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











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ARI and BJŐRN

KJARTAN - male, black and white, double dew claws

BJŐRN - Male, mask, black and white, double dew claws

ARI - Female, brown and white

BENNI - Information about Benni - proud father

Benni is easily one of the most beautiful Icelandics that we've seen. He's already produced several champions and was approaching the end of his use as a stud when we contacted his owner about breeding Bjorki. Benni only had two pairings left and we were fortunate that one was with Bjorki (The ISAA limits the number of times a male can be used.) As you'll see, the two have produced a litter of gorgeous pups with strong breed characteristics and lovely temperaments.

Benni is a UKC Champion (there are no ISD AKC Champions...yet, they can start earning points towards an AKC Champion title in July). Benni is sire of the first and I believe still the only UKC Grand Champion, and at least 3 UKC Champions. He is the sire of the ISD with the best PennHIP scores (I don't believe any ISD has scored better to date and doubt any ever will).

Benni is homozygous for the Chocolate gene so all of his offspring carry chocolate (chocolate is recessive and only affects black pigment when a dog is homozygous chocolate).




Watch Benni on YouTube!

BJORKI - Information about Bjorki - happy mother.

Bjorki is our three year old female. This is her first litter and she's proving to be every bit the wonderful mother that she is a wonderful pet and fixture in our lives.

Bjork has exceptional Penn hip scores (as does the sire, Benni) and super strong breed characteristics.  She has a particularly fine tail and a lovely color.  Both she and Benni have the classic Icelandic temperament.