News and Updates
31 July 2008
Summer specialty of the Lapphund Club of Finland in Rokua 19 July: Yet another class win for Edi, who, in fact, was the only junior dog graded Excellent at the show. Nuuk did very well, too, and despite his lack of coat went second in the intermediate class with a Very Good grading. Lempi got EXC/3 in the veteran class. Adult Lappies were judged by Raimo Viljanmaa, whereas puppies were put through their paces by Marjatta Pylvänäinen-Suorsa. Mette made her debut and, much to my delight, showed very nicely and went second in the baby puppy class with a honorary prize. To top off the nice day, yours truly had the pleasure of judging the Junior Handling and Children's Handling competitions.
Ylivieska International 20 July: This was the second show for Nuuk and Edi over the weekend and I was delighted to get a text message saying that Edi had been awarded his second CC by Matti Tuominen! He was placed third in the dog challenge. Nuuk repeated his result from the day before: VG/2 in the intermediate class. Well done! Edi photographed below by Hanna Keskitalo - thank you again!
13 July 2008
Oulu International 12 July: Edi added one more junior class win to his credit, this time graded Very Good by Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen. However, the star of the day was Nuuk, who not only won his class with an Excellent grading but also went fourth in the very competitive dog challenge and took his second CC despite the fact that he was sporting a very summery look with hardly any undercoat left. Way to go Nuuk & owner Pirjo! This beautiful headshot of the always smiling CC winner is by Hanna Keskitalo - thanks!
Some new health results for Kukka: she had clear eyes and her hips and elbows looked good in the x-rays (the final scores will arrive from the Finnish Kennel Club in a few weeks' time). The best news, however, was that Kukka's left patella had improved with age and it was diagnosed with only mild patella luxation (grade 1). The right patella is free from PL (grade 0). Thank you Johanna for having Kukka examined!
8 July 2008
New photos added to Aarni's gallery.
2 July 2008
Show ring news from May and June:
Himanka group show 17 May: Jeppe VG/2 in the open class and Hertta, who was out and about for the first time in almost five years, EXC/2 in the champion class & fourth in the bitch challenge under Arvi Ellmén.
Sotkamo group show 24 May: Graded Excellent, Edi won the junior class, went third in the dog challenge and was awarded a reserve CC, whereas Nuuk won his class as well with a Very Good grading. The judge was Esko Salkonen.
Kestilä group show 25 May: Edi VG/1, Nuuk G, and Jeppe EXC/2 under Jukka Kuusisto.
Piteå International, Sweden 31 May: Peppi went second in the open class and Lempi won the veteran class, both with an Excellent grading. They ended up being placed fourth and fifth in the bitch challenge by Tina Permo. Lempi also went BOS veteran. Tina Permo was also judging Pharaoh Hounds and gave Kiara CACIB & BOS!
Raahe group show 7 June: Edi EXC/1 & fourth place in the dog challenge under Sakari Poti. What is more, he went on to take the CC - congratulations are in order for this handsome youngster! Thank you Hanna Keskitalo for the lovely photos below.
Suomussalmi group show 14 June: Nuuk went VG/1 under Arvi Ellmén.
Gällivare International, Sweden 21 June: We almost gave this show a miss as Kiara had got her Swedish CACIB at Piteå a few weeks earlier so there was nothing left for her to achieve. Lempi the golden oldie was only entered for fun as she likes going to dog shows. The evening before the show we decided to go anyway and it turned out to be the right decision since Lempi won the veteran class, went second in the bitch challenge and got the CC, which makes her a Swedish champion at the age of 11.5 years! Furthermore, she was BOS veteran again. The judge on the day was Ing-Marie Hagelin.
New photos on the following pages: gallery (Basenji photos under Posing & various photos under Pairs and groups), Hertta, Peppi, Quinto, Toppe, Remu, and Vekku - thank you everyone who sent pictures!
14 May 2008
Kukka went VG/4 under Teuvo Kangas at Vaasa International 27 Apr and VG/1 under Sakari Poti at the all-breed show in Rauma 11 May.
Kiara took part in a lure coursing competition at Kajaani 3 May and made her way into the finals. Her final score was 217 + 187 = 404 points.
