HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL NORDW-09 & FINW-09 On Saturday Dec. 12 Texforrier Marimekko won the bitches and was BOS under Dodo Sandahl from Sweden. She got the titles Finnish Winner 2009 and Finnish Junior Winner 2009. Texforrier She's All That was 2nd in bitches and got the Cacib. Our visitor from Hungary, Mercury Fox Hugo Sanchez was 2nd in dogs and got the CC. Texforrier Just Because was 3rd in Champion class.   Our Standard Poodle bitch Ch Martina's Gradiva won BOB and got the Finnish Winner 2009 title under Iren Naarits from Estonia and later finished Group 3rd! Our Smooth Collie Multi Ch Clingstone's No Doubt was 4th in males. Clingstone's No Doubt Mercury Hugo Sanchez Martina's Gradiva On Sunday Dec. 13 Texforrier Marimekko was BOB under Hans Lehtinen! She got the titles Nordic Winner 2009 and Nordic Junior Winner 2009. Texforrier She's All That was again second in bitches with cacib and Mercury Fox Hugo Sanchez was again 2nd in males with CC. Texforrier Just Because was 3rd in males.   Ch Martina's Gradiva won again BOB and got the Nordic Winner 2009 title, this time judged by breeder judge Francesco Cochetti from Italy. Also Multi Ch Clingstone's No Doubt was BOB with the Nordic Winner titles.

PUPPIES! We are hopefully expecting puppies in Februay 2010. Read more from our puppy page.

JYVÄSKYLÄ INT 22th NOV Breed judge: Päivi Eerola, Finland Group judge: Dodo Sandahl, Sweden Group 3rd BOB CC Texforrier Marimekko 2nd best bitch res. CC Texforrier Makes Sense BOS cacib CC New FI Ch Texforrier Just Because Texforrier Marimekko Texforrier Just Because

TARTO INT NOV 1st Judge:Hans Grüttner, Germany BOB CC NEW INT CH Texforrier Over The Moon © Pekka Sälpäkivi A big thank you to Laura Kukkola for Handling Oili to her new title! TARTO TERRIER SPECIALITY OCT 31st Judge: Paolo Dondina, Italy BOB CC NEW LV CH Texforrier Over The Moon .

SEINÄJOKI INT OCT 25th Breed judge: Anna Törnlov, Sweden Group judge: Pirjo Aaltonen, Finland BOB CC GROUP 3rd Martina's Gradiva © Koirauutiset .

FINNISH FOX TERRIER OPEN SHOW LAHTI SEP 27th Smootsh judged by: Anne Tuovinen (Vielfrass) BIS-1 Texforrier Marimekko BOS Texforrier From The Heart © Salla Viitanen Daughter and dad had a good day. Pulmu went on BIS and won the BOB wire. Enska won the dogs and was BOS to his daughter. Thank you to all involved! .© Sari Laitinen

PORVOO NATIONAL SEP 13th Judge: Michael Forte, Ireland BOS CC Texforrier Spell On Llawen

VANTAA NATIONAL SEP 07th Breed judge: Sonia Pagani, Italy Group judge: George Kostopoulos, Greece BOB CC GROUP 3rd Martina's Gradiva © Katariina Kahri

VANTAA NATIONAL SEP 06th Breed judge: Branislav Rajic, Slovenia Group judge: Sonia Pagani, Italy BOB CC GROUP 3rd Texforrier Marimekko BOS Del Zarzoso Gardel

HEINOLA NATIONAL AUG 23rd Judge: Markku Kipinä, Finland 3rd best bitch Texforrier Makes Sense

KOUVOLA NATIONAL AUG 22nd Judge: Igor Selimovic, Croatia BOB CC Texforrier Marimekko

PORVOO NATIONAL AUG 16th Judge: Dina Korna, Estonia 3rd best bitch Texforrier Oops-A-Daisy 4th best bitch Texforrier Smoke Signal

IISALMI INTERNATIONAL AUG 02nd Judge: Christian Vantu, Romania BOB CC Texforrier Marimekko

