Norrland Kennel - Swedish Lapphunds

16/07/2024

All the puppies from our Star Wars Litter have gone to their new homes.

Padme now called Sven'Ya (Norrlands Princess Leia) is in North Carolina. She's loving her new sister and the AC vent.

Anakin now called Lando (Norrlands Baron) is in Massachusetts. He charmed at the vet and is loving his very own kiddie pool.

Leia now called Nala (Norrlands Rogue One) is in Massachusetts and has some big siblings to cuddle and play with now.

Ahsoka now called Frida (Norrlands Jyn Erso) is in Virginia. She has 3 doggy siblings now with one being a Swedish lapphund too.

We wish them all the best and hope that they will keep us updated. ❤️

There are no concrete plans for the next litter and many things are still up in the air for the moment as we have a lot happening soon.

07/07/2024

First born and first to leave. Pink collar Padme now called Maggie (registered name Norrlands Princess Leia) had a quick flight home with her new owners to North Carolina and is settling in. The rest of the litter will be leaving over the next couple weeks. ❤

03/07/2024

Happy 2nd Birthday to our A litter! Chile is wishing all her siblings a great day! She got a bandana, cookie and a fun new treat!

23/06/2024

Update: home pending!

We have one female left due to last minute change.

Ahsoka is our yellow collar girl. She is a quiet girl with a more foxy look to her than the others. She is the thinker of the litter preferring to hang back and think things through than charge ahead. Like her mom she's almost methodical. She loves to play with her siblings and half sister Chile, and while she is less confident than her siblings with greeting people once she knows she warms up well and enjoys being cuddled. She absolutely loves food and has a great interest in toys.

She would do best in an active home with other dogs. I would also suggest a home that is acquainted with a spitz brain and will provide enrichment with sports like rally, nose work or agility. She may do well in the show ring but it's likely not going to be her first love.

17/06/2024

Puppies got some outside time yesterday and they had a blast! They are confident bouncy balls of fur. Big half-sister Chile got to play with them and she did fantastic. Puppies are also responding to the puppy call and starting to "mand" for attention. This week we'll focus on introducing the clicker and some small games to help set them up for training success. They will also start their one-on-one sessions with me.

09/06/2024

We took advantage of the rainy day and introduced the puppies to the sounds of thunderstorms playing on a stereo on top of the rain sounds from outside for 20 minutes. As you can see they were entirely unphased and just a little curious. They are also taking nicely to sleeping in their little dens.

We will start working on taking treats later today and attention.

31/05/2024

25 days old

Puppies have graduated to the pen last night after a couple jailbreaks from the whelping box. We'll set up more in the box over the next couple days and they'll be introduced to liquids and wet food as well.

Let the fun begin!

29/05/2024

Puppies are all growing and developing well! Their little puppy teeth are coming in but mom Tala is still doing a great job nursing. We'll start introducing them to lapping from a dish soon. Personalities are starting to come out and they love sleeping on the frozen wash cloths we keep in their box. By the end of the week we will upgrade them to a larger area most likely.

I have one spot for a female pending right now, 2 taken, and Little Anakin is pending.

22/05/2024

Eyes are now open!

Anakin is still available to the right home in the New England area. And we have a slot for a female available as well that can be anywhere in USA. We are looking for homes that will at least attend one to two shows a year and want to be active beyond just walks and playing in the yard.

19/05/2024

Little blue boy Anakin is searching for his family.

Home requirements:
- Must be no more than 4 hours away of Southern coastal Maine with no plans to move out of the area. This is 100% non-negotiable.
- Will agree to attend at least 1 or 2 shows with breeder per year. More is preferred but not required.
- Is an active home interested in sports or working
- Will be part of the family and not live in a kennel
- Will keep intact (no neutering)
- Will agree to all other parts of our contract

We are not rushing to place (he is only 2 weeks old anyway) and we will wait till the right candidate comes along.

15/05/2024

Formal introduction to the "B" Star Wars Litter!

Leia (purple collar) girl 💜
Padme (pink collar) girl ❤
Ahsoka (yellow collar) girl 💛
Anakin (blue collar) boy 💙

3 offers have already gone out though puppy placement will not be done till they are older. We are still deciding on the 4th available slot based on our interest list.

