5.4.2009                   Mike juhlii  10-vuotissyntymäpäiväänsä ja kutsuu ystävänsä kahville klo 14-19.  TERVETULOA !
                                              

Merry  Christmas
&
Happy New Year 2009
to  all  of  you !

13.12.2008              Humppa attended his very first obedience trial and gained first prize from class 1 obedience !! Well done
                              Hansku and Humppa ! Excellent job at your first trial !!! We are very proud of you !
                              At Helsinki international we had a great day too. Fani was Best Bitch, she won bitch CACIB, Best of Breed
                              and was Finnish Winner -08 ! Pop was third best bitch with CC and Cini fourth best bitch with reserve CC and
                              and she won title Finnish Junior Winner -08. Mike was Best dog at the age of  9,5 years, he was Best of
                              Opposite Sex, Finnish Winner -08, Best Veteran of  Breed and 2nd Best Veteran in Show ! Logan was 3rd
                             best dog with CACIB. Our breeders group was also Best Breeders Group in Breed (Fani, Pop, Tuisku and
                             Mike). Also all of our other dogs did very well placing high in their classes, getting excellent or very good !
                             Congratulations to everyone of you !!!

                             I spent 2 weeks at the hospital and before that 4 weeks ill at home, but finally got home feeling lot better !

30.11.2008             Retku gained two clear rounds in class 3 agility in Haukipudas and was placed 3rd/24 and 7th/26 in her class.

29.11.2008             Retku gained two clear rounds in class 3 agility and was placed 2nd/18 both times.

22.11.2008             At Jyväskylä international our team had a really nice day. Best Bitch, CACIB and Best of Breed was Fani,
                             2nd best bitch with res-CACIB Tuisku, 3rd best bitch with CC Isa and 4th best bitch with res-CC was Tazma.
                             Best Dog, Best of Opposite Sex and Best Veteran in Breed was Mike and 2nd best dog with CACIB was Logan. 
                             Our breeders class (Fani, Mike, Tuisku, Veera) won Best Breeders Class in Breed. Congratulations to the
                            owners and thank you to everyone who made it all     possible again !

8.11.2008                Congratulations Pixi and Elina for your first prize irize and first win in class 4 obedience! 2 more and you will
                              highly awaited title Obedience Champion..

26.10.2008              Niila - Otto -babies left to their new homes today.  Good luck to you all, Giira, Frodo and Remu ! We hope
                              to hear a lot from you in the future !!!

25.10.2008              At Seinäjoki international show Tuisku was Best of Breed, Mike Best Veteran in Breed and we even had
                              really nice, even breeders class consisting of junior Solo and veteran Mike (9,5 years old), that won Best
                              Breeders Class in Breed. Altogether very good results to all of our dogs.

             
5.10.2008               Tuisku was today at Budapest European Winner -08
                             show, and won in champion class ex1. CAC, CACIB,Best of Opposite Sex and European Winner -08 !!!

21.9.2008               Congratulations Mette 16 years !!!

20.9.2008               Ruska attended class 4 obedience, and she gained her third and 
                             crowning first prize. She gained today obedience championchip is also now highly valued dual champion !!!

14.9.2008               WOW !! Ruska and Taika both gained their second 1st prize in class 4 obedience !!! One more, and they are
                             Fin OT Ch. Well done girls ! That´s the way to go !!!!

11.9.2008               Congratulations to Tuisku, Taku, Veikka & Player, who turns 7 years today !

9.9.2008                 Cini, Ihq, Soolo & Tazma health results, and all 4 got hips excellent A/A, elbows 0/0 and patellas 0/0 !!!
                              What a day !!!!

 

28.8.2008               Niila x Otto -babies were born last night ! 2 black and white boys and one black and white girl ! All small but
                             very lively and active, strong kids, who learned to eat right away, and find their own food.. More info of this
                             combination from their own information page.

26.8.2008               Ruska had a flight to Great Britain three days ago, and she was mated there for the first time two days ago,
                             and the repeat mating was done today. Now we just wait for the good news.. Look for the info page.. 

25.8.2008               Niila was x-rayed today, and she is certainly having puppies. It looks like there are 3 pups coming later this
                             week.

