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"Ihme"

Red'n Ready Peace And Love

Finnish Herding Champion
ASCA OTDsdc OFTDs

Pictures by Sonja Löfgren & Irene Erling

Basic info

  • Australian shepherd, female
  • Born 24.04.2023 in Finland
  • Blue merle w white, long tail 
  • Breeder: Kennel Red'n Ready
  • Owner: Shanti Karinen
  • FCI & ASCA registered

  • Height: 52 cm
  • Weight: 20 kg

  • Hips: A/A
  • Elbows: 0/0
  • Back: LTV0 VA0 (normal)
  • Shoulder OCD: not affected
  • All teeth, normal bite 
  • Eyes checked healthy 06/2023 (puppy check) 

  • DNA through Wisdom panel:
  • EAOD (Early Adult Onset Deafness) 1 copy carrier
  • MDR1 (Multi-Drug Resistance 1) free
  • PHC/HSF4 (Primary Hereditary Cataract) free (through parents)
  • DM (Degenerative Myelopathy) free
  • CMR1 (Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 1) free
  • Cord1-PRA / crd4 (Cone-Rod Dystrophy) free
  • CEA (Collie Eye Anomaly) free
  • PRA-prcd (Progressive Rod Cone Degeneration) free
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) free
  • Genetic diversity 44% (average breed range 34-42%)

  • FCI Natural Herding Aptitude (NHAT) approved
  • has passed FCI Traditional Style Herding Working Test (FCI HWT)
  • competes in FCI Traditional Style herding class 3
  • competes in agility class 2 (large class) 
  • working farm dog and trains agility

  • Sire: Keep Smiling's Niked By Red'n Ready "Kaaos"
  • Dam: Red'n Ready Chaos And Mayhem "Noita"

  • >>> Ihme in Finnish dog database

Ihme was chosen from the Noita x Kaaos litter to stay with us as a puppy, and the whole litter was actually made for that purpose, so that a puppy could stay with us. Ihme caught my attention as a puppy because she was very interested in herding animals, but at the same time, she was also very people-oriented. She was most attached to me and climbed out of the puppy pen into the pasture after me when she was only 6 weeks old.

Now, at 1 year old, Ihme is quite a good mix of her parents. From Kaaos, she has inherited an addiction to sheep, eye control, and intensity, while from Noita, she has gained intelligence, sensitivity, handler softness, and obedience. We have started herding training, and Ihme shows incredible self-control, understanding of sheep, and confidence with animals. She still easily takes too much pressure from the handler and is very sensitive to me, which is actually quite positive! We have also started agility, and Ihme is fast, manages her body well, and has already learned to read the course and listen to verbal cues. I couldn't be happier with our progress in both herding and agility!

In everyday life, Ihme is the lowest in the pack and very submissive to our other dogs. She is greedy and easy to motivate with food rewards as well as toys. On walks, she is somewhat interested in scents, and she and Kaaos often run quite far ahead with their noses to the ground, but she comes back very well when called. Ihme is social and happy with other dogs and during my herding lessons she has learned that the dogs of the trainers are great playmates, and she happily romps around the field with new friends. On the leash in agility trials and walks she is a bit more reserved and I need to manage her around other dogs so there is no conflicts. She gets easpcially triggered by other dogs staring at her or barking at her. 

Ihme has started her trialing career with some pretty amazing results. At just 2 years old she became Finnish Herding Champion and with just 2 ASCA trials she has gotten OTDsdc titles and open farm dog sheep-title OTFDs, also getting ribbons for Most Promising Started, High Combined and High In Trial for all animals numerous times. Ihme has also competed in agility making really fast runs and winning almost every time she runs clean in FCI agility. She competes now (June -25) in class 2 of agility and jumpers classes both.

So far, Ihme has been completely healthy, with a good stomach and no itching, sensitivities, inflammations, etc. We have only visited the vet for vaccinations and at the 6-month check-up, where nothing concerning was found (hips, elbows, and shoulders were X-rayed) as well as 1-year old official health checks where she was found to be pretty much perfect in all chekced areas as well! At 2 years old she has been 100% healthy.

Ihme's Pedigree

Banner picture: Pinja Tuominen
Other pictures: Maiju Livio, Sonja Löfgren, Irene Erling, Pinja Tuominen
Page content: Shanti Karinen