Year 2007... memories

Year 2007 was very nice for us. I didn't compete so much in juniorhandling (I'm getting little bored with it...) but we had nice moments in breed rings!

Well you can guess what was the best thing in 2007? - Yeh, you were right! Of course it was my birthday - the day when Fallow arrived to Finland :-)) I'm so thankfull to Pamela & Ryan for letting me have her here in Finland with us.
In year 2007 Fallow had 8 shows... twice BOB-puppy, BIS-puppy, 5 x EXC, 4 x EXC/1, CC, res-CC, 2 x Best Bitch -placement and once BOS. Wow.. I never did expect nothing like this :-))

Vimma didn't take part many breed rings... but her EXC/3 from open class at our national speciality was something really special - there were 27 enteries in open class !!! Wow...
I also handled some very nice result to other dogs too...
 
Well let's see what is going to happen in 2008 !! It will be my last year in juniorhandling so there is many juniorhandling competitions and Fallow will be shown many many times.. in Finland and also abroad :-)

Thank you my friends - old and the new ones for making this year so special for us.
Especially to Salla Hukari and Pamela Hunter and of course to Salla Suokas!! And to everyone who spent weekend with us in Mariefred.

Let's make 2008 even better !!

Photo Kirsi Aalto


Photo mjkoskinen.net

8-9.12 Helsinki International Finnish Winner 2007

On Saturday morning I had pleasure to handle pharaohhound girl "Merit" (Northgate's Before The Dawn) to judge Rainer Vuorinen, FIN.

On afternoon was time to Fallow's ring. My very good friend Salla Suokas handled Fallow this time because I supposed to compete in juniorhandling... well I was so nervous that I couldn't do anything! Whippet were judged by Åge Gjetnes from Norway. He was really tuff and in males gave only 4 EXCs...
Well at first Fallow got EXC! And then among 13 juniorbitches she won the class which means that she is new FINNISH JUNIOR WINNER 2007!!
Thank you Salla for super handling :-)))

New Finnish Junior Winner 2007

I handled Dinja (Silentkaze Call Me Sunshine) for great EXC/2 placement! She was only beaten by Best Bitch 2nd  "Bree"  Burnt Sienna Midsummer Breeze - congrats Lisa!!
 
Fallow is now also qualified to Crufts 2008 & 2009.

17-18.11 Jyväskylä International
 
I travelled to Jyväskylä together with Laura-Maria and our dogs Fallow, Vimma & Kevin.
On Saturday I competed in juniorhandler with Vimma. We didn't do very good job in the ring and I missed the "final ring" when judge picked handlers to continuecompetition.
Laura-Maria's Kevin was Best Male 3rd, congratulations!

Photo Anna Ohtonen/Jenna Jalonen

On Sunday Fallow was in ring. Today whippets were judged by Jill Peak from Great Britain.
Fallow got EXC and won her class. She didn't be placed in Best Bitch -ring but still she was judges choise for Best Of Breed -junior!

BOB-junior Mossbawnhill Dream On

I also handled Salla's GNT & Nala while Salla was taking care of Vimma's sisters newborn puppies!
GNT was 4th in open class with VG and Nala 3rd with EXC. Thank you Salla for trusting these sweethearts into my hands.

Photo Johanna Isoviita


Photo Mira Kuhlman

This is what dogshows should be like.. having fun with friends and dogs! Here is few photos of us after our friend Noora Jyly won juniorhandling competition! Photos taken by Oona Salo.
Yehh we had fun.. and hopefully we will continue in Helsinki after few weeks!!
Thanks girls.. without you this travelling wouldn't be worth it.

Congratulations !!!
 
I almost forgot.. actually I did! But better late than never I think ;-)
I want to congratulate Vimma's brother Silentkaze Act Of Courage for his third Finnish CC at Seinäjoki INT.
So he finished his championtitles and now he can add Finnish & Estonian Ch titles to his name!! Congratulations to Anton's owner-handler Johanna Isoviita - great job!! and also to breeder Salla :-))
Vimma is very proud of her brother !!

20-21.10 Seinäjoki International

On Saturday I had only juniorhandling competition. Again I competed with pharaoh but this time with Kiara, Ch Siphra's Back-Door Angel. We did such a great job and we were among best 12th handlers. Thanks Elina for letting me compete with Kiara!
I also handled pharaohhound Northgate's Before The Dawn in Best Bitch -class and she won it and was BOS! Congratulations Heidi!

On Sunday I had only Fallow in ring. She did great job under judge Robert Paust, USA.
She won juniorclass with EXC and later placed as 3rd Best Bitch with res-CC !! She was only beaten by two championclass females.

Thanks Lanttu for being so super during our trip. And Salla & Iida for company, and for my new hair ;-))

Fallow on the table

6.10 Oulu International

What a great day we had ! Whippets were judged by Laura COX from Ireland and my girls were handled by my friend Salla Suokas because I was in juniorhandling ring at the same time.

Fallow & Vimma both won their classes with EXC. And Fallow won bitches too !! And got  her first CC !! Unfortunately she is too young to get CACIB.
Later she went BOS to Ch Tiger's Chaos Xtralite Mate - congratulations!
And thanks Salla & Tintti - you're super

BOS Mossbawnhill Dream On & BOB Ch Tiger's Chaos Xtralite Mate
Photo K-M.F.