24.8.2008               At Varkaus championship show Mette Jr won her second CC and Best of Breed. Well done, Minna & Mette !

16.8.2008               Taika, who just got clear health screening, hip score B/B and elbow score 0/0, week and a half ago, got an
                             outstanding result from class 3 obedience today. Her points were 309 out of score 320 possible was really
                             fantastic, and she won her class with that.

6.8.2008                Congratulations to our 1-year-old kids, Tazma, Ihq, Saga, Cini, Soolo & Terra.

4.8.2008                Ruska entered her first class 4 obedience, and gained first prize in that class with 3rd place in class. What a
                             way to start this class ! Two more firsts, and she will be obedience champion, and she just turned 3 years
                             last week !! Congratulations, Katja and Ruska, we are SO proud of you two !! Thank you Katja for all you have
                             done so far with Ruska !!!

3.8.2008                Otto gained third and crowning 1st prize in class 3 tracking
                            and is now Finnish Working Champion !!!!!! I am SO PROUD of you two, Arja & Otto, that I can´t express my
                            feelings, as you have completed my dream, along with couple of other dogs with their owners, by showing that
                            you have managed to join that well trained Working Trial Champion the health of the dog and the beauty of
                            International Champion. Congratulations to both of you, Arja & Otto, for this wonderful achievement, that most
                            of us can only dream of ! Thank you Arja for the hard work you have done with Otto to gain this achievement !

2.8.2008               Rasmus was character tested today with +184 points and he was secure to shots. Well done Maarit and Rasse!
                           
1.8.2008               At Kuopio international show Elke won Best Veteran in Breed and Best of Breed and Mette Jr got her first CC &
                           Best of Opposite Sex from junior class. Elke, Pop, Fani and Neppu won Best Breeders Group in Breed.

27.7.2008              Congratulations to 3-year-old Ruska, Touho, Jarre, Nero & Cruise !!

15.5.2008                Elli was character tested today with +184 points, secure to shots. 

19.4.2008                Tara made us proud today by passing her BH test with flying colours with her first try !!! Congratulations to
                              Jussi and Tara ! I feel we will hear from this promising young dog in the future ...
                              At Jyvaskyla internatonal dog show Fani won CACIB and Best of Breed ! Well done, Fani and Maria !!! 

18.4.2008                After all I made it, and feel like a winner. 2 weeks ago, for no obvious reason, I got very high fever, and unlike I
                              normally do, I accepted the lift to the hospital. That is rather rare, as usually I fights against it until the very last
                              day and moment, no matter how much I am persuated. But when I say myself, that I am ready to go, it means
                              I am not well. It happened the 2nd time in my life 2 weeks ago.
                              However, I´m back, after pneumonia and pyelonefritis, and life is winning again. Please, forgive me if you have
                              tried to contact me and I haven´t answered back. I haven´t forgot any of you ! But can you please contact me
                              me again. And if you don´t get an answer, try again, and third time. My answer is coming, but it takes time, and
                              I might need reminding, as there are thousands of messages that are waiting. I remember and find it better, if you
                              push me a bit to remember. I have read your message, but due to situation now or before, I might not find your
                              message again.
                              But it is SO great to be back at home, by Mike and Tuisku and all the friends !! Thank you everyone once again
                              for your great help in the very difficult situation ! Without you I would never have coped ! Thank you for my
                              wonderful personal assistants, who never left me when needed most, I will never forget that ! Thank you for my
                              parents and Riikka and her family, looking after my dogs so, that I did not need to worry about them for an one
                              minute ! Thank you to all my friends understanding why I disappear again, leaving everything I had promised,
                              and waiting until I am ready again to continue. THANK YOU !!!
                              I try to update all the  incredible results that you, people have done with your dogs, while I have been unable to
                              update. I am SO proud of all of you !!!!  

22.3.2008                At Lilla Stockholm Remy won CACIB and Best of Breed.

23.2.2008                At Yliharma CC show Logan won dog CC and Best of Breed and his daughter Pop was Best of Opposite sex with
                              bitch CC.

