It all began in 2012 while I was still living in the UK. Three years after losing our previous dog, I rescued a dog from Thailand’s dog meat trade. I named her **Chaya (“Life”)**, and she ignited my passion for the **Thai Bangkaew breed**. I started importing and researching foundation dogs to develop the breed in Europe responsibly. My first foundation bitch, **Star (Imp. Thailand)**, became the cornerstone of my breeding program, producing multiple champions including **Multi Ch. Roy Hill White Lily, JW’16, World Winner ‘22**, and her siblings, many of whom have excelled in Europe and beyond. I introduced my first foundation male, **Graffiti (Imp. Thailand)**, son of renowned Thai champions. Graffiti helped consolidate the bloodlines and passed on his **true Bangkaew character** to his progeny. Although he tragically passed in 2021, his legacy lives on in his children and grandchildren, many of whom are multi-champions and World Winners across Europe. My second foundation bitch, **Honey (Imp. Thailand)**, has continued this success, producing World Winners, European Winners, and breed history makers like **Roy Hill Thai Tiger, EUW'24'25, WW’24'25**, and **Roy Hill Wild Honey**, a multi-champion exported to Finland. I am deeply grateful to the breeders who entrusted me with these foundations and to the families who love my puppies. Together, we build on solid foundations to continue improving the breed. I breed **only occasionally**, and every puppy is raised as part of the family. To join the **waiting list**, please tell me about yourself and your plans for your puppy, whether as a companion, show, breeding, or sports dog. 🌿 Follow us on **Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok** for photos, news, and videos of our Thai Bangkaew family.
To join my puppy waiting list, please contact me and share: A little about yourself and your lifestyle Your plans for your future puppy (companionship, show, breeding, or dog sports) To confirm your reservation, a deposit is required. This ensures that families have carefully thought through their decision and are truly committed to welcoming a Roy Hill Thai Bangkaew puppy into their lives. Occasionally, I may also have a pick of the litter puppy or young adult available to the right show home.
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Learn MoreD.O.B: 07-11-2019. HD: A, ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: MBIS/MBISS/Thai Grand/Ph.Grand/Sp. Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Peet Lanna (#1 Bangkaew in Thailand 19'20'21'22). Dam: BPIS/BPISS/Thai/Dutch Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Honey (Imp. Thailand). I couldn't be more proud that Splash is the double of his famous daddy. He has only been very lightly shown to date. Splash has become a fun, loving, cheeky chappy who enjoys showing. He is the first Bangkaew group placer in the Netherlands and Dog of the Year Qualifier '22. World Winner'21 Bundessieger '21 Holland Cup Winner'21 '22 European Winner'22 Europasieger'22'24 Dutch Champion. Splash is a proven sire of which none have been shown yet. Splash will be travelling to Thailand in 2025, where he will be shown and available at stud with Sagulchai Thanadka
D.O.B: 26-06-2015. HD: A/A, ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: BBISS/Thai/Dutch/Rom/It/HR Ch. Mitrapab Chiangmai's Graffiti, EUJW'14, JW'14, W'14 (Imp. Thailand). Dam: Thai/Dutch Ch. A&T Hobby Star (imp. Thailand). My dear Mamba, Dutch/Fin Ch. JW'16, W'19, now a veteran, only lightly show he is my heart dog with a goofy character. At the recent World Dog show, he won the World Winner Veteran-25 title with BOBV & Finnish Ch, at 10 years of age You can see him in videos on TikTok. Mamba is not available for outside stud service.
D.O.B: 05-01-2019. HD: C, ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: BBISS/Thai/Dutch/Rom/It/Hr Ch. Mitrapab Chiangmai's Graffiti, EUJW'14, JW'14, W'14 (Imp. Thailand). Dam; Thai/Dutch Ch. A&T Hobby Star (Imp. Thailand). Ink has only been shown once yearly due to other COVID-19 and showing the other boys first. Ink was RCAC & BOBJ, JW'19, & has 1CAC/ BOS. Ink is the younger, full brother to Mamba from Graffiti, his last litter. Ink is the sire of the BOB & Junior World Winner '21, Multi Ch. Roy Hill Splash Of Honey and Vice-World Winner '23, French/Lux Ch. Roy Hill Ring Master from his first litter. His second litter, the firstborn Bangkaews in Finland, produced the Multi Ch Franki of Inkie. Ink is available at stud for health tested females.
