GRIFFON BRUXELLOIS - GRIFFON BELGE - PETIT BRABANCON
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griffons are our heart & soul
Photo David Dalton
We live in Finland in a
small
country village
Nurmijärvi.
35 km north from Helsinki Airport and 45 km
from the
Harbour of Helsinki.
Down the motorway E 12.
Our passion & HOBBY IS GRIFFONS
- since
1967.
selective breeding with healthy stock.
Eija Koskelin is a free member of Finnish Kennel Club
a Honorary Member of Finnish Griffon Club
a member of Finnish Toy Club Association.
Photo David Dalton
Photo Timo Korvola
Welcome to see
how we live here at kennel Huvikummun.
It could not be more
WILD AND FREE !!
Our Huvikumpu griffons
live free in our house
as family pets.
They are always with us and love to be a part
of us, in and outside the house. Whatever we are doing
planting, raking, choping firewoods, digging up potatoes,
burning brushwoods, working with the snow. They
have lots of stimulating activities outside
while running and playing
all days long.
Photo
David Dalton
Photo Jan-Vidar Bakker
And our
Huvikumpu gang, consisting
of griffons of different age, takes
care of itself - by strenghtening the safety of
this bunch of dogs. Neither do the youngest members
feel themselves unprotected.
And that is one of the
main reasons we always keep our
Oldies & Goldies! To make a balance
to teach the youngsters how to respect
others in their organization
for the best of their
safety.
Without these Aunties &
Uncles,
great grandfathers and grandmothers
this lively crowd of Huvikumpu
griffons would
soon be under the most horrible disorder. We have
to thank these oldies for all they have
given to us. And they still do. As
being authorities and
baby sitters.
Griffons of kennel
Huvikummun are
never left alone for
hours. Neither do they nor pups live in cages, boxes
or in toilet in any circumstances. Except at
shows our griffs are in cages BIG enough.
And never in plastic boxes.
Photo
Timo
Korvola
Our Huvikumpu griffons
are allways
kept tidied and cleaned. Same goes with
our home - the house where we live with griffons.
Which is clean inside & outside. Our outside areas
are kept clean & tided. Our griffons do not smell bad.
Neither do our home or outside areas. We do not
give our pups to live in any worse
circumstances and most certainly
not to be kennelized.
This piece of land
of ours is made of different
shapes of all types of
landscapes which
our big gang of Huvikumpu
griffons finds most
enjoyable to
run free.
Photo
Timo Korvola
But no matter
how many acres you have
the grass always seems to be
greener on the other side. That is why forest trips
are eagerly waited for. Huvikumpu
family
goes bananas while running there.
Sniffing all the new things.
Footprints of hares,
foxes, elgs,
deers.
We
have large areas
of grass, rocks, bushes, even
plenty of wide
open brick yards to play on.
And small hills. But mostly it is
the
ups and downs keeping
Huvikumpu gang
running
free and happy.
Photo
Timo Korvola
Griffons are fast.
And they love to have their
own adventures. To play Hide & Seek
or how to be a little Apache in the bushes.
Photo Timo Korvola
Photo Timo Korvola
Photo Timo Korvola
Speaking of pedigrees you often hear the words "runs in
the family" but in our case you can say "the family
runs". Our griffons at kennel Huvikummun
are used to have lots of outside
excercise by themselves. Starting from early
puppy hood.
Healthy
minds in sound bodies!
Huvikumpu griffons are
very
alert starting from their early puppyhood
and they have a long happy
life. Many live up
to 14-15 years! So muscular strenght is highly valuated
and it is needed more
than ever with the old age.
That can only be earned by continual free outside exercise on their
own terms and will.
Photo Timo
Korvola
What do i
see when i look
at a healthy Huvikumpu griffon?
I see an alert sturdy little dog who just
popped
out from
the forest, shaking his coat,
smelling good as Mother Earth and
looking at me eyes wide
open - what
next?!
Photo Timo Korvola
Photo David Dalton
Free runs are a "MUST"
number one!!
ABOUT OUR PUPPIES
Photo Jouni Heikkinen
Photo Timo Korvola
We
have Huvikumpu
puppies
sometimes
available. But we are
very
careful where to give
our pups. Each year even more.
