Armahani News 2009

Kulta's girlfriend Del - Ch Miavig Nites on Broadway
© N Griffin

Some exciting news for New Year's Eve with the confirmation that Kulta's latest "girlfriend" Del, Ch Miavig Nites on Broadway, owned by Nat Griffin of Batae Kennels in South Australia, is expecting babies early in February.

I feel just as excited as waiting for my own litters for this next lot of "grand-pups", and I think my Dad is ready to break open a cigar with "his boy" when the babies are here :-) We wish Nat and her beautiful girl every luck with this litter and hope for healthy and lovely babies.

For more information about this litter, please contact Nat directly by clicking HERE.

Jari on one of his last days at Armahani
© J Lincoln

Over the week we had the last of the farewells to the Bloodstone kids.

Wednesday night was a big goodbye, with not only little Jari (Cloud) leaving, but also his mum Lahti, picked up by her owners. Jari is off to live with Tania's parents Bev and Charlie, who I believe are already very much in love with their new little man (and who could resist him really!). He will spend lots of visiting time with the Fields and his mum, and I believe is a big drawcard for grandchildren sleep overs at the moment.

So that left things very quiet indeed, with just the one little pup to keep us occupied for a few days. Over the weekend Shareen and Glen arrived to pick up my beautiful girl Mischa (Twinkle). She is kept in joint ownership, and will be shown in the ACT area alongside Thunder. We hope that there will be a littler from Mischa for Armahani one day in the future. In the meantime, it is obvious she is going to be one very adored little girl, with her daddy hooked around her little paw already!

Ahti on one of his last days at Armahani
© J Lincoln

The time arrived this weekend to start saying goodbye to the kids from the Bloodstone litter, as they make thier way home with their new families.

Our first farewell was to Ahti (Frost) who is staying in Victoria in the home of James and Melissa, where he will be a much loved companion to their Samoyed Zoe, and to Logan the LabxHeeler. He left in their arms on Friday night, leaving things a little bit quiet in the puppy room. We hope to see him at Lappie picnics and get togethers.

On Sunday we said goodbye to Blaez, who was picked up by Janet for his drive home to the ACT. There he joins his new friend Lakota the GSD. Janet will be showing Blaez in the Canberra area, and he stays in joint ownership with us here at Armahani. We hope we get to see him on occasion, and wish Janet every best wish for a fun and successful show career for him.

Emmi with her babies
© J Lincoln

More puppies born today!!! I'm very happy to announce the birth of 7 bouncing babies, born today to our beautiful imports Emmi (Ch Lumiturpa Emmi (Imp Fnl)) and Louis (Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA)).

This is definitely a "females rule" litter with six of the babies beautiful little girls, and just the one bouncing baby boy. And if Lahti and Alaska's litter wasn't surprise enough, yet again we had the surprise cream baby - just the one little girl this time around.

Mum and her babies are healthy and doing really well. Their page can be found on the Current Treasure page. Given Emmi has blessed us with another Christmas litter, it seems fitting that they again have Christmas themes names. So while here they will be known as (in birth order) Mistletoe, Star, Noelle, St Nick, Snowflake, Holly and Angel.

Louis (Aus Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA)) & Emmi (Aus Ch Lumiturpa Emmi (imp Fnl))
© J Lincoln

Another busy Christmas is in store for us here at Armahani, with Christmas babies again due from our beautiful girl Emmi (Ch Lumiturpa Emmi (Imp Fnl), this time to our French-born Louis (Ch Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA). With the Bloodstone litter still here, there will be about a week and a half cross-over with Emmi's babies due early in December. So it will be quite the household!

This is Emmi's second litter, and Louis' first. We are expecting black and tan pups from this litter (yes, I know I said that last time, but this time I am REALLY only expecting black and tan pups). If their parent's are anything to go by they should be some very beautiful looking pups.

There has been much demand for this litter, and at this stage I am not expecting there to be any more available than those already spoken for.

More information about this litter can be seen on the Future Treasure page.

In the meantime, the Bloodstone Litter are growing strong, at three weeks of age, and can be see on the Current Treasure page.

Lahti with her babies
© J Lincoln

Puppies born today!!! I'm very happy to announce the birth of 4 bouncing babies, born late this evening, to our beautiful home bred Lahti (Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina) to our very handsome import Alaska (Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl)).

