Team Finsweng's top moments from April 2019

In April 2019 Team Finsweng was represented at two dog show weekends: in the middle of April at the two national dog shows held in Riga, Latvia, and in the end of the month in Narva, Estonia, where one international dog show and one national dog show took place. Here some photos and results from these four all breed dog shows.

Ch Finsweng Täystuho, BIG-3 at the Riga NDS 21.4.2019

Piko (Ch Finsweng Täystuho) BIG-3 at Riga NDS 21.4.2019

Ch Finsweng Täystuho aka Piko was shown at the both NDS's in the capital of  Latvia and he did well! He won CAC and thus became also Latvian Show Champion (LT CH). On Sunday the 21st of April he was also chosen to the 3rd best terrier, Best-In-Group-3 (BIG-3), in the strong terrier group. Piko is cared, groomed and shown by his owner Taina. Well done both of you!

Finsweng BIS-4-breeder and Donna BIS-1-veteran

The weekend of 27th and 28th of April Team Finsweng was represented at the big Narva shows. On Saturday the 27th an International all breed Dog Show was held in this eastern Estonian city, and on Sunday the 28th a all breed National dog show was taken place. Team Finsweng was represented by three Aussies each day and the results were amazing!

Saturday 27.4.2019, Narva IDS:

BIS-4-breeder: kennel Finsweng

Finsweng Viiksivallu: BOS, CAC & CACIB

Ch Finsweng Tadaa: BB-2, CACIB (her 12th CACIB!)

Our 11-year-old Grand old Lady, C.I.B Finsweng Dancing Queen was just warming up for Sunday and got EXC and was 2nd best veteran bitch.

Ida was showing Donna, and this beautiful couple danced all the way to the biggest trophy.

Sunday 28.4.2019, Narva NDS:

Best-In-Show-1-veteran: C.I.B Finsweng Dancing Queen

Finsweng Viiksivallu: BOB, CAC

Kisamba's Bonnie Blue Girl: BOS, CAC

Donna, our dear Granny, was really rocking this Sunday. In the big ring she really danced, and was chosen from the huge veteran group to best in show! 

In the breed ring our almost 2-year-old male Vallu (Finsweng Viiksivallu) was BOB. Our "Danish Princess" Trixie (Kisamba's Bonnie Blue Girl) made her debut in the show rings at the age of 15 months by winning BOS and CAC. Trixie moved to our family from Denmark in the end of February. In the photo below she is wagging her tail, as always. She is such a happy dog!

Narva NDS 28.4.2019, Australian terrier BOB & BOS. Photo by Heini Emilia Reis

Nice trophy and rosette! 

Now Finsweng Xpertti has his own page

Our dear 3,5 month old boy Pertti Antero (Finsweng Xpertti) has now also a blog page of his own! Please check here if you are interested to see more pics of him and know more about him.

3,5 months old Finsweng Xpertti enjoying outdoors. Photo: Ida

Top Aussie Competition 2018

I'm so happy and proud to present Team Finsweng's great results in the Top Aussie Competition 2018 (by Finnish ATC). Link to all results in all the different categories you find here 

Top #4 Aussie Breeder  2018 in Finland: knl Finsweng. 

Over 80 Australian terriers were entered to the competition, but in fact, much more Aussies were entered to the Finnish dog shows during year 2018, but didn't gain placements so they couldn't enter to the Top Aussie Competition.

In the Top Aussie Breeder Competition 2018 our Team Finsweng did great: Finsweng is TOP #4 Breeder! Our local kennel club ranked us as Number One! In the All-Breed-Competition by the Finnish Kennel Club we were ranked as TOP # 68 Breeder, among the appr. 13.000 breeders in Finland. Here you find all the results.  Thank you each and everyone who have in one or other way been part of these fantastic results! 

In the TOP AUSSIE 2018 Competition finswengs gained following placements:

Naatti : TOP # 13. C.I.B* Finsweng Tadaa (*waits for confirmation)

Vallu : TOP # 21. LT JCh RIGAW-18 Finsweng Viiksivallu

Donna : TOP # 36. C.I.B Finsweng Dancing Queen

Tomu : TOP # 45 . CH Finsweng Trallalaa

Vattu : TOP # 78 . Finsweng Vadelmiina

In the TOP JUNIOR 2018 Competition Vallu was placed as # 4 (among 23 juniors) and 

in TOP VETERAN 2018 Competition Donna was places as # 7 (among 18 veterans).

