Kozak

foto: Spring 1995, Vivi with our first dog Nikki, ('94- may '06), in her first month at our place.

By reasson of age and tumours we had to say farewell to Kozak. We got him, A'tebs Kozak of Togo, wich is hes real name, as 10 weeks old together with hes fathers brother, A'tebs X-ray of Bojar. Our first dog, Nikki, was the one who teached him.

Kennel Kolyma & Green Berets

foto: garden-party. From back left, Dolly, Bree and Juno in front with Shika behind, then Vince, Vacke, Grynna, Seppe and the three in right front, Pavlo, Wilma and finaly Kozak.

Kennel Kolyma, by Els van Lierop & Lau van Leeuwen, Netherlands. First reg. bred ca. 1969

They imported more than 40 siberian huskys direktly from Earl and Natalie Norris' kennel, Alaskan of Anadyr, to severel kennels in Europe. In That time meny kennels in Europe were based on thise dogs

Kennel Kolyma was wery activ in training and running races and Lau wun the Europien Master titel severel times. The kennel, who was activ until 1982, sold also severel dogs to Scandinavia.

Some of there basedogs:

Alaskan's Babiche of Anadyr, '62, male, after Bonzo of Anadyr out of Alaskan's Sigrid of Anadyr, breeder Earl & Natalie Norris. Babiche was line-bred on Chinook's Alladin of Alyeska.

Babiche did 8 litters, 3 with Al. Ginny of Anadyr (litter: A, C and D), B litter with Keelack of Kossa on kennel Green Beret. Hes fourth litter on kennel Kolyma (U-litter) with Al. Sascha of Anadyr

Alaskan Chatka of Anadyr, '66, female, after Al. Meekuk of Anadyr out of Al. Chevelle of Anadyr. Meekuk was line-bred on Alladin and Igloo Pak's Tok. Chevelle after Alaskan's Nicolai of Anadyr and out of Tyndrum's Chanel Five (line-bred on Alladin).

Chatka was bred with Al. Sha-Luk-King in '69 (Z-litter). In 1970, Chatka was breeded with one of the biggest stars on Norris' kennel, Alaskan Astro of Anadyr, after Nicolai out of Bon-Bon (line-bred on Alladin) Vostok of Kolyma came to Norway and is still in siberian husky lines yet.

Green Beret's Snowy Babbet, '70, female, after Al. Babiche of Anadyr out of Keelack of Kossa. Babbet was line-bred on Alladin. Babbet did 4 litters, one litter on kennel Kolyma (Talitta - Trail-Blazer) and 3 on kennel Green Beret

Igloo Pak's Grey Cloud, '70, male, after Igloo Pak's Spook out of Whisper of Little Alaska, breeder, Doc Lombard, owner, H.C.van Lierop. Grey was line-bred on IP Tok. Grey did 6 litters.

Vostok of Kolyma, '70, male, a Al. Astro of Anadyr o Al. Chatka of Anadyr

He did 11 litters: Stanowoi litter with Al. Ilija of Anadyr, '74. Kolyma litter with Al. Bonze of Anadyr, '75. Kolyma litter with Al. Yenka of Anadyr II, '76. Kolyma litter with Oleta of Kolyma, '77. Vargevass litter with Fyjalka of Tomani, '80.

Alaskan Bonze of Anadyr, '71, male, after Al. Nicolai of Anadyr II out of Al. Chevelle of Anadyr, Chevelle after Nicolai and out of Tyndrum's Chanel five (line-bred on Alladin).

Some dogs sold to Scandinavia.

Trail-Blazer of Kolyma, '72, a I P Grey Cloud o Green Beret's Snowy Babbet, did 3 litters in Norway.

Talitta of Kolyma, '72, a I P Grey Cloud o Green Beret's Snowy Babbet, 5 litters on kennel Vargevass, Norway.

Muk-Tuk of Kolyma, '75, a Vostok of Kolyma o Al. Bonze of Anadyr, gave Bella av Vargevass, '77. Severel litters in Norway.

Molinka of Kolyma, '75, a Vostok of Kolyma o Al. Bonze of Anadyr, gave Yokon Kiva (DK).

Kennel Green Berets, by Nancy van Gelderen-Parker, Netherlands. First reg. bred '69.

Some of the basedogs on the kennel:

Al. Ginny of Anadyr, '62, after Al. Nicolai of Anadyr out of Al. Sestra of Anadyr (after Alladin). ( A, C and D litter with Babiche).

