Joensuu triple show!

I just remembered that I haven't updated our latest show news! Oops, silly me. Well we have had wonderful august, for example Beverly got her fist CC and Envy added a new CH title to her account. 

But lets start from Joensuu: 

We traveled to Joensuu 3 show (1 speciality and 2 international shows) weekend with Jennika. First day was Friday and schedule was tight. Our first ring would start at 3 pm, so we should be at show place latest at 2 pm. Well, like usual, Jennika was little late from our schedule (I don't know how she does that :D And if shes not late, then something else will happen!!). We where suppose to start our car from Hyvinkää at 09:30, but because the delay, we left from our yard at 10:45 (oops....). The travelling time was about 5 hours, so there wouldn't be time to stop at all... 

Well somehow we where at the parking place at 14:15. So we had 45 mins to get our staff to showground and build our tent. Because we are hard working dog show people, we know how to organize our self's to do thing quickly! ;D I went with our tent to show ground and build it up, and same time Jennika packed our staff up and dragged cart to tent. 
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Jennikas judge was on time, so she started immediately to groom her shih tzus. Afghan judge was little bit behind schedule so I had lots of time to groom my dogs. 
First to go to the ring was Beverly. She competed in Junior class for second time. She had one competitor in her class. Beverly got excellent critique, and she won her class with excellent and CQ. 
Envy competed in champion class and she was second on her class with excellent and CQ. As I afraid ( :D), I had 2 dogs in best bitch competition and no one to help me. Luckily Noora Roininen was at show place, so she promised to help me in BB. But, so that nothing would be easy, Austin ring was exactly the same time as best bitch competition... Jennika tried to get Austin to behave with her, but it didn't work out. I had to take Austin, Noora took Beverly and Jennika took Envy (this was the first time EVER for Jennika to show afghan :D ). Same time when I was in ring with Austin, girls did super great job with my afghan lady's!! Envy was BB3 and Beverly was BB1 and earned her first CAC!! Same time Austin won his class with excellent and CQ. He didn't place in BM ring. 

After Austins ring I grabbed Beverly's leash from Noora and ran to best of breed ring. Our judge talked really nicely and told us what he liked about our dogs. It was so nice to hear those words about my junior girl. 
After all, our judge gave to us that rosette what I didn't expect! It was that red & yellow rosette. Beverly was BOB! I where in 7th heaven! She was only 11 month's old and it was her second show!

After long show day we decided that we wouldn't stay for groups, so we packed our staff and left to hotel. 
It was really nice to be at same hotel where all our friend where. We went to supper with Assi and we had nice time together. 

On Saturday our ring where before noon, so we had to be at showground early in morning. Well, again, it didn't work out how we had planed it. We where at racetrack about 20 mins before Jennika's ring. Again, OOPS! :D Well luckily Jennika got all 4 top knots done on time and she managed to show all her dogs.
I wasn't in hurry, so I had plenty time to groom my girls.
Again, Beverly did great. She got again excellent and placed to second in her class with CQ. She loosed only to her sister who where BB3 and got CAC! Envy competed again in champion class, but today she got only excellent.

In the evening we went to Satu's (Envy's breeder) summer cottage and we had great supper there! We also celebrated Envy's uncles Champion tittle! He got his last CAC from Joensuu, so now hes brand new FI Show Champion! He's also Satu's first double ch! Again, congrats Urkki and Team!

On Sunday we didn't have any hurry to showground because our rings started so late. I had only Envy entered on Sunday, so I had great time to watch afghan ring.
Envy competed, again, in champion class and Sundays results where better than Saturdays. She got again excellent and this time placed third with CQ. She also placed in best bitch ring being BB3.

So we had a great weekend in Joensuu! Thanks AGAIN to Jennika for everything. Where I would be without you? You are the only one who comes with me to my crazy show trips! ;D  (and you are my loyal beast of burden :D)


And I update later about our trip to Sweden!

MUSH jakaa ilmaisia VAISTO-aterioita!

