Happy New Year and a peek into this ending one :)

Photo Maiju Savolainen

ASLAN - Magtaf Buona Notte Bonaire gained his first title and is also known as EE JCH from now on. Aslan has taken over the coursing fields like a hurricane and he won three LC CAC's. One from each three races he attended.  

Photo Elina Ervasti

KIKI - Magtaf Jamaican Portrait was shown few times and she has one res-CAC and two Best Bitch placements. She's also a lure crazy girl and she specializes in oval track racing. Hopefully next year she'll have her first official start!

JENNY-CARLA - Magtaf Kick-'Em-Jenny hasn't been so active on the conformation/coursing front but she's been very active at home and is spoiled and loved by her family.

DONNA - Magtaf Ella Eleuthera has been spoiled by her family. She just might make her show debut next year!

Photo Sinikka Morander

ENZO - Magtaf Cuba Gooding has been shown few times and hopefully he'll continue next year too!

Photo Sinikka Morander

KARO - Magtaf Arrivederci Aruba has mostly been chasing his little brother or maybe it's the other way around ;)

Photo Tarja Savinen

GRETA - Magtaf May In Martinique has gained one res-CAC and two CAC's with BOB- & BOS-placements. 

Photo Mia Kutilainen

RIO - Magtaf Kingston Kane has been enjoying country side living and gets to play with her sister Jenny-Carla a lot.

Photo Kirsi Aalto

TOFFE - Magtaf Flagship Flanagan has gained 3 res-CAC's and one CAC with BOS-placement. He has also been very active lure courser with three LC CAC'S and a silver medalist in Finnish LC championships. He's been placed 6th best male in the Whippet of the Year competition. He is also 3rd best lure courser rookie of the year and 9th out of all 238 lure coursing whippets.

Photo Jari Lukkarinen

JULIET - Magtaf Red Stripe Ruby has been shown few times but mostly she's been doing some agility with her sheltie sisters!

Photo Susanne Siponmaa

TAFFY - Sporting Fields Jamaican Me Crazy was supposed to have a year off but she's just so excited when we get ready for a dog show so she was entered too... And she ended up being 9th best bitch in the Whippet of the Year with two CACIB's and BOB- & BOS-placements.

The biggest highlight for me was the BIS-breeder win at the Finnish Whippet Club Specialty with Greta, Toffe, Kiki & Enzo

    

Photo Ilkka Montonen

I also had the pleasure to judge Silken Windhounds on their own specialty show. It was a hard but very interesting assignment. Here is my beautiful BEST IN SHOW who just owned the ring that day:

Photo Tommi Ekholm

BISS Allagante Windspirit St. Kitts "Kitts"

Owner Kati Saarikko

I want to thank each and everyone of my puppy buyers for giving them the best possible homes. Happy New Year 2016 to All :)

Keeping up with the updates :)

Pori INT 1.8.2015, judge Unto Timonen (Woodbrooks Whippets)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) intermediate EXC/2, CQ

Greta (M. May In Martinique) intermediate EXC/1, CQ

Taffy (SF Jamaican Me Crazy) champion EXC/1, CQ, BB-1, CACIB, BOS

The weather was quite horrible so no stacked photos from that show ;)

Hyvinkää Lure Coursing "Luhtisaalistus" 16.8.2015

Photo Maiju Savolainen

Aslan (M. Buona Notte Bonaire) won his second CC and was placed 4th with 472 points beaten only by "the racing whippets". This lad is FAST and has a super attitude on the field!!! 

Humppi Finnish Lure Coursing Championship 22.8.2015

Photo Eija Lähdesmäki

Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) was 2nd in very tough competition with 446 points. Well done!!!

Heinola All Breed Show 23.8.2015, judge Jose M Doval, Spain

Photo Anita Sandqvist

BOB Whiptails Finding The Dream BOS Magtaf May In Martinique

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Toffe was still a bit (a lot actually) stiff after racing but did very well winning intermediate class with CQ and ended up being Best Male-3 with res-CC. Greta won intermediate class with CQ and was finally Best Bitch winning her second CC.

Big thanks to the active owners who make it all happen :)

Show update

27.6. Kouvola SVKL Sighthound Specialty, judge Gino Decruy, Belgium (Jineau Whippets)

Photo Kirsi Aalto

Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) in intermediate class EXC/1 with CQ 

Beautifully handled by Timo Aalto :) Thank you Timo!

Photo Kirsi Aalto

Toffe BOB intermediate, BOS Besties User Friendly

5.7.2015 Tuusula All Breed Show, judge Janusz Opara, Poland

Photo Susanne Siponmaa

Greta (M. May In Martinique) in intermediate class EXC/1, CQ, Best Bitch-1, CAC, BOB

Photo Susanne Siponmaa

Taffy (SF Jamaican Me Crazy) in champion class EXC/1, CQ, Best Bitch-3

Photo Susanne Siponmaa

Taffy looking very fab <3

Photo Susanne Siponmaa

BOB Greta, BOS Ch Brookway Academy Choice

11.-12.7.2015 Oulu INT, Tina Permo, Sweden (Per-Mobile Whippets) & Orietta Zilli, Italy

Photo Elina Ervasti

Kiki (M. Jamaican Portrait) in intermediate class EXC/3 with CQ & EXC/1, CQ, Best Bitch-4

Juliet (M. Red Stripe Ruby) in intermediate class EXC/2 with CQ and EXC/3 with CQ

Way to go kids!!!

