News 2003 Ch. Necku Ebony Elf & Ch. Necku Set Me Free December 2003 Puppies expected... Necku Ekavintiö was bred to Necku Hiekkakirppu 26.12.2003. Italian Greyhound puppies expected to be born 27.2.2004. Necku Lovesick Blues delighted us by being BOS at prestigious Winner Show in Helsinki in December. "Patsy" gained Finnish Winner 2003 title as well as CACIB. There were 26 Italians and Patsy was the only female awarded with excellent. Judge was Tuula Savolainen. November 2003 Necku Lovesick Blues gained the last CAC at Jyväskylä INT show so now she is called Finnish Champion! Necku Hiekkamyrsky was shown for the first time and he gained CAC! Our breeder's group was BOB. Let us introduce our new star: Necku Perfetta! Necku Ebony Elf was BOB at the show for FCI 8 & 10 groups held in Lahti 2.11. Judge was Rainer Vuorinen. October 2003 Puppies born... Necku C'est Cela gave birth to five puppies (2 males and 3 females) in October 29th. What a coincidence as the same day was also Peppone vom Pellerschloss' (the father of the puppies) 5th birthday! Necku Ekavintiö participated in two shows held in Seinajoki during one weekend and won two CACs and one BOS! Congratulations Doris and owner Raija-Leena! Necku Release Me is now Japanese Champion! Congratulations to owner Isao Takeda! September 2003 JK-03 Track racing competition (280 m) at Helsinki September 21, 2003 Necku Best Bet Yet won and gained his first title JK-03. Track racing competition (280 m) at Turku September 6, 2003 Necku Well Well Well became 2nd with times 23,90 (CC-time) and 24,08 sec. Necku Ankkurinappi was 4th with times 27,48 sec and 28,24 sec. Necku Hiekkamyrsky made his debut in track racing competitions by placing the fifth with times 27,88 sec and 28,32 sec. Necku Ebony Elf was BOB at the sighthound show held in Tampere 28.9. Judge was Ilse Schultz from Germany. August 2003 Vantaa national show August 31, 2003 judged by Tomaz Borkowski. Necku Tropical Fruit was BOS and BOB veteran! Necku Stella Polaris was 2nd in Junior Class. Finnish Lure Coursing Master competition Necku Best Bet Yet became 2nd out of 10 IGs with points of 250 + 253 = 503! He also gained his 3rd LC CAC. Necku Yes Yes Yes became 3rd with points of 262 + 234 = 496 p (if he had obtained 8 points more, he would be now Finnish LC Ch...) Puppies expected Necku C'est Cela has been mated to handsome Austrian dog Peppone vom Pellerschloss 29th August, 2003. Puppies expected to be born at the end of October. Derby, veteran and open lure coursing competition at Pornainen August 24, 2003 Necku Yes Yes Yes competed in the open competition and won it. He gained CAC and points were 254 + 549 = 503. Necku Best Bet Yet was 2nd with points of 227 + 234 = 461 and CQ. Necku Stradivarius won the veterans and gained new title VMM-03. Unfortunately his points (359) were not enough for obtaining LC CAC. Heinola national show August 24, 2003, judged by Lazslo Erdös Necku Tease Me was BOS with CAC and he became new Finnish Champion! Necku Toymaker Me was BOB veteran. Kouvola national show August 23, 2003, judged by Joyce O'Connor Necku Hurmaavahulttio was BOS with CAC! Finnish Track racing master 2003 competition (350 m) in Helsinki August 16, 2003 Our World Racing Champion 2002 and 2003 Necku Yes Yes Yes showed that he is the king also on the Finnish track races. He won with time 29,94 sec and is now Finnish Track Racing Master 2003 (M-03)! Necku Best Bet Yet was 3rd. Necku Ankkurinappi was 4th with time 35,87 sec. Vaasa International show August 16, 2003, judged by Valentina Ivanicheva Necku Ekavintiö made her show debut by winning CAC and BOS! Talata Thareq La Traviata was 2nd in Champion Class. International lure coursing competition at Osara August 8, 