Keelack of Kossa, '68, after Chu-Nik's Keelik of Kossa out of Chu-Nik's Erana of Kossa. Line-bred on Bonzo of Anadyr and Al. Nicolai Of Anadyr. (B litter with Babiche). She did 3 litters.

Nancy van Gelderen sold many dogs in Europe, Green Beret's Snowy Angara and Anusjka came to Finland on kennel Kree Vanka, Stina Blomqvist and the kennels Astrea and Sepäjoen.

Green Beret's Snowy Arctic came to Denmark on the legendary kennel Chukchi, by Grethe Westring. Arctic became father to among others, Chukchi Kien, Pika, Ringo and Kazan.

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:

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.

Igloo Pak's Beaver:

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**

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.

Talitta of Kolyma

Talitta of Kolyma, '72, after Igloo Pak's Grey Cloud o Green Baret's Snowy Babbet

Her følger et uddrag fra Nils Hjelms intervju med Karsten Grønås, Kennel Vargevass.

Fra svenske Polarhunden, hösten '83:

"Af tikarna har Talitta of Kolyma betytt mest. Hon importerades från Els och Leu van Leeuwen i Holland 1973. Talitta var en enkel och "crazy" ledarhund som tilsammans med Peik fick tre kullar med totalt femton avkommer, vilka har fått stor betydelse för SH-aveln i Norden.".....

Karsten fortsætter videre:

..."det var mestadels kombinationen Peik x Talitta som gav de verkliga topphundarna. I dag får vi en hög procent bra hundar i de flesta kullarna. En av anledningarna til vårt situation är att vi inte arbetar avlsmässigt med bara en linje, utan vi har hundar ifrån alla de bra SH-linjer som finns. Dette medför en mycket större variation i generna inom vårt material än hos de uppfödere som har valt ut en bestämd linje och bara avlar inom den. Fördelen med det är dels att den större variationen gör det lättare att avla frem specielle önskvärda egenskaper och dels att risken för att låsa sig fast avelsmässigt är minimal......."

Peik 2009 og Peik 2011

Kennel Seppalaska

foto: Illi (av Seppalaska), '84, (line-bred on Yeso Pac's el Diablo) kennel Seppalaskas fundation bitch (from Kennel Vindsnabbes arciv).

Kennel Seppalaska, by Øyvind Nordskau(ØN.), Norway, started 1986 (breeded Amarok '80).

Natomah's Ruff'n Reddy, breeder, Art og Judy Allen, was Imported to kennel Vargevass in 1972, 2 of hes offspring was fundation dogs for kennel Seppalaska:

Chignik av Flatagrov, dob: '73, out of Sibers Anakin, who was after Al. Siber II of Anedyr out of Kajsa av Brattalid, breeder, Sidsel Helweg, Sandvika.

Nadja, dob: '78, out of Ay, '74, who was after Chatangas Togo out off Sami, '72. Sami was after "Siber II" out of Tanja, '65 (sister to Karstens Laika), breeder, Terje Nielsen, Snarøya.

Alaskan Siber II of Anadyr was imported to Sweden (nearly the half of the 299 SH who was registrated in 2000 had Siber II back in there pedigress), he was sold to Norway in 1970.

Chatangas Togo was imported til Norway from Sweden, he was born in 1969 and became the most used dog from this litter; after Mike von Nordpol out of Birka von Polaris, breeded by Ernst Schmid, newcommer from Schweis.

In 1980 mated ØN. Tinka Awuna, '77, after Chignik av Flatagrov out of Katinka, breeder, Bjørn Haugbjørg, (Tixsie) Norway, with "Yellow", Yeso Pac's El Diablo, owner, Karsten Grønås, and got among others Amarok.

Amarok mated Misjca, '80, after "Yellow" out of Nadja, '78), breeder Sissel Bogen. out of this litter ØN. got Illi in 1984.

Next year ØN: imported Uelen's Ezra of Sepp-Alta from Bruce Morreow, at the same time Ash of Markovo was imported to kennel Vargevass.

Ezra and Illi got among others, Kita av Seppalaska in '86, who was mated with Ash of Markovo the year after, and got Storm av Seppalaska, Tordenn - (males) and Skyfri av Seppalaska (10.10.'87). She becom the new fundation bitch for kennel Vindsnabbe, by Peter and Eva Mårtensson, Sweden.

