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The Squiggly OneCurrently Australia's most titled Finnish Lapphund, Squiggle is not only incredibly successful in the sports ring, with multiple first place and high in trial wins but she is also the best companion we could ever ask for.
She might be small in stature but she more than makes up for it with her big personality! From the moment Squiggle came home, she stamped herself on my life and it's now hard to remember a time when my fluffy shadow wasn't following me around the house, trying anything she can to get a cuddle. Squiggs lives for chicken nuggets, her ball and belly rubs, and loves spending her days playing flyball or hanging out at the beach, before coming home to take up as much space on my bed as possible, preferably with her head on my pillow. She is highly driven for a lappie, confident, cheeky, handler sensitive and very, very intelligent. Physically, Squiggle is a typey, petite girl, compact and beautifully feminine with lovely balance. She is quick on her feet with great rear end awareness, effortless movement and correct angulation; built to work all day while retaining the softness that the Finnish Lapphund breed is so well known for. |
Vital Stats
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ANKC Registered Number: 3100269042
Microchip: 900088000443397 & 900006000189138 Colour: Black & Tan (carries cream & solid black) DOB: 15th February 2012 |
Height: 43.5cm at the withers
Bred By: J L Lincoln - Armahani Kennels Owned By: M Gurney - Pawformance Lives with: Shell (Sydney) |
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Health Testing
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Hips: 2/2
Elbows: 0/0 Eyes: Clear (December 2019) |
prcd-PRA: Clear
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy: Clear GSD-II (Pompes): Clear |
My Dad | Ressi Fin Ch & Fin Working Trial Ch BH JK3 PM-05
Lecibsin Kultakuono (Finland)
Handsome, cheeky and renowned for producing puppies who excel in sports, Ressi was not only very successful in the show ring but was also the first (and so far only) Finnish Lapphund to gain the Finnish Working Trial Championship, which requires a very high level of both tracking and obedience training.
Hips: C/C | Elbows: N/A | Eyes: Clear (2008) | prcd-PRA: Clear |
My Mum | EmmiAustralian Grand Champion
Lumiturpa Emmi CCD RE JD HT (Imp Finland)
About as close to my idea of perfection as possible, Emmi was one of the first Lappies in the country to have several performance titles to her name. Confident and cheeky, she was very successful in both the show and performance rings for many years, having inherited her mother's working drive and father's gorgeous looks.
Hips: 0/0 | Elbows: 0/0 | Eyes: Clear (2012) | prcd-PRA: Carrier |
My Pedigree
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Fi Ch. Fidelis Roastil "Rascal" |
Lecibsin Catja "Catja" |
Multi Ch Lecibsin Hurmuri Hukka "Eetu" |
Fin Ch Lumiturpa Kylmänkukka "Mimmi" |
My Offspring
Prior to being desexed, Squiggle was co-owned with her breeder, Jacq of Armahani Kennels, contributing two gorgeous litters to Jacq's breeding, the Goldstones, and the Iolites. Her puppies have gone on to title in a myriad of sports as well as in the show ring.
The Goldstone Girls - Willow, Freya, Flicka & Cricket
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The Goldstone LitterSquiggle's first litter was to the handsome Fin Ch, Ee Ch Hiidenlahden Tiko. Born via AI, Squiggle had 3 boys (2 sable and 1 black and tan) and 4 girls (2 sable, 2 black and tan). The puppies from this litter were super friendly and outgoing and are much loved by their families.
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The Iolite Boys - Finnick, Loki, Solo and Akela
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The Iolite Litter |
Show Ring Highlights
Titles Gained:
Australian Champion (Ch) Neuter Champion (Neut Ch) |
The show ring has never been Squiggle's favourite place to be so she has been largely retired for several years now. She comes out on the odd occasion for specialties and when we have a spare weekend.
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Obedience Highlights
Titles Gained:
Community Companion Dog (CCD) |
Squiggle has been taking a break from obedience since gaining her CCD title. We are looking forward to getting back into the obedience ring now that she is older and not having all of her time taken up with more active sports.
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Rally-O Highlights
Titles Gained:
Rally Novice (RN) Rally Advance (RA) |
Though Squiggle hasn't been in the Rally-O ring in several years, we still regularly work on Rally-O exercises and have started making it more of a focus now that Squiggle is getting older.
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Agility Highlights
Titles Gained:
Jumping Dog (JD) Jumping Dog Excellent (JDX) Agility Dog (AD) Agility Dog Excellent (ADX) Snooker Dog (SD) Snooker Dog Excellent (SDX) Strategic Pairs Dog (SPD) Strat Pairs Dog Excellent (SPDX) Gamblers Dog (GD) |
Squiggle has been an active competitor in the agility ring for several years. Now that she is a veteran, we are slowing down on the active sports and moving more towards some of the more sedate sports. Squiggle will hopefully be back in the agility ring in 2020, but this will most likely be her last year in the sport.
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Flyball Highlights
Titles Gained:
Flyball Dog (FD) Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX) Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh) Australian Flyball Champion (AFCH) Flyball Master (FM) Flyball Master Excellent (FMX) Flyball Master Champion (FMCh) |
Flyball is without a doubt, Squiggle's favourite sport to compete in. She has a gorgeous box turn, can run in any position (including as start dog) and is one of the most reliable dogs around. She has competed in more than 50 flyball competitions, has won 3 National Championships and has accrued well over 1000 title points.
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Herding Highlights
Titles Gained:
Herding Test (HT) |
Herding with a non-traditional breed in Australia is always going to be interesting. Squiggle is very true to her breed with her herding style, however ANKC herding is not geared towards upright, loose eyed breeds so we have placed herding training on hold for now.
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Endurance Highlights
Titles Gained:
Endurance Test (ET) |
Squiggle completed her endurance test at 2 years old, just 13 weeks after the birth of her first litter. Though Squiggle had been incredibly fit before she had her litter, we consulted with our specialist vet, who couldn't believe how much condition she had maintained, and gave us the greenlight to continue with her endurance test training, given that it was only straight line movement and fitness work.
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Lure Coursing Highlights
Titles Gained:
Junior Courser (JC) |
Lure Coursing is one of Squiggle's favourite sports, though an iliopsoas strain in 2018 has meant that she has had a significant amount of time off. She is 1 quallie away from her CA title, though due to her injury, she may already be retired from the sport. We will see what 2020 brings!
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Backpacking Highlights
Titles Gained:
Working Pack Dog (WPD) |
One of Squiggle's favourite activities is bushwalking so it was a no-brainer to begin training her to walk with a backpack on. After a few months of training with the weight slowly increasing to the full 30% of her body weight needed for WPD, Squiggle completed her title in just a couple of weekends.
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Trick Dog Highlights
Titles Gained:
Novice Trick Dog (NTD) Intermediate Trick Dog (ITD) Advanced Trick Dog (ATD) Expert Trick Dog (ETD) Champion Trick Dog (TDCh) Register of Merit (ROM) |
Prior to the launch of the ANKC trick dog titles and given Squiggle's foundations in many other sports, we decided to give some online trick dog titles a go during our summer down time in early 2018. Squiggle nailed her training, becoming the first Finnish Lapphund in the world to gain both the Do More With Your Dog Trick Dog Champion and Register of Merit titles.
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