Kukka attended her fourth obedience trial 4 May and once again went home with a First Prize (177.5 points/fourth overall)! As this was Kukka's third such award in the Open Class, she gained the Finnish obedience degree TK2. Congrats Johanna & Kukka!
A photo of Busy-Buddy's Aristarkos added to Hertta's pedigree - thank you Niina Papunen! In addition, there are a few pics of Mette at four months old on Mette's photo page.
22 Apr 2008
Recent show results:
Kajaani group show 13 Apr: Nuuk was graded Good and Edi Very Good with a second
place in the junior class under Leni Finne.
Kiuruvesi group show 19 Apr: Nuuk was graded Very Good & placed second in the intermediate class by Pekka Kortekangas.
Pyhäjärvi group show 20 Apr: Nuuk (photographed right) EXC/1 & 2nd in the dog challenge with his first CC - congrats Pirjo & Nuuk! Miina (photographed left by Titta Repo) made her debute going VG/3 in the junior class, and Lempi's result was EXC/1 & 3rd in the bitch challenge & BVIB. Lappies were judged by breed specialist Eija Lehtimäki, who also adjudicated in the Best Veteran in Show ring and placed Lempi Runner-up to BVIS!
The Peski and Tanhu kids have been added to the Bred by Cantavia section. What is more, Lapinlumon Aarni and Cantavia Poutapilvi aka Mette can now be found under Owned by Cantavia.
There are new photos on the following pages: Nuuk, Edi, and Miina. Thank you Titta Repo! In addition, minor improvements have been made here and there.
7 Apr 2008
Lestijärvi group show 5 Apr: Lempi went Best Veteran in Breed under Sakari Poti (photo on the left by Titta Repo) and 2nd runner-up to Best Veteran in Show under Markku Santamäki (photo on right by Minna Väänänen)!
4 Apr 2008
Last weekend was full of action so here is a brief summary of what was going on. On the Saturday, Kukka was competing in her second ever Open Class obedience trial and this was a repeat performance from the last time: Kukka got a First Prize scoring an impressive 196.5 points out of the maximum of 200 points. What is more, she was again placed first in the overall ranking and awarded a honorary prize. As the obedience trial was held at the Spring specialty of the Finnish Lapphund Club, Kukka also got a special prize for being the best-placed Lappie in the Open Class. Not to be outdone, Peppi also took part in an obedience trial (her first ever) and now has a First Prize (170 points) from the Novice Class to her record. She was placed sixth in the overall ranking. However, this was not enough for Peppi and Kati - in the evening they took part in an agility competition and scored their qualifying clean run for the Midi Agility 3 class. Wow!
On the Sunday, Kukka made an appearance in the show ring at the Lappie specialty and took a very nice placing in the huge intermediate class: she was graded Excellent and went second in the class under Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen. She was only beaten by her half sister Fihtolas Ĺfelia, who is also sired by Cantavia Leijonamieli. Peppi and Kati attended their first Midi 3 class competitions without any major success, however, I am sure this is not the last we will hear from them! As for yours truly, Elina and I drove to Boden, Sweden, to show Kiara the PH at a sighthound specialty. I am glad we did as Kiara went BOB and got her crowning Swedish CC under Shamil Abrakimov. Kiara is now a Swedish champion! Thank you Aino Mäkelä for the photos below.
New photos: Cantavia Seesami (pet name Veera) and Kukka doing obedience. Thank you Jaana Ijäs and Birgitta Karhunen for the photos!
28 Mar 2008
Peppi and Kiara were eye tested yesterday. Peppi's eyes are clear, however, Kiara was diagnosed with MRD. Fortunately nothing more serious was found. What is more, Kiara's patellas were examined and they are normal.
26 Mar 2008
Introducing my new import from Denmark: this is Lapinlumon Aarni (d.o.b. 30 Dec 2007). He is by Orso-Farm Caamos out of DK Ch Lapinlumon Kiiski. Aarni will have his own page soon - watch this space!
Kukka was shown at the Ruovesi group show on 24 Mar. This time she was graded Very Good and placed fourth in her class by Hannu Talvi.
18 Mar 2008
Kukka took part in a reindeer herding test at Sodankylä 9 Mar and passed it with flying colours! She got an excellent evaluation from the judges. Thank you Johanna and Kukka for making the long journey to Lapland! For more photos from the event, visit Kukka's gallery - all photos by Kaisa Hurme.
