17.05.2026

At the age of 7 months, Nox entered the ring for the very first time in the Puppy Class at the Dog Show Project in Switzerland. It was absolutely lovely to see the joy with which our Nox stepped into the ring and how focused he was during his performance, without letting all the commotion distract him. 

Judge Anca Guira (RO) handled and judged the dogs with great sensitivity and kindness, and wrote a wonderful judge’s report for Nox:

“Absolutely outstanding, not only a beautiful, correct head with strong teeth, typically excellent expression, dark eyes, a arched and well-set neck, correct body lines, but also already a magnificent forechest, strong, well-angulated legs, excellent pigmentation, topline and movement”

Nox was awarded VP1, was named Best Puppy (1/4) and was invited into the ring of honour, where he won 3rd place as ‘Best in Show Puppy’ (3/8).

Nash was allowed to accompany his nephew and also compete in the champion class. He too received a fantastic assessment:

“An impressive and proud representative of the breed standard, beautiful head with typical expression, strong and correct teeth, well-set, arched neck, almost perfect lines from nose to tail set, correct forechest, underline, angulation, topline and gait.”

Nash was awarded Exc.1, won Best of Breed (1/39) and was named Best in Group 2.

14.04.2026

On March 26, 2026, Nash and Ivye’s seven little ones were born at Kennel de Pré Poussin in Switzerland, three boys and four girls. Mommy Ivye is lovingly caring for her little babies, who are developing beautifully. On day 16, we went to visit these adorable little creatures and immediately fell in love with their wonderful, expressive little faces. We’re really looking forward to watching them grow!

22.03.2026

We are delighted to announce the recognition of our kennel name “da Val Sardona”, under which we will be bringing our Ridgebacks together in future. 

Find all the details about this and our boys Nash and Nox on our newly redesigned website!

21.02.2026

The ultrasound has confirmed what we had hoped for so dearly. The meeting between Nash and the charming Ivye at the end of January has borne fruit. 

We are expecting healthy, stable and well-pigmented puppies with a pedigree that combines many beautiful and old lines.

The puppies are expected at the end of March in the kennel “de Pré Poussin” in Switzerland.

If you are interested in a puppy from this wonderful mating, please contact Brigitte Moeschli.

21.12.2025

Long awaited, finally here: this week, our newest family member, Nox, moved in with us. His cheerful and fearless nature fills us with great joy, and we’re sure he and Nash will become best friends.

30.11.2025

In a very strong champion class with eight high-quality males at the IRA Karlsruhe, Nash won the class with a Exc.1 and CACIB and received the final qualification for the German champion title. There were also two great judge reports, which described not only his appearance but also his confident and friendly behaviour. 

‘Harmoniously built with a masculine head, correctly carried ears, excellent neck length, straight firm topline, harmonious underline, good forechest, straight front, fluid movement, secure behaviour in the ring.

‘Excellent overall appearance, very beautiful head with correct expression, excellent body proportions, beautiful upper and lower lines, moves easily and harmoniously with excellent stride length, shows itself to be friendly and free.’

03.10.2025

Within just one month, Nash's successes earned him all the points he needed to become Grand Champion of Switzerland! At the end of August, he won the champion class at all three shows in Lucerne and also became BOB once, BOS once and received a CACIB and a Res.CACIB. At the CACIB exhibition in Geneva at the beginning of October, he also won the champion class and thus received his last point for the title. Nash now holds all three Swiss exhibition titles. We are so proud of our wonderful boy!

17.05.2025

In the champion class Nash was awarded Exc. 1 CAC under judge Pawel Osak (PL) at the Dog Show Project on 17.05.2025 and thus the title “Swiss Beauty Champion”. As if this was not enough, he also became BOB and BIG 2 on this day.

19.05.2024

In his first show in the open class, Nash, aged 24 months, was placed Exc. 1, CAC under judge Vanessa Moyano Gonzálvez (ES) and thus won his first championship title.

On the second day Nash was again placed Exc. 1, CAC under judge Gunnar Nymann (DK).

In both judges' reports he is described as a masculine male with a beautiful head, well-developed chest, excellent angulations, strong topline with good tail set, beautiful crest and excellent movement.

14.04.2024

Nash passed the RRCS breeding test with great success at the age of almost 24 months on 14 April 2024. He receives the unrestricted breeding licence for life. We are very proud of our little king.

In the temperament test, he was judged to be a friendly, alert and confident male dog with a strong bond to his handler.

Exterieur judge Lisbeth Mach judged him to be a very masculine male with strong bone structure and musculature and an excellent, lovely character. Her final conclusion describes Nash as a very good representative of the breed with a lot of charisma, who was excellently presented.

02.12.2023

After the one-year training course, Nash passed the SKG's national dog owner licence at the age of 18 months with full marks.

This basic test forms the foundation for further training in dog sports. The tests included recall under distraction, the human-dog relationship, walking on a lead with sit, down and wait, crossing with other dogs and prams and much more.

Despite heavy snowfall on the day, our model student Nash was focussed and enthusiastic.