15/05/2024

This photo is a snapshot of what it means to be a breeder.

It's sleeping on an air mattress in what was your dining room because the dam has diarrhea and needs to go out every couple hours. Even at night.

It's making sure the puppies are either nursing or being bottle fed every couple hours.

It's making sure someone is always home to monitor these fragile lives.

It's hoping and praying you don't loose a single one.

It's buying all kinds of food to encourage your dam to eat because her nausea from the diarrhea is so bad.

It's constantly monitoring the temperature as the pups can't get too cold or too hot.

It's doing ENS every day and staring at each puppy hoping their future will be bright and blessed.

It's agonizing on putting puppy offers out hoping you are making the right decision.

Breeding is both hard and fulfilling. Please respect and encourage breeders who are trying hard to do everything they can.

12/05/2024

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!

06/05/2024

Mom and pups are doing well. We'll do introductions later once we make it past 72hrs.

We've gotten a lot of comments and private messages about why we decided to do a csection. So I'm going to just address it here.

Tala's due date from insemination was May 4th. That was 63 days from insemination but 66 days from her LH surge. Hormone testing showed that after nearly 36hrs of temp drop her levels were not reaching what was needed for labor. Basically she for whatever reason was not having active labor - this was a departure from her last litter which she went into labor smoothly. Ultrasound showed the pups were fully developed and doing well. However, leaving them in longer could've caused the placentas to deteriorate which would've caused more serious complications. After talking with our specialist vet at Broadview Reproductive Services we made the informed decision to do the csection before either Tala or the pups went into distress. Could we have waited? Yes but I'm a wimp and I didn't want to loose her or a single pup. As well if we waited and she still didn't start labor then we may have had to do the csection at a vet we didn't know and that made us uncomfortable.

The surgery went very well and Tala is recovering beautifully. She has 4 vigorous healthy puppies and she's doing a better job mothering than even her last litter. Therefore I have no regrets and stand by the decision.

❤️❤️💙❤️

05/05/2024

Tala had 3 girls and 1 boy born today via csection. All puppies and mom are doing well.

We will reach out to prospective buyers from our list at the end of the week.

02/05/2024

Tala is at least consistent. It looks like again she's giving us 4 little black bears. We hope for a smooth delivery this weekend!

At this time we are not accepting applications - we have a longer waitlist than we can feasibly and ethically produce in several years of litters. We will also not be answering emails till the puppies are a couple days old.

14/04/2024

Tala has some buns in the oven! Due May 4th!

The sire is Wielgat Viirko Bearas Beana.

We are not taking any inquiries for this litter as we have an extensive list of people waiting already.

01/03/2024

We often get the question "What are the grooming requirements for the breed?" And the answer... not as much as you think.

The breed doesn't require any trimming and unless medically necessary they should avoid being shaved or clipped. There's very little in the way of special products (maybe things for volume if showing) and a proper coat doesn't require the level of brushing people think it does. As a full time groomer it requires less maintenance then a golden retriever or Samoyed.

This is an every day groom of Norrlands A Little Bit Chile aka Chile.

This is a basic groom of a Swedish Lapphund (Norrlands A Little Bit Chile aka "Chile"). There's no trimming needed for the breed and unless medically necess...

14/01/2024

We are still waiting for Tala to go into heat for the planned breeding. As of note we are not accepting any more people on to our interest list at this time.

11/12/2023

Alright let's talk about puppies

First we receive at minimum 3 emails a week from people inquiring about puppies or even buying an adult. Now I'm sure there are breeders who receive 10 times that amount in the same length of time. Still these emails get repetitive especially when they are the exact same content. So let's break some things down.

1. We are not a mill or a store. We have one female that is of breedable age and has passed her health testing. She goes in to heat maybe once or twice a year and it's never predictable when; and on top of that further she not only isn't bred every heat cycle but we also follow guidelines set by the breed club in Sweden and she is restricted to maybe one or two more litters depending on their size. This all means that we don't constantly have a supply of puppies and do not produce puppies on demand. Her daughter is not old enough at 17 months old and we likely won't even consider breeding her until she is 3 or 4 years old.