20.2.2008                My computer problems seems to be solved for a while, even though I can´t send or receive email for the next 2 days.
                              After that I believe things should be better. More results as soon as I have possibility to update more of them.

10.2.2008                Mike visited Tallinn, Estonia with my American Cocker Spaniel breeder/owner/handler friends Marjatta and Tiia at
                              an international show. Mike won CC, CACIB and Best of Breed under Ove Germundsen, Sweden. Now Mike is
                              Fin & Am & Est Ch SW-02 FinW-03 Pikkupaimenen Spy Catcher TDI, HIC.

24.12.2007               New pictures of Retku-Laku -babies at the 3 weeks of age !

11.12.2007               Retku - Laku -babies are finally in the net. Info page that now only contains pedigree, and pictures of the babies at 7 days.
                               Retkun ja Lakun pennut vihdoin netissa! Infosivu jossa toistaiseksi vain sukutaulu, ja kuvat pennuista 7 päivän ikaisina.

9.12.2007                Helsinki international Winner 2007 was held today as the last and biggest show in Finland this year. This year Rommi 
                              won everything at his very first official show ! Rommi won  FinJW-07, FinW-07, dog CC, best dog and Best of Breed at
                              the age of 11 months ! Pop won Junior Winner -07 -title, bitch CC and third best bitch. Gia won reserve CC in bitches, and
                              our breeders group (Pop, Karkki, Fani & Riffi) was Best Breeders Group in Breed.

4.12.2007                Tonight Retku got 8 beautiful babies to Laku ! 4 boys and 4 girls, wherefrom 2 girls were blue and all the others are black.
                              Retku sai tanaan illalla kolmessa tunnissa 8 kaunista pentua, joiden isana  on Laku. 4 poikaa ja 4 tyttoa, joista 2 tyttoa oli
                              sinisia ja kuusi mustia pentuja. Kaikki pennut ovat vahvoja ja osaavat syöda itse. Lisätietoja litters -sivuilta.

25.11.2007              Jyka competed in class 2 obedience and got 1st prize. With this prize he got title TK2 which equals CDX. Way to go Elina
                              and Jyka !!!!

18.11.2007              Cruise has got his 3rd CC at West of England Border Collie Club Championship Show. That will make him GB Sh Ch
                              Pikkupaimenen Great Pretender ie our very first GB Sh Ch which makes us very very proud. 

17.11.2007              At Jyvaskyla international there were 50 entries, and our dogs had very nice results. Ruska was Best of Breed with
                              CACIB, Fani 2nd best bitch with res-CACIB, Mike 3rd best dog and Laku 4th best dog, and out breeders group was Best 
                              Breeders Group in Breed ! What made me also especially happy was, that out of 9 junior bitches our just 9-month-old
                              girls in their first official shows were placed 1st, Pop,  2nd, Veera and 3rd, Keira, all with excellents. Also with junior  
                              dogs a beautiful Otto-son won and only just 9-month-old Humppa at his first official class was second both with excellents.

17.11.2007              I have finally arrived home !!!! It was tough 3 weeks, but wonderful to meet so many of you, my friends !!!

11.11.2007              At Baltic Winner show Fani got LV CC, CACIB and Baltic Winner -07 -title. Also our team did great job by winning 
                              2nd Best Breeders Group in Show.  Thank You, Fani, Hippu & Pop by doing such a great job by winnint in the team !

4.11.2007                Jarre passed character test with flying colours, no minus points, final points are +185 and secure to shots. 

28.10.2007              Hi all my friends. I will be spending next 3 weeks at the hospital in Helsinki, and I will hopefully return on Friday 16th 
                              of November back home. I hope to meet as many friends who live in Southern Finland as possible while in Helsinki,
                              and I hope to hear all the messages of all the trials and other events by text message while I am over there. 
                              Hope to hear from all of you again when I am back home ! 

27.10.2007              Chase competed in class 1 agility and won her class with clear round !!!!! Excellent result Tuuli & Chase !!!
                              In Lahti international Elke won Best of Breed.

20.10.2007              Tuisku got her third leg in class 1 obedience and gained now title TK1 which is equal to CD in many countries. 
                              Eero attended class 1 agility trial and got only one fault in both agility and jumping. 
                              Well done, Riikka & Tuisku, well done Anne & Eero !! 

