Well that was 2016 and a lot has happened in just one year!
January
We mostly trained and went for walks. Summerlitter also turned 6 months and Taika and Rushi attended puppyschool. Kiira got her eyes checked and still healthy!
January
We mostly trained and went for walks. Summerlitter also turned 6 months and Taika and Rushi attended puppyschool. Kiira got her eyes checked and still healthy!
February
Ressu turns 11 years. More dogtraining. Agility, rallyobedience and puppyschool.
Flikka also attended at an unofficial agilitycompetition and came 3rd an beginnersclass (Mölli). Taika and Rushi attended their first Match show and both behavied great <3
Ressu turns 11 years. More dogtraining. Agility, rallyobedience and puppyschool.
Flikka also attended at an unofficial agilitycompetition and came 3rd an beginnersclass (Mölli). Taika and Rushi attended their first Match show and both behavied great <3
March
Sofia and Neiti attended an unofficial rally obedience competition and won with 89p. Merja and Rushi both attended in a Match show (unofficial dogshow). Rushi became 4th best red puppy and Merja 2nd best blue small dog.
The pups also attended at their first dogshow in puppy class. Taika 2nd in her class and Rushi 4th. Merja got EXC and was 2nd in working class.
Sofia and Neiti attended an unofficial rally obedience competition and won with 89p. Merja and Rushi both attended in a Match show (unofficial dogshow). Rushi became 4th best red puppy and Merja 2nd best blue small dog.
The pups also attended at their first dogshow in puppy class. Taika 2nd in her class and Rushi 4th. Merja got EXC and was 2nd in working class.
April
Kiira and Flikka both did great at unofficial agilitycompetition with Sofia.
Merja, Taika, Rushi (and Westtorpets Summer Storm "Lemmy) all participated in Vaasa INT. Merja stayed at Kirsis and Marcus´with her pup Lemmy, she was on trainingcamp with Kirsi =D
Finally some nice weather and the forestwalks started =)
Kiira and Flikka both did great at unofficial agilitycompetition with Sofia.
Merja, Taika, Rushi (and Westtorpets Summer Storm "Lemmy) all participated in Vaasa INT. Merja stayed at Kirsis and Marcus´with her pup Lemmy, she was on trainingcamp with Kirsi =D
Finally some nice weather and the forestwalks started =)
May
This was a month filled with good times but also with sorrow. Poitsu my oldest sheltie got cancer and I had to put him down. I still miss him and his personality. He will never be forgotten <3
Merja and Taika attended a group show in Teerijärvi. Merja won working class with CQ and became 2nd best bitch with resCAC.
Taika and Rushi participated in a Match show and Taika won the red puppies and became Best In Show 2nd <3
Westtorpets dogs also attended a group show in Nurmo. For the first time a got a breeders group. Taika, Lemmy, Memory and Merja attended. Both Merja and Taika got EXC and 2nd in their classes <3
This was a month filled with good times but also with sorrow. Poitsu my oldest sheltie got cancer and I had to put him down. I still miss him and his personality. He will never be forgotten <3
Merja and Taika attended a group show in Teerijärvi. Merja won working class with CQ and became 2nd best bitch with resCAC.
Taika and Rushi participated in a Match show and Taika won the red puppies and became Best In Show 2nd <3
Westtorpets dogs also attended a group show in Nurmo. For the first time a got a breeders group. Taika, Lemmy, Memory and Merja attended. Both Merja and Taika got EXC and 2nd in their classes <3
June
June was mostly about long forestwalks and swimming. Kiira and Merja participated in an official agilitycompeition. Merja and Kirsi 3rd with 5fp in Medi 1. Kiira and Katya 2nd with LUVA in Mini 2 <3
Kiira got her Agility Ykkösruusuke home.
Flikka and Sofia attended an unofficial agilitycompetition and did 2 clean runs (2nd and 1st place)
We also participated in our first official rally obedience competition with Kiira and Merja. Kiira got 98 of 100p. Merja got disqualified due to a wrong colliar (completly my own fault, I hadn´t read the rules right)
June was mostly about long forestwalks and swimming. Kiira and Merja participated in an official agilitycompeition. Merja and Kirsi 3rd with 5fp in Medi 1. Kiira and Katya 2nd with LUVA in Mini 2 <3
Kiira got her Agility Ykkösruusuke home.
Flikka and Sofia attended an unofficial agilitycompetition and did 2 clean runs (2nd and 1st place)
We also participated in our first official rally obedience competition with Kiira and Merja. Kiira got 98 of 100p. Merja got disqualified due to a wrong colliar (completly my own fault, I hadn´t read the rules right)
July
KLAG agilitycompetition in Kokkola (3 days) Kiira and Sofia got the last clean run with LUVA in class 2 and are now in class 3.
Mental behaviour test with Merja 86p (++) and Flikka 81p (+++)
Kiira turns 7 years and Summerlitter turns 1.
Alexander participated with Neiti in Child with dog at the Jacobs days Match show and they won <3
Rushi was 3rd best small dog.
Ressu got to meet his mum and his sister.
Taika and Rushi attended their first blood tracking.
Sulo stayed here for a few days.
