My Love, My Best Friend, My Heart Dog
Saimi, I miss You so much!
I cannot find words how much it hurts… A week ago everything was looking good and now she is gone. Saimi passed away after having pyometra, she collapsed five days after spay surgery.
Skumppa took BOB at the Turku International and made the cut in TOP7 in the Group!
Piquet won intermediate class and was 2nd best bitch with res.CACIB res.CAC and Mona won junior class again.
Very exciting day!
» Funatic Mucho Gusto EXC4 in junior class
» George-Clooney von Bernice Love EXC in open class
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, CACIB, BOB
» Funatic Mulberry EXC1 CQ in junior class
» Funatic Now I’m Stepping Out EXC1 CQ in intermediate class, BB#2, res.CAC, res.CACIB
» kennel Funatic 3rd place with Prize of Honour in breeder class
judge: Jukka Kuusisto
First show weekend of the year!
Our German import George (a.k.a Keijo to his Finnish friends) participated his first show in Finland today. He was second best male with reserve certificate from open class – not too shabby for his first outing to a Finnish show ring!
Mona was shown in junior class and did an excellent job as well: junior class winner, 2nd best bitch and reserve certificate!
Oh, and last but not least… my mother attended a dog show for the first time in a long long time – to cheer for George :-)
» George Clooney von Bernice Love EXC2 CQ in open class, BD#2, res.CAC
» Funatic Mulberry EXC1 CQ in junior class, BB#2, res.CAC
judge: Reia Leikola-Walden, Finland
(53 entries in Bernese)
George after the ring in Lahti
Last show of the year and wonderful results once again.
Congratulations Seikku for Mona’s first title: Finnish Junior Winner 2011!
4.12.2011 Finnish Winner 2011
» Funatic SpongeBob EXC in open class
» Funatic Taittinger EXC2 CQ in champion class, BD#3, res.CACIB
» Funatic Now I’m Stepping Out EXC3 in junior class
» Funatic Mulberry EXC1 CQ in junior class, Finnish Junior Winner’11
judge: Evgeny Kuplyauskas
Funatic Mulberry at 11 months old, Finnish Junior Winner 2011
WOOHOO! We have a new AKC Champion!
FUNATIC NUTHIN’ BUT FUN finished her CH title at the Chesapeake Kennel Club of Maryland under Whitney Coombs.
Liina is owned by Anne & Steve Stallard and myself.
Thank you Dawn, Heather & Kevin and of course the Stallard family for everything you’ve done for Liina!
Liina Best of Winners at the Hatboro Dog Club on Oct 7, 2011
WOW! What a weekend it was at the Jyväskylä International Dog Shows!
On Saturday Skumppa took the breed then he went on to win the huge FCI2 group and last but not least took 4th place in Best In Show ring in very tough competition!
Not bad from over 4000 entries all breed with almost no hair.
Thank you judges Frank Kane (breed), Paul Lawless (group) and Hans Lehtinen (BIS).
Skumppa took the breed also on Sunday under Rodney McDowell. Thank you!
Ch. Funatic Taittinger winning the Group in Jyväskylä (photo: Salla Kuikka)
Not only did Skumppa super but so did Piquet and her mother Luisa. Piquet was shown first time in intermediate class and won her class both days. On Saturday she also went 2nd best bitch and won CAC and reserve CACIB and on Sunday she placed 3rd best bitch and took CAC again. Her mom Luisa got Excellent raiting on Saturday and totally surprised me on Sunday by winning the huge open class and taking reserve CAC in her “bikinis”.
Jyväskylä International 19.11.2011
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, CACIB, BOB, Group-1, BIS-4
» Funatic Now I’m Stepping Out EXC1 CQ in intermediate class, BB#2, CAC, res.CACIB
» Funatic Q-Louisa EXC in open class
judges: Frank Kane (breed), Paul Lawless (group) and Hans Lehtinen (BIS)
Jyväskylä International 20.11.2011
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, CACIB, BOB
» Funatic Now I’m Stepping Out EXC1 CQ in intermediate class, BB#3, CAC
» Funatic Q-Louisa EXC1 CQ in open class, res.CAC
judge: Rodney McDowell
Short video clip of Skumppa in the group final on Sunday:
Our baby Margo, Funatic Kiss From A Rose has started her show carreer in Russia.
And with excellent results! Already BEST IN SHOW BABY! and 2 x BIS BABY-2
Congratulations Alla and Margo :-)
4.11.2011 CAC-FCI “Zvezdny Olimp”
» Funatic Kiss From A Rose: Best Baby, BIS BABY-2
judge: Shiyan V.
4.11.2011 CAC-FCI “ARGO”
» Funatic Kiss From A Rose: Best Baby, BIS BABY-2
judge: Erusalimskaya E.
4.11.2011 CAC-FCI “ORFEY”
» Funatic Kiss From A Rose: Best Baby, BEST IN SHOW BABY
judge: Shiyan T.
Margo was BOB Baby at her first show on November 23, 2011
Margo takes BIS BABY on November 4, 2011!
Seinäjoki was one of the biggest shows of the year with over 70 entries in Bernese.
Once again Nemo won open class and won 2nd CAC in a row! He is on a roll!!! Also girls did great in Seinäjoki: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Funatics in junior class, Luisa took 2nd place in big open class and Saimi went to 2nd place in champion class and 2nd best bitch. Well done Grandma :)
It was terrific to have three generations of Funatics at the show: Grandma Saimi, mom Luisa and daughter Piquet :) With them and Nemo we also showed breeder group.