Tanhu's puppies have now moved to their new homes. Pakkaslumi lives in Pudasjärvi, Piimäsuu in Pyhäntä, and Pohjantähti in Ylivieska, whereas the only bitch in the litter, Poutapilvi, stayed here in Oulu.
New photos on the following pages: Cantavia Mustikkamaito aka Edi and Doris' gallery.
6 Mar 2008
Tanhu's hip and elbow evaluations are finally here: her hip score is left B, right A, and she has normal elbows (0/0).
Lempi's progeny has been updated with a photo of Jäkäläkummun Laiskajaakko - thank you owner Päivi Huovinen!
27 Feb 2008
The DNA test results are in: all four puppies are sired by Orso-Farm Atninbeaska.
25 Feb 2008
Tornio group show 23 Feb: out of the five dogs entered from our team, Nuuk was the only one who actually made it to the ring as the other owners and one of the dogs were feeling too poorly to travel to the show. Nuuk was graded Very Good by Saija Juutilainen and placed second in the intermediate class out of seven dogs. Well done!
Peppi took part in a couple of agility trials over the weekend and managed to snap up one more clean run and a win in the Midi Agility 2 class, so she only needs one more achievement like that to qualify for the Midi Agility 3 class. What excellent news!
14 Feb 2008
Orso-Farm Tanhuvilla, the dam of the current litter, has now been to the vet's for her hip and elbow x-rays. Both looked excellent, however, let us wait for the final score from the Finnish Kennel Club. Tanhu's patellas were examined, too, and they are normal.
The pups' as well as parent candidates' DNA samples are now being analysed and the results are expected to arrive by the end of the month.
10 Feb 2008
Cantavia Kodinonni "Nuuk" and Cantavia Tupasvilla "Doris" had their eyes checked 8 Feb. Nuuk was clear, however, Doris was not as lucky. A DNA test earlier showed that she was genetically prcd-PRA affected, and unfortunately the disease has now progressed to a stage where it can already be seen by an ophthalmologist. Now let us hope Doris does not go completely blind :( Thank you Pirjo and Hannakaisa for having your dogs examined!
3 Feb 2008
Kiara was graded Excellent by Andre van den Broek at Turku International 26 Jan.
20 Jan 2008
Nuuk has been to a couple of shows in January with nice results: first he was graded Very Good and placed third by Paula Rekiranta at Kajaani Int'l 5 Jan. Then the Spitz Clubs' specialty in Kuopio 20 Jan went even better as Nuuk was graded Excellent and won the junior class under breed specialist Tapio Kakko out an entry of 95 Lappies. Furthermore, Nuuk has now got his own website at http://cantaviakodinonni.kotisivukone.com/ (in Finnish only).
Kukka competed in her second obedience trial ever 6 Jan, this time in the Open Class. Again, she got a First Prize and is now eligible for the Advanced Class - at the age of 16 months! What is more, Kukka was placed first in the overall ranking and awarded a honorary prize. Excellent work again, Johanna and Kukka!
Photo updates: Youri (Cantavia Maahinen) and Nuka (Cantavia Kommervenkki).
13 Jan 2008
Finnish Lapphund puppies born 12 Jan.
12 Dec 2007
Results from the Finnish Winner Show held in Helsinki 8/9 Dec: Kiara EXC/3 under Rainer Vuorinen, Kukka VG under Bo Skalin, and Arttu won the champion class and went third in the dog challenge with res CACIB under Kresten Scheel.
Peppi took part in a temperament test in Haukipudas 10 Nov. The judges were Lauri Ojala and Jari Keinänen and Peppi scored 174 points, which is quite impressive for a Lappie. What is more, Peppi has collected her first clean run and a win in the Midi Agility 2 class!
We have got quite a few recent health results, some of which are good and some not-so-good: Cantavia Kanelikorppu's hips and elbows were x-rayed and the Kennel Club vet's evaluations came back as follows: hips E (severily dysplastic) and elbows 1/1 (mildly dysplastic). Litter brother Cantavia Kodinonni was more lucky: hips B, elbows 0/0, patella 0-0, and prcd-PRA Normal/Clear. Sister Cantavia Kesäheinä had her patellas examined and unfortunately she turned out to have patella luxation (grade 2) on her left knee. The right knee is normal. Arttu the Crested (Secret Line's Homemade Hotdog) was eye tested and his eyes are clear except for morbi corporis vitrei (vitreous degeneration). Thank you everyone for having your dogs examined!
