I'm Johanna "Jonna" Sonck (former Soinio), 45-years old Jack Russell Terrier breeder in Espoo, Finland. I have been studying psychology in the university of Turku, but I still have my Masters hanging… I have been working as rehabilitation psychologist for over 4 years and as a recruitment consultant for 5 years. At the moment I’m on a very long sick leave trying to live with my cancer. More time for the dogs, so it could be worse…

My dear friend and breeder colleque Miia Rajala has started since January 2010 as my co-breeder under my prefix Dirtdigger’s to ensure the continuity of my breeding no matter how I’m doing in the future. I have been board member in our JRT-club for several seasons, as well as both chairman and president of the breeding committee. At the moment I'm president of breeding committee. I enjoy conversations with my breeder collegues and I have quite many contacts all over the world with other breeders.

During summer time I spend all of my free time at our island in North-Karelia. I am constantly repairing some old furniture for the house. Antiques – Jugend and rustic style – is my hobby and great interest. During the fall I love to pick mushrooms. I move a lot in the woods all year around with my dogs.

I’m very much a "down to earth" -person and love all sorts of animals more than anything. My former job as an international groom for champion horses left me with ongoing interest to horses. I keep an eye on the trotting world all the time and I keep in touch with some of my old friends from horse business. In the past I worked over 10 years with trotters. I was responsible of daily wellbeing of world class trotters like Mack Lobell, who was a World Champion, and Friendly Face who was European Champion three times. I also had some other nice horses like Natasha R, Arnie's Hoot and Place Kicker to mention some.

Some words in finnish, as my web blog is written in finnish (and as Formula 1 winners always say some words in mother tongue in the end…); Minun ajankohtaiset kuulumiseni selvität parhaiten lukemalla blogiani, josta käy kyllä selkeästi ilmi mikä milloinkin pännii. En päivitä blogiani päivittäin, mutta kylläkin viikoittain, ainakin pyrin siihen. Blogiani luet omalla vastuullasi, sillä en mieti kirjoittaessani ketkä kaikki saattavat ajatuksistani olla kiinnostuneita. Jos löydät itsesi blogistani, niin pliis, älä haasta minua oikeuteen.