We had more than a little bit of a shock when boy number one popped out ... not the black and tan I was expecting ... but a cream puppy! Pup number two was also a cream, this time a girl. With the third born, a very handsome glossy black and tan boy I thought we were reverting back to normal, but no, the forth pup was another cream boy. So our black and tan puppy sure looks the odd one out in the litter! I think it may take me a few days to get over the surprise.

Mum and her babies are healthy and doing really well. Their page can be found on the Current Treasure page which will be updated regularly with photos as they grow. They will be known as Frost, Twinkle, Thunder and Cloud, the translation of their Sami registered names, for the few weeks they are here, until they are given their permanent names by their lucky new owners.

Currently all of these babies are spoken for.

Alaska (Aus Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl)) & Lahti (Aus Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina)
© J Lincoln

Some excitment for us and some of our friends today, with the confirmation that our beautiful Lahti (Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina), from our first litter with Emmi and Kulta, is expecting puppies. Lahti has been mated to our stunning co-owned boy Alaska (Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl) - looking a bit silly and bessotted by his beautiful girlfriend in the photo opposite!

It has been almost two years since there were puppies at Armahani, so I am very excited about the arrival of these precious little bundles. Lahti will be due to give birth in the middle of October.

More information about this litter can be seen on the Future Treasure page.

Bitch Challenge and Runner Up Best of Breed - Ch Lumiturpa Emmi (Imp Fnl) "Emmi"
© J J Lincoln

Reserve Dog Challenge - Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl) "Alaska"
© J J Lincoln

1st Placed Aus Bred Dog - Ch Theldaroy Best Treasure CCD HT "Kulta"
© J J Lincoln

1st Placed Intermediate Bitch - Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina "Lahti"
© J J Lincoln

2nd Placed Intermediate Dog - Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA) "Louis"
© J J Lincoln

It was just a wonderful day at the Royal Melbourne Show this year for the Lappies. We had our biggest entry yet, with 24 entered, with only three of those unable to make it on the day. Amongst those were a couple of new exhibitors, and some interstate visitors. And to make things even more exciting, a number of FLCV club members and their friends came along to cheer for our fantastic breed, really adding to the sense of occasion.

Armahani was once again very proudly represented. Kulta (Ch Theldaroy Best Treasure CCD HT), Alaska (Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl)), Emmi (Ch Lumiturpa Emmi (Imp Fnl) and Lahti (Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina) all won first place in their classes, with Louis (C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA) coming an impressive second behind the eventual Best of Breed winner.

Alaska went on to be awarded Reserve Dog Challenge, and Emmi won both Bitch Challenge and Runner up Best of Breed ..... for the forth year in a row!!!

A very big congratulations to the very handsome Best of Breed winner Magnus and his owner/handler Chrissy Fitzgerald, who also took out Best Puppy of Breed with her lovely girl Aurora-Rose.

Results and class placings can be found below:

DOG CHALLENGE: GRAND CH THELDAROY GREEN WITH NV (AI) (Magnus)
RESERVE DOG CHALLENGE: CH TEELIKAMENTTEN IIKKA (IMP FNL) (Alaska)

BITCH CHALLENGE: CH LUMITURPA EMMI (IMP FNL) (Emmi)
RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE: CH VIKSALAN JIELLA (IMP FNL) (Macey)

BEST OF BREED: GRAND CH THELDAROY GREEN WITH NV (AI) (Magnus)
RUNNER UP BEST OF BREED: CH LUMITURPA EMMI (IMP FNL) (Emmi)
PUPPY OF BREED: ARTICMAL DYNAMIC FORTUNE (Aurora-Rose)

CLASSES:

PUPPY DOG
1ST PLACE Mrs S Ewenson ARTICMAL DYNAMIC ILLUSION (Taavi)

INTERMEDIATE DOG
1ST PLACE Ms C Fitzgerald & Mr L & Mrs R Seare GRAND CH THELDAROY GREEN WITH NV (AI) (Magnus)
2ND PLACE Ms J Lincoln CH C'EST LOUIS ARMSTRONG DES CHEVALOUPSGREG (IMP USA) (Louis)
3RD PLACE Mrs E Boyd ARTICMAL TARKYA KUPARI (Atticus)

