Ch. Buckwheater's Banana Republic and her daughter Ch. Buckwheater's Painted Black
27 May
We have a new International Champion! Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye was awarded BOB and CACIB in Pinkstershow in the Netherlands and this was the last CACIB she needed for C.I.B. Congratulations "Muru" and her owner! She is the 23rd C.I.B bred by me.
24 May
Our Skye trio attended the Estonian Winner show in Tallinn. Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice took the Junior winner title and became EE JCH. The judge absolutely adored young "Manteli" and said that once she's fully matured she's going to be a true star. However, BOB and BOB VET was Pallo, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can. Jouko, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern, took BOS as well as BOS VET. We did not attend the Group finals this time. This day marked the 18th anniversary of my Skye Terrier breeding, so it was very nice that my breeding work was appreciated.
23 May
Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was awarded BOS in Ruovesi GS.
13 May
The long-awaited litter is here! My lovely Linda, Ch. Buckwheater's Ruffian gave birth to three dark grey/black puppies: two boys and a girl. The sire of the litter is Ch.Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire. One boy is looking for a loving home that is interested in dog shows.
10 May
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice debuted in official classes in Eurajoki NDS. She was awarded jun cert, cert and BOB junior, as well as Best Bitch-3. BOB and BOB VET went to Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can and the second best bitch was her granddaughter Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe. I did not stay for the group finals.
04 May
Buckwheater's Grace And Favour had a successful trip to Denmark: she gained 2 junior cert, nordic jun-cert, jun cacib, 2 res cert and titles Viking Junior Winner and Roskilde Junior Winner!
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern took BOB in Lahti May Day show. BOS was Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can. Buckwheater's Obsession to the Nth Degree debuted in official classes and was awarded junior cert and cert. A great start for Pedro!
14 April
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies got CAC and CACIB in Estonia and is now also Estonian and Baltic Champion!
"Tikru" and "Adde" are now back screened K1, both have 0/0 patellas and clear eyes. Happy Happy!
31 March
Skye Terrier News: Show Skye of the Year competition: #1 in females: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can, #2 in males: Buckwheater's Killarney Fern! Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe placed #4 in females. In Veteran Skye of the Year, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was #3 and Buckwheater's Killarney Fern #4.
Buckwheater's Grace And Favour got her first CAC and BOS in Norway!
In Dachshunds the kaninchen litter brothers Adde and Tikru became champions! Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies is now Latvian and Finnish Champion! Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life is now Swedish Champion! Their brother Vili (Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions) needs only the trial result for his Finnish Championship.
11 March
Sad news from Switzerland: JCh. Buckwheater's No Barking Just Sparkling passed away only a few days after his 9th birthday due to lung cancer. I'm very sorry for your loss.
10 March
Our spring trip to Vilnius 3xIDS was a most successful one:
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice: 1 x BOS, 3 x JUN-CACIB, 3 x JN-CAC. Lithuanian Junior Champion and Lithuanian Junior Winner-26. She is Buckwheater's homebred champion #53.
Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs: 1 x BOB, 2 x CACIB, 1 x RES-CACIB, 1 x N-CAC, 2 x CAC. Lithuanian Champion and C.I.B (pending confirmation).
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern: 1 x BOB, 1 x CACIB, 2 x VET-CACIB, 1 x N-CAC, 2 x VN-CAC. Lithuanian Veteran Winner-26, Lithuanian Champion, Lithuanian Veteran Champion, Baltic Champion and Baltic Veteran Champion.
Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire: 1 x BOB, 2 x CACIB, 2 x N-CAC. Lithuanian Winner-26, Lithuanian Champion and Baltic Champion.
Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions: 2 x BOS, 2 x CACIB, 1 x RES-CACIB, 2 x N-CAC, 1 x CAC. Lithuanian Champion.
Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment: 2 x RES-CACIB, 3 x CAC. Lithuanian Champion and can also apply for Latvian and Estonian Championship.
06 March
Rest in Peace Tuuli, Am Ch. Buckwheater's Keep Cool Im No Fool. My condolences to her owners.
01 March
Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket and his little sister Buckwheater's Grace And Favour travelled to Sweden, to Jonköping double INT shows. On the first day, "Leo" was second best male, got the Swedish CAC, and another Junior CACIB. "Wilma" was second best bitch with RES-CAC, Junior CACIB, and BOB Junior! On the second day, Wilma repeated the results.
15 February
We have a new International Junior Champion: Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket finished in Sandefjord, Norway with RES-CAC. He is Buckwheater's Champion #52! Congrats to Leo and his owner!
19 January
The show year started in Lahti GS. 11 Skyes were shown under Marja Salminen (FI). BOB went to a young star, new JCH Linum Queen of Hearts, who took also Group-2 and BIS junior. Her very proud dad Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BM-2 and BOB-veteran. Another of his offspring, Blackthorn Swynwraig Ormbunkens Hattifnatt, won the junior males class with J-CAC and was also awarded RES-CAC. Way to go, kids.
21 December
Sad news from the USA, Buckwheater's Miss Titania passed away, another victim of the dreaded HSA. Zelia, you will be missed.
14 December
Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket is now Swedish Junior Winner! He placed Best Male-4 with RES-CAC.
08 December
Buckwheater's Evening Star passed away. She was one month shy of 13 years, and was the dam of the K-litter. Farewell, Hedda.
07 December
Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can and Buckwheater's Killarney Fern represented our team in Helsinki Winner and Finnish Winner shows.
22 November
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice was shown for the last time in Puppy class and took Group-3 in all-breed puppy show.
19 November
Great news from Latvia! Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was entered to Baltic Winner show in Riga, and was BB-2 with CAC and RES-CACIB! The reserve will turn to proper CACIB so "Alma" is now Latvian Champion and also International Champion (pending confirmation)! Congrats to her co-owner Kristiina!
09 November
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice was BOB-puppy in Karkkila Puppy Show and placed 4th in the Terrier Puppy Group.
In Herning, Denmark Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket was awarded Danish CAC, Junior-CAC, Junior-CACIB and the title Danish Junior Winner! Buckwheater's Grace And Favour was again BOB-puppy.
08 November
The third Z-puppy has left the building - Buckwheater's Zenzational Blue moved to Vantaa and stays in co-ownership with me.
Buckwheater's Grace And Favour and her "big brother" Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket are in Herning triple shows. "Wilma" took 2 x BOB puppy and "Leo" is now titled Nordic Junior Winner-25!
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice was BOB-puppy in Karkkila Puppy Show.
01 November
Two of the Z-puppies are now in their new homes. Buckwheater's Zoom Zoom To The Blue Moon lives in Tampere and is called Manuel. His sister Buckwheater's Zen In Black "Sennni" lives in Sastamala and is co-owned by me. Good luck babies in your new homes!
Kaninchen brothers had a good Saturday: Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies won BOB with CACIB in Estonia, and Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life was BM-2 with RES-CAC and RES-CACIB in Sweden. Well done boys!
