31st of may 2017
13th of may 2017
17th of july 2016
13th of july 2016
4th of july 2016
New for Tricky, Seca, Orion, Frodo, Pätkis and Damon.
30th of may 2016
23rd of april 2016
We have a new star in the evening sky :( Källi's problems were too deep for her to move into a new home, neither was she improving here with me. I'm very sorry for her, for her owners and of course for me as a breeder. She is now in a better place...
Hyrrä's official x-ray results are here: Hips A-A, elbows 0-0, patellas 0-0, back ok.
I also got pedigree analysis done by C.A. Sharp for U-litter, T-litter, Jase, Lempo and Seca! These are very good tools for a breeder.
6th of february 2016
Källi is still with me. I have learned a lot of her and for now she will stay with me. She is quite dominant and has learned to use her teeth too easily earlier in her life... I'm not sure about her future :(
Lempo's eyes has been checked as clear. He has also been gene tested normal/normal for DM.
Hyrrä's eyes were checked as clear today. Also patellas are 0-0. She will be x-rayed in a week or two. After that i will decide if i will use her in breeding.
3rd of december 2015
But the life wins, always. We have a new family member, Esme the Cat. She is 13 weeks old now. She will have her own page as soon as i have time to do it. She is my first cat and i was little nervous how my dogs would handle her. But everything has went more than well, and like this little one very much!
Unfortunately, i have bad news, Källi is looking for a new home. She is now with me and i'm learning more about her character every day. I will be very careful with her new home, so that this would really be her home forever... Email me for more info.
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31st of october 2015
Bad news, again. No puppies coming. We were too late... Kuura is quite a handful to breed... We will try again next spring, i think in march... Hyrrä will have her health checks done in december and after that i will decide whether i will use her in breeding or not.
13th of october 2015
Kuura on juoksussa! Toivottavasti saamme reilun parin kuukauden päästä pentuja :D
24th of september 2015
Aziz Ona "Olivia"
21st of september 2014 - 23rd of september 2015.
28th of august 2015
17th of august 2015
Kuura astutetaan Jasella lokakuun paikkeilla. Pennut tulevat olemaan erittäin vilkkaita, helposti motivoitaessa ja valmiita mihin vaan oikean ihmisen kanssa. Ei ensimmäiseksi koiraksi! Vain aktiiviseen kotiin!
16th of august 2015
Damon was in Kajaani group show this weekend. He got "very good", but looked like a million dollar boy :D Look at his pictures!
4th of august 2015
21st of july 2015
New pics for Nasu, Kuura, Hyrrä and Orion.
11th of july 2015
28th of june 2015
Yesterday was a BIG day for me! It was Olivia's first appearence in a junior class (she is 9 months old). We were in Pieksämäki All Breeds Show. It was a small show for salukis, only 8 were entered, 2 of them bitches. Olivia was the only junior bitch and won her class with CC. Then she won the open class bitch and went best bitch and best of opposite sex!!! I was so happy and proud of my little girl!!! And still am :D A friend of mine handled her and Olivia behaved great again. She surely is a pro :D
23rd of may 2015
New pics for Joiku, and added new photos and info here and there.
15th of may 2015
New pics added for Orion.
We also have some GREAT news!!! I have first obedience champion titeled bred by!!! TRICKY!!!! And of course her owner/handler Pia Lindfors! Conratulations Pia!!!! I can't be more proud of you two!!!!
2nd of may 2015
Källi's (Z Uptown Girl) official hip score is B-B, elbows 0-0 and patellas 0-0! Unofficial back x-rayes were okay too!
Welho 20.7.2004-24.4.2015
Kerron kyllä, milloin se on koittava.
Niin kuin joku koputtaisi hiljaa kotiovella,
silloin tiedän, nyt on aika avata.
Pidä silloin hiljaa kiinni, syliin hellään rutista.
Että voisin aivan hiljaa huomaamatta nukkua.
Että voisin luulla, sinä tulet mukana.
Silloin anna minun mennä,
kerro kevään linnuista,
kuinka kaunis onkaan taivas,
kuinka kaunis uusi kesä ihana.
Sitten anna minun mennä,
ethän pyydä, että jäisin elämään.
Irti päästä, kuiskaa korvaan hiljaa vaan:
Olet vapaa lähtemään.