Suomeksi:

Meillä lähtee nyt kokeiluun MUSHin pullat, joista olen lukenut paljon positiivista palautetta. Ja mikä parempaa, tätä pääsee nyt kokeilemaan täysin ILMAISEKSI! :)

Tässä linkki josta jokainen voi lunastaa itselleen kupongin ilmaiseen VAISTO-ateriaan

In English:

My dogs have eat raw food for few years now.
I try to feed them 50/50, so that means 50% meat, bones etc. raw food and rest 50% industrial dog food (Now I feed  Eukanuba). I have noticed that this is the best way to feed my dogs.
Envy is really picky dog, and it's really hard to get her eat enough food. Now when I have feed her with raw food, she has eaten much much better than she earlier did.
Why I don't BARF 24/7? I think it's too hard for me, too expensive (for all 6 dogs, especially when I have different breeds.) and it's not easy to feed dogs with raw food abroad. I travel allot in different country's so it's not easy to get raw food with me for long trips. Usually my trips take 3 to 5 days, so any cooler is not that good that it could maintain all raw food in good condition.

What kind of raw food my dogs eat? Our "normal menu" contains  different chicken parts, as necks, hearts, wings and pure meat. Also beef is my dogs favorite. Best bones are cows kneecaps and marrowbones. They also loves moose bones. And for the skinny lady Envy we have fatbooster.
I usually give also Salmon to my dogs (ones in a week). Salmon contains many good vitamins that are good for dogs coats.

Have you tried raw food for your dog?

Now you see mee

New Champion International de beauté!! 

Oops, It's been awhile since my last update. So much has happened and so much more exciting things to happen that I couldn't be happier!! :)

But first show news:

Envy had competed several time's this summer and she had a super day at Rovaniemi in June! She was only bitch to earned CQ, so she was best female and gained her 5th CACIB and was best of opposite. That was the last CACIB what we needed to have her a new title. Now she's a champion international de beauté aka CIB! I hope that the confirmation comes quickly :)
Austin has earned few re-cac with best male placements. He's so funny fellow in ring that it's almost always a fun to show him!

Envy @ HVK speciality. She was BB2!

This weekend we are off to Joensuu. There's 3 shows, so will see what is going to happen. I have Envy, Beverly, Austin & Leevi entered there so it's going to be a hurry weekend.


And then something else

we spent a lovely day in Puuhamaa 1,5 weeks ago. It was a sunny day, so it was super lovely to be outdoors with girls. I haven't been there for ages, I think that last time was when I were 7 years old?
Thanks mom for this day, it was super nice to spent the day with Minttu and Milma. Girls really enjoyed the day there! Thanks to Jennika too! It was nice that you came with us there, you were a big help! :)

Jennika, Minttu, Milma & Mom @Puuhamaa.

And then was THE GIG what I had waited for a long time! Muse performed at Olympic Stadium!! It was so awesome that they filled all my expectations, even more! Thank you Nanna for coming with me to that gig! I had super, super, SUPER FUN!! (even my feet where killing me on Sunday. :D )

That's all for now! Only few more days @ work, then is my SUMMER HOLIDAY!

- Ida

Don’t take anything personally, ever.

That's a good advise for life.

I'll try to follow it, even its going to be hard!



But to the real thing : 

New By & Ee Jch Hoswin Mr Jackpot.
He was BOB on both days in Minsk.

Austin is gained his first adult ch title. He got his title in Belarus few weeks back. He also earned he's first 2 cacibs. On Saturday he was BOS and on Sunday BOB!


Hoover also became a champion that weekend also. He was bm2 on both days and gained 2 re-cacibs, what will confirm to 2 cacibs, because bm1 was already Cib!
Danny and Austin also gained invite to Crufts from Minsk! I'm couldn't be happier!

Envy also came back to show rings after a little holiday. She was shown in Tuuri nat. under judge Markku Kipinä. Envy won the champion class and was eventually BOS! :) Beverly also was shown in that show for a very first time in junior class. She got excellent and placed first out of two juniors.


This is all for now. Next week is Midsummer fest and we are off to Rovaniemi!

"Get used to feeling stupid. It’s a sign of growth"

Tallinn double group show 18.-19.05

We spend our last weekend @ Tallinn.
I had my boys Hugo, Austin and Hoover with me + 2 tibbies, Leevi & Danny also.

We got sooo good results from that show:

"Hugo" JCh Jokin's Northern Fear Factor CAC, 2 x BOS & Brand new FI, EE & LV CH!

"Austin" JCh As Cool As Me BM3 & BM2 (he couldn't take adult CAC because he's already Est JCh.)

"Hoover" JCh Fly Fly Rock This Party 2 x BM2, JCac, 2 x BOS-JUNIOR & Brand new EE & Balt JCh

"Danny" Hoswin Mr Jackpot BM3, BM1, 2 x JCac, 2 x JUNIOR BOB & 1 x BOB!