We
do not
give them into homes or kennels
where adults and litters are kept in cages. To homes or
kennels known to be dirty.
Or kennels with many other breeds. We also think
that very big breeds are not reasonable
company for toys. Nor do we want our
griffs spending their days all alone
waiting someone to come home.
If you have long days at
work, many other
hobbies outside
home, where
do you need
a dog
for?
From our
griffon kennel
you cannot make a reservation for a
puppy by E-mail.
Personal contact is another
"MUST"
before we can
decide whether we let the puppy
go or not. Nor do we expect
any decent person wanting to take
a puppy without seing the breeder, kennel, puppies and parents
first.
Your alarm clock should be ringing if
the breeder
WANTS to BRING the puppy
to you. No matter how
big "kennel person" he or se might be.
Before
Exporting a puppy
we do lots of check-ups having a list
of
guestions for the new owner candidate.
Having some references helps. Please do tell about yourself
how you live, where, flat or house, other animals....
To come and pick up the puppy is the
best way.There´s always a "no"
for cargo trips too
long and Asian
Countries.
Today import rules have changed a lot
meaning most of the countries want rabies shot
given at 12 weeks after which one has to wait 21 days
until importing the puppy. That means puppy will be at least 15 weeks
before moving new home. Ours move at 7-8 weeks old. Which is the best
age for a puppy who still is very open
for new things and has not yet settled into her birth
home yet. That is why we say NO and do not
want to keep our pups here for ages.
Please do check your import rules!
And if there would be any other
way importing, maybe via some
other country first or by
boat or train...
Photo Jouni Heikkinen
Photo Timo Korvola
Photo Timo Korvola
For the new owner we
give a full baggage of different
dryfoods used here plus some toys
reminding of home. And for the best of the puppy,
the most important thing, a large Huvikumpu guiding
book (written by us) of "How To Rise & Feed & Trim
The New Member Of
Your Family". Only Finnish.
Feeding & trimming in English. Huvikumpu
guiding book is widely used by
other breeders too.
Our long experience
with griffons
- since 1967 - is always
available for the new owners. Having bred
over 180 champion griffons and continually, succesfully,
showing the results of our own
Huvikumpu breeding -
not just imported stock - we consider us to have the capability and
experience needed for a succesful breeding work and
"Know How". We hope
the owners of
Huvikumpu griffons
will keep in
touch with us in any kind
of guestions what
so ever.
Our
Huvikumpu puppies
here are kept same way as adults.
Considering weathers of course. All the areas
for dogs are with floor heating. Puppies are spending
3 weeks in the nest nursed by their mother, after that
1 week in a
fenced area in dogroom after which
they are all free in
their room. At 3 weeks
of age they are taken out for a short periods.
Even in winter
time when we start
to carry them out for half a
minute at first increasing
the time little
by little.
At the
age of 4-5
weaks they run out themselves
with older griffons. In summer time
also Huvikumpu puppies
are out all days
long in our
big fenced yard with some grown ups if we
are too busy watching them. But they
love to run in all kinds of new
places and that
we allow
them to do under our
own eyes. As
mutch as
we can.
Photo Timo Korvola
Photo
Timo Korvola
7-weeks
old Huvikumpu
pups
are
mostly house-clean and used to go out for
their needs, even in winter. A
new owner can manage
well with pups raised in our house,
close
contact with people & other
griffons and being used to normal
living and noises. Not afraid of anything but
are lovely little Busy
Bodies. No wonder
people love to have one. A free
spirit
who wants
to be
everywhere with
everyone.
We
do not
demand you to show your Huvikumpu
griffon or to have some special hobby with him or
her but we are happy of
course if you do.
Your griffon doesn´t suffer though he
never saw a show. But he does
if you treat him badly.
Photo Jan-Vidar Bakker
However
- the most important
thing for
them and us is - that he or
she is mutch loved
and taken
good care
of. That´s
what
Huvikumpu
griffons are for.
And all griffons
and
animals - if you
ask us!
If
you
think you have the same ideology with
us
and you are interested in having a
"Pet For A Life Time" you
are
welcome to wait for
your
special pup!
Huvikumpu puppies
sometimes available
FOR
GOOD LOVING HOMES ONLY!!
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