the little tail-wagger "Nelli"

Cutie-pie Nelli without coat ♥   

Nelli 8 months old

"I'm cute" says Nelli

Hey again! This time I thought to make a post about my lovely, lovely dogs. Earlier in this blog I've told about Tipsu, who was my first dog and who's now resting in peace. Nowadays I have two dogs, Nelli and Ninja. They're both kleinspitzes. Nelli is going to turn 5 years old in the end of January and Ninja will turn 2 years old in May. Ninja is Nelli's daughter. They're both bred by Esa & Laura Ruotsalainen, kennel Tempore & Tirhan. This post will be only of Nelli as it is so much to tell..:p

There's not a lack of speed in Nelli!

Nelli 16 months old enjoying being petted

Nelli (FIN & N CH Tempore True Colors) is one funny dog, who never gets old. She's much more playful and active than Ninja. She's born 26.1.2007. We had thought about getting a new dog, a dog that I could spend more time in shows with. We had told Nelli's breeders that we're thinking about taking a new puppy, we wanted a puppy with a very healthy character and who was from the beginning outgoing and loved people. The time came, when they sent us e-mail that they would have a suitable puppy for us. A very friendly and funny puppy, also with a good body and type for the breed. We thought about it and decided to get us ready for a new familymember! I was over the moon that time, we had our Tipsu, but the everyday-life and specially shows was a challenge. We thought a puppy would make Tipsu happier and she could have someone to play with, as she had no sisters or brothers when she was a puppy. She'd never got to experience the "normal childhood" and try the limits for when it's too much and when it's time to stop.

Nelli when she came to us, 8 weeks old

Nelli 13 months old

   

Nelli came and everyone in our family fell in love with her. Well, who could not love a cute, little german spitz puppy..? She grew up and then was in the age to participate in puppyclasses. I had trained with her a lot, and she could do free-stacking easily and was nice on the table too. Movements was a little challenge, because she thought there was always something on the floor to eat. She did altogether 8 puppyclasses, being always BOB-puppy! Well, she was the only puppy except one or twice when there was 4 puppies. She got lovely critiques and I was very happy, finally I had a showdog!

"7 months old puppy who enjoy her day out. Lovely head with good mouth. Very nice outlines. Nice topline and tailset, well angulated and nice bone. Moves well, lovely coat" - Corry Saes, the Netherlands (Speciality show 26.8.2008 in Helsinki)

In this show her breeder showed her, and she LOVES her breeder, always when she sees them, she can't stay still, her tail is waving so fast! That's why it's written "who enjoy her day out", lovely ♥

Nelli 6 months old

Nelli 3 months old

Nelli 3 months old

When it was time for her first junior class, it was one experience! It was Lahti INT show in October 2007, judged by Annaliisa Heikkinen from Finland. Nelli decided to start it with style and won junior class with 8 juniors. That was too much already! Then it was time for Best Bitch, she ran ahead almost every champion bitch, and went runner-up best bitch! wow! The only one who won her was the most winning kleinspitz at that time, Orion Continental Lady. Nelli got her first CAC and I was totally overwhelmed! The critique she got:

"Excellent type and proportions. Beautiful head and expression. Enough angulated rear and front. Compact body. Good tail. Moves and shows herself well. Excellent character."

Nelli 11 months old

Nelli 8 months old

After that she went to several shows, getting EXC and VG. Also one in Sweden. There I got tired with Nelli's "there's something on the floor, I have to sniff it!"- thing. I chuck million treats on the hotel corridor-floor and walked over the treats a million times trying to get Nelli's attention to me. She got the idea and had a good eye contact with me. In the end she could sit in the end of the corridor the whole floor full of treats, and when I called her she would ran to the end of it right over all the treats she earlier couldn't resist. Next day at the show she showed herself beautifully not taking even one look at the floor!

Nelli in Budapest, speciality show

The next CAC came in Joensuu INT show 17.5.2008 under judge Nils Molin from Sweden. She was also BOS winning all the bitches. Before that she got a res-CAC in January in Turku INT show.

"Excellent type. Very promising junior. Beautiful, feminine expression. Nice filled muzzle. Excellent stop. Acceptable body. Very nice angulations and movement. Good coat." - Nils Molin, Sweden

We also went to Norway to an INT show in Bö February 2009. Kleinspitzes were judged there by Tino Pehar from Croatia. Nelli won all of them being BOB, getting CAC and her first CACIB as she was in the intermediate class. Wohoo!

Nelli BOB-JUNIOR in a speciality show
in Sweden

Nelli when she finished her
Finnish Champion-title, 2,5 years old

She ended her Finnish Championship-title in Rovaniemi INT show when she got her last CAC and her 2nd CACIB. She was also BOS. Kleinspitzes were judged by Marjatta Pylvänäinen-Suorsa from Finland. After that she didn't really need to get more. She wasn't the best showdog, as she got everything from "cannot be judged" to BOB. I mean really, everything! It was because of her knees, she has 1/1 knees, and when she moves it's a lottery. Sometimes she moves just normal and fine in the ring, when the other day she looks like she's limping. That's why the "Cannot be judged". Besides that, she's a beautiful kleinspitz with every little thing ok. Her coat is also one thing the critiques are unsteady. You can't know 2 months before the show, when you have to send the entries if she's going to be in coat or not. So, many times she's been "out of coat" in the ring. She got her 3rd CACIB in Eckerö INT 2009 when she was BOB competing in champion class.

Nelli 16 months old

Now I'm trying to get her the last CACIB which would end her International Champion Of Beauty, C.I.B-title. That's why she's only competing abroad. We've been in Lithuania and the Netherlands, from both she's got res-CACIB. So close but so far! Now when Ninja's in intermediate class, she will get the CACIBs from the front of Nelli, as she's "much better as a kleinspitz" than Nelli :D Well, you never know, someone might like Nelli more than Ninja, we'll see! After that she won't be showed anymore. Not much at least.

She loves to be in shows, always wagging her tail and being happy. It's sad that her knees aren't the best, otherwise she would be showed a lot more, as she loves it.. Her character is the best and she's the most lovely dog I've ever seen and I'm so happy to have her!

♥ Hilde ♥