14.10.2007              Player gained his ADCH title today !!! (ADCH is Agility Dog Champion).  Hooray, Joan and Player !!
                              Saku attended class 3 search trials and gained title HK3 - once again !
                              Ruska attended class 2 search and gained title HK2 in her first trial. Well done, both Saku and Ruska !!
                              Otto got third leg in class 2 obedience and finished title TK2 which equals title CDX in many countries.
                              Remy attended his first trial in class 1 obedience, and gained first prize. He is now allowed to compete in class 2.

7.10.2007                Otto gained his second leg towards Finnish Working Trial Championship today in class 3 tracking. He got first and gained
                              title JK3. Now just waiting for next year and the last leg for the champion title !! Well done, Arja & Otto !!!
                              Eddy got first prize in class 2 obedience, and as this was hid third in this class, he gained title TK2 !! Now up to class 3 !
                              Nero attended BH test today, and passed it, and gained title BH and permission to compete in working trials ! Good boyz !

6.10.2007               Hippu competed in class 2 search today. She got title HK2 and permission to compete in class 3 search !!!
                             Nasta attended class 1 herding trial that was organized along with Finnish Championships. Nasta was placed 3rd in her class !!!
                             Remy passed BH test today with flying colours, and is now allowed to compete in working trials !
                             Otto and Eddy competed in class 2 obedience today, and both gained first prize there, Otto also won the class of 9 dogs.
                             At Oulu international all breeds championchip show Ruska won Best of Breed with CACIB, Jyka was Best of Best of Opposite
                             Sex with Dog CC and CACIB, Nasta got Best Veteran in Breed and baby Humppa was Best Puppy in Breed at his very first 
                             show. Our breeders group was also Best one in Breed !

5.10.2007              Retku was succesfully mated to Laku today for the second time ! More information can be found at litters page !

3.10.2007              Retku was mated to Laku for the first time. Everything went naturally and well.

30.9.2007               Tuisku,, Isa and Eero competed in class 1 obedience, but despite rather good work today, they all did get second prize. 
                             Not far from first prize though. Elke got first prize in class 4 obedience, and he was second in Central Finlands District
                             Championchips !!!                

29.9.2007                Remy passed character test with +150 points and was secure to shots. This result also qualified him to Finnish Champion !
                              Eero gained first prize in class 1 obedience !

23.9.2007                Tuisku got first prize in class 1 obedience ! Well done Riikka and Tuisku after such a long maternity leave !!!
                              Tootsie got clear round in class 3 agility and was placed 4th out of 35 competitors. This was team Tootsie & Janne´s 5th
                              clear round towards Finnish Nationals 2008 !!!

22.9.2007                Laku got title JK3 in class 3 tracking. Good on you, Saija and Laku !!!
                              Micky got first prize in class 4 obedience today and was 3rd best in the district championships.
                              Jippo had accepted BH test today. 
                              Elli was Best of Breed with CC and CACIB and Valo was Best Puppy in Breed in Eckerö international today. 

21.9.2007               Mette celebrates her 15th birthday today in equally good condition as her mother did some years ago. Have a happy,
                             long life Mette along with Ella and your own progeny, grandprogeny, grandgrandprogeny etc that you have left here to 
                             our enjoyment. You are one of a kind - I hope Ella and the rest of us can keep you still for a long time as our enjoyment.

17.9.2007               Pictures of Tuisku-Flynn -babies at 6 weeks !!!
                             Little Mette arrived from Germany to Finland ! 

16.9.2007               Wonderful news from Denmark today ! Whizz, who is 11,5-years-old now, had won the title Copenhagen Winner -07 and
                             was 3rd Best Veteran in Show ! And according to several who saw her there, she did look like young girl in the ring. 
                             Another piece of news that did not reach me when it happened in the end of July.  Whizz started a new sport this year,
                             Rally Obedience. and in July she got third leg and title RD in it !  Way to go, Johanna & Whizz ! You certainly follow Cola´s
                             paw prints and only get better with age !
                             At Hyvinkaa championship show Fani was best bitch and Best of Opposite Sex and Elli was 2nd best bitch with CC !!   