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies
Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life
Last weekend we attended the Seinäjoki IDS. The entry was really good, 25 Skyes, under breed specialist Jan-Erik Ek, Sweden. His choice for BOB was Buckwheater's Killarney Fern who was also BOB-Veteran. Jouko's offspring did really well: his 11-month old daughter Linum Queen of Hearts was BOS, her brother Linum Ace of Diamonds finished his Junior Championship, and Blackthorn Swynwraig Ormbunkens Hattifnatt and Blackthorn Swynwraig Ormbunkens Mårran were BOB PUPPY and BOS PUPPY. In addition, another Jouko daughter, Buckwheater's Ruffian won the Champion bitch class in a field of six girls, and was eventually Best Bitch-3 with CACIB. Our breeder group took BOB BREEDER in a field of three groups.
12 October
Photos of Z-puppies, photographer Christa Ahlbom:
Buckwheater's Zoom Zoom To The Blue Moon
Buckwheater's Zenzational Blue
Buckwhater's Zen In Black
29 September
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice was BOB puppy in Lahti puppy show. Her dad Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOB and BOB VET in Lahti GS.
Buckwheater's Knock Your Socks Off went to the Rainbow Bridge 26 September. "Wanda" was 9 years 3 months old.
21 September
Buckwheater's Glimmer On Ice made her show debut in Tampere all-breed puppy show at 5 months of age. "Manteli" was BOB in a field of 4 Skye puppies and won the Terrier Group!
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies had a successful trip to Palanga, and is now Lithuanian Champion! He got CACIB, BOS, and 2 reserve CACIBS which will be confirmed as CACIBs.
13 September
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOB and BOB VET in Porvoo NDS as well as BIS-4 VETERAN. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was BOB in Jyväskylä GS. In Sweden Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life got his first CAC and was also BM-2. Congrats Adde!
07 September
Hippu took BOS in KL in Let's Go Show in Espoo. Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies was BM-2. In ML, Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions got CK in Intermediate class.
In Norway Buckwheater's Grace And Favour debuted in puppy class and was BOB-Puppy with a very nice critique.
24 August
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOB and BOB VET in Heinola NDS, in a field of 10 Skyes. He placed GROUP-2, too!
23 August
Buckwheater's Banana Republic celebrated her 12th Birthday! Many happy returns, our Queen Aino!
10 August
What a week! In Helsinki Circuit Winner (entry 30 Skyes) our veterans took both veteran titles: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB VET and BB-4, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern BOS-VET and BM-4. "Jouko" excelled the next day in the World Dog Show, where the entry was 57 Skyes under breed specialist Kirsi Sainio. He went all the way to BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX from Veteran Class! And Jouko did not stop there - Tanya Ahlman-Stockmari awarded him BEST VETERAN IN SHOW-4!! I could have never believed my boy doing so well in the WDS, where the entry on the day was 5000 dogs from all over the world! The Dachshunds did well, too. In Helsinki Circuit Show Hippu won the Champion Bitch class and was BB-3. In the WDS she placed 2nd in Champion (in a field of 4 bitches). Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies won the Junior Males class and is now called JUNIOR WORLD WINNER 2025!
Little Wilma (Buckwheater's Grace And Favour) moved to Norway. She is co-owned with me and Lene Cecilie Ugland.
03 August
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern took BOB, GROUP-2 and BIS-4 VET in Mäntsälä GS. BOS was Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can.
20 July
Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions finished his Junior Champion title in Kouvola GS with the third JUN-CAC and his second CAC! Hippu took BOB, but we did not stay for the Group as it was way too hot.
13 July
Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions got his second JUN-CAC and his first CAC in Hyvinkää NDS. He was also BOS.
09 July
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies is now Estonian & Baltic Junior Champion! His brother Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions got Exc2 CK in Turku IDS, and Hippu got RES-CACIB.
Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream finished her American Grand Championship! Her grandmother Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can took BOB, GROUP-2 and BIS-2 VETERAN in Akaa GS under Terrier specialist & allrounder Mr Harry Tast.
15 June
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies was shown in Latvia, and returned home with the titles Latvian Junior Champion and Latvian Junior Winner-25! He took BOB at the Winner show, what an awesome result! Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions was shown in Kotka IDS and gained his first JUN-CAC, J-CACIB and RES-CAC.
Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was BOS with CACIB in Kotka, her sister Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs was BB-2 with RES-CACIB. In the USA Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream got another BOB and is now closing in to her AM GCH title.
08 June
Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions was Best Male-4 in Eukanuba Summer Show. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS, BOB veteran and eventually BIS-3 VETERAN.
01 June
Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life was shown for the first time in official classes, and got CK and Best Male-3.
G-litter puppies are moving to their new homes: good luck Taavi (B. Glow In The Bark), Taco (B. Gingernut Ranger), Elli (B. Goody Two-Chews) and Lyyti (B. Get Your Glad Wags On)! Mila (B. Gosh I'm Posh) will pack her bags next week.
29 May
Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB, BOB-VET and GROUP-3 in Rajamäki GS. Group was judged by breed specialist Kirsi Sainio.
24 May
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies took BOB at the Dachshund Specialty show in Inkoo.
18 May
We attended the international Royal Canin Show in Helsinki with good results: in Skyes Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS and BOB Veteran with CACIB-V, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern Best Male-2, CACIB-V and BOS-VET. Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment took BOB with CACIB. In Ruovesi GS Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe took BOB.
1 May
The outdoor show season began in Lahti GS, which is always a very popular event. This time the two group shows and a puppy show had a total entry of over 2500 dogs. Little Luna, Buckwheater's Light of the Stars, debuted in Puppy Show and was BOB puppy with a nice critique. Adult Skyes did well, too. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB veteran and eventually BIS-4 VETERAN. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOS and BOS Veteran.
28 April
The Dachshund boys Adde and Tikru have made us proud - Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life is now Swedish Tracking Champion and Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies is now Finnish Junior Champion and passed the multiple trial for miniature/kaninchen Dachshunds (trial requirement for Finnish Championship). Fantastic results for boys who are only 13 months old! "Tikru" took BOB in Lahti international show. Their brother "Vili" has been busy trying to commit suicide again, resulting in another surgery to remove a stone from his small intestine. It remains to be seen if Vili can ever really start his show career. In Lahti show he got EXC3 in junior class.
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern made a trip to European Winner show in Czech Republic, and he took BOB Veteran in both the European Winner and the Czech National Winner shows. He also finished his C.I.B-V title (pending confirmation).
The last of the O-puppies, B. Over The Sea To Skye found his new home and is now called Hugo!
05 April
G-puppies (Buckwheater's Killarney Fern x Lavaux's Bahamian Kathleen) were born! We have 2 boys (grey and cream), and 5 girls (one grey and four creams).
26 March
O-puppies are leaving the nest - B. Obsession To The Nth Degree (Pedro), B. Oh Hello Boys (Salama) and B. Ocean of Strange Islands (Nasu) are already in their new homes. Next week it's time for B. On The Cool Side (Nooa) to pack his back and go to new adventures.
10 March
Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies had a great trip to Lithuania: in three shows he took 3 x BOB Junior, 3 x JUN-CAC, 3 x CACIB-J, and was twice BEST OF BREED! He is now International Junior Champion (pending confirmation), Lithuanian Junior Champion and Lithuanian Junior Winner-25!