Welho sairasti muutaman päivän vakavasti ennen kuin saatiin selville edes suunnilleen selville, mikä sitä vaivasi. Jonkinlainen syöpä, ainakin pernassa kasvain, joskin todennäköisesti muutakin oli vialla. Päätös oli helppo, kun olin jo muutaman päivän katsonut koiran hiipumista, pahoinvointia ja kipuja :( Suru on suuri ja kodista tuntuu puuttuvan jotain, vaikka vielä kolme koiraa minulle jäikin. Welho opetti minulle valtavasti koirista ja koirien lukemisesta. Ikävä on jo kova...
22nd of april 2015
14th of april 2015
11th-12th of april 2015
5th of april 2015
Olivia`s first puppy show in Jyväskylä was a success! She was BOB with honour price and then BIG1 (ROP, KP, RYP1)!!! I am very proud of my little girl!
Next weekend we are in a Saluki Special and Saluki Open Show... Exciting :D
14th of march 2015
Kuura was handled in Junior Handler and placed second.
09th of march 2015
5th of march 2015
22nd of february 2015
New photo for Olivia and Källi.
New info on available!!!
2nd of february 2015
29th of january 2015
19th of january 2015
5th of january 2015
1st of january 2015
Lempo is now DNA'd in ASCA, so he is DNA-VP. I have also updated Pätkis' titles :)
27th of december 2014
12th of december 2014
Valitettavasti, meille ei tule pentuja Lempolta ja Kuuralta. Lempo on nuori ja kokematon uros, ja Kuura taas kokematon ja kova narttu eikä astumisesta tullut mitään, vaikka Lempo kyllä yritti. Tää ei tullu yllätyksenä, pelkäsinkii, että näin tulis käymään, koska tunnen narttuni. Nyt sitten yritän löytää kokeneemman uroksen, jolla kokeillaan sit ehkä seuraavasta juoksusta. Pettymys on suuri, mutta elämä on semmosta joskus.
24th of november 2014
Kuura aloitti juoksun aiemmin kuin olin ajatellut, mutta tarkoitus on kuitenkin astuttaa se Lempolla. Peukut pystyyn, että saadaan pentuja keväälle!!!
23rd of november 2014
20th of november 2014
16th of november 2014
Kuura has started to blow her coat, so i expect her to start her heat in about two months. And then she will be bred. So hopefully we will get spring pups! Please let me know if you are interested in them :)
7th of october 2014
Jase is now Nineveh`s One Tough Rider, PAIM-T. So he got his first title from herding (FCI Traditional Herding). I`m more than pleased, especially the high words that the judge said about him! Jase is super promising!!!
From our forest walk. Girls were on a bunny chase... All survived healthy and happy :D
21st of september 2014
9th of september 2014
I have started obedience training with Kuura twice a week. Boy she`s excellent! VERY easy to motivate, very nicely concentrating with me, tail wagging :D
14th of august 2014
2nd of august 2014
10th of july 2014
I had to make a hard decicion and move Kuura`s breeding until next heat. That should be around next january. She will be bred to Lempo then.
Kuuran astutus jouduttu siirtämään vuodenvaihteeseen. Uroksena olisi silloin Lempo.
18th of june 2014
14th of june 2014
1st of june 2014
3rd of may 2014
28th of april 2014
22nd of april 2014
31st of march 2014
29th of march 2014
2nd of march 2014
24th of february 2014
23rd of january 2014
Pätkis has been gene tested for NCL as clear (doesn`t carry the gene). Pätkis also has all her health work done now! Check them out!!! I`m very proud of this girl :)
12th of january 2014
28th of december 2013
23rd of december 2013
10th of november 2013
2nd of october 2013
VDH-BH, O1, RO1, ASCA CD, RN, 1 leg towards her RA. I`m so proud of those two!!! Congrats Susanne!
Below is a pic of them, i´m sure you can spot Pätkis ;) She`s a copy of Nasu :D
30th of october 2013
24th of october 2013
But to get to the point, Kuura and Nasu are now also clear for DM.
And i have added pics for many pages.
19th of september 2013
14th of september 2013
26th of august 2013
20th of august 2013
17th of august 2013
13th of august 2013
3rd of august 2013
Orion was in his first obedience trial ever and got first price with honour price and was placed as second of 11 novice class dogs. I`m soooo proud of you Orion and Päivi!!!
New photos for Kuura and Hyrrä.
