NOVEMBER

26/11

A huge happy birthday to our Dylan & his Sledog littermates who turn 10 years old today! I will be forever grateful for his being the foundation not just of my kennel but my involvement in the breed and for everything he and his progeny have achieved!

22/11

A nice day out at The Nordic Speciality Open Show after nearly 2 months without a show for myself and the team!

Under judge Lee Howson, 1st Veteran, Best Veteran & Best of Breed was claimed by Noah handled by friend Leah, who also gained 2nd in her Adult Handling class with him as her chosen partner in crime.

1st Open & Reserve Best of Breed was Jack, with Jess placing 2nd in the same class.
Also representing our kennel was Elska who, handled by owner Kurts, was 1st Post Graduate and later in the day placed 2nd in her AV Open Sled Dog class - well done to them both!

03/11

Today we get to wish a huge happy birthday to our resident clown Ryan (Fenrirkin Keeping It Loki) and his siblings Kulu (Fenrirkin Into The Freyja) and Winter (Fenrirkin Odin On Tight) - the three special pups from a romantic liaison between the handsome Birk (Birk Av Renfokk) and our own Alice (Multi CH Suna-Sanik's Freidige Alice Av Fenrirkin)!
I still can't believe they are two years old already but in that short time they have already made me so proud, not least with all of them having done their bit to promote the Greenland Dog as breed representatives at both Crufts Discover Dogs & the GDCGB Breed Appreciation Day as well as some limited time in the show ring, fun out and about in harness and just generally being the happy, quirky pupsters at home with their canine & human families. Here is to many more years of memories!

OCTOBER

25/10

Today marks the Greenland Dog Club of AGM, which is finished by the presentation of the results - and associated trophies / sashes - to the Greenland Dog of the Year winners.

In the Show Point scheme, our Team had a fantastic set of results.

Top Greenland Dog, Top Puppy & Top Male - Jack
2nd Top Greenland & Top Female / Opposite Sex - Jess

3rd Top Greenland & Runner Up Top Male - Noah
4th Top Greenland & Runner Up Top Female - Alice

5th Top Greenland & Runner Up To Puppy - Ryan

Also in the table were Fenrirkin Dogs resident elsewhere:

7th Top Greenland: Elska (Fenrirkin Out Of The Black - Dylan x Alice) 
9th Top Greenland: Kulu (Fenrirkin Into The Freyja - Birk x Alice) 
10th Top Greenland: Nuuka (Fenrirkin Catch Me If You Can - Dylan x Alice) 

Onto Working Points, where even with a limited competitive season I was delighted to see some of our gang in the standings:
5th Top Working Dog - Alice
6th Top Working Dog - Noah
Joint 7th Top Working Dog - Jess & Dylan

8th Top Working Dog: Elska

10th Top Working Dog: Ryan

Very proud of them all!

SEPTEMBER

28/09

Happy birthday Alice who along with her other Storm x Pocahontas littermates turns 7 years old today! 

21/09

Today saw us attend Ashfield (Notts) CS Premier Open Show which has been a calendar favourite for a few years now, not least for being only an hour’s drive from home as well as showing consistent support for rare breed exhibitors. This year was no exception in being an enjoyable day out with fabulous company in and out the ring plus some awesome results for friends across the board under judges Kelly Bolsover (Breed), Kath Howarth (Working Group / AV Stakes) & Suzanne Whittingham (Best In Show).

Ryan made the most of his rare show ring outing, very much enjoying playing his part of the dog who hasn’t seen a show lead in months and had clearly never been asked to stand still in his life, placing 2nd in Post Graduate.

Jack was a tad more schooled about proceedings – albeit still his usual bouncy self - and came away with a hat trick of class wins, first in his Junior Breed class, then in AV Working Junior and finally in AV Rare Breed W Junior, which culminated in him claiming a rosette for Reserve Best AV Rare Breed behind a lovely Hovawart.

But absolute star of the day was Noah. He started off well in the breed judging, winning 1st Open and Best of Breed but it seems he was keen to celebrate his recent birthday in style.
Not only did he win his first ever Veteran competition by topping the AV Working Veteran class, gaining the opportunity to represent our breed in the BVIS final. He actually went into said challenge and came out with the rosette for... BEST VETERAN IN SHOW!!

