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www.savokennel.com. Canadian Breeder of Norrbottenspets, Canadian breeder of Scandinavian Nordic Spitz

Canadian Breeder of Norrbottenspets, Canadian breeder of Scandinavian Nordic Spitz, barking bird hunting dog, in Penticton, B.C.

08/11/2024

Some one on one time yesterday with Pondi. It was an enjoyable time out. She doesn't have a lot of bark but when she finds a bird, she is true and stays until I get there. She doesn't range out as much as her mother but finds just as many birds. The older I get, the creakier my hips are, and the sorer my knees get, the more I appreciate this closer working little dog. It takes a lot of effort to walk in 300m in our bush. It's an absolute treat when she is barking 60m away. Love her.

31/10/2024

Sometimes I think Elan was Sam McGee is her past life ( for those of you not Canadian read the “Cremation of Sam McGee”).

27/10/2024

Grouse hunting in Canada. My daughter and her boyfriend came out with me today and she put together this short clip. Not our usual area as we were about 5500 ft. Alpine terrain vs Ponderosa pine. Three grouse day. It was successful and the first time Sean had been out grouse hunting with dogs.

14/10/2024

Savo’s Fraser Range Runner, at five months today, flushed, treed, and held his bark until I reached him, his very own grouse! So extremely proud of this little man. Certified Grouse dog!

05/10/2024

Took the girls up to one of my fav areas and they did not fail to produce.

12/09/2024

MacKenzie may have to be written up for sleeping on the job.

29/08/2024

Fraser is really happy we brought him a log pile adventure playground!

23/08/2024

A MacKenzie update! She's doing great! She's work support dog. Her main task is to keep her Dad working so he can afford the lifestyle she is used to living. She's seems to have it dialed because she actually gets to sleep on the job and has more toys then she knows what to do with.

22/08/2024

A Fraser update! He’s growing. We are working on leash walking and basics for Rally. He’s graduated to off leash walks and riding in the back of the truck with the big dogs. He’s even found his very own squirrel and barked at it. Mostly, he’s just a fun puppy to have around. So enjoying him.

10/08/2024

Mom and son. Pondi and Fraser.

07/08/2024

You get a bath when you decide swimming in a disgusting waterhole should be a thing. Well, wouldn’t call it swimming, more like a surprise plunge. Followed by a nail trim, brush, playtime, and now a nap.

02/08/2024

Introducing the newest member to our pack, Savo's Fraser Range Runner. Thanks to Rebecca Boyle, Cindy Cerne, Jodi Dedels, and Leslie Cooke for being my sounding boards to make this decision. It was tough, I struggled, I swayed off course for a bit, and then came back. The final deciding factor was watching him on a bird. He's shown consistent drive since 6 weeks old and it just keeps getting better. I can't wait to see what he can do it the woods. For now he's just a cute little barky puppy who's learning basics, hanging out with us and the rest of the gang, and we love him.

17/07/2024

Ash left today for Massachusetts. He's in great hands. He's a Pondi dog through and through. Wishing his new family all the best and look forward to hearing about his new life hanging out at the cabin and hiking through the forest. And now we are down to one that is our new family member. To be introduced at a later time.

14/07/2024

And now there is 1 left. Chilco parted us last night. Chilco's new name will be Axel. I will miss his snuggles and his calmness. He was the best snuggler. He's hitting the road running as his folks are taking him camping for two weeks. So many experiences ahead of him and he will be a well seasoned pup when it's all over. Reports back is he hasn't missed a beat and is rolling with it all.

13/07/2024

another gone, and two to go. MacKenzie is my wild child. Haven't had one of these since my first litter of pups. She is smart gal who could figure out how to get to where she wanted to go. She figured out how to climb over 2' xpens . The world was her's to run free in. She's going to Montana, with her Dad, who is an experienced houndsman, and then on to Virginia. It looks like hunting is in her future. She will also be hanging out with her great aunt Emmy, a pup from my first litter, and Elroy - also a norrbotten.

12/07/2024

1 gone and 3 to go. Tula left today with a lovely couple to live in Arizona. Report back was that she wasn't to sure about the transition and was rather vocal about it. I'm sure she will soon realize that her new home is a great home. I'm giving her a huge telepathic hug right now.

10/07/2024

Microchipped and vetted and ready to move on to their new lives. Chilco gets the award for being the bravest - didn’t miss a beat on the implant.

30/06/2024

Puppies first car ride. Went to visit friends. A bit of panic initially but so much fun when they got to their destination and all quiet on the way home.

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Chilco….future agility dog.

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Snow day!!! Love it when their whiskers get frosty. More snow coming tomorrow!

Seriously has been three days of this. Cinna is back and forth. Pondi is persistent and sometimes wears out and just lies at the spot hoping. Had to haul her in from the rain last night. Going to throw some traps out tonight to see if I can end this and keep the neighbourhood peace.

Bird work this morning. Working on some bad habits we’ve fallen into. One is running off with the bird after a shot and mauling it. I think this is because I’ve hunted Pondi with other dogs, mostly, and possession is coming into the works. The other dogs don’t seem to have this trait but Pondi sure does. My first goal was to try and get her not to run off with the bird and that meant I had to be pretty chill about her possession and let her know we were on the same team. Initially this was going in slowly and high rewards when she didn’t move off. I wanted her to have time to feel good about her catch. Once she started getting comfortable with me being close I started working on the chomping which was a “leave it” command and high reward after. She’s getting it. She walks off a bit with the bird but is dropping it and looking back at me. The last step is to let her carry it back to the house, possession reward, with a final high reward at the gate, then the session is over. We also started to work on barking at the tree today. I’m guessing a bit at this whole process. There is no book on how to do bird work with a norrbotten. They are similar to other gun dogs but also quite different. They are not a hard breed and hard methods will shut them down.

My daughter sent this to me. A compilation of photo's of our dogs in 2022. Love it. This is life with our dogs.

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