The 9th place National Gold Club in 2021 comes from Dâmbovița County, Muntenia Province, where Alexandru Tănase is one of the deserving and respected pigeon fanciers of the branch. In the county, the stages on short and medium distances, speed and half distance being the categories appreciated by most Dâmboviţa pigeon fanciers, but, little by little, this thing is starting to change.

“Micuța” (The little one) is the hen with the series 2004106-2020, which brought Alexandru Tănase the biggest prize of 10,000 lei gross. The champion pigeon was named so because, of all her siblings, she is the smallest in size. But as the strong essences are kept in small bottles, “Micuța” caused a stir in the loft of the pigeon fancier from Dâmboviţa, which is also reflected by the extraordinary ranking in the national ranking of the Gold Club. “I hope to get the same results with her next year, considering that I made the decision to continue flying. Originally, the hen’s father is a 100% Rauw-Sablon cock, and her mother is 50% Gaby Vandenabeele and 50% Pieter Veenstra. It is part of the new generation of pigeons bred by me especially to attack the stages with longer distances, respectively the Long distance category. So far, I have been competing mainly in Short distance and Middle distance, but I thought, not long ago, that I could also compete in the Long distance, which is why I bought a few birds from the bloodlines dedicated to such category. I am glad that it did not take very long until I managed to obtain good performances in this category of distance and I have high expectations that in the coming years to maintain this upward trend “, said Alexandru Tănase.

“Micuța”, with widowhood method, but “lured” with the breeding box and its pair

He states that the method of flight he uses is, without exception, widowhood, and that he uses products from Rohnfried and Vet-Schroeder + Tollisan as pigeon care products. The fine observation spirit of the fancier makes the difference in any type of competition, which is also confirmed by the champion Alexandru Tănăse. He managed to “read” one of the most important character traits of the “Mcuta”: the special attraction and the strong motivation that the hen has when she is with her partner, in their box. Due to this observation, before being engaged at a stage, she was allowed to spend 15 minutes with the cock in their box, this method proving to be a winner.
In 2020, we bought 15 rings for the Gold Club. The result obtained and the cash prize won, a prize that fully satisfies me and shows me that the efforts made so far have not been in vain, makes me buy rings for the Gold Club in the future, year after year. Honestly, the competition is well thought out, fair in every way and transparent. Undoubtedly, the amount of money awarded is motivating, and the fact that each province wins at least one national award is an extraordinary thing. Given these aspects, I recommend my fellow pigeon fanciers to participate with confidence in this competition because, if I managed to win, I am convinced that everyone has their chance and can win one of the prizes at stake “, concluded Alexandru Tănase .