D.O.B: 07-11-2019. HD: A, ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: MBIS/MBISS/Thai. Grand/Ph. Grand/Span Ch. Lai Tai, EUW'15 (#1 Bangkaew in Thailand) Dam: BPIS/BPISS/Thai/Dutch Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Honey (Imp. Thailand) My sweet boy, King has been waiting in the wings but will hopefully make a few show appearances in 2025. King is a proven sire of Champions.
D.O.B: 26-06-2015. HD: A/A. ECVO: Eyes pra clear. Retired from breeding.
Sire: BBISS/Thai/Dutch/Rom/It/HR Ch. Mitrapab Chiangmai's Graffiti, EUJW'14, JW'14, W'14 (Imp. Thailand). Dam: Thai/Dutch Ch. A&T Hobby Star (Imp. Thailand). My dear Lily, now a veteran, has done me proud. The first female in the World to win the CACIB at the World Dog Show in Madrid'20 (postponed 2022) as an official breed. She is also a Dutch and Spanish Champion and is on her way to closing her other titles. Lily has only been bred once. For this, we travelled to Thailand to breed with BIS/BISS/Thai/Nor Ch. Laithai, EUW'14 (BISS/ Thai Ch. Holly son), the litter of 2 males and my one female, the World Winner'21/ Dutch Ch. Roy Hill Thai Silk (Asia), NJK, Holland Cup Winner'22 and her son Roy Hill Made In Bangkok (Tai) needs 2 more points to complete his Dutch Championship title.
D.O.B: 21-08-2019. HD: A. ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: MBIS/MBISS/Thai/Nor Ch. Laithai, EUW'15 (resides in Thailand) Dam: Dutch/Sp Ch. Roy Hill White Lily, JW'16, NJK, BWNL'18, WW'20. HD: A. ECVO; Eyes clear. Asia is my beautiful Dutch Ch. Roy Hill Thai Silk, NJK, Holland Cup Winner'22. The only daughter of my dear Lily. Asia has only been shown lightly but is always a happy and cheerful girl in the ring, just like her grandma, Thai/Dutch Ch. A&T Hobby Star (Star) enjoys showing and is my naughtiest girl. Asia has been bred once and produced a beautiful litter by my World Winner, Splash. Only one of the progeny has been shown and was the Best Puppy in Breed, but owners have kept them mainly as loving companions. Asia will be bred in 2025 to King for her 2nd litter.
D.O.B: 07-11-2019. ECVO: Eyes clear
Sire: MBIS/MBISS/Thai Grand/Ph Grand/Sp. Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Peet Lanna (#1 Bangkaew in Thailand 19'20'21'22). Dam: BPIS/BPISS/Thai/Dutch. Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Honey (imp. Thailand). Blue was imported in utero. She has only been to a few shows and has 2 CAC and 1 RCAC in her pocket despite not enjoying showing. I'm hopeful that with a bit more exposure to the show ring, she will start enjoying it more and will be back in the ring when her coat returns—my sweet, kissy girl. Blue will hopefully be a mommy in 2025 for her first litter.
D.O.B: 23-11-2012. HD: 4-5. ECVO: Eyes pra Clear. Retired from breeding and showing.
Sire: MBIS/MBISS/Thai Ch. Yokthai Dam: Donut. Star is our foundation female selected as a puppy. She's a multiple Best Puppy in Breed, Group, and Res. Best Puppy in Show winner in Thailand. Star has a wonderful, sweet temperament and especially adores children. She loves to play with other dogs or run at the beach; she is our Houdini and will break out of anything. A wonderful showgirl and a multiple champion and world-winner producer, my dream has come true. Star produced three wonderful quality litters and is now retired from breeding and showing, having retained Mamba, Lily, and Ink from her litters for the future. Star is retired and lives with a good friend nearby to enjoy full, loving attention in her old days; she preferred a quieter life.
