A Brief History of Us 
 

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


Sinna and Veikka at Child & Dog competition

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. 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 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 young 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. 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".

Pertti has collected very extensive Kelpie database, where you can find 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 in newspaper Keskisuomalainen.


Pertti and Donna ice-fishing


Didaktic's Arana


Here we live

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!

We are very intrested about Veikkas ofspring and would gladly have a note from you if you own a MinPin after our Veikka. We are so proud of every one of his puppy!

MinPin bitchs living in our family are "Veera", A'Dreams Black Orchid and "Wiwi", EST J W-07 ESTW-07 Aurra Sing Wicked Witch.

Veera has beautiful outlooks and excellent character. Her biggest merit is her character test with +204 points! That is the highest points that any female MinPin has achieved so far. Time will tell what else we are able to achieve with her. Veera had a little show-break since she had her first litter to Kennel A'Dreams at spring 2006 - four beautiful puppies.

Wiwi is our future hope and 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.



Maisa, Veera and Veikka

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


In addition to these fine MinPins at the moment I own one Miniature Pinscher bitch who is not living with us: Didaktic's Fingerprint, "Iines". Iines is still young bitch but I hope one day she will carry on our MinPin lines. Iines is staying in good care of Heli Heikkinen.

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 enormous luck to use our Veikka's littersister A'Dreams Black Theya into our breeding. Didaktic's F-litter is after her.


Kola

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.


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. 

25.2.2008
Susanna

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