Laikalady's Kennel

HISTORY of the Russo-European Laika by E.J. Konkova

The Primary goals of the breeding sector were; creation of stock-farms, cultural breeding of the Laiki, preservation and perfectionating of the high working qualities, fixing the typical black-and-white colour, improvement of the exterior, liquidation of viscous consequences from inbreeding.

Special role in becoming the Russo-European Laika has played the nursery VNIIO where E.I. Shereshevsky and V.E. Kun selection work performed.
They have lead the courageous experiment, to let champion Putik 65/L mate with his sister Pomka 76/L, born out the black-and-white dog Muzgar who has been taken out from Pomozdiska area Komi and West-Siberian Laika Pityuk II ( Hanty-type).

The result of this bond was rather equal black-and-white colour posterity with good exterior and working qualities.
This type of dogs also has laid down the basis of the first breed standard.

Champion Putik 1953


 The result of this bond was rather equal black-and-white colour posterity with good exterior and working qualities. This type of dogs also has laid down the basis of the first breed standard.The descendants of Putik and Pomka steadily transferred the exterior type to offspring with feminine Zirjanksy type.
At the first stage of formation of the breed the closely related cultivation showed pauperization of the skeleton, appearance of pincer bite and also nervousness in behaviour was applied.

Therefore on a line of champion Putika 65/L, formed in 1956, the line Bublik-1 of S.D. Glebova has been added. The ancestor of a new line became Druzjok 103/L(son Bublik-11) from nursery VNIIO. Not much later the arrivals of Tsarok from P.P.Boris have been brought from trade areas of unknown origin.
By 1964 the sufficient livestock of the same dogs has been saved up.

The necessary quantity of breeding lines and a corpse Russian-European Laiki was formed. Russian-European Laiki won popularity among hunters of the country. In this year formation of factory breed basically has been finished, began transitive stage during which it was necessary to exclude such serious lacks as беднокостность?,острощипость? prolixity колодки?,atypical, red and grey colored dogs. In this period not all dogs had full geneological tables.

The method of linear cultivation with moderate inbreeding by competent breeders was applied, with crossing and with use of excellent arrivals from other cities: For example, zirbik kuznetsova (Jaroslavl), Tsarok 1015 Toezjilkina (Wologda), Champion Malitz 1228 (Twer), Murzik 1608 (Twer), Champion Bublik-II from Kolesova P.J.(Leningrad)

In 1965 the group of dogs from Dzoja M-60 from Bogolepof S.D. с.д has been generated. Which since 1967 has passed to a factory line. Dogs from this lines have considerably affected strengthening of skeleton, improvement of the form of the head, and have increased percent of presence of dark eyes. All this has allowed to raise a level of the appearance of the breed quickly, to improve its working qualities.
Foundation stock

To the beginning of 70th years of XX century in Moscow uniformity of the REL has improved. Working qualities have considerably increased. Leather of the Moscow selection began to differ high parameters at exhibitions and tests.

Thus in a basis of the Moscow selection REL 5 breeding lines have lain:

Line 1: The line of Champion Pootik 65/L (born 1946, exterieur “Excellent”, Field diplomas:I, II en III at squirrel)
This line has given 10 class descendants.

Line 2: The line of Druzjka 103/L (Born 1951, exterieur “Good”, field diplomas: 4 III at squirrel) The line has given 35 class descendants.

Line 3: The line of unknown origin of trade leather Tsarok from Borisowa, has existed 3-4 years. On this basis developed 4 lines.

Line 4: The line of Karaja 1426/L from P.F. Rogova

Line 5: The line of Dimka 1008/L fromn I.G. Leonov. It has been generated at the end of 60th years of XX century and became soon factory. She has grown out of breeding with a work line of champion Pootik 65/L, but with more rigid selection of manufacturers. This line still exists this day in моscow. ( class descendants – 24)

For 35 years of existence the line Dimka has given out six champions of breed. Among them the champion Dik 1087/L from O.A. Mugin, champion Beris 1147/L from H.A. Zjoekaev, champion Ulan bator 2929/L from C.E. Larin, champion kuzja 4498/L from O.I. Sjertsenko, champion grey 5722/L from B.A. Basjasjkin, champion Pirat 7361/L from H.B. Abramov.

Among female descendants it is necessary to note the following dogs especially: champion Grinda 92/L from E.B. Golubev, champion Taiga M-35 from A.A. Mozgovog, champion Jula M-28 van B.E. Kasjelkin, champion Volna M-31 from O.I. Sjertsjenko, champion Laga M-216 from Lapsjin, champion Honyka 1044/L from B.A. Sidorov, champion Sjanka 1135/L from Jakovlev,Taiga Fegervari, Oira 1003/L from B.H. Abramov, champion Purga 1390 from A.B. Leonov, Pis M-83, from P.P. Borisov, Dzjilda M-77 from Gratsev and Strelka 1001/L from nevskogo.