03 March
Double IDS shows in Riga, Latvia. Our team was 4 Skyes and Miss Hippu. On Saturday the judge liked Buckwheater's Ruffian most, and she was awarded CAC, CACIB and BOB. With this CACIB Linda finished her International Championship! She is my #20 homebred international champion.
BOS was her sire Buckwheater's
Killarney Fern, who was also BOB-VET. Jouko added another veteran CACIB to his collection and gained the Latvian Veteran Championship. BOS Veteran and Best Bitch-2 was Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can and this was the last veteran CACIB for Pallo to finish the International
Veteran Championship. She became Latvian Veteran Champion, too. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire returned from a show break and was Best Male-2 with CAC and CACIB, thus becoming Latvian Champion.
On Sunday we had only Jouko, Pallo and Hippu in the ring. Jouko was entered in Veteran and he got yet another veteran CACIB and BOB VET. Pallo was shown in champion class and she got reserve CACIB. Hippu made us incredibly happy by gaining the long-awaited last CACIB for the
International Show Champion (C.I.E) title! She got also the Latvian CAC, but without a trial result that CAC was just another one in her career, and did not count towards national championship.
25 February
First passport photos of the O-puppies.
24 February
Rest in peace dear boy Hugo, Buckwheater's Bold As Brass. Hugo was 11,5 years old and he was the grandsire of my Kaneli.
AM CH Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream won 2 x 3-point GCH majors and another 2 GCH points. She is well on her way to the US Grand Championship.
In Finland, Buckwheater's Idefinitely Maybe took BOB in Jamijarvi GS.
Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life had his pretty eyes checked - all clear.
08 February
Little man Tikru, Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies did a clean sweep in Tallin Winter Cup show - at only 11 months young he took BEST OF BREED! This gave him the titles Tallinn Winter Cup Junior Winner and Tallinn Winter Cup Winner-25!
03 February
Sad news from Switzerland - Ch. Buckwheater's Painted Black passed away much too young. She was the dam of the "French Boys"-litter and a fabulous show dog.
19 January
Show year started in Lahti GS with great results: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB, BOB-VET and BIS-3 VETERAN! She was the only Skye in a field of 7 exhibits that got CC-quality. Hippu took another BOB. The brothers Tikru and Vili got
Excellent but no CQ. Vili was officially measured and is now Miniature.
11 January 2025
Meillä on pentuja - We have puppies.
AM CH Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream won BOB and OH GROUP-2 as well as her first GCH and Defeated points in Palm Springs, CA.
31 December
Recap of the year 2024:
New Champions: FI & EE CH Indefinitely Maybe, FI & EE CH Infernal Affairs, NL CH I'll Touch The Skye, FI CH Interstellar Traveler, FI CH You Had Me At Hello, AM GCH Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye, C.I.B Blue Lakes Lion Solaire, C.I.B Rainbow Republic, FI VET CHs Match Me If You Can, Killarney Fern, Kaboom Shake The Room.
We welcomed A-puppies (Dachshunds) and L-puppies (Skye Terriers). Adde, Lumies and Leo travelled to their new homes in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Unfortunately it was also time to say goodbye to dear oldies Paavo (Barking Mad), Fasu (Waffle Crisp), Saaga (Sweet And Low), Mandy (Spot of Tea), Markku (Whiter Shade), Harri (Epic Wave), Arvo (Standard Bearer), Sylvesteri (Electric Eye), and Thandi (Ailsabute Fire And Ice).
22 December
Little Adde passed the aptitude test in tracking! Now he can enter the tracking trials and perhaps one day will be a tracking champion! Well done Adde, at only 9 months of age!
21 December
Young man Leo, Buckwheater's Lion In My Pawket, travelled to Norway with his new mum Lene! Happy life, sweet boy!
11 December
A recap of the Winner show weekend: the star of our team was Tikru, Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies (KL), who at barely 9 months of age collected 2 x JUN-CAC, 2 x CAC, 1 x NORD JUN-CAC, 1 x J-CACIB, BM-3 & BM-4 and the titles Helsinki Junior Winner and Finnish Junior Winner! Well done wee man, we are very proud of you!
In Skye Terriers, old lady Pallo, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was Best Bitch-2 on both days, with the titles Helsinki Veteran Winner and Finnish Veteran Winner! She was BOB veteran on Saturday and BOS veteran on Sunday.
In the Netherlands, Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye gained the last CAC required for Dutch Championship. She took also BOB with CACIB.
27 November
Farewell, Arvo. He was the last of my S-litter and made it to 13 years and almost 5 months of age.
10 November
Tartu IDSx2: Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOB and BOB VET on both days and gained 2 VET CACs and 2 VET CACIBs. His daughter Buckwheater's Ruffian was BOS with CACIB. Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment was BOB with CAC and CACIB on Sunday.
Little Vili was BOB puppy on both days.
27 October
Seinäjoki NORD and IDS: Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was BOS in the NORD show and got her first NORD CAC. In the IDS she was BB-3. Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies was BOB puppy on both days with stellar critiques.
20 October
Alma and Pallo went to Tallinn IDS double shows. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can got two Veteran CACs as well as two Veteran CACIBs. She was BOB veteran on both days and BOB on Sunday. Her granddaughter Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe got a CAC, two
CACIBs, and was BOB on Saturday, and is now EE CH.
15 October
Sleep well, Thandi. Condolences to Mirja and her family.
30 September
Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic got his last CACIB with BOB in the Netherlands and is now C.I.B (pending confirmation).
4 September
We have puppies! Buckwheater's L-litter was born.
2 September
This weekend it was Riihimäki double shows (IDS and NORD), and lots of rain! Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB veteran on both days and BOS on Sunday, and was awarded CACIB-V, NORD CAC and NORD VET CAC. She made the cut in the huge Veteran BIS on Saturday. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe got RES-CACIB on Saturday
and RES NORD CAC on Sunday. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was shown on Sunday only and he was BOS Veteran with NORD VET CAC. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire got RES-CACIB on Saturday. We presented a breeder group on Sunday.
25 August 2024
Mechelen (BE): BOB, CAC, CACIB to Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye
24 August 2024
Dachshund Main Specialty show! 29 longhaired kaninchen Dachsies entered, and Hippu placed Best Bitch-3! Brothers Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions "Vili" and Buckwheater's Away With The Fairies "Tikru" debuted in shows, and Vili won BOB puppy! Tikru was 2nd in baby puppies with HP.
19 August 2024
A great weekend in Kouvola and Ylöjärvi shows! BOB and BOB veteran in Kouvola was Buckwheater's Killarney Fern, BOS to Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs. In Ylöjärvi show it was Pallo's turn to shine: BOB and GROUP-4 to Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can, BOS
was Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire and Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was awarded his 3rd veteran CAC and finished his Veteran Championship. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was BB-2, and these four were our breeder group, that won BIS-3 Breeder!
Not forgetting the tiniest member of our group, Hippu, who took BOB and GROUP-3!
10 August 2024
Weather did not favour us in the Skye Terrier Specialty, but it was a nice day with great atmosphere. Always a pleasure to see many Skyes in a show - this time we had an entry of 46 Skyes with a few absentees. Our results: Buckwheater's Banana Republic, the oldest Skye in the show
took BOB Veteran with style. Second in Veteran class was Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room who finished her Veteran Championship. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOS Veteran with his first Vet-CAC.