How can it be so difficult to photograph puppies?

I admire breeders who publish photos of their litters starting when the pups are around 5 weeks old. The pups looks like they are born to pose. But not in our household ...  we might get one or two pics like this:

Blue boy at the age of 5,5 weeks. Finsweng X or Y litter. Photo by Pasi

Blue boy at the age of 5,5 weeks. I love his face! Photo by Pasi

.. but most photos are like this (or even worse...) :

One of the red boys ... age 5,5 weeks and he seems to be hungry all the time, so treats make this...

The red girl in Finsweng X or Y litter didn't want to cooperate.

Training of the blue boy.

Even if they move nicely and stand nicely when moving around in our living room / garden, the most pups don't pose nicely on the table. And even if my family know how to photograph, it seems that photographing puppies is too hard for us :D  We'll continue training! And photographing and laughing! Here more info about this Finsweng X or Y pups

Happy New Year 2019!

Oikein rempseää ja onnekasta Uutta Vuotta 2019!

Ch Finsweng Tadaa in the end of October 2018. Funny girl!

Happy New Year 2019 to all our friends from us at Finsweng AusTer Team

New Show Champions and other great wins

The autumn 2018's shows of our Finsweng  team were concentrated to two weekend's in November and the old saying "Not quantity but quality" came true. As a result we have one new C.I.B (International Champion), one new Estonian Show Champion, two Riga Winner titles (RIGAW-18) and one successful show debute. Here below the results in chronological order:

BOB pyppy Finsweng Welho aka Pasi at left hand side.

Finsweng Welho aka Pasi is a handsome puppy boy from our April 2018 litter. He made his show debute at the age of 7 months at Jyväskylä IDS the 11th of November winning BOB puppy. I'm super excited about this your boy, and the work his owner Lotta is doing with him. This is her first Aussie and show dog, and still, she is grooming and training Pasi herself! Amazing! I'm so proud and happy.

Meanwhile in Riga, Latvia, and the Riga Winner 2018 International Dog Show:

BOB, CACIB, CAC, RIGAW-18: Finsweng Viiksivallu aka Vallu

BOS, CACIB => C.I.B*, CAC => LV CH & BALT CH, RIGAW-18: Finsweng Tadaa aka Naatti.

Finsweng Viiksivallu, our new CACIB winner was BOB at Riga IDS 11.11.2018

Our NEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION Finsweng Tadaa!

Naatti is my third own-bred C.I.B / International Show Champion. *Her title waits now for the official confirmation from FCI. Vallu started his way to C.I.B in Riga at the age of 17 months by winning BOB, LV CAC and gaining also a title: RIGAW-18. He has had such an amazing year by winning so much, for ex. five Finnish CAC from just nine shows and winning Lithuanian Junior Championship and now starting Intermediate class in style.

Two weeks later, at the Narva two NDS's, Estonia, our handsome Finsweng Täystuho aka Piko won BOB both on Saturday and Sunday! Since he won BOS and CAC (and also CACIB) at Narva IDS in March, he now Estonian Show Champion!

Finsweng Täystuho our new EE Ch and also CACIB winner.

You can just imagine how happy and proud I am of our Finsweng team! You my friends are pure gold when showing your finswengs in such great condition and with such a happy attitude. Thank you <3

We have puppies!

Early in the morning of Tuesday the 4th of December, 2018, our dear Valma (C.I.B Finsweng Silirimpsis) gave birth to the newest finswengs. Please read here more of this exciting litter, my first double-mating!

Finsweng X and/or Y-pups as new born.

Finsweng veterans

As usual, in the end of the year, among fresh news, also listings of the year's achievements are done. Team Finsweng has had an amazing year and I, as the breeder, am very happy and grateful. Many finswengs have won CAC and CACIB, we have got some new Champions, our Breeder's Group have many times been placed in the BIS-Breeder-competition, but our Golden Oldies have also done great, at home but also in the show rings!