Keep Them Happy

foto: happy dogs on snow just after start in Gludsted. Kebne and Tanna in lead, Isa and Bree point, Shika and Vince, Juno and Seppe team, Kaise and Pavlo in wheel. Tanks again Allan for taking fotos.

Congratulations to all pure-bred entrants in Femundløpet, Polardistans and Amundsen Race. Our Grynna (Team Vacha Star) can be praud at her outcome (4 as dam and 4 as grand) on Anders and Agneta Hörnlunds team on Femund400; nr 41 out off 53 starts (41/53), Polardistans160; 3/17 and AmundsenRace400; 22/36.

Now we are looking forward to the new puppie season.

Mørkki av Vargevass

Unusual winther in Denmark. More than 2 months it have been posible running the dogs by sleed, which may be record. Trying to keep the form shape we trained the mainteam and second the youngsters on sleed today, maybe last time this season.

foto: the "youngsters" back again in Nørlund. From left Vacke, Pavlo, Kebne and Wilma, the tails belongs Shika and Dolly.

Wilma and Dolly after Ewok are doing fine progress in harness. Ewok (Enok) after Mørkki av Vargevass out of Natalia av Vargevass.

Mørkki is our second base-dog used in our breed, he is born '95, after Gee Haw Brando and out of Shira av Vargevass (Esso Extra av Vargevass x Isfakse av Vargevass).

Gee Haw Brando is after Lokiboden's Doc out of Polar Speed Jessica.

Mørkki was the sire to Finnmarksløpet1000 leader, Ewok, '99, and female mainleader Noal av Vargevass, '04.

Kennel Vargevass describe: "Mørkki was a wonderful dog who have been of great influence to the kennel. He were lead on Karsten's team when they won the Pirena in 1998 and placed 3rd in the Femund 500 race in 2001.

In 2003 Karsten placed first in Polar-Distans, Open Class, over 300 km, with Mørkki in lead. Next ear, with Mørkki in point, the team won the race agen, time was 22 hours and 7 minutes - thereby setting the fastest time in Open Class. All 11 dogs on the team completed the race."

Karsten tell; "He was an outstanding sled dog, but most and foremost a truly great personalitie."

Home from the cold Swed

foto: Wilma, after Ewok, on her way in front, passing Annmia, Mette, Daniel and Vivi.

We spend last week in Drevdagen. It was the meaning that we should have stayed 2 weeks, but I got a "cold" so I have to look after better outwear. We had also problems with the glide of the sleed, when the temperature is so low. So all in all the dogs only ran 100 km.
Drevdagen 2009

New snow

foto: together at least. In nearly 3 weeks our 5 boys have been apart from our 9 girls, who have been in heat.

Last week the dogs didn't train, because of ice on the trail. Now new snow hopefully can help on the situation.

Sled training

foto: Nørlund, the first sunday in 2010. unfurtenli the trail was not safe enough to sled (dip traks)... The dogs from behind: Vacke and Kaise (hidden), Isa - Pavlo, Juno - Shika, Vince (single), Kebne and Bree, point. Tanna and Seppe, lead. Tanks to Allan Lumholtz for this fine foto.

In last week-end we trained on sled in Gludsted with 8 dogs, Saturday we drived 19 km in 48.16 minutes on a fine trail we had to go twice, sunday we did a little shorter trip on 15 km.

Vacke, Vince and Seppe did the trail one time (9 km) with me (100 kg) at 28 minutes at Saturday and Sunday together with the others on 15 km.

HAPPY TRAILS in 2010

foto: the dogs eating meat in the snow after well done training period and "Nytårssamling" in Kompedal.

Wellcome to year 2010. It is now 100 years since the Siberian dog, later to be known as the Siberian Husky, finished first in the legendary John "Iron Man" Johnson team in the 1910 All Alaska Sweepstakes.

On the Siberian Husky Club of Amerika You can read: "On the strength of their showing of speed and, particularly, endurance under the most trying conditions, Fox Maule Ramsay, a young Scotsman then in Nome and a competitor himself in the 1909 race, went to Siberia in the summer of 1909. Travelling up the Anadyr River to the trading settlement of Markovo, Ramsay procured around 60 of the best specimens of the breed he could find. He entered three teams of Siberians in the 1910 All Alaska Sweepstakes race, one for each of his uncles and one he drove himself. The team entered in the name of Col. Charles Ramsay and driven by John "Iron Man" Johnson, a Swedish Finn, came in first with an elapsed time of 74 hours, 14 minutes, 37 seconds, the best ever time for the 408 mile race held annually through 1917."