"Leevi" Yotisha's Shere Khan 2 x MB2, 2 x VetCac, 2 x BOB-Veteran & BIS4-veteran and res.BEST IN SHOW VETERAN!

Wash, brush, wash, brush... I'm a bad groomer?

"Not well groomed"

That's what our judge said to me in Tampere Int few weeks back. The dog that was so badly groomed is my shih tzu Hugo.

I cut Hugo's hair down a little bit over a year ago when he's eye popped out after a dog attacked on him. Our vet had to cut some of hes face hair of so they could work with the eye. When Hugo came back home I decided that he's going to need lots of time to recover so I cut all his hair off.

Hugo has enhanced himself over a year now, so in January I tough that its Hugo's time to start his show career again. Yes, he's coat is not so long that it would touch the ground, but it doesn't need much more to be full length.

Judge didn't like Hugo at all that day (2 month's earlier same judge told me that Hugo is a super dog , and she cave him Exc and made him to win his class ),
"not enough masculine. Too short in body. Undershort bite with twisted to right. Not enough deep stop. Too small eyes. Good neck. Not enough good chest, too prominent breast bone. Not enough long coat for the age. Not well groomed."Open G

I had also my chinese with me in Tampere. Austin competed in Open class for very first time and he got super critique from our judge, mr. Juha Kares:
"Maskuliininen, täynnä energiaa oleva näyttävä uros. Maskuliininen, aavistuksen vahva pää. Hyvä kaula. Suora, lyhyt olkavarsi ja hieman ulkonevat kyynärpäät. Vahva runko. Näyttävä turkki. Hyvä häntä. Näyttävät sivuliikkeet, hieman leveät edestä. "
"Masculine, showy male that is full of energy. Masculine, (slightly) strong head, good neck. Straight, short upper arm and little protruding elbows.  Strong body. Showy coat. Good tail. Showy in side movement, little too wide in front."
Open Exc4, CQ. 


I have much grooming things to learn, and I'm learning all the time.
But I don't think that I'm a bad groomer. Of course someone else could be disagree with me but that's his/hers opinion.
Let's groome our furry dogs and be happy that is summer time.


XoXoXo
Ida

Long time no see!

It's been a while from my new text, sorry for that. I have been so lazy (AGAIN!) to write anything, even we have had many things going on!

But here is little news flash for you :

Hugo aka Est JCh Jo-Kin's Northern Fear Factor is back in rings now for sure! He has competed in 4 times after February's Tallinna INT and he has always got and EXC with CQ and won his class. In Riga 2 x 9th Group show he was 2 x BM1, got 2 CC and was BOB & BOS!! In Finland at Vaasa Int he was BM3, got re-CAC & re-CACIB what will change to be  CACIB! It's hes first one! :) Also he was BM3 in Kankaanpää Group Show.

Hugo @ Vaasa Int after ring.
pic: Jennika Orpana

Austin (Balt, Ee, Lv & Lt JCh) has also competed many times in past spring. He was BM4 in Latvian Winner, BM3 in Kankaanpää Group Show and he also got a re-CC from there.

I'm really looking forward this summers shows. Beverly will start her show hobby from Finnish Afghan Speciality (also called as Sa-Fa) on 08.06 when she will turn 9 months. Also Envy will compete firs time in champion class there. I hope that we will have a warm summer here in Finland (not too warm!! I'm hoping for +25 ) so we could enjoy all outdoor shows what we have here.

What else?

Ooh yeas I had a little holiday trip (also BDay trip) with my girl Mimmi in München! I have been on a airplane for one time before so when we left I was super nerves. All flights went well so I had  nothing to be worried about.
I fell in love with that city right away, so many nice people, easy way to move around cause they have so good public transport in there. There was also + 25 almost whole weekend so it was so nice to be there after a long and cold winter. We tried to be good tourists so we went to see Dachau Concentration Camp. It was a terrible place, u couldn't believe that so many people where killed there just cause one persons hate towards them.

here you can see how pig area it was.

We also partied really hard, all nights we went out. There was soooooo many nice restaurants and bars what we visited, and it wasn't that expensive to eat out.

pizza and beer <3 nbsp="" td="">

I took many pics from our trip, hope that Mimmi will send them soon to me so I can share all off them with u!

But that's all for now folks, today it's again a doggy washing day, tomorrow we are of to Tampere Int with Austin and Hugo :)




p.s That big thing I was talking about is still on its way. Hopefully I can present it to you soon. But I can tell you that show dog people will be happy to have something new to use! ;) ;)