).
She got:
- 3x CAC 🎖
- 2x CACIB 🎖
- 3x BOB 🥇
- 1x BOG3 🏆

She was judged by Boris Baič, Astrid Lundava and Pero Bozhinovski.

The achievement that we're most proud of is BOG3 against 23 breeds in FCI group 2!
It is rare for tornjak to get any group placements, especially outside of its native countries and especially for females. We're very proud of her achievement and thank the honorary judge Astrid Lundava for thinking so highly of our girl!

Palačinka Vala Liburna is bred by Lorena Kovačiček, Vala Liburna tornjak kennel and was handled by Pia Grm Urbančič. Thank you Pia for all the work and effort you put into handling her. 🥰

Photos as always by Dora Levstek

14/05/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna participated in CAC + 3x CACIB Timisoara shows. She was judged by strict judges, two of which are specialists for some of the livestock guardian breeds 😊
She behaved nicely and got beautiful descriptions by all judges ❤️
She got:
- 4x BOB 🥇
- 4x CAC
- 3x CACIB

And she is now a brand new:
- Champion of Romania 🏆
- Grand Champion of Romania 🏆

She was judged by Maite Gonzalbo Lorenzo, Vasile-Carol Papp, Marian Draganescu, João Vasco Poças.

We got to meet some nice people and dogs. We were pleased to finally see Bucovina and Carpathian shepherds in real life 😊
We also had some time to see the city and enjoy our stay.

05/05/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna ❤️ Our amazing girl.
Since the start of her show career, a year and a half ago, she has achieved so many results. Of course shows are not the most important thing about a dog, I dare say they're about the least important thing (health, temperament, character, pedigre, etc. all being more important). Even so, we're beyond proud of our wonderful girl.
Not only is she an amazing show dog, but also a healthy, quirky, typical tornjak. With stubborn but stable and calm temperament, extreme intelligence and gentle nature. She is bred by Lorena Kovačiček, Vala Liburna Kennel. All of her dogs have amazing, stable characters which I keep being impressed by every time we meet. ☺️

In the last year and a half she was judged by 79 different judges and got the following results:
- World Winner '22
- European Winner '22
- Class Winner and 2nd best female on tornjak specialty
- 53x BOB
- 11x BOS
- 51x CACIB
- 81x CAC
- 89x excellent

She is also an International Beauty Champion and has 2 JCH, 12 CH and 7 GCH titles, most notable ones being GCH from both of tornjak's native countries, Croatia and BiH. ❤️

19/04/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna attended CAC Poreč with a bunch of the Vala Liburna family. 🥰
We had a good time, met nice people and their Vala Liburnias, ate great food and had lots of fun. ❤️
They are amazing dogs and above all I appreciate how well they handled the stressful situation that dog shows and crowds usually are.

Palačinka Vala Liburna got exc1, CAC and BOS in strong competition. ❤️

In BIS Vala Liburnas (bred by Lorena Kovačiček) were also BIS breeder's group 🥳❤️

Photos by Matejka Ivancic

05/04/2023

We attended a couple of shows in the last month (and didn't find time to post results). Palačinka visited CACIB Vrtojba /Šempeter, Spring Cup in Albania, Boka Cup in Montenegro and Sharri Winner in Kosovo. She did amazing again, earning herself:
- 9x BOB 🏆
- 6x CACIB
- 11x CAC
- 2x rCACIB

She's now a new:
- GCH Kosovo 🎖
- GCH Albania 🎖
- CH Montenegro🏅
- CH Balkan🏅

At CACIB Vrtojba she was handled by Pia Grm Urbančič and at other shows by me. 😊

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She also finished her InterCH in February, which are still waiting for.

27/02/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna attended 2 more shows in February and did great.

3x CACIB Nitra
- 3x CAC🏅
- 2x rCACIB
- 1x CACIB 🥇
- 1x BOS 🏆

CACIB Rijeka
- CAC🏅
- rCACIB

She got these results while completely out of coat.
With this she finished her International Champion title (CIB), started her Slovakian Champion title and is one CAC away from GCH Croatia.

We only competed one day in Rijeka. It was nice seeing good friends after a while and I hope we meet again soon ☺️ We spent some time exploring beautiful parks throughout Rijeka and socializing Palačinka. As always, she handled busy places and new situations with calm attitude.

She was handled by Pia Grm Urbančič and Demi Matak. Thank you! ❤️

Photo from Nitra by Klaudia Karłowicz and one casual photo of Palačinka's great behavior at a cafe.

21/02/2023

Some photos from our Bohinj walk, taken and edited by Kjara Kocbek Photography

14/02/2023

Last week we visited Budapest Fehova Winter Dog Show Budapest again.

Palačinka Vala Liburna got the following results
3x CACIB FeHoVa Shows
- 3x CAC
- 2x rCACIB
- 1x CACIB
- 1x BOS 🥈

Champion of Champions Show
- BOB 🥇

She is now Grand Champion of Hungary 🏆
This is her 3rd GCH title (SI, BiH).

We're very proud of our girl and how well she handles shows and traveling. 🥰

Photos by Dora Levstek

10/02/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna won BOB today at Champion of Champions show in Budapest. 😊❤️
With this she also became Grand Champion of Hungary 🏆

09/02/2023

Palačinka Vala Liburna ❤️

29/01/2023

Palačinka's CH Croatia diploma finally arrived. She is 2 CACs away from GCH Croatia 😊❤️

10/01/2023

We had a great time hanging out with Palačinka Vala Liburna's cousin: Lutka Vala Liburna and her friend Freya Karantanska the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog and their owner. The dogs had fun, ran as much as they wanted and bathed in the river Krka. Even though this meant a thorough cleaning, for both the dogs and the house, it was well worth it.