HAPPY TRAILS in 2010...

Winther has come

foto: trianing run in Nørlund, dogs from the back; Isa - Seppe, Shika - Vacke, Kaise single, Juno - Pavlo, Tanna - Kebne and in front Bree and Vince.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR...

GO' JUL OG RIGTIG GODT NYTÅR.......

Training and working performance

foto: winther training at Grathe Hede in the middle of Jylland. from right: Vacke, Tanna, Bree, Seppe, Juno, Pavlo, Vince (single), Shika, Isa, Kebne and Kaise.

Some importent words about training and working performance in the harness, by Karsten Grønås, kennel Vargevass, Sweden, from the English Siberian Husky book, 2002.

"Working performance in the harness, should be good, they should be very concentrated and very serious towards their work."

"Endurance and speed are elementary in a sleed dog, I fell. They have to be mentally strong so they can handle the great amount of training which is put on them. I like dogs who are calm, but yet happy to go out on whatever trip I take them. They should be able to go on even when the going gets tough."

Old Vargevass dogs

foto, fall training 2009: Pavlo, '08.

Flekken av Vargevass, born in 1997 and after Esso Extra av Vargevass, '86 and out of Finnemarka's Hippu, '89.

The breeder of Flekken, Karsten Grønås, tell in an interview by Sylvia Roppelt, in 2006, in Duitse Siberian Husky Club: "The best progeny out of Ash (Of Markovo) from my kennel was without doubt Esso Extra."

Esso was also the sire behind Shira av Vargevass, '87, an importent key dog in the '90.s on the team. Shira was the mother to Houstons sire, Lobo av Vargevass, '90 and mother to Mørkki av vargevass, '95.

Finnemarka's Hippu was mother to another outstanding female on the kennel, Tellervo av Vargevass, '92, "Telle" was mother to Ukko av Vargevass, '98 and Grubian, Sujozov and Putin, '02. Hippu is also grand mother to Ewok.

New season

foto: Grynna and her two puppys (Dolly and Wilma), '09, after Ewok.

Training has started and we are hoping for a new good season. All femals has been in heat now. We train 11 dogs, Vacke will from january, take care of the puppie-training together with Grynna. Then the four "Vindsnabber" is the oldest on the team and the four yearlings from last year (after Ukko av Vargevass) is now rookies.

Ukko av Vargevass

foto: Kebne, after Ukko av Vargevass.

All the males used as sire in our kennel are based on 3 Vargevass dogs. Ukko av Vargevass,was born 31.maj 1998 and is after Spassky (Vargevass) and out off Tellervo av Vargevass, which is the first off our base-dogs. "Telle" which was her pet-name, is after Kermit av Vargevass and out off Finnemarka's Hippu. We are sure that the most importent breeding bitch at kennel Vargevass is Telle, if yuo have to name one. We used Ukko in 2007.

The litter, out of Grynna, gave 1 male and 3 females. All 4 dogs are concentrated and doing quite well in harnes and the smalest female is also tryed as leaddog. The male is a well built, glad and obedient dog and very focused and go ahead lead dog. He is bi-eyed and 58 cm high and waight around 23 kg.

Ukko was described by his owner Karsten Grønås as: "He was a exeptional good dog in harness, he also made a great leader. He was fast, serious, focused and had a total lack of hunting instinct. He was calm and patient and made a good teacher for the young ones. In the yard, he was allowed to run loose. He was very much on himself and didn't bother much with the others. He was not the leader of the flock, but he was an authority among them."

General breeding experience.

foto: Polar Distans 300, 2005. Karsten and his dogs after 14 km. Lead: Nathan av Vargevass, after Ukko. Eddie, after Houston av Vargevass. Point: Ewok, after Mørkki av Vargevass. Putin av Vargevass, after Alaskan's Ping Ping of Anadyr.

We try to select our breeding dogs by the words of Karsten Grønås, kennel Vargevass.

"I have learnt through the years that patience is very important. And, a good team is made by 3 factors; genes, feeding and training.

I would say in regard to breeding that the best sled dogs usually throw the best offspring, ... In general, I think the dogs one uses in breeding should be of good heritage, thinking of sled dog capacity, type, temperament an health (se Websiberian).