In 1965 the breeding group of dogs from Dzoj M-60 included 15 dogs. They were widely used not only in Moscow, but also in Yaroslavl, Perm, Twer and other cities, positively influencing the livestock Russian-European Laiki.

In 70th years of 20th century a new stage of breeding work has begun. At this time to manufacturers began to make more rigid demands, to breed dogs with the exterior "well" and with low degrees of field diplomas (III th degree) were not supposed.
In 1971 from a line of Smoke 1008/L the small group of dogs from champion Dika 1087/L has been allocated by O.A. Mukhin. These dogs differed the fine exterior, good working qualities on a large animal, basically on bear. Despite of short time of use these manufacturers have left in breed Russian-European European Laika a bright trace (from champion Dika 1087/L 17 class descendants are generated).

In 1972 from line Dzoj M-60, Jack 1089/L was a small breeding group been allocated by N. Lesnikova in structure of: champion Zejk 1377/L, champion Fight 1305/L. Real 1420/L, Тim 1547/L, Frant 1324/L, Frant-II 1885/L. Jack 1089/L has given 10 class descendants.

In 1972 the group of dogs with the general descent-circulation of Tsan 1302/L from A.F. Maslova has been allocated, since 1974 it became a breed line (class descendants more than 10). In 1973 a breed line was again formed of line Dzoj M-60, a line of champion Urman 1041/L by A.Vasilev (class descendants-11).

By 1975 the genofund of Karelo-Finnish Laiki already contained some hundreds dogs in the active, and Russian-European Laiki was already about thousand!

In 1977 from the line of champion Urman 1041/L, the group of dogs from its son of champion Kuchum 1384/L from B.B. Cherbakov, has been allocated by a breeding line (40 class descendants).

1978 of the highest blossoming of breed the ÓÒß߬«-European leather in Moscow. On the counting in МООиР consisted more than 1300 dogs: with the exterior "perfectly" - 260 dogs, are "very good"-830, "good"-250. "well" - 1. On field tests in this year 310 dogs have been exposed, from them has received diplomas-190: Firsth degree-14 of dogs, II degree-56, III degree-120.

In 1979 from the existing breeding lines arised the line Karaja 1426/L by N.F. Rogova (20 class descendants), and in 1980 one more new line- a line of champion Zejk 1377/L from A.D. Karpushevskogo (40 class descendants- was added.

In 1982 from line Tsjak 1302/L from A.F. Maslov the independent line from champion Tsar 2441/L from O.I. Shevchenko is formed. (12 class descendants).
Dog breeders who were not considering exisiting breeding lines have played a major role in the development and reproduction of the Russian-European laika breed. They were applied in the breed to prevent negative consequences of inbreeding and were a reserve at formation of breeding groups:

1. Breeding group of Waigats M-23 from N.S. Tihov (6 class descendants).
2. Breeding group of Kors 1833/L from V.M Tarasenko. (4 class descendants).
3. Breeding group of Tungus 2480/L from N.I. Chudilin (4 class descendants).
4. Breeding group of champion Kima 3913/L from V.F. Uljanov. (10 class descendants).
5. Breeding group of Woltsk 5712/L from M.N. Cherbachev. (5 class descendants).
6. Breeding group of champion of Kiem 5264/L from G.B. Murachenkov. (13 class descendants).
7. Breeding group of champion Sajan 1565/L from Wolkov (35 class descendants).

In honour of the founder of the breed Russo-European Laika and the oldest head of this breed in Moscow, E.I. Shereshevski, the secretary of the breedclub МООиР, D.B. Foertov, developed and approved memorable prizes which the best representatives of the breed once in a life are awarded with.

The prize with the name of E.I. Shereshevski is handed over to champion Misjke 6536/L from S.V. Hohlov, to the field champion Pirat 7361/L from N. Abramov, to Irtysh 7795/L The prize named to D.B. Furtov is handed over to champion Aze 7139/L Titov of Century, Grате 6879/L of Z.A. Skudan, Taiga 7344/L of Konkovo.

From 1959 until 1969 E.I.Shereshevsky worked as the chief of the department of dogbreeding M.O.O.I.R.,has prepared many expert-cynologists and has published more than 120 works about cynoloque. D.B. Furtov supervised over the Laikabreeding sector from 1952 until 1995. In 1928 expert-cynologist I.I.Vakhrushev has organized the first section Laiki in Moscow, after its death in the middle of 60th years of XX century chairman of the section Laiki, P.A.Beljaev, became the expert of the All-Union category,– B.B. Grigoriev, from 1985 to 1995 - I.D. Perelmiter, vanaf 1995 - B.A. Egorov. Now the expert over breeding work on Russo-European Laiki of All-Russia category supervises А.I. Poljakov.

Champion Tsar 1976                                   
             

Champion Grey 1989

Translated to english by Jolanda Wessing©