The others from our kennel did not get cc-quality, but their critiques were very nice.
Dachshund brothers Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life "Adde" and Buckwheater's Arabian Nights And Days "Lumies" started their show careers in minor puppy classes in Sweden and Denmark. Adde was BOB puppy and BIS-4 puppy, Lumies stood second in class with Very Promising. Well Done Boys!
05 August 2024
This week we said goodbye to Harri, Ch. Buckwheater's Epic Wave and Markku, Ch. Buckwheater's Whiter Shade. Condolences to their families.
30 July 2024
A good weekend for us! In Germany Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic won CAC, CACIB, BOB and the title German Winner-24, repeating his win from last year. Way to Go, Sydney! In addition, he has recently collected two (res)CACIBs in Belgium, which will count towards
his International Championship. In Finland our boy Iivo, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire got his last required CACIB in Mikkeli IDS, and completed his International Championship! In the same show Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs was BB-4 with (res)CACIB. THe next
day we attended Kouvola GS, BOB was Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs, BOS to Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire, and Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room gained her second VET CAC with BOB VET.
Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire. Photo: Arto Apo
14 July 2024
Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs won BOB with CAC and CACIB on both days at the Parnu international shows in Estonia. She is now Estonian Champion.
06 July 2024
New Finnish Champion! Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler finished his title in Juva NDS going BOS under Paavo Mattila!
30 June 2024
The last week of June was a busy one! Two boys moved to their new homes; Buckwheater's Add Style To Your Life "Adde" moved to Sweden and he now lives at kennel Lilla Farsbo's. Buckwheater's Arabian Nights And Days "Lumies" travelled a bit further and will live with a pack of Dachshund girls in Denmark. Best of luck with your new adventures! Their brother Buckwheater's Across Endless Dimensions decided to stay home with his mum and is now called "Vili".
On the weekend we attended two shows and got two brand new Finnish Champions: Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe and Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs! Miss Pancake Ears, Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room returned to the rings and got VET-CAC, CACIB-V, BOS-VET and Best Bitch-2 in Turku IDS.
16 June 2024
CACIB and BOB to Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello in Kotka IDS.
12 June 2024
Farewell, Mandy.
27 May 2024
49e Pinkstershow (NL): BOS, CAC, CACIB Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye
Dortmund - Fruhjahrssieger 2024 (DE): BEST OF BREED, CACIB Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic
Bergen, NORD show (NO): BEST VETERAN IN SHOW II Buckwheater's Move Heaven And Earth - his very first show in Veteran Class!
Pöytyä: BEST OF BREED, BOB-VET Buckwheater's Banana Republic
Keuruu: BEST OF OPPOSITE Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler
12 May 2024
Helsinki IDS: Buckwheater's Ruffian BOS with CACIB, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-2 with RES-CACIB.
09 May 2024
Introducing our very first Dachshund litter: The A-Boys.
08 May 2024
Show results:
Tampere IDS: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can finished her Veteran Championship at the age of 8 years 1 week, with BOS-VET and BB-4. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-2 with RES-CACIB.
Lahti GS: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can won BOB with VET-CAC, and BOB-VET. We did not stay for the finals.
Harjavalta GS: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can turned 8 years old the previous day and was shown for the first time in Veteran class: VET-CAC, BOB-VET and BB-2. Best of Breed was Buckwheater's Ruffian, BOS to her dad Buckwheater's Killarney Fern. Hippu was shown, too, and she took Best of Breed! Buckwheater's breeder group was BIS-4!
Pertunmaa GS: A super day for our team! Buckwheater's Banana Republic was awarded Best of Breed and BOB-VET! In the finals she took GROUP-2 and BEST VETERAN IN SHOW! Our breeder group was BIS-3! BOS was Buckwheater's Killarney Fern, Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs BB-2, Buckwheater's Ruffian BB-3, and Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello BB-4 with her last CAC required for Finnish Championship!
19 April 2024
Goodnight, sweet Saaga. Now united with your cosmic mum Lyyli.
26 March 2024
Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye finished his AMERICAN GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP with 2 BOBs and 2 OHG3.
10 March 2024
The Skye Terrier Club of Finland annual competition results:
#1 SKYE OF THE YEAR BUCKWHEATER'S KILLARNEY FERN
#3 VETERAN SKYE OF THE YEAR BUCKWHEATER'S BANANA REPUBLIC
Our other placements:
Skye of the Year: #7 Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can, #9 Buckwheater's Banana Republic, #10 Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire, #11 Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello, #12 Buckwheater's Ruffian, #15 Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room.
Young Skye of the Year: #4 (tie) Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire and Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello, #6 Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs, #11 Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe.
17 February 2024
Fasu crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. He was 11 years 10 months of age. Our condolences to his owners.
Updates: Pages for Waffle Crisp and his brother Whiter Shade. Photos, health results and show critiques for Ruffian.
10 February 2024
The first show in this year: group show for Dachshunds. Hippu braved the icy conditions and took BOS!
23 January 2024
Our dear Paavo got suddenly very ill and gained his Angel Wings. His passing was peaceful. The house feels so empty without our Sunshine Boy. Sleep well, Paavo. You are loved.
2023:
19 December 2023
The show year ended in Helsinki. The entry was 19 Skyes in Helsinki Winner and 20 Skyes in Finnish Winner. Buckwheater's Banana Republic took both Veteran titles, and was BOB Veteran and Best Bitch-4 under Karin Bergbom (FI), and BOS Veteran under Jens Ruck (AT). Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs was entered only to Helsinki Winner, and she won the Junior Winner title, BOB Junior and placed Best Bitch-3! Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was Best Male-4 on Saturday and 3rd in Champion with CQ (in a class of 5) on Sunday. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was 3rd in Champion Bitch with CQ on both days. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe got VG on Sunday.
Ch. Buckwheater's Banana Republic
9 December 2023
Health checks: Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire: eyes clear, Buckwheater's Ruffian: eyes clear, patellas 1/1, Minidogland Yaff-Yaff: eyes clear, patellas 0/0, Lavaux's Bahamian Kathleen: patellas 1/1.
21 November 2023
"Zorro", FI CH Buckwheater's Saved By The Bell decided it was time to leave this Earth. He was 12 years 4 months of age. We will miss you, old boy.
20 November 2023
It's always fun to go to Switzerland and this time was no exception. A bit crazy and super fast journey to Geneva with Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire "Iivo" and Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment "Hippu". Both were shown in all three Geneva IDSs. Iivo gained 3 CACs, 3 CACIBs, 2 BOB and 1 BOS, the titles Swiss Show Champion and Alpensieger-23. Hippu got 2 CACs, 2 CACIBs, 1 BOB and BOS and the title Alpensieger-23. So proud of my travel companions.
24 October 2023
We did a quick daytrip to Tallinn IDS and came back with two Estonian Champions: Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire who will also get the CACIB as the BOB winner was already confirmed C.I.B; and Buckwheater's Ruffian. Linda was also awarded RES-CACIB.
In the Netherlands Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye gained another J-CACIB and also RES-CAC in Bleiswijk IDS.
22 October 2023
Farewell, ZA CH Buckwheater's Sugar And Spies for Ailsabute aka Klaus The Professor. He died in his sleep at the age of 12 years and 3 months. Sleep well, Mr. Professor. He left a legacy in South African Skye population.
