Elotulen

Me

Welcome to my webpage!

My name is Hertta Pirkkalainen, and I am from Joroinen. I am a veterinarian and at the moment I work in Senäjoki as a consultant for production animal farms. I lived and worked in Tartu, Estonia, for many years.

I have grown in a hunting friendly environment, spending time with my father at elk hunting. In my childhood home we had Karelian Beardogs, Swedish Elkhounds and a Golden Retriever.

When doing my studies, I decided to have a dog of my own. A smaller one, with whom I would be able to hunt. I contacted Ulla-Marja Ruistola and she recommended me to ask for a working spaniel from Sweden. The same summer, 2007, I went to Sweden and came back with a red cocker Tinka (Ah-Tib’s Fifth Element).

While training Tinka, I made so many mistakes! She was, fortunately, a very independent dog and together we learned how to hunt birds. We also ended up competing in field trials. We must have caused a lot of amusement among fellow competitors and judges, but the positive attitude has been with me ever since. I have met wonderful people who have become my friends!

During my last year of studies Tuli, puppy of Tinkas sister, arrived. She proved to be even more action-packed than Tinka! I enjoyed their company for two years, then Tinka sadly passed away. With Tuli I have done agility and TOKO just for fun, and of course we’ve been hunting together. We have also participated in a few field trial tests with nice results. Unfortunately, the base training I did with Tuli was not proper enough and she is not always steady at flush. Otherwise she is an efficient hunter and a sound retriever. Lumo is one of Tulis puppies. It took a while to get our cooperation to work, but she has proved to be a nice working dog. She is a bit calmer in everyday life but has the necessary drive while hunting. A new journey is starting with Elotulen Suklaahippu, Hippu.

You can follow what’s going on with my dogs and the ones I’ve bred in Facebook at “Elotulen wockerit”.