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Welcome

Welcome to the web site of the Southern Finnish Lapphund Society (SFLS).

The Society is fully recognised by the Kennel Club and has been formed to meet the needs of owners and enthusiasts of the Finnish Lapphunds in the South of England.

The aim of the society is to promote and encourage the responsible ownership of Finnish Lapphunds and to provide events and social gatherings for the breed and its owners.

We accept membership from all over the UK and overseas, but our events will always take place in the South of England.

Our members can look forward to a regular quarterly newsletter and a variety of fun events for the breed, including doggy walks.

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Exciting news update

The SFLS is very pleased and proud to be able to announce that the UK Kennel Club has approved our application for inclusion on the Kennel Club Register and that the Southern Finnish Lapphund Society is therefore now officially an approved Breed Club.  A big thank you to all our members for their support – and we look forward to being able to offer new and exciting events in the future.

Next Event:

July 11th
Wimbledon Walk

Full details on our Events Page

 

SFLS wins 1st Prize !

The Southern Finnish Lapphund Society has won 1st Prize in the Midland Counties/Dog World Handbook and Newsletter competition.

The competition was open to all breed clubs and was split into four categories, where ours was ‘Breeds who do not have Challenge Certificates’.  We submitted the 2009 Yearbook as well as the June 2009 and March 2008 editions of Lappy Tails.

The competition stated:

“In past years the competition has highlighted the remarkably high standard attained by many breed Clubs in the publications they issue to members. A number of them make use of modern production techniques which over the past decade or so has vastly improved the look and scope of the books and newsletters.

The best include, as well as advertisements from members and basic Club information, articles of interest both to the serious enthusiast and to the members who may not be interested in competing with their dogs.”

It is a fantastic accolade for the club to win this prize.  Special thanks must go to Liz Mowatt, for her wonderful Newsletter editing, and to Toni Jackson for collating information and editing the Yearbook.  And last, but by NO means least, huge thanks to our members.  Without their fantastic contributions to both Newsletters and the Yearbook, as well as compliments and ‘constructive criticism’ (without which we would be unable to continually improve), we would never have been able to attain the level of standards we have for our printed publications.

Amazingly, the prize is £200 for the club, so we shall now start discussing how we best spend the money for the benefit of our members. 

There will be a presentation ceremony at the Midland Counties show this Saturday (24th October 2009).

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Email problems

Due to a problem with emails from SFLS not getting through to Hotmail & AOL (and possibly a few other) email addresses, some members might not have received our March edition of Lappy Tails, which was sent out on 17th April. If you did not receive your copy, please email Pia (secretary@sfls.org.uk) and we will send your copy out by return.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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SFLS 2010 Yearbook

Orders now being taken

Further information available on the yearbook page.

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SFLS 2010 Calendar

Results of which 12 photos will appear in the 2010 SFLS Finnish Lapphund calendar.

SOLD OUT

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Championship Show Information

We are in the process of adding additional information for all Championship Shows to the site. Click on the icon on the Championship Shows page for information on the show venue, and follow the usual results link to see pre-show entry details for the shows as soon as we have them.

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Did you miss our first Southern Finnish Lapphund Society Open Meeting and Fun Day on 1st July 2007? Read all about it here.

News

15.07.10 - Open Shows

Additional open shows with FL classes have been added to the Open Shows page.

06.07.10 - Judging Seminar

Booking form now available for the SFLS Judging Seminar on Sunday 24th October . See the events page for further details.

21.04.10 - Booking Forms

Booking forms are now available for the SFLS Quiz Night & Sheep Herding day. See the events page for further details.

23.03.10 - UK Kennel Club Approval

The SFLS is very pleased and proud to be able to announce that the UK Kennel Club has approved our application for inclusion on the Kennel Club Register and that the Southern Finnish Lapphund Society is therefore now officially an approved Breed Club. A big thank you to all our members for their support – and we look forward to being able to offer new and exciting events in the future.

23.03.10 - Walk Update

The New Forest walk has been redirected to another site within the national park due to concerns over rumours of a number of cases of dogs becoming sick after walking in Deerleap Forest, see the Events page for details.

09.03.10 - Crufts 2010

Information about attending Crufts is now available from the championship shows pages.

18.02.10 - 2010 SFLS Yearbook

The 2010 SFLS Yearbook has gone to press, orders now being taken, see the yearbook page for details.

02.02.10 - AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Southern Finnish Lapphund Society will be held at 11am on 27th February 2010 at Bradfield Village Hall, Bradfield Southend, Nr Reading, Berks. See the events page for details.

27.01.10 - Show Judges

There have been a few champ show judge changes, see the Championship Shows page.

14.01.10 - Open Shows

Open Shows in 2010 with FL classes have been added to the Open Shows page.

28.12.09 - Walk Update

The scheduled SFLS walk on 3rd January will be at Saltram Park, Plymouth, see the Events page for details.

14.12.09 - LKA results

Results from the LKA show now available on the Championship Shows page.

19.11.09 - 2010 Show Calendar

Details of the 2010 Championship Shows are now available.

03.11.09 - SFLS 2010 Calendar

Results announced of which 12 photos will appear in the 2010 SFLS Finnish Lapphund calendar.

02.11.09 - SFLS 2010 Calendar

Voting is now closed for the 2010 SFLS Finnish Lapphund calendar. Orders are now being taken, please use this order form.

19.10.09 - SFLS wins 1st Prize !

The Southern Finnish Lapphund Society has won 1st Prize in the Midland Counties/Dog World Handbook and Newsletter competition. Read more

19.10.09 - SFLS 2010 Calendar

Voting is now open for the 2010 SFLS Finnish Lapphund calendar. Vote Now !

16.10.09 - SFLS 2010 Calendar

Submissions have now closed for the 2010 SFLS Finnish Lapphund calendar, voting will open soon.

16.09.09 - KC Good Citizen Scheme

Members' results have been updated on the Good Citizen Scheme page.

16.09.09 - Championship Status for 2011

At its meeting on 1st September 2009 the Kennel Club agreed to allocate Championship Status with effect from 2011 to the Finnish Lapphund at 8 shows, more details on the Kennel Club website

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