PORI INTERNATIONAL AUG 01st Judge: Marja Talvitie, Finland BOB CC Texforrier Marimekko BB-2 CACIB Texforrier She's All That BOS CC CACIB Texforrier Just Because © Tanja Aronen

MIKKELI INTERNATIONAL JULY 26th Judge: Anton Todorov, Bulgaria BOB CC Texforrier Smoke Signal © Heidi Ranin

HELSINKI NATIONAL JULY 25th Judge: Paula Valakari, Finland BOB Del Zarzoso Gardel ©TEXTerri

HELSINKI NATIONAL JULY 25th Breed judge: Irina Poletaeva, Finland Group judge: Michael Gavin, Ireland BOB GROUP 2nd Texforrier From The Heart 2nd best bitch res-CC Texforrier Marimekko ©TEXTerri

FINNISH FOX TERRIER CLUB'S ANNUAL SPECIALTY JÄMSÄ JULY 10th Breed judge: Margaret Rose (Bannside) Best In Show judge: Michael Gavin (Spinkeen) What a day! Our little Pulmu, Texforrier Marimekko, went Best In Specialty at a record entry of 115 Fox Terriers. Thank you to Margaret Rose for making her BOB and to Michael Gavin for awarding her the BIS rosette!  BOB CC BIS-1 Texforrier Marimekko 2nd best male res-CC Texforrier Just Because 2nd in junior class Texforrier Smoking Gun 2nd in champion class Texforrier From The Heart 2nd in champion class Foxfield Sunrise Queen 4th in junior class Texforrier Makes Sense Texforrier Just Because © Neli-Maaria Mäkelä Texforrier From The Heart © Nelli-Maaria Mäkelä Texforrier Smoking Gun © Sari Laitinen Foxfield Sunrise Queen © Emine Lundsten Texforrier Makes Sense © Sari Laitinen

KOKKOLA INTERNATIONAL JULY 04th Judge: Janiki Steinbock, Israel BOB CC Texforrier Marimekko Pulmu, Texforrier Marimekko, went BOB at her first official show! Way to go, Sari and Pulmu. © Lotta Granström

HÄMEENLINNA NATIONAL JUNE 27th Judge: Tapio Ranta, Finland BOB CC GROUP 4th Texforrier Just Because BOS CC Texforrier Spell On Llawen

TALLINN ESTONIAN WINNER 2009 JUNE 07th Judge: Bojan Matakovic, Croatia BOS CC CACIB ESTW-09 Texforrier Over The Moon BM-2 res-CACIB res-CC Texforrier From The Heart BOB CC CACIB ESTW-09 Ashgrove Grandwazoo Leo, Ashgrove Grandwazoo, is now a new International Champion © Sari Laitinen

SALO NATIONAL JUNE 06th Judge: Tarmo Viirtelä, Finland BOB CC Texforrier Just Because

HELSINKI NATIONAL MAY 30th Judge: Bert Hunt BOB CC Texforrier Spell On Llawen

LAPPEENRANTA ALL-BREED PUPPY SHOW MAY 21st Judge: BOB GROUP 1st Texforrier Marimekko © Sari Kärki

VAASA INTERNATIONAL APRIL 26th Judge: Tarmo Viirtelä, Finland BOB CC CACIB GROUP 3rd Texforrier Just Because

LAHTI INTERNATIONAL APRIL 25th Breed judge: Jean-Jaques Dupas Group judge: Branislav Rajic, Slovenia BOB CC CACIB GROUP 3rd Texforrier Over The Moon 2nd Best Male res-CACIB Ashgrove Grandwazoo BOS CC CACIB NEW FIN CH Texforrier From The Heart

TURKU INTERNATIONAL JANUARY 25th Breed judge: Karl-Erik Johansson, Sweden BOB CACIB NEW INT CH Optimo On A Sunrise High © TEXTerri 2nd Best Male res-CC res-CACIB Texforrier Just Because BOB CACIB Ashgrove Grandwazoo © TEXTerri Fleur, Optimo On A Sunrise High, finished her International Champion title with style by winning the breed at Turku international. Congratulations to her breeder/co-owner Jan Braithwaite, Optimo Smooths, Australia!

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