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CHAMPION LECIBSIN SALO of TABANYARUU JW ShCM (Imp Fin)
Top Winning Finnish Lapphund of 2014 & the first Lapphund to win all three show titles.

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Salo winning Pastoral Group 2 at Richmond Championship Show 2015 Photo - Alice Fowler
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Salo has the most amazing temperament with people & is a registered PAT Dog visiting both the local nursing home for dementia patients & a local school where he listens to the children read :-)  He is a very popular Teachers' Assistant!
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Salo has gained his Gold Versatility Award - to learn more about this award click HERE.

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Salo expertly catching his tidbit - photo Christian Caruso.
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The winning moment captured perfectly by Christian Caruso.
NEWS!!  6th September, Salo wins his 3rd & crowning CC under Dutch judge Rony Doedjins who also awarded him BOB.  You can see Salo strutting his stuff in the group judging by clicking HERE.

16th August - Salo wins Rec CC under Zena Thorn Andrews at Welsh Kennel Club.
June - Salo wins BOB & his 2ND CC under Finnish Judge Pekka Teini!
You can read all about it & view photos by clicking HERE.
April - Under breed specialist Pat Patch, Salo wins his 1st CC.
For lots more photo of Salo & to see his show results, visit the Show Photos Tab or click HERE.
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Salo winning Limit Dog at NWPB under breed specialist Carol Stuckey (Honeybears) © Mark Treasure
BORN 24th JANUARY 2012
EYES : prcd-PRA CLEAR
CLEAR EYE CERT MARCH 2014
HIPS : 4/7 - 11 (below breed average)
ELBOWS : 0/0
Normal for Pompes.

SIRE : LECIBSIN KEPPONEN
DAM : LECIBSIN SUVITUULI



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Salo wins a strong class in Limit Dog under Stuart Mallard.  To read the critique click here.

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Salo Best of Breed at Windsor Championship Show, June 2013 © Mark Treasure
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© Sheridan Alder
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© Sheridan Alder

Salo wins Best Puppy in Breed at Crufts under Jeff Horswell

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Photo Karen Anderson
Salo finished his puppy career in style, taking Best Puppy at Crufts.  It is very difficult to quality a puppy for Crufts, so I felt privileged just being there with him.  In fact, he was shortlisted to the final three for Best Dog!


He took it all in his stride, in typical Salo style.  He loves to sit on ringside chairs and he also loves licking out yogurt pots, so you can imagine what happened when he spotted a lady sitting ringside with an empty chair beside her and finishing her yogurt .... 

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Photo Karen Anderson
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Photo Karen Anderson
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Salo 12 months.


You can see the judging of the Dog Challenge at Crufts on the video to the left.



PD 1 Mowatt’s Lecibsin Salo of Tabanyaruu, really lovely 13 months dog, masculine head of super balance, good eye & expression, correct neck, very good front, chest just above elbow, well ribbed, correct rear, super profile action. Just a little loose out & back yet but a quality dog who should do very well. BP



Pictured left, Salo after winning Group 2 at Horley & District.

Salo Competes in Junior Classes

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My Great Aunt Shelagh spent the day with us, Salo kept her entertained ;-)
February 2013 saw Salo's first classes as a junior.  First up was Maidstone & District, where he went Best of Breed in AVNSC & then took Group 4.

The following day he was entered in Finnish Lapphund classes at Horley & District, where under Mary Starling (Starlapps) he won Best of Breed and went on to take Group 2!!

Not a bad start to his 'adult' show career :-)

As usual, he spent as much of the day as possible sitting on my chair!  Zinty was also shown and came second out of seven in Open German Spitz Class, I was thrilled!

Salo win Best Puppy in Breed at his last Open Show as a puppy.

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On Sunday January 6th Salo competed at Ashford & Faversham Open Show in the Lapphund Breed classes.  I was thrilled when he won Best Puppy then went on to win Puppy Group 2!  I also learnt that he is joint Top Puppy in Breed for 2012 (according to Our Dogs Newspaper).  Only wins at Championship Shows with CCs count towards this award.  The other winner was Steve & Elaine Short's Millermead Quintessence to Glenchess.  Salo gets one more chance to compete in the 'Special Puppy Class' at Crufts on Sunday March 10th.  We have had quite a bit of snow this past week & of course Salo has LOVED it!

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Salo 11 months - photo by Martin Roberts.
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Salo 11 months "let me in!!" - photo Martin Roberts.

SALO WINS BEST PUPPY IN SHOW AT SOUTHERN FINNISH LAPPHUND SOCIETY OPEN SHOW

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PHOTO BY IAN & PIA REYNOLDS
I was delighted when Salo won Best Puppy In Show under Niki Allison (Oberitz) on Saturday 24th November, 2012 aged 10 months to the day!

This was his second BPIS Award, the first being at the FLCGB Open Show under Clive Muzzelle (Thulens) in Sepember 2012, aged 7 months.


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Salo at Lecibsin Kennels, 12 wks

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SALO (Lecibsin Salo of TabanyaRuu)

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Salo aged 7 months, photo Karen Anderson
When Jukka Kuusisto of Lecibsin Kennels, Finland, sent me the above photos of Salo aged 12 weeks, my heart melted.  Here was EXACTLY the dog I'd been searching for and it was as though it was meant to be. Jukka had kept him back wanting him to go to a good show home, and with these good looks and a pedigree to die for, I had to have him. Four weeks later he joined us at TabanyaRuu :-)

                 Salo's pedigree on Koiranet

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Salo six months
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Six months old today.
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Salo winning Puppy Group 2 under Sue Bird, aged 7 months.
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Salo winning Best Puppy in Show at FLCGB Club Show, September 2012, aged 7 months.
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