21 October 2023
Seinäjoki IDS was a very successful event for the youngsters: Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler won the Junior males class and finished the Finnish Junior Championship. He was also BOB junior. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe won the Junior bitches class and was awarded J-CAC, CAC, Best Bitch-3 and BOS junior. Congratulations "Oiva" and "Alma"!
12 October 2023
Very sad news: Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lune Bleue passed away. Veterinary malpractice was the reason he was in constant pain and his body just could not take it any more. Fly free, little man. We will miss you.
07 October 2023
Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye finished her International Junior Championship in IDS Mons under breed specialist Otto Krcal. "Muru" gained four J-CACIBs in three countries: the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. She also got the title "Wallonia Junior Winner". Her brother Buckwheater's I Eat Tigers placed #9 in National Owner-Handler Series in the USA - a great result with only very limited showing!
01 October 2023
Very exciting week as Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire had his health checks done. Pleased to say the results were excellent: patellas 0/0, elbows INC 1/1, and spine IDD1 with only 1 calcified disc, LTV1, SP0 and VA0. Happy happy!
24 September 2023
A very rainy day in Hyvinkää NDS but the results were good: Buckwheater's Killarney Fern won BOB and Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire took BM-2, Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs was BB-2 & BOB-JUN and Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello was BB-3. Our Breeder group was BIS-3 BREEDER!
Buckwheater's I Eat Tigers was shown in the USA by his owner Diana and they won Group 1st in Owner-Handler category!
17 September 2023
It was Aino's turn to shine in our local show - Vihti NDS; she took BOB and BOB-VET being only 10 years young and enjoying every moment. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe was awarded RES-CAC.
We have a new junior champion: Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye won CAC, J-CACIB and BOB in IDS Maastricht, and this was her third win in juniors to complete the Dutch Junior Championship. Congrats to her owner Hans ten Have!
06 September 2023
I had a successful trip to WDS Geneva, Switzerland with Pupu. She won her class in WDS, and was awarded CAC, and in the Dachshund Specialty show she won CAC, BOB and the title Landessieger-23, this made her Swiss Show Champion. I also handled Buckwheater's Painted Black in WDS, and "Domino" won the Champion Bitch class and eventually RESERVE CACIB! Switzerland was again fabulous, and it was great to meet with so many friends, old and new.
Back home we attended the double Riihimäki shows. On Saturday NORD show Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS with NORD CAC. Buckwheater's Banana Republic was BOS-VET and BB-4. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern got BM-3. On Sunday IDS little Linda Buckwheater's Ruffian was the Best Girl and got her first CACIB! Her mum Aino was again BOB-VET and this time also BB-2. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was shown for the first time after his second birthday and was awarded BM-3, CAC and Finnish Championship!
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was awarded yet another CACIB.
19 August 2023
BOB and GROUP-2 for Buckwheater's Killarney Fern in Ylöjärvi GS!
13 August 2023
In Valkeakoski NDS, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern took BOB and was pulled in the Group. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS. Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe got her first J-CAC and CAC. Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello was BB-2. Our Breeder group got 1 HP.
05 August 2023
The sisters did very well on the weekend: Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye won CAC and BOB in Rotterdam; Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs finished her Junior Championship with style going BIS-2 JUNIOR in Mäntsälä show.
30 July 2023
At the German Winner show in Gelsenkirchen, Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic was awarded BEST OF BREED, CACIB, Anw.Dt.Ch.VDH, CAC Club & GERMAN WINNER! With this win he finished his German Champion titles. Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye got BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX, Junior FCI-CACIB, Anw.Dt.Ch.VDH, CAC Club & GERMAN JUNIOR WINNER! Well done Sydney and Muru!
23 July 2023
Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream is now American Champion! Nadja finished with 3 majors and at only 12 months of age. Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye collected 5 GCH points, getting his third GCH major too, and one Ch defeated point.
In Mikkeli NDS Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOB. Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler got EXC1.
Photo: Tuula Sorakari
02 July 2023
Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB in Tuusula NDS, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOS. Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs got her second J-CAC and CAC, and Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-2. Our breeder group got a great critique. The judge was ever so nice Charlott Sandberg from Sweden, a former Skye Terrier owner.
27 June 2023
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern took BOB and GROUP-3 in Jyväskylä NDS. BOS & BOB VET was Buckwheater's Banana Republic, BB-2 her daughter Buckwheater's Ruffian and BM-2 with J-CAC and CAC Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler. Our breeder group was BOB-breeder. The judge was Daniela Maffei from Italy.
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won BOB with CACIB in Chalons en Champagne under Finnish allrounder Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen and was also pulled in top 5 in the Terrier Group.
18 June 2023
Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream went BOB over Specials and got her second major win in California, the USA!
17 June 2023
Great news from the U.K as Buckwheater's Pictured Perfect won the Bitch Challenge Certificate in Border Union Championship show in a field of 17 bitches! The judge was one of the breed legends, Mrs. Margaret MacDonald-Cross, kennel Tarskavaig.
Pöytyä all breeds, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB and in the six finalists in the Group. BOS to Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire.
11 June 2023
Good night sweet Mielikki, Buckwheater's Cheshire Cat. She was owned and very much loved by Marina and Sasha Vatulina in Kyiv, Ukraine. May her spirit soar.
10 June 2023
Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs debuted in Paimio GS and got JUN-CAC, CAC and BOB-JUN. BOB was Jouko, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern. Buckwheater's Banana Republic, Aino, was BOS, BOB-VET and eventually BIS-4 VETERAN.
04 June 2023
"Oiva" Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler, started his show career in Iitti GS. He was awarded J-CAC, CAC and BOS-JUN. BOB JUN (and BB-2) went to Fiona, Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello. Fiona's mum Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room was BOS.
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome got CACIB in Dijon IDS Speciales de Race, and on the next day she won BOB with CACIB and the title Latin Winner-23 in Championnat de France show in a field of 9 Skyes. BOB in Speciales de Race was a young junior bitch, French Kiss Moravia Campanella, a daughter of Buckwheater's Popcorn Time.
30 May 2023
Only the Dachshunds were shown on the weekend. In Lahti group show the breed specialist Lotta Vuorinen liked Minidogland Yaff-Yaff most, awarding her BOB and GROUP-2! Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment was Best Bitch-4. Lilla Farsbo's Kvicka King Kling debuted in Intermediate and got VG1. A very good day for us.
29 May 2023
Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye got Excellent 1st in Junior Class in Arnhem IDS, and J-CACIB as well as RES-CAC! Great start in Junior class for Muru!
21 May 2023
What a great weekend in Rauma NDS: Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was awarded BOB, GROUP-1 and BEST IN SHOW-3! His daughter Buckwheater's Ruffian was BOS.
14 May 2023
Buckwheater's Riddle Me This got CACIB and Jubilee CAC with BOS in IDS Bergen!
13 May 2023
Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic won CAC, CACIB and BOB in VDH-Europasieger show in Germany, getting him the title EuSg-23!
Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can took BOB with CACIB in Helsinki IDS "Royal Canin Show". Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire got Excellent 1st.
08 May 2023
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won BOB in Terrier Specialty and was pulled in the Group.