D.O.B: 13-04-2022. Sisu resides in Croatia
Sire: Roy Hill Made In Bangkok Dam: BPIS/BPISS/Thai/Dutch Ch. Bangkaew Lanna's Honey (Imp. Thailand). World Winner’24'25, European Winner'24'25, ⚜️ Roy Hill Thai Tiger ⚜️ BISS, Cro, BiH, MNE, MK, RKS, Slo Champion CRO W’24, Spring W’24, EuClub W”24 🏆 Best in Show FCI 5 Group Specialty 🏆 BIS-2 CACIB Show, BIS-3 CAC Show, 4x Group-2, 2x Group -3 25x BOB, 1x BOS BIS 2 & 3 Minor Puppy Thank you to the judges for having made dreams come true. 🙏 Owned, loved and handled by Susanna Virtanen Proudly bred/co-owned by Sabine Van der Zwan 3rd generation Roy Hill breeding
D.O.B: 21-08-2019. HD:A. ECVO: Eyes Clear. Tai resides in the Netherlands
Sire: BIS/BISS/Thai/Nor Ch. Lai Tai, EUW'15 (now deceased) Dam: Dutch/Sp Ch. Roy Hill White Lily, JW'16, NJK, BWNL'18, WW'20. Tai, my sweet boy, is the only entire son of my dear World Winner Lily and BIS/BISS/ European Winner/Thai/Nor Champion Lai Thai, in Europe; for this breeding, I travelled to Thailand. Tai has only been lightly shown with a BOBJ, CAC/BOS & CAC/BOB, and now needs just 2 points to complete his Dutch Championship title. His first litter sired are still young adults and doing very well. His son, World Winner'24, BIS Group5, Best In Show 2&3/Multi/Ch. Roy Hill Thai Tiger had already started making breed history for being the first Bangkaew to place Multiple Best Baby In Show, the youngest to have Puppy and adult group placements, & daughter Multi/Ch/Junior/IntJ Ch Roy Hill Wild Honey. Tai lives with his co-owners, where he is a much-loved family member. Tai is at private stud only.
D.O.B: 05-01-2019. Lucky resides in Norway. HD: A. ECVO: Eyes clear.
Sire: BBISS/Thai/Dutch/Rom/It/Cro Ch. Mitrapab Chiangmai's Graffiti, EUJW'14, JW'14, W'14, Zagreb W'17 (Imp. Thailand). Dam: Thai/Dutch Ch. A&T Hobby Star (Imp. Thailand) Lucky is co-owned with Toini Maria Stenberg. Toini started showing Lucky at the age of 6. They are both still novices in the show ring and enjoying their time learning the ropes together, yet she finished him in 3 straight shows with BOB Lucky is at private stud only. Hopefully, Lucky Puppies will be due Sept 1st, 2025.
D.O.B: 02-01-2018. HD:A. ECVO: Eyes Clear. Honey resides in the Netherlands, and Norway
After a long search for a second foundation bitch it was found in the then 6-month-old pup Honey; she stayed in Thailand to be shown and complete her Thai Championship title and to be old enough to breed with the 1# male in Thailand, the famous Peet Lanna. I returned to Thailand in Nov'19 to pick her up in whelp, and she produced her 1st stunning litter of 5. This had my World Winner'21 & European Winner'22, Dutch Ch. Splash, her daughter Blue, is close to completing her Dutch Ch. title, and her gorgeous son King is waiting in the wings to be shown. Honey, her 2nd litter, sired by Ink, produced the French Ch. Roy Hill Ring Master and Junior World Winner & BOB '21. Czech Ch. Roy Hill Splash Of Honey, her 3rd litter, sired by Tai, are now adults, having won multiple Champion, World Winner, and European Winner titles; BISS wins in junior. They already won multiple Junior Champion titles, Best Baby in Show placements, and an adult group placement. Honey is line-bred to the famous Triple World Winner MBIS/MBISS/Thai Grand/Swiss/Fin/Rus Ch. Mitrapab Hero. She has done me proud in and out of the whelping box. Honey will be back in the show ring when her coat returns. Honey resides on co-ownership with Toini in Norway for showing and, hopefully, returning in whelp to Lucky for her last litter due 1st Sept, 2025, after which she will be retired from breeding.
At Roy Hill Bangkaew, I am dedicated to raising healthy, happy puppies in a loving home environment. My goal is to match each puppy with the best possible family, ensuring a lifetime of companionship, joy, and care.Because I am a responsible Thai Bangkaew breeder in the Netherlands, I carefully select homes for my puppies. Not every applicant will be the right fit, and sometimes families may not be chosen—please don’t be discouraged. Every decision is made with the well-being of my puppies and the breed's needs in mind.
