NORD/FI/SE/NO Ch
Jäkäläkummun Ensi-Lempi
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Finnish Lapphund (bitch)
By Orso-Farm Dundra ex C.I.B/FI/NO Ch Jäkäläkummun Kamomilla
Whelped 9 Jan '97, died 16 Dec '11
Bred by Tapio Kakko (Jäkäläkummun)
Eyes clear (Nov '06), hip score C/C (on scale from A to E)
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Lempi ('love' in old-fashioned Finnish) was my very first dog and I could not have got a
better one. She was a perfect companion and I loved her to bits. Lempi was co-owned with her
breeder Tapio Kakko until she had a litter of six males by Ch Orso-Farm Hiski under the
Jäkäläkummun prefix in October '99, after which the ownership was transferred to me. Lempi's
second litter (sired by Fidelis Miska), this time registered under the Cantavia prefix, was
born in June '01. In November '04, she gave birth to her third and final litter (sired by
Jäkäläkummun Dielku), which was registered under the Poavinävlin prefix. A couple of months
later Lempi had to have a mammary tumour removed and I decided to have her spayed at the
same time. Two more tumours were found early 2008 so Lempi had
to undergo another operation. Made up in January '01, Lempi took a years-long break from the show rings and
made a comeback in veteran classes late 2006. She had a Best
Veteran in Show win and many other BVIS placements to her
credit. What is more, she was consistently placing in the bitch
challenge giving the younger ones a run for their money. A
particularly proud moment was the international show in
Gällivare, Sweden in June '08 when Lempi gained her Swedish
title at the age of 11.5 years! Another fantastic achievement was
gaining the Norwegian and Nordic champion titles at the Harstad
international show in Norway in April '09, accompanied with a
fourth place in the BVIS competition. As for other doggy activities, in March '02 Lempi took part in a reindeer herding test at Narkaus, near the Arctic
Circle in Lapland, and passed it with flying colours. Lempi also knew her way around the agility
course and attended some basic obedience classes. Her very last
appearance in the show ring took place in May '10 when she went
second runner-up to BVIS. After that she enjoyed her retirement
to the fullest - she was absolutely spoiled rotten!
In late 2011, Lempi started developing mammary tumours again, and more
kept appearing as soon as the previous ones were removed, so I had
to make the tough decision to let her go. Except for the mammary
tumours, Lempi was very healthy all her life. I want to take this
opportunity to thank Tapio for this precious dog who meant the
world to me and is so dearly missed.