2. It is an absolute major turn off for us personally when someone argues with us over their rescued mixed breed being a Swedish lapphund. If you refuse to respect the knowledge of those that work hard in this breed then we do not wish to be associated with you. It's one thing to not realize beforehand but to be told and still argue then expect us to sell you a puppy? That's a firm no. This happens more times than you can imagine and it is draining.

3. We do not ship puppies nor accept a transporter. You personally must travel to northern New England to pick up your puppy.

4. We don't take deposits and only keep an interest list but that interest list is currently several dozen people long. I will also never promise a puppy until they are born and have lived for a week. I will admittedly also put homes that will keep intact, show, do sports, have a job of some kind, or at least be active members of the breed club more priority. So at this time we are not accepting new applications and I dont forsee that changing for the next year or two.

5. We encourage you to import. There are multiple breeders overseas who have and are willing to export to the right homes. We are happy to help guide you through that process.

We hope this answers some basic questions.

27/09/2023

Are swedish lapphunds good with kids for the most part?

Yep.

1 year old Norrlands A Little Bit Chile with our son.

25/08/2023

Two updates!

● The Swedish Lapphund Club of America now has a website and we are beginning the process for making sure the club has a great start. It is a great team of people that im excited to work with. Visit the website here:
https://www.swedishlapphundclub.com/

● In Sweden, breed clubs are required to release a Breed Specific Breeding Strategy. Norrland was able to contribute to helping the English translation this summer there's a link to it here: https://srsl.se/engindex.html .

In order to buy a puppy from us it is in our contract that you must agree to follow the recommended protocols set by the document so we highly recommend that all those interested in a puppy from us read this document before even emailing or reaching out to us.

The Swedish Lapphund Club of America is a national breed club devoted to the preservation of the Swedish Lapphund and to maintaining the breed standard as set forth by the Swedish Lapphund Club of Sweden (SRSL).We hope you enjoy your visit! Our Organization Find out about our mission and goals. Lear...

14/06/2023

On Saturday June 10th, HersheyToo Arktalas "Tala" made breed history by being the first Swedish Lapphund to win group in an AKC show under judge Jung in Norwalk, CT. The competition was fierce with many amazing canines and handlers.

She won Best of Breed two more times against her daughter, Norrlands A Little Bit Chile, but did not place in group in those shows.

Chile did great for a pup who had never experienced such a large show. She got many compliments and made friends.

29/05/2023

The girls were exhausted last night after we decided to go to a UKC show in Westfield, MASS.

Tala took BOB in the first show under judge Mary Happel (who was so good with the girls) and Chile beat her mom for BOB in the second show under the fabulous judge Kevin Carroll. No love in the group ring, but it was some amazing competition that day and I'm certainly not complaining nor upset. 😊

I had my doubts about little spicy Chile. She can be a handful. However, she surprised me so many times. She had her moments outside of the ring where her barking was.... 😳 However, she did so good overall hanging out with people and strange dogs and in the ring she was a rock star. To be honest, she's better than her mom was in the ring at this age. Yesterday she really told me that I shouldn't be doubting her because she may be excitable and spicy, but she'll show up for me when it's important.

Our next show will be the FSS show in Norwalk, CT June 10th and 11th. If you are interested in meeting the breed and having a good time I encourage you to join us there.

17/05/2023

Norrlands A Little Bit Chile earned her Canine Good Citizen title this past weekend! It's taken a lot of work for this busy girl and she just barely did it but I'm so proud of her!

05/03/2023

Chile and Tala wishing everyone a happy snow day!

We opted to not go to the agility trial this weekend due to the weather. Safety always comes first.

07/02/2023

Happy Sámi National Day!

29/01/2023

Congrats to Tala for earning another Q in Novice agility!

Just a reminder folks that we are encourage people to strongly consider importing! We are also willing to help interview and set you up with breeders overseas.

01/01/2023

Norrlands Annette Kibbie living the snow life out in Idaho with her owner!

Hope everyone had a great holidays! We'll start getting back to our emails and messages as the holidays wind down.

17/12/2022

Swedish lapphunds + snow = 😍