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Elina Koponen
History with Siberians I, the owner, musher and handler of Winter Chaos team, fell in love with this breed for a long time ago. When I was a child, we used to visit northern part of Finland (Lapland) every year and one time we also visited a "husky safari" (where they offer sleddog adventures for people) where I saw a husky team first time. That was it. The dogs left me indelible passion for sleddogs. And surely they left me a dream of a Siberian Husky pack, living in far North with them, doing job with sleddogs... Because of different matters, I didn't get my own Siberian before year 2003. I got my first Siberian from Finland, from Arctic Soul kennel. "Utah" teached me a lot from this breed. Specially the words "intelligence" and "mischevious"... She was a true disaster as a puppy, wild and curious, always going and doing. I don't know if my training worked with her but as she got more age, she got more calm. Or let say, she got phlegmatic. Suddenly she was the most calm, quiet Siberian I have ever met and that she is surely still!
But, like people here were warning... If you get a husky, you will get another. That happened to me also. I imported a show line male from Spain, "Indiana" who was my first true sleddog. Indiana had it all, he was intelligent, obedient and he NEVER gave up in harness. He was my special boy, noisy, rowdy, but he was the one who woked me up that also show line Siberians CAN run. I lost Indiana December 2011, he got a torsion. It was a big loss for me. 2005-2007 I imported 3 more Siberians from Spain; Nevada, Valar and Haldir; I also bought and co-owned male from Slovenia and made my first litter with my Spanish imports Nevada & Haldir. The Dark Riders - litter is something I love so much. The pups from this litter are something really special, running, beautiful dogs with great temperaments. This is how I get started. Surely pack is growing, but I always keep it enough small that I can keep all my dogs inside the house with me, take care of them by myself and give them all enough attention. I know I have found the breed of my life.
Location Winter Chaos kennel is originally located in province of Eastern Finland, near to city of Kuopio (A), just by the lake Kallavesi. From autumn 2012, "Team Chaos" makes dreams come true and moves over 800 kilometers to north, near to Ivalo (B), Lapland province with the whole, growing pack and starts to work with sleddogs and tourism. Still some of the litters will be born in Kuopio and possibly at summertime we'll spend some time at "south" too, but mainly from autumn to spring it's a plan to stay up north. We'll see how our plans will work...
Breeding qualities I breed when I need. I don't plan litters that are only ment to be for sale, I always want something for myself too. Sometimes I co-own puppies, sometimes I keep something for myself. What I look for, is...
Good temperament (easy to handle,
friendly, social, typical Siberians) What I don't look for, is...
Dogs
that suits to anyone / to be couchpotatoes I do not look for flashy, "high fashion dogs" that can win Shar Pei, Bulldogs or Pekingese in showrings (Group & BIS rings). I do not feel that I need dogs who can be "prettier" than breeds, which have structure that makes them uncomfortable to live a normal life. Anyhow I don't think winning is bad, but I think it's bad to make breeds go extreme because of winning.
Puppies...
Are taken properly care of,
including high quality food, deworming etc. Are surely mischevious Siberian Husky puppies that will chew your shoes and take all the free time from you!
Well, that's all for now - if you have questions, feel free to contact me.
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