I have also experienced that it is important to have patience with young dogs. They are all developing differently and some are not really mature before they have reached the age of 3 years." (from a interveiw by, Sylvia Roppelt)

In a more elaborating way Karsten describe: "breed on the absolute best dogs - from litters with high quality average - were 2. and 3. generation existing of top meritated and well proved dogs."

Vox Celesta's Fox-X

foto: Grynna with her new puppies after Ewok, '09.

Ki-Ti-Wan-Ga Kennel:

The sire to Team Vacha Star, "Grynna" was Vox Celesta's Fox-X, his back ground came from kennel Ki-Ti-Wan-Ga, from 1979, by Mats Lundin and Carina Alkvist, Sweden.

In 1981 Bella av Vargevass (after Muk-Tuk of Kolyma) gave birth to (Frosty Trail's) Wittra, she was after Zero's Sparkey (brother to Dargo) bred by Kerstin Larsson , Jokkmokk. Wittra became an importent breeding bitc on kennel Ki-Ti Wan-Ga.

Wittra were mated in 1984 with Happy, after Igloo Pac's Beaver o Igloo Pac's Chena, and gave birth to Ki-Ti-Wan-Ga's Spice also called "Kryddan". A few years later kennel Ki-Ti-Wan-Ga was closed down and Spice came to kennel Kanalaska, by Fam. Ellis, who among other things won Oppna SM 1987, 6-dog-class, with "Kryddan" in lead.

In 1991 Spice came to kennel Fun Run, by Britt Marie Lindkvist, and were mated by Bullit, after Snowtrail's Zero o Tassa av Veo (Sparkey-Laika of Taimyr)(Spice were mated by Snowtrail's Zero on kennel Kanalaska).

Out of this litter came among others Fun Run Jane. She breeded in 1995, Fun Run Marve, after Kermit av Vargevass o Snowtrail's Cheyenne and gave birth to Fun Run Felix.

Fun Run Felix were an offen yoused sire wich among others mated Ørnies Funny, after Finnemarka's Guy o Fun Run Louis (Happy-Snowtrail's Misty '84(Dargo-S.Betsie), and gave birth to Vox Celesta's Fox-X in 1997.

Cody

foto: Vindsnabbe's Coyote, 1997, with one of his sleddog frends on kennel Vento Articos.

Cody, which was his pet name, came to our home in the summer off 2005. I had been in contakt with kennel Vindsnabbe, Høgland, Sweden, which had reduced there kennel on that time, but they told us about a kennel in South Sweden, which also used Vindsnabbe dogs. Luckily they had a few dogs left so we could have Cody on our place.

He were kennel (Vento Articos) main leader in middle distance races and were yoused 6 times in bred on the kennel and one bred on kennel Starax, by Irene Ax. The owners tell about him: "Kommandoledare, snabb och stark hund i en liten kropp, Jag har aldrig sett honom trött, vägrar att stanna. En charming, glad, öppen och tilgiven hanne. Har även godkänt karaktärsprov".

On a later trip in Sweden I came around some kennels and saw severel off his fine offspring. A female after Cody, near Stockholm, were mated with another zero-free dog. It was Robin, he was imported from Finland by Eva and Peter Mårtensson, kennel Vindsnabbe. After a short visit by Robin, this female gave among others, Lindane's Aragorn "Argo", owner Andreas Nymark, Denmark.

One litter with Densetsu Noomi and Vindsnabbe's Evita, 2 with Vindsnabbe's Kathy and 3 with Vento Articos Selén.

We yoused Cody as this good leaddog he were. It was great to see how soon the others learned from him. We will never forget you for that, Cody!...

Leonhard Seppala

foto: Juno and Bree in there first summer in 2006 - maybe they can see "The Little Man with His Little Dogs" looking down from heaven, with Togo beside him, enjoying his leon heart?

Leonhard Seppala

The musher legend from Norway, born 1877!

In the year 2009 it is exactly 100 years since the team of Siberians was to be entered in the 1909 All Alaska Sweepstakes race of 656 km. The Siberian dog, later to be known as the Siberian Husky, importet to Nome, Alaska, the year befor, by the Russian fur trader William Goosak. No one was impressed with Goosak's little dogs, waighing only 20 to 26 kg. http://www.nomekennelclub.com/

Goosak persuaded Louis Thustrup, a Danish sailor, to drive his team. This team, even though the odds were 100 to 1 against it in the betting, made a tremendous showing and nearly won the race, placing third.

