Top left corner-Sony, middle center-Tina, top
right corner Dancer, bottom left corner-Latte, bottom right corner-Haalia
Photos and graphic collage above artistically presented by Judy Mehciz
of Thomas Photography at mehciz8195@msn.com
Photo by Lynn Drumm
December of 2007: (left to right) Finnish Lapphunds
Dancer, Sony, Niisku (the baby), Latte and Amasa the Akita.
About The Breed
Yutori began
in 1989 with Akitas and in May 2005 a friend and
I decided to get involved in Finnish Lapphunds, too. They appealed to us because
of their beautiful looks and wonderful personalities. This is a breed that
is happy, extremely intelligent yet willing to please, and non-aggressive.
They have a joy in life and enthusiasm that is infectious. They are roughly
35-40lbs and 17-19 inches tall with a deviance of 1 inch on each side. There
are no size disqualifications--balance is the key. The breed is comparatively
healthy, with an average lifespan of 12 to 15 or even 16 years not being uncommon.
Their health concerns include PRA (for which a genetic blood test is now available
through Optigen), hip dysplasia (low frequency), and although occurences are
rare, there have been cases of epilepsy (more in strictly herding bloodlines),
hypothyroidism and autoimmune skin disease. Finnish Lapphunds are a spitz
relative, used for herding reindeer. Due to extremely careful breeding practices
within the breed and selective importation to date, by Finnish Lapphund breeders
in the USA thus far, we only know of one Finnish Lapphund identified in the
United States that is affected by PRA. A rare breed, Lappies number roughly
285 dogs in the US at the time of this writing. The breed numbers climb every
year with a few more litters born, and FL breeders in the US hope to receive
AKC recognition very soon. IF you are interested in this breed, we recommend
that you apply for memembership in the Finnish Lapphund Club of America (FLCA).
You may contact our Membership Chair,
Lynn Drumm, at akitasrus@sbcglobal.net
Finland's Finnish Lapphund club has
a website click here
About Our Dogs
Yutori Finnish Lapphunds now includes
8 Lappies: multi-breed
BIS UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr AOM,
'Haalia' (female); UKC Grand Ch. Sugarok Tenacious 'Tina' (female);
UKC Grand Ch. Orso-Farm Naappero 'Dancer' (male) co-owned with Linda Marden
of Sugarok, UKC Ch. Sugarok Mocha Latte at Yutori 'Latte', UKC Ch. Sugarok
Out N' About Yutori 'Sony' and our newest Lappy a direct import from Peikovuoren
Kennels in Finland. Her name is Peikkovuoren Niiskuneiti, and we are extremely
happy to have her here. She is a 3-way co-ownership between Cathy Pollack
and Lynn Drumm of Yutori, and Gloria Beaudin of Shadagrace in Canada. Our
Lappies represent a variety of European import bloodlines: such as Peikkovuoren,
Orso-Farm, Lumiturpa, Viksalan, Lecibsin, Lapinlumon, Fidelis, Shacal, Staalon,
etc.
Recently, we have added two new babies
to our ranks: Yutori's Howlin at Autumn Moon 'Finnegan' (male) and Yutori's
Autumn Equinox 'Quinn' (female). Sired by UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Teddy Bear,
CGC, TDI, HIC out of UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Tenacious. Both of these puppies
are black and tan and we have high hopes for them when they grow up. We
are fortunate that all of this litter will be staying in the Great-Lakes
area and five of the puppies will be right here in Wisconsin. Finnegan and
Quinn's own pages will be coming soon.
Above,
BIS UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr
AOM, 'Haalia' at 11 months
as she finished her UKC championship on February 12, 2006. Then On November
11-12, 2006, Haalia picked up 4 wins toward her Grand Championship, plus
two Group 2's and one Group 1. On February 10, 2007, Haalia completed
her 5 wins from the Champions class and earned her Grand Championship
title.
BIS UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Dif'rent Drummr AOM,
'Haalia' (above) at 20 months
photos above and
below by
Thomas Photography
UKC Ch. Haalia on 2/10/07 finishing her Grand
Championship at 23 months of age. She completed her 5 Champion class wins
to meet the requirements of a Grand Champion in 6 shows.
photos above and
below by
Thomas Photography
UKC Gr. Ch. Sugarok Tenacious 'Tina' at 11 months
UKC Gr. Ch. Orso-Farm Naappero 'Dancer' (left
and right above) photos by Thomas Photography
Ch. Haalia (below) as a puppy
UKC. Ch. Latte (below) at 9 weeks --photos above
and below by Lynn L. Drumm
UKC Ch. Sugorok Mocha Latte at Yutori 'Latte'
at her first show, at 6 months of age, taking Best of Breed and a Group
3, (November 11-12, 2006)
Photo above and below, by Thomas Photography
New UKC Ch. Sugarok Mocha Latte at Yutori finishing
her Championship at her next show weekend, on Feb. 10, 2007, at 9 months
of age.
