About
Nay-La-Chee kennel
I (Rikke Cathrine Bergendahl) got my
first Siberian when I was 14, after having seen picture of such a dog in a book.
Âijansuon Sukujak (called Naya) came from Finland
in 1974, after my mother convinced my father to let me have one (He had a setter that was
bitten by a husky and didn`t want that kind of creature in the house.) Naya came and
charmed both him and me, and the fascination for this breed has stayed ever since
I come from a doggy family, my mother Grethe is well known in Wire-Fox Terriers and is
also a judge for many breeds. My father had english setters and my sister Hanne is into
Fox Terriers and Cavalier Spaniels and is a veterinarian. .
Today Siberians and dogmushing its a lifestyle (Incurable?) Has kept a limited
number of dogs all this years, before the number increased with the interest of racing
in the 90.ths.
The kennelname Nay-La-Chee ( nai lâashi) was registered in 1976 and was
inspired from Naya my first dog, Laika, my neighbours Siberian Husky, the first Sib knew,
and Cheewan (1), the first pup to be born in my car
Even if I didn`t start racing myself before
in 91-92, I have allways tried to stay informed about the breed/ sleddogworld. In
1980-81 I spent a year in Alaska, mainly at Alaskan of Anadyr Kennels. I have worked
with the Siberian Husky Clubs magazine Huskybladet in the 70ties and has since 91 until
may 99.. I`m also active in my local Sled-dog Club. I`ve been doing an amount of writing
in different dog-magazines and also loves to take pictures, mainly of Siberians. So I have
a large collection of my own and other peoples dogs
.I also like to paint and draw
dogs, but dosn`t have the time to practice such hobbies these days.
I`ve competed in the 6-8 dog-class
up to 2003, then mainly mainly 8 or Open
My last racingseason were in 2009. To much travelingtime and costs made
me choose recreational mushing with less stress on everything.
Some of the dogs are also shown, but working was my main interest.
Temprament and workability
is therefor first priority, but the breeding-goal is also Siberians with good breed-type.
My dogs has done well at the NSHK Spesciality
Show last years,
with 2 BOBs and 3 BOS with 4 dogs.My dogs are
usually in the winnerclasses with CK at this show. I also got Honourary
Prize in the Breeders class several times One male, Konyak also won the Group at the
largest Kennel Club Show in 96.
The dogs were/are out of wellknown american racingstrains like Anadyr, Igloo Pak, , Arctic Trail, Seppala.
Of the closer Scandinavian strains, you find Vargteam,
Arctic Song, Unisak,
Snowtrail, Vargevass a.o. I also have strains from well known
german racingkennel of Alka-Shan, who has competed successfully in USA
races. I keep a variety of different lines so my dogs has different type
and size.
I eyecheque/gonioscope my breeding stock, but since
very few cheque their dogs in Norway and Sweden, I cant allways afford
to cheque other peoples males I use for breeding.
I have "shocked" people here by importing a female of typical
showlines, Now some years later, these lines havent
contributed with anything I want to continue with so the kennel will
stay mainly racingline-focused.
I have normally bred one-two litters a year lsince 95
and kept pups in most litters. The dogs live in small groups in pens at
night , but they all run together in a larger pen every day
to play and soscialize.I dont breed that much anymore since I am not
racing activly since 2009.
The kennel is situated 30 kmtrs north of Oslo, 30 minutes drive from Oslo Main
Airport.
Well, now in 2024 I am down to 13 dogs and many
are older. 3 yakutian laikas and the rest siberians.One doesn t get
younger neither dogs or people.
We go for shorter trips, rarely more than 30 kmtrs, in the neighbourhood
with atv, cart at Sessvoll and sled in the hills of Hadelandsåsen,
57kmtrs from here.
Pictures of the dogs and information about them can be seen in My
Dogs
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