06 May 2023
Fabulous day at Jaala/Kouvula GS: BOB and GROUP-2 Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room, BOS was her brother Buckwheater's Killarney Fern, BB-2 with CAC and new Finnish Champion Buckwheater's Ruffian, her dam Buckwheater's Banana Republic BB-3, BOB VET and BEST VETERAN IN SHOW, and our young man Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire BM-3. Our breeder group with Jouko, Linda, Aino and Iivo was BEST BREEDER GROUP IN SHOW!!
Buckwheater's Kaboom Shake The Room
In Tuusula GS, Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello won BOS over three champion bitches and got her crowning JUN-CAC!
In Rogaland, Norway Buckwheater's Riddle Me This won BOB and GROUP-3!
01 May 2023
We attended Tampere NORD show with three Skyes and two Dachshunds with great results: Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can took BOB in Skyes with NORD CAC, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BOS with his first NORD CAC, Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello got her second CAC and JUN-CAC. The biggest winner was the smallest one, Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment who got her final CAC, NORD CAC, was a very reluctant BOB winner and eventually GROUP-3!! Minidogland Yaff-Yaff was super excited to be in the ring and was left without CK, because of her happy tail :)
23 April 2023
Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello debuted in the official classes and was awarded J-CAC, CAC, J-CACIB and BOS JUNIOR at Lahti IDS. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-2 in a field of six males and got his first (RES)CACIB. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS with CACIB.
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won again BOB and was pulled in the Group.
20 March 2023
Buckwheater's Riddle Me This was shown in Bo, Norway and got his crowning CAC with CACIB and BOS! With this CAC he became also Swedish and Danish Champion! Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome got her CIB title confirmation.
05 March 2023
Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye started her show career in the Netherlands, winning BOB puppy in Groningen IDS. Well done Muru! In Amiens, France, Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome took again Best of Breed!
New pages for Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream, Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs, Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe, Buckwheater's I Eat Tigers and Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello.
25 February 2023
Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream debuted at almost 8 months of age in Silvery Bay KC shows (California, the USA). She started with WB/BOS and a 5-point major! Best of Breed with his first GCH points (5 point major) was Ch. Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye, who repeated that win on the following day. On the third day he was BOS.
11 February 2023
Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe debuted in all-breed Puppy Show: BOB puppy.
30 January 2023
We went to Lithuania for triple shows in Kaunas; Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire won his last J-CACIB and finished CIB-J title (probably the first Skye Terrier to finish this title) and in addition got one RES-CACIB and LT CAC. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can got three CACs and one CACIB with BOS. With this CACIB she finished her CIB title, and the CAC she won on that day was enough for LT CH title. Minidogland Yaff-Yaff was shown in Intermediate class on the first day, and was awarded CAC, CACIB and BOB! On two days she was in Junior class, got two Junior CACs, two Junior CACIBs and the titles CIB-J and LT JCH.
23 January 2023
The last puppy to leave was Muru, Buckwheater's I'll Touch The Skye, who lives now in the Netherlands with longtime Skye owners.
18 January 2023
Buckwheater's I Eat Tigers "Runo" debuted in Corpus Christi, TX, at the tender age of 6,5 months. And what a debut! BOB & GROUP-4 under Mr. John Ramirez and GROUP-1 NOHS under Mr Eduardo Gazol! With the Group placement Runo earned a 3-point major
08 January 2023
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome went BOB with CACIB in Paris IDS.
Show year began on 6 January in Gothenburg, Sweden where Buckwheater's Riddle Me This won BOS and BOB respectively on two show days with Swedish CAC and CACIB. Buckwheater's Move Heaven And Earth took RES-CACIB and was BM-2 on both days.
2022:
19 December 2022
In Norway Buckwheater's Move Heaven And Earth was awarded BOS and BOB in the two last shows of the year. Buckwheater's Riddle Me This was BM-2 on both days.
09 December 2022
A great three days of Winner shows in Helsinki! I had four Skyes entered for two days and two Skyes plus one Dachshund for the last show day.
Our results:
Helsinki Winner (15 Skyes entered): Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire Helsinki Junior Winner, Best Male-3; Buckwheater's Killarney Fern Best Male-2 RES NORD CAC; Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can Best Bitch-2 RES NORD CAC; Buckwheater's Banana Republic Helsinki Veteran Winner, Best Bitch-4 & BOS Veteran. Breeder group 2nd with HP.
Nordic Winner (16 Skyes entered): Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire Nordic Junior Winner, Best Male-2 RES NORD CAC; Buckwheater's Killarney Fern Best Male-3; Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can Best Bitch-4; Buckwheater's Banana Republic Nordic Veteran Winner, Best Bitch-2 RES NORD CAC & BOB Veteran. Our breeder group won BOB Breeder.
Finnish Winner (15 Skyes entered): Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can BEST OF BREED, CACIB. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire got Very Good. In Dachshunds (5 entries) Minidogland Yaff-Yaff won both titles: Finnish Junior Winner and Finnish Winner with BOS.
HeJW-22 NordicJW-22 Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire
HeVW-22 NordicVW-22 Buckwheater's Banana Republic
FIW-22 Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can
FIJW-22 FIW-22 Minidogland Yaff-Yaff
In Spain Buckwheater's Made of Stars took Best of Breed in the Terrier Club of Spain Specialty.
14 November 2022
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won CAC, CACIB and BOB in Karlsruhe IDS in Germany, and finished her CIB title with 8 CACIBs. In Jyväskylä IDS Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS with CACIB. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-3, BOB-JUN and got a CIB-J card. Buckwheater's Riddle Me This was shown in Herning, Denmark and was awarded CAC with BM-3 placement.
06 November 2022
In a national show in Metz, France, Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was awarded BOB. The next day was IDS Metz, where she got CACIB and BOB.
29 October 2022
Buckwheater's It Started With A Kiss travelled to her new home in Norway.
16 October 2022
Great news from Germany: Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic won CAC, CACIB and BOB in the German Bundessieger show, adding the title Bundessieger-22 to his name. The CAC won in this show counts as double towards German Championship.
In a national show in Cambrai, France, Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was awarded BOS.
12 October 2022
Buckwheater's Infernal Affairs went to her new home. She will remain in my ownership.
24 September 2022
A quick day trip to Tallinn IDS. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB with CACIB. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire got JUN-CAC, BOB-JUN and CIB-J card. Pupu got JUN-CAC, BOB-JUN and CIB-J card, her second. Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment was not a happy camper and although the judge said she was her favourite, had to be content with RES-CACIB. Unfortunately we had a ferry to catch, so we did not have time to stay for the Terrier Group.
The last one of the C-litter, C.I.B UA & RO CH UA JCH Buckwheater's Cheshire Cat "Mielikki" celebrated her 13th Birthday in Kyiv, Ukraine! Happy Birthday darling girl who is extra precious to her owners!
19 September 2022
Great news from France: Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won BOB in the National Breeding Show of Scottish Terrier Breeds (Le Club des Amateurs de Terriers d’Ecosse, Nationale d'Elevage) in a field of 29 Skyes and was placed BEST IN SHOW-3, amongst almost 300 entered dogs. Huge congratulations to her owners!
Little Fiona, Buckwheater's You Had Me At Hello, started her show career and won BOB-Puppy in all breed puppy show.