Not just a first for me with a Greenland (although cannot deny my Malamutes Lucie & Harry a mention as having both given me multiple, very much treasured, BVIS wins) but we believe makes Noah the first Greenland Dog to have won a Best Veteran In Show. What a good lad he is!

18/09

Happy birthday to our special Norwegian, Noah who along with his other Balder x Suki 'Electric' littermates turns 7 years old and is now officially a Veteran in UK Show terms (although his behaviour would certainly suggest otherwise)!

14/09

Sheringham KA Premier Open Show today and another boys day out, seeing Noah take 1st Open Dog & Best of Breed under judge Steve Biddlecombe, with Jack placing 1st Special Yearling & Reserve Best of Breed.

13/09

Our last UK Champ show with breed classes for 2025 at Darlington today under Judge Fran Kaye - and for us a reduced show team as a result of the girls being at home for hormonal reasons.
Noah comes away with 1st Open, Best Dog & Best of Breed while Jack claims 1st Junior & Reserve Best Dog.

06/09

An AVNSC outing for Jack at Richmond Championship Show where judge Pam Blay awards him 1st Junior Dog, Best Dog & Best Opposite Sex.

AUGUST

31/08

A fun weekend in Luxembourg for their 114th & 115th International Championship Show events and a consistent set of results for my 3 dog Greenland team under jduges Franz Krenn (Sat) & Ruth Wagner (Sun).

Noah:
2x 1st / Exc Champion Male
2x CACL
2x CACIB
Fulfilling the requirements for his Luxembourg Champion Title!

Jess:
2x 1st / Exc Champion Female
2x CACL
2x CACIB
2x Best of Breed
Fulfilling the requirements for her Luxembourg Champion Title!

Jack:
2x 1st / Exc Junior Male
2x J-CACL
2x Youth Winner
2x Best Opposite Sex
Fulfilling the requirements for both Luxembourg Junior Champion &  International Junior Champion Titles! 

27/08

Norfolk & Norwich CS Premier Open Show and what a fabulous day we have. Under judge Lorraine Ratter, Jess is 1st Open Bitch, Best of Breed & later claims a fabulous Working Group 4. Not forgetting the boys, Noah places 1st Open Dog while Jack claims 1st Special Yearling & Reserve Best of Breed. He also places 3rd in a good sized AV Junior Stakes class under judge Richard Kinsey - good lad!
 

16/08

A trip across the border to Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show, which schedules breed classes for the first time.

Under judge Tim Ball, Noah wins 1st Open, Best Dog & Best of Breed with Jess placing 2nd in the same class and claiming Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex. Jack wins 1st Junior and Reserve Best Dog in the challenge.

10/08

While my ginger duo are competing internationally, a bit closer to home Noah & Alice have a day out at Walsall & District KA Open Show. Under judge Kat Copley-Holland they win their respective Open Dog / Open Bitch classes, with Noah taking Best of Breed in the challenge - handled and selfie-snapshotted by our friend Leah - with Alice & myself claiming Reserve Best of Breed.

09/08

Today is the World Dog Show in Helsinki and fair to say Jack & Jess made me very proud!
Under Danish judge Svein Bjørnes, Jack starts proceedings well, claiming 1st / Exc Junior Dog, JCAC, JCACIB, Best Junior In Breed & the dog CAC! This not only gives him the World Junior Winner 2025 title but also awards him his Finnish Junior Champion title!

Jess is again in Champion bitch, and with lovely competition places 2nd /Exc & the female CAC. With special rules for the WDS, this award means she has also gained her Finnish Champion title. So so proud of them both!

07/08

While sadly I have to remain at home, with thanks to friends we have two dogs representing our kennel in Helsinki for the World Dog Show.
Today is the day for the Helsinki Winner Circuit Shows, with Finnish judge Saija Juutilainen officiating Greenland Dogs. 
Jess does not have her most successful outing, gaining 3rd / Very Good in her Champion Bitch class against some lovely females, but Jack has a fantastic day, gaining 1st / Exc Junior Dog, SA (Champion Quality Cert), 4th Best Male, Best Junior In Breed & the dog CAC!

01/08

We start our month with the long trip South West for Paignton Championship Show, which has scheduled Greenland Dog breed classes for a number of years.

Our judge Marion Sargent awarded Noah 1st Open Dog & Best of Breed, Jess 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex and Jack 1st Junior Dog & Reserve Best Dog. Good woos!  

