17.05.2012 Mikkeli Group show
BOS Ravencrag Explorer & BOB FI CH Noanarkin Mus Musculus
We spent this summer’s first hot day at Mikkeli Show. The judge was Jaana Hartus. Little gentleman Emil did it again and gave his other owner a few good spins around the ring! Emil won the junior class with CQ, was placed as Best male, got his second CAC and was finally BOS! A warmest thank you to Piia Ulvinen for handling Emil today.
Topi’s type wasn’t the type that the judge was looking for today so he got Very good and was placed third in the working class. Note to his handler: when the temperature is more than +25C (77F) one can / is allowed to wear something other than black ;)
13.05.2012 Hamina INT
Lovely day at beautiful Hamina Bastioni. Emil won the junior class and got CQ. The judge was Bertil Lundgren (Sweden). Thank you Jenni Juvén for handling Emil so beautifully!
07.05.2012 Great weekend
Topi 3rd prize in Workin Test (novice class) & Emil Best male 3 and CAC
06.05.2012 Lieksa Group show
Great day for both black ones at Lieksa Group show. Topi got Excellent and was placed 2nd in working class. He also got CQ and was “Best male 5″. Little Emil rocked the day – Junior class winner with Excellent, CQ, Best male 3 and his first CAC!!! The judge was Matti Luoso.
05.05.2012 Kaatamo Working Test
Our local retriever club decided to organize their first ever Working Test in honor of their 30th anniversary and there was no way we could not go to the test. My own experience of WT has been limited to a course that I participated in with Luka and a mock-test at the end of the course. Based on that experience it was clear that working tests are not something to participate in with Luka, so Topi got to start his own test career. We got a could warm-up for the test by participating in a full weekend of training the weekend before (photo taken then). And after a week of some additional training (which went well and poorly), the feeling I had on the morning of the test was that anything is possible.
The test itself was a great experience despite the rain and wind. Topi got a result, even though the test didn’t go as well as it could have. But the most important part of the test, the experience it gave to both the dog and handler was achieved and it gave a good picture on what kinds of issues need focus in training. While at home Topi will often easily accomplish the same tasks as Luka, his lack of experience shows itself as carelessness and over-enthusiasm in tests. So by increasing routine, i.e. training, we should have a much better base in the tests of the summer and autumn.
And finally, the result itself: 3rd prize in novice class with the points 14+9+12+7=42/80.
09.04.2012 Ruovesi Group show
Emil came out of the cupboard under the stairs with a big bang! At his first show Emil won junior class with Excellent, got CQ, was best male 4 and got res-CAC!!! The judge was breed specialist Kirsi Nieminen (kennel Heilurihännän) so this result feels especially good. Thank you Jenni Juvén for handling Emil so professionally.
Topi got Excellent and was placed 4th in working class and he got really nice evaluation.
25.03.2012 Tuusniemi Group show
At today’s show in Tuusniemi Topi got excellent and was placed 2nd in working class. And today Topi got a new handler for himself :) I had to persuade him for some time…
24.03.2012 Kerimäki Group show
Today was the first of two shows at this weekend. Topi got very good and was placed 3rd in working class. The judge was Elena Ruskovaara. The two extra upper front teeth that Topi has bothered the judge so much, that she dropped Topi’s quality from excellent to very good. According to what the judge said in the ring, Topi would have won his class and thus would have also received a CQ. Note: in flatcoats this is not a fault.
14.01.2012 Kajaani INT
We started the dog show year by attending Kajaani INT show. We made it there through snow and blizzard… Topi got excellent and placed third in working class. The judge was Gert Christensen (Denmark). Topi’s evaluation can be found from it’s normal place.
22.12.2011 Merry Christmas
