18/6-24 Old news again, but taken some time to
upgrade this old homepage once again
Trying tro make new albums after One.com stopped their
service...I refuse to just have a group on Facebook...
Things change, I am now retired since 23 and have more time on
my hands. Number of dogs steadily decrease. Its almost 3 years
since I had a litter. A few have left lately with disease and
age and today I am down to 12. 3 yakutians and 9 siberians. Of
witch 3 turns 11 soon and 1 is 12. Since last update, I got an
old Atv and are able to train from home when fields are
harvested til it gets too much snow.
Plan was to have a siberian litter from Timir this summer, a
nice female living at Piperbakken.She is now Ntch and she got
Cert at NSHK Spescialty last year and is a nice girl. Typically
she got pannus this spring so that was it.Very sad.But a good
thing it came before she was bred...
Both Yaara and Snoki has turned out to have LTV1(Lumbosacral
Transitional Vertebra) This is quite new to me and I am in the
process of learning more about it. If Yaara were to be bred, I
will wait til she is closer to 5 to be sure she have no problems from it.
Most dogs don`t, espescially those with LTV1, wich are the
mildest form. And then one must
find a male that is chequed with LTV0. That is the breeding
advice. Mine have been diagnosed with
INCOC
in Finland, but Finland is only county so far that have a
system to grade them and register it in the kennel club database.
The most economic way is to take the 2 extra back-xrays same
time as HD pics. As it is consultation and sedation that costs.
If one register and pay at Incoc ahead, you get a link so that
the vet can upload it directly.The DCM format they want are more
troublesome than JPG.
So I will see with Ildi, she hads A hips and LTV0, but is not
eyechequed yet.
Its is very nice to be retired, one can look at weather forcast
and go out with the dogs on the best days:) I have time in my
beloved garden, have as usual some clubcomittments that take
time, both in siberian husky club and breeding comittee
for yakutian laika. So I don t have time to get bored.
Here are some snapshots from 23/24
12/12-20
Ooooh well...from 1 til 2 years updates...
2020 was extremely busy around here, both setting up a
greenhouse, having a litter of pups and got a major renovation
of my house ...Finally got the dogkitchen in main floor that I
needed for 30years:) I enjoy it very much though.Better late
than never...
I am getting older and dogs are getting fewer and older. In the
year to come, majority of them will reach 8, 9,10,11.Some has
left since last update and also some has arrived.
Myrull died from cancer, Grivna moved to Finland and Nenana live
in the neigbhourhood as company for her daughter Nenya and have
a blast as spoiled housedog, same goes for Svarte.Ailo spend
some months here also i, as he had trouble finding the
perfect home. Now he is finally landed and is thriving!.
The plan is to gradually reduce the number with natural causes
down to lets say 6-7. But these dogs have been my life and
lifestyle for most
of my adult life, and exept for my arms that has made some
trouble lately( but is recovering and I need to realize I cannot
do everything I could before) I am healthy so far. So I will
enjoy their company for hopefully some more years and
still do some occational breedings, as I have put out some dogs
on breedingterms. Running no more than 6 on sled suits me
well - I enjoy skiing and walking with one at the time more
again. Everything has its time....
As you can see on my homepage, there has been a new arrival from
another polardog breed that is new to Norway, the yakutian
laika. I was fascinated by their fantastic looks and history and
coinscidents led to Snoki arriving from Elina in Finland. I
enjoy Snoki and learning to know a similar but still quite
different dog from the SH.
Last winter was very green around here and this one start very
wet and warm too. My christmas wish is snow and trails at home!
Here is a little gallery from the past 2 years
2/5-2018 Even more than a year since newsupdate this time....I
have updated with new films and pics in Gallery page. We had a
fantastic winter! Even if sheveling almost kills you sometimes:)
First time for 6 -7 sesons I had stabile snow at home. I bought
snowshoes and skis to keep track open and also started skijoring
again:) New startingpoint just outside dogyardgate.
Nenana have 3 week old puppies, a very nice bunch I must
say!They have their own gallery now!There are some available at
the moment
2/5 This film is about Nay-La-Chee s Rohan Tuna
Icecross who is a visitorsdog in nursinghomes and is training to
be a therapydog with her clever owner Ann-Jonette:) Fun to see:)
9/2-2017 Nenanas puppies are now 6 weeks. There
never came more info outside Facebook as they were spoken for
quite fast. Here is
a new album with images of the litter. They still
live inside as the only female was unlucky, got stepped on by
mother and got a wrist fracture... we hope it will heal
completely
9/2- Fall passed with training on Sessvoll, new
area with the new cart, I really enjoy it! I attended camps on
Finnskogen and Ål and a couple of rigraces. I judged SH pups and
Matchshow at NSHK like last year and Matchshow at OMTKs camp,
quite some fun)Winter has been more
than miserable this season, mostly icy conditions since november
and snow for short periods. Hamar is closest, stabile winter
now- I have only been there once and tried the sled. Right now
the injuried pup keeps me from leaving for too long time so dogs
are exercised mainly on nearest forestroad at Årnes. I invested
in good winterchains for all 4 wheels of the
Troll cart so I have possibility to run with cart in a bit of
snow and some ice...