JULY

20/07

A little bit more local an outing to York CA Open Show with just Jack. Under judge Sue Forman he had a decidedly fun outing, placing 1st Special Yearling and then ended our weekend by taking Best AVNSC in the challenge – not bad for 13 months of age!

19/07

Our week of Open Showing continued with a trip North to Eston & Barnaby CS Premier Open Show, where Jess got the day off but our friend Kim was enlisted for a road trip to join me with her Greenland duo in supporting both breed classes and the society appointing a sled dog / spitz specialist judge, Avril Roper.
Jack stood alone in his Junior class to take the class win, I then squeezed in some handling assistance for Kim in Post Grad, following which she prompty returned the favour with Alice while I stayed on Noah for the Open class, seeing Noah taking 1st & Alice 2nd.
To my absolute delight, Jack then went on to win Best of Breed in the challenge, with Noah taking Reserve Best of Breed - very proud of my boys!

16/07

As we were assisting a friend with handling at Thames & Oxfordshire County CS Premier Open Show, it was decided an AVNSC entry with a couple of my own dogs was in order. Under our judge Krystyan Greenland, Jack places 1st Junior with super-naked Jess placing 2nd Open & Reserve Best AVNSC in the challenge to the eventual group winner (can’t complain too much at that)!

13/07

Another day of supporting our breed classes, this time at Bakewell Open Show where Jess won Open & Best of Breed, Noah taking 2nd with Reserve Best of Breed and Jack winning his Junior class under judge Joan Sheehan.
We decided not to stay for the group or our stakes classes on this occasion - the handler was flagging after two long warm days, nevermind the dogs! – but a huge congratulations to all involved in running such a lovely show (do love the opportunity to nosey around an agricultural event while doing our dog show thing).

12/07

The hottest day of the year so far typically coincided with a day out at Malvern showground in support of our breed classes at NW&PBS Championship Show and the results under judge Martin Esders were pleasing despite none of the dogs being their most co-operative in the heat:
Jess - 1st Open, Best Bitch & Best of Breed
Noah - 2nd Open, Best Dog & Best Opposite Sex
Alice - 3rd Open & Reserve Best Bitch
Jack - 1st Junior & Reserve Best Dog

Many thanks to Ellis Rees for capturing Jess in the group.

03/07

Another day at Rutland showground, this time for Boston's annual Championship Show.
Continuing her recent good run was Jess, who came out on top with 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best of Breed.
Even more excitingly though, our young lad Jack not only won his Junior Dog class but went on to make it a double for the Fenrirkin Ginger division by beating Noah to Best Dog for the first time – clever boy.
Not forgetting my Suna-Sanik duo Alice & Noah, who always make me proud, picking up the Reserve Best Bitch / Reserve Best Dog cards respectively

02/07

A more local event for us, seeing the full team came out for Boston & DCS Open Show in support of our breed classes. Jess won her Open Bitch class and Best of Breed, with Alice placing 2nd to her daughter. Jack & Noah also topped their classes to give us a nice full challenge.
 

JUNE

29/06

Wow, what a day!!

Thanks to a little help from friends we were trying to be in two places at once things, and so while I was supporting our breed classes at a Open Show up North Alice & Jack headed South to Windsor Championship Show who were scheduling breed classes for the first time.
Here it was Alice’s turn in the limelight, claiming 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & her third UK Best of Breed. Jack also had a fun day out, taking 1st Junior Dog and Reserve Best Dog.

But it was up North as Scarborough CS Open Show we really made it a day to remember where Noah & Jess competed in Open together in support of our breed classes. Noah was a good boy despite not being a fan of the warmer weather, claiming a pleasing Reserve Best of Breed but it was definitely Jess’s day to shine.

Not only did she claim Best of Breed over her kennelmate but in a good size group she claimed an awesome Working Group 1!! 
Normally that would have been enough for me to be over the moon but she wasn’t done there. Onto the final challenge of the day, and she only went on to win....
BEST IN SHOW!!
Making her the first Greenland Dog to ever be given this honour at a UK Group System Open Show!

It really, really, really does mean ever so much to have our small but special breed recognised at this level, and to achieve it with my homebred girl is just the cherry on the cake! She may be loud, stubborn - and have a penchant for trying to roll on her back at the most inopportune of moments - but she never fails to make me smile and whether running in harness, introducing the public to the breed at educational events or doing her show ring thing I am always so proud of the part she plays in helping show the diversity this breed can be capable of.

