Kokkola INT

A lot has happened this summer, that I haven't gotten around to blog about. Like the fact that we now have puppies! But more about that later, after I get my camera working again. Right now I'd like to tell you about the international show in Kokkola this summer.

We headed out to Kokkola July 7th, with a whole bunch of Akitas to be judged by Mr. Pekka Teini from Finland. With us we had Huurre (Candida's Attention Please), Utu (C's Aurora Borealis), Roku (C's Name of the Game), Tuuli (C's Non-Stop Song) and Lumi (C's October Opal).

Huurre did quite well at his first official show, he got a Very Good and won his class.

Candida's Attention Please "Huurre"

Huurre

Huurre

Tuuli also got a Very Good and won her class. She and I had very different opinions on how a dog should behave in the show ring... She won :D

Candida's Non-Stop Song "Tuuli"

Tuuli

Lumi got an Excellent, CQ, won the Champion class and was placed 3rd Best Female. Unfortunately we were a little too short-staffed to get any pictures of her from this show.


Utu got an Excellent, CQ, won the Junior class, was placed Best Female and finally Best of Opposite Sex with CAC! For some reason all the shots of her turned out to be horribly overexposed :(

Candida's Aurora Borealis "Utu"

Roku, finally, blew it out of the park with his performance! He got an Excellent, CQ, won the Intermediate class, was placed Best Male and won Best of Breed with CAC and CACIB!

Candida's Name of the Game "Roku"

Roku

Roku

Roku

BOB Candida's Name of the Game & BOS Candida's Aurora Borealis

And as if all this success wasn't enough for one day, I also had the pleasure of showing my very first breeder's class! Unfortunately, once again, too many hands were needed inside the ring, and none were left free to take a picture. Kennel Candida's ended up getting an Honorary Prize, and was deemed the Best Breeder's Group of the Breed.

This has definitely been one of my proudest moments yet, and all the thanks go to the owners of Candida's Akitas, for taking such good care of them!

Puppies 8 weeks

The puppies are now 8 weeks old, and they're all heading out to their new homes this week. So here's pictures of the whole litter one more time!

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber, red female

"Halla"

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please, brindle male

"Huurre"

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action, long coated red male (now "Marski")

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise, brindle female

"Usva"

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis, brindle female

"Utu"

Puppies 5,5 weeks

The puppies are now five and a half weeks old, and they all have homes waiting for them. Here are some pictures

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber

"Halla"

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please

"Huurre"

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action (now "Marski")

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise

"Usva"

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis

"Utu"

Puppies 2,5 weeks

"Halla"

"Huurre"

"Kuura" (now "Marski")

"Usva"

"Utu"

Puppies!

Lumi's puppies are here! They were born August 31st, six days before their due date. As we weren't expecting the puppies quite that early, Lumi had the chance to take care of the whelping all on her own, and that she did. All of a sudden six little puppies were in the world.

Unfortunately the smallest little boy, weighing only 178 grams at birth, passed away at three days of age. Apparently his lungs just hadn't developed enough yet. All the rest of the puppies are still going strong and growing, so here's what we got:

"Halla", Candida's Arctic Amber, red female

"Huurre", Candida's Attention Please, brindle male

"Kuura", Candida's Autumn Action, red male (now "Marski")

"Usva", Candida's August Surprise, brindle female

"Utu", Candida's Aurora Borealis, brindle female