Iljas
was a dog that impressed everyone. He was very elegant and masculine,
he had also excellent parallel head, excellent body and structure.
Iljas also had a strong Belgian Shepherd character. The character test
judges said that I could jump the hot-dog stand queue with Iljas with
no worries..
You can own a dog like Iljas only once in your life. I would have like
have had Iljas with me for a few years longer, but it wasn't meant to
be. In autum 2004 Iljas was diagnosed of having several tumours. The
vet refused to operate because there were so many metastases.
Fortunately many of Iljas's features and manners are found in Ilja's
many children and grandchildren, it has been a pleasure to follow their
lives.
Pauline Stern-Haf's judging of Iljas's progeny class in the 2002
Finnish Specialty:
"Definitely an excellent and beautiful group along their father. He has
passed on his beautiful long head. Excellent as a whole. All have good
and long legs, like their father. Ears carried excellently. All these
dogs are of great quality, and you can see that he has clearly produced
excellent dogs .
-Anne
HEALTH
| Hips | Elbows | Eyes | Bite | Teeth | Other |
| A | 0 | OK | OK | OK | Died 23.9.2004 (cancer) |
SHOWS
| Place | Result | Judge |
| Lahti Specialty 19.7.2003 | VET EXC1 | Denis Descamps |
| Vehkalahti Specialty 16.6.2001 | VET EXC1 | Firmin Aertgeers |
| Nordic Winner 2001 | Best Veteran Male | Don Wieden |
| Helsinki Specialty 17.6.2000 | Open Class EXC1 | Michael Griol |
| Hollola 19.6.1999 | BOB, BIS2 progeny class | Myriam Vermeire |
| World Winner 1998 | WW-98, Crufts qualification, Champion Of Champions qualification | Robert Pollet |
| Loviisa 16.8.1997 | BOB | Marcel Chamberlan |
| Kuopio 8.6.1997 | EXC2, BM3rd | Harry Hermansson |
| Oulu 31.5.1997 | EXC1, BM2nd, CC | Jouko Yrjölä |
| Hollola 19.1.1997 | EXC2, BM3nd | Soile Bister |
| Porvoo Int 14.9.1996 | BOB, CC, CACID | David Cavill |
| Järvenpää 1.9.1996 | EXC2, BM2nd, CC | Jelle Wiersma |
| Lahti Int 27.4.1996 | EXC1, BM2nd, RES-CACIB | Willemine Van Deijl |
MENTAL
| Result |
| The Finnish Kennel Club mentel test +167 points (+1,+2,+2,+3,+1,+3,+1,+2 +++ secure to shots) |
OTHER
| Breeding examination (by Eric Desschans) |
| 2xfirst prize in obedience novice class |
OFFSPRING
| Name | Born | Number |
| Grimoire C-litter | 30.11.2003 | 7+3 |
| Eternity's R-litter | 28.6.2003 | 0+1 |
| Mustantuulen N-litter | 12.3.2003 | 2+5 |
| Mustantuulen M-litter | 6.1.2002 | 3+1 |
| Donatrix S-litter | 9.4.2001 | 3+1 |
| Tempranillo A-litter | 30.11.2003 | 7+3 |
| Donatrix N-litter | 26.8.1998 | 3+5 |
| Kare-Saran R-litter | 8.7.1998 | 3+3 |
| Ducharmer T-litter | 25.2.1998 | 3+5 |