22/06

Another trek South saw us supporting our classes at Eastbourne & DCS Premier Open Show. 
Noah got to sit this one out and the girls made the most of it, with Jess taking 1st Open & Best of Breed, Alice placing 2nd & Reserve Best of Breed and Jack having fun throughout, winning his Junior class and very much enjoying his run round in the challenge.
Not done there, Jess also made me proud by taking Working Group 4 as the only rare breed in a lovely line up – good girl!

18/06

A somewhat scorching day at Royal Cheshire Premier Open Show so we decided to keep it a bit more simple and make it a boy’s day out. Judge Steve Bennett awarded Noah 1st Open & BOB, with Jack placing 1st Junior and RBOB. Good lads!

15/06

Staying on the West side of the UK, it was a trip to Northwich & DCS on Sunday, seeing Jess win 1st Open & BOB, Noah 2nd Open and Jack 1st Junior and RBOB in the challenge under our judge Raymond Galea. When updating my records later, I actually realised this marks Jess’s 50th UK Open Show Best of Breed - clever girl!

14/06

Today we get to say a huge happy birthday to our handsome Jack pup who turns 1 year old! So how did we spend it? WIth a trip to Wales for Chepstow & District CS Open Show, which saw Noah, Jess & Jack all competing in Open together for a spitz breed specialist judge, Neil Hood. This time it was Noah who came out on top with the class win & BOB Jess 2nd & RBOB and Jack 3rd and BP. This was also Jack’s last show as a puppy and he ended it in style, with a super pleasing Working Puppy Group 3 under judge Sandie Tadd - good boy!

12/06

A trip to Norfolk for Great Yarmouth Gorleston & DCS Premier Open Show today. Our sled dog specialist judge Kristy Allen awarded Jess 1st Open Bitch & Best of Breed, Noah 1st Open Dog & Reserve Best of Breed and Jack 1st Puppy & Best Puppy in Breed.
Onto the groups under judge Angie Allen, where Jess not only gained a respectable shortlist in a huge Working Group but Jack placed a fabulous Working Puppy Group 4

06/06

What a fantastic couple of days we ended up having at Three Counties Championship Show! No Greenland Dog classes here, so it was AVNSC Working for us on Friday under judge Vanessa Williams-Wegmann.

First up was Jack in what was to be his last Champ Show puppy outing and he didn’t let the side down claiming 1st in his class, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in AVNSC.

But Jess was clearly not wanting to be outdone by the youngsters today, as she not only came away with 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best of Breed AVNSC, but then went into a lovely Working Group where she gained a group shortlist(!!) to the final 8 dogs under judge Marion Hodgson!

Not only is this a first for Jess (and myself with a homebred dog) but she is only the second Greenland to gain a UK Champ Show Group shortlist in the last 10 years - our own Noah breaking a 9 year dry spell at Manchester last year - and actually the first female Greenland Dog to have been considered in the final cut in over 20 years - a very special day indeed!

MAY
 

31/05

We decided to give Southern Counties a miss in favour of supporting our classes at Carlisle & DCS Premier Open Show – and what a day we had!

Under judge Jackie Tune, Jess not only placed 1st Open & Best of Breed, but in a lovely Working Group only went and claimed WG1!! Not done there, she also topped the AV Working Champion class, meaning she got to stay to represent our Breed not only in Best In Show but also for Best Champion in Show.
Alas, nothing in either competition, but we were super proud to be representing and I was delighted with her performance in two lovely line ups.
This is Jess’s third Working Group win, and she is at this point still the first / only female Greenland to have topped an Open Show Working Group (the first being her paternal grandfather Puck, with her father Dylan later claiming a win of his own) and the only Greenland of either gender to have won more than one group – very proud and so grateful to those judges who have appreciated her qualities enough to award her at this level!
 

Jack decided that the flooring was much more interesting than anything else and was a bit of a challenge in the breed competition! But he still did enough to win his class and Best Puppy in Breed, and WPG4. He did redeem himself in his stakes classes later, however, where he was much more settled and absolutely delighted me by winning 1st AV Puppy Dog under replacement judge Steve Bennett, winning us some cash too.

