July
* 20th of July in Helsinki at Special Show of Finnish Greyhound Club Alex was BD-2 and Mila BB-3 (judge Ludmila Fintorova, Slovakia).
* 19th of July in Helsinki at Sighthound Specialty Alex was BOB and BIS-4 (breed judge Jean Louis Grünheid, France and BIS judge Ludmila Fintorova, Slovakia). Photos below by Seppo Tanninen.
* A happy mother (13.7.2008)... :) Two weeks, and Sima's puppies will be here! Photo below by Inka and Niko Vikman.
* 13th of July in Hyvinkää Mila became a new DVM-08 ("Coursing Derby Winner 2008")! :) She got 534 points and her first coursing CAC. It was Mila's first coursing competition ever, but not the last one... ;) The first photo below by Pia Hansson, and the second one (Mila with our new racing derby winner Coco) by Inka Vikman.   * 6th of July in Hyvinkää Coco became a DV-08 ("Racing Derby Winner 2008")! Congratulations Inka and Niko! Photo with Mila above.
June
* 26th of June Sima had an ultrasound scan, and she is pregnant! :) Puppies expected in week 31. Inquiries are welcome!
26.6. Sima kävi ultrassa. Pentuja odotettavissa viikolla 31. :) Tiedustelut ovat tervetulleita!
* 15th of June at Kotka Int Alex was BOB with CACIB and finally BIG-4 (breed judge Hans v d Berg, the Netherlands and group judge Manuel Loureiro Borges, Portugal).
* 7th of June Coco was 5th at World Championship competition (races) in the Netherlands! :) Congratulations Inka and Niko!
May
* 27th of May Sima was mated to Tarumetsän Sydänyön Ritari. Puppies hopefully expected at the end of July! :) Inquiries are welcome!
27.5. Sima astutettiin Tarumetsän Sydänyön Ritarilla. Pentuja toivottavasti odotettavissa heinäkuun lopulla! :) Tiedustelut ovat tervetulleita!
* 27th of May Mila celebrated her 3rd birthday! :) Congratulations to her sisters and brothers, too!
* 25th of May at Helsinki Int Alex was BOB with CACIB (judge Saija Juutilainen, Finland). Congratulations to his co-owners, Sue and Kimmo, too! :) Photo below by Seppo Tanninen.
* 24th of May there was a lure coursing competition in Mikkeli. Coco was third with 460 points (242+218) and CQ. Congratulations Inka and Niko! :)
* 11th of May our Sima got her third lure coursing CAC in Jyväskylä! :) Her points were 465 (237+228). Congratulations Inka and Niko!
* Puppies page updated 9.5.2008! :)
April
* 27th of April at Lahti INT Alex was BD-2 with CAC and CACIB (judge Alexander Nikitin, Russia). He became a new Fin Ch! :) Photo below by Seppo Tanninen.
* 24th of April Sima's eyes were officially examined again: no signs of HC, PRA or RD illnesses etc. Her heart was also officially examined: ok.
* Today, 18th of April, our Linda celebrates her 7th birthday! :)
March
*Our new Greyhound male, Greycott Four Feet Of Snow, arrived from the USA March the 24th! Alex is owned by me, Kimmo Saarinen (kennel Kimsar) and Sue LeMieux (kennel Gaia). Thanks to Sue LeMieux and Scott R Thomson for letting this wonderful male to come to Finland! And thanks to Kimsar's Seppo for picking him up!
* March the 19th our A-litter celebrates 4th birthday! Happy birthday to Anni and Vikke! :)
* March the 9th there was a lure coursing competition "Talvimaastot" in Tammela, Finland. Our Sima won the competition with 467 points (225+242) and got her second lure coursing CAC. Coco was second with 423 points (199+224) and CQ. What a great day! :) Congratulations Inka and Niko!
February
* February the 17th our Ronja celebrated her 6th birthday! :) Congratulations to her brother Romi and sister Peppi, too!
* February the 14th our C-litter 3 years! :) Congratulations Coco, Sima, Kami, Tatu and Callisto!
2008 - January
* January the 26th Nadja and Ronja were officially measured: Nadja 38,8 cm and Ronja 37,6cm.
December
* Season's Greetings! :) 
November
* November the 29th we moved back to Finland.
September
* Mirondan Casilda and Mirondan Carissima have started their racing and coursing career very well. The results of this summer added 6.9.2007. Congratulations Inka and Niko! :)
* September the 1st we were at an international show, Nevskiy Winner, in St. Petersburg. Mila was BOB with CACIB (judge Natalia Sedykh, Russia).
