Dogs have always been a part of my life. Growing up on a farm in the Finnish country side, it was pretty much inevitable. We had big dogs when I was a child, a lovely St Bernhard, an equally wonderful Newfoundland dog and also a mixed Thai Ridgeback/Grand Danois/Boxer-looking dog.
Because of this I always thought I wanted big dogs, anything smaller than a Labrador was just silly. The first dog of my own I got just before my 20th birthday. It happened to be an English Bulldog called Mozart. It was not the breed of my choice, but honestly, I just wanted a dog back then. As long as he lived, an honourable 8,5 years, I always thought he was pretty small, though others would gasp “Oh, he's enormous!”.
Thanks to him I got interested in breeding. I felt I wanted to do what I could, to improve the health of the breed. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the perspective of things, I was not able to take up breeding at that moment of my life (I supposed it was fortunate, I was only 20 years old after all). At some point I forgot about breeding and focused on my studies at the university. When I graduated, and Mozart was clearly taking his last steps, I started thinking about what I wanted from my dog partner. I wanted a more active dog that I could train something with.
At this point I was already totally sold on the bulldog type of dog, as was my partner, but since I was looking for a healthier, more active dog, the bulldog did not really feel like an option. However, the French Bulldog seemed to be a potentially healthier and more active bulldog than the English Bulldog, as I did not want an American or Olde English Bulldog. The Continental Bulldog was an option, but they are still quite hard to get a hold of here in Finland.
So, a French Bulldog it was. I researched for some time and found a great breeder, Nina Breilin with the Taffinelli's kennel. It did not take too long before I got my first Frenchie, Taffinellis Jean-Baptiste aka Tengil, as a fosterer. Being a fosterer revived my interest in breeding and in a few months I had already decided to become a breeder of French Bulldogs. I had found a breed I can work with and care deeply for, a community, and support from other breeders, who care equally much.
I got my kennel name, Kung Ubus, in 2018 and plan to breed both French and English Bulldogs. My breeding is very small scale, so I will not have puppies often.
I like to tell myself I have a life apart from the dogs. It is not true. Being a dog owner is a lifestyle. However, I did graduate as a Master of Arts in 2014 and I am now the curator of Eckerö Post & Customs house in the Åland Islands.
I enjoy the outdoors (with the dogs of course), museums and traveling. I live in the Åland Islands with my best friend and husband Johan Bergman, and our sons Isidor and Moritz.
I am a member of Suomen ranskanbulldogit ry (the Finnish French Bulldog Association), Suomen Englanninbulldoggiyhdistys ry (the Bulldog Club of Finland), The Finnish Kennel Club, and Suomen Koirankasvattajat ry (the Finnish Breeder's association).
Because of this I always thought I wanted big dogs, anything smaller than a Labrador was just silly. The first dog of my own I got just before my 20th birthday. It happened to be an English Bulldog called Mozart. It was not the breed of my choice, but honestly, I just wanted a dog back then. As long as he lived, an honourable 8,5 years, I always thought he was pretty small, though others would gasp “Oh, he's enormous!”.
Thanks to him I got interested in breeding. I felt I wanted to do what I could, to improve the health of the breed. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the perspective of things, I was not able to take up breeding at that moment of my life (I supposed it was fortunate, I was only 20 years old after all). At some point I forgot about breeding and focused on my studies at the university. When I graduated, and Mozart was clearly taking his last steps, I started thinking about what I wanted from my dog partner. I wanted a more active dog that I could train something with.
At this point I was already totally sold on the bulldog type of dog, as was my partner, but since I was looking for a healthier, more active dog, the bulldog did not really feel like an option. However, the French Bulldog seemed to be a potentially healthier and more active bulldog than the English Bulldog, as I did not want an American or Olde English Bulldog. The Continental Bulldog was an option, but they are still quite hard to get a hold of here in Finland.
So, a French Bulldog it was. I researched for some time and found a great breeder, Nina Breilin with the Taffinelli's kennel. It did not take too long before I got my first Frenchie, Taffinellis Jean-Baptiste aka Tengil, as a fosterer. Being a fosterer revived my interest in breeding and in a few months I had already decided to become a breeder of French Bulldogs. I had found a breed I can work with and care deeply for, a community, and support from other breeders, who care equally much.
I got my kennel name, Kung Ubus, in 2018 and plan to breed both French and English Bulldogs. My breeding is very small scale, so I will not have puppies often.
I like to tell myself I have a life apart from the dogs. It is not true. Being a dog owner is a lifestyle. However, I did graduate as a Master of Arts in 2014 and I am now the curator of Eckerö Post & Customs house in the Åland Islands.
I enjoy the outdoors (with the dogs of course), museums and traveling. I live in the Åland Islands with my best friend and husband Johan Bergman, and our sons Isidor and Moritz.
I am a member of Suomen ranskanbulldogit ry (the Finnish French Bulldog Association), Suomen Englanninbulldoggiyhdistys ry (the Bulldog Club of Finland), The Finnish Kennel Club, and Suomen Koirankasvattajat ry (the Finnish Breeder's association).
Julia Nyman - julia[a]kungubus.fi - +358-442524730
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