29/05

A weekday Open Show trip to Staffordshire County Show’s Dog Section.

It was Fenrirkin’s Ginger Division competing today, seeing Jess gain 1st Open & Best of Breed, and Jack take 1st Puppy & Best Puppy in breed under judge Janice Bannister.
Nothing for Jack in a nice puppy group, however Jess was on good form and came away with WG2 behind a cracking Bullmastiff under judge Linda Esders – good girl!

26/05

A sporadically wet / sunny Bath Championship Show with four Fenrirkin Greenlands out supporting our breed classes.
Under judge Jenny-Shorer Wheeler, Noah was 1st Open, Best Dog & Best of Breed, Alice was 2nd Open, Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex, Jack was 1st Puppy, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed and Ryan was 1st Post Graduate.

24/05

A fun day out Open Showing at Northumberland County Shows's dog section. We just took Jack, who very much enjoyed getting a wander around the agricultural show, and also came away with 2nd in AVNSC Working Puppy under judge Louise Forster (Kachemak). 

18/05

A long trip North to Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show. Under judge Ed Forsey, Jess comes back with a bang - her first outing since March - claiming 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex, with Noah winning 1st Open Dog, Best Dog & Best Opposite Sex, Jack came placing 1st Puppy Dog, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed and last but not least Alice  playing runner up to her daughter with 2nd Open Bitch & Reserve Best Bitch

10/05

On Saturday we made a trip to Stafford with 3 Greenlands on board for Birmingham National Dog Show, with breed judging officiated by Bill Browne-Cole.
Noah placed 1st Open Dog, Best Dog & Best of Breed - his 20th UK Championship Show Best of Breed! Alice claimed 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex - and of course was as full of character as always. And Jack came away with 1st Puppy Dog, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed – good dogs!

05/05

A more local outing to Chesterfield CS Premier Open Show where Jack was chucked into the car for some practice in AVNSC Working. He had a lot of fun being generally 50% cuddly / 50% mischievous and seemed to enjoy splitting his time between our friends Pyrenean Mountain Dog & Siberian Husky crating while I squeezed in a little bit of handling help.
And while undoubtedly getting a little bit bored by the time it came round, he didn’t do too badly at all when we got in the ring either, placing 1st Puppy & Best Puppy under judge Pete Simmons.

APRIL

27/04

Continuing our focus on giving Jack as much socialisation as possible while still enjoying his puppy classes (with the added bonus of giving the older dogs a bit of a well earned break from the ring too) it was another solo outing to WELKS Championship Show - and what a fabulous sunny day it was, seeing the lad compete in his first AVNSC Working class which encompassed a lovely selection of competing breeds (Bouvier Des Flandres, Russian Black Terriers, Giant Schnauzers, Portuguese Water Dogs and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs all present on the day alongside our Greenland entry)!
With his competition being so strong, we really did go into the ring with the assumption we were there for a bit of practice so were utterly delighted to see him not only top his Puppy Dog class (in fantastic company!) but go on to win Best Dog, Best Opposite Sex and Best Puppy in the challenges!! Super proud and very grateful to our judge Lorraine Ratter for seeing his qualities, even while still such a raw baby

20/04

A fantastic Easter weekend spent over in Ireland, with three shows in two days (Combined Canine International Show Saturday, Combined Canine National Show Sunday AM and the Spitz & Primitive Breed Association Group Championship Show Sunday PM.
I had decided to be economic and only enter one Greenland – 10 month old Jack - and he certainly seemed intent on giving me some more good memories!Under our judges Nemanja Jovanovic (Sat CC International CH Show), Gopi Krishnan (Sun CC National CH Show) & Olive Taylor (Sun Spitz & Primative Breeds Group CH Show) he came away with the following results:
3x 1st / Exc Junior Dog
3x Green Star Dog
1x Junior-CACIB
3x Best Of Breed
Following on from his success at the St Patricks / Celtic Winners weekend a month prior, not only does this bring his Green Star tally up to 5 out of 7 needed for this Irish Champion title but – subject to IKC confirmation – this also closes the requirements for his Irish Junior Champion title ! And, as a bit of a bonus, I believe he may also be the breed’s first Irish Junior Champion title holder!! Such a good boy.

