Puppies and X-ray results

So now Melvin is X-rayed. I think it looked good, from what I could see, but the Swedish Kennel Club haven't given their opnion yet. I guess I'll have the result by the end of next week. He had his eyes checked too and everything was just fine with them. I must say that I didn't expect anything else. :)

Even if I'm still waiting for Melvin's results, I've got the first result for the litter. It's his brother, Zipper (H. E Mizar) who was X-rayed one week earlier. He's got hips grade A and free elbows. A really good start, indeed! I just hope that the others will follow his example...

And so I've found the perfect match for Visa, or at least I think I have. She'll be having a date with FinFtCh SweFtCh Jummi-Jammin Frankenstein late December/early January. "Piki" is a very healthy black male - free hips and elbows, eyes Optigen normal/clear and also genotype N/N for EIC and CNM, which means that the puppies can never develop these diseases either. So, I hope I'll get another litter of healthy labs with lots of will to please, who'll be excellent companions for their new owners! :)

Looking for suitable male

I've started looking for a suitable male for Visa. It's not easy, I can tell you. Only the best is good enough for my princess! I'd like a labrador with classic looks, with qualifications from the field as well as from shows, with excellent hips and elbows, and tested Optigen normal/clear. I'd like him to be without any health related problems and of no risk for epilepsy or allergy. His litter mates shall of course have excellent hips and elbows as well. The only thing that doesn't matter is the colour. But I begin to wonder if such a dog exists... ;)

I've started to concentrate more on the field-trial training now. My plan is to start with Melvin and Visa on one or several tests this year. They're both doing good so far, but there are still improvements to be made.

By the end of August it's finally time for Melvin to be X-rayed and to have his eyes checked. I can't say that I look forward to it. He's such a sweet and adorable dog, I'd be heartbroken if anything's the matter with him. So, keep your fingers crossed for another good result from my breeding! :)

Visa is now SweTrCh!

On our way down south, we stopped in Sundsvall to do a tracking test. Visa lacked one first prize to become a SweTrCh and I wanted that title this year. So, Tuesday evening we met our good friend Katarina, who was our "supporter", and the judge. Visa did her best tracking job ever and ended up with a 1st prize with prize of honour. So now she can call herself (in Swedish) LPI SVCh Huset Elliots Visa! :)

Agility Winner!

This morning we went to Boden, as Stina was going to participate in agility competitions with both her dogs. Maya started in agility class 1 and was disqualified, just as last weekend. Today she found the judge very interesting and decided to get to know her a little bit better... But in the next class (jumping) she managed to get around and was placed 11 out of about 21 participating small dogs. That was a big step forward! But there was more to come!!! Idefix made a clear round, just as last weekend, but this time he was a bit faster and so he won the class. I can tell you that Stina's very happy tonight... We'll be back again tomorrow, hopefully with some more success :)

Here's a picture of the winning team:

Show result

So, dog show today for Maya and Stina. As always, Maya appeared to be rather small compared to the other bitches. And as always, she moved very well and behaved excellent in the ring, even though I believe she enjoys agility, tracking or obedience more. She got very nice remarks from the judge and got her first prize in Open class again (which means "Very good" in a more international perspective, I believe) but that was it. Stina also assisted another breeder by showing her champion male to 2nd best male and a R-CACIB so she was very pleased with her day.

The weather's very cold up here right now. Just as we got used to nearly +30 degrees C, the temperature's suddenly down to +10... :( Better for the dogs of course but still - it's July!!!

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New results

Marie and Huset Elliots Zäta has been on a dog show today. Unfortunately, the judge found that Zäta needed to develop more for this class, so they ended up with a blue ribbon, which means 2nd prize.

Stina has participated in agility with both the Cavaliers today. It was Mayas first official competition. She got disqualified in both races due to different reasons, but she was in good company. It was quite hard so most dogs were disqualified today.

Idefix managed to pass all obstacles without any problems but it took a bit too long (especially the slalom). Still, they ended up on place 6 out of 12 (5 were disqualified).

Tomorrow it's time for Maya and Stina to enter the ring in a show, probably their last for this year. Keep your fingers crossed for them!

Obedience results

Stina and Idefix participated in one obedience test last Friday evening and another one on Sunday. Unfortunately they managed to get 0 points for one action both days, so they got 2nd prize both days. Now they'll just have to practise more, they're getting closer and closer to that magic 1st prize.

Tutan isn't well. I've visited the vet with her again and they've taken blood samples and some other tests. I'm not too optimistic about it but naturally I hope for the best. I love that dog (as I love all the rest) but I want her to have a full life and not a life with lots and lots of medicins and restrictions. Keep your fingers crossed for her!

Visa is looking really good at the moment and I haven't registered her to one single dog show this summer... :( But I'll change that! I've decided that we'll go to Rovaniemi in August and hopefully the Finnish judge will find her good-looking too.

Tonight there'll be agility training for the small dogs and tomorrow I'll have an open tracking training for those who like to try this. You'll find more information about this on my Swedish website in case you're interested.