10,5 year old Donna (C.I.B Finsweng Dancing Queen) at Mikkeli IDS July 2018

For instance, our soon 11-year-old Donna, or officially C.I.B Finsweng Dancing Queen is still dancing, or in fact, rocking. She was entered in seven shows during 2018. Besides one BOB and many BB-placements she was three times BOB-veteran and three times BOS-veteran. She was always classed as as Certificate Class (which is the highest individual valuation a dog can get in its individual evaluation). In Pieksämäki show she was BIS-3-veteran and in Mikkeli IDS she was shortlisted among 6 best veterans.

Finsweng Onnenpoika, aka Luka, won BIS-4-veteran in Puumala 26.5.2018

Donna's son Luka, officially Finsweng Onnenpoika (and father to my V-litter ) won his mother at Puumala show the 26.May, 2018, and won BIS-4-veteran. This was his only show in 2018.

Both mentioned veterans have been part of my Breeder's Groups which have been highly appreciated at many shows; seven BOB, twice BIS-1, twice BIS-3 and twice BIS-4. 

As you can understand, as a dog owner and breeder I'm so happy to live with such healthy and long-living breed. Oldies are golden, also as pets.

New FI CH and BIS results at Pieksämäki Dog Show 9.6.2018

Highlights from May's and beginning of June's shows will come soon, but first news from Saturday's dog show, the Pieksämäki Group Show for groups 3 & 9 (346 entries).

Our brand new Finnish Champion Finsweng Trallalaa aka Tomu

17 Australian terrier were enterred and just one was absent, so judge Anne Klaas (Estonia) had a nice amount of Aussies to judge. Two breeders classes were shown and both got honour prices.

Here the nice results of Team Finsweng from the breed ring:

BOS: Ch Finsweng Tadaa "Naatti"
BB-2, CAC => FI Ch Finsweng Trallalaa
BM-2, CAC: Finsweng Viiksivallu "Vallu"
BOB-veteran: CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen "Donna"
BOB-breeder: knl Finsweng
JUN EXC1: Finsweng Underbara Barbara "Sylvi"
JUN EXC2: Finsweng Vadelmiina "Vattu"

In the finals our Team Finsweng did also great! Among all beautiful veterans our 10,5 year old Grand Old Lady  Donna was chosen to BIS-3-veteran!

CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen, BIS-3-veteran. Photo: Katja Piiroinen.

Knl Finsweng: BIS-4-breeder. From left: Vallu, Donna, Naatti and Tomu. Photo: Selma.

After getting 2 years old (the 21.3.2018) Tomu, Finsweng Trallalaa became a grown-up lady and won her three Finnish CAC in a row; 31.3. Imatra IDS, 26.5. Puumala show and now the 10th of June in Pieksämäki she competed among the 12 Australian terrier bitches, and was just beated by her sister Naatti (CH Finsweng Tadaa) and finalized her title with style, as a hat trick. I love this little lady, she is so elegant, inside out!

Another CAC -winning Finsweng Aussie is the just 12-month-old Vallu, Finsweng Viiksivallu , who has now enterred 4 shows here in Finland, and this was his 3rd CAC (also in the 4th show he won junior class with EXC). On top of this he has a super temperament and is the best bed sleeping pet you can imagine. I'm so happy about this young boy.

The prices of Team Finsweng after the breed ring.

The BIS-rosettes were very bling-bling, but in a stylish way.

All results from the show you can find here 

Photos and updates - kuvaa ja päivitystä

Here some more photos from Easter shows and update info. Let's start with the latter: 

I've (finally) updated the Puppy news page and made a new page to the 4th of April born Finsweng W-litter . The pups are now 9 days old, grow nicely and Maisa is one of the best Mums in the world. Two boys are still looking for their forever homes.

And here some new, or not yet published, photos from our very successfull Easter Dog Shows in Imatra in eastern Finland. The quality is not the best, but the atmosphere & feelings were it!

