14.6.2012 Pic from Puppy lc - and track- training!!

Brutus and Iris excited about the passing lure :D

Brutus being very eager to go!!

Iris had a perfect start from the box.

Iris with her Super Nanny!!

Also a few pics of Iris at the lure-coursing track.

Mano´s turn.

Mano (Manoush Nomi Sunrider) and owner Anna. Ready - Set - GO!!!

Ready to head home after a perfect run!!!

3.6.2012 Finnish Whippet Club Speciality Show

Our Whippet Club had the annual big show in Mustiala last weekend. We were fortunate to have 5 our of 6 Tara´s kids present there and we definitely enjoyed interesting day even though weather pretty much sucked! So much wind and rain.. so not whippet friendly at all..

Whippet males were judged by breed specialist Lori Lawrence from Starline Whippets USA and bitches were judged by breed specialist Molly Rule-Steele from Taejaan kennel Australia.

Here are our results for the pups:

Manoush Padmé Amidala VG

Manoush Deliah Blue EXC-4 (out of 25 Junior Bitches)

Manoush Sy Snootles VG

Manoush Darth Tyranus EXC (unofficial 5th)

Manoush Dexter Jettster EXC-3 with CQ

Tara´s Progeny Group came in 2nd with Honorary Prize

Manoush Breeder Group was 4th

A huge thank you is in order to all the pup owners for making the effort to come to the show!!!! Also extra thank you to handler "helps" Niina, Suski and Meri!!!

Here are some pics from the show.

TLN JW´12 Manoush Deliah Blue - EXC-4

Manoush Padmé Amidala - VG

Manoush Dexter Jettster - EXC-3 & CQ

"Manu" in line with other placed Junior males.

Manoush Sy Snootles - VG

TLN W´12 & TLN JW´12 Manoush Darth Tyranus - EXC (unofficial 5th)

Tara´s kids in Progeny Group posing (came in 2nd with Honorary Prize)

They also participated Progeny Group with their dad Aberdeen Remarkable in Paris 

and came in 1st with Honorary Prize.

A few pictures of Iris (TLN JW´12 Manoush Deliah Blue)

Our Iris has so far been to two shows in Finland. In her first one she was placed 1st (under Arne Foss, Norway) in junior class and received an Exc-1 and CQ (meaning that she is worthy of a CC) and in her second show at the Mustiala Whippet Club Speciality show where females were judged by breed specialist Molly Rule-Steel from Australia, she was placed 4th with and Excellent out of 24 junior bitches. 

27.5.2012 National Show Järvenpää

Show news from Finland!!!
Today at Järvenpää National all-breed-dog show Iris & Brutus both competed first time in Finland in Junior Class. Whippets were judged by Arne Foss from Norway.

Brutus (TLN JW´12 & TLN W´12 Manoush Darth Tyranus) 
EXC-2, CQ, Best Male-2, res-CC!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Well done our Little Man!!!

What a lovely start for our show career in Finland with such a good result!!!

Iris (TLN JW´12 Manoush Deliah Blue) EXC-1, CQ (the only CQ awarded in Junior Bitches)!!!

This is really a good start for all of us. Litter sister Mei (Manoush Padmé Amidala) also got her first res-CC also from her first show (also being Best Bitch-4) in Tampere international dog show and now this.. Our summer had a perfect start!!!

And a few ones of Iris :)

Iris next to beautiful Best Bitch-1 and BOS Sporting Fields Jamaican Me Crazy.

And a few lovely pics of Mei (Manoush Padmé Amidala) taken at the Hyvinkää 

lure-coursing training.It was great to meet up there with Mei and owner Mira. 

Mei chased the lure really well and shows a lot of promise :D.

All pictures by J. Siponmaa