2003 Necku Best Bet Yet showed he is really worth his name: he won and gained CAC and CACIL! Points were 244 + 226 = 470. Necku Yes Yes Yes became 2nd with res-CACIL. Points 233 + 217 = 450 and CQ. Necku Stradivarius was 4th with points of 237 + 201 = 438 and CQ. Necku Ebony Elf was 6th with points of 165 + 33 = 198. July 2003 Lure coursing competition at Mikkeli 26th July. Necku C'est Cela won and gained her 3rd LC CAC. Necku Yes Yes Yes became second with CQ points. Necku Stradivarius third with CQ points, too. Helsinki national show 26th July Necku Colorado was BOB under Ann Horan from Great Britain. Hyvinkaa track racing competition (350 meter) on the 23rd July, 2003. Three IGs participated Necku Well Well Well was 2nd with time CC-time 30,45 sec. Necku Ankkurinappi was 3rd with time 36,46 s that was also a track record from 350 meter (under 38 cm tall IGs). PM-03 (Nordic Master) track racing competition (350 m) at Tampere July 20, 2003 Necku Yes Yes Yes won the competition and with time 30,14 (CC-time) and gained new title PM-03! Necku Best Bet Yet run himself to third one with time 31,50 sec. Necku Ankkurinappi was fourth with time 34,51 sec. Puppies, puppies, puppies... One female puppy (dark) was born July 20, 2003. Sire is Necku Tease Me and dam Necku You've Got Mail. Italian Greyhound & Cirneco dell'Etna Club of Finland's Open Show 2003 was held in 20th July in Helsinki. IGs were judged by Markku Mähonen Necku Colorado was once again Best Male (like last year) but this time had to settle in BOS placement (last year he was BOB and BIS-1). Necku Stella Polaris was placed second one (out of four IGS) in Intermediate Class. Necku Osiris was fourth in Intermediate Class. Necku Tropical Fruit was BIS veteran and also Best Female 3rd. Her daughter Necku Amalia Armas was Best Female 4th. Helsinki Sighthound Club's specialty was held in 19th July, judge Maria Teresa Durando Fassio, Italy. Necku Tease Me was BOS with CAC. Necku Toymaker Me was again BOB veteran. Necku Northern Lights gained res-CAC. Necku Colorado gained excellent and placed second one in Champion Class. Our breeder's group was BOB. 12th July was held Finnish Sighthound Club's annual specialty in Jyväskylä. IGs were judged by Anita Gielisse, the Netherlands. Necku Stradivarius was BOS. Necku Tease Me gained CAC. Necku Toymaker Me was BOB veteran. Necku Ebony Elf became second one with excellent in Champion Class. On the following day 13th July was held another specialty show, judged by Björg Foss from Norway. Necku Stradivarius was BOS. Puppies, puppies, puppies... New life was born: a huge litter of 6 boys and only one girl was born on the 7th July, 2003. Proud parents are Necku Toymaker Me and Necku Lovesick Blues. Pentuja, pentuja, pentuja... 7.7.2003 syntyi jättisuuri italianvinttikoirapentue: 6 poikaa ja 1 tyttö. Vanhemmat ovat Necku Toymaker Me ja Necku Lovesick Blues. Jos olet kiinnostunut, ota yhteyttä minuun, p. 05-4540510. Track racing competition (280 m) at Tampere on the 6th July, 2003. Necku Stradivarius won the race with CC-time 23,68 sec / 280 meter. Necku Well Well Well was 2nd with CC-time 23,80 sec and he became Finnish Track racing Champion! Necku Best Bet Yet was 3rd with time 24,82 sec. Tuusula national show 5th July, 2003 Necku Colorado was BOB under Saija Juutilainen, Finland. Helsinki track racing competition (280 m) on the 2nd July, 2003. Five IGs participated Necku Well Well Well was 2nd with time 24,00 sec. Necku Ankkurinappi was 4th. June 2003 Gällivare international show in Sweden 29th June, 2003 Talata Thareq La Traviata became BOB with CAC and third CACIB. Now Tare is also Swedish Champion! The judge was Åke Sjöström, Sweden. Ulvila national show 29th June, 2003, judge