9.9 Tampere Speciality
 
I had entered both of my girls to this show. Judge was Bjorg Foss (Xploring whippets) from Norway. My girls did extremely good job under her :-)) Fallow was first time in juniorclass and she got EXC and placed second in her class, only beaten by BOB winner of the day.
Salla Suokas showed Vimma to winner of open class with EXC !
In Best Bitch -class Vimma placed 3rd with res-CC and Fallow was judges last cut .. so she was kind of fifth. Both of girls got very nice critics.

Thank you Salla for your help with Vimma !! You're pro ;-)) And of course breeder-Salla for
everything. Also thanks Tiia for company.

Vimma and her handler, Salla Suokas

21.7 Helsinki Sighthound Speciality

At first I handled Dinja (Silentkaze Call Me Sunshine). This time she got only VG from Björg Foss.

Later it was Drava's (Kucorgó-Dombi Dráva) turn to be in the ring. And wow what a result for that boy we got!
He was Best Male, got CAC and become a Finnish Champion !! And finally he went BOB. Congrats Nina!
Judge was Björg Foss.

I took part to juniorhandling with Drava. Judge Karin Hedberg placed us 4th! So we had quite a nice day... thank you all!

Dravá and I
Photo mjkoskinen.net

15.7 Kokkola International

It was Fallow's last time in puppyclass. And she was Best Of Breed -puppy under judge Elizabeth Janzon from Sweden (Wolf Tone whippets).

BOB-puppy

BOS & BOB-puppy

I took also part in juniorhandling competition with pharaoh-Merit. This wasn't good day for us ;o) Everything went bad after judge Francesco Cochetti asked me to show Merit's teeth... Merit got really mad to me and when I showed Merit's movements she jumped like  a kangaroo in the ring - and I just couldn't do anything for her.. it was quite funny I think ;o)
Thank you Heidi for beautiful photos and for bringing "The Kangaroo" for me !

Me & Merit

9-10.6 Whippet weekend at Mustiala

On Saturday we had our national speciality. Bitches were judged by Eva Yacoby (Copyco whippets). Fallow started our day being 4th in 7-9 months puppy class with very nice critic. She had lame in her back leg because she ran in forrest with her friends on Friday  and hurted her leg...

Luckily Vimma made my day !! She was 3rd with EXC (only 8 bitches got EXC in open class) of 27 open class bitches !! I'm so proud of my little girl. She got very nice critic also.

I handled also Nevedith Geefa Gee N'Tee "GNT" and his son Silentkaze Beloved One "Niki" -
both got VG from judge Cathie Brown.

On Sunday it was unoffical whippet show. Fallows leg was more better (she used it normally on Saturday evening too) and at first she was 1st in 7-9 months old bitches, then BIS 7-9 months old puppy and later BIS of all puppies (4-7 months old and 7-9 months old) !

Vimma didn't placed in open class of 15 bitches. Today bitches were judged by Cathie Brown (Bluestreak whippets).  I handled also Silentkaze Beloved One "Niki" and he was 4th in intermediate class with HP,
judged by Eva Yacoby.

I want to thank my friends who made this weekend very memorable.We had very very nice
time and I hope that we had this kind of weekend again some day!

BIS & BOS 7-9months old puppies
Photo Kirsi Aalto


Fallow
Photo Kirsi Aalto

26.5 Iisalmi National

I had two wonderful girls with me this time. Of course my own Vimma and pharahhound female -not Weera,
but her daughter Merit (Northgate's Before The Dawn). Vimma took part to breed ring. She was 4th in open class with Excellent. Vimma was handled by her breeder Salla and Arto Paananen - thank you !!
Judge was Stefan Sinko.
I was in whippet ring at Best Male -class with GNT (Nevedith Geefa Gee N'Tee) and he was Best Male! And
later BOS. Congratulations to Salla for GNT and Nala's CC's!

While Vimma was in breed ring I was in juniorhandling ring with Merit. Merit did very very good work and showed herself very beautifully !! I'm so proud of this one-year-old little girl. I think that we did very good job,
but judge Marko Salmela didn't feel the same way and we didn't be placed today with Merit.
Thank you Heidi for trusting your little-girl with me !

12-13.5 Oulu National

We had show in our hometown. On Saturday it was very cold, windy and rainy day. It was horrible weather for sighthounds and of course FCI group 10 was then. I competed in juniorhandlig with Vimma under judge Marjatta Pylvänäinen-Suorsa and we didn't be placed.

In breed ring Vimma got VG. Whippets were judged by Svante Frisk from Sweden.
It was not so good day for us.. Vimma didn't show herself well because of the weather was bad.

On Sunday we had super weather ! Warm and sunny. Juniorhandlers were judged by Petra Palukka and I competed with pharaohhound Weera (Ch Faouzhia's Crown Jewel Of North). We did very good job in the ring and we were among 9 best handlers. I am very proud of Weera.

28.4 Lahti International

I travelled to Lahti with Vimma & Fallow and Mari and her dogs Tuure & Jomppe. We had very nice time - thank you Mari !!

Vimma was in the ring and she was entred to open class. She was 4th in open class with Excellent. Vimma was also in Silentkaze -breedersgroup and it was BOB, congratulations Salla !!