Swimming

I took my dogs to the lake again. This time Aida almost swam all on her own, and gladly ran into the water after her ball. Moriz, on the other hand, only came near the water following a cookie, and even then wouldn't go very deep. After getting themselves wet, the dogs took turns rolling in the sand...

 

Litter plans

Lumi (Candida's October Opal) has been bred to Kuro (Homaremon Go Yamato Sakuragaokasou), and we're hoping for a healthy litter of Akita puppies in early September. You can find the pedigree, and information on our other litter plans on our website. We'll have an ultrasound done in a few weeks to find out for sure if she's pregnant. We'll keep you posted!

You can find more information on the sire, Kuro, in the Finnish Dog Database.

If you're interested in this litter, please contact Merja at +358-400-716826 or candidas@candidas.fi.

Varkaus & Pärnu

Heidi Sormunen (from kennel Heckler's) was kind enough to take our dogs with her to some shows.

On May 28th she took Aida (Exclamation Rose Kiss) with her to Varkaus all-breed show, where Igor Vyguzov from Russia was judging Cocker Spaniels. Aida was placed Best of Breed, with a great critique, and won her very first CAC!

A beautiful moving shot of Aida in the rain by Katja Patrikainen

On June 18th and 19th Heidi took Lumi (Candida's October Opal) with her to two international shows in Pärnu, Estonia. Jussi Liimatainen from Finland was judging Akitas on Saturday, and Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari, also from Finland, on Sunday. On both days Lumi was placed Best of Breed and got CACIBs. On Saturday she also got the Estonian Champion title, and therefore became a Baltic Champion too!

Lumi winning Best of Breed under Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari

 

All pictures of Lumi are by Sophie Aspholm

A great big Thank You goes to Heidi for showing our dogs, and with such great results too!