So, in theory I started dogsports
yers ago, but in reality I started them in practice already with Belle. With
belle we had our restrictions made by the Guide Dog School, so we focudes on obedience. Simba
has been my great embassador in almost all dogsports, we did actively
obedience, agility and search. Simba also did some tracking, reporting, herding
and flyball. With Nessa we have even tried some water rescue. So we have tried
quite a lot of things. I love trying new stuff with my dogs and actively doing
many things, not just focusing on one or two things. I love to see, how the dog
figures out new things and to see, how fast they really learn when you know how
to train them. Nessa was doing actively search, obedience,
reporting and agility. With Hoppu we have trained tracking, obedience, rally-obedience, agility and herding. Kipinä has been doing mostly herding and agility. Herding is my big passion at the moment and has taken lot of time from other dogsports.
I have had many good dogs and
together we have accomplished Obedience Champion with Simba and Nessa, basic
rescue tests at the ruins with Nessa and Merri, Working Champion in search with
Nessa, title in novice class in reporting with Nessa, title in winners class in
tracking with Nessa, title in winners class in special search with Nessa and
many zero runs in the highest class of agility including one certificate with
Nessa. With Nessa, Hoppu and Kipinä we have made nw titles in ASCA and FCI herding. The accomplishments are important, cause they tell you that the work has
paid off. But they are not nearly as important for me as it is to be able to
enjoy the dog´s companion on every day. Nothing for me is more important than
the fact that it is a joy to live with the dog you have. All of our dogs have
been mental tested: Simba, Nessa, Hoppu and Kipinä both by the Finnish Mental Test as well as Mental Description (MH), Merri by MH Description. The test doesn´t make
or break the dog, but it sure gives us more information about the dog under
rare circumstances.