"Korpi"
Red'n Ready Lemon Sorbet
FCI NHAT and HWT passed
ASCA STDs OFTDs
Korpi is a co-owned female that lives close by to us. She lives with Ike in the same village and comes for herding every week. We will hopefully use her for our kennel's breeding program in the future.
Basic info
- Australian shepherd, female
- Born 13.08.2022 in Finland
- Red merle white & tan, long tail
- Breeder: Kennel Red'n Ready
- Owner: Shanti Karinen
- Lives with: Ike Markkanen
- FCI & ASCA registered
- Height: 49cm
- Weight: 17kg
- Hips: A/A
- Elbows: 0/0
- Back: LTV0 VA0
- Shoulder OCD: normal
- All teeth, normal bite, all teeth
- Eyes checked healthy 10/2022 (puppy check)
- DNA through Wisdom panel:
- CEA (Collie Eye Anomaly) 1 copy
- EAOD (Early Adult Onset Deafness) free
- 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
- PRA-prcd (Progressive Rod Cone Degeneration) free
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) free
- Genetic diversity 42% (average breed range 34-42%)
- Competes in agility class 1 (intermediate class)
- Competes in FCI traditional herding class 1
- ASCA herding titles STDs and 1 Q STDd, farm title OFTDs
- Competes in rally-obedience class 1
- Sire: Red'n Ready Criminal Mastermind
- Dam: Peak'nstuff Shadow Side Of The Moon
- >>> Korpi in Finnish dog database
Pictures above: Tiia Hämäläinen Photography
Korpi is my breeding female from the Ice Cream litter, and she lives almost next door in the same village with Ike. Korpi's family includes a large group of other animals, including four Corgis, a Malinois, hamsters, chickens, and ducks. Since she was a puppy, Korpi has been very sociable, friendly, and outgoing. She's a cheerful and goofy dog with a very open personality; sharpness, guarding instinct, or dominance are not part of her character. Korpi is relatively soft and sensitive, but not to the extent that it causes any issues in daily life. She's quite lively and sometimes prone to a bit of fussing, but she also has the focus to be a solid working dog when needed.
Korpi's hobbies include herding, agility, and rally obedience, all of which she has already competed in. In herding, Korpi is kind to the animals, but achieving a calm and focused working attitude sometimes takes effort. When she was younger, she could get easily stressed and quit if she felt the tasks were too hard, but with age, she has improved and now handles pressure better and stays on task. In agility, she's an enthusiastic participant. After overcoming her sensitivity during her teenage years, she's also become an eager player and is easily motivated with food rewards. Her speed in agility is increasing as her confidence grows, and she was measured several times but just barely made it into the small maxi class, standing 49.5 cm tall!
Korpi has been completely healthy. During her teenage years, she went through a period of itching, during which a skin biopsy revealed a creatine deficiency. This was resolved with a course of creatine supplements and a couple of washes with a creatine shampoo. The itching cleared up and has never returned. A few of her siblings also experienced itching during their teenage phase, but it all passed with growth, and none of them have had any lasting issues or dietary restrictions. The entire Ice Cream litter has been very healthy so far (now 2 years old). A few had congenital tail kinks, but these haven't affected their lives, and one sister had a mild iris hypoplasia in one eye. The whole litter has been a group of energetic goofballs—watching them sometimes makes me wonder if a dash of Labrador got mixed in somewhere… Korpi's siblings are also actively participating in various sports, and they can now be seen competing in agility, herding, rally obedience, obedience, and even dog dancing!
Korpi's Pedigree
Banner picture: Tiia Hämäläinen Photography
Other pictures: Maiju Livio & Tiia Hämäläinen Photography
Page content: Shanti Karinen