Here is the only
film from this falls training- last deathcramp from
the Ixus.
28/12-16 More dogs are eyechequed this year
NLC Askesky Myrull: eyecheque/gonio clear
NLC Nateq: eyecheque/gonio clear
NLC Snowy Owl: eyecheque/gonio clear
NLC JJ Graabein: ikke medfødt bakre polar katarakt/retinaløsning
/bulls eye/diverse blødninger
NLC Corvus Korp: eyecheque clear/25-50 fibrae latae Dette regnes
nå som uten anmerkning
Niehku av Gamasvarri: eyecheque clear/ 25-50 fibrae latae (noe
trange vinkler)
Svartedalens Nenana; eyecheque/gonio clear
Kefeus Sokrovishe Grivna: eyecheque/gonio clear
There has for the first time been a extended discussion in the
SH world in Norway about eyetesting- and slowly more people
cheque. Very many of the dogs chequed has fibrae latae/L
pectinatum abn. My politics were allways to avoid breeding two
dogs with this condition together.
List of eyetested dogs owned or bred by me
12/3
I never had phones suitable for Instagram, but
now I could not resist anymore-My nick is naylachee,
welcome to follow! Will display old and new shots.
12/3 Had 3 nice days at Gåsbu Arena
with Lene H and all our dogs. Nice to travel away sometimes with
good company, and good experience for the dogs. Not the most
exciting terrain but easy to stay there with many dogs;) This
time both lights and tires on trailer behaved;) That is allways
a relief. My 5th Ixus has deceased and the mobilecamera is not
the best but it must do.
15/2 I have now invested in a Troll
cart wich I think is going to be a huge advantage for
me.Saving time and better training for each dog. Its
heavier with better ability to hold eager dogs than the Dyck so
I can safely run 8 dogs alone.Besides it is much higher under
it, so its possible to run in more rugged terrain- that means I
have possibility to train from home sometimes too:) The
suspension also make it better suited for the frozen clay at
Sessvoll in this days of long dirt season.... But right now, its
perfect sledding conditions in the rolling hills of
Hadeland/Hurdal
7/2-16 The puppies have now left
for their new homes Good luck to them all, looking forward to
follow their future! Litterprefix is LbL (Loved by Lene)
Lene and family keeps 3, one is female Tundra on breedingterms
And outside the nice winter have turned into glare ice
again...:(
29/1 Finally made an album here too with the
Chika-Oliverpups;) Lene and family does a great job with them. A
very well soscialized and harmonic bunch. At the moment there
are 1 or 2 males available, I know witch after this weekend.
They are 8 weeks next week Gallery
here----->
29/1 Winter came at last around here too with a
very cold period and beautiful winterweather. It came enough to
make trails in Romeriksåsen again.A lot of snow here to but
impossible to make trail yet due to fall ploughing on fields:(
And today everything is melted again anyway. Nothing one can do
with the *new* climate, running on sleds get more and more
*luxury* in future.
Portraits Photo Marita Pettersen
10/1- 2016 Had some wonderful new year days on
the mountains of Ål with doggy friends;) Trouble with the
trailer as always but I managed to get up and down safely;)
24/12-15
Wish you all a peaceful holliday and a happy new year! Cartrun
on 23/12 is first time ever... But better with bare ground than
ice all over....
16/12 Seems winter is not planning to arrive
this year.. With a break when everything was gleare ice, I can
still run with the Dyck at Sessvoll.At least they get some good
training on running on glare ice;) since the puddles are
frozen... I think I was never on a cart this late
before.Luckily we are going to the mountains soon, hope it does
not rain there.
9/12Chika got a litter of 6
males and 2 females! Both Chika and Lene did very well;) One
male came as a suprise 13 hours after the others. The litter
will grow up at Lenes place as she never had her own litter and
would very much like the experience before and I am sure
she will be taking good care of them.
So Ugle was not the only Nay-La-Chee born in 2015 after all...
7/11 NLC Rohan Chika (Isi Birkebeiner x Kefeus Naggar
Tamsin), lead dog for Lene Halvorsen is confirmed pregnant
with Oliver Bumble av
Vargevass (Ch Thor av Vargevass x Janneke av Vargevass) owned
by Steinar Bergheim.
Both have very nice temperament and are good sleddogs. Info of
litter and parents will come soon
7/11- Ravn was 11 years today.... He is still running lead as
allways, but guess is last season he can keep it up... I dread
the day without a elader like Ravn, he has been my steeringwheel
all his life. ave other descent leaders, but none have that
spescial way of reaction like Ravn... What he does nt have in
shape and size he have in brains! Here is a film of his
talkingabilities and his grandfather and his pups with Nayak in
2012...
4/11-2015 Yearly update again... Fall is almost
at winter, but its very warm. I have still a lot to do in house
and garden, one never sees the end of it.. But I really enjoy
the renovated house and my new, bigger pond and I also have
started up the project to grow more of my own food. Maybe I will
get chickens and ducks also but need livingplaces to be build
first. At least I am never bored.
