Pepsi took BEST IN SHOW 2 both in Turku and Heinola!!
- Linda Holopainen
- Sep 2, 2025
- 2 min read
"Here we are on top of the stars, never thought we′d ever get this far"
With tears of joy running down my face, I write this and think back to Sunday in Turku: a day I will surely remember forever. I have been blessed to share so many incredible moments with this dog and three years ago we were in the very same situation when Pepsi was BIS2 at the Kotka INT show. Still, this is an exceptionally rare achievement for our breed in Finland, and I never believed we could reach this high again. Yet it happened and I couldn’t be prouder. It’s hard to put my feelings into words, but luckily a talented videographer, Lauri Vieristö, happened to be at the show to capture this unforgettable moment on video.
TURKU NAT 17.8.2025
Tuomari: Leni Finne, FI Pepsi: EXC1, CQ, BM1, BOB, BIG1 BEST IN SHOW 2 (Anne-Marie Hearn, AUS) "Excellent proportions and bone. Male head of correct shape. Good eyes. Excellent long ears. Good neck and topline. Adequate forechest and ribcage. Slightly upright shoulder. Good hind angulation. Excellent coat quality. Good feet. Excellent stride length. Slightly loose in front."
And Pepsi didn’t stop there... just a WEEK later in Heinola he achieved yet another incredible and rare result. And he did it completely drenched! It’s unbelievable, simply amazing!!
HEINOLA NAT 24.8.2025
Judge: Maarit Hassinen, FI Pepsi: EXC1, CQ, BM1, BOB BIG1 (Perttu Ståhlberg, FI) BEST IN SHOW 2 (Pirjo Aaltonen, FI)
"Excellent type and proportions. Noble, long head. Long, correctly set ears. Good muzzle strength. Beautiful neck, good topline. Well-developed forechest and ribcage. Balanced angulations. Good tail. Moves with flexible, reaching stride. Excellent harsh coat."
After the amazing BIS placements, we wrapped up the outdoor show season in Riihimäki with fantastic results! For this year, only Seinäjoki INT and Finnish Winner shows left.
RIIHIMÄKI INT 30.8.2025
Judge: Calin Simu, RO
Pepsi: EXC1, CQ, BM1, CACIB, BOB
BIG4 (Irina Poletaeva, FI)
”Beautiful male. Very well balanced. Nice typical head. Beautiful topline. Very good angulations. Free effortless movement. Excellent coat and lovely character.”
RIIHIMÄKI NORD 31.8.2025
Tuomari: Frances Smith, AR
Pepsi: EXC1, CQ, BM1, CACIB, BOB
BIG2 (Johan Juslin, FI)
”4,5 years old typy male. Good head and expression, excellent bite, would prefer slightly tighter eye lids. Enough forechest, would prefer better laid back shoulder. excellent bone, nice spring of ribs. Excellent tail set, good hams, strong hocks, excellent coat and texture. Excellent hindquarters, lovely disposition. Very good side gait, holds the topline well, rolls a little.”