15.9.2007               Otto trialled in class 3 tracking and gained title JK3 with first prize !!!! This is the first leg towards Working Trial Championchip !
                             Well done, Arja & Otto, we will keep our fingers crossed for a new dual champion next year !
                             Rommi  was shown for the first time today at the puppy show in Helsinki with result Best Puppy in Breed. 

11.9.2007               New pictures of Tuisku -babies at 5 weeks of age !
                             New pictures of Elli, Hukka, Jane, Neppu,  Sinna, and Supo. 

9.9.2007                 Eddy got firs prize at class 2 obediece !. That´s the way to go !

5.9.2007                 Micky become our new Obedience Trial Champion at the age of 3 years !! Congratulations Petra & Micky, we are so
                              proud of you two !!!

2.9.2007                 "Windy gets better like wine with age", she got silver in Central Finland´s District Championchips at 12 years of age !
                             Well done, Mimmu and Windy !!

1.9.2007                 Retku got first leg towards her Finnish Agility Championship in Oulu today under 3 years of age ! Way to go, Miia 
                             and Retku !!
                             Saku trialled in class 3 search and got title HK3 with second prize and very good points.

27.8.2007               New baby pictures !! of Tuisku-Flynn offspring at 3 weeks.

25.8.2007               Juuso won CACIB and was Best of Opposite Sex at Tervakoski international all breeds championship dog show.
                             New pictures of Koda.

22.8.2007               New pictures of Tuisku-Flynn -babies at 2 weeks !!

19.8.2007               At Heinola all breeds championship show Remy was Best of Breed and Cina Best Veteran in Breed !

18.8.2007               Oulu agility trials in class maxi 1 agility Neppu was first and Eero second both with clear round ! With this result Neppu
                             was transferred up to class 2. In the next trial Taiga also got clear round, was placed 2nd and was transferred up to 
                             class 2 !! Well done, all of you !!!
                             At Kouvola all breeds all breeds championship show Cina was Best of Breed and Best Veteran of Breed !.

14.8.2007               New pictures of Tuisku-babies, now taken at 1 week of age. This is a direct link, but you can find a link also from litters 
                             page.

12.8.2007               Elli won bitch CC and Best of Breed today at Helsinki Championship show !
                             Ruska won CACIB and Best of Breed, and Gia was 2nd best bitch with CC at Joensuu international Championship show.
                             Well done, girls ! >

11.8.2007               Otto competed in class 3 tracking, and gained title JK3 in his first try in this class !!! 
                             Ronja trialed in class 4 obedience and got first prize ! ow she has got first leg out of three towards   her Obedience 
                             trial Championship !
                             Jyka had his first trial in class 2 obedience and he got first prize. Now he is allowed to compete in class 3 !
                             Excellent job all of you , Arja & Otto, Tuire & Ronja, Elina & Jyka ! Keep on going !!!
                             At Joensuu all breeds championship show Ruska was Best of Breed with her last and qualifying CC that made her 
                             Finnish Champion wih title HK1. Best of Opposite Sex was Jesse who got his second CC, so one more to go !!!

6.8.2007                 Tuisku´s and Flynn´s babies are born !!!!  First pictures can be seen at their litter info page.

5.8.2007                 Tootsie got clear round in class 3 jumping, and was placed 8th out of 58 competitors !
                              Jade got her third clear round in class 1 agility and won her class today ! This means she was transferred to class
                              two today !! Excellent job, Hanna and Jade !
                              At Turku all breeds championship show Skippy was Best of Breed, Riffi was 2nd best bitch with bitch CC and 3rd
                              best bitch was Sinna with res-CC.

4.8.2007                  Ruska started trialing in search and gained title HK1 in their first trial ! Excellent job !!
                              Taku competed in herding class 1, and was placed 3rd out of 12 entries with 75 points (out of 100 maximum).
                              Retku did an excellent clear round in class 3 agility being 2nd out of 24 entries. 

