TOP SHOW ESS IN FINLAND 1990-2004

Since 1990 Finnish English Springer Spaniel Club has awarded the title and trophy of
"The Show ESS of The Year"
Trophy was donated by Anu Mäenpää & Sanna Keravuori, kennel Joybringer, to ESS Club.

Here are all the winners of this Trophy with a short introduction
Kindest thanks for the pics to owners of these winners!

2004

Int & Est & Fin Ch, S (u) Ch Fin Winner-00, -04 Est Winner-00
Adamant's Golden Boy
(Multi Ch, Multi Winner Adamant's Superman - Int & Fin & S(u)Ch SW-97 Adamant's Sound of Success)
Call name: Poju
Breeder: Tarja Hovila, Finland
Liver white male
Owners: Saila Sundell & Tiina Mattila

The Spaniel Of The Year 2004
27 x BOB, 6 x BOS, 6 x BIG-1 , 5 x BIG-2 , 3 x BIG-3,
1 x BIG-4, 1 x BIG-5. 2 x BIS, 1x BIS-2, 1 x BIS-4 and 1 x BIS-5
BOB and Best in Show ESS annual Specialty 2004 under Ron Billows, kennel 'Robil' UK
BOB and BIS-4 in Spaniel Main Club Show 2000 under John Palmer, kennel 'Roandew' UK
BOB again in Spaniel Main Club Show 2001 under Frank Bjerklund, kennel 'Westaway'
BOS in Karkku ESS Annual Speciality 2003 under Dorothy Bury 'Lyndora' UK

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Int & Fin & Aus & S & Dk Ch WW-98, NW-99, SW-01, FIN W-98, -01, -02
Adamant's Superman
(Multi Champion Whisborne Devil in Disguise- Int Ch Fin & Est Ch Est W-00 Adamant's Rose d'Amore)
Call name: Onni
Breeder: Tarja Hovila Finland
Liver white male
Owners: Tarja Hovila & Tiina Mattila & Darren Skipworth (Australia)

Record holder in Finland for ESS show achievements:
122 x Best of Breeds, 73 x Group-1, 15 x Best in Show
Two Spaniel Club Main Speciality Best of Breeds under UK breed specialists
Yvonne Billows 'Robil' and Nicola Calvert 'Calvdale'
and won Best of Opposite sex to Adamant's Estee Lauder under Diane Gunn 'Strathnaver'.
"Spaniel of The Year" 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Runner Up TOP DOG ALL BREEDS 1999, 2002.
Through his life he has been so far among 10 best Show Dogs in Finland's Top Dog competition

1995

Int & Fin & Est & Est Winner-96 Päiosspring Aniti
call name 'Niti'
Liver white bitch
(Fin Sh Ch & Tr Ch Fin W-93 Hippopotamus - Fin Ch Withersslope That's A Plenty)
Breeder: Päivi & Osmo Puustinen
Owner: Sisko Pölönen, Joensuu (kennel Mystic)

Niti won multiple times Best of Breeds and numerous Groups and BIS placements
in All Breed Shows, and even BIS wins in Group Speciality shows
The crown on her really successfull show career came in Spaniel Club's Main Speciality show 1996,
when Mr Woodward, 'Wadeson' kennels UK, awarded her the most prestigious Best in Show win.

1994

Int & Fin & Est & GB Sh Ch Mompesson Special Dream
(Gb Sh Ch Chaigmarsh Sudden Impact - Mompesson Special Touch)
call name 'Silkki'
Liver white bitch
Breeder: Frances Jackson, UK
Owners: Misse and Katarina Puolakkainen, Kirkkonummi (kennel of Skyway)

Silkki placed year 1994 herself to honourable 8. place
in Top Dog All Breed competition and won several times Best in Show,
even in Jämsä International All Breed Show 1994.
She was multiple Best of Breed winner and getting Group placements through
her long impressive show career
Before she moved to Finland and kennel Skyway she even
was winning well in England and gained her Gb Sh Ch title

1993

Mompesson I'm A Dream
(Mompesson Dream Chaser-Gleadsbury Just So of Mompesson)
Call name: Kaneli
Liver white bitch
Breeder: Frances Jackson, UK
Owners: Misse and Katarina Puolakkainen, Kirkkonummi (kennel of Skyway)

Kaneli begun her show career as winning Best in Show puppy in Mynämäki All Breed Show
and continued it as an adult as winning several Group-1:s in All Breed shows
and was Runner Up Best in Show in Loimaa All Breed Show

1992

Int & Fin & N Ch
Adamant's Eye Appeal
(Fin Ch Inu-goya Antaeus- Int & Fin Ch Adamant's Touch of Chance)
Call name: Ada
Liver white bitch
Breeder: Tarja Hovila
Owner: Frank Bjerklund & Terje Johnsen, kennel Inu-goya, Norway, 5 years
and then she was sold to breeder Tarja Hovila, Adamant's kennel

Ada begun her show career only at 3 years age in Norway, but she finished her
N Ch title then in 3 weeks, only in 3 shows and gained one Best in Show too.
To Finland she arrived May 1992 and was winning numerous Best of Breeds and also
several Group-1 and BIS placements. She only had one progeny class, which was Best in Show

1991

Fin Winner-91 Flame of Skyway
(Fin Ch Inu-goya Antaeus- Int & Fin Ch Jungle Bunny of Skyway)
Call name: Luumu
Liver white bitch
Breeder: Misse & Katariina Puolakkainen
Owners: Misse and Katarina Puolakkainen, Kirkkonummi (kennel of Skyway)

Luumu was a constant winner at '90' all through. She won numerous Best of Breeds
and was a Group winner too. She was nearly allways when she attended a show
among the very best or the winner of all in prestigious speciality shows and International shows.
Even at veteran age she often took Best of Breed with high Group placements
and won veteran BIS awards too

1990

Int & Fin Ch Havis Amanda
(Int & Nord Ch FinW-87 Inu-goya Mountain Crest- Fin Ch Springdale Life Style)
Call name: Minni
Black and white bitch
Breeder: Leila Nojonen Finland
Owners: Tarja Hovila (Adamant's kennel) and Harri Vuori

Minni is pictured here in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where she finished her International Champion
title under Mr Leslie Page, UK, and won even Runner Up BIG.
Her best achievement was All Breed Best in Show in Maarianhamina 1990,
where Mrs Valerie Foss UK, gave her BOB and BIG and Marianne Furst Danielsson BIS.