End of the year

Well the last show of the year was the Winner shows in Helsinki. Nothing big this year for us, well Nessi did start her veteran career by winning Helsinki Veteran Winner -14 title. Go Nessi!

As the year is ending it is time to look back on this year and what a year has it been....

Thank you dear friends, judges and all who have celebrated our success with us. You are all a vital part of this all and this year would not have been what it was without you!

The year started with some puppy shows with our Chiqi & Joe babies. And they did us proud!

Alex, Exclamation Before The Dawn went 3 x BIG-2 and sister Mila, Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn won many times BOS to his brother and also 1 x BIG-3. We showed also our breeding class with them to BIS-3.

Alex

Mila

Our fauve boy Basil, Exclamation Le Chiffre also debuted in the puppy rings with super results. Shown 5 times: 5 x BOB with 2 x BIG-4, 1 x BIG-2, and also reserve Best In Show at Basset Main Speciality! So proud of this youngster.

Basil

During the year we had several unforgettable moments. Here's a bit of summing up.....

In March our golden boy Miro, Exclamation Miracle On Ice rocked at Lithuanian Winner show weekend by winning not only 2 x CACIB & CAC but also Lt W-14 title.

April was one of those months I'll remember forever. Not only did two of my second generation breeding finish their Champion titles on their first try but how.....
Armas, Exclamation Beyond The Horizon finished in Loviisa under Viveca Lahokoski. He did not stop there though. First winning the Group under Tuula Savolainen and then winning BEST IN SHOW under Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari. What a THRILL!!

precious Armas

Later in April Miro did finish his Finnish & Lithuanian Champion titles by winning Best male 2nd under specialist Terry Stacy, USA. So proud!

In May we took a crazy trip to Lithuania to Baltic Winner. 3 days of showing. I can tell you we were tired on the way back home but oh SO HAPPY!
We had 4 dogs with us and got absolutely amazing results!
Tara, Aika Von Der Engelburg won BOB all 3 days with CACIB's & CAC's and gained Baltic W-14 title and also became Lt Ch & C.I.E!!!!
Alex, E. Before The Dawn won 2 x jun-CAC making him Lt JCh and he also won 2 x BOB junior and added Baltic JW-14 title to his credit and was shortlisted on Saturday to TOP 6 from 100+ juniors. This young lad also won BOB on Sunday! At the age of only 9 months!!!! SUPER!!
His sister Mila, E. Dusk Till Dawn won 3 x jun-CAC making her Lt JCh and also Baltic JW-14!!
Armas, E. Beyond The Horizon shined throughout the weekend by winning 3 x CAC, 2 x CACIB, BOB,  BM 2nd to Alex and added Lt Ch and Baltic W-14!!! What a weekend!!!

baby Alex

Tara

Armas

Mila

We also had our Finnish Bassetclub's Main Speciality in May where Nessi, Easeful Cafe Espresso won BEST OF BREED and also went BEST IN SHOW 4th and Basil BOB puppy with BIS-2 ending. Super happy!!

Nessi

May gave Armas, E. Beyond The Horizon his second BEST IN SHOW for the year when he won BOB & CAC & BEST IN GROUP in Vyborg, Russia under Per Iversen and under Marja Talvitie won it all - Best In Show. Proud. That is the only word for it!

Armas with all his trophies

His brother Cosmo, E. New Horizon debuted in the show rings the next day with BM 3rd & CAC under breeder-judge Vibeke Paulsen.

Cosmo

In June it was time for Alex, E. Before The Dawn to enter as an adult in Finland in Lohja. He went BOB & CAC under Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari and BIG-4 under Monica Cyperling. Such a super boy!"

Alex

His sister Mila, E.Dusk Till Dawn continued great success in Norway by winning BOS & CAC  at Tromssa International!!

