New website

We've finally managed to launch our new website. You can find it at candidas.fi/candidas. Unfortunately due to technical issues (me not being a skilled enough coder) it doesn't look right when viewed with Internet Explorer, so for all you Explorer-users, we advise you to switch to Mozilla Firefox.

Happy holidays!

Winner show results

Last Saturday was the first ever Helsinki Winner show, and we had four dogs entered, two Akitas and two Cockers. Our day started with the Cocker ring, judged by Mr. Jos de Cuyper from Belgium.

Moriz (Candida's Moody Blues) was placed 4th in the champion class, and Meri (Afterglow Hail Mary) was placed 3rd in the junior class.

Fi CH Candida's Moody Blues, photo by Saana Pirinen

We then had a loooong wait until the very end of the day, when Akitas were judged by Mr. Attila Soos from Hungary.

Oki (Candida's October Fest) was placed 2nd best male, and received his last CACIB for his International Champion title!

Ee&Lt CH, Balt JCH, LtW-10 Candida's October Fest, photos by Tiina Sipilä

Lumi (Candida's October Opal) was placed 3rd best female.


On Sunday it was time for the annual Finnish Winner show, with the same four dogs entered. This time the breeds were reversed, and the day started with the Akita ring, judged by Mrs. Maija Mäkinen from Finland.

Oki was once again placed 2nd best male, but Lumi was chosen Best of Breed and gained the Finnish Winner title, along with her very first CACIB!

Fi CH, FiW-10, FiJW-08 Candida's October Opal

Right after the Akitas were judged, I had to run into the Cocker ring with shaking hands to have our dogs judged by Mr. Bill Bunce from Great Britain. This time Moriz wasn't placed, and Meri was once again 3rd in the junior class.

Overall I'd say our weekend was pretty amazing, although veeery tiresome. And just when we've recovered from the shows in Helsinki, on Friday we head out to Lithuania with Lumi, Moriz and Meri, to test our luck in two international shows in Vilnius. Wish us luck!

Puppies 4 weeks

Red female Candida's Non-Stop Song, "Tuuli":

 

Red female Candida's Northern Lights, "Pilvi" (now "Keiko"):

 

Red male Candida's Name of the Game, "Raita" (now "Roku"):

Puppies 2 weeks

The puppies are now 2 weeks old, and are doing great! Their eyes have opened, and they're starting to learn how to walk.

Geisha's puppies

Akita puppies were born yesterday night 5th November 2010.

Sire Fi & Se Ch Kaminari Halne Wzgórze "Kelso" and dam C.I.B & Multi Ch Candida's September Song "Geisha". She had one red male and two red females. Geisha had to have a c-section, because the whelping wasn't going fast enough and the puppies' heartbeats were getting too slow. Everything is fine now and Geisha is taking so good care of her newborn puppies.

Club Show 10.10.10

Last Sunday was the annual Club Show for the Finnish American Cocker Club, with Mrs. Jean Austin from Waverly cockers judging. Moriz and Aida both were shown, and we had some success in the ring!

Aida (Exclamation Rose Kiss) was placed 1st in the open class, and 2nd best bitch in the variety.

Moriz (Fi CH Candida's Moody Blues) was placed 1st in the champion class, and 3rd best male in the variety.

Akita puppies

We have bred our two Akita females.

September 5th red bitch CIB&Ee&Lt&Lv&By CH Candida's September Song (Geisha) and

September 6th red bitch (CIB) & Fi&Ee CH Candida's Flower Dance (Kukka)

Both were bred to a beautiful red male S & Fi CH Kaminari Halne Wzgórze (Kelso)

Fi CH Candida's October Opal

Lumi, aka Candida's October Opal finished her Finnish championship last weekend at Heinola all breeds show under judge Vija Klucniece, Latvia, after only 3 open class shows and 3 BOB-wins!

picture by Elina Kempas

Damon

Damon, aka Candida's Always Be (Denali's Lone Ranger x Afterglow Allegra) has found a new home!

Here he is as a puppy

And here he is a bit over a year old

Swimming

Moriz & Aida getting their first touches with water

This is the farthest Moriz would go

Aida almost swam all on her own

Moriz chilling on the beach, rolling in the sand

Both looking rather miserable afterwards

Agility

With Candida's Moody Blues "Moriz"