Photos added to the following sections: Jeppe, Peppi, Remu (Cantavia Menninkäinen), Ropi (Cantavia Muskottipähkinä), and Miina (Cantavia Mielitietty). Thank you all who let me use their pictures: Minna Väänänen, Johanna Mäkelä, Taru Jääskeläinen, Saana Jänkälä, and Raili Ojalehto.
30 Oct 2007
Kukka was tested for prcd-PRA and the result came back as Normal/Clear. What is more, Jäkäläkummun Jänkäjustus, the sire of the Cantavia M litter, was tested Normal/Clear as well, which means that the litter is now clear by parentage.
28 Oct 2007
Excellent news from the show rings again:
Seinäjoki Int'l 20/21 Oct, 30 Lappies shown under Leif-Herman Wilberg: Peppi won the champion class, was placed 3rd in the bitch challenge and took her second CACIB! Kiara was shown for the first time this year and she went fourth in the bitch challenge out of eight PHs entered under Barbka Novak. Arttu made an appearance in the ring on Sunday and was placed third in the champion class by Bengt-Åke Bogren (68 Cresteds present).
Jyväskylä 21 Oct - Autumn Specialty of the Lapphund Club of Finland: What an unbelievable day as we got two class winners out of the huge entry of 170 Finnish Lapphunds! First up was Kukka who was the only junior bitch graded Excellent (13 entries in the class) and thereby automatically won her class under Hannu Talvi. Jeppe was shown as well, however, this time he was only graded Good by Esko Nummijärvi. Lempi went fourth in the veteran class under Maija Mäkinen, and the last one up was our star of the day Peppi - she won the champion class and finished off the day by placing second in the bitch challenge under Hannu Talvi. I can tell you I was over the moon!
Lahti Int'l 27 Oct, 63 Cresteds shown under Cristian Stefanescu: Arttu third in the champion class.
8 Oct 2007
Show results from the weekend:
Oulu Int'l 6 Oct, 39 Lappies entered for Tina Permo: Nuuk VG/4, Peppi took BOS with CACIB and golden girl Lempi went 2nd in the bitch challenge as well as Best Veteran in Breed - I cannot complain! Photos below by Minna Väänänen (Peppi left, Lempi right).
Kemi group show 6 Oct, 33 Cresteds entered for Johan Juslin: Arttu won the champion class and went 4th in the dog challenge.
Oulu Int'l 7 Oct, 55 Cresteds entered for Gunilla Kühni and Denis Kuzelj: Arttu went 2nd in the dog challenge and got a reserve CACIB.
2 Oct 2007
Chinese Crested Club Show 29 Sept: Arttu went second in the dog challenge and was awarded a special prize for "Best Mover of the Day". Fantastic work Arttu and Erja! The judge was Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari.
Kukka made her obedience trial debut in Ulvila 23 Sept. She got a First Prize and is thereby now eligible
to compete in the Open Class. In the overall ranking she was placed second and received a honorary prize. Kukka and Johanna, what a great team you make!
The Robbie and Mimmi pups now have their own page each - please visit the Bred by Cantavia section. Furthermore, Cantavia Mielitietty aka Miina is now featured in the Owned by Cantavia section.
A photo of Jäkäläkummun Silmänilo added to Ronja and Kukka's pedigrees. Thank you Matleena Eskelinen!
Minor updates made all over the website.
9 Sept 2007
Latest show results: Nuuk VG/2 under Hannu Talvi at a group show in Kajaani 18 Aug. Arttu has been shown as follows: 2nd in the dog challenge at Kouvola 18 Aug (judge Annukka Paloheimo), ECX/2 at Tervakoski Int'l 25 Aug (judge Marjatta Pylvänäinen-Suorsa), VG at the Toydog Specialty in Helsinki 26 Aug (judge Lisa McKenzie), and 4th in the dog challenge at a group show in Tampere 9 Sept (judge Paavo Mattila).