2.8.2007                  Supo competed in olass 4 obedience, and they got their second leg towards their Obedience Trial Championship !
                               They received these points by winning their class too, so it was a really nice win ! Congratulations, Outi and Supo
                              
27.7.2007                Happy Birthday to Tuisku´s first litter to Coh: Ruska, Touho, Jarre, Nero and Cruise. You are already 2 years old now !! 

25.9.2007                Hippu attended search trial and gained title HK1 ! Well done, Minna and Hippu !!!!
                              Jyka trialled for the first time in class 1 obedience, and gained 1st prize with excellent points with Elina !!!
                              Soko excelled in class 1 agility by gaining clear round and second place with Tarja after two years break !

21.7.2007                Muhos Ch Show: Ruska was Best of Breed, Best in Group 1 and 2nd Best in Show !!!!  2nd best bitch was Retku,
                              3rd best bitch with res-CC Gia, 4th best bitch and Best Veteran in Breed Nasta. 2nd best dog was Otto. We also 
                              got Best Breeders Group in Breed with excellent critique. 

18.7.2007                Otto competed in class 2 obedience and got first prize there with his first try. Well done, Arja and Otto !

17.7.2007                Happy Birthday to 12-year-old kids of Toti and Sami,  Jesse, Osku, Hertta, Tellu, Saara and Daro, who passed 
                              away little while ago..

14.7.2007                Tootsie did something wonderful and gained two wins with clear round in class 3 agility in Kokkola today !!!
                              Tootsie will need a show result, and she is a Finnish Agility Champion, so now just entry form in to finish her.
                              Also Essi the Sheltie got her first leg towards agility championship in class 3 agility in Maaninka today by 
                              winning her class by clear round. Two more to go. Excellent job, Tootsie & Janne and Essi & Katri !
                              Cruise won his 2nd CC in Great Britain under Mrs P Wilkinson at National Working & Pastoral Breeds 2007 Show.
                              At Finnish Border Collie National Specialty 2007 Tico repeated his 5-year-old  Best in Show win. Congratulations !!
                              Skippy was 2nd best bitch with her crowning CC, so she become Finnish Champion ! Our boys become Best
                              Breeders Group in Show, Karkki was Best puppy in Breed, Gia Best Junior in Breed, Pyry Best Veteran in Breed.
                              Full results (tulokset) can be found at our Border Collie & Australian Kelpie Clubs page.and later here at my page.
                              Thank you all of you,! You have been doing wonderful job !!!

7.7.2007                 In Finnish National Obedience Team Championships Micky gained very good second prize and a place for tomorrows
                             personal National Championship 2007 competition. Elke gained the place too within the top twenty, who were chosen
                             of personal championship 2007 in class 4 obedience. Ruska won first prize in class 2 obedience. This was third and
                             qualifying lrg for Ruska for title LP2 which equals CDX..  

1.7.2007                  Spooky gained her 3rd and qualifying CC and is now Finnish Champion and Finnish Obedience Trial Champion, 
                               at the tender age of 10½ years our 11th Dual Champion. We are very proud of you two, Spooky and Jenni.

30.6.2007                Spooky, Elli, Remy, Nero and Rasmus attended Tuusula all breeds show, and did very well.

23.6.2007                At Rovaniemi international show our team did very well.  Best of Breed and Best of Opposite. Well done !
                              Ruska was BOB gaining her 10th CC and Otto BOS.

16.6.2007                Hämeenlinna all breeds championship show. Both oldest ones (Spooky)  as well as the youngest (Taika) did  well there. 

12.6.2007                Neppu trialed at class 4 obedience and got her 3rd first and qualifying prize for Finnish Obedience Championship !!!!
                              She became also Dual Champion as she was already Finnish Conformation Champion. Well Done Tiina & Neppu !!!

10.6.2007                Pixi and Panda were shown at Vehmaa Championship Show today. They took everything two boys can take.
                              Tuisku, Gia, Nears and Jarre did also well at Jamsankoski all breeds Ch show today.

9.6.2007                 Ruska gained BH title. 

5.6.2007                  Neppu trialled at class 4 obedience and gained first prize, her second leg towards Finnish Obedience Championchip !!!
                              Way to go, Tiina and Neppu !!! 