Me and the dogs are out about 3 times a week since beginning of
september. Mostly on the Dyckcart divided in 3 teams. Not so
long distances but they have to work hard in small teams, with
heavy load on sandy ground. More recently 12-14team with
turnaround of youngest, not mainstring and oldies, in front of
vehicle. With one stop to put all dogs in car and turn around
and hook them up again, that makes 18 kmtrs trip. A bit
timeconsuming, but only solution if to prevent traveling too
far.
I have attended fallcamps with OMTK and NSHK again this year,
my youngest generations were in need of training with other
teams and it was nice to soscialize a bit for me too;) Had a
great time and the weather was wonderful!
As mentioned before, not enough miles for racing, but
everybody gets out and gets happy;) Niehku is at Svein and
Irenes place this winter as they needed a female on loan and
hopefully she will run some races in their good team. And one
less to train for me. I am in the process of reducing number of
dogs down to 13. At that point I will not need the dogtrailer
anymore either and that will be a relief;)
Should be a decent 8 dog team + older dogs It will take a couple
of years, but I am not keeping any new dogs since Ugle . Some
are elderly, some have issues. I need to sell/place 1 or two.
Everything is a process- a hard one but have to think of both
the dogs and myself. The recent year has not been the best in
my life, but its managable...
I have had many dogs for many years. Siberian Huskies will
allways be the love of my life, and has been a lifestyle that
demanded all my resources.. But I am getting older, there are
other things in life too than watching running dogbuts;). The
siberian world around here is changing a lot, not only in
positive direction.
As I stopped racing I have reduced breeding, but I am not ready
to give in completely yet. Espescially not when one follows the
*marked* on Finn.no....
I have a base of lines/dogs I know well now, healthwise,
workingwise, temperamentwise and typewise. I got some new
female lines last two years also.
I will keep on trying to place females on breedingterms with
people who train a lot/race and have a litter now and then.
My mainstring this year is Bark, Finn Otto, Graabein, Nenana,
Korpi, Kraaken, Znoke, Myrull, Nateq and Grivna.
Here are some pics and films from the year that went by
Photo Viggo Jørgensen
Photo R Herstad
Besides
the dogs, the new pond at about 1700 litres is
a thing that gives me great joy
in daily life. Very good place to meditate and relax, sitting by
the pond listening to the sound of running water, enjoying water
plants, the 3 waterlilys espescially, and the inhabitants in and
around the pond. A very good investment;)
Birds are bathing and hunting around it, its dragonflies there
allways, small salamanders are breeding there, frogs are
thriving.
A not so good thing is that the brown slugs has invaded us...
Timeconsuming to keep them away:(
Recent run at
Sessvoll, exploring new trails;)
Overproduction of sweet cherrys this year;)so it was
enough for dogs also
Ugle meet someone tougher than her... Mattis, a pup who was
kenneled her for a week in transit to Finmark
4/11-15
This is NLC s Snowy Owl (NLC Muqtuk x
Greentrails Kristen) As Kristen got a new heat just 4 months
after last, Ugle was a surprise result... She is my first
singelton puppy ever and got quite spoiled. They say singleton
pups often get a not so ideal temperament with other dogs. At
home its so far no problem with her, she greets strangers in a
bit unpolite way though. She is very smart, have very strong
nerves. She is just harnessbroken and is so far very eager.She
is some spescial personality and extremely soscialble with
people.
8/11-2014
Oh dear, no updates for a year Not that people are so eager to
cheque homepages anymore.... Another winter is approaching-
wonder if it gets colder than the last one...Last winter were
the lousiest for my dogs ever, as we went little around neither
for arangements or trainingtrips. From home it was unfortunatly
snow just for a week and I did not have energy and money for
all the traveling that is needed to keep a dogteam in good shape.
Dogs get out so that all can run, same this fall. A mainteam is
coming to all the trainings, then I roulate 5 older, youngsters
and B dogs since they all dont fit in the car. but we are not
anywhere near the amount and distance needed to enter races.At least some dogs from my breeding did good at
races last winter,.
NLC Hexov
Runner and NLC Lava
Zima became
sleddogchampions
(NTCH) , on the team of Tone B Hansen/Runar Golimo Simonsen in
sprint and MD. Zimas littermates
Goshe and
Gihli ran on Svein
Dufseths team who have done very well in several MD races. NLC
Blackfoot
Yatho also ran on Sveins team and Trond Hansen who won
Polardistans 300 borrowed Yatho, he was taken out on last
chequepoint. NLC Blackfoot
Aki is still running in lead at
Snørokk kennel, she finished Hallingen, Vkerfjell and Femund 400
. NLC Tokpok
Tvilling
ran on Marlene Karlssons team who became nr 4 (18) in 160
Polardistance and did well on other Md races. Good luck for the
upcoming season to all!