30th of july 2013
21st of july 2013
20th of july 2013
12th of july 2013
We might be getting a new addition to our group soon...
4th of july 2013
29th of june 2013
15th of june 2013
In Sotkamo, Tricky was in a dog show. He got "very good" (EH). Way to go Tricky and Pia! That dog is sooo versatile, he can do it all!!!
I have my first ever bred by this weekend in Finland`s agility championships! I`m very, very proud of Loco and Tomi&Heini!
9th of june 2013
5th of june 2013
1st of june 2013
23st of may 2013
Yesterday was U-litter`s 1st birthday, can`t believe they are already one year old. Happy birthday everyone!!!
21st of may 2013
6th of may 2013
4th of may 2013
Luoksepäästävyys 10
Paikalla makaaminen 10
Seuraaminen kytkettynä 9
Seuraaminen taluttimetta 6
Maahanmeno seuraamisen yhteydessä 8
Luoksetulo 8,5
Seisominen seuraamisen yhteydessä 9
Estehyppy 8
Kokonaisvaikutus 8
28th of april 2013
22nd of april 2013
1st of april 2013
And here`s Damon compered to his sire, Flash. Many similarities, right ;)
31st of march 2013. Easter
24th of march 2013
New pictures for all of them.
21st of march 2013
Cold winter just continues... But the sun is shining for time to time :)
20th of february 2013
Some winter fun :)
15th of february 2013
5th of february 2013
New pictures for my girls: Nasu, Kuura and Hyrrä.
20th of january 2013
17th of january 2013
13th of january 2013
20th of december 2012
Another bad news was Eppu`s eyes. I can`t believe how it`s possible, but he has iris hypoplasy and can`t be used in breeding :( It`s heretary and should had been noticed in his previous eye checks. I will take him to another ophtalmologist to a re-check. But for now, he`s off from breeding also...
Viuhti`s eyes were checked as clear. She will come to stay with me on saturday and is still available for a right home. She`s very agile, lively and fast girl. Would be a great dog for any sports!
New photos for Papu.
14th of december 2012
28th of october 2012
25th of october 2012
17th of october 2012
30th of september 2012
23rd of september 2012
Lempo, Hyrrä and Joiku are now ASCA-registered.
16th of september 2012
15th of september 2012
10th of september 2012
31st of august 2012
21st of august 2012
17th of august 2012
14th of august 2012
6th of august 2012
Vielä kerran tulee päivä, kun en jaksa taistella.
Kerron kyllä, milloin se on koittava.
Niin kuin joku koputtaisi hiljaa kotiovella,
silloin tiedän, nyt on aika avata.
Pidä silloin hiljaa kiinni, syliin hellään rutista.
Että voisin aivan hiljaa huomaamatta nukkua.
Että voisin luulla, sinä tulet mukana.
Silloin anna minun mennä,
kerro kevään linnuista,
kuinka kaunis onkaan taivas,
kuinka kaunis uusi kesä ihana.
Sitten anna minun mennä,
ethän pyydä, että jäisin elämään.
Irti päästä, kuiskaa korvaan hiljaa vaan:
Olet vapaa lähtemään.
4th of august 2012
Toimintakyky +1
terävyys +1
puolustushalu +1
taisteluhalu +2
hermorakenne +1
temperamentti +3
kovuus +3
luoksepäästävyys +3
laukauskokematon.
Tuomareina Jorma Kerkkä ja Leena Berg.
Olen päättänyt lopettaa blogin pitämisen, tästä lähtien uutiset löytyvät vain tästä ja facebookista.
New pictures for Hyrrä, Orion and Lempo. Lempo was spending the last night with us. Here`s some pics of him and Hyrrä playing. As you can believe they had fun!
2nd of august 2012
30th of july 2012
And here`s couple of Lempo and May playing. Photos by Netta Kauppi.
28th of july 2012
22nd of july 2012
18th of july 2012
15th of july 2012
12th of july 2012
Peppi and Musti have flown from the nest and are now in their new families! Congrats to them! Peppi is called Källi and she`s co-owned by me. Musti is Orion and i have breeding rights for him.
10th of july 2012
5th of july 2012
4th of july 2012
And thank you Briitta for taking a good care of THE mummy:))) Here`s the birthday girl!
1st of July 2012
All the pups are now reserved. Kaikki pennut varattuja.
25th of June 2012
23rd of June 2012
We still might have a male puppy available. Please contact me if you are interested!