18/04

A pleasant day oput supporting our breed classes at Edwinstowe & DCS Premier Open Show, 
where judge Barry Blunden awarded Noah 1st Open & Best of Breed, Jack 1st Puppy, Reserve Best of Breed & Best Puppy and Alice 2nd Open.

05/04

A challenging few weeks here due to an injury on my part limiting my mobility, however with thanks to friends offering assistance with driving and handling, we did make it to Birtley & DCS Premier Open Show for solo outing with 9 month old Jack. He was a his usual happy self, making lots of friends ringside, and cherry on the cake was seeing him win his Post Graduate class, Best Puppy & Best of Breed under judge Malinda Thomas. And we even got some lovely photos of him thanks to VikingPhotography - good pupster

MARCH

23/03

A boys day out at Herts & Essex CS Premier Open Show supporting our breed classes. Under judge Racheal Bailey (Akna), Noah wins 1st Open & Best of Breed (handled wonderfully by friend Stacey), Jack claims 1st Puppy, Best Puppy & Reserve Best of Breed and even Ryan comes out to give some numbers, coming 1st in Junior (and having the best time being handled by Heather).

16/03

Our second day in Ireland, this time competing at the St Patricks Day National Championship Show. Under judge Sean Delmar (IRE) our duo have another good set of results, with Jess picking up 1st / Exc Champion Bitch, Green Star Female & Best of Breed handled wonderfully by our friend Donal. Jack wins 1st  / Exc Junior Dog, Green Star Male & Best Opposite Sex, gaining him another step towards both his Irish Junior Champion & Irish Champion titles. 

15/03

A trip to Ireland this weekend for our red & white duo, Jess & Jack. We kick off proceedings with the Celtic Winners International Championship Show with a lovely set of results under judge Elly Weggemans (NED). Jess claims 1st / Exc Champion Bitch, Green Star Female, CACIB & Best of Breed. Jack has an equally good turn out, winning 1st  / Exc Junior Dog, Junior-CACIB, Green Star Male & Best Opposite Sex, these awards not also starting his Inernational Junior Champion, Irish Junior Champion & Irish Champion titles. Todays wins also give them both the Celtic Winner 2025 & for Jack the Celtic Junior Winner 2025 accolades.

09/03

The final day of Crufts 2025 is show day for Working & Pastoral Breeds, seeing four Greenland dogs from our kennel competing in the breed, along with a further three Fenrirkin dogs resident elsewhere. Under judge Dr Annukka Paloheimo (Finland), our results as follows:

Jess - 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best of Breed

Noah - 1st Open Dog, Best Dog & Best Opposite Sex

Jack - 1st Post Graduate Dog, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed

Alice - 2nd Open Bitch & Reserve Best Bitch

Elska (owned by Charlotte & Kurts) - 1st Post Graduate Bitch

Kulu (owned by Jo & Carl) - 2nd Post Graduate Bitch

Nuuka (owned by Jo & Carl) - 3rd Open Bitch

A fabulous day all round in lovely company! And Jess even managed to sneak onto Channel 4 when presenter Clare Balding stopped for a quick chat in the backstage collecting ring!

07/03

Day 2 of Crufts, and this time the Discover Dogs stand is manned by our own Alice & her son Winter (owned by Sophie & Stuart). The duo have a lovely day with plenty of cuddles from the general public.

06/03

It wouldn't be March without talking about Crufts, and this year is no exception! Day 1 sees half sisters Nuuka (Dylan x Alice) & Kulu (Birk x Alice) with owners Jo & Carl on the Discover Dogs, representing the breed wonderfully as always. They make me very proud!

04/03

Today we get to say a big happy birthday to my much loved Harry who turns 12 years old!

My last remaining Malamute and still my chief Greenland-puppy sitter (being kennelmates at current with both 8 month old Jack & 15 month old Ryan), still as bouncy as ever when it comes to food, walks & especially weight-pulling (albeit at a slightly slower pace) and still giving all the woos & cuddles (solicited or otherwise).
I certainly hope we have a few more years of memories left to make and remain ever grateful to his breeder Sylvia Gremm for entrusting him to us.

02/03

While sadly today marked our final weightpull at it's current venue, the dogs certainly made sure it was one to remember with all seven resident Fenrirkin dogs present for the CEDCGB-AMCUK weightpull getting some time in the chute. It was the warmest pull we’ve had this season by far – and not the biggest turn out for a few different reasons – but the dogs were all on fine form and we had a really fabulous day!

