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I boken “Bullterriern i Våra Hjärtan” skriver Ruth Hägglund: ”Nittonhundratalets sjunde och sista nyckelhane inom rasen måste nog bli den norskfödde Quest Giancana. Hans avkommer är framgångsrika och beundrade över hela världen.
Själv har han varit så gott som oslagbar i utställningsringarna. 1993 ble han BIS på Open Show. 1996 blev hans son, Sagacious Boffins Shaloderla BIS och på Open Show år 2000 blir han själv, över 8 år gammal “Bästa Hane” 3 och”Bästa Hanhundshuvud”.
Giancana ble som valp solgt til en ung mann som ønsket seg en turkamerat når han løp i skogen. Han kalte ham “Kashmir”, og det gikk ikke lang tid før han tok ham med på en løpetur. Mye godt kan sies om Kashmir, men noen perfekt partner på løpeturer var han ikke. Som buller flest valgte han å kjøre sitt eget løp.
Espen fikk tilbud om å kjøpe ham tilbake, og heldigvis slo han til. Giancana gjorde seg sterkt bemerket i utstillingsringene, med BIR seire, championat og BIS seieren på Open Show som høydepunktet. I Norge ble han plassert som nr. 2 i konkurransen om Årets Terrier. Han ble tidlig satt i avl, og hans avkom gjorde seg sterkt bemerket.
Formannen i den amerikanske bull terrierklubben, vet. Carl Pew (Silmaril), var på utkikk etter en god avlshann, og fikk låne Giancana i avlsøyemed hvor han tilbrakte ett år. Derfra reiste han til George Scherzer. von der Alten Veste kennel for et nytt år.
Da han returnerte til Norge flyttet han inn på Kennel Formula som ble deleiere i hunden. Her boddde han som familiehund sammen med sine barn "Shaquille" og "Agatha" samt noen boxere.
Det var alltid hyggelig å ha Kashmir med seg ut blant bullefolk. På Open Showene var det bare vennlige kommentarer når vi kom. “Nei, er det ikke Kashmir, så hyggelig å se deg”. Alle så ut til å ha et godt forhold til ham, og mange hadde hans navn på anetavlen til deres egen hund.
Som familiehund var han fantastisk, snill, avbalansert og meget vennlig. Favoritt-plassen hans var bak i pappas bil. Det ble protester hvis jeg kjørte ut uten ham!
Paul Scott
Ved Giancanas bortgang skrev Lambert følgende i Dog World:
It is said that things come in threes and following on from my notes about the death of the two Stud Dogs Cwmdulais Flash Harry and Bullyview Rytham Dancer; news has reached me of the death of Quest Giancana. Although born in Norway in early 1992 and bred by Espen Thygesen, “Kashmir” was very much the product of English breeding being by Aricon Sly Eyes x Ghabar Treasure. He was a heavyweight dog taking took rather more after his dam’s line prompting US Fancier Bob Thomas to say to me on one occasion “The dog is so Ghabar in type he barks with a Yorkshire accent!” As a puppy he was sold as a pet, however after a while he realised that a bull terrier may not be the dog for him and he Espen bought him back. He started his show career with several BOB and BIS at the Swedish BT Clubs Open Show in 1993, However it was as a stud dog that he really made his name. He sired his first litters and produced 5 Champions. US breeder and Veterinary Surgeon Carl Pew (Silmaril) was looking for a good stud dog, and he borrowed Giancana for one year, whereupon he promptly produced 7 US Champions, Am. Ch. Babylon Darth Vader, Am. Ch. Chiltern Dollars and Sense ROM, Am. Ch. Jarrogue's Best Wishes, Am. Ch. Silmaril Secret Agent, Am.Ch. Silmaril Secret Desire, Am.Can.Ch. Seminole Princess, Am. Ch. Action Puttin On the Ritz.
When the time came for Giancana to return home, due to quarantine regulations in Norway he could not return directly but instead went to George Scherzer (von der Alten Veste) in Germany for another year, where he continued to be used at stud, returning to Norway in late 1996. After a few weeks he moved in as the house pet of Grete Pedersen and Paul Scott in co-ownership with Espen Thygesen.
There he enjoyed life to the full as a pet and an occasional show dog living together with two of his children, Int.Ch. Rhinestone and Norw.Swed. Ch. Agathaquest.
Giancana was a great producer, and leaves at least 55 Champions in many countries around the world, including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark,Poland, Hungary, Austria, Check Rep. United States, Canada and even New Zealand.
Additionally, through his successful children his influence on the breed continues to extend throughout the world. Certainly in parts of the continent there relatively few Bull Terriers that do not go back to Giancana somewhere, and his influence on dogs throughout the world is immense. There is probably no stud dog of the modern era that has had a wider influence on the breed.
I had the privilege to judge him on 2 occasions and whilst an old dog, his quality still shone through and he remained competitive as a veteran until fairly shortly before his death. He certainly earns his place in Bull Terrier History.
Bill Lambert
"Kashmir" hadde mange champion avkom over hele verden, her bringer vi bilder av noen av dem
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