Videos of Bjork and Una

New pictures of Una - 4.5 month old female (available)

UNA -- 4 month old female available

UNA (female, tan and white, double dew claw) has become available

When our Bjorki had her litter of pups about 4 months ago, we immediately picked our favorite to keep.  The other three pups were placed in good homes relatively quickly and we settled down to life with both Bjork and Una (an Icelandic name meaning 'friend').  The thought was that my 12 yr. old daughter was now ready to have and care for a pup of her own.  She (my daughter) had expressed interest in breeding and showing dogs, and Una was to be her start in that direction.  As the months have passed, however, we've found that my daughter isn't quite ready to truly take on the responsibilities that attend owning and training a dog.  She agrees with us that maybe she's still a bit young.

Long story short, I've been the one who has been caring for and training Una since almost day one, which was never my intention.  After discussion with my wife and daughter, we've decided to make Una available for adoption.

The other puppies all went for around $1000. Because Una's now a bit older and a good bit bigger, however, the cost of shipping her will increase somewhat.  For that reason, we're happy to offer her for $900 to the right situation.

I've posted an older picture above.  I'll update the blog with more current pictures as soon as I can.  In the meantime, if you have an interest in this beautiful little friend, please email me with questions or with a completed application form.

Una is current with all of her shots, she's been de-wormed, micro-chipped and registered with the AKC.  We're still finishing house training her, but she hasn't had an accident now for over a week.

Puppies at 8 weeks - 7/12/2010

We're gratified with all of the interest that these puppies have garnered. Kjartan has been reserved and we're awaiting deposits from two other parties for Bjorn and Ari. If any of these placements don't work out for any reason, we'll post an update to the availability status of each puppy.

I've added a few new pictures as well as the pedigree of the litter.

ARI (reserved)



















BJORN



































KJARTAN (reserved)



































ARI AND BJORN

Puppies at 7 weeks - 7/3/2010

The puppies are all doing extremely well.  We've put collars on them to help get them used to the feeling and they've been getting plenty of play/socialization time, what with all the cousins and neighbors over to play.  It's amazing how fast they grow!  They're all on solid food and transitioning from straight puppy chow to puppy food mixed with a high quality, regular dog food.

The two males, Bjorn and Kjartan, have changed from the black and white coloring they had at their birth to a beautiful, rich chocolate color.  This makes sense, since their sire is homozygous for the chocolate gene, but it was fun to see these 'ancient' Icelandic genes reassert themselves.

We're also starting to habituate the puppies to smaller crates. (they've been sleeping in a large, open crate with their mother to help them learn to keep the den clean and go outside for their business - an early but important start on house training)  The smaller crates are what we'll use when we ship them; we want them to be a comfortable and safe environment so the shipping experience will be as non-traumatic as possible.

ARI
Ari was my early favorite in the litter because of her beautiful coloring and sweet personality.  The coloring is becoming more striking all the time.  Here are a few pictures that my daughter took.

BJORN
Bjorn remains the dominant puppy of the litter.  He can't get too pushy in the race to the food dish or to be picked up and played with, however, or the other three gang up on him and put him in his place, wrestling and nipping -- so he's the Alpha, but always hesitatingly so.  His exuberance for all things makes him a favorite to play with among my children.
















KJARTAN
Kjartan was beautiful when he was black and white, but with the chocolate coloring, he is gorgeous!  He's my favorite to take out and play with alone because of his friendly but independent personality.

BJORKI
Having puppies and nursing them can really take it out of a gal, but Bjork is just about back to her pre-pregnancy figure!  Here's a picture of the whole litter followed by a picture of Bjorki that my daughter took.

Puppies at 6 Weeks - 6/27/10

ARI
Ari is the sweetest and calmest of the litter.  Already, she enjoys cuddling as much or more as she enjoys playing or rough-housing.  She's got a great tail that's already curling all the way to her back and she has beautiful tri-coloring all over - particularly on her face.

KJARTAN

 Kjartan is a sweetheart.  He's got plenty of puppy play in him, but he also enjoys being held and will cover your face with kisses if allowed to.  At this point, he's a little more willing to explore or take off on his own without his mother or litter-mates than are the other puppies.  He'll make a great addition to some family.

BJŐRN

 Bjorn has the most energy of the bunch.  He's always up for a game with his siblings or mother and wags his whole hind end with excitement when the kids go out to play with the puppies.  He leads his siblings around the kennel and around the yard.  He's playful, but not mischievous, as he seems perfectly willing to drop whatever he's doing and come when his mother calls him.

Puppies at 4 weeks 6/13/2010

They've had their first de-worming, have begun to eat puppy chow (although they still nurse) and are enjoying their first experiences outside.




ARI















BJŐRN














ARI and BJŐRN











UNA (not available)
















ARI and BJŐRN

KJARTAN - male, black and white, double dew claws