Renovating
I see an end of it.. Inside house that is It feels good after
living as a *dogmushingtramp* all my life using the resources on
dogs and dogequipment, and very little on my house and
livingconditions. I also got around to make a little gardenpond
which I thought of for a long time. Will try to not get bitten
by pondbug;) Its meditative to sit by the pond and relax;)
Right now we await to know wether they will start to build 2
floor housing 4 metres from my land on 3 sides, in 10 years time
or not . Buildingplans for this area will be decided these days
and I really hope it will be further out in time...By then I am
so old that I am probably not being able to live in this house
anymore anyway....(the steep steps doesn t make it a house for
older people;)
Dogyard: Did not even put out pics of the new yard other than on
Facebook. What a shame. We really enjoy the *new* yard, only
drawback is dogs still get quite dirty from the new sand if its
wet, they turn brown all over. But they have great fun in the
diggingbox and the upper-play/stay-areas Also solarcell lamps
have lightened up the yard and rest of my garden, they work well
also in the fall but not so much in winter. I love to sit and
watch dogs play in the yard.
Thomas have lived here for a year now. He has his own truck and
works away most of the time, but love to spend some time with
dogs when he is at home. Seems Grivna is his soulmate;)
!
There were for the first time no pups here this year since Gihli
was empty. We will try again in spring. She is a very nice female and have both good looks,
good temperament and good raceresults. She was empty first time
we tried with Kaniq, this spring she was finished standing when
I got her here. I am interested in putting out some female on
breedingagreement to working homes if there will be pups.
I have many youngsters in training, hopefully we will be able to
get some good sledrunning this year so I can learn more what
they have in them. Unfortunatly its forcasted another mild
winter but time will tell. Nenana is very eager, and with a lot
of energy but also very softtempered and submissive. She has a
nice size, not so good build but runs pretty smooth anyway.
Grivna has grown into a compact, medium sized male, not overly hot headed in the team
but work steadily. Muktuq has grown very tall and is extremely
hot at hookup and intensely hard working in harness.Just hope
and pray the intensity is not too much. Nateq are a bit less
hotheaded, but very nice working and they have very fluid
movement. The 3 *Kraakens* the Nayak/ Ravn boyz are 2 years now
and work steady, also Ørnulf who was a bit off and on first
season. I run 3 x 6 dogteams mostly with the Dyck, takes time
and not so long runs for each team, but with a decent pace. I
dread the fact that Ravn is 10 now, I dread the day when i dont
have that kind of comandleader on hand. Graabein is close, but
not so good at passing single dogs unfortunatly. FinnOtto runs
steadily in lead now together with his halfbrother Bark.They are
gettting better at comands, but the imediate reaction to
comnands that Ravn had from he was 9 months, none of the others
have.
Could not resist the offer of having this girl
Niehku av Gamasvarri
from Kenneth Eliassen and Ann Kristin Laiti, since she have very interesting
lines. Mother Desta was main leader at Magleilin kennel in
Finland who recently switched to alaskans and was sold to
Kenneth and Ann Kristin in Karasjok (they lived down here and
Kenneth was joining me on trainingruns most of last fall) Father
is Doffen av Vargevass, owned by Vesterelva kennel, from a nice
litter of dogs. Very nice looking, smart puppy.
Show:I did not show much lately either. Starting to get
very expensive to go to shows in Sweden due to dewormingroutines
and paperwork. Entered only Nayak and her pups on norw
spescialty with Anna Tørnløv judging. Many blue ribbons this
year and Nayaks link of 6 very high placings on spescialties
got broken by a VG. Oh well, she was very fat and not that
judges peace of cake, thats showlife.Nateq was nr 3 in her class,
Muktuq got best puppy in his ageclass but was beaten by younger
male for best male pup. Skarv who now lives with Anette P Kolbu
got to our suprice CK and 3 best open maleclass. Also great that
the litter out of NLC Lava Goshe and Ulveheias Nusse bred by
Svein and Irene look so good besides being promising in harness,
they all did well at the show and won the breedingclass
also.Atim got 3 best male and Zarya 2 best female. Congrats!
22/10 Meet KefeusSokrovishe Grivna (Kefeus Wolf Moon Einstein x Alaskans Minor of
Anadyr pics below) I planned for a female from this combination
but there were only one that stays with Jenni, so decided for a
male since I found the combination very interesting. Grivna is a
smart, energetic, loud and mischievous pup that keeps you
entertained. He is very tough headed, soscial but also very
opinionated...
22/10Nayak got,
like my guess was, 2 pups 4/10 with Forstals Kanig. They will
stay at home. One of each sex. Smallest NLC litter ever, but
much welcomed and better than none. Kaniq is a bashful gentleman
so there was only two few second breedings at right days.
22/10-13. Fall again...A
very warm and dry one, like a perfect summer, sunny but not too
hot:) ...Falltraining has proceeded for quite a
while, but no serious racetraining, but one day on and one off
with some days off inbetween when something else is going on
here.... Main thing is to get
everyone out to run, so as long as it is carttime, I go out with
14 dogs This fall Kenneth and his two dogs Bolt and Frost have
joined most trainingruns too so that means two 8 dog teams. Sessvoll where we train is more
blocked now than before, with large rocks and logs to prevent
motorwheicles, but its still possible to get some good rounds.