I also added a new picture for Jack, available adult male!
16th of June 2012
Meillä voi olla yksi urospentu vapaana.
10th of June 2012
Meillä on 2 varausta pennuista plus lisäksi muutama epävarma-kotiehdokas, eli edelleen voi kysellä pentujen perään, todnäk kylläkin vain uroksia vapaana.
We might be having a new addition for our team also;) A male pup from Europe, born a week ago. Stay tuned for more info.
31st of May 2012
29th of May 2012
25th of May 2012
Nasu and puppies are doing great:)
22nd of May 2012
15th of May 2012
We should be having Nasu`s puppies in a week or so:))) Inqueries are welcome!
4th of May 2012
Here`s Jack.
24th of April 2012
Pätkis got her first obedience title!!! She`s now VDH-OB, Zestforlife Tir`Na`Nog. Huge congratulations Susanne!!!
Here`s what that title means:
Started Obedience Title (Beginner Germany)
1)Behaviour against other dogs
è Circling around several dogs sitting in a row
2)Stand for exam
3)Examination of bite
4)Group exercises: down stay for 2 min.
5)Heel pattern on leash
6)Heel pattern without leash
7)Heel free and sit on stewards command,
handler walks on for 20 steps, turn around, face the dog, walk back to dog in
heel position
8)Recall 20 steps
9)Go-out for 20 steps to marker (dog has to
run into middle of quadrat marked by 4 cones), on handler’s command down.
Handler goes back to dog in heel position, on handler’s command dog has to
change from down into fast sit
10)Retrieve on flat 20 steps, dog sits while handler lays out
dumbbell 20 steps in front of dog, turns back and send dog.
17th of April 2012
Sad news from Germany, daddy Balu is now on the rainbow bridge. Susanne, i`m so sorry for your lose. Balu was a great aussie!
It looks like we are having puppies at week 21:))) Nasu`s belly is growing up nicely!
26th of March 2012
New in available-page.
15th of March 2012
12th of March 2012
10th of March 2012
4th of March 2012
29th of February
28th of February
Also S-litter is now litter registered to ASCA.
21st of February
Kuura is now officially registered to ASCA. Still waiting Nasu`s registration and DNAs for both and mom-Willow. Today i also took genetests for MDR1 from Nasu and Kuura, so waiting for those results also.
Here`s couple of pics from our walk yesterday.
26th of January 2012
23rd of January 2012
17th of January 2012
4th of January 2012
1st of January 2012
I myself have some BIG plans for Nasu:) I have decided her stud to be, now i just have to organize everything. I will let you know when i have something sure on my hands, but inqueries are welcome already. Check available-page regulary for updates!
Here`s some pics from year`s first walk in the forest. And individual pictures for Nasu, Kuura, Melli and Welho.
21st of December 2011
25th of November 2011
22nd of November 2011
Also Willow is now living with Viuhti`s former owner and loves it in Lappland!!! At first i wasn`t going to give her away, but when Viuhti came to us, i was swombed by the young dogs and their needs. So we decided that Briitta will take Willow to stay with them for a while. Well, they fell in love with her (of course!;)) and wanted to keep her. With great sadness, i did agree, that she would get much more attention there than with me at that moment. Of course Briitta keeps a close contact with me and is letting me know how they are doing. If ever needed, Willow is more than welcomed back home with us! I miss her alot, she`s such a sweetheart!!!
1st of November 2011
9th of October 2011
Toimintakyky +1
Terävyys +1
Puolustushalu +1
Taisteluhalu +2
Hermorakenne -1
Temperamentti +1
Kovuus +1
Luoksepäästävyys +2a
Laukauskokematon
Yhteensä +55, hylätty
The judges were Anu Hatunpää and Pirjo Ojala-Laine. Thank you Nanna for taking Minni into test.
26th of September 2011
Minni got first price in obedience novice class and won the whole class:) Way to go Nanna and Minni!
New pics for Tricky.
2nd of September 2011
Lisäsin kuvauksen Viuhtista blogiin ja sieltä voi muutenkin lukea Viuhtin, ja meidän muidenkin, kuulumisia. Eli Viuhti on edelleen kodin etsinnässä.
26th of August 2011
14th of August 2011
5th of August 2011
3rd of August 2011
30th of July 2011
28th of July 2011
27th of July 2011
16th-17th of July 2011
15th of July 2011
28th of June 2011
Here`s a beautiful photo of Meg, May`s mom. Look at the color of her eyes!!!
