Welcome to our gang Milka!

Milka 11 weeks
photo Jaana Pöllänen

May I indroduce our newest member, Milka. Her whole name is Annline's UR My Rocking Design and she is one rocking baby, I can tell!
Milka is co-owned with Maija Kosunen. I'm so happy that Maija and Anneli gave me this opportunity.

You will be hearing from this girl...

Milka 11 weeks
photo Jaana Pöllänen

Nicki 2 years!

photo Jaana Pöllänen

Time flies... Here is our baby-Nicki all grown up!

So hard to say goodbye :(

"Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die."

Gone, but never forgotten ~ Nuka <3

10.1.2005 - 2.1.2013

This day came too soon, we weren't prepared at all to loose her... But after sudden illness, when there was nothing left to do, I had to let her go.The hardest decision of my life. 

Nuka will not be forgotten. She touched so many lives and made so many of us happy with her golden character and always wagging tale! I miss her so much!

Some new titles for our Hippi!

This autumn and early winter Hippi has been shown in nordic countries for Winner-titles and with very nice results!

We strated from Denmark in November, whrere was held Nordic Winner and Danish Winner shows. Hippi ended up with Danish Winner-12 and Danish champion titles!

Then it was Finland in December, and Hippi got titles Finnish Winner-12 and Helsinki Winner-12 by being BOB and BOS (her son Unski took BOB on Sunday ;) )

And last one was Sweden, where agoin Hippi took Swedish Winner-12 title. She also got CAC and "should" have finished her Swedish champion also, but in Sweden they accept only huntind test results done in Sweden. Unbelievable but true... This is grazy, hurray for nordic co-operation!!

Super day at Porvoo!

We had a great great day at Porvoo dog show!

Nicki did a very good job and placed BB-2 with the very first CAC under judge Tuula-Maija Tammelin.

Hippi took BOB under swedish judge Karl-Erik Johansson, big thanks to Simo Jyrkinen for showing her so well! In the afternoon Hippi did something amazing by being group #1!!

Hippi group #4 in Helsinki!

On Saturday we entered two shows, Hippi stayed at Helsinki all breed show and Nicki went to Raisio all breed show with me.

In Helsinki Hippi did great, Best Of Breed and 4th in group competition under judge Juha Putkonen. Hippi was beautifully handled by Kirsi Hotanen, big thank you! Hippi loves to be in the ring and seems to do well in groups too, so why not show her? There are people, who think otherwise, but let them think what they want, and I do what I want ;)

In Raisio Nicki showed very well too, I'm very very pleased with her, especially with her movement :) She took BB-2 with res-CAC (this is NOT funny anymore ;)) under judge Peter Harsanyi from Hungary.

It was a nice day with nice company, the weather was lovely too :)

Kuopio 3 x int.

I was really expecting this weekend! Not only because 3 international shows in Kuopio (a tradition all ready), but mostly beacause great company in a lovely cottage in Tahko :) And fun we had, thanks to all: Satu, Jussi, Piia, Mari, Jarkko, Sanna, Satu, Lasse and all the dogs!

About shows, on friday Nicki won junior class with exc and CQ and placed 4th best bitch and got res-CAC under judge Wera Hübenthal from Norway. Big thanks to Maija for handling Nicki!

Nicki 15 month, handled by Maija Kosunen. photos Satu Saarinen

On saturday and sunday  Nicki was shown for first time in juvenile class, which was a mistake from me. She is still so "junior", that she looked like a baby with those older girls! But still, nice job from our little girl: EXC2 with CQ. Saturdays judge was Elena Ruskovaara and sundays Nicola Imbimbo from Italy.

This was best thing for Nicki: playing ,running and swimming (ou yes)  with other dogs :)