Snaiper’s Thelma CAC, Nordic CAC and BOS at international show in Hässleholm this weekend. Many thanks to Tina Gavling for handling her!

Training camp with Ray, preparing for multi hunting test. The main focus is on work after shot, a lot of various retrieving, both in water and on land – to prepare a versatile hunting dog for practical hunting. Ray has great passion for game, she is eager to work and has great will to please, it was absolute joy to see her so focused over 3 days and deliver in every discipline. Ray also passed her first open class blood track and was awarded 1st prize. I’m very pleased with her development and looking forward to start the multi hunting test in the future with her.

Snaiper’s Mad Max, Falco, has passed the bloodtracking ability test. Congratulations Sara and Svante!

Big congratulations to Satu Pränni and Northern Arrows kennel in Finland! 7 strong puppies were born this morning to Trubon Ghuste Trakhaos – Khaos and our Snaiper’s Luke. We are looking forward to our new little star to move to Sweden in the end of the summer.

Finally, the last title, CIBT – International Beauty and Working Champion is confirmed for Snaiper’s Luke. It has been a hell of a ride and he has enjoyed every bit of it. It has been a great journey with many new friends and interesting insights, especially in hunting trials abroad.

Snaiper’s first litter turns 11 years today, happy birthday Izzie (Muru), Indy and Isa (Leia)! Sadly, Leia is among the stars since many years due to a tragic accident. She is still one of the brightest stars for me in the night sky. Indy and Muru still brighten our every single day. Such beautiful hunters, hope for many more happy hunting days together!

Today’s ultra confirmed that puppies are expected after Trubon Guste Trakhaos – Khaos and Snaiper’s Luke http://snaiperdogs.com/en/our-dogs/snaipers-luke/ in Finland in mid May. Khaos is an import from England from working line breeder Suzi Burton and has American, English and German working lines in her pedigree. Khaos is a small, fast and alert hunting dog with a lot of drive and great action in the fields. She is merited with 1st prize in open class in field trials in Finland with high score of 89 points, HD A, show Excellent in working class. Khaos has great hunting drive with great nose, she works independently, at the same time she is easy to train and easy to handle. Stable mind and fantastic temperament. We hope for a bunch of strong and healthy puppies with a lot of drive and really nice character. Puppies will be born at the Northen Arrow kennel i the north of Finland, breeder Satu Pränni (tel +358 44 525 5498, e-mail: satu.pranni@outlook.com). Welcome to contact us if you are looking for a serious hunting buddy and your best friend for life.

Trubon Guste Trakhaos – Khaos

Gotland is one of my favorite places for the field trials. The landscape is special on this island, open and low, it seems that there is more sky on Gotland than anywhere else. Its almost always windy. And the birds are wild. It is a real challenge to achieve a prize in a field trial here, the dogs have to be precise and solid in their bird handling to manage the wild partridge. We had a nice training weekend together with the GSP club and today we were lucky to get 1st prize both with Thelma and Ray in open class! The weather was warm and sunny, with only a light breeze, huge grounds to cover and many wild partridge couples out in the fields enjoying the sun. More than pleased with our girls, they worked very well in the heat – with high speed and good range. Thelma’s next start is in elite class, Ray has one more 1st prize in open class to achieve. 

Southpaw & Ottercreek Ray of Light 1st prize Open Class

Snaiper’s Thelma 1st prize Open Class

photo Krister Ramström

Ray started in open class on SDPK spring trials in south of Sweden this weekend. Result 2 x 2nd prize, judge Juha Åkerblom. The weather conditions were difficult and there was a lot of hare on the trial grounds. The first day started out with beautiful, sunny weather and a lot of partridge. Ray started out with racing speed and two very nice points on partridge. The numerous hare tracks disturbed her search style in the second run and more hare was to be found during the trial, which she could not ignore. The second trial day was cloudy, freezing cold and the wind was gaining strength with every minute. The ground was frozen and partially covered with snow, we started out with the search on the vast empty fields. Ray got out of hand in her first run – there were no birds, but a lot of hare around, she had fantastic speed and range, but hunted by herself and did not have much contact with me. The next runs were carried out in more dense forest area, where she was more focused, her search became purposeful and systematic. She made several points on pheasants, unfortunately we could not make use of all of the situations. In the end of the day I’m very happy with her drive, the ability to find game and her bird handling. She is such a fun gundog with a lot of potential!

Luke’s son Lucky (Qasida’s Ag Lucky Hunter) was nominated the Weimaraner of the year in Finland, with the highest field points from the field trials 2017. His sister Nasu (Qasida’s Ag Lucky Star) with her handler Nelli Touru were nominated The Rookie of the Year. Impressively both dogs have achieved prizes from every field trial! Huge congratulations to owners Satu Virtanen with Lucky and Nelli Touru with Nasu as well as the breeder  Satu Rantamaa at Qasida’s kennel!

Satu Virtanen med Lucky