The year after, the legendary John "Iron Man" Johnson team of Siberians finished first in the 1910 All Alaska Sweepstakes, the team completed the race in 74 hours, 14 minutes, 37 seconds. This time was never equaled. Hes Siberians were importet by Fox Ramsay, who also partisipated and placing third. In 1914 the "Iron man" won again.

In 1913, Jafet Lindeberg, Leonhard Seppalas employer, acquired what was left of the first Siberian imports and there offspring, around 15 animals in all. They were to be a gift to the explorer Captain Roald Amundsen, who was planning a expedition to the North Pole. Seppala was given the job of the care and training of the dogs in Alaska, and he loved it.

Short after, Amundsen gave up his North Pole trek due the start of World War 1. Seppala continued to train the Siberians and entered the 1915 All Alaska Sweepstakes, which he finished first. He repeted this victory in 1916 and 1917, at which time the United States entery in World War 1 ended the great race series.

In 1925, Seppala and his Siberians came to national prominence, with the famous "Serum Run" that saved the city of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic. Seppala and his Seberians, with his famous lead dog Togo, covered 261 miles in that race against death, with no other team traveling more than 53 miles, with the serum. http://www.shca.org/

In 1930 Seppala handed over his dogs to Harry Wheeler, kennel Seppala.

A'Tebs Isabella

foto: 2004, from left, A'Tebs Kozak of Togo (in front), Bosse (behind), A'Tebs Ilona of Togo, Vacke, A'Tebs X-ray of Bojar and the leader in front, A'Tebs Lingo of Vincent, dob 25 may '98.

Kennel A'Teb, by Birthe and Gert Kronholm, Denmark, started 1982.

Their first Siberian Husky was Ringo, after Green Beret's Snowy Arctic o Pavla (Alaskan Kaltag of Anadyr - Anli)(Kazan - Chukchi Pika: both after GBS Arctic).

The foundation bitch to the kennel was Kigus Akki (line bred on Allerellie's Candy, '67, imp. from Canada, by Grethe Vestring, Denmark), after Chukchi Kien (after GBS Arctic) o Chukchi Kari (a Al. Kaltag o Icebell, Candy daugther).

They faund Akki by an coincidence and describe her so: "She is the foundation bitch to all our bred. It is with pride, that we to day can sai, that we own Kigus Akki all our success in the sport, because she gave so much importent in her breed. Among other things, she gave a great leader capacity to a lot of her offspring."

Kigus Akki had, among others, litters with Klondike's M'U-Kaltag (Anadyr), in 1980. There she gave birth to another breeding bitch, Alaya. Her sister Allajcha were selected as best dog, by Natalie Norris, Alaska, in 1984. At the same day Alaya got her award as this years best show Husky.

The B-litter was after Zero's Montgomery and gave 2 males, A'Tebs Bojar and Bye-Bye, in 1982.
The C-litter were with Akki's daugther, Alaya, she gave birth to A'Tebs Chu-Chu-Ann, after Ringo, in 1984.

The D-litter gave, among others, A'Tebs Duke, after Donjek Ozelot (Anadyr) o Kigus Akki, in 1984. Duke mated Chu-Chu-Ann and gave the K-litter, in 1988, were from Kira later gave birth to Uniqa of Atim(mother to Lingo of Vincent), after Atim's Lucky Swede (Natomah)

Earlier, Chu-Chu-Ann had given birth to A'Tebs Isabella, after Yokon Khiva (Anadyr), it was in 1987.

Once again there were born a new importent breed-bitch on the kennel. Isabella gave birth to two great dogs, Vincent of Bay-Bay, '92 and Emily, in 1995, after Micky av Vargevass (Scotty av Vargevass - Samba av Vargevass), Samba is from the popular combination between Peik (av Vargevass) and Talitta of Kolyma.

In 1993, Anne Lise Braun and Manfred Witzel, kennel Alka-Shan, Germany, visit Denmark, because testing dogs in Tisvilde. On this day Togo of Bojar was the onliest who was selected as Superdog. At the same day Isabella was spoken, as the best dog in harness.

2 of Isabella's most importent offspring was: Vincent of Bye-Bye, a steady and hardworking wheel-dog and father to our Lingo. Emily, who was the mother to the P-litter, after Togo of Bojar and the W-litter (after Nay-La-Chee's Cool'n Rude Wolf) owned and drived by Jørgen Lauersen and Andreas Nymark.

A'tebs Lingo showed the way