Joyce O'Connor, Ireland. Necku Jus de Fruit was BOB and gained the third CAC. Well done and congratulations to Cola and owners Mari & Toni! Pieksämäki national show at 29th June, judge Lilian Hanniste, Estonia Necku Sininen Uni took BOB and first CAC. Another track racing competition (280 m) was held in Oulu a day later, on the 30th June, 2003. Necku Stradivarius also won this competition with time 24,15 sec. Necku Best Bet Yet was 2nd with time 25,25 sec. (280 m) 29th June, 2003. Necku Stradivarius won the competition with time 24,04 sec / 280 meter. Necku Best Bet Yet was 2nd with time 25,42 sec. Tampere track racing competition (280 m) 25th June, 2003 Necku Well Well Well became 2nd with CC-time 23,79 sec! Necku Ankkurinappi was 3rd with time 25,95 sec. Gällivare INT show June 29, judged by Ake Cronander, Sweden. Talata Thareq La Traviata was BOB with CAC -> S Ch and CACIB. Five IGs competed at Mikkeli track racing competition (280 m) on the 20th June. There were two heats but the order of the dogs was the same at both heats. Necku Stradivarius became 3rd (first heat 24,80 sec and the final 24,82 sec). Necku Best Bet Yet 4th (first heat 26,02 sec & the final 26,45 sec). Necku Ankkurinappi was 5th (first heat 27,08 sec & the final 27,24 sec). Tähtisprintteri track racing competition (280 m) was held in Hyvinkää on 15th June, 2003. Necku Best Bet Yet competed in his first competition and he became second with time 25,64 sec / 280 meter. Necku Ankkurinappi was 3rd with time 28,43 sec. At the same time there was held another open competition, Necku Well Well Well became second with time of 24,40 sec. Laukaa national show 15th June, 2003 Skogville's Aint A Saint to Necku gained CAC under Lilian Hanniste, Estonia. Puppies, puppies, puppies... Tibetan Spaniel puppies were born 12th June, 2003! Photos and more information click here. World Track Racing Champion competition (342 m) at Awans in Belgium 7th June, 2003 Necku Yes Yes Yes did it once again: he took his second World Racing Champion win with CACIL at Awans in Belgium. Now he is dual World Racing Champion (2002 and 2003)! Necku Yes Yes Yes's time in the finals was 29,106 sec. Salo national show, 8th June, 2003 IGs were judged by Åke Cronander, Sweden Necku Colorado was BOS. Necku Hurmaava Hulttio gained his first CAC! World Winner Show in Dortmund, Germany June 1, 2003 Necku Yes Yes Yes won Working Class and gained res-CC and also VDH! Daughter of our Sobers Bravur, Sobers Elea, was BOS and World Winner 2003! Judge was Piero Renai della Rena from Italy. Over 70 IGs were entered. May 2003 Sighthound specialty in Gelsenkirchen, Germany 30th May. Necku Stradivarius was BOB under judge George Kostopoulos, Greece. Lure coursing competition was held near Helsinki on the first day of June, 2003. Necku C'est Cela became second and gained her second LC CAC as well with points of 232! The winner Tarumetsän Hopeakuu, sired by our Necku Rosvo Roope, is already LC Champion so the CAC was transferred to Seela. Necku Ankkurinappi "Linus" became third only one point away (231) from Seela. Necku Ebony Elf "Kikka" four points (227) away from Linus! Both Linus and Kikka got CQs. Track racing competition (280 m) at Hyvinkää 29th May, 2003 Necku Ankkurinappi was 3rd with 26,6 sec. On 25th May, 2003 lure coursing competition at Lieto. Necku C'est Cela became 3rd. Necku Ankkurinappi 4th Necku Stradivarius 5th. Hamina national show, 18th May, 2003 IGs were judged by Åke Cronander, Sweden Necku Colorado was BOS. Necku Tropical Fruit was BOB veteran. On 18th May, 2003 was held once again a lure coursing competition at Ridasjàrvi. Necku C'est Cela became 3rd with CQ (404 points). Necku Ankkurinappi became 4th. Jokimaa lure coursing