Three puppies: Buckwheater's I Eat Tigers, Buckwheater's Inspector Pawroit and Buckwheater's Impawsible Princess moved to their new homes in the USA.
12 September 2022
Buckwheater's Killarney Fern won BOB in Porvoo NDS under breed specialist Kirsi Sainio (of Skyeline). Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire gained his last JUN-CAC and the title Junior Champion. Our PWD Adventurer's Lost A Pound'N Found A Penny got her first CAC and BB-2, in her second show ever.
07 September 2022
The South African matriarch, C.I.B ZA CH Buckwheater's Curry Favour, passed away only 18 days shy of her 13th birthday. Her arrival in South Africa was the new beginning for the breed after decades of absence. "Eeva" had a stellar career and won BIS in an all-breed show as well in a Terrier Specialty show. She was also the foundation of kennel Ailsabute's Skye Terrier breeding. She will be missed.
04 September 2022
Buckwheater's Indefinitely Maybe, Alma, left the nest. She is my keeper and will live with her co-owner. Buckwheater's I Dreamed A Cream, Nadja, said goodbye to her siblings and travelled to the USA. Her new home is in San Diego, California where she shares the home with her uncle Teijo, Ch. Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye.
This weekend was a great show weekend for Buckwheater's gang: In Norway Buckwheater's Move Heaven And Earth got 2 x BOB and CACIB. His "little brother" Buckwheater's Riddle Me This got a CAC. In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was awarded BOS. In Finland Buckwheater's Killarney Fern won BOB with NORD CAC in Helsinki. Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOS with NORD CAC. The icing on the cake was Pupu The Dachshund who was awarded JUN-CAC, NORD CAC and BEST OF BREED. She finished her Junior Champion title, too.
27 August 2022
Buckwheater's Irresistibly Yours, Rita, and Buckwheater's Interstellar Traveler, Oiva, have moved to their new homes. Good luck little ones!
We had only the Dachshund girls entered to Forssa IDS. Pupu got her second JUN-CAC and CAC, and was BOS. Hippu got EXC1 as the judge wished her more cheerful.
22 August 2022
Passport photos of the I-litter. They are soon ready to leave the nest.
21 August 2022
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was BOB with the final CACS for the National French Champion title, and won the Terrier Group at NDS Strasbourg!
14 August 2022
A fantastic day at the Skye Terrier Club of Finland Open Show with an entry of 28 Skyes! Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was Best Dog-2, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire Best Dog-4 and BIS Junior, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was Best Bitch-3 and little Linda, Buckwheater's Ruffian Best Bitch-4. In addition, our kennel presented the BIS Breeder Group and the evergreen Hedda, Buckwheater's Evening Star had BIS Progeny Group. Paavo, Buckwheater's Barking Mad was in his second show ever and won BIS Tourist!
On the next day we were in Tampere group show, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB and made the cut in the best five in the Terrier Group, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOS. Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment was awarded her second CAC and BOB.
30 July
Pori IDS: Great debut for Pupu: J-CAC, CAC, BOB-JUN and BOS! Iivo, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BM-3 and got his second J-CAC and CAC as well as BOB-JUN. We did not stay for the Junior finals, as the day was already so long for us.
20 July 2022
Buckwheater's Banana Republic was awarded VET-CAC, BOB-VET and BOS in Helsinki NDS and is now Finnish Veteran Champion. Her grandson Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire debuted in official classes and got JUN-CAC, BOB-JUN and CAC.
03 July 2022
Meillä on pentuja - We have puppies! 3 urosta ja 7 narttua - 3 boys and 7 girls. Tiedustelut: 040-180 5787 tai sähköpostilla. Inquiries by e-mail.
BOS and CAC to Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome in national show in France!
26 June 2022
New photos of Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome, Buckwheater's Riddle Me This and Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic. "Sydney" was shown in Germany and got 2 x BOB and his first "adult" CACs towards his German (VDH/KFT) Championships.
24 June 2022
Super news from Madrid, Spain! Buckwheater's Made of Stars won CACIB and BOB in the World Dog Show and is now WORLD WINNER-20! (This year's show was named WDS-20 due to Covid-19 cancelling the show scheduled for April 2020 in Spain.)
22 June 2022
All Y-litter puppies are now in their new homes! Good luck in the future, Hugo (Helsinki), Japp (Hanko), Arttu (Kokkola), Ruffe (Nurmijärvi) and Fiona (Vantaa)!
29 May 2022
Little squirrels started their show career in all-breed puppy shows this week. Pupu was BOB and won the Dachshund group in two shows. Musti was shown once and was BOB and Group 4th.
Great news from Germany: Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic received his KFT Jugend-Champion diplom
In France Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won BOB and GROUP-3 in Madina Lake National Dog Show, and gained another CACS towards the National Championship.
14 May 2022
We have three new champions! Buckwheater's Ruffian gained her third JUN-CAC in Helsinki IDS Royal Canin Show and is now Finnish Junior Champion. Her brother Buckwheater's Riddle Me This is visiting Denmark and has so far gained 2 JUN-CACs and 2 CACs in Roskilde shows, and is now Danish Junior Champion. The evergreen Harri, Buckwheater's Epic Wave got his final CACIB today in South Africa with another BOB win, and is now International Champion (pending confirmation)!!
08 May 2022
Buckwheater's Keep Cool Im No Fool was WB/BOW in Pinehurst, NC and got the last point she needed for her American Championship! Her "baby brother" Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Oiseau de Paradis gained his first point and BOW the next day.
Buckwheater's Ruffian got her second JUN-CAC and was also BOS in Sastamala under breed specialist Kirsi Sainio. Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire was BOB-puppy.
07 May 2022
Show updates: Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was shown in Paris, France, and won BOB and CACIB at the Championnat de France gaining the title Latin Winner-22. On the next day at the European Winner Show she was awarded Reserve CACIB.
In Finland Buckwheater's Banana Republic embarked on her Veteran career and won BOB, BOB-VET, VET-CAC and BIS-2 VET in Kankaanpää. The next weekend we were in a show in Lahti, where she gained her second VET-CAC and BOS, as well as BOS-VET. Her daughter Buckwheater's Ruffian was BB-2 with CAC and JUN-CAC. Our baby boy Iivo, Buckwheater's Blue Lakes Lion Solaire, was shown in all-breed Puppy Show and won BOB Puppy and GROUP-2.
In Oulu NORD show Buckwheater's Tribble Trouble won BOB with CAC and NORD CAC and is now a brand new Finnish Champion!
14 April 2022
We have puppies - meillä on pentuja: Puppies
Last weekend two brothers were shown: Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic got the title German Klub-Jugendsieger and German Jugendchampion. Buckwheater's Riddle Me This was awarded CAC and BOB in Norway.
13 March 2022
Show news from the USA and France: Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye was shown in GWTA cluster and won BOS over specials with a 3 point major in Beverly Hills KC, STCA supported entry under Patricia Anne Keenan. He is now American Champion having collected 3 majors and a total of 16 points. His sister Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome won CACS and BOS in a national show in France, and is now half way to her national champion title.
21 February 2022
The latest addition to our crew arrived: Musti is a miniature longhaired Dachshund.