Our adopted dog meat trade rescue
Our adopted girl ( Thai Bangkaew Dog ), now named Chaya, meaning'' Life (Force), was rescued from Thailand's illegal Dog Meat Trade on May 19th, 2012. It is thanks to Chaya that my soul breed found me. I had never heard of the breed before, and we didn't know at the time that it was a Thai breed still in development. Sadly, saving every dog in the world is impossible, so I decided to do something for the breed instead and work on their development in her honour. The rest is history. Chaya had a wonderful life after her horrific traumatic experiences and was a special dog in our lives. She was loved very much by everyone that met her.
Our Foundation stud
I hadn't intended to buy a male, but with a lack of males available in Europe, I started searching for one and placed myself on the waiting list for a combination I liked. My dear boy, Graffiti, born in October 2013, is a son of BISS/Thai Ch. Chiangmai's TBK's Funnoi, his dam is the sibling to the famous MBIS/MBISS/EUW'13/Tripple WW & First Thai Grand Ch. Mitrapab Hero. Graffiti also stayed in Thailand with my handler and a dearly trusted friend, Sagulchai Thanadka, to complete his Thai Ch title. He made me proud by winning Best In Show Specialty Baby. Graffiti has only sired three litters in his lifetime, the first Bangkaew litter born in the Czech Republic and two out of Star; sadly, Graffiti died in 2021 after a tragedy he never fully recovered. Thankfully, he left his legacy in his kids and grandkids, keeping the flag flying, passing on his super true Bangkaew character, winning World Winner titles and multiple Champions in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, France and the UK. Thank you, dear Graffiti, for being in our lives—you are one of those special, once-in-a-lifetime dogs.
Judge: Mr Dinky S. Santos (Ph) 🇪🇸 World Winner @ Madrid 2020, CAC/CACIB & BOB 🇪🇸 BOB, CAC/CACIB, RSCE Winner'22 with a BIG2, 🇪🇸 Spanish Champion 🇪🇸 Latin Winner (Sp) 🇪🇸 MBIS/MBISS/Thai Grand/Ph Grand Ch. Bangkaew Lanna Peet Lanna (No.1. 18'19'20'21 in Thailand) ✨ Owner, Nownow Chilee, breeder Bangkaew Lanna, and handlers Pamoth Phommathilath, Sagulchai Thanadka 🇪🇸 World Winner @ Madrid 2020, CAC/CACIB & BOS 🇪🇸 Spanish Champion 🇪🇸 Latin Winner (Sp) 🇪🇸 Dutch Ch. Roy Hill White Lily JW'16, NJK, BWNL'18 (Joint No.1 in the BeNeLux'18). ✨ Owner/breeder/handler (me) Sabine van der Zwan (Netherlands). Pictured left to right are Judge, Mr Dinky Santos, Mr Thana Achariyawan, Pamoth Phommathilath, Sagulchai Thanadka, Sabine van der Zwan (me) and Mr Chakkapan Chantarasmee. A proud moment in history.
Very proud day for the FCI A2O SECTION & THAI KC as the FCI General Assembly approves the Thai Bangkaew Dog as a fully recognised FCI breed. Congratulations to all TBD breeders, fanciers and Thai people!
(Section 5: Asian Spitz and Related Breeds) provisional accepted in 2011 with Judge: Paul Stanton
A big step for the Thai Bangkaew Dog breed to join the international dog show, and hopefully, it will not be long before FCI will also accept Thai Bangkaew Dog, said Mr Thana, the secretary general of The Kennel Club of Thailand at the time.
"Bang Kaew dog breed" has been known for a long time by dog lovers in Thailand. history of origin The study, published in the Veterinary Journal of Kasetsart University, states that most of the information is anecdotal from the current generation. The first ancestors of the Bang Kaew breed of Thai dogs. Born around 1862 and is a cross between a Thai domestic dog and a wild dog or dhole raised by the former abbot of Wat Bang Kaew. However, the Bangkaew dog has been the pet of the villagers of Ban Bang Kaew and nearby sub-districts. Officials of the Department of Livestock Development decided to develop and select species and exhibited them outside the community until Bang Kaew Dog is known to the outside world.
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