My Life With Yorkies

Multi Ch Deebees Goldies Toy Boy  (Photo: P. Kaplas)

My name is Shinobu Nordgren. I'm Japanese but I have been living in Finland since 1970's. I'm breeding Yorkshire Terriers under the Morpheus banner.

When I was a young student, I once saw a beautiful photo of a Yorkie in a magazine. That Yorkie had a nice red ribbon and a long beautiful coat  with such incredible colours. After seeing that photo, I thought that some day in the future I'll be the owner of such a beautiful small dog. That dream came true in 1969: I bought my first Yorkshire Terrier when I was still living in Japan. Later, when I moved to Finland in 1973, I took my two Yorkies with me to the new home country.

I wanted to begin a show career in Finland, and so I started to look for a good breeder who would be both reliable and honest, when selling a show Yorkie to me. I finally learnt to know the famous Finnish kennel Poppoon.  The breeder Leena Kaplas and her Yorkie Deebees Sensation had won Best In Show at the Helsinki International Dog Show, 1982. I gathered up my courage and contacted Leena. To my happiness, I could buy a Yorkie bitch from her. The bitch, Poppoon Primavera, was a daughter of Deebees Sensation. "Veera", as I called her at home, became my very first Finnish champion.

Today, I have owned a number of Finnish champions, many of which are also international champions.

Grandson and Daughter of Multi Ch Deebees Toy Boy: Multi Champions Morpheus Maestro and Morpheus Mintunkukka  (Photo: P. Kaplas)

Best In Show 1 Veteran, Nordic Winner Show 2001: Multi CH Morpheus Musashi, Judge: Ramon Podesta  (Photo: H. Lehkonen)

Finally, I would like to thank the world-famous breeders Mrs Beech (Deebees) and Mrs Crowther (Candytops) for their contribution to my breeding program. Likewise, my warmest thanks to Leena and Pekka Kaplas for their friendship - their ever-reliable and valuable advice, and for photographing my dogs!

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