I've been living with the five dogs for a week now and decided to write a little presentation of all of them. So here it goes...
Tessa
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| "I sooooo happy to see you!" |
Tessa is the oldest dog here. She is a Siberian husky of the show type. Heavier built with thicker and longer fur, she gets too warm when running, so she prefers walking. She is really nice to take for long walks, and she can even carry stuff in her dog pack. She is probably the most polite dog here, but isn't really strange since she is the oldest. If Tessa could have her way, she would be cuddled with and fed all day long...
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| Tessa chilling in the kennel. |
Birk
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| Birk with his beautiful markings. |
Birk is the opposite of Tessa, well they are both Siberian Huskies, but Birk is of the working type and from Seppala lines. He has a shorter fur, and longer legs than Tessa, simply better built for working. Birk is 2 years old this coming fall and he is the only male living here. Amongst the dogs he is the boss but as soon as a human comes near he is the most submissive little darling there ever was. He is really strong, I can hardly hold him back, so the only way for me to exercise him is by putting him in front of the wagon and letting him pull for some km. After a sprint like that he is tired for maybe 30 minutes (tops) and then he is as full of energy as he was before the run. The hope is that he will be part of a sled dog team in next winter's Finnmarksløpet, which is one of the northernmost long distance dog sled races in the world.
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| Birk lies in the shadow of the dog houses. |
Noor
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| Noor wondering what I'm doing with that thing in front of her face. |
Like Birk, Noor is a Siberian Husky of the working type. She is however one of the smallest Siberian huskies I've ever seen. She is about a year old now and will not grow any more, so it is safe to say that she will always be small. But what she lacks in size she makes up for in willpower and strength. She is a really good sled dog (even though she was too young this winter to really get to show us what she can do), but when I took her with me when I went skiing during the Easter holidays she really impressed me with her stamina and strength, I hardly had to do anything, she pulled me all the way! For those of you that have followed my blog, you know that Noor is the dog that I've had living with me some weeks this spring.
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| Noor is a rather... special... dog. When she truly relaxes, this is how she lies.. |
Vida
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| A smiling husky! |
Vida is the daughter of Tessa and Birk and is thus a mix of show and work Siberian husky. She inherited her father's love of running and her mother's good looks. She is lighter built than some of the other puppies from the same litter, so she is fast and strong and for her young age she has good stamina. She is a very submissive and a little insecure when strangers are visiting, but with practice she will get more confident and she already gives everybody a chance.
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| When Vida was born she was light brown with white markings, but she has gotten lighter and lighter as she has grown older. |
Sara
Sara is the odd one out, she is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She doesn't usually live with the other dogs here, she is my boss' dog. She is getting along very well with the huskies, as long as she gets a lot of attention... she tends to get a bit jealous when I cuddle with the husky girls.. She is the only dog here that gets to sleep in my bed every night and she also goes with me to work every day. In spite of all of her quirks she has actually managed to make me want a Cavalier, something I really thought was impossible. She is just so sweet and happy all the time (towards me that is, she isn't a big fan of the huskies when they want to play, she thinks they play to rough).
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| Like Noor, Sara has her own special way of lying down... |
