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!

Latvia shows

Last weekend we traveled to Riga, Latvia for two international shows with Lumi (Candida's October Opal) and Moriz (Candida's Moody Blues) and came home with great results!

On Saturday Moriz was shown under judge Linda Volarikova from Slovakia, was placed 2nd best male, got a CAC, became Latvian Champion, and got a reserve CACIB, which will be confirmed to a CACIB later.

A brand new Lv CH Candida's Moody Blues

Judging Akitas on Saturday was Kornelija Butrimova from Lithuania. Lumi was placed 2nd best female, also received a CAC and thus became Latvian Champion, and got a reserve CACIB.

Candida's October Opal, also a brand new Lv CH

On Sunday Moriz wasn't shown at all, but Lumi was shown under judge Janiki Steinbock from Israel. Our judge seemed to really like Lumi, as she was placed Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex being Etsuo Go From Hachimantai, and received a CACIB.

Unfortunately we didn't manage to get a picture with both dogs standing still

Thanks to Elina Kempas for the pictures!

Puppy show

Tuuli, aka Candida's Non-Stop Song, made her show debut at a puppy show in Helsinki today after just turning five months last week. Tuuli won the baby puppy class, got an honorary prize, and was placed 2nd female under Finnish judge Jussi Liimatainen.

Not feeling up to being photographed after all that running in the ring

Lithuania shows

Last weekend we made a road trip to Vilnius, Lithuania for the Lithuanian Winner and Vilnius Cup shows with Lumi (Candida's October Opal), Moriz (Candida's Moody Blues) and Aida (Exclamation Rose Kiss).

On Saturday Moriz was placed 2nd best male and earned a reserve-CACIB under judge Leila Kärkäs from Finland. He lost the CACIB to Russian Moonlight Show Magic Moment, who (fortunately for us) is already an International Champion, so Moriz actually got his very first CACIB. Aida was placed 4th best female.

Lumi was shown under judge Matti Tuominen, also from Finland, and was chosen best female, BOS, earned a CACIB and the Lithuanian Winner title, and therefore also became a Lithuanian Champion!

On Sunday judging Akitas was Denis Kuzelj from Bulgaria. Lumi lost best female to Lithuanian Okimi Megami Go Sveika, but since she was shown in junior class, Lumi once again got a CACIB and the title of Vilnius Cup Winner. Aida was once again placed 4th best female under Ychai Barak from Israel, Moriz won his class but wasn't placed in the best male competition.

Kouvola 5.3.

Damon (Candida's Always Be) made his official show debut last weekend at a group show in Kouvola, where Mr. Harry Tast from Finland was judging. Damon did great and was placed 2nd best male!

Candida's Always Be

Aida (Exclamation Rose Kiss) was also shown that day, she got an excellent and was placed 2nd in her class.

Exclamation Rose Kiss