We have a new champion =) Neiti Spectrolite´s Points On Back became Finnish Champion FI CH (show) 1.9.13 in Suonenjoki. Judge was Lena Danker. Pyre also attended the same dogshow and was 2nd in Open Class with CQ (and Best bitch 5 if they would have placed 5 bitches).
All 3 of our youngsters (cockerspaniels Merja, Kalle and Pyre) have passed their working ability test this summer.
Merja has also got 2 first price in MEJA (bloodtracking) and a ticket to winnerclass. Kalle got a first prize in MEJA 04.08 and became Lakeuden Spanielit ryn Open class champion.
Both Merja and Kalle got their waterworktest approved (for huntingtest) with 3p (of 3p)
Flikka is growing and has now attended her first dogshow with VG from a known sheltiebreeder (she´s a little bit undeveloped still) so we have som hopes for her =)
Mats and Kiira have attended some unofficial agilitycompetitions with som good results. He also competed with Merja with good results =)
Ressu and I have attended 2 unofficiall rallyobedience competitions with approved results borh times, second competition we got a second place (would have won if I wouldn´t have screwed up at a sign)
I shall try to write a little bit more often, I´ll try ;)
Just this side of heaven is
a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that
pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can
run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and
comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor;
those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as
we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each
miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops
and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body
quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green
grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet,
you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy
kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and
you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from
your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Aivan taivaan tällä laidalla on paikka nimeltä
Sateenkaarisilta.
Lemmikit, jotka ovat olleet täällä jollekulle
erityisen läheisiä, menevät kuoltuaan Sateenkaarisillalle.
Siellä on kaikille rakkaille ystävillemme niittyjä ja kukkuloita,
joilla ne voivat juosta ja leikkiä yhdessä.
Ruokaa, vettä ja auringonpaistetta on yllin kyllin, ja kaikilla ystävillämme
on lämmintä ja mukavaa.
Kaikki eläimet, jotka ovat olleet sairaita ja vanhoja,
saavat takaisin terveytensä ja elinvoimansa; loukkaantuneet ja vammautuneet
parantuvat ja tulevat jälleen vahvoiksi, juuri sellaisiksi, kuin ne
ovat muistoissamme ja unelmissamme menneistä päivistä ja
ajoista.
Eläimet ovat onnellisia ja tyytyväisiä. On vain yksi pieni
asia: kukin niistä kaipaa jotakuta hyvin rakasta, joka niiden täytyi
jättää jälkeensä.
Ne kaikki juoksentelevat ja leikkivät yhdessä,
mutta tulee päivä, jona yksi yhtäkkiä pysähtyy
katsomaan kaukaisuuteen. Sen kirkkaat silmät ovat jännittyneen
tarkkaavaiset; sen innokas ruumis värisee. Yhtäkkiä se alkaa
juosta pois ryhmän luota lentäen yhä nopeammin yli vihreän
ruohon.
Se on havainnut sinut, ja kun sinä ja rakas ystäväsi
vihdoinkin tapaatte, te pysyttelette yhdessä riemukkaina jälleennäkemisestä
ettekä koskaan enää eroa. Iloiset suudelmat satavat kasvoillesi,
kätesi hyväilevät taas rakasta päätä ja katsot
vielä kerran lemmikkisi luottavaisiin silmiin, jotka niin kauan olivat
poissa elämästäsi, mutteivät koskaan poissa sydämestäsi.
Sitten te ylitätte Sateenkaarisillan yhdessä...
På den här sidan himlen finns en plats som kallas Regnbågsbron.
När ett djur som varit särskilt betydelsefull för någon dör, så kommer det till Regnbågsbron. Där finns ängar och kullar för alla våra speciella vänner så att de kan springa och leka tillsammans.
Där finns tillräckligt med mat, vatten och solsken, och våra vänner har det varmt och skönt. Alla djur som har varit sjuka och gamla blir återställda till hälsa och vigör; de som varit skadade eller handikappade blir friska och starka igen, precis som vi minns dem i våra drömmar från gångna tider.
