BERLJON GODIVASWEET

Diva was the first leonberger that we imported to Russia from the well-known Italian kennel Berljon, br. Guido Perosino. Guido was the founder of the Leonberger Club of Italy, its President for many years, the author of one of the fundamental books about the Leonberger breed, which I translated into Russian and published together with L. Byvalkevich. So, Diva was very different from our first Leonberger Gera both externally and in character, fully justifying her name. She was more of a feline disposition, choosing what she liked and what she didn't. She knew that she was beautiful, but allowed to be admired selectively, according to her mood. Diva had no particular interest in exhibitions or training. And only after about five years old did she reveal the beauty of a mature bitch, confidence in her irresistibility and a desire to demonstrate it. Many titles confirm this. At the age of a veteran, after 8, she was especially gentle and beautiful. Diva left two litters. From the first one we have kept RS Alpen Gold (Polya). From her we count the generations of our breeding. Her sister Diurso moved to a wonderful family of my namesakes - Alexander and Kira Romanov, who became close friends, and the male RS Arden Bua also lived at home of our close friends. All three have left excellent descenfants, very important for our future breeding, and for leonbergers population and breed type in Russia. From the second mating of Diva with the male Ruben, who lived in Finland,  Alegria was born, .the first World Winner and European Winner with the prefix Rua Soleil.