23rd of June 2011
That is a very big accomplishment and takes alot of time and effort and a talented herding dog to do it :) Hopefully May will follow her dad`s footprints;) No pressures Netta! ;D
19th of June 2011
May and Eppu were at Haukipudas group dog show. The judge was Hilkka Salohalla. Eppu got "excellent" and was placed second in (ERI2) open class dogs. Little-May`s first show and she behaved nicely. May got honour prize and was second in bitch puppies (PEK2, KP). Congrats to them!!!
15th of June 2011
3rd of June 2011
29th of May 2011
Loco`s official health clearances came back from Finnish Kennel Club with wonderful results: Hips A-A, elbows 0-0, patellas 0-0, eyes checked as clear. Congrats Heini!!!
I organized an agility training for couple of my friends at ACE Agility Club. The coathc was Harri Katainen. Netta attended with her older dog, border collie, Kuura and they had May with them. Lotta and Tuomas were with Halla the mixed breed bitch and Eppu. I was with Nasu. New pics for Eppu and May. Here`s some misty shots from the wonderful world of agility. Boy, we had fun!!!
25th of May 2011
23rd of May 2011
21st of May 2011
16th of May
Willow`s eyes were checked as clear. Nasu`s eyes were clear (might be some hypoplasy in her iris, but i will re-check her at summer) and hips looked perfect. The x-rayes were sent to OFA, USA for a re-evaluation. Kuura`s eyes were clear, patellas 0-0, back ok. Hips and elbows are now in Finnish Kennel Club for evaluation. I also took samples for CEA and PRA genetests from Nasu and Kuura and waiting for those results from the States.
8th of May
Wen`s eyes has been checked as clear, as well as Loco`s. Both boys also have normal (0-0) patellas. Loco`s hips and elbows has been send to Finnish Kennel Club and we are waiting for the official results.
25th of April
10th of April
New pics for Eppu, Tricky and May.
Tricky and Pia got a first result from obedience trial, winners class (VOI1). In the same trial, Kengu and Janne got a third result from novice class (ALO3). Congrats Pia and Janne!!! Keep up the good work:)
Eppu has been officially health checked: hips A-A, elbows 0-0, patellas 0-0, back ok, eyes ok.
Minni`s eyes has also been checked as healthy.
27th of February
26th of February
May arrived over a week ago and has settled down wonderfully:) There`s a girl with full of fire!!! Thank you Jackie! New pics for her.
Also i have receved beautiful pictures of Frodo, Nemi, Loco and Wen. Thanks everyone!
12th of February
Here she is, playing with mom-Meg.
5th of February
Great job Janne and Marja!
The judge was Veijo Kinnunen, Oulu.
Here are the scores, in finnish only:
Luoksepäästävyys 10/10
Paikalla makaaminen 9/10
Seuraaminen kytkettynä 8/10
Seuraaminen taluttimetta 7,5/10
Maahanmeno seuraamisesta 10/10
Luoksetulo 8/10
Seisominen seuraamisen yhteydessä 10/10
Estehyppy 10/10
Kokonaisvaikutus 10/10
Yht. 177points, 3rd in novice class.
23rd of January
15th of January
28th of December
Padi`s eyes were officially checked as clear today. Thank you so much Merja for your activity!
26th of December
24th of December
Balu, Pätkis and Susanne are sending their Christmas Wishes too.
7th of December
6th of December
5th of December
13th of November
Eppu, very good in open class. Kuura, excellent, 4th in junior class bitches. Nasu, excellent, 5th in open class bitches.
7th of November
24th of October
Luoksepäästävyys 10
Paikalla makaaminen 10
Seuraaminen kytkettynä 7
Seuraaminen taluttimetta 8
Maahanmeno seuraamisen yhteydessä 10
Luoksetulo 8
Seisominen seuraamisen yhteydessä 10
Estehyppy 0
Kokonaisvaikutus 10
The judge was Allan Aula. Now Janne and Kengu need only one first result more to gain TK1-title. Congrats Janne and Marja! Keep up the good work:)
In the same trial were also Tricky and Pia in winner class. They got third result (kolmostulos) with 218 points. The judge was Marko Puranen. Well done Pia!
Walk with the pack:) and new pics for Melli and Welho.
