If some dog has done PR-work for our breed more than "Juri", I liked to know who is it! Thanks to Riitta and Matti my kennel has got so much positive advertisement that I never can thank them enough. I guess, it´s not possible to get a puppy buyer more active and competent than they have been… and we have to remember that they were also the pioneers, the first ones who had the courage to train a shortlegged SV to agility and go with him to the competitionfields. For those, who came after it was a lot easier-- Juri had opened the way for them and showed what SV:s can do!

When Juri still was here as a puppy,  we always laughed at him… he was really fat and always the first one whenever Busy was offering food… Actually, we called him "Lazy Late" and "Potbelly" and were wondering, if he ever gets on to his feet because his belly was so full all the time that he even couldn´t walk like the other puppies did. Well, we were totally wrong!

Juri is:

  • 1st Agility Champion SV in Finland and to my knowledge in whole world

  • FIN CH of beauty and has also got Cacib and reserv Cacib

  • The  Best Swedish Vallhund of Finland 1992, 1993, 1994

  • The Best Agility Swedish Vallhund of Finland 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998

  • Bronze medal in open Agility Championship 1994

  • Gold medal in local Agility Championship  1993

  • Bronze medal in local Agility Championship 1992

  • Gold medal in Team Agility Championship 1993, 1994, 1997

  • Silver medal in Team Agility Championship 1995

Once Juri went to the Obedience competition, too. Result was first prize in the beginners class…

Quite a dog, isn´t he!  Or should I say, quite a dog owners, aren´t they!

I guess, to get results like this we need excellent quality at both ends of the leash.

FIN AG CH, FIN CH OF BEUTY, Jaxonville Aragorn

Owners and trainers: Riitta Vanhanen-Laakso and Matti Laakso  Askainen, Finland, in this pic 12,5 years olc.

See more about Juri and his brilliant trainers and owners  in Acmen kennel´s homepage

Now Juri has left the competition fields but we will always remember him as the first pioneer who showed those who came after that a Swedish Vallhund can compete successfully against any other breed. Rest in peace Juri!

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At the age of 12,5 years he still enjoys doing agility !

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Fin Ch Grå Gremlings Buster--Fin Ch Fennican Ahkeraliisa

22.11.1990 - september 2005

Owners and trainers Riitta Vanhanen and Matti Laakso

At this time nobody could quess that this little fatbelly was going to change everything what came to SV:s and agility competitions…  He showed that  with short legs can one be fast, too!

Pic taken in august 2003

portrait 12,5 years

portrait 11 years