The Dragongården's kennel was founded 1982 by the owner Petra Junehall. In 1976 Petra started with Newfoundland. In 1979 the first Leonberger was obtained; Ch.Mälarlejonet Leonita. She was born in the first litter of Leonbergers in Sweden, and was the foundation female of the kennel . Katarina Junehall became co-owner of the kennel 2006.

Through the years Dragongården has raised 391 puppies of 53 litters, of which about 80 became Champions.The titles have been awarded for shows, obidience and tracking. The kennel has also received about 150 Prizes of honor with their Progeny-and Breeding Classes at official shows in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Germany.

In 1981 Petra was one of the original founders of Leonbergersällskapet (the Swedish Leonberger Club). Since then she has been active in the club, among other things she has been the President of the Swedish Leonbergerclub and the past 15 years the Chairman of the Breedingcommittee. Petra, who is an educated vet.assistent, became the first special judge for Leonberger in 1995, and since then she has been judging Special Clubshows in Sweden as well as in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, USA, UK, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Estonia, Hungary, Russia and Belgium.

The kennel have several females, at different ages. One stud is from our own breeding and two others are imported.One from Germany and one from United Kingdom. About 60 dogs have been exported all over the world, e.g. Dragongårdens Goldie she was pregnant 1991 and had 10 puppies in USA at Kerilyn Campbel's kennel Hause der Löwen von Manderly. Some of the exported dogs have been very important and successful,as Dragongårdens Quattro at Kinghern och S FIN Ch Dragongårdens Äkta Älvis wich stays with Mr Fred Inwood kennel Kinghern resp.Ms Carol Lear kennel Alfross House in UK, and Dragongårdens Ämir vor Welland by Sabine Klippel och Mathias Schröder, kennel Welland and Dreiburgenland in Germany.

Dragongårdens Kennel
Angarns-Haga 26, Dragongården
SE-186 91 Vallentuna
phone: +46 8 510 250 90,+46 707 647202
e-mail: petra@dragongarden.com