competition 11th May, 2003, three IGs participated. Necku Best Bet Yet won the competition with nice points (452) and received the first LC CAC of him. Necku Stradivarius became second with the points of 419 and CQ. Necku Ebony Elf became third. Suomi Cup lure coursing competition at Jokimaa 10th May Finnish Sighthound Club invited five top winning IGs to compete at Suomi Cup lure coursing competition. Necku Ankkurinappi was among those top coursers and in the Suomi Cup lure coursing competition he gained the third place. Lure coursing competition at Ylistaro 4th May, 2003, 3 IGs participated Necku Yes Yes Yes was first with the points of 429 and LC CAC! Necku Best Bet Yet became second with the points of 427 and CQ in this strict competition. Well done boys! April 2003 Lahti international show 27th April, 2003 IGs (7 males & 4 females) were judged by Kari Salminen, Finland Necku Lovesick Blues Best Female CAC CACIB and BOB! Necku Colorado BOS & CACIB Necku breeder's group BOB BOB Tekoneva's Fantastica Necku & BOS Necku Colorado Lappeenranta national show 21th April, 2003 IGs (4 males & 4 females) were judged by Guy Jeavons, Canada Tekoneva's Fantastica Necku was BOB, CAC and new Finnish Champion! Necku Colorado was BOS Necku You've Got Mail gained excellent 1 in Intermediate Class Puppies, puppies, puppies... Year 2003 first Italian Greyhound puppies were born April 15th: 2 males and 3 females. All are black. Sire is Necku Tease Me and dam is Necku Carolina. March 2003 BOB Necku Stradivarius & BOS Necku Miss Moneypenny Tampere International Show 16th March, 2003 IGs were judged by Carmyn Kingston, Australia Necku Stradivarius won Champion Class and BOB. Necku Miss Moneypenny BOS with CAC out of Junior Class. Necku Best Bet Yet won Open Class and gained CAC and res-CACIB. Necku Tease Me won Intermediate Class and gained res-CAC. Necku Yes Yes Yes won Working Class. Talata Thareq La Traviat became the 2nd in Champion Class. Tekoneva's Fantastica Necku won Open Class and gained CACIB and res-CAC. Our breeder's group was BOB. Necku C'est Cela BOB at Kaarina Kaarina specialty March 2nd, 2003 IGs were judged by Iren Naarits, Estonia Necku C'est Cela took BOB and received the last CAC for her Finnish Champion title!! She is the 40th IG Champion bred by us. Seela was the only IG awarded with "excellent" in the show. February 2003 Necku Ebony Elf's INT Ch title was confirmed by FCI February 18th, 2003! Imatra International show February 16th, 2003. IGs were judged by Zafra Zirik, Israel Necku Best Bet Yet was BOB and in the final ring he was placed BIG-3! He also took CAC and CACIB. Necku Tease Me gained res-CACIB and res-CAC and also won Intermediate Class. Necku Release Me was the second best in Intermediates. Necku Hiekkakirppu was placed the second one in Junior Class. Necku Siniristilippu the third one. The females also did quite well: Necku Miss Moneypenny took CAC and won Junior Class. Necku Osiris was the second best in her class. Necku Tropical Fruit was BOB veteran. Our breeder's group was BOB again. January 2003 Turku International show January 25th, 2003. IGs were judged by Eli-Marie Klepp from Norway What a nice start to our dogs of this year: Necku Hiekkakirppu was BOB puppy at the first show of him. Necku Best Bet Yet, really suprised us by being BOS with CAC and CACIB! Talata Thareq La Traviata won Champion Class and gained res-CACIB. Necku Release Me won Intermediate Class with excellent. Necku Yes Yes Yes won Working Class with excellent. Necku Ankkurinappi was placed third one in Open Class. Necku Lovesick Blues was the only female we had entered and she won Intermediate Class and gained res-CACIB and res-CAC. And our breeder's group was BOB. News from 2002