Mila

In July we travelled to Latvia as this was the first try for Armas to get his International Champion title. What a weekend it was, again!!!
Basil, E. Le Chiffre won 3 x BOB, 3 x BOB junior & 3 x Jun-CAC making him Lv JCh!!
Alex, E. Before The Dawn won jun-CAC with BM 2nd and gained Lv JCh title.
His sister Mila, E. Dusk Till Dawn dominated the bitches with 2 x BOS & jun-CAC making her Lv & Baltic JCh!! And the star again.... Armas, E. Beyond The Horizon won 2 x BOB & CACIB & CAC. Wow! On Saturday he gained his C.I.B title with Lv Ch title in addition. This was his first try to finish C.I.B in 1 year and 5 days!!! He did not stop there though.... later he went reserve Best In Group too!!! On Sunday after winning the breed he also won the Group and later on the day..... his THIRD BEST IN SHOW for the year!!! Speechless!!!

Armas, super boy

Armas & Mila, BOB/BOS both days

August was a busy one too. Mila, E. Dusk Till Dawn continued her success with BOB & CAC in Finland. Alex, E. Before The Dawn won another BOB and few CAC's, including BOB junior in Kuopio where he was also shortlisted to top 15 by Harri Lehkonen from a huge amount of juniors! Basil, E. Le Chiffre won also CAC with BOS in Kuopio. Nessi, Easeful Cafe Espresso won BOB and later BEST IN GROUP 4th under Harri Lehkonen in Kuopio too!!

Nessi

World Winner show came to Finland and of course we had to be there too! Nothing big, Nessi won res-CACIB, so close but so far :D But our Tara, Aika Von Der Engelburg was shown under FCI Judge committee president mr Horst Kliebenstein from Germany, the breed origin country. So I think this was the few times when a judge had seen other pudelpointers live and I was anxious to hear what he'd say. Well, he loved her!! Tara was awarded BEST OF BREED & CAC & CACIB making her Fi Ch and World Winner 2014!!!!

Tara

And we travelled to Tallinn to try and finish Miro's International Champion title too. His first try with 1 year and 5 days ( how bizarre, exactly the same as Armas.... ). Basil, E. Le Chiffre won 2 x BOB, 2 x BOB-junior & 2 x jun-CAC making him Ee JCh too! Alex, E. Before The Dawn won 2 x BM 2nd, 2 x BOB junior & jun-CAC making him Ee & Baltic JCh!!! Miro, Exclamation Miracle On Ice did it! He was BOB on Saturday and BOS on Sunday, gaining 2 x CACIB, CAC making him Ee Ch and brand new C.I.B !!! And as he did not want to be any worse than Armas he also finish his C.I.B title with reserve Best In Group!!!

Alex

Miro <3

In October it was time for Finnish American Cocker Club's Annual Club Show. Under Rita Crowe our cuties performed quite nicely :D
Mila, E. Dusk Till Dawn won BLACK VARIETY BITCHES and went BEST IN SHOW 5th while his half-brother Raipe, Little Life Really Royal Dynasty won BLACK MALES and went BIS 3rd. Both are sired by our lovely C.I.B Afterglow Tokyo Joe!
In the cut-down class I had three Exclamation dogs entered. In males multitalented Mike, E. Miracle Hunter won it all and in bitches Fiona, E. Dare To Dream went 2nd best bitch after Sisi, E. Time To Remember, who returned from maternity leave to win bitches and also BEST IN SHOW CUT-DOWN!!! Super proud!!

Mike and Sisi

Raipe & Mila

Fiona & Sisi

And in addition to all the wins in the show ring our dogs were represented in other sports too during the year!
Fiona, E. Dare To Dream gained super results in obedience and gained a training award TK1.
Mike, E. Miracle Hunter competed with super results both in agility and obedience! He also won Obedience Breed Championships in Open class!!
Lempi, E. Silver Kiss became the very first Finnish yankee ever to gain Swedish Tracking Ch title!!!!
Armas, E. Beyond The Horizon gained only one month after his third BIS in the shows OPEN 1 st prize in Hunting Tracking!!