» Funatic Mucho Gusto VG in junior class
» Funatic SpongeBob EXC1 CQ in open class & CAC Winner
» Funatic Mulberry EXC1 in junior class
» Funatic Moschino EXC2 in junior class
» Funatic Now I’m Stepping Out EXC4 in junior class
» Funatic Q-Louisa EXC2 CQ in open class
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC2 CQ in champion class & BB#2 res.CACIB
» kennel Funatic BOB breeder
judge: Mia Sandgren, Sweden
Click the thumbnails to view them in full size. Photos: Janne Marin
Suberb day in Porvoo! Ninja took BOB, her son Nemo won open class, was 2nd best male and won his first Certificate! Skumppa took BOS, Luisa 2nd in open class and Funatic breeder group BOB!
I rarely write critiques in here but now I simply have to… The critiques our Funatics received in Porvoo are probably the best written critiques we’ve ever recieved from a judge.
Our 7.5 year old Grand Old Lady Ch. Funatic Versace took BOB in Porvoo and the judge Charlotte Höier simply fell in love with her:
“If I had 100 cows and a big farm, this was a bitch I would take home with me to attend them all. This is my interpretation of the Bernese Standard. In this dog everything fits, like a hand for a glove. I LOVE HER!” And after the judging she praised Ninja: “This dog is to die for, she’s a STAR!” And I can only concur, she is a true star!
Skumppa’s critique was also one of a kind:
“Very attractive masculine champion of perfect size & substance. True picture of a sound well constructed Bernese of high quality. I would like to change some small details in his head but this is a working breed so I easily forgive these beauty spots. This dog could move a whole day without getting tires. He is in total balance and makes a beautiful picture!”
And here is the critique for Funatic breeder group (Skumppa, Nemo, Ninja & Luisa):
“This is a skillfulled breeder’s work, a breeder whom understands what is the breed’s “must have”. Three out of four are subleme with their perfect size and substance and construction. All are extremely typical and I want this breeder to keep up the good work because she certainly knows what she is doing!”
» Funatic SpongeBob EXC1 CQ in open class, BD#2, CAC
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, BOS
» Funatic Q-Louisa EXC2 CQ in open class
» Funatic Versace EXC1 CQ in champion class, BB#1, BOB
» kennel Funatic BOB breeder group
judge: Charlotte Höier, Denmark
We had a wonderful time at the Finnish National Specialty with many Funatics and our Chicago friends!
The day started with puppies. First it looked like it would be raining all morning but luckily the rain stopped and sun came up just in time. It wasn’t a bad morning at all because our boy Gusto took BOB puppy and finally BISS puppy, his sister Molla was BOS puppy, and their sisters Hertta 3rd and Mona 4th in puppy class. A great start for the M kids!
(Pictures of the puppies are coming as soon as I get the official photos.)
Next were Essi’s and Luisa’s turn in huge open bitch class: excellent for both and Luisa took 4th place with CQ from 30 entries! Essi also made the cut and was the last one to leave the ring – so we could say she was 5th. I’m extremely happy and proud for Luisa, first time in open class and actually first time at the show in almost 2 years!
Then Nemo and his brother Noa in open dog class. Nemo was our “dark horse” and surprised us all! Open class winner with CQ, then later on in the finals 3rd Best Dog and reserve CAC! WOW! His 3rd show ever and first show this year. What a handsome boy he is!
Finnish Specialty 2011: TK1 TK2 BH Funatic SpongeBob open class winner, 3rd best male & reserve CAC
Then it was time for champions. Skumppa took 3rd place with CQ in champion dogs. Our Grand Old Ladies Saimi and Ninja were shown in champion bitches and Ninja showed all the younger dogs how to move and show. She took 2nd place with CQ in champion bitch class after Ch. Goldbear’s Qualitystreet who later on went to BOB and BISS.
Funatic breeder group took 4th place with prize of honor with Skumppa, Nemo, Ninja & Luisa.
So.. all in all a GREAT day for Funatic!
Finnish Specialty 2011: Funatic breeder group with Taittinger, SpongeBob, Q-Louisa & Versace
Also two Tanner kids did also very good jod: Alpweiden Please Be Jackpot was 2nd with CQ and Matildan Obladii Onerva was 3rd with CQ in junior bitch class. They both look awesome!
Thank you everyone for coming! And a huge thank you for everyones help during the day with the dogs and handling and managing everything.
Special thank you goes to Debbie for helping groom the dogs and for your valuable tips! And also a big thank you to our paparazzi Janne!
Although the show was very well organized I have to criticize: show rings were not what I expect to see at the national specialty! Grass was awfully long and the surface was pitted. It resembled more a hayfield than a lawn. And three Bernese rings running at the same time… Well, I’ve never liked that and I never will. But I have to give credit, too. Everyone was ready to give a helping hand, rings were running smoothly and everyone had a good spirit and sportsmanship!
After a long and successful day we headed back to Helsinki and had a delicious dinner (and a little bit of bubbly) with Rituli, Kaisa, Nelli, Natalia and team Chicago.
It was a fantastic night, ladies!
Photos: Janne Marin
Our results at the National Specialty, in Tampere 10.9.2011:
» Funatic Mucho Gusto BOB Puppy, BISS Puppy
» Funatic Miss Behaving BOS Puppy
» Funatic Moschino 3rd in puppy class
» Funatic Mulberry 4th in puppy class
judge: Horst Hollensteiner, Germany
» Funatic SpongeBob EXC1 CQ in open class, BD#3, res.CAC
» Funatic Surreal VG in open class
» Funatic Taittinger EXC3 CQ in champion class
judge: Frank Lorenz, Germany
» Funatic Q-Louisa EXC4 CQ in open class
» Funatic QT-Ness EXC in open class
» Funatic Versace EXC2 CQ in champion class
» Funatic Vanity Fair VG in champion class
judge: Regula Bürgi, Switzerland
» Funatic breeder group 4th with HP
judge: Frank Lorenz, Germany