Djuren är glada och nöjda, utom för en liten sak; de saknar alla någon väldigt speciell som de varit tvungna att lämna kvar. Alla springer och leker tillsammans, men en dag kommer någon av dem att stanna upp och titta i fjärran.
Dess klara ögon är intensiva; kroppen börjar skälva. Han springer plötsligt ifrån gruppen, flyger över det gröna gräset, hans ben bär honom fortare och fortare. Han har sett dig, och du och din speciella vän möts till slut i en lycklig återförening för att aldrig skiljas igen.
Lyckliga kyssar regnar över ditt ansikte, dina händer smeker på nytt det älskade huvudet, och du ser ännu en gång in i de tillgivna ögonen på ditt djur som så länge varit frånvarande från ditt liv men aldrig från ditt hjärta.
Sen går ni över Regnbågsbron tillsammans...
This is a very sad day for us! A dear friend has left us! But we have to think he´s in a better place now where there is no pain! We love and miss you Haamu!
Sorry again, you´d think that I´d have a little more time to write in the blog now when I have been home with the puppy. Well guess again. I don´t now how it´s possible for the time to pass by so fast?
Well, Flikka (Westtorpets Queen Of Fire) turned 4 weeks on Monday, How the time flies.
She´s a round little oddboll that have alot of temperament. She really lets you know when something is wrong (for most times it´s BOOORING). Well in a way I understand her when she´s alone and don´t have any siblings. We and Kiira try to play with her as much as we can, but no one of us want to play in the middle of the night (surprise surprise). But otherwise everything is great with her! Her appetite is there nothing wrong with =) And when she the only one in the litter she gets all the milk and food.
It´s not hard to guess who´s her mother =) There´s so many familytraits in her that comes from Kiira. =)
Here´s a video and som photos of her from this week =)
Sorry all, I haven´t written in a very long time in this blog, most due to that time seems to fly away.
But lets see what new on the dog-front. Well Neiti have attended a mental description for dogs. We have attended av few dogsshows with our youngsters, no bigger success on that front, but we satisfied still because the critics have been that they are young and need time to settle.
We have attended a few unofficial competitions in agility and rallyobedience. Kiira got a second place in her first agilitycompetition (unofficial) and won her trainingcompetition. Neiti got a second place in rallyobedience with 94 points and Ressu got a 3rd place with 92 points.
We also have a puppy at home now. Kiira was mated with Tero (Shandy´s Line Of Fire) and last monday a babygirl was born. Unfortunally we had to take a c-section on her due to one big puppy that was coming out the wrong way. But a healthy babygirl now called Flikka was born 10.12.2012 at about three o´clock. She weighed about 220 grams when she was born and today she´s about 340 grams. Flikka is going to stay at the kennel with us so we welcome her into the horde.
I´ll try to keep you updated in this blog too, but if you understand swedish I´ll recommend reading my other blog Hundmammans tankar
Yeah, I know it´s been almost 1,5 week since she took the test, but with the wedding and all coming up I haven´t had the time to write in both of my blogs and I have to confess it´s alot easier to write in swedish =)
Well back to Kiira =). 19.5 we attended a dogshow i Pori (Kiiras first time in open class) and she became 5th in a big open class so I´m very proud of her! After the show my mother and I went to Tampere where we stayed overnight in an hotel. The following day we attended a mentaltest for dogs in Ylojarvi. And I´m so proud of Kiira. She did really well and got +127 points (the scale goes from -300 to +300). I wanted to test her due to the puppies we are planning to take with her and Tero later this year! And now I know that she has a good mentality!
Here´s a video from the test.
And this Saturday (26 of May) me and my sweetheart got married so now I´m Mrs Kati Wester. My email has also changed so if anyone tried to send me an email on my old address please re-send it to the new one kati.wester@netikka.fi. Thank you!