Don't underestimate photographers! Even when the judge has left the ring, the photographers are working... well, we still have some training to do, but this performance took our Team Finsweng to the BIS-3-breeder place (of appr 20 breeders classes) so it's acceptable anyway ;-) 

Show: Imatra IDS 31.3.2018

Finsweng Aussies out of three litters: oldest is 10 year, youngest 10 months.

Finsweng Viiksivallu, 10 months, the Best Male & CC winner of the 30.3.2018 show

Sorry you nice BOB! I haven't a "wholer" photo. Imatra 30.3.2018

Donna (CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen) and my dear friend Oona.

Our dear Granny Donna (soon 10,5 years old) aka CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen was dancing her way to great placements both days of the Easter Dog Shows. On Friday 30.3.2018 she waltzed herself to BOS-veteran and BB-4, and of course she rocked in Finsweng's breeders class. She continued rocking and jiving on Satuday 31.3.2018 by winning both BOB and BOB-veteran (!) and leading our breeders class to BOB and BIS-3! Outside the ring her attitude towards showing shows so well on the photo above: F*ck all of you and give me the meatballs! Our Granny <3

Golden, Happy Easter a la Finsweng

Thank you all for your congratulations! 

Yes, Team Finsweng had a super double Easter Dog show trip to Imatra (FIN). This time we gained so much that I'm as the breeder don't anymore find the words to describe how happy and grateful I am. I have the best team ever and we had so much fun during the two last days of March, 2018.

Friendship, fun and team work - this is what it's all about in Team Finsweng.

The photo above shows so well what our two days at Saimaa Dog Shows were about. The photo was taken the second day (at Saimaa IDS 31.3.2018) and on left hand side Oona with BOB & BOB-veteran CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen (Donna) in her lap and on right hand side Maiju with CAC winner Finsweng Trallalaa (Tomu) in her lap.

Here the results of Team Finsweng (and the ages of the dogs)

Saimaa all breed Dog Show 30.3.2018:

BOS, BM-1, CAC: Finsweng Viiksivallu  (10 months)

BB-2, CAC => FI CH: Finsweng Tadaa  (24 months)

BB-3, res-CAC: Finsweng Underbara Barbara (11 months)

BB-4, BOS-veteran: CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen (10,5 years)

BOB-breeder: knl Finsweng

Saimaa International Dog Show 31.3.2018:

BOB & BOB-veteran: CIB Finsweng Dancing Queen

BB-3, CAC: Finsweng Trallalaa (24 months)

JUN EXC 1: Finsweng Viiksivallu

JUN EXC 1: Finsweng Underbara Barbara

CH EXC 3 CQ: Finsweng Tadaa

BIS-3 & BOB-breeder: knl Finsweng

Here below a cavalcade of photos of our Aussies. Most are taken the 30th since Maiju brought her camera. Since I hadn't many pics of Vallu and this was his first show ever, I asked Maiju to focus of photographing him, and she did as asked. Thank you Maiju for these photos! All photos which haven't phtographer mentioned are by Maiju.

Vallu, 10 months.

Vallu, judge Tuula Savolainen and the wagging tail.

I love the temperament of this dog! And believe me, this was first time show trainging for Vallu.

Well, sometimes it showed that this was Vallu's first show & show trainging...

... but we managed to move nicely too!

Junior bitch Finsweng Underbara Barbara.

Finsweng Tadaa, our new Finnish Champion.

Best breeders classes were chosen by Dennis Kuzelj, Bulgaria. Out of some twenty groups our group was chosen to BIS-3-breeder. This was our team's icing on the cake. Photo below: Pasada.

Well, at this stage we where so emotional that posing was not the best anymore...

Best cup and "flower" of this Easter.

Super Baltic Show Weekend for Finsweng

I'm so super happy, grateful and proud of my Finsweng team and the results we got last weekend! Three International dog shows in two countries, 3x CACIB, 5x CAC and 2 R-CACIB. In Narva we faced some difficulties getting "proper show pics" but despite poor light condition and lack of "hands" on the ringside, s'il vous plaît, her is our story and photos from Finsweng's Super Baltic Show Weekend.

During the weekend the 17.-18. March, 2018, in "this corner of the world" three big Intenational Dog Shows were held. One in Narva, Estonia, and two in Riga, Latvia. Part of the Finsweng team headed to Narva, meanwhile my destination with a couple of aussies was the double-IDS in Riga.

