Blue and white
Celebrating the 94th anniversary of Finnish independence with the colors of our flag. A fresh sprinkling of snow on the…
Tag: finland
Photography is a human right
Yesterday I finally finished listening to the PhotoNetCast episode on the new UK Counter-Terrorism Act. I think many of the…
When I’m President
Sometime back I got a message from my mom about a teacher who’s class had been discussing the qualifications to…
A lifelong dream
While I don’t consider myself to be overly patriotic, a lifelong dream of mine has been to the Finnish flag…
Testing the abilities of Finnish retrievers (part 1)
The more I’ve studied retrievers (mainly flatcoats and goldens) around the world, the more confused I’ve become by the various terms that are used to describe tests, trials, and such. Since we blog about our dogs bilingually and have a large amount of foreign readers, I’ve decided to write a description of how Finnish retrievers’ hunting abilities are tested.
The following description is based on the rules governing the different types of testing that are still in a trial period (the trial period ends by the end of 2008). The rules are created by the Finland’s Retriever Association and approved by the Finnish Kennel Club.