As usual I hope for late but plentyful snow, november and
december is allways troublesome when it comes to training around
here.
Dogyardrenovation is finished one of this days, everything
went smooth and below budget:) It will hopefully benefit both
dogs and me.More pics when it is finished
Bathroomrenovation on the other hand, makes me want to go crazy, the
promised 3 weeks has turned into soon 4 months. One sure misses
shower and bathtub in the house:( But its progress, but very
slow....
27/7 It has
been a really hot summer this year for a change from the all
rainy summers last years. Really tropical. Dogs is getting
accustumed to the new, large bathtub as I am tired of the
plastic pools getting eaten. I have renovated the old pens as
welds were opening and elements rusting at the bottom so quite
some job to change a lot of it with new gates and
elements. Digging up the mainground is still on wait. I had
Alaska visits twice this summer, first Kari Skogen and JP
Norris from Anadyr kennels and later on their daughter Lisbeth
and a friend and two dogs in transit between Finland and Alaska.
Allways nice to meet siberianpeople:) Lisbeth has signed up for
Iditarod, tough girl:)
27/7 As I have
been looking to get some new femalelines into the kennel, this
is the first result of the search.. swedish Svartedalens
Nenana (SUch (Polar)ch Ylajârvis Vargtass x Isdimmas Blitzen)
Motherside is half and half North Wapiti/Vargevass, fatherside
old swedish lines.. I am also waiting for another exiting pup to
be born in Kefeus kennel, Finland . Nenana is a smart and funny pup, but its quite some
job for me with a puppy without mother or siblings here. Luckily
I started my vaccation as she was 8 weeks so she is following me
around most of the day. Color and markings are the splitting image of her
mother, so time will tell if the rest of her will remind of her
too:) .
27/7
Leg Tragedy struck again....NLC s DarksideSkrømt
left for the rainbow bridge in the middle of june. She was my
pick of Tamsin/Skarv litter and such a spescial, soscial
tailwagging couchpotato. I woke up to terrible screeming and
found Skrømt with her one hock (same leg as Nayaks accident) in
an akward angle and hock swollen. In shock I just knew that this
was not good.... Most likely she has stepped in a whole between
tiles at the same moment her buddy Finn Otto has pushed her over
playing. Hanne was away and I rushed to the nearest vet with
her. The leg looked very akward and chances it had broken in
growthline was large (wich often results in a leg that is
shorter or not straight). Prognosis for ever becoming a sleddog
was low and with Nayaks story close to my mind I decided to let
her go. A very hard desiscion and I have been crying a lot over
her and miss her every day,.
RIP Skrømt you were a very
spescial girl
27/7 Finally I
got a new Toyota Hi Ace also! Planning for a short
model
newer one but ended up with a long, 2005 one with low mileage. . I
don`t regret, good with the extra space and the 2005 cost much
less than the stronger 2007 and newer. Since I never had AC I
guess I can live without it in future too:) The 2005 has 102hk, but its still improvement since my 98 model had only 89hk....
Has mounted a ventilationfan this time, both for the wellbeing
of car and dogs..... Got some new cages but still the main
cage is not mounted since its renovating time again and
its good with the open space for transporting goods. This year
its bathrooms, kitchen and dogyard that is renovated. Allways
something, and it takes much longer time than expected.
This house was bad from the beginning and have also been
neglected over the years since most of the bundget
have gone to dogs dogs dogs.....If I am
lucky, next year I can enjoy it all and do some gardening
again:) Digging
up the exercisingpen is so expensive (espescially to get rid of
the dirt) so replanned and will put tiles and woodflooring
on 1/3 of the area I planned to gravel. This time I need strong
cloth and nets in the ground to prevent them from biting holes
in the cloth and getting the sticky clay all over the surface,.
Also the oldest fences are rusty and getting destroyed so
have to change a whole lot of fences.Feels like I have
been carrying tiles and digging and mounting fences my whole
life! at least half of it....
10/7-13 Late
with updates as usual:) Been to two shows this spring
before coats dissapeared. At NPHK Elverum, Robert
Sellevik judging, Kraaken got Exc 1JKK, Finn Otto
Exc, CK, 3. BHK and Nayak got Exc, CK 3AKK, 3 BTK
At NSHK Spesialty, judge Arvid Gøransson, Kraaken
got VG, Bark got Suff (due to reservness) an Nayak
saved the family honour getting 2. BTK with Res Cert like
last year. That was her 6. show and on all 6 she has got CK(1
cert and 2 R cert) and among top 3 females with good enties.
Proud of my pretty girl:) Its hard to get the large Cert though,
in order to become a champion. On the reproducingside- Gihli x Forstals Kaniq brededing was
without result. I consider to have a last litter on Nayak
22/2 Almost 6 weeks:)
11/2 Tamsins pups are
4 weeks today. They still live inside since they are so
few:) The pinto male is most likely available
11/2 Finally its
full winter all over the place:) Just about enough for
hometrails, which I have expanded. Last snowfall was for once
not followed by rain:) Great snow in Hurdal and Romeriksåsen. So
we vary where we go. As long as its trails at home I try to save
some diesel so fewer runs far away. Winter at its best right now:)
21/1 14 jan
Kefeus Naggar Tamsin got 3 females and 1 male with
NLC s JJ Skarv. There were a 4th female but she was
stuck in birthcanal for a long time and was lifeless when born,
with airways full of fluid. .Got her back but she was not ment
to live poor little one.
