For 6 years this has been our holiday destination. Last year we had a break and I missed it - so this year, it was a must! So we did take part again of three CACIB shows in Druskininkai with following results:
Day 1:
Tom - CACIB and CAC - opened his CACIB score and in future with this CAC we can confirm his LT CH.
Ups - BOB veteran, VCAC - new LT Veteran CH.
Ella - ReservCACIB and CAC
Day 2
Tom - excellent and class winner, but without CAC
Ups - resting at home as the hot day of day before took toll on the old lady.
Ella - RESCACIB and CAC.
Day 3
Tom - excellent, class winner and BD3
Ups - BOB veteran with VCAC
Ella - RES CACIB and CAC - and now new LT CH.
Thanks all involved - we will be back ;)
As last year, we took part of double national shows in Elva using this as perfect possibility to accustom our puppies with show world - having a hotel directly at the show site makes it very convenient.
Results:
Tom 2x BOB and BOB junior, Group 2 on day 1.
Ups - 2x BOB veteran
Rutt - 2x BOB baby
Vika - 2x 2 place after Rutt, with prize of honour
Bolle - BOS baby, participating only on Sunday.
Thank you Anne and Ilme for showing Tom! Photo by Helen Vaher Photography
In June we visited Latvian Winner 2016 show with Liina, Tom and Ups with following results:
Tom - LV JW2016, JCAC, BD3 and brand new Latvian Junior Champion
Ups - LVVetW2016, VCAC, BB3 and brand new Latvian Veteran Champion
Liina - res CACIB and BB2.
Thank you all involved!
This time the special weekend was on June 3-5, 2016.
It all started of with on Friday with the specialty of Irish Wolfhounds, judged by Irmgard de Haan-de Levie.
It was the first show for our Lily who was first in her class.
We also showed one boy, Rambo, from last litter - without any show experience, his prize was EVH- can not be judged as he could not understand, why the judge wants to go over him. But we got a lovely description so you might see more of him in the show ring in future.
His mother Käpik, completely untrimmed and overweight was a Good this time.
But - it is the spirit of the show we went there for and descriptions of dogs, so we are happy with the results.
On Saturday, it was Estonian Winner 2016, international show day. Only dachshunds participated this time.
Mõmmi was BOB baby at his debute show. We did not show him in the finals, as we thought it might be too much for the little dachs.
Tom was shown as a junior and took ESTJW16 title, was also BOS junior and Best Male and BOS of the whole breed.
Ups was 1st in veteran class with excellent. Liina saved the day by being Best Bitch 1 and BOS with CACIB and ESTW16.
Both breeds were judged by Anett Edlander.
On Sunday, we had Baltic Dachshund Winner 2016, the specialty.
Tom repeated the day before by being Best Male, winning Baltic Dachshund Junior Winner 2016 title and being BOS.
Ups was BOB veteran and BOS, finished his Estonian Veteran Champion and added Baltic Dachshund Veteran Winner 2016 to his titles. And she took also BISS4 Veteran!
Little Mõmmi was out second time and repeated the BOB baby and won the BISS Baby competition under Jaroslav Svec. Breeds were judged by Malgorzata Supronowicz.
Thank you judges, thank you Anne Toompalu and Ilme Kukk for handling my dogs at the specialty on Sunday!
5 years ago we visited this show and came back with Mia as junior champion and Ups as champion of Ukraine.
This time, it was Mia's daughter Liina together with Tom and granny Ups in veteran class visiting the same town.
We also had one guest with us - Conrad, the pyrenean mountain dog. Conrad is co-owned by us togehter with kennel Echo de'Chien.
Results speak for themselves:
DAY1
Ups - BOB veteran, Veteran Best In Show 4
Tom - BOB junior, BOB and Group4
Liina - BOB with CACIB and Group 1!
Conrad - BOB with CACIB
DAY 2
Ups - BOB veteran, Veteran Best In Show 4
Tom - BOB junior, BOB and Group 2!
Liina - BOB with CACIB and Group 4
Conrad - BOB with CACIB and Group 4
We could not be more happy with results - all dogs who were with us became also Ukrainian champions, junior champion or veteran champion! Thank you all judges and especially thank you Jouni Niemela for your help and Külli Martinson for organizing the trip!
Due to cancellation, son of Mia and Basim, Iiah's Pan Boleslaw is looking for new owners. Boleslaw will be a miniature dachshund that is perspective both for woods as well as for shows.
If you are interested, you are welcome to contact us by email
Again once more Tallinn Winner show is over and we had great time there as usual. Liina added to her account one more CACIB and title TLNW16 being also BOB under judge Juha Putkonen. Tom added two titles - TLNJW16 and TLNW16 and was BOS this time under judge Kristiina Ahlberg. Thank you Ilme for showing judge, to Tiina for being ready to show Ups and to Kaire Meristo for the beautiful picture of our Liina:
With all the showing and busy spring time, I noticed that we have not shared with you yet our biggest news from this spring - birth of our two litters:
7.2.16 Mia gave birth to two boys and three girls, all red shaded in color. You can read more of them on their page here. Two of the boys are yet looking for their homes, girls are all spoken for already.
3.3.16 Ella gave birth to one black and tan girl that will stay with us. You can learn more about Rutt on her own page here.
On the picture, some of Mia's puppies at 9 weeks of age:
On March 18th, year after Grey left us, Lily came to live in Estonia. Lily is co-owned by us and Silver Salumets and will be shown by both of us.
19-20.3.16 we were with Tom and Liina at two international shows in Riga, Latvia.
First day Liina was excellent, Best Bitch 2 with reserve CACIB and CAC and Tom second in junior class.
Second day Liina was BOB with CACIB and CAC, so she finished her LV CH and collected her 4th CACIB and third country! Now we just have to wait to confirm her titles!
Thank you Linda and Hedi for company, thank you judges for excellent critiques!
As I was sitting at home with puppies, Janne and Tiina took Tom, Liina and Ups to Lithuania for double CACIB shows of which one was Lithuanian Winner 2016.
Tom was first day winner of the junior class and received Lithuanian JCAC, so we can confirm him now LT J CH title and he is proud LT Junior Winner 2016.
Liina was BB2 on day one with RES CACIB and BB1 with CACIB and BOS on second day, so we can now confirm her LT CH title.
Ups was just preparing for veteran class and was pure excellent both days.
Thank you Janne and Tiina for taking good care of our dogs and showing them so well! Thank you judges for appreciating our dogs!
First time ever we took part of the Estonian Dachshund Breed Association's Dachshund of the year competition with following results:
Dachshund of the Year 3. place - Iiah's Donna Piccolina
Puppy of the Year 1. place, Junior of the Year 7. place and Dachshund of the Year 17. place - Iiah's Duke Dapple
Breeder of the year 3. place- Kennel Iiah's
Dachshund of the Year 14-15. place- Iiah's Miss Mariella
Dachshund of the Year 19. place - Iiah's Donna Prima
Thank you everyone who helped to get so far - friends, judges, handlers and dog owners!