BUCKWHEATER'S SKYE TERRIERS

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.


    Ch. Buckwheater's Banana Republic and her daughter Ch. Buckwheater's Painted Black