The other four are thriving:)
3
females, two agouti dirtyfaces and one black/white Pinto
male
21/1 The
Corvus litter are 6,5 months now and a energetic and
sosciable bunch. I am looking forward to try them in harness
soon:)
Here is some recent portraits of my boyz:)
21/1
Participated at Hamar Hundekjørerfestival in 8-dog sprint
16 km. + degrees and rain was not the thing for my not -ideal-conditioned
furballs so there were not excactly sprint speed exept for the
first 15 minutes day 2:) Changed leaders some times underways
and had some snoweating breaks (even though they were well
hydrated) Nayak ran in lead first day, slowed down at the last
part but think it was the heat that bugged her more than her
leg. Next day Bark and Znoke/Haidi ran in lead and we had a
cleaner run but way behind the others. But we will come back
stronger! The team was mostly my younger dogs who did not race
before (exept for rigraces) so it was good training for them and
the pups that I brought to Hamar:) We slept in tent and enjoyed
the musherdinner on saturday Nice weekend whatever:)
Teampics are Tone B Hansen and Svein Dufseth with NLC dogs
in their teams Great fun they got hooked on
racing:)
21/1 Snow came
and 17/12 Ronny opened the maintrail on the fields with
skies and sled- That
is record early, before we had it at 26/12. So good indeed to
hook up the dogs outside the gate again (not possible last
winter)
Unfortunatly it rained away 29/12. After a few days of mild
weather we had real cold winterweather, still on. Very
frustrating that snow went away before this cold period:( So
then we are doomed to travel to Hurdal, 50 min drive from here,
in order to train. But after all its good to have a place to go
to , where you can run sleds...
21/1
Participated in Dogs4All (not working weekend for a
change) Been a while since I participated on stands (but did my
share for many years) Brought a bunch of dogs (Nayak, Korpi,
Finn Otto and Falk) who spent some hours in the pen on NSHK
stand. All of them are soscial and pretty spescimens:) And
events like this are good training for them also.
21/1 19 november I had
to say goodbye toNay-La-Chee `s Iver Glipp (Alka-Shan
Fudge of Sno-Fire x NLC s Cool Running Kenoia) , 14,5
years old. He had been stiff in his back for quite a while
but happy, talkative and eating like a horse. But this late
evening I heard warningbarks outside and found him cramping in a
heavy seizure ( first time any of my dogs had a seizure, but not
uncommon in such old dogs) so I wentto vet hospital right away (luckily my sister was on duty)
and put him to sleep.RIP Iver,
a kind and spescial boy and foundationdog at my kennel
21/1-13
Resyme-time: Middle of november, Graabein
got a very nasty toe-injury, it was split in half (probably from
fencefighting about girls in heat:( It was excellently sowed
back in place by my sister Hanne and maybe excellently nursed by
me- 5 weeks later he was out running again with the toe
functioning good (we feared amputation at first since it was so
demolished) Graabein was a nice insidedogs except for a
few peeingaccident on corners:)Allways inconvenient to get a main comand-leader injuried,
glad he is back:) But with less training thanthe others:(
Merry Christmas and Happy new year!
4/11 Snow came
early, end of october! Dogs loved it, but I allways fear early
snow since it often turns into ice and lousy conditions. Luckily
it rained away in a few days....One have to endure all kinds of
weather when into mushing, here is an
album in the spescial light late moist nights can bring
on. One have to look for beauty where it can be found:)
4/11 I got
around to this seasons last rigrace, Haloweenløpet. Lots of
people and teams and lot of waiting to start, good training for
the dogs.
Many NayLaChee dogs to meet this time:) Without the
superscreamers Znoke and Haidi, they were suprisingly calm:) Team
was Nayak and Graabein in lead, Dingo, Myrull, Bark, Fnotto Ravn
and Skarv. Age and build are catching up on Ravn, he have a hard
time sprintrunning long downhillstretches and I had to brake for
him even if he ran in wheel..I won the 8-dogclass this time.
Results here
Unfortunatly it seems that we might have cought kennelcough,
time will tell...
Teams of Frank and Nina, and Svein D. NLC Gihli ran in lead
18/10 Me and
Ronny went to NSHK s fall camp in Ål Hallingdal., with
men and mice. We were lucky with the weather and had a very nice
time. Puppies were very clever in traveling and made no fuzz
about being in the cage or being tied up at the stakeout:) I
entered the rigrace with Nayak,Graabein, Dingo, Bark, Znoke,
Myrull Skarv and Svale and won the 8-dog class:) There are fewer
rigraces to attend this fall, two were same weekend, now its
only Haloweenrace left...Nice,sosciable weekend and as
usual, we were the last to leave after training two treams and
packing the circus together Album from
the trip here
18/10 I had
entered two dogs at the swedish SH spescialty, and Anne
Kari and I had a nice trip to Idre in beautiful fall weather.