Once again, Peppi and Kati have done great work on agility courses - this talented dog/handler team are now competing in the Midi Agility 2 class as they had the qualifying third clean run at an agility trial in Oulu 18 Aug. I am so proud of you! What is more, the first competitions in class 2 have been successful as well with very few penalties.
Robbie and Mimmi's puppies have now left for their new homes. Cantavia Mielitietty (pet name Miina) and Muskottipähkinä (Ropi) live here in Oulu, Mustikkamaito (Edi) is accompanying Doris in Suomussalmi, Menninkäinen (Remu) and Maitopoika (Remu) moved to Kokkola and Lumijoki respectively, and Maahinen (Youri) travelled all the way to Holland. I wish them all the best in their new homes! The pups will each have their own page later on.
Photo updates on the following pages: Hertta's progeny (Orso-Farm Rakuuna), Nuuk, Kukka, and Peppi (agility pictures). Thank you Saila Tapio, Pirjo Kivijärvi, Johanna Laiholahti, and Minna Väänänen for the lovely pictures!
12 Aug 2007
We had a fabulous day at the Rovaniemi group show yesterday with Jeppe taking his second CC with BOB and Lempi going BOS and BOS veteran under Matti Palojärvi! Doris was graded Very Good and went 2nd in the intermediate class. While I was busy showing in Rovaniemi, Elina took Kiara, who has not been shown at all this year, to a match show and Kiara went all the way to Best in Show!
A couple of photos (taken by Minna Väänänen) added to Jeppe's page.
7 Aug 2007
Quinto took another CC & BOB in Leuven, Belgium 4 Aug - well done!
6 Aug 2007
Nuuk was shown again with great success yesterday: he won the junior class and went 4th in the dog challenge at the all-breed show in Kuopio under Matti Palojärvi. What is more, he was awarded his third Res CC. Congrats to owner Pirjo!
29 July 2007
Nuuk went 2nd in the dog challenge and took his second Res CC under Esko Nummijärvi at a group show in Raahe 28 July. Good job again!
23 July 2007
Kukka graded VG under Pirjo Hjelm at the Lappie Summer Specialty in Lammi 22 July.
Kiara's photo page updated.
16 July 2007
Kokkola Int'l 15 July, judge Sakari Poti: Nuuk VG/2, Kukka EXC/1 Res CC, and Lempi EXC/3.
A photo of Fidelis Yasso added to Doris' pedigree. Thank you Eija Lehtimäki!
10 July 2007
Lempi's pedigree updated with photos of Peski Luuhki and Peski Lappi, and Ronja's pedigree with a photo of Orso-Farm Calicca. Thank you Eija Lehtimäki for these treasures of photos!
8 July 2007
Quinto went BOB with CACIB today in Brussels - many congrats to owner Brenda!
Links to KoiraNet (Finnish Kennel Club online database) added to all dogs bred and other minor improvements made all over.
6 July 2007
Mimmi's puppies are here! A litter of five dogs and one bitch was born 1 July.
Latest show results: Kukka VG/2 under Matti Palojärvi at Mouhijärvi 2 June. Arttu EXC/3 at the following shows: Kotka Int'l 16 June (Petru Muntean), Hämeenlinna 17 June (Joan Hutton), and Karjaa Int'l 1 July (Tatjana Urek). At the Saarijärvi group show 30 June Arttu took the breed and also went Group-3 under Lilian Hanniste! Photo below by Tiina Laine.
Kati and Peppi attended their third agility trial in Oulu 6 June and had another clean run - now they only need one more to move on to the Midi Agility 2 class!
Doris was tested for prcd-PRA in May, and it is with a heavy heart I have to inform you that her status came back as Affected. I hope and pray that she will get to keep her eyesight for as long as possible. On a lighter note, Kukka had preliminary hip x-rays taken (too young for Kennel Club evaluation) and everything looks OK! Her lower back and knees were x-rayed as well and looked excellent.
Photo updates on the following pages: Cantavia Absolutely Fab and Arttu's progeny (Kuutarhan Valkeat Yöt). Thank you Matilda Aine and Tiina Laine!
27 May 2007
Ii group show 26 May: Lempi third in the bitch challenge and BOS Veteran under breeder judge Eija Lehtimäki.
Helsinki group show 26 May: Arttu EXC/3 under Jose Vidal.
