" Cola "

" Cola " Int & Aust & Fin & Dk & Est Ch  FinW-93  WW-98 Borderfame Sheer Delight DOB 14.5.1989  breeder: Helena Fitzgerald  owner: Sari Solanti

"Cola" arrived Finland at 3 years of age in 1992. She had  gained her Australian Championship and she was expecting  puppies at the time of arrival. While waiting her coat to  grow back, she started her career in obedience. She won  her first two trials (altogether 101 dogs) with 98,5% and  89% of the maximum score. Just a week later she was hurt  in a car accident, and stayed home waiting her broken pelvis  to heal properly. She attended a couple of shows later that  year, gaining Finnish Winner -93 title, and two Best of Breeds. Meanwhile her first three daughters were developing beautifully.

Int & Fin & Dk & Est Ch BIS Ch  Pikkupaimenen Cherry Coctail

Fin OT Ch   Int & Fin Ch  Pikkupaimenen Cinnamon Twist

Int & Fin & Dk Ch BIS Ch FinW-94 EuW-97 NordW-97 CbhW-97 JK 1  Pikkupaimenen Coconut Cream

All 3 daughters of Cola's first litter (sire Aust Ch Sheermyst Sonofa Tart) gained their Finnish and International Championship -titles easily. They have up to date gained altogether 12 Best Exhibit in Group -wins, and numerous in Group -placements. All of them compete also in performance trials, obedience, agility and/or tracking. They all were hip scored excellent or good, and they all have been eye tested clear. All 3 passed their character tests with excellent marks.

"Cola" continued trialling in obedience. In 1994 she  attended 3 obedience trials, this time in class 2.  She gained first prize in each of them, being placed  1st, 2nd and 3rd in her class. She was transferred to  class 3. She was very sparingly shown, but gained  Best Exhibit in Group in one of her few shows.  Despite her earlier injury she was hip scored good.  We had finally found a suitable fiancee for her, and  performed artificial insemination with imported  frozen semen.

Int & Fin & Est Ch WW-96 FinW-01 Pikkupaimenen Cascade Kid

Int & Fin & Nl Ch EuW-95  BdSg-95 AmsW-95 FinW-96  Pikkupaimenen Chips`n Fish

Fin Ch  Pikkupaimenen Coala

Pikkupaimenen Cinzano  (cc)

Fin OT Ch  Int & Fin Ch  Pikkupaimenen Cabriolet

Int & Fin & Lv Ch BalticW-97  Fin & S OT Ch Pikkupaimenen Carambola

Cola's second litter was out of Aust Ch Minimbah Hot Lyric. There were 6 daughters born. All of them were eye tested clear and hip scored either excellent or good. Up to date 4 of them has gained International Championship, 5 are Finnish Champions and every single one has gained CC`s. All of them has passed character test with very good results. 5 of them are trialling in one or more forms of performance trials , two of them just gained her obedience trial championship.

"Cola" is the kind of dog you never can take seriously. She  loves to play tricks with everything, and it is very hard to get  angry with her. She has destroyed lot more than any of my  dogs together, and we are still hoping her to grow up... We  played "hide a titbit to a cardboard box", and the following day  she had found 15 kilograms of titbits hidden to a large container!  She is also very strong producer. She doesn't only produce  her beauty, health and workability, but she also produces the special  skill to spill water bowls, to open doors, to show ones tongue  while sleeping and to herd corydoras. She has got her bad habits, too;  she just can't resist fish food, raw eggs, cod liver oil or bananas...

Fin Ch Pikkupaimenen Cappuccina

Dk & Fin Ch KBHW-97 SW-01  LP1 Pikkupaimenen Chocolate Shake

Pikkupaimenen Cointreau (2x cc) & Fin & Est Ch P. Cuba Libre

Cola's third litter was born in 1996, 2 girls and this time also 2 boys. The third one we lost at very young age. The sire was Int & Aust & Fin & Rus & Est Ch NordW-97 Korella Voodoo Drummer.  They all have been eye tested clear and hip scored either excellent or good. All 4 of them are successfully competing in agility or/and Obedience trials.

Cola has been exceptional producer. She has passed  her own beauty, health and incredible temperament to  her progeny stronger than any other dog I have met.  Her daughters has been awarded Best Progeny Group  in Show and Best Breeders Group in Show several times, including Helsinki international, the biggest show in Finland. The most valuable thing is that she doesn't  produce just beauty, but her champion progeny is also constantly winning in performance trials.

Cola had one more litter. Her twin daughters were born  in 1997. They are still young, but both of them made  their presence known at the first puppy show they have  attended so far. Just watch out, but don`t even try to  catch them - that's just waste of time! Left Int & Fin & Est Ch Pikkupaimenen Creamy Delight and right Fin Ch BH Pikkupaimenen Creme Vanilla, both successfully competing in obedience and Nasta also in agility. Both of them have clear eyes  and they are dysplasia free. Both of them have passed character test.

Cola is now retired from her maternal duties, so now is her time to concentrate in conformation  shows and obedience. In 1998 she gained not only World Winner -title, but also 5 times best Veteran in Show and twice 2nd best Veteran in Show. We hope to continue in class 3 obedience still this spring. Meanwhile she looks after her grand kids and greatgrandkids. There is no doubt that she is very proud of each one of them. She just doesn't quite understand what "aging" means - she is still a puppy both in body and mind!

PRESS  STOP  At the FCI World Dog Show 1998 in Helsinki  Cola gained title World Winner -98  and finished as Best of Breed out of 81 entries!  Reserve bitch was her daughter  Ch Pikkupaimenen Cabriolet.  Two weeks later she continued by winning  Best Veteran in Show  at Kangasniemi all breeds ch show, and she gained that same title again 2 weeks after that at Mäntsälä all breeds ch show. After that she finished the year with 1 Best Exhibit in Show, 2 times Best in Group, 5 times best Veteran in Show plus numerous in Group -placements. Not bad for a grandma of 9 years of age.