Name: Ch. & Neut Ch. Armahani Diamond Dansut (AI) CCD RA ADX JDX SDX SPDX GD HT ET JC WPD FMX
Nicknames: Squiggle, Squiggly Diggs, Diggs, The Squiggly One.
Registration: 3100269042
DOB: 15th February 2012
Sire: Fin Ch & Fin Working Trial Ch BH JK3 PM-05 Lecibsin Kultakuono (Fnl)
Dam: Aus Grand Ch Lumiturpa Emmi CCD RN JD HT (Imp Fnl)
Hips: 2/2 (Int. A2)
Elbows: 0/0
Eyes: Clear (October 2015)
prcd-PRA: Clear/Normal
GSD-II (Pompes): Clear/Normal
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy: Clear/Normal
Colour: Black & Tan (carries cream)
Height: 43.5cm at the withers - 400mm agility - 12 inch flyball - 870mm broad jump - 435mm solid jump
Bred By: J L Lincoln (Armahani Kennels)
Owned By: M Gurney (Pawformance Kennels) & J L Lincoln (Armahani Kennels)
Lives with: Shell (Sydney)
Nicknames: Squiggle, Squiggly Diggs, Diggs, The Squiggly One.
Registration: 3100269042
DOB: 15th February 2012
Sire: Fin Ch & Fin Working Trial Ch BH JK3 PM-05 Lecibsin Kultakuono (Fnl)
Dam: Aus Grand Ch Lumiturpa Emmi CCD RN JD HT (Imp Fnl)
Hips: 2/2 (Int. A2)
Elbows: 0/0
Eyes: Clear (October 2015)
prcd-PRA: Clear/Normal
GSD-II (Pompes): Clear/Normal
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy: Clear/Normal
Colour: Black & Tan (carries cream)
Height: 43.5cm at the withers - 400mm agility - 12 inch flyball - 870mm broad jump - 435mm solid jump
Bred By: J L Lincoln (Armahani Kennels)
Owned By: M Gurney (Pawformance Kennels) & J L Lincoln (Armahani Kennels)
Lives with: Shell (Sydney)
Veikko stacked at 18 months old
Herding training
Veikko (left) with Ahsoka (right)
Celebrating Squiggle's first performance title - her HT at 15 months old
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Veikko or "Squiggle" as she's more commonly known, is my first Finnish Lapphund. Confident and fun loving, she is everything I ever wanted in a Lappie and I am grateful to her breeder and co-owner, Jacq every day for allowing her to come to me.
Wanting a puppy to compete in a vast array of sports, I first approached Jacq more than two and a half years before the Armahani Diamonds finally made their appearance. It is no secret that Squiggle's (very successful) mum, Emmi is about as close to my ideal as I've ever seen both in structure and type so when I heard that Jacq was planning Emmi's final litter to the gorgeous Ressi, I knew it was a combination I couldn't pass up. Renowned for producing puppies who excelled 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. With successful show, performance and working dogs on both sides of the litters' pedigree, Jacq and I held our breath as Squiggle grew, hoping that the only little girl in the litter would have the qualities we were looking for. After such a long wait, I can't begin to describe the relief I felt when I first met her at 7 weeks old - I couldn't believe that this beautiful little girl was going to come home with me. A perpetual ball of energy, Squiggle might be small in stature but she more than makes up for it in personality! From the moment she came home, she stamped herself on our lives and it's now hard to remember a time when I didn't have my fluffy shadow following me around the house, trying anything she can to get a cuddle. Wherever Squiggle is, you can guarantee that she will have her ball or a selection of toys with her. She lives for tug and fetch and will hurl her toys at you to get you to throw them for her. We jokingly call her a comfort seeking missile, as she is often found curled up on the couch for a nap and sleeps on my bed with her head on a pillow at night. Though she comes across as a ditzy, squiggly puppy most of the time, she is very intelligent and quickly had my number in her training, often pretending not to understand a cue because she knew I would then make it easier for her and give her more rewards for less work. It took some time before I learned to read her, with much of our earlier training seeming to be a battle of wills. With persistence and time, our bond has strengthened and working with her now is like nothing I've experienced before. Squiggle is a very handler sensitive girl, always seeming to be a step ahead when it comes to her work. She reads body language like a pro and often when she is doing something not quite "right" in the performance ring, it's because I'm inadvertently telling her to do it. On top of this, Squiggle is highly driven for a Lapphund, able to train in a myriad of dog sports during the week and back it up in competition on the weekend. Together, we train in obedience, rally obedience, agility, flyball, tracking and herding. I can't wait to see all that she can achieve. 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. Squiggle returned to Armahani to whelp her first litter to the handsome Fin Ch. Hiidenlahden Tiko in May 2014 by AI. More information about her progeny can be found on the Armahani Goldstone Litter page. In March, 2016 Squiggle whelped a second litter at Armahani to the handsome Fin Ch. Rus Ch. LV Ch. Dagolas Naavaparta "Zeke". More information about this litter can be found on the Armahani Iolite Litter Page. Two puppies from this litter became part of Team Pawformance - Solo & Link.
