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This is the home of our dogs Nýlendu Spurðanella "Nella"  
Hnúks Birta "Snotra" CGC and Spurðann CGC

Spurðann and Birta or Snotra as we call her came to us from Iceland and are FCI and AKC registered, Spurðanella, "Nella" is the offspring of Spurðann and Snotra, she is AKC registered.

I consider myself lucky to be blessed with my dogs, but of course Icelandic Sheepdogs are not for everyone they need room for play and are not happy to be left alone for long period of time. They are happiest when they can be with their family while still having the opportunity be out running, playing and working.

Our dogs are very happy, always have happy smile when we come home, they grin a lot as in the picture below, and are very playful.

  Our dogs are all exceptional examples of the FCI Standard for the Icelandic Sheepdogs. Snotra is quiet and laid back, but at the same time extremely alert, no killer squirrels will ever make it in to our yard. Spurðann is the happy go-lucky one; who is rambunctious, fun loving and definitely the alpha male.Spurdann came from a working farm and is a little aloof, he will come up on the couch and say hi, then a moment later he will move off and lay down next to the stairs where he can rest but still provide protection, Spurðanns personality is well suited for herding and working. He is athletic alert and loyal. His strongest characteristic is his intelligence, typical for the breed. Nella, like her father very happy, always ready to play, and very joyful wonderful little girl. Very smart and eager to please us, loving and gets along with everyone, she likes nothing better than to grab a toy and tease the other dogs with it until they try to take the toy, then the chase is on. Snotra is the type of dog that you would want to babysit your children as she is loving and attentive, always wanting to please.

Our dogs have annual CERF tests and their PennHIP scores are posted on their pedigree pages. We are proud participants and support the ISAA's CHIC Health Program and abide by the breeding standards of ISAA.

We follow the guidelines recommended by the Icelandic Sheepdog International Cooperation's (ISIC) Breeding Committee. These standards were developed based on research of the ISIC countries in cooperation with the scientific community in support of the continued health of the breed.

Snotra is from the rare M1/M2 family line of the Icelandic Sheedog and is carrying the O line.
She is a snuggler and has beautiful dark brown eyes!

Both Snotra and Spurðann earned their Canine Good Citizen title on 25 August 2007.

"[Spurdann] is beautiful and fits
the standard to a T."
-Pat Hastings-

We took all three of our dogs to the first ISAA National Specialty at Wausean, Ohio in October 2009. It was important to us to get our dogs judged by an Icelandic Sheepdog expert Guðrún R Guðjohnsen,that came from Iceland just for the event.
To see the judges report, please look at our dogs pages.

We are members of:
Icelandic Sheepdog Association of America
Icelandic Kennel Club
Icelandic Sheepdog Parent Club in Iceland

We are ISAA Approved breeders
We follow ISIC Breeding Guidelines.

We participate in CHIC program (Canine Health Information Center Program)
  Our dogs are health tested and meet the breeding requirement set by the ISAA.

 Although we do participate in a breeding program, our dogs are first and foremost our family members and puppies are few and far between.

The Icelandic Sheepdog...
 Iceland's only native dog , a treasured part of Iceland's national heritage.

To the people of Iceland I would say that you have in your ancient little breed of dog a real treasure
- part of your history. You should prize and value the Iceland Dog, for he is unique and to be cherished.
-Jean Lanning-

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