Rain and shine - a weekend full of happenings!

We had again a busy weekend - Thank you Outi and Noora so much for the perfect company, as always!
Thank you also Riikka and Tuomas for taking care of the youngsters abroad again!
Congratulations Outi and Noora, Ricky, the old man keeps going strong and looks nothing like his age, a super man indeed!
Big Congratulations to Marketta, Andy has had a super start this summer in the adult rings, still under a year and already many great wins!

My hearts is filled with proud and happy feelings. My own homebred sweeties keep placing time after time with lovely critiques. It just warms my heart to see them being consistent on their wins, that is what quality and type does!

Enjoy!

18.8. Tallinn, International show
judge: George Schogol, Georgia

Easeful Flaming Fury: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, Best Female 2nd, BOB JUNIOR -> EE & LV JCH & BALTJW-12 !!

18.8. Kouvola, National all breeds show
AC judge: Yochai Barak, Israel
BFDB judge: Massimiliano Mannucci, Italy

Easeful Cafe Espresso: EXC, Champion/1, CQ, Best Female, BOB

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/2, CQ

Afterglow Tokyo Joe: EXC, Champion/2, CQ

Truly Yours Avantgarde, EXC, Veteran/1, CQ, Best male 2nd, BOB Veteran

Shadyhill's Canadian Treasure: EXC, Open/2, CQ, Best Female 4th, res-CC

Best female competition, Tracy the second from the left and Eva third from the left

Exclamation Winter Kiss: EXC, Champion/1, CQ, Best Female, BOS

Eva stepping out

19.8. Heinola, National all breeds show
AC judge: Marja Talvitie
BFDB judge: Aila Lehmussaari

Easeful Cafe Espresso: EXC, Champion/1, CQ, Best Female, BOB

Nessi - double BOB during the weekend

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, Best Male, CC, BOS

Andy - CC & BOS and still only 11 months old!

Afterglow Tokyo Joe: EXC, Champion/1, CQ, Best Male 3rd

Truly Yours Avantgarde, EXC, Veteran/1, CQ, Best male 2nd, BOB Veteran

Exclamation Winter Kiss: EXC, Champion/2, CQ, Best Female 2nd

Sunshine and friends!

We spent a lovely, sunny day in Raisio with Outi, Marketta and Noora - thank you so much for a nice and relaxed day!

It was not only a sunny day but also a happy day! My two homebred babies both got CC's! How happy am I ?

Huge congratulations to Outi and Noora for Ricky's super day - the old gentleman really has got it - he looks simply super!
Big congrats also to Marketta - you really have two lovely boys!

We also had a special tourist with us - our little man Miro - Exclamation Miracle On Ice spent the day getting to know the show day excitement!

My 5 months old baby boy

Please enjoy!

11.8. Raisio, National all breeds show
judge: Benny Blid v. Schedvin, Sweden

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 3rd, CC

Shadyhill's Sir Alfred: EXC, CHAMPION/1, CQ, BEST MALE 2nd

Truly Yours Avantgarde: EXC, VETERAN/1, CQ, BEST MALE, BOB, BOB VETERAN

Exclamation Time To Rememeber: EXC, INTERMED/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE 2nd, CC

Sisi on the move

Sisi at 18 months - getting better and better

A busy weekend

It was time for the triple INT shows in Kuopio this time. I can honestly say that even though it was tiring in all possible ways it was so much fun. Thank you dear friends so much - Outi, Henna, Noora, Anni, Elina and everybody else <3

I am especially pleased, proud and oh so happy that we have such beautiful homebred dogs that consistently get super critiques and comments from judges. There is just that something extra when the work you really put out for the benefit of the breed is appreciated.

My love - Eva, Ch Exclamation Winter Kiss showed her heart out during the weekend. She was the BEST FINNISH BRED DOG in the whole weekend, consistent on her performance. I just cannot love her enough. And thank you Outi for everything!!!

Thank you also Riikka and Tuomas for once again taking our youngsters with them to Estonia, to Pärnu INT shows this time and coming back with pretty nice results!

3.8.2012, Pärnu, Estonia
AC judge: Irina Azen, Belarus
BFDB judge: Jo Schepers, Netherlands

Exclamation Time To Remember: BEST FEMALE 2nd, res-CACIB

Easeful Flaming Fury: BOB & BOB-Junior, jun-CC

4.8.2012, Pärnu, Estonia
AC judge: Helina Simberg, Estonia
BFDB judge: Tapio Eerola

Exclamation Time To Remember: BEST FEMALE 2nd, CACIB!!

Easeful Flaming Fury: VG
Nasu was today all too baby for the judge :)

Kuopio, International shows, the triple weekend

3.8.2012
judge: Elena Ruskovaara

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/2, CQ, res-CC

Andy on the move

Little Life Pure Charm: EXC, JUN/3, CQ

Nico on the move

Afterglow Tokyo Joe: EXC, CHAMPION/2, CQ, BEST MALE 2nd, res-CACIB

Truly Yours Avantgarde: EXC, VETERAN/1, BOB-VETERAN

The "old" man Ricky on the move

Little Life Pure Haute Couture: EXC, JUN/1, CQ

Exclamation Winter Kiss: EXC, CHAMPION/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE 2nd, res-CACIB

Eva on the move

4.8.2012
judge: Stefan Sinko, Slovenia

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 4th

Little Life Pure Charm: EXC, JUN/3

Afterglow Tokyo Joe: EXC, CHAMPION/2, CQ

Truly Yours Avantgarde: EXC, VETERAN/1, CQ, BOB-VETERAN

Little Life Pure Haute Couture: EXC, JUN/1

Exclamation Winter Kiss: EXC, CHAMPION/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE 2nd, res-CACIB

Eva in the Best female competition

5.8.2012
judge: John Walsh, Ireland

Exclamation Dream Catcher: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, res-CC, BEST MALE 4th

Little Life Pure Charm: VG, JUN/3

Afterglow Tokyo Joe: EXC, CHAMPION/1, CQ, BEST MALE 2nd, res-CACIB

Joe in the champion male class

Truly Yours Avantgarde: EXC, VETERAN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 3rd, BOB-VETERAN

Little Life Pure Haute Couture: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, CC, BEST FEMALE 2nd

Exclamation Winter Kiss: EXC, CHAMPION/1, CQ, CACIB, BEST FEMALE, BOS

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I want to thank the judges who have appreciated our dogs and all friends for nice comments.
I must say that it baffles me how some small people can speak quite ugly things without even ever going through the dogs and claim that all Finnish bred dogs are somehow substandard compared to imported dogs. I feel that we actually have really high quality dogs bred in Finland compared to a lot of the imported dogs. And yes, I have imported dogs too so it's not a one-sided point of view from me. There are good and bad and something in between quality dogs in both sides.
If, for example my bitch Eva was such a poor quality dog as some malicious minded people are trashing her, how has she won so much? How is she placing consistently now, even WITHOUT her full coat, only few months after being clipped down and having pups ? I say, shame on you, who talk trash without actually even knowing anything.
But enough I say, let's - again - keep our chin up and do our own thing. Smiling is the best thing in the world - and we have so much to smile about!