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:

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

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

Next day was much better: sunny weather and better results in the show ring, too. Skumppa took CAC, CACIB and BOS in Olso and he became also a Norwegian Champion and his mom Saimi took a nice placement in champion class. Too bad I wasn’t able to stay longer in Oslo but had to start driving back to Stockholm right after the breed judging. Had to hurry to the ferry back to Finland – and on Monday morning brisk and zappy at work…

Thank you Elin for these lovely pics of Skumppa!

20.8.2011 Norrköping, Swedish Winner Show
» Funatic Taittinger EXC3 in champion class
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC4 in champion class
judge: Peter Jolley, UK

21.8.2011 Oslo International Show
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, CAC, CACIB, BOS, New NO Ch.
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC3 CQ in champion class
judge: Ingela Gram, USA

What a FUNTASTIC weekend!

6.8.2011 Kuopio International Show
» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ in champion class, BD#1, CACIB, BOB, GROUP-1, BIS-4
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC1 CQ in champion class, BB#1, CACIB, BOS
judges: Pirjo Aaltonen (Breed), Nils Molin (Group), Rainer Vuorinen (BIS)

7.8.2011 Saarijärvi All Breed Show
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC1 CQ in champion class, BB#1, BOS
judge: Rodi Hübenthal, Norway

Ch. Funatic Taittinger winning the Group in Kuopio (photo: Tuuli Yrjönen)

We had a fun and busy day. Nella took second place in junior class, Essi second place in open class and took reserve certificate, and Saimi, after a 9 month show break, took second place in champion class and was 3rd best bitch. We also presented BOB breeder group with Skumppa, Nella, Essi & Saimi.
Thank you all Funatics for participating! It was great to see you all again. And it was wonderful to see also some Tanner kids at the show. Keep up the good work!
See you at the Finnish National Specialty in September!

» Funatic Moschino 4th in puppy class
» Funatic Taittinger EXC in champion class
» Funatic Nobiz Like Shobiz EXC2 CQ in junior class
» Funatic QT-Ness EXC2 CQ  in open class, res.CAC
» Funatic Oh My Gosh VG in champion class
» Funatic Vanity Fair EXC2 CQ in champion class, BB#3
» kennel Funatic BOB breeder
judge: Elbeth Clerk, Switzerland

Funatic breeder group in Tornio: Saimi (2nd on the left) with two of her kids and one grand kid;
from left: F. Nobiz Like Shobiz, F. Vanity Fair, F. QT-Ness, F. Taittinger

At the World Dog Show on Thursday Skumppa took second place in Champion class and then also reserve CACIB! So we can call him a vice world winner, right?!  ;-)
Absolutely wonderful result from such a big entry and among the top dogs in Europe.
At the French Winner Show on Friday Skumppa also took EXC2 in Champion class! Well done!!

Congrats Skumppa and family Kerman!
We must celebrate soon – with Taittinger of course :)

7.7.2011 World Dog Show in Paris
» Funatic Taittinger EXC2 in Champion class, res.CACIB
judge: Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen

8.7.2011 French Winner Show in Paris
» Funatic Taittinger EXC2 in Champion class

Photos: Riitta Vatanen

» Funatic Taittinger EXC1 CQ BD#1 CACIB BOS
» Funatic Roquefort EXC
judge: Marjo Järventölä

Helsinki Winner, Saturday Dec 11, 2010
Funatic Taittinger VG in champion class
Funatic Roquefort VG in Champion class
Funatic Q-Ta-Molla EXC1 in Champion Class, BB#1, CACIB, HEW-10, BOB
Judge: Paul Stanton, Sweden

Finnish Winner, Sunday Dec 12, 2010
Funatic Taittinger EXC1 in Champion class, BD#1, CACIB, FIW-10, BOB
Funatic Roquefort EXC in Champion class
Bollinger du Hameau des Baronnies EXC in Champion class
Funatic Q-Ta-Molla EXC1 in Champion Class, BB#1, CACIB, FIW-10, BOS
Judge: Horst Kliebenstein, Germany