I am extremely proud of these dogs and their owners and handlers. You are all rock stars!!!!

All in all - WHAT A GREAT YEAR!!!!

So many Champion titles, super wins and much, much more. 

Some news!

As we have been enjoying a bit of free time from the show rings and have been concentrating on reloading our batteries with other activities there have been very little to report :D

But luckily our skillful and active puppy owners have been doing a great work with their dogs!

Last Sunday 23.11. it was time for Finnish ACC's annual OBEDIENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Viveka Karlsson & Mike aka Exclamation Miracle Hunter: OPEN CLASS CHAMPIONS! with OPEN 1st prize / 183 points

Greta Andersén & Fiona aka Exclamation Dare To Dream TK1: 3RD place with OPEN 2nd prize / 158 points

Elina Kuorikoski & Nico aka Little Life Pure Charm: WINNER CLASS CHAMPIONS! with WINNER 2nd prize / 243 points

I know I speak also for Outi when saying  WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THESE SUPER TALENTED PEOPLE AND THEIR DOGS! CONGRATULATIONS!!

From left to right: Elina & Nico, Viivi & Mike and Greta & Fiona

We also have a new family member!
Thank you Veronica Morozova for trusting this special girl into our hands and hearts. She is a sweetheart with all that what makes a yankee standout. Love her. Bonnie is co-owned with Outi Heikkinen and we both are so happy and proud. Watch for her in the rings next year! ;)

So WELCOME Bonnie aka Ru Ch Happytail's Home Bow-Wow! <3

Club Show 12.10.2014

Again the event of the year was upon us. The annual Club Show. Every year we gather with friends and show our dogs under breed specialists from the States.

Thank you so much dear friends for a SUPERB day! And my warmest congratulations to all the winners! BIG one for Maarit and Pekka for Raipe's super day!

Enjoy!

12.10.2014 Lahti, Finnish ACC Club Show

judge: Rita Crowe, kennel Fanny-Hill's, USA

The day started with ASCOBS where Miro - C.I.B Exclamation Miracle On Ice was second in Champion class.

Then we moved on to blacks where in males Balt JCh Exclamation Before The Dawn was 3rd in juniors. Joe son Raipe, Little Life Really Royal Dynasty WON THE VARIETY! Yes, very proud! Huge congrats Outi, Maarit and Pekka!!

In females little girl Mila, Balt Jch Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn also WON THE VARIETY from junior class over champions! SO PROUD!

As we didn't have any partis this year with coat we relaxed a while and moved then onto the cut-down class. First it was males where I had Miro's multitalented brother, the agility and obedience boy Mike, Exclamation Miracle Hunter. Mike gave us a big surprise by WINNING the males over International Champions. Congrats Viivi and Teea!!!! 

Mike in males

Then we moved onto females, where our Sisi, Ch Exclamation Time To Remember made her comeback to the rings after her maternity leave. Her puppies were only 3 months old and what did mommy do....... WON the females...... and was BEST IN SHOW CUT DOWN!!!!! So happy and proud. Her joy of showing could be seen for miles, and that is the what the judge said : She just can't get enough.... And it shows. To top the females, our very own Fiona, Exclamation Dare To Dream was second to Sisi. Way to go Fiona and Greta!

The whole female cut down line-up

Fiona & Sisi

 

BIS cut down with Mike and Sisi

Then it was time to cheer for the Best In Show line up. I must say I felt particularly proud as the blacks where both from our Joe, C.I.B Afterglow Tokyo Joe. I know it's kind of a cliche but oh so true.... Have to quote Pat Craig Trotter: 

When you look at a dog's pedigree, it tells you what he OUGHT to be....
When you look at a dog in the ring, it tells you what he SEEMS to be....
When you look at a dog's progeny, it tells you what he IS.