Finnish Whippet Specialty & Open Show 6.-7.6. and Mikkeli Lure Coursing 14.6. update

I'm still freezing after super windy specialty weekend! But very pleased with our results :)

Males were judged by Felicity Thompson, Barnesmore Whippets

Enzo (M. Cuba Gooding) EXC/4 out of 12 junior males

Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) EXC/3 out of 9 intermediate males

Karo (M. Arrivederci Aruba) VG intermediate

Bitches were jugded by Eva Ekstam, Ronndal Whippets

Kiki (M. Jamaican Portrait) EXC/- junior 

Juliet (M. Red Stripe Ruby) VG junior

Greta (M. May In Martinique) VG/3 out of 5 intermediate bitches

Taffy (SF Jamaican Me Crazy) EXC/- champion 

But wait - BIS BREEDER MAGTAF with prize of honor!!! (by Felicity Thompson)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Greta, Toffe, Kiki & Enzo

Thank you Kaija, Elina ja Sanna :)

On Sunday it was time for the unofficial Open Show and our star of the day was Toffe :) He won intermediate males with prize of honor and was finally placed BEST MALE-3 and BOS intermediate

Photo Ilkka Montonen

BIS intermediate C'mere Please Please Please BOS Magtaf Flagship Flanagan

(He was so tired he was sleeping through the photo shoot :D poor thing <3 )

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Toffe 

Photo Marko Pessi

Greta 

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Taffy

Photo Marko Pessi

Taffy and her babies (Greta, Toffe, Kiki, Enzo) in progeny class

3rd with prize of honor

And finally daddy Vito won BIS :)))

Photo Marko Pessi

BIS Sobresalto Quann Staje C'me-re BOS Sagramour Graceful Henrietta

Next weekend there was a lure coursing competition in Mikkeli. Both Aslan (M. Buona Notte Bonaire) & Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) were entered and after the first round they were in the lead and kept their places through the finals :) So Aslan WON with 473 points + CC and Toffe came second with 468 points + CC. I'm so proud of these boys and their owners. WELL DONE!

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Helsinki INT 24.5.2015

And the next weekend wasn't so bad either :) Whippets were judged by Per Iversen, Norway 

Photo Ilkka Montonen

First was Karo (M. Arrivederci Aruba) in junior males. He didn't behave at all when I was trying to stack him so all he got was VG but he's such a joy to trot around the ring with! He moves like train.

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Then Enzo (M. Cuba Gooding) was EXC/4 in junior class. He's such a pro!

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) was EXC/1 with CQ in intermediate class and went all the way to BEST MALE-4 with res-CAC. He's a male version of his beautiful mom.

Photo Sinikka Morander

Greta (M. May In Martinique) got a great critique but as she's a bit tall she was placed EXC/2 in intermediate class. 

Photo Sinikka Morander

And Taffy (Sporting Fields Jamaican Me Crazy) showed her kids how it should be done and won the whole thing! EXC/1 in champion class with CQ, BEST BITCH-1, CACIB, BOB, GROUP 3rd 

LOVE HER!!!

Team MAGTAF went to Rauma all breed show 17.5.2015

And what a day we had! I'm still on the cloud nine after all the success my beautiful babies had. First in the ring went Aslan and he won junior males with CQ and was placed 4th in the best male competition and BOS-junior at the end of the day.

Photo Kirsi Aalto

Aslan (M. Buona Notte Bonaire) & Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) 

Then it was Toffe's turn to win the intermediate males with CQ and sail all the way to the best male 1st and BOS with CAC 

Photo Kirsi Aalto

Toffe trotting with Timo Aalto. Thank you Timo for handling :)

Then it was ladies turn and Greta won the intermediate bitches with CQ and was placed 2nd in the best bitch competition with res-CAC

Photo Ilkka Motonen

Greta (M. May In Martinique) on the table

And last but not least was my pride and joy Taffy... She won the champion bitches with CQ and was placed 4th in the best bitch competition. 

Photo Kirsi Aalto

Taffy (Sporting Fields Jamaican Me Crazy) on the table

Photo Ilkka Montonen

BOB Zelig Flaming Glory & BOS Magtaf Flagship Flanagan

Judge Mr. Joe Lobb, Canada

I'm so proud of these puppies and can't wait what the rest of the gang will achieve in the future :)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Toffe, Aslan & Greta

Photo Ilkka Montonen

And the whole team: Aslan, Toffe, Greta & Taffy

Well done!

Toffe starts his coursing career with style

Very very proud of Toffe (M. Flagship Flanagan) who chased the lure for the first time officially yesterday and ended up being 2nd with 471 points and CC. So happy for this talented boy and his family who keeps him so fit :)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Great weekend for Enzo & Toffe

On Easter Monday brothers Enzo & Toffe were at Lappeenranta Dog Show and they did so well!

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Enzo won junior class and finally he ended up being BOB-junior. So proud of Sanna & Enzo :)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Then Toffe won intermediate class with CQ. He was beautifully handled by Sanna Norhio-Hanski. Thank you Sanna :)

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Photo Ilkka Montonen

Photo Ilkka Montonen

He was finally BEST MALE-2 with res-CAC!!! Congratulations Toffe, Kaija & Ilkka :)

Whippets were judged by Lisbet Utke Ramsing, Denmark

Breeder here is so happy, happy, happy :D