Lappvikens

Monday, 23 April 2012

Finnish Lapphund Club of GB show

Well this was the most amazing day, I couldn't have been prouder! I entered Lina, Mika and Unikko for the show and hope for a placing with first 3 for the pups as this would mean they would qualify for Crufts 2013. As it was to my utter delight, judge Hans Lethinen from Finland gave Lina 1st bitchpuppy, Mika 1st dog puppy and then Unikko for first placing in Novice class! What a fantastic affirmation of the quality of my first ever litter:) Both puppies now qualified for crufts at their first opportunity

The Lappviken line up, Mika, Unikko, Blizz and Lina

Mika being weighed down with rosettes, best dog puppy and best opposite sex puppy

Lina and me

Mum Unikko and daughter Lina showing off their 1st prices :)

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Bodiam walk Feb -12

Chase

What a wonderful day! We went to Bodiam castle in East Sussex and met up with Lottie, Paul and Chase, Sara, Gordon and Gretel and we had Jackie and Mika with us, so six lappies, four Lappvikens siblings. The puppies look wonderful, really happy and sociable, the one who was showing off was Lina who was very bossy when she first met up with Chase! Right madam, but after being put in her place they all had a great time running along the river bank. Its a faboulus spot, super open fields along the river bank, no lifestock in sight! A great proper castle as back drop and lovely tea rooms :-)

Mika, Chase and Lina

Bodiam Castle

Mika

Gretel

Roly poly ;-)

Lovely lappies

Tea break time

Mika, Lina, Chase, Unikko, Blizz and Gretel

Paul, Lottie and Chase

Sarah, Gordon and Gretel

Mika showing off his stand ;-)

The fat bird with lovely Lina!

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Lappvikens Tumma Laatu

At 6 months and 5 days and his first show, Laatu got 1st puppy at Exonian show under judge Tan Nagrecha.
Very proud over Humum Jo as Laatu is in his prime 6months adolecent behaviour !! WELL DONE :-)

Laatu at 5.5 months and rangy and rather wet, still does a great stand:-)

Laatu and Jo having a lapdog moment:-)

Sunday, 16 October 2011

The Girls at 15-20 weeks

This week I went to visit Gretel who lives on the east tip of Essex. She is turning in to a really pretty girl who have developed a great "barnett" All the girls are really so like their mum! Gretel and Zora got her markings whereas Lina and Chase have Musse's deep tan colouring, but still are very much like Unikko at same age. This is the time of puppy development when they are not at their best, all legs, and in the case of Lina, Ears!

Zora at 15 weeks

Zora

Chase at 18 week, a copy of Unikko at same age!

Chase

Chase, very cute :-)

Lina and Gretel

Gretel, still got an ear to raise, or not??

Lina and Gretel getting acquainted again!!

Lina and Gretel

Gretel and Lina

Gretel and Humum Sarah

Lina and Gretel

Best picture of the day, Sarah and Gordons cat in an exorsist moment!

Same cat, full of distain as only cats can :-) He is actually a gorgeous and very affectionate cat!

Saturday, 10 September 2011

Meeting up with Lappvikens Chase (was Ida)

Chase growing up to be very pretty girl.

The puppies are 15 weeks today and this is my first meet up after leaving home. I met up with Chase, who lives with Lottie and Paul, at Bewl Waters in Kent. Chase was first know as Ida and she was the smallest puppy and had the most gorgeous tan markings from birth. She has certainly caught up in size and is such a pretty girl! She and Lina are now very alike, although Linas ears makes her stand out ;-)
Dogs all had a great time and again no attractive puppy photos, just wet puppy photos!

Bewl Waters

Lina and Chase

Racing through the wet moss!

Sisters checking each other out. They look so grown up! its Lina on left.

Blizz doing some posing position, too far away for me, but the tourist walking towards him was compelled to stop and take photos of him, he stood at same spot for ages!

A flat lappy!

Lina having dried off a bit

Chase chlilling

Both puppies loved this sodden moss growing along the lake!

Chase, having cuddles even though she is wet through:-)

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Anton moves to Wales

Up with the sunrise

Today we got up early, couldn't sleep as knew that Anton was moving to his new family today, so up with the sunrise, never a bad experience:)

As Anton is moving to Wales to join Caroline, Nigel, their boys and Lappy girl Mila I wanted him to have a lovely walk on the beach so he would be tired for the long journey ahead. Im thrilled for Anton to have a playmate in his new home and happy for him to go, Im sure my life will get easier with regards to properly start puppy training and just routine exercise,. However, this is now the end of having " a litter" and the beginning of a new chapter of a lovely puppy, but I do feel rather nostalgic, and had a moment when up in my front bedroom where the puppies were born and where so much time was spent with them and Unikko just a few weeks ago. My first ever litter have moved on towards their future with lovely new families, a very happy/ emotional feeling.