Alice claimed 1st in the 41-60lb class with an equal PB of 1500lb which (weighing in at 53lb that morning) also earned her Highest Percentage of Bodyweight pulled on the day with a fantastic 28.3x – good girl!

Noah also had an awesome day, claiming 2nd in the 101lb+ class pulling not only a new Personal Best but also a new UK Breed Record for highest weight pulled, with an awesome final weight of 2200lb / 20.18x his bodyweight – what a dude!
We decided to withdraw on a good note rather than try for the next weight up as he had worked his socks off.

The 81-100lb saw my veteran boys Harry and Dylan head to head – with the latter deciding he actually felt like putting some effort in for the first time this season! – claiming 1st & 2nd respectively with final weights of 1600lb (Harry pulling it less than a second faster to claim the win) – a respectable set of results, being over 19x their bodyweight for both boys.

And last but not least, I had three dogs in the novice class with Ryan showing much improvement versus his last attempt (which had veered from trying to climb out the chute to staring at me in confusion), Jess actually deigning to pull for me in the absence of Jo (although dear Lord is she stubborn!) and Jack having a couple of rounds at the lowest weights for experience and seemingly unphased by it all –super pleased with them!

And a quick shout out to Elska too, who was 4th in the 41-60lb class with Kurts; not her best day results wise - perhaps due to the warmer weather more than anything else as she was not the only dog who dropped out earlier than normal – but she still makes me proudJack also winning his class and taking Best Puppy & Reserve Best of Breed in the challenge. Good pups!

01/03

A fun start to our month with our ginger duo Jess & Jack heading North West to support our breed classes at Ashton In Makerfield CS Open Show.
Under judge Kat Copley-Holland Jess topped the Open class and claiming Best of Breed, with Jack also winning his class and taking Best Puppy & Reserve Best of Breed in the challenge. Good pups!

FEBRUARY

15/02

A trip to support our breed classes at National Working & Pastoral Breeds Society’s Open Show which was a long but lovely day in good company, even with horrible, drizzly weather making our original plan to work out the van a bit less viable.

Our judge for the day was the lovely Avril Roper (Tokosha), with final results as follows:

1st Open & Best of Breed – Jess

2nd Open & Reserve Best of Breed – Noah

1st Puppy - & Best Puppy in Breed – Jack

1st Junior – Ryan

3rd Open - Alice

Thank you as always to Janice Robertson for sharing some phone snaps of our day and of course to all our friends who helped with handling & ringside swapping, making showing five dogs solo possible!

09/02

A solo trip to Ashington & DCS Premier Open Show for Jack who has a fabulous day, taking 1st Post Graduate, Best Puppy in Breed, Best of Breed and a fabulous Working Puppy Group 2 under judge Marion Scott - his second puppy group placing from three shows! 

01/02

A relatively local open show to start our month, with breed classes scheduled at Isle of Ely CS Open Show. Our Judge Cath Moffatt (Kyleca) chose Jess as her Open class winner and Best of Breed, with Noah 2nd & Reserve Best of Breed, Alice 3rd Open and Jack 1st Puppy & Best Puppy in Breed. Good dogs!!

JANUARY

26/01

A sharp contrast to last week's successes, not our best weightpull for any of our dogs today - which I will largely take the blame for due to being full of cold and unable to give the dogs the normal level of enthusiasm in the chute but deciding to bring them along for at least a short outing.

Despite the performances not being the best, our gang still came away with some podium placings, seeing Noah 1st in 101lb+ class and Dylan 2nd in the 61-80lb class; Harry and Alice missed out on the top 3, with Harry taking 4th after I decided to withdraw him and Alice tangling herself out by saying hello to the chute handler twice in a row and coming 5th. Jess & Ryan had a short stint in novice too - before I again decided to withdraw - and Jack enjoyed a day of socialising.

All was not lost for our affix, however, as Kurts had a fantastic day with Elska - Fenrirkin Out Of The Black - winning the 41-60lb class and also claiming highest percentage of bodyweight pulled - such a good girl!

19/01

While Jess stayed in Thetford (see yesterday's update), I jumped into the van with the rest of the gang and headed North once more to attend the CEDCGB-AMCUK Weightpull.