KLAG agilitycompetition in Kokkola (3 days) Kiira and Sofia got the last clean run with LUVA in class 2 and are now in class 3.
Mental behaviour test with Merja 86p (++) and Flikka 81p (+++)
Kiira turns 7 years and Summerlitter turns 1.
Alexander participated with Neiti in Child with dog at the Jacobs days Match show and they won <3
Rushi was 3rd best small dog.
Ressu got to meet his mum and his sister.
Taika and Rushi attended their first blood tracking.
Sulo stayed here for a few days.
August
This was a month when I spent a lot of time at the hospital with my grandfather (Paappa) and at the end of the month he lost the fight with cancer =( R.I.P Paappa <3
Neiti turned 8 years and Merja (Shadowlitter) turned 5 years.
We attended at both agility competition and rally obedience.
Kiira and Katya did a nice clean run in class 3 but with a few seconds overtime.
Merja did 2 nice runs one clean run with LUVA and 2nd place and one clean run with 0,17 seconds overtime and 1st place.
At the unofficial agilitycompetition Kiira and Flikka both got placement.
Merja got 76p at the rally obedience competition and Kiira won with 97p.
And when I got some spare time I spent it in the forest with the dogs.
This was a month when I spent a lot of time at the hospital with my grandfather (Paappa) and at the end of the month he lost the fight with cancer =( R.I.P Paappa <3
Neiti turned 8 years and Merja (Shadowlitter) turned 5 years.
We attended at both agility competition and rally obedience.
Kiira and Katya did a nice clean run in class 3 but with a few seconds overtime.
Merja did 2 nice runs one clean run with LUVA and 2nd place and one clean run with 0,17 seconds overtime and 1st place.
At the unofficial agilitycompetition Kiira and Flikka both got placement.
Merja got 76p at the rally obedience competition and Kiira won with 97p.
And when I got some spare time I spent it in the forest with the dogs.
September
Unofficial agility competition, Merja and Sofia did 3 clean runs and won the Gela´s challange prize.
Official agility competition in Maalahti, Merja and Kirsi 2nd. In Kokkola Sofia and Flikka became 2nd on 2 courses.
Unofficial agility competition, Merja and Sofia did 3 clean runs and won the Gela´s challange prize.
Official agility competition in Maalahti, Merja and Kirsi 2nd. In Kokkola Sofia and Flikka became 2nd on 2 courses.
October
The cockers attended a Match show and they did great <3
Child & dog: Alexander & Neiti: 3rd
Small dogs: Sofia & Taika: red 4th, Ron & Neiti: blue 2nd
Spaniel class: Rushi & Sofia: 2nd
Seinäjoki INT: Neiti was Best Of Breed veteran <3, Kiira got EXC, Flikka and Taika VG
Flikka got a clean run at the official agility competition and won and also became 2nd with 5fp.
And for a change a lot of time where spent in the forest =D
The cockers attended a Match show and they did great <3
Child & dog: Alexander & Neiti: 3rd
Small dogs: Sofia & Taika: red 4th, Ron & Neiti: blue 2nd
Spaniel class: Rushi & Sofia: 2nd
Seinäjoki INT: Neiti was Best Of Breed veteran <3, Kiira got EXC, Flikka and Taika VG
Flikka got a clean run at the official agility competition and won and also became 2nd with 5fp.
And for a change a lot of time where spent in the forest =D
November
Merja and Kiira attended rally obedience competition in Seinäjoki. Merja had 2 courses and Kiira one. Merja got 87p and 85p. Kiira got 71p. And they both got the titel RTK 1 (RN in english)
The rest of the month was dedicated to dogtraining =)
I also got some good news from Silja about Westtorpets Summer Miracle "Selma". She got A/A hips and 0/0 elbows <3
Merja and Kiira attended rally obedience competition in Seinäjoki. Merja had 2 courses and Kiira one. Merja got 87p and 85p. Kiira got 71p. And they both got the titel RTK 1 (RN in english)
The rest of the month was dedicated to dogtraining =)
I also got some good news from Silja about Westtorpets Summer Miracle "Selma". She got A/A hips and 0/0 elbows <3
December
Merja and Flikka participated in official agility competition in Seinäjoki. Merja and Sofia got a 3rd and a 1st placement with 5fp. So close but still so far away =)
Kiira and I attended a rally obedience competition and we got 81p in Open class (we trained 4 times before the competition)
Flikka turned 4 years.
Rest of the month was all about training with the dogs and forestwalks. =)
Merja and Flikka participated in official agility competition in Seinäjoki. Merja and Sofia got a 3rd and a 1st placement with 5fp. So close but still so far away =)
Kiira and I attended a rally obedience competition and we got 81p in Open class (we trained 4 times before the competition)
Flikka turned 4 years.
Rest of the month was all about training with the dogs and forestwalks. =)
I hope that 2017 won´t have so much losses and sorrow as in 2016 and that my older dogs can be with me still!
But I have to say that I´m grateful for my talanted dogs and for the good results we got this year. Also I want to thank Kirsi and Sofia. And of course all the puppyowners!
But I have to say that I´m grateful for my talanted dogs and for the good results we got this year. Also I want to thank Kirsi and Sofia. And of course all the puppyowners!