Judge for males was Erna-Britt Nordin. River got an Exc
in workingclass, Finn Otto got Exc, CK and nr 2 in junior
class:) He was a bit out of mood, being overwhelmed by the big
world:) All and all this former chubby little chap have grown to
a long legged, max size male cute as a doll and with a pleasant
temperament. He is started in harness and is very eager in
his work so far.
Also met up with Marlene Karlsen who brought home one of my
female critters to try out in a smaller kennel than mine.)
18/10 It
took a while to get everything ready to start the
trainingseason. A lot of back and forth with the Dyck cart and
missing parts--More and more parts were changed, now
Ronny know the construction of the mechanisms in a Dyckwheel,
and it will be easier another year...hopefully
So we did not get going before 17 september. As usual I (and
Ronny) train two teams so it takes time. Weather is as last year,
very wet and grey....But in order to get enough training on them
to at least enter som shorter races this season we have to get
out in the mud and water quite regularly....
I bought 3 new solid dogcages, because of a lack of
thought for a moment, the whole old dogcagesystem had to be
taken apart to get the new one in... But now its very functional
exept I dont have the opportunity to sleep in the sidedoor area
anymore....
Nayak has been
running in full training, but have on several occations limped
for a little while, after resting in the car or doghouse.
So I think my hope of her racing again is not coming through.
its sad to loose such a fast, fluid running, hardworking
dog in the team, but at least I am glad she can run shorter
distances and enjoy herself.She runs in lead and keeps
up the speed. With such serious injuries as she had, there will
be arthrosis sooner or later.
18/10
Nayaks puppies have of course left the building, and 3 boys
stayed here ....I could not make up my mind who to keep, one
Nayak replica, one reminding of Ravn and Ørnulf reminding of
only himself:) Also have some slow descending testichles among
some of the boys, something that is unusual here:( Time will
tell...These boys are ekstremely brave and sosciable. Not afraid
of anything so far.The other 4 has got new homes around
Norway.Looking forward to hear about their progress:)The
littercode ended at Corvus, latin for the crow-family:)
My boys are Korpi the black one, Kraaken the light one and
Ørnulf the agouti.Ørnulf is such a great model that he
got his own album:) His expression is very cool:)
19/8 Puppies
are 5,5 weeks now. I update Gallerypage once a week. Also put
out a film where they can be seen. Video here
11/7 Nayak
delivered 7 pups today, 2 females and 5 males. There are 2 males
available at the moment. Everything went well The
litters Gallerypage here
11/6 My old
favourite NLC `s Iver Glipp turned 14 in may! He is
walking stiffly but is still happy and talkative and seems to
enjoy life. Eat like a horse and dig holes with the rest of the
gang....He allways was a very sweet dog. But they might leave
anytime in this age..
.
11/6 Art news:
Since fall, me and the dogs have been to several photoshoots
with talented artist Noah Alveberg.
That has been great fun:) He recently had exibition in Oslo.
Also he has made a video with dance and the dogs involved, link
when it appears online. Graabein and Jeni also attended a
fashion photoshoot for Momo Sabah but so far I have not
seen the pics. It was a bit nervy since models had very
expensive clothes on, and both dogs are witout maners and were
shedding like hell:)I think it is fun to attend things like that:)
11/6 Shownews:
Have attended a couple of shows this spring with Nayak
and Bark. Nayak has been in full coat and looking good:)
First show was Polardogclub, with well known Karsten
Grønås judging and entry of 32 sibes. Nayak was BIM (Bos)
and got her first Cert! Bark was nr 3 in Open class with Ck.
Next show was NSHK Spescialty with recordlarge entry of
92, with Ali Koops UK judging. I had entered Svale and Falk too
but it was so tropical hot that week that I did not have the
energy to showtrain them from schratch so left them home... Bark
got an Exc, but Nayak went on to become nr 2 Best female
with Res cert! Nay-La-Chee got nr 1 Breeders class with HP, with
Nayak,Bark, Zima and Gihli Good showresults are more satisfying
when judges are breed spescialists:) And it is of course
touching for me that Nayak can run again, in showrings and in
harness, without obvious signs of her injuries:)
Photo of Bark: Anita Egerbakken Nayak: Tanita Hakkebo Ragnes
11/6 Long time
again! Its the age of Facebook I`m afraid. I have just
last week finished renovating of the living room.-took 8 mnths
with on and off work. Puh-never again.... The winter passed with
lousy snowconditions around here and too little sledding. No
travelling for training ,races or camps. All and all it seems
pretty unrealistic that I get going again with all the
travelling for racetraining. I am not sure if its worth it for
me. I don`t think there will be any moving either. One doesn`t
get younger, back and knees are starting to say hello...
Things have evolved a lot in the norwegian siberian world the
last 10 years. When I started racing in the beginning of 90 ths,
there were very few siberian teams around and few kennels.