13 January 2022
Our long-awaited new addition arrived all the way from Moscow, Russia: little Pupu is a kaninchen longhaired Dachshund. She is absolutely adorable.
9 January 2022
Buckwheater's Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye started the year with two 3-point major wins, going BOS on both occasions. This brings his total point score to 11, and he needs only four single points for his American Championship. His sister Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was shown in IDS Paris and was awarded CACS, CACIB and BOS. She has now fulfilled the requirements for French Championship.
2021:
19 December 2021
Helsinki Winner & Finnish Winner weekend was a great success: Pallo was Best of Breed in Helsinki Winner and BOS in Winner. She was awarded the titles HeW-21 and FIW-21. Aino was entered only in Helsinki Winner, and she won the Veteran Class and placed BB-2 with RES-NORD CAC and got the title Helsinki Veteran Winner. Jouko was BM-4 on both days.
12 December 2021
Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic won BOB with JCAC in Bonn Terriershow.
14 November 2021
Buckwheater's Riddle Me This was shown in Herning, Denmark. In the Nordic Winner show he was awarded Junior CAC, CAC, Res NORD CAC and the title Nordic Junior Winner. Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was shown in Douai, France. She won CACS and BOS, and now needs one more CACS to finish her French Championship.
8 November 2021
Buckwheater's Epic Wave won Best Veteran In Group, BOB and DCC.
24 October 2021
Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic started his show career in Germany at 11 months of age. He was awarded Junior CACs (VDH & KFT), the title Bundesjugendsieger-21 and BOS.
The dam of our newest litter, Buckwheater's Painted Black had health checks done: elbows INC 1/1 and patellas 1/1 (lat.).
One of our young girls, Buckwheater's Tribble Trouble, was health checked too: elbows INC 2/1, patellas 0/0 and clear eyes. We are planning a litter for "Eppu" in 2022.
10 October 2021
Buckwheater's Epic Wave won Reserve Best Veteran In Show in South Africa! Well done Harri!
The French boys have their own page now: Blue Lakes-litter. Photographed at 7 weeks of age.
03 October 2021
What a weekend! We have two new CAC winners! At Vantaa all-breed show Linda, Buckwheater's Ruffian , was awarded her first CAC and best bitch-3 at the tender age of 10 months. Her sire Jouko, Buckwheater's Killarney Fern, took BOS. Hippu, Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment, decided she might want to be a show dog after all, and won her first CAC with Best of Breed! So happy!
27 September 2021
At Lahti Group Shows, Pallo, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can was BOB. Kaneli, Lavaux's Bahamian Kathleen finally had her ring debut and was second best bitch with CAC! Hippu Lilla Farsbo's Halleluja Moment was shown after a two-year-break and got EXC1 in open class.
Our friend Christa visited us and took some fabulous photos of our dogs. Here are a few examples. All photos by Christa Matikainen
25 September 2021
Another CACIB for Harri, Buckwheater's Epic Wave. He needs one more for the CIB title.
20 September 2021
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome was shown in the prestigious National d'Elevage in France, and got the Reserve CAC in a field of 25 Skyes. In addition, she was BIS-2 Open class exhibit. Buckwheater's To The Moon And Back got two CACIBs with BOBs in Pskov, Russia. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern won BOB in Tampere group show. Buckwheater's Ruffian debuted in official classes with Excellent 1st at the age of 10 months.
11 September 2021
The dam of our T-litter, Buckwheater's Match Me If You Can won BOB with CACIB at Royal Canin Show in Helsinki. Buckwheater's Killarney Fern was BOS with CACIB.
Photo: Christa Ahlbom
05 September 2021
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome got CACL, CACIB, BOB & Qualified for Crufts at IDS Luxembourg. She is now Luxembourg Champion. In the French Championship show the next day she won the Open Class and was awarded RES-CAC and RES-CACIB.
Buckwheater's To The Moon And Back was shown in Minsk IDS and gained 2 x CAC, 2 x CACIB, 2 x BOB, the titles Belarus Winner-21 and Belarus Champion!
22 August 2021
Congrats to Buckwheater's Epic Wave for CACIB and BOS in South Africa!
18 August 2021
A new photo of Buckwheater's Rainbow Republic at 9 months of age. He is owned by Elke Spinnrock, Morningsky kennels, Germany.
Ch. Buckwheater's To The Moon And Back CAC, CACIB, BOB in IDS "VLADIMIR 2021", Russia.
15 August 2021
Congratulations to Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome for CACL and BOS in Luxembourg!
8 August 2021
A fabulous day at the Skye Terrier Club of Finland 50th Anniversary Jubilee Specialty! The entry was 52 Skyes under breed specialist Robert Kanas (Flanagan). Our results: Killarney Fern winner of champion dogs, Best Male-1 and BOS; Match Me If You Can winner of champion bitches, Best Bitch-2; Kaboom Shake The Room 3rd in champion bitches & Best Bitch-4; Evening Star winner of veteran bitches and BOS Veteran. Little Linda, Buckwheater's Ruffian, won puppy bitch class and was second best bitch puppy with a stellar critique. Tribble Trouble got EXC2 in intermediate bitches. Our breeder group won BIS breeder in a field of five breeder groups.
Photo: Kati Lönnström
27 July 2021
New dog pages: Partly Bananas, Pie In The Skye, Pictured Perfect.
25 July 2021
Cahuete Best Bitch and BOS in a field of 9 Skyes. She also passed the temperament test required for the French Championship, with flying colours. Her brother Teijo won back-to-back Best of Breeds and added two points to his list.
20 July 2021
New dog pages: Tinker Tailor Soldier Skye and Totally Pawsome.
11 July 2021
Our young girls were shown this weekend. Linda started her show career in Mäntsälä all-breed puppy show: she was BOB and GROUP-3 under Terrier specialist Vesa Lehtonen.
Eppu was shown in Oulu cluster, and got EXC1 on Friday, BB-2 RES-CAC & RES-CACIB on Saturday and BOS, CAC and NORD-CAC on Sunday! She needs one more CAC to finish her title after her 2nd birthday.
27 June 2021
Farewell Touko, Ch. Buckwheater's Jack Frost. Heaven gained another angel. Tähdeksi taivaalle, Touko.
Buckwheater's Totally Pawsome CAC and BOB in France. Congratulations little Peanut and owners Marc and Cathy!
New dog pages: Keep Feeling Fascination, Kiss Me Then Miss Me, Made of Stars
9 May 2021
News from South Africa: Buckwheater's Epic Wave made a come back in Veteran classes and was awarded Best Veteran In Show at the Transvaal Terrier Club show.
1 May 2021
New dog pages: Move Heaven And Earth, To The Moon And Back, Carnival Glass, Paws For Applause, Painted Black, Sweet And Low.
Health results: To The Moon And Back - PL 0/0, Tiger In The Smoke - PL 1/1, eyes clear, Lavaux's Bahamian Kathleen - INC 1/1, PL 1/1, Adventurer's Lost A Pound'N Found A Penny - HD B/B ED 0/0.
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4 April 2021
New pages: Champions, Health, Exports, Imports, Breeder groups
Our website has had a total facelift, but not all individual dog pages are there yet. They will be available later this spring.
In the meanwhile, enjoy browsing the website.