20/12 We here at Hi-Lite wish Merry Christmas and Happy and Succcessful New Year to all our friends all over the world!!
13/12 Nordic Winner show 2009 in Helsinki, judge mr. Matti Tuominen from Finland. Entry 46. This day was awesome! All our dogs entered got excellents; Timon was 3rd in champion class and Tuuli 2nd in hers, both with excellents. But the king of the ring this time was Baby-Duke. He gaited so beautifully and this was also noticed by the judge, because he got Junior excellent-1, Nordic Junior Winner 2009, Best Male with cc and Nordic Winner 2009 and finally BOB!! And he is only 11 months.... Thank you all our friends for chearing with us and congratulations also to Duke's breeder Annemari Nielsen and co-owner Tiina T :-) Thank you also judge mr. Tuominen!
12/12 The most darling basenjiboy in the world: Happy birthday Timon 4 years!
Finnish Winner show 2009 in Helsinki, judge mrs. Hassi Assenmacher-Fayel from Germany. Entry 46. This lovely and long awaited day with our friends started as usual with the junior males class. Duke was naturally entered and did he not only get an excellent grading but won the class with his first ever title "Finnish Junior Winner 2009! Next in line was Timon who behaved beautifully and placed as exc3 in champion class. Duke was also shortlisted in the best 6 males together along with Tuuli's son Karma. Then Maisa continued in the open class females and was 2nd with excellent and so was mom Tuuli in ch class. Both girls were also shortlisted in the BB-competition and Tuuli was 2nd best bitch with res-cacib and Maisa "5th" with res-cc!!! So pleased we were :-))
22/11 We could not be any happier, as Kerttu obviously in on her way of having puppies :-) and we had a great show in Jyväskylä Int show, which is one of the biggest in whole Finland. There were 30 basenjis under a wellknown basenji judge mr. Simon Parsons from GBR. First we entered Duke into the ring, it was his first time in juniors. He gaited amazingly beautiful and even the judge said in the critique "impressive mover". Duke got an excellent grading and was finally great 3rd best male with res-cc!! What a start for this 11-month old boy! Timon looked as handsome as always and first he won the champion class and was 2nd best male with cacib :-) Maisa was in open class and won it with excellent and surprised us winning it all the way: BOB with cc and cacib!! She is our sweet, little darling :-) And it wasn't all there... Later the group judge mr. Hans Lehtinen gave Maisa Group-2 prize!! We were also a part of the gorgeous Bulldobas breeders class with Timon and Maisa, and got to the BIS podium... Amazing day! Congrats and thanks Tipi and all our other friends too :-))) Red/white and brindle/white puppies expected on 14 January 2010!! Dam is beautiful and healthy Triple Champion Bulldobas Dream of Kenya and sire handsome German dog, D Jch Old-Legend's Dojo-Hoshi. The litter is recommended by the breeding committee of Finnish Basenjis. More info will follow shortly. All inquiries are welcome! Contact hansukytta@hotmail.com or mobile number +358-44-5381688.
25/10 "Popped in" to Tromssa, Norway, with Juha and his Rytmi (Bulldobas Rockin' Riot) and Marjo and her cirnecohound. There was an international show and basenjis were judged by mr. Harald Aune from Norway. Entry was 6 and first I took Rytmi into the ring and he won the males becoming a new Int and No ch!! Then Maisa did nothing less but won also the bitches with cacib and later usable cc :-)) This is what we went there for and it was so lovely to get it. Later on Rytmi was 2nd in Group, congratulations Juha!! We had a lovely trip, it all went smoothly even thouhg total kilometers were something like 2200, and the company was great. Thanks Juha and Marjo! We also had lovely company as Ida (owner of Maisa's cousin Bono) took as to lunch and showed us a bit the city of lovely Tromssa. Maybe sometime again?
17/10 The news from one of the biggest shows in Germany, Kennel club's Bundessieger show, could not have been better: Timon's son Bulldobas Blockbuster won BOB under judge mrs. Elina Tan-Hietalahti (FIN) out of entry 26!!! Way to go Jaro, Marcel, Anne and Tiina :-)) Sooooo proud!
13/09 A warm and sunny fall weather at Porvoo national show where I travelled with Tiina T and had only Duke with me. It was the last time for him in the puppy class and he finished it with style being BOB-puppy out of 6! Way to go our handsome little man :-))
Also Tuuli's sons did marvellous job; Karma (B. Catch The Wind) won his 3rd cc and was BM-2 with me and darling Rene was BM-4. All girls here at home are very proud of these guys! Now it's time for a small break from shows.
29/08 Had a hugely long day to go to Tervakoski Int show. Woke up at 5 AM and was back home after 9 PM. But boy, it was worth it :-) The amount of basenjis entered to the most wonderful Norweigian judge, mr. Geir Nordahl Pedersen, was amazing: 61! First it was time for Duke to enter the puppy ring. He got a lovely critique and prize of BOS-puppy! So proud of this young and handsome male... Timon did a super job once again and won the champion male class of 9 and was finally 2nd best male followed by Tuuli's gorgeous son Rene as BD-3! I had enterd Maisa to open class and there were 7 bitches in her class, which she won with excellent grading! Result in the end for her was 4th best bitch and a cc :-) Our precious jewel, that's what she is! Thank you Tiina for your company on our trip and for everything else too, you know my friend?! Had a lovely time at the showground with our other friend too, I owe them a lot :-) On our way home we had a lovely message from Germany, out of one of their Specialty show that had over 50 dogs entered. Timon's look-a-like son Bulldobas Blockbuster was awarded BEST IN SHOW + BEST GAIT!! Cannot say more than congratulations! Btw, now all the kiddos of Tuuli are cc-winners from Finland, as lovely boy Juno grabbed his first cc at Kouvola show last weekend under judge mr. Markku Kipinä from Finland. Very well done Tiina A!
23/08 On Sunday we only had Timon and "baby" Duke entered to Heinola national show. The judge mr. Igor Selimovic obviously loved our dogs since they both won BOB-titles - Duke in pups and Timon in adults. Total entry was nice 21. Timon also made the cut in best 8 dogs in the group finals. Where papa Timon didn't quite make it in the group, son Jaro DID it in Belgium, at Mechelen Int show. He was greatly handled by his owner Marcel (as always) as BOB and BIG-3 - our warmest congratulations Anne, Marcel and Tiina :-)
22/08 The lure coursing season had it's "hi-lite" today at Finnish LC championships in Jyväskylä. Tuuli's first run was nice and she was 4th but in the finals she first fell down (looked awful!) and then lost the lure so that was it, zero points and placed as 6th in the end. Timon did 2 even runs and was happily awarded the silver medal, for the 2nd year in the row!!! During the day we also got great news from the Baltic Winner show 2009 in Estonia, where Tuuli's son Karma was 2nd best male with res-cacib and Timon's daughter Ally won the bitches with cacib (don't know how many she now has!?) and the new winner title! Congratulations everyone involved :-)
16/08 We had a wonderful day at Joensuu International show and basenjis were judged by mr. Ove Germundsson. Duke kept on getting nice results, 2nd this time with gorgeous critique and hp! Tuuli's son Bono (B. Candyman) attended his first show since May and boy, he was looking great. Result: a cc and best male-3! He only lost to 2 Int champions and the first one of them happened to be our Timon... he won his 5th cacib this year! In the bitches sweet and darling Maisa won her class and was 2nd best bitch with her 7th cc and a res-cacib!! Timon was BOB again, and in the group... well, he is getting closer and closer of being placed LOL - So "5th" this time. We are very proud of Timon, and of all the others too :-) We also think this was a great weekend for Tuuli's young kids, all 5 were shown and result was 3 cc's plus a res-cc and also the 5th was placed greatly in his class. Congratulations everyone involved!
15/08 Great news from the Finnish Sighthound Club's specialty show: actually we were not there but the flag was held way up by the progeny of our Tuuli. Her sons Bulldobas Cream And Sugar and B. Catch The Wind were 2nd and 3rd at the best male competition out of a great entry, Rene receiving a cc and Karma a res-cc. Also Juno (B. Crush On You) got excellent with a lovely critique. We are so very proud of you guys and owners/breeder! Maisa sends her kisses to her handsome father Soni for winning BIS-1 at the same show...
02/08 Baby Duke was the only one of our dogs entering the Iisalmi Int show. Basenjis were judged by mrs. Elina Tan-Hietalahti from Finland. She fell in love with our handsome boy and gave him the BOB-puppy prize! He has been to 5 shows so far and has received honour prize every time - Way to go Duke and congrats Eila :-) Momma Tuuli sends her kisses to her gorgous son Bulldobas Cream And Sugar for winning BIS-3 at the same show, he is such a sweetheart! Hugs to her breeder/owner Tiina :-))
26/07 Day after the beautiful wedding ceremony we attended a national show in Helsinki, the judge was mr. Ronald W. James from GBR. He truly fancied Duke and placed him 2nd with hp out of a nice bunch of male puppies! Timon was exc4 in champion class, he was a bit too small for him. Otherwise the critique was really wonderful and can be read from show results-page.
25/07 While we were having fun at Helena and Tomi's wedding, who are the owners of Tuuli's son Karma, (and by the way they looked wonderful together!), Tiina Aaltonen was kind enough to take momma Tuuli to a dog show to Latvia! As a result of that trip Tuuli gained few new titles; Latvian and Baltic Champion as well she is now unofficially Multi champion having 7 national titles! We couldn't be any more proud of our Queen - thanks Tiina :-)
18-19/7 We have had a one month break from shows and were now entering Timon, Maisa and puppy- Duke to 2 x International shows in Oulu. On Saturday the judge was mrs. Soile Bister (Fin). She was very strict but for us the results could not have been ANY better. First Duke went on winning BOB-puppy out of 5 puppies. So this was a very nice start for his career :) The judge told us that she was most pleased about him! There were 11 adults and amazingly Timon won BOB + cacib and little miss Maisa won BOS with her very first cacib and her 6th cc!! We were naturally most happy. Timon was also shortlisted in the groupfinals. Sunday was almost as great day for our dogs. Under very tough competition Duke was placed as 2nd best male pup with prize of honour and excellent critique under charming judge mr. Piotr Kroll from Poland. Timon looked absolutely gorgeous and was moving like a dream so the judge gave the BOB prize again to our handsome boyz Timon with Janne – yai! Maisa was pretty and placed 3rd best bitch this time. Also today Timon was shortlisted in the big ring, no placement though. This was surely a super weekend for us and we will remember it for a long time – so thank you judges Bister and Kroll.
Also added all the critiques from the weekend to our dogs' show results pages. We want also to send our warmest congratulations to our Superman-Timon's handsome son Bulldobas Blockbuster for winning reserve best male at the German Specialty in Lorch under worldfamous breeder judge mr. Christian Jouanchicot (Out of Africa Basenjis). We are soooo happy for you Marcel and Anne and for breeder Tiina for all the success this weekend!
13-14/06 We had the long awaited Finnish Specialty show! Such good time with our friends for the whole weekend with some nice results as well :-) The judge was mrs. Kay Eldred (Australia) of Jebelmarra Basenjis. Darling Duke started his show career and was not so co-operative to Janne who handled him... Still he managed to impress the judge and was placed 2nd with honour prize in his huge class of 15 male pups! He got a lovely critique and boy we do love him, too!! Timon didn't feel like posing this time and his result was very good and the same result was given also to his beautiful son Luka (B. Brown Sugar). Maisa on the other hand pleased us a lot as well as the judge getting excellent and was 2nd in her big class of juniors. Tuuli's class of ch bitches was even more numerous (14) and she looked wonderful; result exc3 :-)) No Best Bitch-placements this time for our girls. Tuuli's sons were doing great; handsome Rene (B. Cream And SUgar) was placed 4th with exc in intermediate class and brother Karma (B. Catch The Wind) won 9 junior males with excellent and had res-cc and won also the Best Tricolour Dog :-)) Thank you our dear friends for your lovely company in Nurmijärvi, hope to see you all next year too!! Photos and critiques will be added shortly.
6-7/06 Lot's of fantastic news from Estonia: had a trip there with Maisa and Timon to go to Estonian Winner Show. We had the best company with as our friends Tiina T and Ari & Janne were part of the team :-) On Saturday it was time for the Winner show. The judge was most pleasing lady Chie Ejima from Japan, 20 basenjis were entered. Maisa was first in line in junior bitch class with 4 other girls and she won it with excellent gaining junior-cc and title "Est Jw'09"! Later on she was also 4th best bitch..but there was more to come ;) We had entered Timon to champion class and he did just not win his class but won the whole breed=BOB! That made him a brand new Estonian Champion with title "EstW'09"!! He was looking absolutely wonderful flying around the ring and being sooo proud... We were also able to show his progeny class for the first time (with 3 Solebas pups and 1 Bulldobas) and were awarded BOB-progeny class :-) Timon truly was the star of the day since he was also shortlisted in the groupfinals among 8 best dogs :-)) On Sunday there was a specialty show for group 5 in Tallinn and the results were nice again under Austrian judge mr. Robert Blumel. Maisa was exc3 and BB-3 and Timon exc1 and also BD-3! We want to send special congrats to Timon's daughter Solebas Attractive Ally who won BOS and gained 4 new titles; Baltic, EE, LT and LV Jun ch - congrats Tiina Tootmaa! The handsome BOB dog this time was our friends' (Ari & Janne) dog Finny and we are sending special greetings for them for Wäinö's Ch-title as well! The whole trip was more than successful for Bulldobas dogs - huge congratulations to Tiina T :-) Special greetings also to all Solebas puppies and handsome youngster Bulldobas Buck-A-Roo (Timon's kids) and to Tuuli's son Juno (Bulldobas Crush On You) for being 4th best dog both days!!
Also in Finland Tuuli's kidz were keeping the flad high; Karma (Bulldobas Catch The Wind) was BOB at Salo national, congratulations Helena!
23/05 Lot's of good news from today! Duke started his showcareer today in a very unofficial match show. First he went on winning the big entry (39) of puppies with Janne and in the end they were placed BIS-2! Well done our sweet baby boy among some 80 other dogs :-)) And then some progeny news; Timon's son Tito (B. Buck-A-Roo) took part to Rauma national show and was placed greatly BD-4 under judge Rony Doedjins (Ned) - congratulations Sanna and Tito! Tuuli's son Rene went to Helsinki with Tiina to an invitation competition; Royal Canin Junior Grand Prix. The placement was great BIS-3, even though Rene thought it was boring and gave Tiina some hard time :-) Anyway we are very proud!!
21/05 Our first lure coursing competiong of the year in Kajaani and both Tuuli and Timon took part. Timon still wasn't in top shape after a little injury he had couple of weeks ago, so he was 4th with cq points though. On the other hand, we have been able to train Tuuli a lot and she is in tip top condition and run 2 very good races and was placed 2nd with cq as well, being the smallest of basenjis competing. We are very proud of Tuuli's competition, after all, she is almost 5 years...
17/05 Our warmest congrats to Iita, Tero and Tipi for Luka's (Bulldobas Brown Sugar who is Timon's son) res-cc and BD-3 placement at Hamina nat show under extremely tight judge mrs. Dagmar Klein (SLO). Well done - can't wait to see precious Luka again! For the first time in Estonia the title EST EMM-09 was handed out in lure coursing and the title was won by Timon's son Solebas A'Dream Action!! So proud of you and huge congratulations :-)
16/05 Varkaus National show was held in a lovely sunny weather quite close to us. 12 basenjis were judged by mr. Tino Pehar from Croatia. First it was time for Tuuli's kiddos Bono and Rene and they both received excellent ribbons, Bono winning his class this time. Then it was time for mr Timon and Janne to enter the ring and they did not only win the ch class but best male :-) Bono and Rene right after him. Congratulations Eila for Bono's second cc in row! Maisa was looking beautiful in junior class and also the judge seemed to think that because Miss Maisa won the bitches!! In choosing the BOB dog, she won it over Timon. The day could not have been better for us :-)) Thanks Tiina and Eila for this wonderful day again! Thank you also judge mr. Pehar. Also great news from Estonia; Timon's beautiful daughter Solebas Attractive Ally is not only pretty but an amazing lure courser too. Today she won her second race and cc with huge 530 points! Papa (and the rest of us) are sooooo proud of you all :-)
02/05 Another wonderful day! Maisa and bro Bono (B. Candyman) took part to Tohmajärvi group show, the judge was mr. Johan Juslin (Fin). First in line was Bono who did just not win his class but the males receiving his first cc :-) He was behaving like a pro! Then it was Maisa's turn to enter the ring and the result was BOB for her, so Bono was BOS. The day was perfect! Later in the group finals Maisa was shortlisted among the best 6 - we are sooo proud of our princess! So 3 of Tuuli's young babies were shown this weekend and they all won cc's. She truly is already a proven dam, our beautiful queen :-))
01/05 Way to go Helena and Karma (Tuuli's son Bulldobas Catch The Wind)! Today at the Hollola group show under judge Marja Talvitie (Fin) they won BOS and first cc for Karma as well :-) Soooo proud of you guys!!
26/04 How glad that we entered Timon and Maisa to this huge International show in Lahti. Even though we knew the entry was going to be quite numerous, which it was, 37, we decided to go there. And it really was worth it! Timon won BOB under our German judge, charming mr. Walter Schicker :-)) He was moving like a dream. Maisa also was nicely placed in junior class out of 7 with a nice critique, she was exc2. We were also proud to be a part of high quality breeder's class of Bulldobas, congrats Tiina for this BOB, too.
This BOB dog of ours is going to have another beautiful bride visiting us next fall; one of the top winning girls from Sweden - Yulara Itichika. We think this combination is most promising... Inquiries to kennel Yulara, Mia Löwbeer and Monica Massih.
25/04 Timon's beautiful daughter Ally in Estonia has also showed her "claws" in lure coursing; in her very first race she won the competition with a cc and had amazing 513 points!! Great job!!
19/04 A looooooong and exhausting trip to Northern Norway, to the beautiful city of Harstad in over and I am super tired after travelling some 2000 kilometers... but boy, it really was worth it! At the Int show of Harstad the judge was mr. Göran Bodegård from Sweden and I had the girls (Maisa and Tuuli) with me. Maisa started the bitches and won her class with cq and lovely critique. So did Tuuli, won her class and she was chosen as best bitch with cc and cacib and became a new Norweigian and Nordic Champion!! Maisa ended up as 3rd best bitch, she is soooo nice. Thank you Tuija of Irezumi Podengos for making this trip with me, we surely had fun even thoug the showstorm when leaving tried to make our trip way to adventurous ;-) Papa-Timon want's to say hi to his son Bulldobas Buck-A-Roo for being BD-3 with res-cc at the Jämsä group show under judge Anneli Sutela (Fin)!
18/04 Great news from Estonia and Tiina Tootmaa; Timon has a second Estonian Junior Ch-kid as Solebas A'Dream Action won BOS at Sillamäe show and BOB and BIG-4 was sister S. Amazing Anna; we want to congratulate all that have been involved :))
13/04 We want to congratulate Timon's elegant son Tito (Bulldobas Buck-A-Roo) and his owner Sanna for a super result in a match show; BIS-4 is a reason to say hooray :-) Good luck for you 2 also in the future!
11/04 We think Tuuli is amazing... Here she is sleeping at home and her offspring collect the wins; today at Lappeenranta Int show (entry 19) under judge mrs. Gunnel Holm (Fin) her kids won BOB (Rene) and BOS (Maisa)!! How great is that?? Timon was looking lovely after 4 months out of the ring and was 2nd best dog :) So thank you judge for a fantastic day and thanks Tiina and Ari for your company today! Duke finally has his own photo page, check it out.
09/04 He is finally here! A long awaited sweet boy with some "royal" blood in his vains; mr. Duke (Kimwitu's Duke E.) ;-) This lovely boy is a result of co-operation of kennels Hi-Lite and Bulldobas, and came to Finland from Denmark. So thank you Duke's breeder Annemari Nielsen (kennel Kinwitu's) for this amazing dude and thank you our dear friend Tiina, once again! Duke will live close to us and have our Tuuli's son Bulldobas Candyman aka Bono as a big brother, they both are being excellently taken care by our friend Eila :-)
You will see Duke in shows once he's a bit older. Check out this page a bit later, he is about to have his own page soon!
04/04 Some health news; both Tuuli and Timon had their eyes tested today and the result was "clear" for both of them!! That's great :-) And Timon's daughter Solebas Attractive Ally keeps on the winning ways in Baltic countries; She was BOB in Rakvere show under judge mr Markku Mähönen (Fin) and brother Solebas Almighty Alfons won BOS and is now a new Estonian Junior Champion - Congratulations!! Little updating... later on Ally was chosen as 3rd best in group under the same judge - wowwee!!
29/03 Maisa wins another BOB with cc! This time under judge mr. Markku Mähönen (Fin) at Korpilahti group show. She was beautifully handled by her breeder Tiina - thank you!
And thanks also to Marika for you company and congrats on a brand new Fi Ch you have now - Timon's little bro' Bulldobas Rockin' Rhytm :) So a very nice day we had indeed!
Great news also from Luxemburg Int show, that Timon's German son visited. Jaro (Bulldobas Blockbuster) received his first res-cacib (later usable) right at the age of 15 months! He won a very tough class of youngsters.. Congratulations Marcel and Anne!
22/03 We are so proud of Timon's Estonian daughter Solebas Attractive Ally. She was awarded the title Latvian Winner 2009 together with BOS by the breeder judge Christian Juanchinot (France, kennel Out of Africa). Huge congrats to Ally's breeder/owner Tiina Tootma!
14/03 A huge Tampere Int show is over. The entry under very tough (but sweet) judge mrs. Elisabet Janzon from Sweden was 45. So we are pleased with Maisa's result very good and the lovely critique which can be found on Maisa's show result page. Maisa's handsome tri brother Bulldobas Catch The Wind won the junior class of 8 entries and received a res-cc! We are very happy for you Helena and proud of the young gentleman :-) Janne also handled the most elegant and proud moving son of our Timon, Bulldobas Brown Sugar aka Luka. He looked sooooo good and can't wait to see him again, and the great owners of Luka, too! Actually, the day was a jackpot for team Bulldobas, winning BOB, BOS and BOB-breeder - super congrats Tiina :-)
02/03 More wonderful news... Darling Timon is the best lure courser of our local kennel district 2008... all breeds!! This was a total surprise and a lovely one :-)
01/03 Unfortunately we were not able to take part to Finnish Basenji Club's Annual Meeting in Helsinki held yesterday. It would have been lovely since they awarded both Tuuli and Timon for confirming their Int ch titles last year. We want to say thank you to our Club this way! They also revealed the official results of the Basenji of the year 2008. Our dogs did marvellous; both Tuuli and Timon ended up being #2 dog/bitch year 2008!! This was Tuuli's 3rd year in the row being in the top 3 :-))) All this inspite the fact she got back to the show rings in March after having her babies, we are very proud of them both! And sweet little Maisa seems to start to follow her dam's footsteps; she was awarded top puppy 3 placement and as the icing of the cace, Tuuli's son and Maisa's bro Rene (Bulldobas Cream And Sugar) took it all by winning the Puppy of the year 2008-award!! He surely was the prince of the season. Congratulations everyone!
24/02 We finally got the confirmation of our kennel name from the FCI; from now on we are Hi-Lite Basenjis!
21/02 Maisa wins her first BOB with cc at Tuusniemi group show under judge mrs. Leni Finne (FIN)!! She really liked her and we were so proud of our little princess :-) Thank you Tuija and Pete of Irezumi Portugese Podengos for keeping me company for the whole day.
09/02 We are possibly importing a dog puppy in approximately February 2010. If you feel like you might be interested and could offer him an active home, please don't hesitate to ask us for some more information.
08/02 Some "unofficial" news for change: our darling Maisa entered an unofficial match show of over 100 dogs and the result for our lovely moving princess was BIS-2! We had loads of nice trophys and food etc. to take home with us :-) This was the second time for her to win BIS-2 at our local match show.
07/02 Sorry for the late updating of the news, but we are having serious computer problems. It's not always easy in this "electric world" of ours...
10/01 Great news from the first show of the year! In Kajaani Int Tuuli's handsome son Bulldobas Cream And Sugar won his 2nd BOS, 2nd CC and 2nd BIS-junior placement out of 3 official shows. We are soooo proud of this youngster, congratulations his breeder/owner Tiina (and as always, it was lovely to have you staying overnight) :-) Brother Bono and sys Maisa got very good this time. And at the Tarto national show (Estonia) Timon's gorgeous son Solebas Almighty Alfons won BOS and BOS-junior and brother Solebas A'Dream Action was BD-2! Way to go boyz :-)
