Finnish Lapphund Lili (reg. Fidelis Villatar, dob 4/20/07) arrived today and as her "owner" (I've placed her under breeder's terms) had already suspected she is indeed expecting. I've updated my homepage, but as that is only in Finnish here's a brief description of the sire, Viksu (reg. Shacal Ukkometso) and the dam Lili.
Viksu, Shacal Ukkometso, will be three years old in May. Viksu has healthy hips (FCI A), knees and eyes. He has a res-CC from shows and has participated in multiple unofficial obedience trials (including a fourth place finish the day after Viksu and Lili were mated). Viksu (whose pet name one could translate as smart) is a rather well behaved youngster, who is also rather eager to please his owner. He is a mentally stable dog as evidenced by his result from the Finnish character test. Viksu is also secure to shots.
Lili, Fidelis Villatar, will be four years in April. Lili has healthy hips (FCI B), elbows (FCI 0/0), knees and eyes. She has a good from a show. Lili is a well behaved little (literally) girl, who lives as family dog with two Saint Bernards and an Irish Wolfhound. Lili has also done nicely in the Finnish character test and is secure to shots as well.
This will be the first litter for both of the dogs. Viksu is prcd-PRA free and Lili is a carrier, so none of the puppies will be affected by this form of progressive retinal athropy. 8-generation inbreeding coefficient of the litter is 0,67% and ancestor loss coefficient is 0,64 (0,98 at six generations). The litter has been approved by the breed club.
The dogs were mated on Jan 8th and despite the size difference and both dogs being first timers everything went as well as one can hope for.