Nowaydays there are again a lot of interest in working siberians,
many new kennels, many entrants in races osv. People train much
much more then in earlier days, long distance is the *thing*A
good developement for the breed one must say. But it takes
a lot of time and resources. Many who have to travel a lot to
train. Kind of ironic to use so much gas to compete in a
wintersport...But hopefully we will have snow down here a while
longer:)
But right now I look forward to use the cart again- as long as
its that time a year (may-november) training is more easy:)
It is very releaving to finally be able to fix up some parts of
this house. Now its time to use time on understimulated dogs and
understimulated garden:)
16/1 Time for a
little update. Buisness as usual-I am too much of a Next years
musher these days...For the 3 winter. Training proceed as usual
okay on cart until november comes, then starts the
traveling-hazzle. Almost 3 weeks without car did not help
(but at least car repair got cheaper than feared since I managed
to find a used part) then came the periods that we did not have
for the last 2 seasons, the slick icy part for weeks and weeks.
So slick at times I could not even let the dogs out in the big
pen in fear of injuries. And there is not much traveling to find
snow these days. Oh do I miss the last two winters trails
outside the door....
Renovating is going slow, but forward. It takes much more time
than I thought, but its getting very nice. I have destroyed my third Canon Ixus, so now I have no small
camera to keep in thre pocket again...The Eos is not as
practical to bring along. Next time I will get a waterpproof
camera that do not retreat its lense... Maybe then no sand or
dogfoodcroms will get stuck inside it....
1/1-2012 Tamsins
puppies have left the nest. The male Finn Otto stays
here as for now, Chika is with Lene Halvorsen on breedingterms.
A very sweet, tailwagging gang
Finn-Otto, Tuna, Tinka, Chika and Saga
Happy new year
2012!
24/11 Poor
Skarv cut his toe really badly, probably on a metal
doghouseroof. Big chunk of the toe was sewn back on and I feared
to have this hyper guy living inside for long time. But
sometimes you get a surprise:) Skarv is a smart guy and he
behaved so calm and nice living inside for 5 weeks. Part of the
toe is forever gone, but hopefully it will not affect him when
running.
19/11 I have
finally made a Gallerypage
for the Rohan-litter. (Ronny and Hanne helped them to the
world:) They are 3 weeks now and still living
inside thanks to the large cage in the kitchen. A very cute
bunch:) At the moment the male puppy is available.
We have a mild fall this year, no snow. I don`t miss it actually,
since I always fear the blue ice covering everything if it snows
too early. At the moment the Dyck cart is out of order waiting
for major repairs and yesterday my faithful car stranded with
some expensive repair comig up...its a hazzle to be without car
living in the countryside. I have a bundle of ehadlamps but now
hardly anyone work again. House its chaos but slowly getting
there. Oh well.Thats life.
30/10 We
participated in the last rigrace of the season, Haloween race,
6,6 km at Mangen. Soscialble event and I brought the 3
youngsters to get some soscialisation, but boy even with few
trips out in the world, those 3 are very peopleloving and
soscial by nature!Since I now has destroyed my third
Canon Ixus by having it in my pockets without cover, no photos
from this event.Since Ravn has problem with keeping up
speed in long downhills, alternative leaders was Nayak, Haidi
and Znoke- Lost time when Haidi and Nayak did not listen
very fast in a crossing and Znoke bolted from the speed in
the hills back down. I had to stop and go very slow to get her
going again...But Nayak ran like crazy:) But she is NOT good at
standing straight ahead when we stop, unless she has a steady
leader beside her.Rest of the team was River, Dingo,
Bark, Graabein and Myrull.Viggo J had fastest
times with his 4 dog teams and Erik Greger beat me with 47
seconds in 8 dog class this time:) Its very warm at the moment. I don`t mind because I allways
fear the first snow that allways turn into ice and make it even
harder to train. We had some hazzle with the Dyck cart this
fall, it is eating brakepads. Guess its getting old. Ronny has
gotten good at changing brakes-we also changed caliper but
brakefluid is still leaking and it is still eating brakepads. We
will now change wheel bearings to see if it helps.
29/10 Tamsin
and old Isi got 4 females, one grey, one
black and two black splash coats and one dilute black male! A
bit suprising colours as I expected greys only! They are doing
fine at the moment. A gallery will be put up soon!
20/10 I am a
bit stressed now due to the upcoming racingseason. I have
not raced for two seasons so feel we have to show something this
one. As long as you breed pups I think you ought to race
regularly. But seems like bad planning can make it another
non-racing-short-race season. The first two weeks on my
holliday I used while having pups in june. The rest was taken
out in september and renovating my living room was finally
due. New roof, new wallpaper and adjusting lower part of steps
with new ones and a wall...... and man it is a bigger project
than I feared. It`s living in chaos for weeks and weeks....I
have a large livingroom, so I have furniture, TV and PC in one
small part and renovating the other before I switch.
Hopefully I can finish at christmastime....Luckily Hanne and
Ronny are good helpers, Hanne being carpenter as good as anyone:)
On top of that Tamsin got her litter- not the best part of the
year, since it makes you dependent on puppysitter if you leave
for trainingweekends, and they also take up a lot of time.
Well, time will tell as they say. My main goal is to enjoy life:)