August
* August the 18th we were at an International Show in Velikiy Novgorod, Russia. Both Nadja and Mila were BOB with CACIB (judge Shamil Abrakimov, Russia). Moreover, Nadja was finally BIG-3! :)
* August the 13th our Diva moved to Sweden. She is now co-owned by Eva-Mari Lindström (kennel Paramour).
* We had a nice weekend at Karelia Show in Joensuu, 11-12 August, 2007:
- National Show, 11 August (judge Soile Bister, Finland): Diva was BOB with CAC in galgos, Nadja BB-2 with CAC in IGs and Mila BB-2 in greyhounds. Nadja became a new Finnish Champion! :)
- International Show, 12 August (judge Joao De Paula Bessa, Portugal): Diva was again BOB with CAC in galgos, Nadja BB-2 with res-CACIB in IGs and Mila BB-3 in greyhounds. Nadja's R-CACIB will be confirmed as CACIB by FCI, and thus we have a new International Champion! :)
July
* July the 7th our Mila became a new Fin Ch! She was BOB with CAC and CACIB at an International dog show in Juva, Finland (judge Saija Juutilainen, Finland).
June
* June the 16th we were at an International dog show in Kotka. It was our Diva's first show in Finland. She got her first Finnish CAC and was BOB, but she was not placed in group (judge, both breed & group, Javier Sanchez, Spain). In Greyhounds Mila was 2nd best bitch with res-CAC and res-CACIB (judge Javier Sanchez, Spain). Moreover, in IGs Mirondan Casilda was 4th best bitch and got her first CAC (judge Joao Vieira Lisboa, Portugal). Congratulations Inka, Niko and Coco! :)
May
* May the 27th our Mila celebrated her 2nd birthday! :) Congratulations to her sisters and brothers, too! Mila on her birthday...
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* May the 19-20th we had a great weekend! :) Sun was shining all the time and we spent a lot of time on the beach with our girls. IGs preferred to relax on the sand, while Diva enjoyed running on the beach and walking in the freezing water of Lake Onego. ;) Some photos...
* May the 13th we had a nice day at an all breed dog show here in Petrozavodsk. Fionn Clann Jonquil Gleann was BIS-4! Kashaya Viva La Diva was shown for the first time in junior class. She got her first junior CAC and was BIG-2. Bel Etual Bogema Ekavintin was BOB and Ekavintin Ryövärintytär got her 6th Russian CAC and became a new Russian Champion. :)
* May the 1st Mirondan Casilda and Mirondan Carissima were officially measured: Coco 37,1 cm and Sima 37,2 cm.
March
* March the 19th our A-litter 3 years! Happy birthday to Anni and Vikke! There are photos of Anni with her friend Dolly (photo by Sirpa Niskanen) and Vikke with his whippet friend (photo by Mira Suurjärvi).
February
* Mila and Diva having fun on the ice at the end of February. At last Lake Onego was frozen! :)
* February the 17th our Ronja celebrated her 5th birthday!
* February the 14th our C-litter 2 years! Congratulations! There's a photo of Coco and Sima below (photo by Inka and Niko Vikman).
2007 - January
* January the 8th our little Diva is already five months!
November
* November the 24th Mirondan Carissima moved to live with Inka and Niko Vikman, but she is still co-owned by us. Vikmans are the owners of Sima's sister, Mirondan Casilda. Inka and Niko, thank you very much for taking so good care of Sima and Coco! :) * November the 18th Mirondan Carissima was BOB with CAC and finally BIG-2 at an all breed dog show in Petrozavodsk (judge, both breed and group, L. Popova, Russia). She also became a new Russian Champion. At the same show Fionn Clann Jonquil Gleann was BOB with CAC and finally BIG-3.
* November the 14th we lost our lovely Kimsar Small Talk. Molla was so young, so full of life, that it was hard to believe that a dog like her could become so seriously ill. She died of meningitis. It was very hard to lose her. Molla had a very special place in our hearts, and will always have. Molla, thank you for these three years that you lived with us! We miss you so much...
October
* October the 15th we were at an all breed dog show in Tikhvin, Russia: Kimsar Small Talk was BIS-2, Bel Etual Bogema Ekavintin was BIG-2 and Mirondan Carissima got a CAC. Judge (breed, group & BIS) was N.E. Sedykh, Russia. Unfortunately, our
Fionn Clann Jonquil Gleann was not able to participate, because her leg was very seriously injured by a broken bottle when we had a break on our way to Tikhvin. We were very lucky that there was a good vet in Tikhvin. Many thanks to Sergey Glebov who saved our Mila's life!
* October the 6th Mirondan Carissima's eyes and knees were checked in Finland. Her eyes were clear and healthy, and knees 0/0 (ok).
* October the 2nd Mirondan Carissima joined our family. :)
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