BIS line-up

BOV BLACKS Raipe & Mila

 The day ended with Raipe being BEST IN SHOW 3rd and Mila BEST IN SHOW 5th!!! What a great success as Raipe is still under two years and Mila only a year!!!

Precious Mila

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Hunting tracking

Well, I have always said that when the dog has got it, he/she doesn't have to work for it, it comes naturally. And I must say I feel particularly proud about this result as this boy was in full coat less than a month ago. He has gained an impressive Champion title listing since he turned two in February this year including International Champion title. He has also won multiple times the Group and BEST IN SHOW! All this with VERY limited showing! And he is only 2,5 years old!
What more can you ask from one dog? Well, I guess the answer would be something like: not only beauty but brains too.
This special boy has proven once again that an american cockerspaniel is not only a pretty showdog but can function also in the field too, if given the opportunity.
As because of his showcareer, he has not had really any training.... Only a babytrack at 10 weeks, a 150m track when he was 6 months and a 240m track last week. So I would say it is proven he has got some talent!
I feel so blessed to have my fingers in this dog. He is truly something else.
HUGE congratulations and THANK YOU to his co-owners Maarit and Tuukka for believing in him and giving him the opportunity to prove himself in the field in addition to his spectacular showcareer!

7.9.2014 Rovaniemi, Mukkajärvi Hunting tracking test

Exclamation Beyond The Horizon: OPEN 1st PRIZE / 43 points

Tervakoski INT 31.8.2014

Well, officially it's the end of summer..... Tervakoski show at the end of August has always been the kind of ending of summer season, everything from now on is a fall-thing.

Thank you dear friends for a nice day again! It is always great to spend time with good friends laughing and just chatting.

31.8.2014 Tervakoski International show

BFDB judge: Arvid Göransson, Sweden

AC judge: Christina Daniels, Sweden

Exclamation Le Chiffre: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE, CAC, BOS

Exclamation Before The Dawn: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 4th, RES-CAC

Exclamation Miracle On Ice: EXC, CHAMPION/2, CQ, BEST MALE 3rd

Tallinn International 23.-24.8.2014

Outi, Henna and I took a trip to Tallinn. We had few dogs with and did some shopping and dining and relaxing. Thank you girls for another memorable weekend!

Though arriving on Friday I was not convinced it was a good idea to even travel.....
Let's just say that I've driven in many kind of weathers and situations but this was one of the most out there ones ever..... LOL.

But the weekend was simply super. I want to than everyone for so many congratulations and of course Outi - Miro has given us (and will continue to do so...) so many great moments. Thank you for sharing it all!!!!!!

So now I can proudly present my second homebred second generation International Champion. Finishing as well, only 1 year and 5 days since his first CACIB. And he is still only 2,5 yrs old.

Ch Exclamation Miracle On Ice

New International Champion

But please enjoy the full results of the weekend!

24.8.2014 Tallinna International show

AC & BFDB judge: Annamaria Tarjan, Hungary

Exclamation Le Chiffre: BEST OF BREED JUNIOR & jun-CAC & BEST OF BREED

Exclamation Before The Dawn: BEST OF BREED JUNIOR & BEST MALE 2nd

Exclamation Miracle On Ice: BEST MALE & CACIB & BOS

23.8.2014 Tallinn International show

BFDB judge: Cindy Kerssemeijer, The Netherlands

AC breed judge: Åge Gjetnes, Norway group judge: Vilmos Kardos, Hungary

Exclamation Le Chiffre: BEST OF BREED JUNIOR & jun-CAC & BEST OF BREED = new EE JCH!! (well as soon as I get around applying the Lv JCh first :D)

Exclamation Before The Dawn: BEST OF BREED JUNIOR & jun-CAC & BEST MALE 2nd = new BALTIC & EE JCH!!!!

Exclamation Miracle On Ice: BEST MALE & CAC & CACIB & BEST OF BREED & RES. BEST IN GROUP = new INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION & EE CH!!!!!!!!