2nd of October
Toimintakyky -1 (-15)
Terävyys +1 (+1)
Puolustushalu +1 (+1)
Taisteluhalu -1 (-10)
Hermorakenne +1 (+35)
Temperamentti +1 (+15)
Kovuus +1 (+8)
Luoksepäästävyys +3 (+45)
Laukauspelottomuus ++
5th of September
Here`s something taken 3yrs ago when the pups were about 7weeks, just to remind how cute they were:)
25th of August
I met Viuhti and Suffeli in Joensuu. Here`s couple of pics of that meeting:)
23rd of August
17th-18th of August
7th and 8th of August
Nasu`s, and all the rest of the S-litter`s, dad, Jake (Mandolyn`s Jake And Shake) turned up 8yrs this sunday! Congratulations Jake and Ami!
28th of July
wonderful results (174p/200p, second in novice class), the judge was Piritta Pärssinen:
Luoksepäästävyys 10
Paikalla makaaminen 10
seuraaminen kytkettynä 9
seuraaminen taluttimetta 8
Maahanmeno seuraamisen yhteydessä 8,5
Luoksetulo 9
Seisominen seuraamisen yhteydessä 8,5
Estehyppy 7
Kokonaisvaikutus 9
Pisteet yhteensä 174 ja sijoitus 2/7.
Congratulations Janne and Marja!!!
20th of July
16th of July
Susanne has sent me some photos of Pätkis doing a new dogsport, treibball. Looks interesting and suitable for an active dog like an aussie:) Little like herding with a ball;)
Couple of shots taken from the Aussie Specialty. Thanks Lotta and Heidi!!!
10th of July
At Oulu Kengu and Tricky were also shown to the judge Tapio Eerola. Kengu got very good and was placed as second in class (EH2). Tricky got also very good and won his class (EH1).
New photos for Willow , Kuura , Minni, Eppu and Nasu. A lot more to come...
4th of July
Happy birthday little, happy girl:) Thanks Gail for trusting her to me!
26th of June
Photo below taken by Marja Kalinen.
20th of June
The judge was Raisa Savander.
16th of June
BH, TK2 Zestforlife Storm Cloud.
12th and 13th of June
New pics for Pätkis.
9th of June
31st of May
30th of May
23rd of May
17th of May
15th of May
At the same time we also met Loco and Nemi. New pics for all three of them.
13th of May
12th of May
8th of May
2nd of May
29th of April
25th of April
24th of April
New info on available-page.
19th of April
I added new pics for Pätkis, Papu and Viuhti.
New in available-page!
10th of April
27th of March
25th of March
24th of March
21st of March
12th of March
7th of March
6th of March
27th of February
22nd of February
21st of February
20th of February
Kengu is staying overnight with us and i took pictures of her, Nasu, Pate, Kuura and Willow.
Here`s some play pics:
18th of February
15th of February
14th of February
9th of February
2nd of February
We don`t have any puppies available. Kuura might be available to a right co-owner.
Updated the available-page.
30th of January
Tiuhti is now called Pätkis;), funny i know! Pätkis is called Nemi, Mini is Papu and Rusina is Loco.
Tomorrow Viuhti goes to Joensuu and she might keep her name also;) Hemuli leaves to Oulu on monday. After that i have only Kuura at home, let`s see what happens to her... At least she`s going to be my co-owned bitch, if not my own...
28th of January
26th of January
23rd of January
21st of January
I have two girls available. The first one is looking for a co-owner home and the second is Suffeli. She has crocked tail, so she`s not for breeding or show homes. She`s a very sweet girl, not the most active one in this litter. Please contact me if you are interested.
Here`s couple of shots of T-litter at 6,5weeks, photos taken today.
19th of January
17th of January
16th of January
12th of January
6th of January
29th of December
27th of December
17th of December
16th of December
14th of December
6th of December
16th of November
14th of November
7th of November
30th of October
Inquiries welcomed.
20th of October
3rd of October
26th of September
24th of September
Pate`s official hipscore is A-A, elbows 0-0.
10th of September
Elsie has been bred in USA to Cooper. Hopefully one or two pups are coming here in early spring. If you are interested in a puppy, please contact me.
5th of September
29th of August
20th of August
17th of August
15th of August
Pate (Z Simply The Best) got "very good" and won his class.
13th of August
Below is Kengu at seaside in Pietarsaari. Photo taken by Maria Johansson.
