June 12-15,
2008--The UKC Premier--We finished 3 puppies' Championships at Yutori:
1. New
UKC Ch. Yutori's Autumn Equinox 'Quinn'(female from Teddy x Tina),
2. New
UKC Ch. Yutori's Howlin' at Autumn Moon 'Finn' (male from Teddy x
Tina), and
3. New
UKC Ch. Peikkovuoren Niiskuneiti 'Niisku'(female Finnish import bred by
Taina Meittinen and Ari Friman of Peikkovuoren Kennels--Thank you Taina
and Ari for this beautiful girl)
Additionally,
Dancer, UKC Gr. Ch. Orso Farm Naappero (co-owned by Lynn Drumm, Cathy Pollack
and Linda Marden), won the Grand Ch. class all 3 days, (Friday, Saturday,
Sunday) and was BOB 2 times. He made the cut in the group on Saturday, and
as of this date (6/25/08) he is currently the #1 Finnish Lapphund in the
UKC Top Ten.
Other Yutori dogs
with wins at the Premier included 'Storin' Yutori's Fall Wish (male from
Teddy x Tina) who picked up his second competition win, and 'Shine' Yutori's
Autumn Inspiration picked up her first competition win. With those wins,
Storin had accumulated 60 points and Shine had 25 points (of a 100 points
needed plus 3 competition wins to earn a UKC Ch.)
June 1, 2008,
--Wisconsin Boston Terrier Association, Ixonia, WI--Yutori's Fall Wish 'Storin'
(male, Teddy x Tina) was BOB, and Group 4, earning 35 points and a competition
win toward his UKC Champion title.
May 31, 2008--Wisconsin
Boston Terrier Association, Ixonia, WI--Yutori's Autumn Equinox, 'Quinn'
(female, Teddy x Tina) was Reserve BIS, and Group 4 in a second show on
that date.
March
2008, puppy Yutori's Howlin at Autumn Moon, 'Finnegan' (male) was Best
Puppy in an all breed Show in Racine, Wisconsin. He was 3 1/2 months old.
Also, 'Niisku' Peikkovuroen Niiskuneiti, our Finnish Import girl, picked
up her first competition win toward her UKC Ch. title at these shows and
earned a Group 3 and a Group 4.
1/1/08
The UKC 2007 final Top Ten dogs were announced and included the following
dogs at Yutori: MBIS UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr Yutori 'Haalia'
at #5, (and the #1 one ranked female Finnish Lapphund) in the US for 2007,
and #7 UKC Gr. Ch. Orso Farm Naappero 'Dancer'.
On 11/12/07
Yutori Finnish Lapphunds and Shadagrace Kennels was honored to announce
the importation of Peikkovuoren Niiskuneiti:
a North American 3 way co-ownership arrangement between Cathy Pollack and
Lynn Drumm of Yutori Finnish Lapphunds in Wisconsin and Gloria Beaudin of
Shadagrace Kennels in Canada. We
are extremely grateful to Taina Miettinen and Ari Friman of Peikkovuoren
Finnish Lapphunds in Finland for this wonderful opportunity to bring such
outstanding bloodlines to North America, and to Linda Marden for informing
us about the opportunity. See Niiskuneiti on her webpage.
June 30,
2007: MBIS UKC Grand Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr
'Haalia' wins a Multi-Breed Best In Show!!!! She is now multi-breed
BIS UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr AOM (2)
June 2007:
We have just returned from the UKC Top Ten and UKC Premier Dog shows for
2007. In the Top Ten, Gr. Ch. Sugarok Yutori Dif'rent Drummr, 'Haalia'
was awarded the only AOM (Award of Merit) given after Best of Breed was
selected. Then she received a second AOM during regular judging, two days
later. Those were the only days that AOM's were awarded. Dancer earned his
Grand Ch. title, (Gr. Ch. Orso-Farm Naappero) and our youngest Lappy,
Sony, at 6 months 20 days, earned her Champion title (Ch. Sugarok Out
N About Yutori) making FLCA breed history as the youngest UKC Finnish
Lapphund Champion in North America at that time. Sony started her points
show career 2 weeks earlier, by earning a Best of Breed over 3 Champions
and a Grand champion and going on to win a Group I in the Northern Group.
May
4, 2007-- Ch. Sugarok Mocha Latte at Yutori
(just 12 months old) has won Best In Sweeps at the 2007 FLCA National Specialty
in LaPorte, Indiana. Tina (Sugarok Tenacious) was the American Bred Bitch
class winner.
As of November 2007,
Haalia (UKC Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr) is the #1 female Finnish Lapphund
in the USA for 2007 so far, per UKC top 10 rankings. She is #5 overall.
Haalia
(UKC Ch. Sugarok Dif''rent Drummr) was the #1 Finnish Lapphund female in
the US for 2006, per UKC rankings. She is the #3 Finnish Lapphund overall.
Tina is tied for #6 and Dancer is tied for #9. So Yutori has 3 Finnish Lapphunds
in the 2006 top 10 for the breed (UKC rankings).
