The Great Outdoors

Big brother Edsson thinks herding puppies is almost as hard as herding cats.

Puppy Piles

We're growing!

This is Korpur, which is one word for raven in Icelandic.
He is named after his grandfather, Vinlands Korpur.

Black and White Icelandics II

Everyone sees a lot of pictures of tan, wheaten, reddish, and/or gold Icelandics, and you can also find photos of black, white, and tan Icelandics  (tri colored). But you don’t see many black and whites.

What a shame,  because there is something so clean, crisp, and noble about dogs with this coloration. They look smart, and they are.

Here are a few photos of some of my favorite black and white dogs. The top two are of Kippa and her long haired son, Olli.

The bottom row shows Kippa’s sister, Vinlands Sigga, and her (and Kippa's) father, Alaskastadir Korpur (long hair). Since I have only long and short haired, black and white puppies in this current litter, there are few surprises as to what these dogs will look like. Just look at this family.

Many of the b&w Icelandics seem to be natural athletes and you can tell by looking at them.  Maybe it’s because they know that conformation judges love the fluffy lighter colored Icies, so there’s no sense going there when they can do other things so well!

Whatever the reason, I think they have a very special look and I hope it continues for many generations.

Black and White Icelandics I

I thought it would be fun to compare photos of two of Edgar and Kippa's puppies from previous litters. It's always interesting to see what they look like as adults. Lukka (top) is long haired, Odinn (bottom) is short.

Don't you think they both are beautiful? !

Belly Babies

The chiaroscuro five (chiaroscuro = an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark')

Puppy 1 = Black with partial collar on left shoulder. One white sock.
Puppy 2 = Black with partial collar on right shoulder. Tiny white stripe on the nose
Puppy 3 = Black head and body with white chest and front feet.
Puppy 4 = Black head, full white collar, white front feet.
Puppy 5 = Black and white with maybe some dark gray his on sides and back legs.
Puppy 3 is the only female. At this point I don't know who will have long or short hair, but I 
suspect at least 1 and 2 will be short hair.

I'm working on their forever names, but the more I look, the harder it is!

Play

Ouch...Hey...Got you back!

TaDa......

Introducing the puppies...names and length of coat are still to be determined. Sex and order of birth is indicated on pictures. Black dogs, especially puppies, are difficult to photograph! You can look through my blog to see other pictures of black/white/tan Icelandics. Three of the puppies born in 2011 were all short haired, and on the Feb 21, 2011 and March 14, 2011 blogs you will see some grown up pups that are long haired.

Friends

The puppies continue to grow, but until their eyes open and they're mobile, there's really not much to see, so I thought I'd post this great video of Olli, now age 3, and his new best friend. (You can see other pictures of Olli on some of the old posts from July 2009). Most herding dogs do really well with children, Icelandics are exceptional!

More Pictures

The puppies were born April 15, so they are still very much little puppies. They can't here or see, but they know where the warmest spot in the pen is and where mom is. I've also included one of big brother Edsson helping out. He's just a little over a year old and is fascinated by the pups and leaves them toys. Kippa seems to think it's okay for him to come visit.

Puppies!

2011 Litter - Puppies Being Puppies

Edgar and Kippa

These are the parents of the current Brekkubrun litter. Both have OFA good hips, have annual CERF exams, and are AKC registered.

2 tired dogs, one red horse

Official Portraits

Earth and Fire are males; Air and Water are females.

The Four Elements

A great old print I found on the internet. From the encyclopedia of alchemy.

3 weeks old today.

Things in the whelping pen are getting more social...or should I say wild. A puppyfest!

Hello!

Permanent Dinner Reservations for 4