Lhasa apso Wins BIS at the 2010 Championship Show
From the left, the BIS judge Tom Mather, the BIS Lhasa with owner/handler, the President of the Finnish Toy dog Association, Kirsti Lummelampi and the breed judge Kari Järvinen. The red granite statue in the park is "A Fishing Bear", by Finnish sculptor Bertel Nilsson from 1916. Photo: David Dalton
A young Lhasa Apso female Chic Choix Just So Chic, owned by Heli Kuosmanen and Sanna Kopola, won Best in Show at the Finnish Toy Dog Association's Annual Championship Show in the historic Kaivopuisto Park in Helsinki on August 29, 2010.
Nearly 1300 dogs participated in this, the largest toy dog event in the Nordic region.
The black toy Poodle, C.I.B & FIN & SE & EE Ch. EE VCh. BALTVW-09 Executive In Charge, owned by Pia Sandberg, was Tom Mather's choice for Best Veteran in Show.
Ana Mesto Martin of Spain selected a Pug puppy, Kingpoint Crab Bait, owned by Ilpo Ojala and Tuija Verho, as the Best Puppy in Show.
Kari Järvinen's choice for the Best Breeders' Group in Show were the English Toy Terriers bred by Anne-Mari Suoniemi under her Great Bernina's prefix.
The trophies in the group finals were presented by the U.S. Ambassador to Finland, Bruce Oreck, his wife Cody and their Apricot standard Poodle Deckard.
The City of Helsinki, meanwhile, arranged guided tours in the renovated park during the day.
