~ Merdale's ~

6.3.2010
Piteå SSRK, Sweden
We made a crazy & funny trip to Sweden with Riikka and four dogs. Results were fantastic: three new Swedish Champions, BOB, 2*BOS, BIS-3-BOS, BIS-5-BOS and best male-3. Thanks Riikka and congrats for Windy's new title!

American cockers were judged by Ove Germudssond from Sweden:
Int, Fi, Ee, Lv Ch, Ee, Lv, Lt, Balt JCh, BaltJW-08, BaltW-09 Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad CC-> S (u)Ch, Best Bitch-1, BOB

Fi, Ee Ch, BaltW-06, FinW-09 Luxurious Lead The Way CC-> S (u)Ch, BOS, BIS-3-BOS

New S u(Ch) Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad.
Picture has been taken last spring when "Lahja" got her first swedish CC, CACIB and BOB in Lilla Stockholm but was too young (20months) to finish her S (u)Ch-title with that CC.

The winning couple Lahja and Windy, Ch Greenhill's Stardust

24.1.2010
Turku int judge Leif Herman Willberg, Norway
Int, Fi, Ee, Lv Ch, Ee, Lv, Lt, Balt JCh, BaltJW-08, BaltW-09 Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad Best Bitch-2, CACIB

17.1.2010
Finnish American cockers Main Specialty judge Eeva Rautala, Finland
Int, Fi, Ee, Lv Ch, Ee, Lv, Lt, Balt JCh, BaltJW-08, BaltW-09 Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad Best Bitch-2 being also best finnish owned am.cocker in show.

Lahja's little brother Pointbreak A Million Miles Away "Milou" owned by my friend Ursula Koskela made his showdebyt in baby puppyclass by winning it and ending the day as Best Male Puppy-2 at the age of 5 months!

(c) Marja Valkeeniemi

9.1.2010
Great start for the year 2010 in Kajaani international show where am.cockers were judged by Manola Poggesi Arnetoli from Italy.

Int, Fi, Ee, Lv Ch, Balt JCh, BAltJW-08, BALTW-09 Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad won Best bitch-1, CACIB and BOS. Fi, Ee Ch, BaltW-06, FinW-09 Luxurious Lead The Way “Robbie” won Best male-3, BOB-veteran and finally BIS-3-veteran under Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen from Finland!

Big thanks to Family Wiik for all your hospitality and to Riikka for a crazy company!:).

No photos available, sorry…

HAPPY AND PROUD TO PRESENT:

#1 American cocker female 2009 in Finland
INT, FI, EE, LV CH, EE, LV, LT, BALT JCH, BALTJW-08, BALTW-09 Pointbreak Good Girl Gone Bad “Lahja”

During the year Lahja won BIS-2 in Finnish am.cocker national under breeder-judge Bev Schiely, from USA
1 x Group-1, 3 x Group-2, 10 x BOB (one in Lilla Stockholm Sweden), several CCs, CACIBS, 2 X BOS. During the year Lahja also finished her INTERNATIONAL, FINNISH, ESTONIAN AND LATVIAN CHAMPION TITLES and became BALTW-09.

Thank You breeder-Lone for this special girl! And yes, she is spoilt :).

Golden retriever JOYSTEP’S UNIQUE DESIGN had a great year too! Wenla was limited showed but finished also her FINNISH, ESTONIAN and LATVIAN CHAMPION TITLES, won CACIB, several CCs (one from Main Specialty over 120 entries), GROUP-1 & BIS-2 and last but not least BIS-1 in golden specialty under breeder-judge Jim Richardson from Great-Britain.

At the end of the year one of my favourite boys Ch Luxurious Lead The Way did his comeback to the showrings as veteran. Robbie, #1 am.cocker male 2006 in Finland, recovered from cancer and took the rings with same super attitude as before! In November his first veteranclass show Jyväskylä int. he took Best male-2, BOB-veteran and was shortcuted in BIS-final. Week later in Turku int. he was BOB-veteran again and finally BIS-2! This was not enough for Robbie… In Finnish Winner show he truly led the way and won BOB-veteran and BOB which gave him FINW-09 –title! Robbie is owned by my friend Camilla Hellevuo.

Thank you all the judges who has appreciate Lahja, Wenla and Robbie. Thank you all wonderful friends for many many memorable moments during the year. Let’s make this year as great & fun as last one was!