NEWS 2010
Updated 26.07.2010
JULY
25.7.2010 ´Siiri´ just before she left to her own home:
I clipped Siiri´s coat couple days earlier and now the plan is to get her into show condition and take her with us to some show 2011. I am very pleased to the litter she has: they are nicely calm and steady, good size and typical outlook of old english sheepdog. If only they´d have mother´s movement, father´s broadnes and from both the most outgoing and loveable temperament!
Photo: Henkka j& ´Siiri´
7/22/2010 Ulla and bobtailgirls Hilda & Hulda visited us. Hulda is Elli´s sister and Hilda is from Czarlinda´s -kennel Espoo and she is 3 months old now.
Czarlinda´s Lovejoy 3 kk:
09-07-2010 Puppies have gained their weights: 2.9 kg - 2.4 kg. Mother and pups are doing fine, they eat babyfood and Siiri-mama plays with them.
JUNE
20-6-2010 Kotka International Dog Show. With Päivi (Funfun-knl) we drove to the show only Lola sheepdgod and Becas serra de aires with us. As usual, Becas won males and was BOB and our Lola was 2nd best bitch + res-Cacib. BOB of the day was our ´Sulo´s´ aka LUVTYM CHERRY BOMB IN SNOW granddaughter, daughter of Blockhead´s Priscilla and only that she was BOB, she finished also her Internation Champion Title. Gongratulations to the breeder (Bluechannel-knl)! Also Best Male 3rd is Sulo´s grandson - I am so very proud that lines from our breeding and dog owned by us produce such an excellent breedtype. It was worth of importing him from USA - he is past away but his legacy lives in his offsprings and generations after!
´Morris´ (Aryakas Ionios); Lola´s stud to be, won also 2nd best male with res-Cacib but the winner is an INT Ch so Morris will have it as a cacib. Congratulations to owner & breeder! :)
19-6-2010 First cotonpuppy left into his new home .... he is a member of family Pellinen in Imatra. Good luck for the future! :)) In the photo Aatu is playing with our bobtail Manu, who adores puppies!
14-6-2010 We have puppies! Old english sheepdog litter has born today - both mother and pups are doing fine at the moment. More information in puppypage.
6-6-2010 Estonia Winner -10 with nine old english sheepdogs entries. I had our Lola and Manu with me, my friend Päivi (knl FunFun portuguese sheepdogs) had her female Tihru and male Becas with her. We really had so much fun during this jorney.... as always! :)))
Our boy Manu won Est CAC and res-Cacib which will later be confirmed Cacib as the winner male is an Int CH. Lola won cacib + CAC and now they both are new Estonian Champions! Winner of the day was a veteran female, daughter of our late Sulo (Luvtym Cherry Bomb In Snow); bred by knl Egor-Dego/Est.
6-2-2010 News from Norway: ´Fiina´ (´Elli´s sister) has been X-rayed and her hips are A!! Also her eyes are healthy. Thank you Anne-Lise for taking these important tests! :))
MAY
5-30-2010 Joensuu Int Dog Show/Christian Stavarache. ´Lola´ won once again BOS with CACIB and I am very happy. Also I want to congratulate BOB winner ´Morris´ who´s movement is always such a pleasure to watch!
5-29-2010 Joensuu All Breeds Show; ´Hulda´ Blockhead´s A Lucky Star did very well!! She was 2nd best bitch with Res-CAC!!! :)) Congratulation to Ulla & Jarkko!!
5-27-2010 ´Elli´s´aka Blockhead´s A Star Once More HD + ED status game from Finnish Kennel Club A/A and 0/0. I am so very happy as also her brother ´Nemo´ has been x-rayed as A hips and healthy eyes. If only the hair would grow.... it seems that Elli has (like her father Manu) a slow coat to come and she needs time to get proper coat. Hair in hear head is only 3 cm... Well, we will wait until it´ll look better and now she can enjoy her life "as a puppy" ;))
We wish that litter siblings will go and have their X-rayes done also! It is so important for the breed to know where health status stands!
5-23-2010 EUROSHOW IN DENMARK. Together with Maria & Morris (Aryakas Ionios) we (Manu aka Aryakas Hydrodynamic) started to drive to Nyborg, into a beautifull at seaside hotel. Within 150 entries we kept "finnish flag" up :) Morris did really well, he was 2nd in Junior Class with exc., Manu got only Good - I do not understand why judge said "eyes could be darker" as they are very dark!?
Our trip went smoothly and there was no problems on the road or between our boys. On the way back home we "had to" change our cabin to a bigger, luxus cabin as the toilet in the first one didn´t work at all. We didn´t complane this at all... :)))5-13-2010 All breeds show in Kangasniemi. ´Lola´ has been at home almost 2 years and she made "comeback" to showrings: today´s BOS! :) Our english bulldog ´Sally´ was in Junior Class and she got G. (Needs time said the judge).
