Here is some information about us. We are Jan Sörli and Ywonne Sörli - Stafås, and live in Lima, in the northwest of Dalarna. We have two grown daughters, Jenny and Rose-Marie, who both have moved out. We bought our first Welsh in 1995, and that was Molle from Kennel Thawround´s. Ywonne had had Labrador Retrievers earlier, but found out that she wanted to try another breed, since the Labradors had severe health problems. Molle was more than a handful to us, as we were used to the calm labradors, so he was the only dog in the family for the first years. In 1998, Nova made her entrance, and Molle was not impressed with her, he found her really disgusting, but he gradually changed his mind as she grew older. Nova came to us from Kennel Trigger, and as a puppy / junior, she was the opposite of Molle, as she was very calm and peaceful, while Molle had been wilder than any dog we´d ever met. As the years have gone by, they have both changed. Molle has become more calm and peaceful, and Nova has become more energetic and sparky. In 2002, their only puppies were born. 3 girls and 2 boys, all named after different brands of whisky. One of the girls and both boys stayed in our family. Jan kept Pooh (Famouse Grouse) for himself, while Rose-Marie chose a girl, Flisa (Four Roses) and Jenny wanted the remaining male - Loke (Lord Calvert). Our kennel´s name - Gravelfarm´s - is a direct translation of the name of our house and yard. Ywonne´s interest in game tracking started early, when she had the Labradors in the 1980´s, and also convinced Rose-Marie that it was a fun activity together with dogs. Jan´s interest in game tracking came many years later, when Ywonne bought Nova, and Molle became his first own dog. Then Jan found that he enjoyed both shows and tracking, and nowadays has also hunting has become an activity for him and his dogs. Today, he´s also become a judge of game tracking trials, as well as trains and competes with his own dogs in tracking and in shows. He also uses Molle and Pooh for tracking wounded mooses during the hunting season. Since Molle now is older, but not yet retired, Jan mostly concentrates on the younger Pooh. The whole family have all trained our dogs in game tracking since they were puppies, and we´re proud to say they have a good nose for it!
View from our summer house by the lake Tisjön.
