The Queen

#1 Show Afghan Bitch 2004
#1 Young Afghan 2002

SBIS CIB Finnish Swedish Estonian Lithuanian Champion
Finnish Winner 2004, Lithuanian Winner 2006

Neliapilan Tietähtiin "Pihla"

Blach & silver bitch
Born: October 9th 2000
Bred by Arja Kettunen & Maija Pakarinen, Neliapilan | Owned by Raija Uurtio-Keränen

Sep 2008

Our first Afghan. The long-awaited dream come true and highly respected queen of the house.
Mother to Neliapilan S-litter, including our sweet "Lucia".

• #1 Afghan Bitch in Finland 2004
• #3 Top Afghan (both sexes) in Finland 2004
• #1 Young Afghan in Finland 2002
• SBIS-Winner in Boden, Sweden 2004
• 2nd best bitch at the Finnish Nat. Speciality 2004 out of 54 bitches
• Winner of 8 CACIBs each with BOB or BOS.
• Multiple BOB- & BOS-winner
• Mother of Neliapilan S-litter (born 2006) including
four champions, four CACIB-winners, three group winners and two CAC-winners.

Pihla at 8 years, Oct 2008

Winning the last CACIB for CIB and Lithuanian Winner 2006, Mar 2006
under mr. Janusz Opara, Poland

Winning EST CH & CACIB at Tallinn INT, Feb 2006

Jun 2006

BOB, CACIB & BIG-3 at Aptus Show INT, May 2005
under mr. Per Lundström, Sweden (breed) & mr. Paolo Dondina, Italy (group)
Photo by Helena Launonen

BOS & CACIB at the FIW-04 show under mrs. Kerstin Nilsson, Denmark

Pihla after the SBIS win at Boden, Oct 2004
The speciality was judged by Anette Bystrup, Denmark

Pori INT, Jul 2004

First BOB, CACIB & BIG-2 at Imatra INT, Feb 2004
under mr. Johan Juslin, Finland

8 weeks, Dec 2000