"Jaegar, Male Elkhound, Kamia Kennels, Our
Daughter Ashten's Male"
It wouldn't matter if you knew what an Elkhound was, or even knew
anything about them, you couldn't help looking at Jaegar and knowing
full well your looking at a magnificent dog. If you did know about
Elkhounds and knew the history of these great dogs you would know
that a dog like Jaegar is what breeders of top quality animals
strive for they're entire life. To have a dog come along that is
truly remarkable.
Jaegar is pictured here at 9 months, he is 64lbs, stands at 23
inches to the top of his shoulder and is 23 inches long. He is a
thick solid old world Male. His father Takoda, and his mother Mia
have combined to produce some truly outstanding dogs, and Jaegar is
one of the best.
Ashten, our daughter has Jaegar, she does an incredible job with
him. He is completely socialized, as nice a personality as you could
find. He travels with her everywhere, he is one of the most well
mannered dogs we have seen.
Jaegar, Male Elkhound 9 months - October 2011
You can view a larger image if you click the image
The big dark heavy males of the old days are hard to come by.
There are few of these lines remaining, and only a very limited few
in Canada. