The heat is on.... :))

Yei! Hertta finally started her season last Tuesday! We are soooo excited, guess we will have to test her progesterone levels for the first time this week, then we will know more. Keep your fingers crossed. We just love this beautiful girl.





Maybe there will be one or two of these in the litter later on...?

Lilja wins her first cc at Porvoo show!

Our super, super sweet girl Lilja went to Porvoo show with her owner Mervi. There had been a change of the judge and the new judge was mrs. Hassi Assenmacher from Germany. First the beauty went on winning the junior class of 3 and then was placed as 3rd best bitch just after two champions getting a cc!

Very very happy and pleased - congrats Mervi!!

Active weekend

On Saturday we went to very hot Mäntyharju show. The judge was lovely mrs. Maija Mäkinen. Our boys did fantastic; Rocky won best male, Ruuti 2nd with a cc after a very tight competition and Raisu 4th best male.

Miss Lilja was out in the junior class for the first time at the age of 9 months and 6 days and got a res-cc and 4th best bitch placement! Our cupcake <3

Rocky was finally BOS and BOB was our dear friends' Siiri - congrats!

Our breeder's group was BOB with a lovely critique once again. Thank you Ari, Janne, Mervi and Tuija for spending the day with us there, we had so much fun!

Ruuti stacked in his class:




This is how beautiful Lilja looks:



Pics above by JP Savilaakso :)

At the same time Lilja's handsome brother went to a group show in Rovaniemi to be judged by mrs. Marjatta Pylvänäinen-Suorsa. And boy did he do well winning BOB with a cc right away!!! He was also shortlisted in the finals by mrs. Riitta Lahtovaara. This is the best news ever! Congrats Tiia and family!

Here Seti pictured by Rami Niva



On Sunday our momma to be, Hertta, went to a lure coursing competition and she did great job and was 2nd with a cq! Congrats Marsa, now tell Hertta to start her season soon... ;)

Rainy show in Kouvola

During the breed judging the weather was still fine. The Estonian judge mrs. Astrid Lundava gave first an excellent to our Raisu, and an excellent with a cq to Rocky, but Ruuti won the best male!
In the bitches our sweet and beautiful momma to be, Hertta, was 2nd best bitch!! Ruuti was finally awarded Best of Breed, his 5th in 6 last shows...
"Very beautiful young male. Good size and proportions. Beautiful, expressive head. Beautiful, breedlike wrinkle. Very beautiful ears. Well set and long neck. Very beautiful topline and underline. Well set and carried tail. Beautiful movement."



Our breeders class got a critique saying: "Very beautiful, even group. Good luck to the big ring!"



Pic by Johanna Sundholm.

By the time of the finals, it was raining cats and dogs. NOT good for a basenji.... Ruuti still managed to show his best to the judge mrs. Tuula Savolainen and was placed Group-2!



Photo by Pasada.

Needless to say we are very very proud of Ruuti as well as all of the other dogs as well. Super thanks for Tuija, Ari and Janne for this wonderful, rainy day <3 Now just lets wait for Hertta to start her season!

Double International show in Joensuu

For our part it was time for the last Int shows of the summer season. On Saturday's show we had a change of judge; the new judge was mr. Rainer Vuorinen, a world known all rounder.

When Lilja entered the ring, she had a lovely critique and the judge even said "10 000 dollar puppy!"
"Very beautiful and proud, petite and stylish puppy. Excellent head and wrinkle. Beautiful eyes and ears. Stunning set neck. Correct set tail. Fine angulations and stylish movement." So BOB-puppy she was.



And when mr. Ruuti flew into the ring, he said "Oh my god.." In a positive way ;)
His critique was "Very beautiful, male with ideal proportions. Beautiful, pear shaped head. Fine wrinkle. Stunning ears. Lovely crested neck. Short and good topline and coupling. Tail well set high. Excellent angulations. Lovely pliant skin. Excellent mover. A beautiful dog!"

So the best male with him with a cc and his very first cacib! Mr. Vuorinen also loved Hertta and her stunning movement! Finally Ruuti was BOB and Hertta BOS!



In the finals Ruuti was shortlisted among the best 8!

On Sunday the results were exactly the same under an Irish judge mr. John R Walsh. He also was the judge in the final, and we were so happy when he placed Ruuti as Group-4!!



Pic by Pasada.

I also want to share this beautiful photo of our princess Hertta, who gained her cacib number 11 this weekend. She is having her well earned rest.



We are so thankful for this wonderful weekend, once again and want to send our warmest congrats to Tuija, Mervi and Marsa <3

Hi-Lite Breeder's Group wins BEST In SHOW!

On Sunday we went to Iisalmi International Show. The weather was more than hot, it was boiling. But the atmosphere was great for our team right from the beginning :)

The judge for Basenjis was mrs. Elina Haapaniemi. She is always very pleasant when judging. Janne took Lilja (Wow Factor) to the ring first and her result was, once again, BOB-puppy with a pleasing critique! It can be found from Lilja's own show results' page. She is one true little princess <3


Then it was Raisu's (Smooth Operator) go to enter the ring and he won the intermediate class with a cq.
Both our dogs got an excellent in champion class, Rocky (Hot Rod) first and Tico (Honky Tonk) second. In the best male Rocky was placed as first with a cacib and Raisu was second with a cc!


Then we got really excited about the bitches, as it was Hertta's turn and she was lacking her last cacib needed for her C.I.B.-title....
And she DID it with best bitch and a cacib! Hooray!! She is just a bit over 2,5 years and got her first cacib 3.August 2012 and now this last one 4.August 2013 :D So quite nice right?


In the finals we had success too! Group 5 was judged by mr. Michael Leonard from Ireland. He placed Rocky as Group-3!





Then it was the breeder's groups and the judge was mrs. Ligita Zake. Our dream came true when the first prize was handed to us...





(Both photos by Marko Salmela - thank you!)
We want to congratulate specially Mari and Timo for keeping Hertta is tip top shape always and loving her so much!!
Also super thanks Niina for your help <3 Thank you thank you also Mervi and Laura!! We couldn't do this without you... Want to add also this photo of Faruk taken past week at our local match show. He was having so much fun with "papa-Janne", we will see if we will enter him to a couple of shows later this year again, once he gets his coat back :D Photo by Sinttu Ruuskanen.

A great show weekend!!

July has been a very busy month for us, show wise ;)
On Saturday we went all the way to Helsinki to the Annual show of the Finnish Sight Hound Specialty. The judge was mr Jarmo Vuorinen.
First it was Lilja's turn and she ended up being BOB puppy out of 8 puppies. Very very happy about that!



Raisu looked fabulous again, and got an excellent:




Rocky, being the wonderful dog he is, won Best of Breed! Have I ever told you that I love him to bits? This was his 3rd time in a row to win best male at this Specialty show. Year 2011 he was only 9 months old to win best male and BOS, last year he was in intermediate class and BOS and now this..



In the finals there was no success for Rocky, but sweet Lilja went all the way as Best In Show puppy under Estonian judge mrs. Kristin Kemer!!



The pics above by Katja Lappalainen, the one here by Kerttu Haaslahti.




On Sunday we were still thrilled but the good news continued even if we weren't in a show ourselves! Our super puppy owners and friends were kind enough to take Lilja, Tico and Hertta to the International show of Ylivieska. The judge was mr. Markku Kipinä.
Lilja was BOB puppy again, and the one week old new CIB Tico BOB with another cacib!!! Hertta was 2nd best bitch!

Here Tico is pictured by Rami Niva one week ago at Oulu Int show, I can't believe how lovely all this H-litter is??



Also Aske, Hi-Lite Hillbilly, went to a show in Sweden and got and excellent with a lovely critique! Well done Magnus!

Thank you so much everyone involved, love you guys!