Birgitta Svarstad Sverige




In almost all my life I have been involved with dogs.

 

My mother Elsa Edgren and I bred rough collie, shetland sheepdog

and bearded collies under the prefix Bifrost between the years 1958

- 1973. We also had a cc-winning shi tzu, pug and some miniature

poodles. Later also bred a couple of lhasa apso champions.

We bred around 100 champions in those breeds.

 

In 1972  The Swedish Kenel Club awarded us the Hamiltonplaketten, a most

prestigeous prize for breeding top class dogs.

 

After my marriage to Per in 1973 we took the prefix Moorwood and only breed

shetland sheepdog. We have now bred 100 champions and  33 of them are international

champions. We have also bred 3 World winners and 2 Junior World winners.

We were also the first foreign breeder to have bred a none English born sheltie to

become GB Ch.

You can find Moorwood in many pedigrees all around the world.

 

We have also imported 30 shelties from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and

England. Most of them are titled and have strongly contributed to the standard

of the shetland sheepdog .

In 1964 I started to judge in open shows.

1967 I was the founder of the Swedish Shetland Sheepdog Club.

In 1976 I was authorized as a judge by the Swedish Kennel Club and my first breeds

were collies, shelties and bearded collies.

Now an All Breeds Judge (Allrounder)

Is a mentor for new judges in Iceland.

Also a teacher for Scandinavien judges that need more breeds.

 

Have judged specialty shows as well as all breed shows in many parts of the world.

In 2016 I was one of the panel of prestigous Sydney Royal Australia.

Judge around 30 shows around the world each year.

 

Always judges BIG and in many occasions BIS.