AUSTRALIAN BRED DOG
1ST PLACE Ms J Lincoln CH THELDAROY BEST TREASURE CCD HT (Kulta)
2ND PLACE Ms V Brotto CH THELDAROY IM NOT WILD HIT (Blaze)
3RD PLACE Mr L & Mrs R Seare CH THELDAROY FOLLOW IN NV (AI) (Ollie)

OPEN DOG
1ST PLACE Ms V Brotto, Ms J Lincoln & Ms P Francis CH TEELIKAMENTTEN IIKKA (IMP FNL) (Alaska)
2ND PLACE Janoby Kennels CH JANOBY ALL ABOUT ASLANN (Aslann)
3RD PLACE Mr L & Mrs R Seare CH LAPINLUMON MUNDUS (IMP FNL) (Manu)

PUPPY BITCH
1ST PLACE Ms C Fitzgerald & Ms V Brotto ARTICMAL DYNAMIC FORTUNE (Aurora-Rose)

INTERMEDIATE BITCH
1ST PLACE Ms J Lincoln & Mrs T Field ARMAHANI AMETHYST APINA (Lahti)
2ND PLACE Mrs S Ewenson ARTICMAL CHASINGRAINBOWS (Miia)

AUS BRED BITCH
1ST PLACE Mrs V Brotto & Ms J Lincoln CH ARTICMAL TARKYA KASTANJA (Scribble)
2ND PLACE Mr L & Mrs R Seare CH JANOBY BACTO THELD AROY (Hannah)

OPEN BITCH
1ST PLACE Ms J Lincoln CH LUMITURPA EMMI (IMP FNL) (Emmi)
2ND PLACE Mrs V Brotto CH VIKSALAN JIELLA (IMP FNL) (Macey)
3RD PLACE Mr L & Mrs R Seare CH FIDELIS GRATIA FINNICA (IMP FNL) (Angel)

Lahti (Aus Ch Armahani Amethyst Apina)
© J Lincoln

A special achievement was reached for Armahani today, with the titling of our first home-bred Australian Champion. This special achievement was with the beautiful Lahti (Armahani Amethyst Apina) earning her final points today.

This beautiful girl is out of our first litter with Kulta and Emmi. Very much like her mum, particularly in attitude (!), with a good dose of her sire for measure, it has given me great pleasure to have her out and about in the show ring over recent months. Only shown sparingly, she has certainly done me proud. Her show highlights would have to be winning reserve bitch challenge at the Melbourne Royal last year, plucked out of the puppy class to be Emmi's second, and winning best of breed at the Victorian Spitz Breeds Champ Show just a couple of months ago, defeating some seriously competitive males to do so.

Lahti lives with the Field family, where she is absolutely adored. Enormous thanks to them for letting me steal her away on a variety of show weekends, and for raising such a confident young girl. Lahti has serious attitude, and is certainly the cheekiest (aka naughtiest :-)) dog I have attempted to handle in the show ring! I am looking forward to seeing how she approaches motherhood later this year.

Time to shine for Louis (Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA)) this time. Despite a big day at the picnic yesterday, and some very tired eyes, my little man continued to strut his stuff in the show ring.

At the Sunshine Kennel Club Championship Show today, held at KCC Park, he went Best of Breed, with a Lapphund entry of nine, and then was awarded Best Intermediate in Group, under Victorian judge Mr J Sullivan.

Unfortunately we didn't get to show off in the general specials ring, after the Runner Up in Show was awaded from the Intermediate class, knocking the other competitors out from class in show judging. Still, it was another lovely win for my very special boy, and a bit thanks to all the group 5 competitors who offered congratulations and admiration for Louis.

The Finnish Lapphund Club of Victoria held their inargual Lappie Picnic and Walk today in Maribyrnong. It was a lovely day, with over twenty Lapphunds and their families joining us, despite the colder weather. We also had a couple of Keeshonden, a Kind Charles Cavelier Spaniel, and a Bernese Mountain Dog join us in the fun.

It was lovely to see a of those who have grown up into beautiful dogs since I saw them last, including Atticus from the Tarkya Litter, and Katrikki from the Amethyst Litter. Kulta, Emmi, Louis and Schatje joined me for the day, and had a great time catching up with friends.