25 May 2007
Oulu all-breed show 12/13 May: on Saturday, Lempi went third in the bitch challenge & Best Veteran in Breed under Maija Mäkinen. Peppi's result was EXC/3. On Sunday, I was not showing any dogs but instead judged the Junior Handling competition, which was good fun.
Hamina all-breed show 12 May: Arttu, who is certainly back in business and currently in the lead for Top Crested in Finland, EXC/1 under Branislav Rajic.
Salo group show 13 May: Arttu BOS under Pirjo Aaltonen.
Tampere puppy show 17 May: Kukka 2nd in the bitch puppy class under Juha Putkonen.
Helsinki Int'l 19 May: Arttu EXC under Michael Forte.
Ristijärvi group show 20 May: Nuuk attended his very first 'adult' class with fabulous results, namely, he went 2nd in the dog challenge and was awarded the Res CC by Raimo Viljanmaa - congratulations are in order! His daddy Jeppe was graded Very Good and went second in the open class. Doris was not showing as well as she normally is and therefore the judge had no choice but to grade her Good. Peppi, however, did once again well by taking Best Bitch and BOS - good job! The four dogs are photographed below (top left Nuuk, top right Peppi, bottom left Doris, bottom right Jeppe). The photo of Nuuk by yours truly, the other three by Minna Väänänen.
Doris' prcd-PRA status will be available soon as we had a blood sample drawn 11 May. Watch this space for more news! Doris' brother Quinto, who lives in Belgium, was eye tested clear 24 May.
Lots of new pictures: Nuuk, Kukka (seven to nine months old), Quinto, Doris, Jeppe, and Peppi (on the move). Thank you Minna Väänänen, Johanna Laiholahti, Minna Rummukainen and Brenda Dauwens - keep the photos coming!
1 May 2007
Puppy news: our special guest star from Denmark, Fin/Dk Ch Club Ch Lapinlumon Lapinloru "Mimmi" has been bred to Jäkäläkummun Jänkäjustus.
29 Apr 2007
Kiuruvesi group show 28 Apr: Yet another fantastic day for us! 33 Lappies were entered under breed specialist Eija Lehtimäki, and all four dogs we were showing did very well. The first one up was Jeppe, who was graded Excellent, won the open class and then went on to take the second place in the dog challenge as well as the coveted CC - congrats to his owner Minna! Next, it was Doris' turn to enter the ring and, graded Excellent, she won the junior class and went fourth in the tough bitch challenge. Also graded Excellent, Peppi not only won the champion class but also the bitch challenge. She finished BOS! To top off the day, Lempi the veteran got an Excellent grading as well and went second in her class. I could not have been more pleased about the results! Doris is pictured below (photo by Minna Väänänen).
Kajaani group show 29 Apr: Cantavia Kodinonni aka Nuuk debuted in the show ring and won the dog puppy class, was awarded a prize of honour and went Best Puppy in Breed under Pekka Teini - great job Nuuk and Pirjo!
As if the weekend was not perfect enough as it was, Peppi competed in her very first 'official' agility trials today and won both competitions! As one of the courses was a clean run, she is now one step closer to the Midi Agility 2 class. Excellent work Peppi and Kati!
26 Apr 2007
Vaasa Int'l 15 Apr (judge Hannu Talvi): Kukka Best Puppy in Breed - well done Kukka and Johanna!
Haapavesi group show 21 Apr (judge Ritva Raita): Jeppe was graded Very Good and won the open class.
Peppi took Best of Breed (shown here in the group ring with co-owner Kati).
Lempi went 2nd in the bitch challenge, Best Veteran in Breed & Runner-up to BVIS.
Photos above by Minna Väänänen. Thank you Kati and Minna for a nice day at the show!
Kankaanpää group show 22 Apr (judge Jouko Yrjölä): Arttu 4th in the dog challenge.
Hertta was eye tested clear 23 Apr.
9 Apr 2007
Finnish Lapphund Specialty Show 25 Mar: Kukka got a creditable second place in the bitch puppy class under breeder judge Tapio Kakko - way to go Kukka!
Tampere Int'l 24 Mar: Arttu went BOS out of a whopping entry of 116 Chinese Cresteds! The judge was Tiina Taulos.
Lappeenranta 9 Apr: Arttu 2nd in the dog challenge out of 38 Cresteds under Annukka Paloheimo.