About Us
Cathy Pollack has
shown and bred Akitas since 1989. Prior to that, she entered the dog show
world in 1985 when she began showing Rottweilers for a friend and then obtained
two Rotties of her own. In 1989 she acquired an Akita. She has bred a number
of AKC champion Akitas and has Akitas of her breeding located all over the
Great Lakes and Mid-West (see the Yutori Akitas
webpage). She is a member of the Board of Directors (the Secretary)
for our National Breed Club, the FLCA (The Finnish Lapphund Club of America).
She also is a member of the ACA (Akita Club of America) participating as
a member of their Public Education Committee, as well as having written
a published article on evaluating Akitas for show quality for the Hofflin
Press publication, Akita World.
Lynn Drumm has had a lifelong
love of photography. She is a sports, nature and animal photographer. She
has been published in a variety of calendars and magazines as well as hanging
on library walls. She participates in photography competitions and documents
her life and those around her at every turn, much to the chagrin of her
niece and nephew. She has owned and shared her life with two very special,
well known Akitas named Issho and Yoshi. Issho has several published articles
about her life, and has taught the dog world many things about vaccinations
and how they affect the immune system. "On that journey, Issho showed
me many things during her valiant life and although her passing broke my
heart, she did not live in vain. Her story is here."
Back in the early 1990's Yoshi taught the veterinary community about Paecilomyces,
a rare fungal infection by being the the 4th known case and in fact the
only surviving case. She lived to be 13 years old.
Lynn is a member of the FLCA and
is the Membership Chair for that club. Besides Lapphunds, she also shares
her life with another special longcoat Akita named Amasa and a magical little
Pomeranian, named Lily.
In their spare time, Lynn and Cathy
take rides on our scooters and try to haul their cameras along to catch
those lucky shots that always show up when there is no camera to catch them.
Our Philosphy
Our philosophy is to breed the best
to the best. To that end, we will be breeding only dogs who have been PRA
tested, (via Optigen if both parents are not already clear through Optigen
genetic testing), and CERF'd for eye disease. Additionally our dogs will
have OFA'd hips and sound knees, as well as a full thyroid panel prior to
breeding. Although thyroid disease is not a common problem in this breed,
there are a few dogs that have tested low. Our experience in Akitas has
convinced us to monitor our Lapphunds also--to keep the incidence low. Correct
Lapphund temperament with sound conformation, structure and proper breed
type are very important factors we look for before we will consider breeding..
To
the Prospective Buyer:
Our companions are sold only on a spay/neuter contract. Our show quality
pups are sold on a showing contract and as such are required to be shown.
We require an interview with prospective owners, and a questionnaire
is to be filled out.
A deposit of $200 holds a puppy once you have been approved.
If we accept a deposit and reserve a puppy
for you, but you change your mind, the deposit is forfeit. If we do not
have a puppy for you, the deposit will be returned.
Tiffany,
holding her special friends Dancer (left) and Tina (right), November, 2006.
Photo
above and below, by Thomas Photography
From l-r on the bench, BIS Gr.Ch. Haalia AOM, Gr. Ch. Tina, 11 week
old Ch. Sony (laying down), Gr. Ch. Dancer, Ch. Latte, Gr. Ch Teddy (laying)
and Ch. Kodiak. And sitting in front, Ch. Sugarok Enkelli (Tina's litter
sister).
left to right: Tina, Haalia, Latte (sitting), Sony and Dancer
This image/photo
above, taken by Thomas Photography
Did you know your
ability to own a dog of your choice is being put in jeopardy at this very
moment? Legislation being introduced at the national, regional, and local
levels throughout this country under the guise of animal welfare puts this
right in jeopardy. Want to learn more? http://www.akc.org/canine_legislation/
has an up-to-date roundup of proposed legislation across the country. Information
at http://www.naiaonline.org can help you fight unfair, unreasonable laws
in your area.
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