Alfie, Eddie & Minnie were entered to the show on May 28th.

Judge Sarah Whittakaker, GB

Flat Garden’s Alfred XV

AVO EH (Open class, Very Good)

Plenty big enough for me and needs tune ande practise in the ring. Lovely classical head but would prefer to see a tighter eye. His hint movement was  better than his front due to better angulation of the hind quarters. Good depth of chest. Lacks maturity.

Wheathold Tom Kitten

AVO EH (Open class, very good)

Nicely presented, correct size. Would prefer a tighter and less prominent eye and better tailset. Excellent seissor bite and good parallel rear movement.

Judge: Rosalie Brady

Trephilip Night Sky Lass

NUO ERI, NUK 1, SA (Intermediate Class Excellent, Intermediate Class First, CC quality)

Small but correct in type and although out of coat, has a pleasing outline. Good head, clean through the throat and a dark eye, but just a little too much stop. Perfect bite. Excellent neck, forequarters, ribcage and loin. Good angulation and hind quarters and well muscled. Coat looks correct in type. Moves a little close behind but with good strength, need to tighten a little in front. Good tail carriage, just a fraction low set. Would prefer a little more bone.

Forssa summer show

Judge: Rui Oliveira

Minnie: Honour prize, Best Of Breed puppy

Nice head. Nice expression. Good shape, good shoulders & neck, good quarters. Nice tailset. Good movement.

Alfie: Excellent, Open class dogs 2nd, Best Dog 4th

Nice head. Beautiful shape, good topline & front quarters. Nice action*, good tailset

*action => movement?

Eddie: Excellent

Nice head, good shape. Good front quaters. Acceptable tailset, acceptable movement

Both of the boys were in a show today.

They got Excellent and Eddie was placed 4th in the open class. Alfie was not placed.

Eddie:

Pleasing head and eye. Very good legs and feet. Good lay of shoulders. Strong topline. Good tailset. Moved well. Would like more turn of stifle.

Alfie:

just noticed that I got another dog’s review.

Tony arrived Finland safely and he had a nice & short walk in the Finnish forest. We didn’t see any wildlife but of course when Tony wasn’t walking with us on Sunday we saw “Metsäpeura” (this is translated as Forest Reindeer but I find it a bit funny as the only reindeers I know are the ones in Lapland and working for Santa and are called “Poro” in Finnish).

Saturday was a good day for Tony as see saw lots of good dogs and was impressed by the stock we have in Finland. Flat Garden’s Arthur XII was BOB.

On Sunday we went to see Working Test. It was freezing cold with the northern wind. The boys were also with us.

Next Saturday we will go to see Lahti International dog show. In the meanwhile Tony has been a good “slave” and had been chopping all my wood and cleaned the house.

We have also had a look at the Finnish FCR in the internet and I found the yearbook from the year 2002.