A picture of me and Mats as we walk out of the church
Just wanted to inform all readers that we have another blog (that´s in Swedish) if you are intrested then check in Hundmammans tankar (the adress is http://hundmammans.blogspot.com/ )
This weekend we attended two dogshows. On Saturday in Kauhava with Neiti, Merja and Kalle. On Sunday in Pietarsaari with Neiti, Merja, Kalle and Pyre.
Kauhava (judge Reia Leikola-Walden) Kalle: Puppyclass (Dog) 1 with HP, Best Of Breed-puppy Merja: Puppyclass (Bitch) 1 with HP, Best Of Opposite Sex-puppy Neiti: Very Good and 2nd in her class
Pietarsaari (judge Ing-Marie Hagelin)
Kalle: Puppyclass (Dog) 1 with HP, Best Of Breed-puppy
Merja: Puppyclass (Bitch) 1 with HP, Best Of Opposite Sex-puppy
Pyre: Puppyclass (Bitch) 2 with HP Neiti: Very Good and 3rd in her class
We are so thankful and happy for these lovely pups!
This was the last puppyshow so the next time we attend a dogshow our pups will be in Junior class.
Wow, what a weekend we had! We attended two dogshows with Kalle, Merja and Neiti. One in Teerijarvi and one in Kaustinen.
On Saturday the dogshow were in Teerijarvi and the judge was Hans Rosenberg from Sweden. Kalle was Best Of Breed-puppy and Merja Best Of Opposite Sex-puppy. Neiti got an Excellent (from a judge that didin´t give too many of those) and became second in her class.
On Sunday we went to Kaustinen and the judge was Bo Skalin from Finland. Once again Kalle was Best Of Breed-puppy and Merja Best Of Opposite Sex-puppy. Neiti got a Very Good and 3rd in her class. A little disapointed were we but he said that she was a little bit too heavy. That she is! She had an acccident around Christmas with 5 broken bones and couldn´t be exerciced in a couple of months. So you can all guess that she gained a lot of weight at that time, she is slowly coming down but it´s taking a longer time then I expected!
But we are so pleased with our puppies! =) And I would like to say thanks to M and H for taking so nice pictures of our dogs and M for showing Kalle in the Best Of-rings!
Last weekend the International dogshow took place. On Saturday I was working as a ringstewerdess. It was an experience for life with fire-alarms and dogs in wring classes and so on. On Sunday we attended with our 4 cockers. Also our puppies father was there. It was really interesting having the chance to compare Kossu (the father) and Kalle.
Well what about the results? I couldn´t be prouder!
Merja (Westtorpets Stars Of Shadow) - Best Of Breed-puppy (and Honorprize of course)
Kalle (Westtorpets Shadow Of Smoke) - Best Of Opposite Sez-puppy (honorprize too)
Pyre (Westtorpets Faster Than Shadow) - 2nd best bitchpuppy with honorprize
Neiti (Spectrolite´s Points On Back) - EXC (excellent) 2 in Working class
Kossu (Jenlin Seventh Shadow) - EXC 2 in Champion class
On monday there were a dogshow (group) in Ruovesi. We attended with 4 cockers and we had Kiira with us as a touristdog.
It was our puppies first show and I have to confess that they behaved very well! And the results? Well, Kalle (Westtorpets Shadow Of Smoke) became BOB-puppy (best of breed) and Pyre (Westtorpets Faster Than Shadow) became BOS-puppy (best of opposite sex). Merja 2nd in bitch puppyclass and Neiti got a VG3. So we are very very satisfied =)
Finally Kiiras heat is over and the puppyplans will have to wait until the fall. With the weddingplans and the honeymoon coming up in May and June we decided that it´s better to wait to fall when we have more time to spend with her and her puppies.
