Norrland Kennel - Swedish Lapphunds

06/07/2025

Pending AKC official approval

HersheyToo Arktalas CGC RATI ~CM~

Tala is the FIRST Swedish Lapphund in AKC to earn a Certificate of Merit (which is equivalent to a championship for FSS breeds). This is huge for the breed!

She got a Group 4 as well today and some kind remarks from judges and spectators.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and lent a helping hand. I couldn't have done this without my community of friends!

10/06/2025

Phew! Now that we've somewhat recovered from 3 days of shows in Norwalk, CT let's go over how everyone did!

Friday
Show 1 Freyja av Vintervidda took BOB with no group placement.

Show 2 HersheyToo Arktalas took BOB with a Group 3 placement.

Saturday ( Our supported entry with 5 total dogs - a record number for us in the USA)
Show 3 HersheyToo Arktalas took BOB and a Group 3 placement. Norrlands Baron took Best of Opposite

Show 4 Norrlands Addalas Muohta took BOB and Norrlands Baron took Best of Opposite

Sunday
Show 5 & 6 HersheyToo Arktalas took BOB with a Group 3 placement for both.

Arbbolas Beere Bingse didn't place but she had lots of compliments and one judge that says she has so much promise and gave us tips to help bring it out in her. For her first show I'm just happy she had fun time and did well with the huge crowds of people and dogs.

I'm so proud of Norrlands Addalas Muohta and her owner for coming to their first show and killing it! And Norrlands Baron and his owner always do a fabulous job! I also want to thank k the numerous people that helped us as juggling 3 dogs that are in the same class is a bit crazy of me.

We get the rest of the month off to polish our skills and we'll be back to shows in July!

Photo of HersheyToo Arktalas "Tala" from Grace Marie Photography as I forgot to get pictures this entire weekend 🤦‍♀️

02/06/2025

Tala and I decided to throw in a little agility trialing this summer. We'll get around to titling at our own pace. 😅

Qualifying clean scores in both standard and jumpers. Might not be fast (she always goes so slow at this place) but she's accurate and methodical. Here's our standard run.

31/05/2025

Tala being gorgeous as always! ❤️

Thank you to Grace Marie Photography for this lovely photo of our very special girl. We had a lot of fun!

We'll be at Greenwhich Kennel Club show this weekend from June 6th to June 8th. Stop by the FSS Open Shows to visit the breed!

25/05/2025

Sometimes things happen for a reason.

Norrlands A Little Bit Chile aka Chile from our first litter has always been a wild child (hence her name). However she developed anxiety with transitions in home that we didn't feel was appropriate to breed on and not a fit for a busy household (which we have). Can behavior modification and training help? Yes, but we don't want to risk any puppy buyer needing to go through that as well and we believe in breeding dogs that people can actually live with. While she was okay here, being okay isn't enough for me. When an opportunity to place her with a dear friend who had lost their one dog and had also known Chile since she was a puppy happened... we jumped on it. So Chile has been placed in a lovely co-own home. She will never be breed as we don't believe the risk of passing on her type of anxiety is worth it. However, she will still be a breed ambassador in sports and the occasional show as she will shine there. It's bittersweet as a breeder and having raised her for nearly 3 years, but we're thrilled to have her in a place where she will thrive.

So what does this mean for Norrland Kennel? It means we will need to wait till our younger females (Kiwi and Arwen) are mature enough - meaning it'll be 1.5 to 2 years before our next litter. This is where we show how much we value quality over quantity.

We look forward to seeing all the adventures you go on Chile! ❤️

05/05/2025

Happy first birthday to our Star Wars litter!

Tala had 3 girls and 1 boy born today via csection. All puppies and mom are doing well.

03/05/2025

Hello Followers!

So we've updated our puppy application and the link on our website is working. The form is here: https://forms.gle/VqAw7z7T93TJomt89

Keep in mind that we are not having any litters for 2025 and we are uncertain if we will have a litter in 2026. Breeding isn't just having 2 dogs pair and that's that. There's a lot of research and planning behind each of our litters. We will not sacrifice quality for quantity. We're happy to keep applications on file or I'm happy to direct your application to another SLCOA breeder in North America or to any breeder in Europe you're interested in exporting from.

28/02/2025

HersheyToo Arktalas aka Tala turns 6 years old today.

Tala has given us 2 wonderful litters and 6 wonderful years. She's been a phenomenal ambassador for the breed and has helped many fall in love with the breed.

Thank you Tala and here's to many more years!

12/02/2025

Papers will still need to be submitted but Arwen ( Àrbbola's Beere Bingse) earned her Novice Trick Dog title this week.

26/01/2025

AKC Meet the Breeds Day 2 begins!

Kiwi is ready for her close up!

07/07/2024

First born and first to leave. Pink collar Padme now called Maggie (registered name Norrlands Princess Leia) had a quick flight home with her new owners to North Carolina and is settling in. The rest of the litter will be leaving over the next couple weeks. ❤

03/07/2024

Happy 2nd Birthday to our A litter! Chile is wishing all her siblings a great day! She got a bandana, cookie and a fun new treat!