It wasn’t one of the largest entries – circa 15 dogs entered but still lovely to see a mixed Malamute / CED / Sibe entry – and I think it’s fair to say none of the dogs pulled the best we have seen them (perhaps because rounds were coming around quite quickly or maybe the colder weather – if only we could ask them but even so the Fenrirkin gang certainly gave me a lot to be proud of with a hat trick of top honours in the overall competition.
Noah – 1st 101lb+ class & Highest Weight Pulled (1900lb)
Alice – 1st 41-60lb class, Highest Weight Pulled by Opposite Sex & Highest Percentage of Bodyweight Pulled (1200lb / 22.2x)
Elska – 2nd 41-60lb class (pulled by owner Kurts Reders, an equal 1200lb to her Mum but not quite as fast)
Harry – 3rd 81-100lb class (1500lb – so glad he still enjoys his time in the chute)
Dylan – 3rd 61-80lb class (I think his final weight was something super unimpressive as I had skipped rounds before he made his refusal, maybe 800lb, but he had fun)!
Ryan – in novice class but pulling the maximum 1000lb for the first time. And while still a pain for wanting to jump the barrier to say hello to those officiating on the other side showed some moments of improvement in his concentration)! Not a bad day's work!

18/01

After finishing up the groups on Friday, it was a case of packing up the van as quickly as we could to head back across the country to Thetford Forest ahead of Jess teaming up with friend Kim Godfrey’s Greenland Duo Wolvey & Strike for two days of racing at BSSF Round 2 Santon Downham.
Though Jess has ran with Wolvey before both as a 2 dog and as a 3 dog with Mum Alice, this was to be the first time running Strike & Jess together in a team (our attempts at a trial run prior to the event were thwarted by weather conditions, alas) but we needn’t have had any concerns as they made a fabulous trio, clearly having the best of times on the trail and ultimately coming away with gold in DF4 over the two days and a respectable set of times, too!! 
Congratulations Kim and well done dogs!!

17/01

Today was a trip to Stafford for Manchester Championship Show, another debut for young Jack with this being his first UK Champ Show Experience. Results as follows under judge Tom Johnston:
Jess – 1st Open Bitch, Best Bitch & Best of Breed (even being in her bikini)!
Noah – 1st Open Dog, Best Dog & Best Opposite Sex (handled wonderfully by Stacey)
Jack – 1st Puppy Dog, Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed
Alice – 2nd Open Bitch & Reserve Best Bitch (also handled wonderfully by Stacey)!
The highlight of these wins? Jack is now Crufts qualified for 2025 – just in time for us to get our entries in for March - clever little man!!

12/01

Today was a boys day out at Darlington & District CS Open Show for Jack’s first UK Show experience, with Noah tagging along to keep him company.
Under judge Tony Allcock OBE we had a wonderful set of results, with Jack winning Post Graduate and Noah winning Open, Noah then claiming Best of Breed in the challenge and Jack winning Best Puppy and a default RBOB – good boys!
Onto the groups, where I was delighted with Noah being shortlisted to the final six from the 10+ breeds present but Jack was our superstar here, placing a fantastic Working Puppy Group 2 with some really lovely comments from our judge – what an awesome first show for my youngest Norwegian 
And - after double checking my records at home – I am also delighted to report that this Best of Breed gives Noah the 50th and final point he needed to close his Show Certificate of Excellence title (subject to confirmation, of course). Way to go big lad!! This makes him the first male and only the second Greenland to achieve this title here in the UK (his kennelmate Jess being the first) and suffice to say, with this being the only RKC title a Greenland Dog can achieve in this country outside a Veteran Warrant, it really does mean a lot to us!!

01/01

A happy new year to all our friends, family & general supporters! And as is tradition, we start the year by confirming our 2024 Dog placings in the Our Dogs 2024 Competition, where we had a fairly clean streak across the board with our Greenlands.

Top Dog - Noah
Top Puppy - Ryan

Top Stud Dog - Dylan
Top Brood Bitch - Alice
Top Breeder - Fenrirkin!

Super proud of all our accolades, but especially so to our Dylan x Alice babies elsewhere - Nuuka, Elska and the much missed Zippy - who along with their sister Jess picked up Best of Sex / Best of Breed awards at UK Championship Shows and contributed to our Top Breeder, Stud Dog & Brood Bitch Awards - so proud of you all!