Qashani Najiya Bint Lub - 'Norppa'
Born 17.6. 2005
Owned by Heidi & Mirja Lappalainen

Norppa's official name is Najiya Bint Lub, "intimate friend, daughter of Lub". My webmaster Hyde had reserved a bitch pup years earlier and so we frantically hoped for another bitch during the birth - Norppa came out last, thus keeping us in suspense!

Norppa is Miss Cutie-Pie, who takes being adorable very seriously ;)

As Hyde was not in a position to take another pup where she was living at the moment, Norppa went to live with Hyde's parents and sister in Kiuruvesi. Hyde co-owns her with her mother Mirja, and time will tell if Norppa will have offspring.

Norppa is the apple of her family's eye, a little angel but with plenty of temperament and a rather odd sense of humor. Her strong opinions sometimes perplex the other dogs. Since the age of 3,5 months she has travelled across Finland and is a wonderfully calm traveller, who is at home everywhere. Norppa's favourite hobby is entertaining her family with all manner of tricks and games, and she appears to be quite smart as well.

Norppa is a people-loving contact-making Saluki. With age she has become more particular about her company but is pretty easily cajoled with treats. She attended the Finnish Saluki Specialty on June of 2006 and despite lack of ringtraining performed like a pro and was awarded the grade "excellent", judged by Linda Scanlon (Aarakis Salukis), USA . She also has a red ribbon from a match show.

Norppa made us proud when she won the a lure-coursing competition on July 14th, and got her first CC. She also has a CQ from lure-coursing and unfortnately one disq. as well. She is training for racing and in the spring of 2009 we'll see how she does running with others. The proximity of the lure excites her a great deal and that makes her a handful. She has natural speed and endurance, but likes to stay close to her people when running free and is easy on the recall.