Solo came to join us in late May 2003 from Dasha and Lucerne as the one & only puppy from Rio's last ever litter. He was just too cute as a puppy and has personality to spare. He
settled in well & enjoys romping around the back yard with all the oldies & youngsters. I guess Solo has grown up believing he is a Malamute with a Sammy smile .......
In the show ring, Solo has really showed us who's who!! At his second set of shows in the US he won Best of Winners every day for three days, winning Best of
Opposite on one day beating two male specials AND winning a Group 1st in the Puppy Working Group!! Then, in Canada, at his second set of shows, he did it again!! He won Best Puppy in Group
on the Sunday, won BOW every day and at the next set of shows he finished on Saturday with a BOB win on Friday and BOW on Saturday, becoming a Canadian Champion as a Junior Puppy. After a
brief but stellar career in the US thus far, he finished his American Championship at 12 1/2 months of age with 4 consecutive Best of Winners awards and three majors. As a "teenager" he was
taken out only occasionally and placed in the group or made the cut almost every time. In 2005, at only two years old, he amassed an enviable record of 2 Group 1, one Group 2, 8 Group 3 and
5 Group 4 wins. He also won first Award of Merit at the Samoyed Club of Ontario Specialty in July 2005 and Best of Opposite Sex at the Samoyed Association of Canada's National Specialty in
August 2005. In 2006 he has been a consistent winner of, and even more often placing in, the working group AND, as of October 2006, is an all-breed Best in Show winner!!!
In 2007, Solo was out occasionally in the US, winning the breed once and making
the final cut of 12 males (out of 92 specials) at the SCA National Specialty
before going over to Finland with Elise Lehtinen of
Ikiliikkujan Samoyeds.
At his second show (the biggest in Finland), he won the breed over specials (72 Samoyeds entered),
became a Finnish Champion and earned the title "Finnish Winner 2007", and
placed 4th in the Spitz & native breeds group. Solo continues to win & place
in the groups in Finland and has produced two lovely litters so far. He is now
working on his FCI International championship.
HEALTH certifications:
OFA: Hips Good (SA-13897G24M-PI); Elbows Normal (SA-EL572M24-PI)
CERF: Eyes clear, September 2007 (SA-4660/2007--54)
NYRAKYM & SAMALJANKAN