3.6.2007                  Tuisku passed BH test today in Vaajakoski. Well done, Riikka & Tuisku !
                              At Tuuri Championship show Jyka gained his first CC with Best of Breed and Ruska got her 9th CC with Best of Opposite Sex.
                              Also our Breeders Group was Best Group in Breed. Well done Jyka & Elina, Ruska & Katja, Otto & Arja and Niila & Riikka !

27.5.2007                Neppu passed character test today and gained her championship title !!!
                              Jippo and Micky were also character tested in Kajaani today. 

26.5.2007                Tuisku gained first prize in class 1 obedience with 186 points and was placed 3rd out of 10 competitors.  
                              Well done Riikka & Tuisku !
                              Happy Birthday Nasta and Inka !  It is full 10 years today !!!
                              At Iisalmi championship show Ruska won CC and Best of Breed. Congratulations to all of you !!!!

25.5.2007                Birthday Greetings to Flai, Fani, Gimli and Junnu.

21.5.2007                Happy Birthday Taika, Zea, Jyka, Lucky and Sulo on your first birthday !!!
                              All but Sulo have new pictures on their web sites. 

19.5.2007                Niila passed character test with +174 points and gained her championship at the same time !!!
                              Kirke passed also her character test with +167 points !!
                              Ronja got CACIB at Helsinki international Aptus show !

14.4.2007                Vaasa international all breeds show. Gia, Otto, Ruska and Hera excelled today along with Jyka forming also an outstanding 
                               breeders class. 

1.4.2007                  Ruska did it again ! First time in class 2 obedience, but first prize and first in her class !
                              Tootsie did a clear round in class 3 agility and was placed 2nd out of 38 participants ! 
                              Excellent job Ruska & Katja and Tootsie & Janne ! We are SO proud of you !

31.3.2007                Chase was placed 6th at Finnish Championships in Canine Freestyle, and at this same competition she got prize of honour
                              which transferred Tuuli and Chase to class 3 as a second team in Finland !!!! Congratulations  !!
                              At this high quality trial Elke was also placed 14th out of 22 teams at their very first trial.  

30.3.2007                Pictures of Fani babies  and Willa babies at 6 weeks.
                              Riffi was hip and elbow scored today and her knees were examined too. Altogether her health looks excellent. Her knees
                              are 0/0, hips looks A/A and elbows 0/0, but we need to wait what the official Kennel Club vet says in her score. So all we
                              can do is to keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

29.3.2007               Nero´s hip and elbow x-rays has been sent to Kennel Club for official score. Inofficial result was hips A/B, elbows 0/0.
                             Now we just wait for a couple of weeks what is the official guess. 

25.3.2007               Retku won maxii 2 jumping in agility today. Third time clear round with a win within a week. Way to go, Miia and Retku,
                             and good luck to class 3 ! 

24.3.2007               Retku won class 2 agility in Haukipudas with clear round and got her second leg for getting to class 3. In her second trial
                             for the day she had one fault, ao all in all an excellent day considering that she started in class 2 last weekend.

18.3.2007               Retku won two trials in class 2 agility today in Keminmaa. One trial was with one fault, but the other was with clear round,
                             and that gave them the first leg to get up to class 3 !

17.3.2007               Kirke won her second trial in class 2 obedience and won her class of  9 in Tornio ! Excellent job, Kirke and Heidi !
                             Ella got clear round in medi 3 agility and was placed 6th out of 27th. This was their 3rd qualification for Finnish Nationals
                             this year.
                             Frodo won class 2 agility with clear round and got his third leg to get up to class 3. Congratulations, Frodo  & Maija !  

9.3.2007                 My own Tuisku won Best of Breed 
                              at Crufts show ! Number of entries in Border Collies was 480, the biggest entry of any breeds today! What a fantastic day! 
                              Thank you Miia for taking such wonderful care of Tuisku and grooming her so well in Crufts and Thank you Heather for
                              handling her perfectly ! Results from Crufts. Lots of thanks for the photos Jason. photos © Jason Higgins 2007
                              Also the parents of little Rommi, who will travel home with Miia, did really well. Sire Cruise was second in yerling dog
                             after res-CC winning dog and dam Diva won graduate bitch.