About Edgar and Kippa

The parents of these puppies are U-CH Sherwood Forests Gunnar (Edgar),CGC and Vinlands Urthur (Kippa). Both are AKC registered and have OFA good hips.CERF exams are done yearly (documentation on request) and have always been normal.

Edgar is a long coated Icelandic with strong double dew claws on the back feet. He weighs about 37 pounds and stands approx 16.5" at the shoulders. His coat is easy to care for and rarely needs brushing. Edgar has done both obedience and agility classes, but is most happy when digging for mice or chasing our resident eagles. His temperament is gentle and easy going, but he is definitely the leader of the pack. He gets along well with most dogs, both male and female, and is comfortable with cats, horses and llamas. His favorite foods is peanut butter.

Kippa is our little athlete. She is wiry and sleek and moves gracefully. She is a short coated Icelandics with double dew claws “on the ground” on her back feet. Kippa weighs about 27 pounds and is about 14.5 " at the shoulders. Her tail is a double curl. Kippa has done both obedience and agility and will do more agility once the puppies leave. She loves to swim and retrieve her very special pink and black horse ball, and like Edgar, loves to dig for mice. She has a deep bark but a sweet temperament, and one of her favorite spots to sleep is under the bed. We have her son, Edsson, from the last litter, and although he looks nothing like his mom, he has her love of water and retrieving, which the puppies of this litter should also have. Kippa’s favorite food is salmon.

Kippa is an Icelandic term for “she who holds the reins”, and she does.

Kippa is taking a break.

While mom is out playing, the other dogs are doing puppy-sitting detail.

Some of these puppies are still looking for their forever homes. Please contact me at icelandicsnw@gmail.com if you are interested. AKC registered. All health checks in place.

Magnus and Ink

Candids

Ink on her way somewhere.

Magnus, Ink, and Korpur investigate concrete.

Siggi and Ink wonder what's down there.

Ink puzzled by Icelandics that are not black and white.

Korpur, Magnus, and Siggi wonder what's up there.

Getting to Know You 3, 4, and 5

Inja, who we call Ink, is the only female in the litter, just like her mom Kippa was. She can keep up with the boys and doesn’t hold back one bit, but she is also the one in this litter who most likes to snuggle. Her coat is long, and wonderfully soft and shiny and she will have some silver coloring on her shoulders.  She has double dew claws on both back feet and a tiny white tip on the end of her 

tail. She is very smart!

Korpur is the quiet one. He watches what the other dogs do and then jumps in. He loves toys – He has a wonderful white collar, or ruff, and the sweetest expression. Double dews on both rear feet. And he is very smart!

Magnus is the largest puppy and carries himself with confidence. His black color is more of an ash gray black instead of a true black and is not easy to see in photos. I don’t know if he will get lighter or remain this gray/black.He will also have some silver patches on his legs. He has double dew claws on his back feet and is very smart.

Getting to Know You 2

Siggi is almost a twin of Skuggi except his white patch is on the other shoulder and he has longer white stockings. He is a little larger than his brother, and is happy to play with his siblings or nap on my lap. When all the dogs begin to bark, he would rather yodel with a little  puppy howl. Has double dew claws on both his back feet and will be short haired. Siggi is very smart and is sold.

Getting to Know You

Skuggi is a dog with a lot to say! He was the first born, and although he is the smallest in the litter, he has a large personality. He’s interested in everything and everybody and always wants to be part of what is happening. If given the opportunity, he loves to play with the big dogs.  He has double dew claws on his back feet, has a partial white collar on his left shoulder, and will be a short haired Icelandic. He is very smart! Skuggi will be available after June 15.

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