onsdag den 9. marts 2011

Vindsnabbe's Gnista


foto: Vindsnabbe's Juvel and her owner on kennel Wyugas. Vindsnabbe's Juvel, after Vindsnabbe's Sirocko out of Vindsnabbe's Gnista.

Vindsnabbe's Gnista, '01, is the dam to Juno, '06. 3 of Juno's sisters, Jade, Jota and Juvel came to kennel Wyugas in Sweden and the fifth sisther, Jenka came to kennel Awanga, also in Sweden. Jenka and Juvel are both fine leaders. All five females are hard working sleed dogs.

Gnista (and her to sisters, Gaija and Gimla) is after Robin out of Vindsnabbe's Tosca, breeder and owner is Peter Mårtensson, Högland. Peter got Robin from Finland in 2000, he is after Rasmus (Ash of Markowo - Polar Speed Galina) out of Goosak Garbo-S.

Goosak's Garbo sire was Quewulf of Sepp-Alta, '86, after Uelen's Beowulf of Sepp-Alta out of Sno-Fire's Nanook of Sepp-Alta. Beowulf, Doug Willet's co-leader from 1977 to '84, he judges Beowulf as his best ever sled dog and No. 1 stud.

Willet says about Garbo's dam "...Sno-Sepp's Elvira of Sepp-Alta, '84, were sired by Uller of Sepp-Alta out of Kodiak's Layla, one of the White Water Lake line Siberians used by Sepp-Alta to insure genetic diversity in its breeding program. Elvira was a key leader for Sepp-Alta in 1986..."

Vindsnabbe's Tosca, '91, is from kennel Vindsnabbe' second litter out of Skyfri. Tosca is after Mimer out of Skyfri av Seppalaska. Mimer, '84, Sweden, after Minsten av Vargevass out of Frigga av Vargevass-A.

One of Tosca' littermate did also a good litter, it was Frigga, she mated Patriot and gave the kennel severel good dogs, f.ex. Vindsnabbe's Dixie, kennel Arktic Storm.