As usually on friday evening it´s agilitytime and due to the heat, Kiira have missed a couple of trainings. But now it was her turn to come with us to the training. Because I´m the trainer it´s Mats that trains with her. It seems like the pause has done Kiira some good. She was more focused and now she´s learning to read the obstacles and I believe that when Mats learns how a sheltie works that they´ll be really good at the agilitycourse =)
Well that was it. =(
The last session of puppyschool. All three pups has developed a lot in 8 weeks. And I´m very proud breeder (and owner) of them all! I´m already planing our next steps in Merjas training (yes, only Merjas because I´m training Merja, Mats Kalle and M. is training Pyre). A little bit of junior-agility and a little obedience and some rally obedience =) And for all three dogs some showtraining!
Our first puppyshow is coming up soon so the training is much needed!
Luckily there´s a Match show (unofficial dogshow) this weekend and we get a chance to train all three there.
Or perhaps I should start playing soccer with Merja? =)
Well tuesday evening and as usually we attended puppyschool with the pups. Merja was today very unconcentrated at first, her nose were more on the ground and the ears seemed to be closed. The first exercise was heeling on-leash and I have too confess it didn´t go at all well. The second exercise was heeling without a leash and that went a whole lot better. =) Then we had to train having the dog waiting and once again Merjas overactivity caused some minor problems for me. Being still is boring if you ask Merja. Then I trained some more heeling with Merja as long as I waited for everyone else to get ready with the waiting-exercise. And WOW, 100% concentrated on the task and at all time her eyes stayed on me. Very impressed I tried it again and with the same result. At that point I had to stop so that we wouldn´t stop with a failure. Then came the leave your dog and go outside exercise. I already knew that Merja would not be fond of that at all. And so right, she "sang" the whole time I were gone. But overall Merja functioned well and I´m so impressed with her heeling =) Kalle has come in hos defiant age and he did at times as he wanted but Mats handled it well and he got Kalle to do the exercises. Pyre did also very well today, but she is like her mother and haven´t a clue where her paws are.
When I yesterday looked in my camera I found a few old movies from when the puppies were younger. As the movie shows Kiira (Hillfire Tri To Be Good) acted as playpal. She played so nice with the pups and had the worlds best patience with them. =)
Also Mats has attended the breeders basic course last weekend and yesterday we got the news that he passed the course and with good grades too =)
As usually on tuesday evening we attended puppyschool. Me and Merja, Mats and Kalle & Mats`s mother (co-owner) and Pyre.
I have to say that considering that they are only 6 months old that they behave very well.
The exercises today was:
heeling with the leash The track: there were 4 cones placed as a T first sit at the first cone and then att the second take a leftturn and at the third turn about then pass the second cone and at the last cone you had to take an obedienceturn about (it´s when you turn towards the dog and the dog goes all the way around you and the leash go in the other hand) at the second cone then we had to sit and then make a leftturn again.
heeling without a leash
same track as above
leaving the dog and going out (with a leash of course)
All of the 3 puppies rocked both heelingexercises. Pyre and Kalle wasn´t that troubled that their owners left them. Merja on the other hand wasn´t at all fond of the idea of being left. She sang a lament until I was back and I haven´t seen a happier dog =).
I also have to mention that Merja had her new collar today (a pink hurrta lifeguard.) Isn´t she the cutest? =)
I know, I know. I really should update my blog more often. But in my defense I haven´t had the time and also I´m having some problems with my hands, Going to the doctor´s office at the 21 and 27 of march to see what is wrong with them.
Now you might think why I´m blogging in english, that´s because I´ve got some request from friends that all of them don´t understand swedish so that´s why I´m atleast trying to write in english ;)
Well to the good news. Our puppies are growing and the training has began. Every tuesday evening we are attending puppyschool with Merja, Kalle and Pyre i Maalahti. Merja and Kalle has attended 2 Match shows (unofficial shows) were Kalle became blue puppy 2nd at the first show. Go Mats and Kalle!
At the second show Pyre also attended (with my mom as handler) and got a red ribbon. Merja (with me as her handler) also got a red ribbon and she became 3rd red puppy. Kalle got a blue ribbon and he became 3rd best blue puppy, Good puppies =)
Kalle and Merja after Kauhajoki puppyshow
And then I have some more good news. We´re getting married in May <3. There´s another reason that my blog hasn´t been updated, I´ve been busy planning =).