Narva IDS 17.3.2018 BOS, CACIB, CAC Finsweng Täystuho exellently handled by Oona

Thank you Oona for handling Piko (Finsweng Täystuho) so well!

Piko (Finsweng Täystuho, left) and Vaula (Finsweng Uuu-La-Laa)

The only photo of Narva IDS's BOB-junior Finsweng Uuu-La-Laa aka Vaula is the one above. It's taken on the boat between Helsinki and Tallinn. 

Narva IDS 17.3.2018, Estonia, our Finsweng team's results: 

BOS, CACIB, CAC: Finsweng Täystuho

BOB-junior, jun-CAC: Finsweng Uuu-La-Laa 

Thank you Taina and Oona! Kiitos Taina ja Oona kun ns hoiditte homman kotiin!

Meanwhile in Riga, Latvia, I was competing with two Aussies: Finsweng Tadaa aka Naatti and Horrieglen Supa Strike Force (Austr.Imp) aka Schooner, and with great results! As her litter brother Naatti is just 23 months old. Schooner is 16 months old. The CACIB Naatti won on Sunday was her 5th. She has now one from Lithuania, two from Russia and two from Latvia. The 21.3. she turned 2 years old, and next CAC she wins will make her Champion of 5 countries! Not bad for a little girl.

Riga IDS 17.3.2018, Latvia, our Finsweng team's results:

BOS, CACIB, CAC: Finsweng Tadaa

BM-2, R-CACIB: Horrieglen Supa Strike Force

Riga IDS 17.3.2018 BOS, CACIB, CAC Finsweng Tadaa and me after the ring.

Riga IDS 18.3.2018, Latvia, our Finsweng team's results:

BOB, CACIB, CAC: Finsweng Tadaa

BM-2, R-CACIB, CAC: Horrieglen Supa Strike Force

Riga IDS 18.3.2018. BOB Finsweng Tadaa. BOS Reimin Black Flag. Photo: Saara Suolahti

Horrieglen Supa Strike Force, 16 monts old. Photo: Saara Suolahti

Naatti loves shows, and it shows! We have so much fun together!

Ch Funfanny's I Have A Dream was also seen in Riga IDS. Photo credit: Saara Suolahti

Knl Finsweng Best-In-Show-1 Breeder

The frost has freezed also the flow of Finsweng information ... ;) but better late than ever, I'm happy to tell about the great results our Finsweng team got in Tallinn (Estonia) during the weekend 10.-11.2.2018. In the Terrier Speciality Show our breeder class was Best-in-Show and Finsweng Trallalaa won CAC! Here the highlighs:

Finsweng Trallalaa - Best bitch and CAC winner of the Terrier Speciality Show 10.2.2018

Knl Finsweng - Best-in-Show Breeder of the Terrier Speciality Show 10.2.2018

In the Terrier Show three (3) breeder groups were shown in the breed ring, and out of these our team won. Already this felt very great, but the BIS win was like the icing on the cake. On Saturday every Finsweng Aussie got CQ and on the International Show on Sunday all got at least excellent. Here below photos from the weekend. My friend Taina (2nd from left in the photo above) was clever to bring a camera and tell to all our team to use it, so we got a nice cavalcade of photos.

10.2.Intermediate males. Finsweng Täystuho on right hand side

Junior bitch, 9 month old Finsweng Underbara Barbara

10.2. Terrier Show. Judge Andrzej Jendrasiak choosing best open bitch. B&T is F.Trallalaa

Finsweng Tadaa aka Naatti

Finsweng Tadaa under evaluation of jugde Andrzej Jendrasiak

Finsweng Tadaa

Finsweng Tadaa

Part of the nine bitches in the best bitch judging.

From left: BB1 Finsweng Trallalaa, BB2 and BB3 Finsweng Tadaa

Best Australian terrier breeders group is Finsweng , out of three Aussie groups.

Jun bitch Finsweng Underbara Barbara on the ring side

Intermediate male Finsweng Täystuho aka Piko

Finsweng Täystuho