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Lingo lead together with Vindsnabbe's Coyote "Cody", fall 2006

Sunday, May 16

Kennel Snowtrail

foto: Zero's Dargo, owned by Ingvar de Forest, Sweden.

From 1978 - 1980, Ingvar de Forest, kennel Snowtrail, imported 15 Siberians from North America. 14 of them were yoused in bred. The imported dogs and there out-come, did a big influence on nowadays siberians in Sweden.

The owner of kennel Unisak tells; "Annie's Father was Zero´s Dargo imported to Sweden from USA by Ingvar de Forest. People with good knowledge of the Zero imports to Sweden and Norway, consider that Dargo has been most important to the Siberian Husky breed of all Zero imports. He was running in lead in de Forest´s racing team.

Two of the combinations gav very good litters, one after Zero's Dargo out of Arctic Trails Amber in 1979, gav 4 puppies and the 2 litters after Igloo Pak's Beaver out of Alaskan Mona of Anadyr in 1983 and 84, gav 12 puppies. This two combinations were very succes full, 14 of the 16 out-come, were yoused in bred on severel kennels.

Zero's Dargo was born in 1974 on Kennel Zero, Harris Dunlap, USA and was importet to Kennel Snowtrail, by Ingvar De Forest, Sweden, in 1978.

Zero's Dargo did only 5 litters, 4 in Sweden and one in Norway (the litter in Norway have no offspring). But fortunately the 4 litters in Sweden was successful.

In 1979 Dargo breeded Arctic Trails Amber, this litter gav 2 males and 2 females. Frosty on kennel Snowtrail (gav severel litters in Sweden) and Crazy (severel litters in both Sweden and Norway). The 2 females came to Norway and Sandy is stil in the pedigrees on some Siberian Huskys now a days.

Alaskan's Mona of Anadyr got a litter on four females, with Dargo, in 1981. Ingvar keept Tussie and Lisa, who became two fine leaders in his team. Annie became a foundation bitch on Kennel Unisak.

Igloo Pak's Chena gave 6 puppies, with Dargo, in 1983, one male and five females. Molly and Jessie and the male, Zeb, stand on the kennel. Cheyenne was sold to a young driver, Maria Lindkvist. Cheyenne was a supreme and fast dog and Maria' leader for many ears. Nancy was also a leaddog, she run in Benwordh Jonsson' team.

The bred by Dargo with Snowtrails Betsie, a Alaskan's Cosmo of Anadyr o Arctic Trail's Amber, gave five puppies. Spike run in Ingvars team and Bessie in Peter Bourners. Jerry, Pepsie and Misty run in Maria Lindkvist' team.

Most of the offspring from Zero's Dargo, show good leader ship and a strong willing to work.

In 1980 Igloo Pak's Beaver gave one litter out of Igloo Pak's Chena. The litter consist only of two males and Happy is the onlyest who later gave outcome and he stil is in nowadays Siberian Huskys peedigrees. This litter was Beaver' first bred.

Igloo Pak's Beaver was born 1977 on kennel Igloo Pak, owned and driven by Roland A. Lombard, The sire to Beaver was the legendary Igloo Pak's Wing-A. Beaver did 10 more litters in Sweden, in the period from 1983 - 1986. Out over the litter with Chena, Beaver gave 4 more importent litters:

Rumba av Vargevass, after Peik out of Talitta of Kolyma were mated in 1983, on Kennel Ad Libs, by Eije & Marianne Grumer. Choro and Judika were used on kennel Ad Libs. This line is stil in Sweden.

Also in 1983 and the year after, Beaver mated Al. Mona of Anadyr. This bred gave Snowtrails Bandit (1 litter on Kanalaskas) and Melissa, '83 (severel litters on kennel Rookie, Bo-Göran Karlsson) and Dorrit on kennel Unisak (two litters), and Speedy-Chuck, '84 (Kljutjevskajas).

In 1984 Beaver also breeded Snowtrail's Linda, on Kennel Unisak and got Unisak's Bilbo Bagger and Iwa.

Arctic Trail's Amber:
She came from kennel Arctic Trail, owned and driven by Lloyd V. & Winifred Y. Slocum. The sire to Amber was the legendary Igloo Pak's Wing-A. Amber were imported to Sweden at the same time as her brother Arctic Trail's Fang, came to kennel Vargevass, Norway.

Arctic Trail's Amber, from 1972 had only 2 litters in Sweden. The first litter was with Dargo and was a realy good bred. The second litter was with Al. Cosmo of Anadyr, '80. Ingvar keept Betsey, Spooky stayed with Hans and Mona Sjö, Nelly came to Kennel Chamsin.

Alaskan's Mona of Anadyr:
Ingvar was so lucky to buy Alaskan's Mona of Anadyr, born in 1974 on kennel Anadyr, owned and driven by Earl and Natalie Norris, Alaska. She was after the legendary Alaskan's Nicolai Of Anadyr II. Mona gave 4 litters.

Alaskan's Mona of Anadyr had also one litter with Snowtrails Frosty, it was in 1982. Quick-Arrow stayed on Kennel Snowtrail, Sibir went to Kennel Kanalaska and all the 4 males, Fred (Unisak), Andy (Kanalaska), Tom-Arrow (Rookie's), Mike (Heidiburg) and Quick-Arrow (Unisak), were yoused in bred.

**Nu er det 10 år siden brødrene Olsen vandt Det Europæiske Melodigrandprix med Smuk som et stjerneskud**

Saturday, May 1

Den Gamle Norske Stamme

HAPPY BIRTH DAY VIVI
foto: from summer 2008; Vivi with Shika and Pavlo, after Flekken av Vargevass, owner Tore Hunskår, Kennel Thep, Norway.

I 1958 rejser legendariske Leonhard Seppala, manden som gjorde Siberian Huskyen kendt, på besøg i sit gamle hjemland, Norge. Han medbringer en fin hvid Siberian Husky tæve med navnet Molinka of Bow Lake som gave til den kendte forsker og vildmarksforfatter, Helge Ingstad.

Året forinden blev en Siberian Husky han, Pogo, importeret fra Canada, af Gisle Bang, til Norge. Molinka får to kuld med Pogo, og familien Ingstads interesse for Siberian Huskyen begyndte. Kort tid efter Molinkas to kuld, importerer de en han, Bryar's Sepp og en tæve, Bryar's Sindy, fra Keith Bryar.

Sepp blev straks brugt i avlen på bl.a. Molinkas afkom, Taj og Kiwa (forældre un = ikke reg. i NKK). Sindy føder 2 kuld valpe efter Sepp-afkom, Rip og Kodiak.

Flere af de bedste tæver efter Sindy bliver senere bl.a. parret med den import som blev brugt flittigst i Siberian Huskyens første årti i Norden, nemlig Alaskan Tannik Of Anadyr. Her kan bl.a. nævnes Laika som blev tæve til legendariske Peik, stamfader til Kennel Vargevass

Derudover kan nævnes at ovennævnte Siberian Huskys selvfølgelig danner grundlaget for fam. Ingstads Kennel (fra ca 1967 kaldt Kennel Brattalid) og mange andre større og mindre kenneler.

Blandt mange andre vil jeg nævne Laika's søster Tanja som får Sami med Alaskan Siber II of Anadyr. Samis afkom Ay (Helge Wilhelm Svalebjørg, Notodden), efter Chatangas Togo gav en vigtig avlstæve, Nadja (Terje Nielsen, Snarøya) efter Natomah's Ruff'n Reddi, for Kennel Seppalaska, Norway.