Welcome to Becky
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May 31, 2026
in Dogs, Family

Welcome to Becky

We are really happy to say welcome to a new family member, namely Smooth Collie pup ‘Becky’. Like Jörfi, she is from the Netherlands and of the same bloodlines as Jörfi with some addition of American Collies on the father’s side. She is bred by Linda Buunk and you can find info about the litter on the Smooth Collie Database: https://www.smooth-collie.net/view_litter.php?id=7964. We are really grateful for being allowed to buy this golden lady! She is a very positive and social female, and gets along with Jörfi really well. She is bringing joy and energy to a household that has been very quiet since the loss of old Deli back in February. Jörfi has been quite depressed so we are relieved to see her play again.

As we had to wait for Becky’s rabies vaccination to be valid before we could export her, my mother and I decided to go to the Netherlands a week before and pick up Becky and take one week of vacation in NL. We rented a super nice forest cottage at Buitenland Gerner in Eastern Holland, where we were allowed to have dogs. It was such a beautiful area of the Netherlands, and a part of the country I have never seen before. Lots of old forests with high biodiversity and perfect for walking the dogs, in addition to cozy small villages. The closest town was Dalfsen but our preferred town was Ommen. We went there a couple of times for shopping and training Becky in car driving so she hopefully wouldn’t get car sick on the long drive back to Denmark. My aunt Helma and cousin Johan from the Stockmann family came to visit us for a day, which was really great. Helma brought my favourite Indonesian food from Amstelveen. Furthermore, relatives of my mother’s friend Dini came to visit us. Dini was supposed to join us on the trip to the Netherlands but had to cancel last minute. Nevertheless, Dini’s brother and wife still offered us accommodation on the first night. It was very generous of them to offer us shelter and food, and even take in a dog in their house (Jörfi). The car training with Becky was well spent and she didn’t say a sound or got car sick on the 10 hour drive back to Denmark. Erik came down from Sweden and we spent a couple of days in Denmark before taking the last leg back to Gothenburg. Again, Becky accepted all new things without any complaints. New people, new dogs, new places, new languages, ferries etc. – she has handled everything so well! Thanks to Linda Buunk for selling us this tough little lady 🙂

Photo: Linda Buunk. Becky at 3 months age.
Photo: Linda Buunk. Becky at 15 weeks – the day before we picked her up.
Photo: Gabrielle. Our cottage in the forest at Buitenland Gerner. We can really recommend this place! And you were allowed to bring two dogs.
Photo: Gabrielle. With a view to a lake with lots of birdlife, insects and frogs.
Photo: Gabrielle. My mother and cousin Johan. We could have the dogs on long lines, so they could be outside when it was nice weather.
Photo. Johan Stockmann. Helma, my mother and myself enjoying coffee at our cozy cottage.
Photo: Gabrielle. Becky handled all new things so well, but she was also very tired at nights.
Photo: Gabrielle. Enjoying a coffee and appeltaart in Ommen 🙂
Photo: Gabrielle. My mother at the café in Ommen. We liked this village a lot!
Photo: Gabrielle. Art in Ommen.
Photo: Gabrielle. More art in Ommen.
Photo: Gabrielle. The church in Ommen.
Photo: Gabrielle. The river Vecht running through Ommen.
Photo: Gabrielle. The river Vecht in Ommen.
Photo. Gabrielle. First day in Denmark for Becky after a long day and a long drive from NL.
Photo: Gabrielle. First day for Becky at our home in Gothenburg. Erik and Jörfi showing her around the garden 🙂
Photo: Gabrielle. Jörfi and Becky sharing the Dino bed 🙂
Photo: Erik Sturkell. Becky being introduced to the café life at Gao in Gothenburg.