OB4, AG3

 

DECATHLETE'S SKYKNIGHT

 

"Sky"

 

Photo: Juha Hämäläinen

 

Owners: Mikko Aaltonen and Mari Kaplas, Oulu

Photo: Juha Hämäläinen

Sky will compete in agility with Mikko.

Photo: Juha Hämäläinen

Photo: Juha Hämäläinen

Sky has already started handling training and could there be splendid "training post" than Ava's World Champion cup...

Kuva: Mari kaplas Kuva: Mari Kaplas

Mari will be handling Sky in obedience and herding. Sky's first herding practise in picture :)

Kuva: Mari Kaplas

The latest human member in family is 2006 born babyboy Emppu, who has already become well acquainted with Sky.

Sky & Emppu. Photo: Mikko Alltonen

Mikko and Mari have three other dogs besides Sky. Eight year old Belgian Shepherd Tervueren Ava, which is Finnish and Swedish Agility Champion, Finnish Championship's winner years 2001, 2002 and 2004 and World Champion 2003. Mikko has been a member of Finnish Agility Team with Belgian Shepherd Riia years 1998-1999 and with Ava years 2001-2005. The oldest dog of their family is 11 years old Australian Kelpie Cisy, who has been handled by Mari. Cisy is an International Agility Champion and has belonged to a Finnish Agility Team five years, 2000-2004, in a row. In Finnish Championships Cisy has claimed bronze and in Nordic Championships they are two time silver winners, years 2001 and 2004. What a great achievements! At the moment Mari competes in agility with Diz, a three year old Australian Kelpie. Mari has earlier managed to train several Obedience-, Agility- and Working Trial Champions. More about Mikko, Mari and their activities.

Photo: Juha Hämäläinen Photo: Juha Hämäläinen