27/10/2026
BACK HOME AFTER AN INCREDIBLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🌍🏆
What an experience.
What a journey.
And what memories we are bringing home!
First and foremost, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the Montenegro organisation, for giving us this incredible opportunity to compete with our dogs under their flag 🇲🇪
More than a year of paperwork, preparations and dedication went into making this possible. Your trust and support mean more to us than words can express.
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU! 🙏
DAY 1 – UGO-UB
UGO's first appearance at the World Championships!
Weather conditions were fairly good, with slightly lower temperatures and a gentle breeze compared to the days leading up to the competition.
And UGO delivered!
A beautiful, powerful run, excellent field work, great style and solid bird work. He showed exactly why we believe he belongs among dogs competing at this level.
Unfortunately, the retrieve wasn't completed to the required standard, bringing his first run to an early end.
Disappointing? Absolutely. But there was also so much to be proud of.
DAY 2 – HUNT HARD GUNDOGS EPIC VALKYRIA (KYRA)
Time for Kyra to take on the St. Hubert Practical Hunting World Championships!
And Kyra did what Kyra does best. She HUNTED!
An incredibly hard-running dog with beautiful head carriage, tremendous drive and that unmistakable intensity we know so well.
Bird after bird, she continued to deliver excellent work, showing her natural hunting abilities and determination.
Her performance was worthy of a very high score, and expectations were certainly high!
But St. Hubert isn't only about the dog. The handler's performance and shooting abilities are equally important parts of the final result.
And, well... let's just say that part didn't go entirely according to plan!
Despite this, Kyra finished 9th overall out of 31 competing dogs!
A performance we are incredibly proud of! ❤️
DAY 3 – UGO'S SECOND RUN
The temperatures were climbing again, and UGO was heading out for his second run at the World Championships.
Once again, he showed us exactly what caught our attention when we first saw him several months ago, long before he became ours.
Style - Intensity - Power - Beautiful field work
UGO was the only dog in his battery to find birds within regulation time.
His pointing and work around the birds were textbook, with beautiful style and excellent handling of the situation through the shot.
But once again, the retrieve proved to be our weakness.
And that is the reality of competing at this level. Every detail matters.
THE JOURNEY DOESN'T END HERE...
We have only owned UGO since August. He is still a young dog, with enormous capacity, natural ability and potential.
We knew what we were buying, and these championships have only strengthened our belief in him.
We believe this dog has what it takes to reach the very top.
The talent is there. The ability is there. The rest comes down to hard work, patience and dedication.
And that is exactly what we intend to give him.
MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION ❤️
Looking back, these days have given us so much more than results on paper.
We have watched some of the finest pointing dogs in the world, learned an incredible amount, gained new perspectives and experienced the emotions that only a World Championship can bring.
The excitement, the nerves, the laughter, the disappointments and those unforgettable moments when everything simply comes together.
We have made wonderful new friends, reunited with old ones and shared experiences that will stay with us for a very long time 🙏❤️
Thank you to Switzerland for the organisation 🇨🇭 Thank you Serbia for hosting these championship 🇷🇸 And above all, Thank you Montenegro for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to be part of something so special 🇲🇪
We came here with two dogs, big dreams and a whole lot of determination.
We return home with even bigger dreams, invaluable experience and more motivation than ever.
This is not the end of the story.
It is only the beginning ❤️
Hunt Hard Gundogs
