12.8. Kiila is in season. Now I have some kind of time window for my plans for the spring. I wish something exciting will happen next April.
8.8. Agility competions in the heath of +30C close by in Laukaa. The first course was jumping, and we made a disq because of my timing (which did not exist). For the agility course our judge Sari Mikkilä lowered the jump hights to 55 cm and there were less dropping bars. We made a really beautiful run, almost clean run. Unluckily something happened during last but one obstacle, weaves, since Kiila came out from the wrong side. Anyway we did not redo the weaves, so disq again but beautiful and fluent!
24.7. Agility competitions in Mikkeli again, judge Hannele Lummeranta had made really fluent courses, real pleasure to run. Unfortunately on the first one Kiila dropped one bar, so 5. Next course the second bar was dropped, and difficulties again in staying in the weaves, so 10. Otherwise very beautiful and fluent runs, happy:)
11.7 Agility competitions in Mikkeli. On the first run, judged by Elina Hannikainen, we had such a nice flow - really beatiful run. Unfortunately I did not lead her in one front cross carefully enough, so she took the weaves instead of swing. Next course was by Jarmo Jämsä - the flow was definetly missing, disq as well!
4.-10.7. We had a tiny holiday - went rowing on the lake district between Varkaus and Savonlinna for a week. We had super weather and Kiila swam a lot!
3.7. We visited one of the biggest agility summer events: agirotu. The happening took place close to Tampere, we competed on Saturday twice. The first run was by Sari Mikkilä, unfortunately because of unclear handling my little Kiila thought that she knows the course. Well, she did not, but she happily made at least six disq on the same course. My darling! On the next course she did listen but she knocked one bar, got a refusal and again she came out of weaves, so 15 from the second run judged by Anne Viitanen.
June 30 Luigi the lagotto tried to teach Kiila that you can enjoy swimming and jumping in to the water also without any sticks, more fotos in Gallery. Yesterday we took part in an unofficial agility competition, organized by our club. Lots of fun. First run was clear, then pretty good with some minor faults.
June 28 We enjoyed our midsommer with friends at the summer house in Hämeenlinna. Otherwise we have been rehearsing quite regularly - good! The own yard helps!
June 13 We had three runs in Kuopio. I am happy with my handling. The first course was jumping by Savikko, disq (false end of the tunnel, only the correct end was calling, Kiila also dropped two bars). Second course was nice agility one of Tienhaara, unluckily we missed a jump (or two) leading us to a disq. in the middle of the course - otherwise beautiful run. The third run was also Savikko's course. He said that while the competitors did not have success on his easy jumping course, we (the competitors) will show how we manage the more difficult one. For some reason only three dogs got results on this run, we having the only clean run, so we won with the result -12.66!
June 5 We visited Stadi Games (picture above), Agility Competion in Helsinki, on Saturday. It was nice to visit old neighbourhood after 20 years and Stadi Games after 12 years. We did finally well. The results were 10 and 5. On the first run very good run, we just missed the beginning of the weaving and hurried out too soon (like so many else on that run). The second run was more tricky with lots of false ends of tunnels calling, we made a beautiful run. Alas, one of the last bars was knocked down when hurrying Kiila to the correct entrance of the tunnel. It is so nice to be happy with own handling (after Oulu disaster).
May 24 This is how our garden looks at the moment with some nice young doggy friends:
May 2-23 Agility competitions in Oulu. Mainly disaster after disaster. I was still nervous about Kiila on the starting line. On Saturday nice courses by Anders Virtanen, Kiila listened but unluckily she did not get any good handling: disq and 10. On Sunday nice courses again, this time by Minna Jokisaari. Kiila did not get instructions fast enough, so she was already somewhere where she should not have been on both courses, so 2 x disq.
May 16th Agility competions in Jyväskylä, nice courses planned by Sari Mikkola. Unluckily our three runs were more like disaster, Kiila broke her starts - we had 2 disqs and 11,...
May 9th We got great news from Germany: Kiila's sister, Hazel with Susanne Nieder, was qualified for team Germany for the Agility World Championship 2010!!! We are so proud that the sister has such a talented handler! Thank you Susanne, for the foto!
In this foto Kiila's mother, Cheeky, with the rest of the litter ("replacing Kiila"), when the A-litter was 11 months old. Foto is taken by Cathrin Ziebart, the breeder. Kiila and Hazel were the only girls in the litter, the balck and whites are prick eared, while the colorful puppies got the flying ears of their mum.
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25th April Yesterday we competed in class 2 for the first time, in an agility competition in Helsinki. We showed all how unqualified we are by getting twice disc, though we enjoyed every single meter on our course. The first disc came because of the false end of the tunnel was calling Kiila, something I did not expect to happen. The second disc came when Kiila did not jump thought the tire (just next to it) it was the last but second jump to do! Before I noticed what happened, she had already taken the last jump as well. She had dropped one bar on each course, so the dis was not that bad. She really flew over the course with such an perfect attitude - it was really fun.
Lately the snow has almost completly gone so we have enjoyed the garden agility besides the last piles of snow.
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March 27th We made a clear run in agility competition in Oulu. We won our class and from now on we will compete in class 2. I bought a new camara last week, there are some new pics in Friends/2010 gallery.
March 7th We did some garden agility in the sunshine, even though there is not too much space, we are able to create tiny sequences, great! Greatest challenge is to lead the way for Kiila also after the last obstacle.
