Last days of July

Summer is almost over in terms of calender but I do hope August brings some hot days as we have not really had any of those..........

So we did go to couple of shows and also got some great news from other sports.

Thank you all dear friends for some great memories again!

5.7.2015 Tuusula, Finnish Basset Club's Main Speciality

breed & BIS working judge: Jan Ryk, Poland

BIS veteran: David R. Miller, USA

Exclamation Le Chiffre: EXC, WORKING/1, CQ, BEST MALE 3rd & res-CC and finally reserve BEST IN SHOW WORKING DOG!!

© Sari Karlsson
Basil - our working dog extraordinaire (not even 2 years)

 Easeful Cafe Espresso: EXC, VET/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE, BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX and finally BEST IN SHOW VETERAN!!!

© Päivi Mäkinen
Nessi - Age is just a number :)

Congratulations also to Nessi's breeder Helena Siukonen for BIS-4 breeder and BIS-4 progeny class with Nessi's dad Check Star's Yogi Bear :) And BIG congrats to Liisa Kainulainen for BIS-4 with the lovely Eetu (Fi Ch Easeful Tokaji Aszu)!

11.7.2015 Oulu, International show

judge: Panos Demetriou, Cyprus

Exclamation Time Traveller: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 3rd, res-CC

Exclamation Before The Dawn: EXC, OPEN/1, CQ

Exclamation Echoes In Time: EXC, JUN/3

Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn: VG, INT/1

Kennel Exclamation: 2nd with HP

© Marjo Takala
Thank you Outi, Patrik and Saana <3

12.7.2015 Oulu, International show

judge: Viktor Lobakin, Azerbaidzhan

Exclamation Time Traveller: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 4th

Trek with the extremely talented Lotta Nykänen!!

Exclamation Before The Dawn: EXC, OPEN/1, CQ, BEST MALE 2nd, res-CC, res-CACIB

Exclamation Echoes In Time: EXC, JUN/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE 4th

Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn: EXC, INT/1, CQ, BEST FEMALE 2nd, CC, res-CACIB

Kennel Exclamation: BOB breeder with HP

Thank you Outi, Lotta & Saana!

On 14th of July Our homebred multitalented boy Mike (Fi Ch Exclamation Miracle Hunter) achieved SUPER result in blood tracking trial. It was his second trial ever and the compliments were phenomenal! Congrats and thank you owner Viveka!!!!

14.7.2015 Lempäälä, hunting (blood) tracking trial

Exclamation Miracle Hunter: OPEN 1st prize 49 points (out of 50 possible)

© Viveka Karlsson

24.7.2015 Helsinki, International show

judge: Davida Brown, New Zealand

Exclamation Dusk Till Dawn: EXC, INT/2, CQ, BEST FEMALE 3rd, res-CACIB