kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | syys 18, 2025 | Breeding
Canine DNA testing is often misunderstood DNA Testing in Dogs – A Breeder’s Perspective I’ve been involved with canine DNA testing since the late 1990s, back when the first test for copper toxicosis became available for Bedlington Terriers. It was a groundbreaking...
kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | huhti 23, 2025 | Breeding, Dogs & puppies
Should I Consider a Co-Ownership Dog? If you’ve ever been offered a co-ownership puppy (also known as a puppy placed under breeding terms), you may have wondered what it really means — and why breeders sometimes choose this path. Let me explain why breeders like...
kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | touko 12, 2015 | Breeding, Everyday life at Yarmilan kennel
I’m so sorry the updates on our homepages are dragging behind and the blog hasn’t been active at all! But now we are changing that and become more active. I will post some nice show results but first I want to introduce some of our future hopes! We have...
kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | huhti 14, 2013 | Breeding, Everyday life at Yarmilan kennel, Showing & grooming
I have to say I had a nice weekend! The winter has been very long and now finally the temperature don’t drop under the freezing point at nights. The sun has been warming for quite long time but the snow hasn’t melted because of the cold at nights. Now two...
kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | tammi 30, 2013 | Breeding
Late Sunday night our puppies were finally born. Miina the mother sure had big belly but not that big that I would have expected six puppies. I thought we’d have maybe four but was already preparing myself to the fact we could have only three. But the labour...
kirjoittanut Pia Forsman | joulu 30, 2012 | Breeding
Before Christmas I visited The famous Kai-La-Sha breeder Catherine Marley. She had moved to North Carolina. I took our Fred (CIB multi Ch. Kai-La-Sha Fire Power) there for a bit longer visit. The trip there started with a disaster after another, you can read more...