I´ve now also got me degree from Yrkesakademin and I graduated in top of my class and got a scholarship. I´m a bit proud of myself.
I´ve taken alot of new photos and you´ll find them here
I wish you all a relaxing weekend and hope to have a chance to write soon again ;)
Vill önska er alla en riktigt God Jul och Gott Nytt År! Haluan toivottaateille kaikilleHyvää JouluajaOnnellista Uutta Vuotta! Wantto wish youalla Merry Christmasand Happy New Year!
Alla följare får ursäkta mej så mycket då jag inte alls har uppdaterat bloggen på hur länge som helst. Tiden har inte räckt till till allt som jag hade tänkt och mycket har lämnat ogjort. Ännu en tid framöver ser det ut som om det kommer att vara knapert med tiden, men som de brukar säga: Som man bäddar får man ligga!
Ska försöka kortfattat summera vad som hänt sedan sist:
Valparna har alla flyttat förutom de två vi valde att lämna hos oss
Westtorpets Shadow From Heaven - Mimmi, var den första som flyttade till familjen Saari i Pattijoki, enligt dem så går allt bra. Mimmi är en liten envis dam, precis som en cocker ska vara =)
Westtorpets Hunting Shadow - Remi, flyttade vid 9 veckor till familjen Huhtala i Kempele och ska bli husses jaktkompis samt deras barns första hund och lekkompis. Även där går allt bra.
Westtorpets Dark Shadow - Dasse, flyttade samtidigt som Remi då familjerna är bekanta. Det är familjen Ojala i Haukipudas som blev Dasses nya ägare. Dasse har det även han bra och får nu som då besök av sin bror och då lär det gå vilt till =)
Westtorpets Faster Than Shadow - Pyre, blev den tik som jag valde att ha som delägd och hade turen att svärföräldrarna gärna ville ha en cocker så hon bor bara några hundra meter bort och är här hos oss på dagarna då matte/husse jobbar.
Westtorpets Stars Of Shadow - Merja, är den tik som jag sist och slutligen valde att lämna med själv. Valet var supersvårt då både Pyre och Merja har något speciellt enligt mej. Dock vann lynnet och Merja har ett helt otroligt lynne för att vara cocker. Hoppas att det håller i sej även som vuxen!
Westtorpets Shadow Of Smoke - Kalle, är hanen som vi lämnade med. Detta blev klart redan i ett väldigt tidigt skede att husse ville ha kvar Kalle och ser man ur avelssynvinkel så kanske det är smartaste att göra såhär =)
Ressu har börjat med terapihundsjobb på åldringshemmet här i byn. Detta är väldigt uppskattat bland inneboende och personal =) Ressu beter sej oklanderligt varje gång vi är där och matte är MYCKET stolt över sin vovve
Kiira hon har kommit igång med agilityträningen igen och iår får vi träna även vintertid =)
Neiti har fått vara med husse på skogsfågeljakt och iår visat framfötterna och nu hoppas vi på att hon ska börja återfå sin päls .
Poitsu har blivit valp pånytt och är valparnas lekfarbror =)
Flocken har accepterat 3 valpar otroligt bra och det är inga som helst problem att ha alla tillsammans. Kiira är världens underbaraste tillsammans med valparna har flera videon var hon leker så snällt och försiktigt med dem. Dock är de ännu på kameran men ska försöka så snabbt som möjligt få den överflyttade och upp på nätet. Alla videon finns att ses via HEMSIDAN och under valpkullen är allt listat!
Sedan har vi ju även fått vår nya bil nu =) Mattes nya ögonsten ;)
Än så länge är jag mycket nöjd och hoppas ju på att jag kommer att förbli det också!
Är så nöjd då det ännu är barmark och inte så förbaskat kallt. För min del behöver det inte komma någon snö före på jul och så får den gärna smälta bort direkt efter =)
Detta är nu allt jag kommer på nu som skulle ha varit värt att nämna =)