Good news from Belgium: Cantavia Timjami aka Quinto's hip score is B.
Photo galleries of the following dogs have been updated: Kukka (thank you Johanna Laiholahti), Cantavia Kanelikorppu aka Puru (thank you Seppo Turunen), and Kiara. In addition, there are a few new pics in the Photo gallery.
11 Mar 2007 Kukka made her show ring debut at the Kaapelitehdas Puppy Show in Helsinki 4 March and did it with style: she won the baby puppy class and was awarded a prize of honour by Marja Talvitie. Thank you Johanna!
Photo gallery updated with a couple of new pictures (see Dogs in motion and playing).
25 Feb 2007 Group show in Tornio 17 Feb (22 entries): Lempi second in the bitch challenge and BOS Veteran under Marja Talvitie.
Peppi's photo page updated with a couple of wintry pictures and some new photos added to the Gallery section under the Dogs in motion and playing and Posing headings.
11 Feb 2007 Group show in Raahe 3 Feb: A very good day again with Doris winning the junior class on her first official outing and placing fourth in the bitch challenge out of twenty bitches entered. What is more, Lempi the golden oldie went second in the bitch challenge, was awarded the Best Veteran in Breed rosette, and later on went 2nd runner-up to Best Veteran in Show (thank you Irina Jylhä for the photo below!). The breed judge was Matti Palojärvi and group judge Marjo Jaakkola.
Rekku attended Kajaani International 6 Jan with his owner Sirpa. He was graded Very Good and placed third in the junior class by Elina Tan-Hietalahti.
Arttu the Chinese Crested was shown at Turku International 28 Jan and he won the champion class and went third in the dog challenge with Res CACIB under Dubravka Reicher.
New photos added to Doris and Kukka's galleries (latter photos by Johanna Laiholahti), and minor updates made all over.
27 Nov 2006
I went to a group show in Kemi on Saturday. I had entered Lempi and DK Ch/Club Ch Lapinlumon Lapinloru aka Mimmi, who lives in Denmark but is staying with me for a while. Sakari Poti was judging and there were 33 Finnish Lapphunds in the ring (out of which 22 were bitches!). Mimmi managed a fantastic second place in the bitch challenge and as the winner already was a champion, the CC was passed on to Mimmi and she was thereby crowned a Finnish champion! This was way more than I had dared to hope for as this was Mimmi's first show in Finland. Many congrats to breeder/owner Sarah Brandes! Lempi did extremely well, too, by placing fourth in the bitch challenge and on top of that she was Best Veteran in Breed. What is more, later on the day she went Best Veteran in Show under Markku Santamäki! Kiara and Mimmi had their hips x-rayed a couple of weeks ago and we have now got the final results from the Finnish Kennel Club: Kiara B, Mimmi C (on a scale from A to E).
19 Nov 2006
Latest show news: Oulu International 7 Oct proved to be an excellent day for us as first Kiara went 4th Best Bitch under Zafra Sirik, then Jeppe went 3rd Best Dog w/ Res CC and finally Peppi topped off the day by winning the large Open bitch class, placing 3rd in the bitch challenge, gaining Res CACIB as well as her third and crowning CC on her first outing after her 2nd birthday! So congratulations are in order for the very first Cantavia champion. Finnish Lapphunds were judged by Rodi Hübenthal of Sweden. Jeppe's photograph (left below) by Johanna Kuoppala and Peppi's (right below) by Minna Väänänen - thank you! What is more, we also attended the autumn speciality show of the Finnish Lapphund Club in Kalajoki 22 Oct. Grand old lady Lempi made her first appearance in the Veteran class and was graded Very Good and placed 2nd by Antti Aarnio. Rekku entered the Junior class for the first time and was graded Good by Leila Kärkäs. Then Peppi was shown at Jyväskylä International 18 Nov by Kati and she added another Res CACIB to her credit and went 2nd in the bitch challenge under Maija Mäkinen. Well done girls!
Lempi was eye tested clear 8 Nov.
Ronja's pups have now got their own pages - see links in the Bred by Cantavia section. Furthermore, Cantavia Kesäheinä aka Kukka is featured in the Owned by Cantavia section.
