A Brief History of Us |
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We are family from Jyväskylä,
Central Finland. Our history has always included dogs, big and small.
We are glad to see that our love for dogs is passing to Sinna, Pertti's
daughter.
My love for dogs started with
black Pugs. We had two of them in my childhood home. Nurkkaniemen
Mustamiliisi, our grand old dog died at 1988 at age of 13. At that
same year I moved in my own home and tried to live "normal"
life, a life without a dog. Secretively dreaming about Doberman.

Nurkkaniemen Mustamiliisi
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Sinna and Veikka at Child & Dog competition
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Susa & Debi |
At 1992 I got my first Doberman Golden
Gazeau Debi. She was a wonderful personality, who has taught
me a lot about dogs in general. She has also taught to our Sinna
what is loyalty and what it means when you just have to be patient.
We had to give our dear Debi up at September 2003 because of cancer.
At 1993 I got another Doberman bitch, Dufas
Mirelle. She was totally different character than Debi: relaxed
and easy-going. We had to give her up at April 2003 at the age of
10. She had a cancer and problems in pancreas. We still mourn a
loss of our great Dobermans. My heart will always belong to this
wonderful breed.
I have been position of trust in many dog associations
and have been working in arranged committee of Jyväskylä
International Dog Show since 1996, being the president of the
show at 2008 and 2010. I am Finnish Kennel Club's authorized Ring
Secretary. I have passed Finnish Kennel Clubs The Breeders examination
(part I and part II) and Dog Show judge basic course. I have passed
Finnish Kennel Clubs MH-test officiel cource (c and B -levels) at
2008. I got my Kennel-prefix, Didaktic's, at 1993.
I have masters degree in education and economics. At the moment
I work as Consultant and Project Manager in big global IT-company. |
Pertti's interest has been Australian Kelpies since 1990, when he
got "Donna", INT & FIN & EST CH, EuW-91, ESTW-93,
FINW-96 Bestseller Ran Tan Plan.
Pertti and Donna have made history in many ways in Kelpie-field.
Pertti has breed two Kelpie litters under prefix, Swingtails. Donna
died at 31.10.2004 at age of 14 years and 8 months. Donna
will live in our memories and through her offspring. Donna's descendants
include many beauty, working and agility champions.
Since spring 2004 our family has enlarged with
another Kelpie, FIN & EST CH, FINW-05, ESTW-06 Bestseller
Domino, "Venda". She is very beautiful and pleasing
bitch. Venda has reclaim all expectations we had over her.
At November 2006 Venda gave birth to our first
Kelpie-litter (Didaktic's A-litter) with seven extremely beautifull
puppies. FI & EE CH Didaktic's
Arana from that litter is owned by us but she is living with
Kiti Levistö, here in Jyväskylä. Thank you Kiti for
offering so good home to our "Hi-Likka". Vendas second
and the last litter (B-litter) was born at January 2009. From that
litter we own promising young bitch Didaktic's
Beyoncé, who lives in good care of Noora Harjula.
Pertti has collected very extensive Kelpie
database, where is all Kelpies in Finland; their pedigrees, health
results and so on. Other Pertti's "hobbies" are sailing
and photographing. Many of his pictures are published in dog-magazines,
newspapers and on the Internet.
Pertti is working as Internet specialist.
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Pertti and Donna ice-fishing
CH Didaktic's Arana
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Here we live
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Miniature Pinscher is our latest love and interest
since 2002. It has the same noble looks than Doberman, but in a
small size. We have had enormous luck with our first MinPin, "Veikka",
INT & FIN & DK & EST & S & NORD Ch, JWW-03,
KBHV-03, AMSTW-04, FinSg A'Dreams
Black Thunder. His character is so good: self-confident and
obedient. He is a dog with excellent nerves. Yet he is sooooo good
looking. I am so glad to find out that his good qualities have passed
on to his offspring. Veikka's ofspring includes INT CH, S CH, N
CH, FIN CH, LTU CH's; CACIB, CAC winners; Lithuanian Winner 05,
ISPU Junior Winner 2004 and JugendsiegerBerlin 2006 and Agility
Champion! Veikka has distinguish himself also in agility. He competes
in the highest class (MINI-3) of agility.
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MinPin bitches living in our family are "Veera", A'Dreams
Black Orchid and "Wiwi", C.I.B & FIN & EST
& DK CH EST J W-07 ESTW-07 KBHW-09 Aurra
Sing Wicked Witch.
Veera has beautiful outlooks and excellent character. Her biggest
merit is her character test with +204 points! Veera had a litter
to Kennel A'Dreams at spring 2006. Veera is my shadow and guardian
angel!
Wiwi is our biggest diva and a star. She comes from interesting
combination of two outstanding INT champions and we are so proud
to be able to have her in our family. She started her show career
by being BOB and BIS-3 puppy. Not a bad start at all! At summer
2007 during 1½ month of time she has got 3 CAC from 3 different
countries. Like one judge said to us - she is full of show attitude.
Wiwi has made MinPin history in many ways but her biggest merit
could be BIS-1 in Finnish Schnauzer-Pinscher Specialty 2009!
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Susa & Didaktic's Xcalibur
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Veikka, Veera and Wiwi in a park at Luxemburg,
summer 2006.
From the left: A'Dreams Black Thunder, Aurra Sing Wicked Witch
and A'Dreams Black Orchid
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In addition to these fine MinPins at the moment I own four
Miniature Pinscher bitches who are not living with us: Didaktic's
Xenom, Didaktic's
Heaven Sent and Didaktic's
Wanda. I hope that one day they will carry on our MinPin
lines.
I have owned with this similar co-own contract the mother
of Didaktic’s D-litter, “Maisa”, Greatman’s
Marvelous-Mae (who is daughter of our Veikka) and our
Russian import Duvinal
O'Hara Optimara, "Raisa". At the moment Raisa
is living at Kennel Aurra Sing.
At summer 2007 I have had a possibility to use our Veikka's
littersister A'Dreams Black
Theya into our breeding. Didaktic's F-litter is after
her.
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Kola
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All about our dogs you can
read from their own sites. We are breeding quite seldom but
every now and then you can find new puppies under Didaktic's
prefix. On top of all these dogs I have presented here we
have a regular visitor Sinna's own dog Australian Silky Terrier
bitch "Kola", Curiosity Forbidden Fruit.
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Our backyard |
Dogs are our way of life. Our hobbies are travelling,
sometimes with M/H Arska,
horse back riding and sailing
with S/Y Tropic.  
We have got life long friendships
and lots of never-to-be-forgotten moments through our dogs.
1.4.2010
Susanna
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