BEST OF BREED

RESERVE BEST IN GROUP

And HUGE congratulations to Outi and Henna for res-CACIB which will turn into CACIB with the lovely Viva, the keeshond Eerondaali Olivia!!!

I also want to send the BIGGEST CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU  to Maarit and Tuukka. Finnish Tracking Ch Exclamation Silver Kiss made breed history! She got 1st prize from hunting tracking test in Sweden and now can add Swedish tracking Ch to her credit! Way to go!!!!!

Let's Catch up

Ok, been too lazy again but this time a really good excuse! Been extremely busy!!! :)

But let's catch up, there a lot of updates to be listed! I think i'll list the happenings from the latest onward. Hope I don't miss anything! This is what you get when you don't do the chores.... LOL.

17.8. Pori Yyteri group speciality show

judge: Erna-Britt Nordin, Sweden

Exclamation Before The Dawn: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE & CAC & BEST OF BREED

Alex was also shortlisted in the group. It was so nice to hear super comments from this special lady about our little man, we are so proud of him!

8.-10.8. World Dog Show, Helsinki

The highlight of the year, no doubt about that. It was especially nice to meet up with many friends from around the world. I want to thank each and every one for a memorable three days! Hope to see you all soon. xx

Well, we did have dogs entered there too. On Friday americans were judged by John Reeve-Newson from Canada. Alex (E. Before The Dawn) got EXC in a very though competition and we are so happy about the little boy! Nothing much else to report. LOL.

On Saturday fauves were judged by Bo Skalin from Sweden. It was so great to meet up with Elisabeth and see Uno again. Still my no 1 boy. Basil (E. Le Chiffre) got a great critique and won his class with superb comments from the judge but due to his age and vanishing hair he got VG. Happy about him, nevertheless. Nessi (C.I.B Easeful Cafe Espresso) won champion class and got res.CACIB.

On Sunday I was actually really, really nervous.... Tara out pudelpointer (Ch & Multi W Aika Von Der Engelburg) was judged by a german judge, a person who knew the breed, mr Horst Kilebestein, the president of FCI judges committee. Tara showed as usual, her happy beautiful self and the judge loved her. So now we can add FINNISH CHAMPION & WORLD WINNER-14 titles on her! Yej!!!!

I want to also congratulate a super talented young handler Dominyka Kolesova from Lithuania, who competed with our Armas, C.I.B Exclamation Beyond The Horizon in the Junior handling competition and was placed among TOP 3 (out of 110) on Sunday under Juha Palosaari and qualified to the Finals!

1.-3.8. Sawo Show, Kuopio, 3 x International shows

Friday: AC judge: Claudio De Giuliani, Italy, BFDB breed & group judge: Harri Lehkonen, Finland

Saturday: AC judge: Tarmo Viirtelä, Finland, BFDB breed judge: Sakari Poti, Finland, RC junior: Harri Lehkonen, Finland

Sunday: AC judge: Marja Talvitie, Finland, BFDB breed judge: Dick Rutten, Netherlands

Exclamation Before The Dawn: on FRI BM 3rd & CAC, on SAT BM 3rd & res-CAC & BOB junior, also shortlisted from HUGE amount of juniors to TOP 15!!

Alex BOB junior on Saturday

Exclamation Beyond The Horizon: on FRI CHAMP/4, on SAT CHAMP/2 ans on SUN BM 2nd & res.CACIB

Exclamation Le Chiffre: on FRI & SAT VG, on SUN Best Male & CAC & BOS

Easeful Cafe Espresso: on FRI BEST OF BREED & CACIB & BEST IN GROUP 4th!! On SAT BF 2nd & on SUN CHAMP/2

And in the same time in Kiiminki...

2.8. Kiiminki group speciality show

judge: Jouko Leiviskä, Finland

Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn: BEST FEMALE & CAC & BEST OF BREED!!!

(c) Riikka Peltokangas