Photos added to Lempi, Hertta, Peppi, and Doris' picture galleries as well as Peppi's pedigree (grandsire Rurru). Minor improvements and corrections made all over the site.
10 Sept 2006
Peppi's gallery updated with an agility photo - thank you Mari Luhtaniemi!
3 Sept 2006
Photo update: new pictures of Doris in her gallery. Arttu went BOS in Helsinki yesterday under Tom Mather out of an entry of 34 Chinese Cresteds. What is more, Arttu's daughter Kuutarhan Taikakukka was made up on the day - congrats to breeder/owner Erja Pekkala!
21 Aug 2006
Finnish Lapphund puppies born 18 Aug by Cantavia Leijonamieli out of Jäkäläkummun Davvenieida.
A couple of show results: Arttu went 5th Best Dog at the Norwegian Winner show in Oslo 12 Aug under Joakim Ohlsson, whereas Cantavia Timotei aka Rekku attended his very first show at Sotkamo and won the Puppy Dog class (three entries) under Esko Nummijärvi.
12 Aug 2006
Kiara has been shown with the following results: Cantavia Tupasvilla aka Doris made her show debut at Ylivieska going 3rd in the puppy class under Pirjo Hjelm, and Cantavia Leijonamieli aka Jeppe was graded Very Good and placed first in the intermediate class by Tuula Pratt at Ruukki.
Photo updates on Cantavia Timotei aka Rekku's page and in the Gallery section under Pairs and groups.
29 June 2006
Latest news: Hertta, Peppi and Jeppe were tested for
prcd-PRA with the following results: Things have been rather quiet on the show front - nevertheless Kiara went BOB at the Oulu all-breed show 14 May under Marjatta
Pylvänäinen-Suorsa and gained a creditable second place in the Champion class at the European Winner show in
Helsinki 10 June under Unto Timonen.
Kiara also took part in her very first lure coursing competition at Kajaani 18 June scoring 408 points.
Photo updates on the following pages: Ronja's picture gallery, Cantavia Leijonamieli, Cantavia Alive n' Kickin, Hertta's progeny (new picture of Orso-Farm Rosmariini), Elvis' progeny (Jujucans Moon of Paris), Arttu's progeny (Hebblas Tincture Tinsel), and Kiara's pedigree (Siphra's Summernight City).
12 May 2006
Peppi's hip and elbow evaluations arrived today: her hip score is C (on a scale from A to E) and she has clear elbows.
10 May 2006
The new website is up and running now. I owe a big thank you to Johanna Kuoppala who did such an excellent job on the layout of this site!
7 May 2006
These first months of 2006 have been rather quiet as far as dogs are concerned. Here is a brief update of what has been going on:
Peppi attended a reindeer herding test at Narkaus 5 Mar and passed it with ease. She got very excited about herding and proved to be an agile and fast herder (she will need to work on the obedience part though!). Thank you Kati for handling Peppi in the paddock! For more pictures from the event, visit Peppi's gallery.
Peppi had her health checks performed: her eyes were clear and she was free from patella luxation. Now we just have to wait for the final evaluation of the hip and elbow x-rays back from the Finnish Kennel Club. What is more, Peppi took part in her very first fun agility competition and she certainly did it with style: Peppi won the Medium dogs' class! What a start.
As for dog shows, Kiara went runner-up to Best Bitch with Res CC and Res CACIB at Kajaani 6 Jan under Cristian Stefanescu. At Tampere 18 Mar she was graded Very Good by Steven Seymour, and at Lahti 23 Apr she went 3rd Best Bitch under Manuel Loureiro Borges. The best result so far this year was achieved at Vaasa 30 Apr where Kiara went BOB and finished her championship under Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen! Unfortunately she was unable to attend the group judging. Arttu was shown at Turku 22 Jan and went 4th Best Dog under Harry Tast.
Oona's puppies moved to their new homes in January. Timotei and Tuhatkauno live in Haukipudas, Tupasvilla in Suomussalmi and Timjami flew all the way to Belgium. I met the three puppies that stayed in Finland at a Match Show 9 Apr and I was happy to see that all of them were outgoing and very well behaved even though it was their first time out and about. Rekku and Vilma made their ring debuts and both of them were placed well. Doris' first appearance in the ring took place a month later at a Match Show in Oulu where she was placed BIS-7.