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Show Ring Highlights
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Titles gained: Australian Champion (Ch.), Neuter Champion (Neut Ch.) |
Herding Highlights
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Titles gained: Herding Test (HT) |
Obedience Highlights
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Date 10th September 2016 27th June 2015 9th May 2015 |
Trial Southern Border Collie Macarthur Dog OB Club Hills Dog Club Inc |
Judge L. Dibbin (NSW) K. Arkins (NSW) K. Arkins (NSW) |
Result 85/100 + 1st Place + High In Trial (CCD Title) 92/100 + 4th Place 95/100 + 3rd Place |
Titles gained: Community Companion Dog (CCD)
Flyball Highlights
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Titles gained: Flyball Dog (FD), Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX), Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh), Australian Flyball Champion (AFCh), Flyball Master Current Points: 350+ |
Rally O Highlights
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Titles gained: Rally Novice (RN), Rally Advanced (RA)
Agility Highlights
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Date 22nd October 2016 22nd October 2016 6th September 2015 1st August 2015 12th July 2015 11th July 2015 |
Trial Agility Dog Club of NSW Agility Dog Club of NSW Festival of Agility Hawkesbury Agility Club Aussie Shepherd Club Agility Dog Club of NSW |
Judge J. Comber P. Westwood N. Lester (NSW) H. Northover (Qld) K. Edwards (NSW) J. Taylor (NSW) |
Result AD Quallie + 2nd Place JDO Quallie JDX Quallie + 3rd Place JD Quallie (JD Title) JD Quallie JD Quallie |
Titles gained: Jumping Dog (JD)
Lure Coursing Highlights
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Date 25th September 2016 21st August 2016 24th July 2016 19th June 2016 27th September 2015 23rd August 2015 26th July 2015 |
Trial NSW Lure Coursing NSW Lure Coursing NSW Lure Coursing NSW Lure Coursing Dogs NSW Sporting Dogs NSW Sporting Dogs NSW Sporting |
Judge S. Hennessy (USA) P. Hewitt (NSW) J. Lipps (USA) R. Jewels (QLD) S. Mueller (QLD) K. Paintain (NSW) L. Perry (QLD) |
Result 177/200 171/200 4th Place 170/200 164.5/200 171.5/200 158/200 (JC Title) 168/200 |
Titles gained: Junior Courser (JC)
Backpacking Highlights
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Date
13 August 2017 12 August 2017 30 July 2017 29 July 2017 |
Trial
AMCNSW AMCNSW AMCNSW AMCNSW |
Judge
N Church (NSW) N Church (NSW) N Church (NSW) N Church (NSW) |
Result
WPD Q (16km) (WPD Title) WPD Q (16km) WPD Q (16km) WPD Q (16km) |
Titles gained: Working Pack Dog (WPD)
Endurance Highlights
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Date 10th August 2014 |
Trial Dogs NSW O&T |
Judge Ms S Hannigan (NSW) |
Result Qualified (ET Title) |
Titles gained: Endurance Test (ET)