We first discovered Buhunds in 1995 in our search for the perfect family dog (we had been looking for well over a year!). We wanted a medium sized, intelligent, trainable, easy care, well adjusted, adaptable, stock, herding or farm type breed. Serendipity led us to Kyon Kennels in Ontario, who had recently had a litter of Buhunds. Several males were still available. We took the plunge and a few weeks later, Kyons Kjekke Tjalfi flew out to Alberta to become part of our family.

It was love at first sight and Tjalfi has turned out to be everything we were looking for and more. He has excelled at obedience work, finished his Canadian conformation championship with limited showing, taking a Best Puppy in Herding Group along the way, was top five Buhund show dog in 1997, has a keen interest in stock and a strong herding instinct as well as being a perfect companion that keeps my feet warm in the evenings. He never loses his patience with our children, whether wrestling, playing tug or being sat upon. He is robust, handsome and very loving.