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5-10-2010 Visiting our vet... One of coton babies is not good, he is suffering breath problems - he had some shots for his loungs but it is not sure will he cope... I am so very sad....And when the evening came, he past away, may he rest in Rainbow Bridge.
Some happy things also: ´Siiri´ is pregnant! We will have old english sheepdog puppies in June!! Also ´Elli´ had her X-raying and hips seems to be excellent and also elbows.
APRIL
4-26-2010 We have cotton de tulear puppies; two males and one girl.
4-25-2010 LAHTI INT DOG SHOW. Our ´Manu´was first time in Champion Class, he was 2nd best Male with res-cacib. We are pleased to that as he is so very young and not in full coat. :)
Our english bulldog ´Sally´ was entered into Junior Class and she got Good as the judge would like to see her more matured and a little bit less legs. Well, we are happy as we do not want her to be too "matured" in early ages and more important thing to us is the healthiness. All that is needed when grown up will come...
Here is ´Sally´ posing with Annika:
Some of Junior Bitches (9 entries totally):
4-16-2010 I have been recovering of my infection and hospital staying... also I am healing my heart... Pandora is always in my mind. BUT, life must go on and it does... today I brushed ´Elli´ and her mother ´Lola´. I was pleased to notice that ´Lola´s´ coat is coming very nicely into a show condition.
Lola 16.4.:
4-11-2010 ´Siiri´ has been mated today with our ´Lola´s´ brother ´Pomo`. More in puppysite. Here is a photo of her gorgeus "boyfriend"
´Pomo´ FI CH Blockhead´s Your Highness
4-09-2010 ´Pandora´ suffered more than we knew, she had tumors in her ovarios and they got bigger and every day more.... She had a lot of medication, but there was nothing to be done anymore.... Cry.......Lost her joy of life....Our dear, much loved girl passed into Rainbow Bridge, may you rest in peace my lovely, lovely girl.
MARCH
3-26-2010 A visit to vet. ´Manu´, ´Pandora´and ´Minni´ were with me at vet.clinic. Minni was ultrasounded and..... she will have puppies! :) We took some blood samples of Manu for genetests and for antirabiestest; Pandora has once again a cyst in her ovario... and she had to have a hormonshot.
3-23-2010 "Grooming week" and I was busy... ´Lola´s has been groomed and also Pandora and still Elli should be groomed too.
Photo: ´Lola´
Spring is coming rapidly and daylight times are longer ... In Finland we´d some RRRreally lovely, sunny days! :)
3-20-2010 Tampere International Dog Show, judging mrs Margit Brenner/Austria. Early in the morning we drive to Lahti where Jenni was waiting us to get to Tampere. She got Manu´s halfbrother, almost 2 years old ´Pele´, with her. Our judge was in a strict mood and first classess went without Excellents, but we made it - ´Manu´ won his class and he finished his CHAMPION TITLE!! In the end he was 4th best male which wasn´t bad at all! Happy, happy, happy!! Gongratulations to Marika also and thanks for the help when taking photos, and a lot of luck with your new hope of future, she did extremly well at her first show! Gongratulations!
´Manu´ at Tampere - NEW FI CH
3-11-2010 At Crufts as a visitor with Marika and Akseli. Over 130 entries of old english sheepdogs and the winner of the day was a gorgeus female Lightning´s Tequila Sunrise who moved beautifully with long drive - gongratulations to the winner who is our ´Manu´s halfsister out of the the same sire.
It was lovely to meet Ann & Lulu who is Pandora´s daughter and also Kikki & Dolly - thank you so much to have us over the nights!! :)) Thank you also Marika & Akseli for the company and gongratulations of ´Vesku´s´ well done entry at Crufts!
FEBRUARY
2-25-2010 ´Minni´ has been mated succesfully. She will be ultrasounded in the end of March - in our hopes to have a nice litter of coton de tulear. :)
2 - 19 ´Minni´, coton de tulear female, and ´Siiri´ old english sheepdog female, were checked by spec.vet. Pekka Sarkanen and they both have healthy eyes! :) ´Minni´s´ season has began and she will be mated in a week 9; more of this plan in puppysite.
As you can see (photo) it has been very cold over 3 months in Finland, photo taken in a cold -28C morning of February
JANUARY
´Siru´ has been x-rayed, resultants came from FKC B/C; they left from the vet. A/B...once again I am cunfused! Anyhow, x-rays showed that there is nothing wrong in her hips or either elbows. She´s turning into a little, lovely girl. :)
We were at Turku Int.Dog Show 01-24-2010 with ´Manu´ who won his class (open males) with VG. Coat is still coming, he needs time to settle down also. Marika showed ´Kaapo´ Blockhead´s Master Blue in veteran class in a beautifull condition for age of almost 11-yrs old male! Kaapo was BOB-veteran, gongratulations!
Manu´s "littlebrother" Morris did it again: he was 2nd best male with CC, gongratulations to owner too!!
This year has been very cold in Finland; mostly -20C or lower everyday. Our house is in the middle of construction..