8th and 9th of August
2nd of August
26th of July
25th of July
24th of July
20th of July
18th-19th of July
At the first day Kengu and Tricky got both "GOOD" -evaluations from judge Andrew Brace, Great-Britain.
On sunday Tricky got "VERY GOOD" under judge Elena Ruskovaara, Finland. Tricky won the class with that evaluation.
Here`s Tricky at the dog show. Photos taken by Pia Lindfors.
13th of July
9th of July
5th of July
Show News:
Kengu (Z Shining Star) was at Pietarsaari dog show for FCI group 1
under judge Jadranka Mijatovic. The judge liked her and said that she was a nice bitch, but she didn`t look like an aussie! So Kengu got yellow ribbon, which means "satisfactory". This judge also didn`t gave CC to any bitch, althought there were "excellent" qualifications. Odd... I`m not sure if that`s even leagal...
Well, Nasu and Pate did better in Espoo, in Australian Shepher Specialty. There were 105 aussies entered under judge Judy Harrington, from their home country, USA. First i got to show Wen (Gator Heaven`s Finnish Star). He got "good" from the junior class males. Then Pate ( Z Simply The Best) was in intermediate class males. He got his second "excellent" and was placed 4th in class. Pate wasn`t placed in winners dogs. I was VERY excited about this already, but Nasu was yet to come.
Nasu (Z Snowflake) got her very first "excellent" from the intermediate bitches. Then she WON the whole class!!! Boy, i was in seventh heaven! Nasu wasn`t placed in winners bitches. So this was a wonderful day with full of promise of the future with this S-litter. Thank you Heidi for great company and phtos which are coming soon to my pages...
4th of July 2009
Happy 5th Birthday to Willow!!!
Frodo (Z Sounds Like Fun) was in the dog show in Tuusula with great results! First place in intermediate class dogs with "excellent ", 3rd in winners dogs and he got res-CC. Gongratulations to Rosa!
The judge was Ingrid Hectors, Belgium.
June 2009
New pics for Nasu, Willow and Pate
May 16th 2009
Varkaus All Breed Dog Show
I showed Pate, Zestforlife Simply The Best
at junior class males. Pate got the highest rating of "excellent" and was placed second in class. He was also placed 4th in winners dogs. The judge was Carsten Birk from Denmark.
May 2009
Health Results
Tricky - Zestforlife Storm Cloud
Hips: A/A
Elbows: 0/0
Patellas: 0/0
Eyes - Clear/No Notations
May 9, 2009
Health Results
Frodo - Zestforlife Sounds Like Fun
Hips: A/B
Elbows: 0/0
Patellas: 0/0
Eyes - Clear/No Notations
March 28, 2009
Obedience Trial
Tricky's Zestforlife Storm Cloud second official obedience trial was 28th of march. It was
Pia's and Tricky's first time in open class. They got second prize,
156/200 points, and were placed third of 8 entries in that class. The
first prize were really close as Pia told me. Good result for the
youngest in class!
FLASH!
Zestforlife Skyline
Great news! Minni got her hip and elbow ratings back! Hips A/A (Excellent) Elbows 0/0 - (Normal)
February 8, 2009
Match Show in Kuopio
We were at the match show in Kuopio today. Willow got blue ribbon (lost to her partner) and wasn't placed. Pate got red ribbon, butwasn't placed. Nasu got red ribbon and was 3rd Best Adult (big dogs over 1 year-class)! Go Nasu go! Nasu looks so sound and balanced for a young dog.
January 31, 2009
Tricky's Zestforlife Storm Cloud first official obedience trial was in
Oulu. The judge was Piritta Pärssinen. Tricky got 176 points from a possible 200.
And was placed second in Novice class! Now Pia and Tricky are
qualified for the Open class obedience. Congratulations Pia and Tricky,
I'm very proud of you two!
Tricky was the youngest dog in this trail (26 dogs) and there is only four dog who got the first class prize in whole test. And Tricky is one of these. The judge said that we work together well and Tricky seems to love this action. In Finland we have four levels of obedience (ALO ="beginner", AVO = "Open", VOI = "winner", EVL = "special winner"). You have to get first class prize from ALO to go to next level (AVO) and so on to (AVO->VOI->EVL). And you have to get three first class prizes from the EVL before your dog is Obedience Champion and you can use TVA before your dogs' name.