This week I have been guide three times in our forest, we have introduced the tracks for our friends. They have appreciated it. Today we had the sunshine on our guiding tour.
February 28th We have been able to join some weekly agility training, plus some extra courses a bit further from Jyväskylä. It has been lots of fun. Yesterday we participated in the training of kerryblue terriers. It was such a joy to do a long courses with lots of space.
Ferburary 14th This weekend I enjoyed the sun on when walking in the forest.
Kiila´s magnificient tail
February 11th. We visited the vet today to make sure that there are no puppies coming. Even though there were some signs about the puppies in Kiila, there was nothing to be seen in her belly. Well, we restart our training season today. And we have exiting plans for next spring about the litter of Kiila.
January 31st. At last the temperature rose above -10. Besides having a long walk in the forest we were able to enjoy playing in the garden a little bit.
January 30th We had our first agility training this year. It was so nice, we both enjoyed it - it was so much fun. Besides the agilility also the environment was perfect - we trained indoors in a warm hall - real luxus. Beforehand I was worried about Kiila being too enthuastic - but she was just perfect. She listened to me so nicely! Really a perfect start for a new training season.
January 19th No puppies this year. Unfortunately, nothing at all happened between these two young dogs.
January 16th For the first time I saw Pommi in daylight and could take some outside pictures
More pictures in the Gallerie/Friends/2010
January 13th Onni left and Pommi arrived (these pictures are from Pommis owner Seija Ahola)
January 9th Onni the male dog came for a visit!
The pictures are from the Sunday walk in the mearby forest.
January 4th Life is so short - twelve years with the grand old lady Minzi - is gone. She was such a good friend - good and wise. We miss her badly.
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| In Helsinki (with brother Chico visiting) | In Heidelberg (the trio for 6 years) |
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January 2nd Agility competition in Hyvinkää, organised by JAU
Two nice courses, designed by Ritva Herrala and Elp. Such a good runs, unfortunately the handler was a bit too sleepy. First run we got DIS (twice) because handler did not give any hints where to go, so poor Kiila did not guess the right choice. Second run: handler was so proud when she could manage a tricky beginning. So she missed completly the following jump by knocking it over and falling herself. When we came a bit later back to the knocked bar, Kiila was not guided to come througt the jump witj´hout bar - so only then we did get Disqualified. Otherwise it was real pleasure to be running (unlike in Jyväskylä a month earlier)
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December 27 Finally activities! Today we we were able to join agility training (only once in December because of the persistent kennel cough). It was so much fun! There were eight of us training in the big, soft ground of the horse arena. Kiila and I really enjoyed the long agility course and the space we had for ourselves.
We have had perfect Christmas; the best family, happyness and joy around us + the marvellous Christmas food.
I added one foto taken one weeek before the very naked Kiila of the Jyväskylä BC show, down there on Nov. 13.
December 9 Minzi has started coughing as well. She has also again problems with her bowels and vetenerian gives her antibiotics and pain killers. Next day I can not find the pain killers - Kiila has stolen from the table (stealing first time in her life).
November 30. Kiila starts coughing - she has kennel cough. She coughs a lot and has fever, I guess the fewer came because I did not notice her cough early enough and did not give her enough rest.
November 28. Agility competition in Jyväskylä (Laukaa), judge Sisko Pulkkinen
Course A dis - Kiila started before permission - full catastrophe
Course B 10 - weaving, fault - the poor handler was lost far too much
November 22. Finnish Border Collie and Australian Kelpie club organized a special show for these breeds within the International Show in Jyväskylä. There were 75 BC, naked Kila beeing one of them. Anyway she did get EH, very good in open class, judge Meg Purnell-Carpenter, UK
3 years, feminine head, upright in shoulder, lacking angulation, good topline, lacking coat, a little erratic in movement
November 14. Agility competition in Varkaus, judge Harri Huittinen
Course A 5 - Hastily made turning on broad jump (because the wrong end of tunnel was calling) -pl. 3rd.
Course b 10 - The first bar, missing the contact on too fast seesaw
November 13 Do I really need to stand here and look at nowhere? One more week to lose the hair for the BC show in Jyväskylä.
October 17-18. 4 agility courses in Oulu.Our best competition ever! Second clear round for us.
On Saturday the judge was Eeva-Liisa Pohjanen
Course A dis - I lost my dog twice, the second time making the dis - otherwise fast and good
Course B 5 - One hastely made turning, resulting one dropped bar - otherwise perfect - placement 3rd.
On Sunday Vesa Jalonen
Course C 5 - again the weaving - acting too hastely (+ lost twice) - placement 1st
Course D 0 - beautiful course except the slalom after chute, Kiila asking forever where to go - pl. 2nd
October 4. Kiila made Finnish character test in Korpilahti, judges Irene Puputti and Katri Leikola.
Her character was judged on eight fields with the grades from -3 to +3. The fields had different coefficients from 1 to35, total of these being 300.
Ability to operate +1
Keennes +1
Inclination to defense +1
Inclination to fight +3
Nervous structure +1
Temperament +3
Hardness +1
Approachability +1
Also the reactions towards shooting were tested; unused to shots.
Kiila passed the test with 150 points, which is close the avarege for Finnish BCs
September 29 I received the kennel name Jolly Agile.