Our Finkies

CH Pyrakka Nasse is the culmination of our dream to import a puppy from Finland in order to strengthen the health and genetic diversity behind our lines. Eighteen months before his arrival, we started searching for dogs in Finland whose conformation would complement the type we are breeding here. We then began many months of correspondance with Finnish breeders that resulted in an email informing me that one of the studs we were interested in had just been bred to a very nice bitch. Twenty weeks later our friend, Ernie Lloyd at Ice Caps, boarded a plane for Finland and returned with our lovely boy. Ernie and Nancy co-own him with us and he continues to reside with them. When he started his show career he chalked up 12 points of the 15 points needed for his AKC championship in short order including three major wins. We were thrilled that he was awarded Best Puppy in Sweeps, Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the FSCA 2006 supported entry held in Spokane, WA. Our thanks to Antero Valkama for entrusting this boy to us!
Nasse's Pedigree

CH Finkkila's Nalle Poika, affectionately known as "Villi", comes to us from the Walkers. The son of a Finnish import, American and multi-European championships Katajahaan Nalle, Villi brings additional genetic diversity to our lines. We fell in love with him when we first saw him at nine weeks old and he has not disappointed. A sweet, loving personality combined with the air of the devil about him makes every day interesting! The potential we saw in him as a pup is becoming very apparent. In his first show at the FSCA 2007 national specialty Villi trotted into the ring and walked away with the Best Puppy in Sweeps and Winners Dog awards. He finished his championship in four show weekends and he is now spending additional time in the ring as a special. His sound structure and movement comes through in his pups and we are having fun watching them grow. Our thanks to the Walkers for sending us this beautiful boy!
Villi's Pedigree

CH Crowns Finlandia Paavo is the result of another one of our outcross ventures. We were thrilled to learn in 2005 that a girl from Finland would be coming to the Dallas area on a short term basis. Her "dad" was amenable to having her bred and she delivered six beautiful pups in February 2007. Paavo, who is from that litter, reminds us so much of his mom, Pimu. He is growing into a lovely boy with the long legs, long tail and elegant neck that is so characteristic of Pimu. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to Sakari Hietala who made this litter possible. We enjoy watching him change as he matures and are looking forward to breeding him. Watch for his future development!
Paavo's Pedigree

Crowns All That Jazz ("Jazz") holds a special place in our hearts because she is the one Finn here that looks so much like her grandmother, our beloved Cisco. She has that similar elegant, floating look that causes the comment at shows: "She is a classic Finnish Spitz!" But Jazz has a much different temperament than Cisco, and we held her back from the ring until we felt she was ready to handle the commotion. Once she started showing, however, she let everyone know how it is done by quickly taking her major wins and a good share of her points needed for her AKC championship. Most of the time Jazz resides with fellow Finns Mikko and Kirsi in NE with the Wonnacott family but we love when she comes to visit for shows. We will be breeding Jazz early in 2011 and look forward to seeing what she produces. She is a sweetheart!

Crowns Ain't Misbehavin' ("Sirro") is a littermate to Jazz with a totally different look. He has the structure of his sire, KC, with a head type that shows some of KC's features and some of his dam's features, Maja. He has KC's thickness of coat but Maja's coloring with a deeper red to it. But there is no doubt he is a KC son with his silly sense of humor and good nature. He is a handsome boy who always keeps us laughing with his silly ways. While the show ring is not his favorite place to spend time, he holds his own when we require it. We are looking forward to watching his development.

Crowns Katariina ("Riina") is better known as the "Wild Thing!" With her boundless energy, fearless nature and nose for trouble, she constantly keeps us on our toes. If there is trouble to be had, Riina can be found there. Needless to say, nothing about the show ring intimidates this girl. In her first show at the tender age of seven months she immediately picked up three points towards her championship. At the same time, when she burns enough energy to calm down for awhile, she has a sweet nature and can't wait for her cuddles and kisses. We are looking forward to her develoment and hoping we survive her puppyhood!

Crowns Rohkea ("Roki") is a littermate to Riina and loves to followup on any trouble his sister finds. He is always ready to explore, loves the water and immediately heads for the pool whenever he goes out back. On his own, he finds less trouble than Riina and has an easygoing temperament. In his first show weekend, also at seven months, he stunned all of us by taking the dog major win. We now are letting him grow up a bit but look forward to the time he returns to the ring. With his fearlessness and laid back style, he also may be our newest agility dog down the road.