I'll post up more photos soon, and there will be a few photos and a bit of information on the day posted up to the FLCV web site very soon, with more detail for members in the Club Newsletter to be updated in July.

For more information about coming FLCV events here in July, please see the Club web site HERE.

Yet another win for our boy Alaska (Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl)) this weekend. We took a bit of a trip with a number of our Lappies to Mildura, in Victoria's North-West, for a weekend of showing. My "home" ground, Mildura was where I first started showing Lapphunds a number of years ago, before moving back to Melbourne. So it is always lovely to visit, see old faces, and enjoy the slightly warmer weather.

Alaska was shortlisted for Group in both of the shows attended this weekend, and then awarded Best Open in Group by judge Mr T Syme (Vic) at the Red Cliffs Ladies Kennel and Obedience Club Championship Show.

We are very proud of our beautiful boy!

Aus Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl) "Alaska"

Back onto the winners podium for our handsome boy Alaska (Ch Teelikamentten Iikka (Imp Fnl)) today, at the Town & Country Kennel Club Championship Show under Victorian judge Mr J Doyle.

Alaska, handled by his co-owner Vanessa Brotto of Articmal Kennels, was awarded another Best Intermediate in Group, after having been shortlisted earlier for Best in Group. Alaska has only seen a couple of shows this year so far, waiting out the hotter summer months, so we are excited to see him back in form, and hopefully ready to surpass his success of 2008.

Recently having had his first litter at Articmal, he has three baby puppies out in the show ring at the moment, and we are looking forward to watching these youngsters follow in their sire's footsteps.

Aus Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA) "Louis"

A great weekend for the fabulous Louis (Ch C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA))!!

It was an amazing day yesterday, when at the Noorat & District Kennel Club Championship Show, my little man strutted his stuff, and made a little bit of breed history by being only the second Lappie to be awarded Runner Up Best in Group in at a Victorian championship show. There were a few tears to be sure and a big thanks are extended to Mrs D Saltau of Victoria for recognising my wonderful boy. Louis also earned the Best Intermediate in Group, which enabled me the pleasure of showing off our beautiful breed in the General Specials ring, enough of a rare event for me to receive a few "what breed is that?" enquiries :-).

It almost become two days in a row, today at the Camperdown & District Kennel Club Championship Show, where Louis was one of a shortlist of two for the Runner Up in Group again. Although he didn't quite make it this time, he was again awarded Best Intermediate in Group, making me amazingly proud. Thanks this time to judge Ms C Davis of NSW.

I arrived home to the exciting news that the sister of Louis' sire, Oberitz Onnetar, was awarded BOB at Crufts .... huge congratulations to her breeder and owner Niki Allison, who was instrumental in enabling my beautiful boy to come to Australia.

Some big news here today with Louis (C'est Louis Armstrong des Chevaloupsgreg (Imp USA)) today earning his final points to become an Australian Champion.

I am very proud of this special little boy, of such lovely breed type, who is really starting to mature now (in body, if not in brains :-)!). Despite being at the smaller end of the scale for a male Lapphund in Victoria, his wins have been fairly consistent to date, even if he has to sit in Alaska's shadow as his second on many occasions. He has won a number of admirers during his time so far in the ring, and I'm sure will gain a number more of the coming years.

Louis is my crazy man who excels at all he does, largely because he puts 100% effort into everything. There are just no half measures as far as Louis is concerned. We are starting to dabble in a few more disciplines, and I'm sure that his conformation title will only be the first of many titles for this super bright Lappie.

Big thanks, yet again to his breeder Véro Valy in France, and also Kit Brillinger in the USA who raised Louis until he was old enough to come to Australia.

A Happy New Year to all of our friends and visitors from all of us here at Armahani (even Kulta, despite not being happy about being dressed up for the occasion!).

2009 promises to yet again be a busy one for us here, which should see us around the show ring, and hopefully the obedience, agility and herding rings as well. There is also every chance that we may be moving into new premises down the track (more on that later).

Hopefully, a little later in the year, we will also be ready to announce our next puppy plans ... stay tuned for those.

In the meantime, we wish you every success in all that the new year brings you. Please keep visiting!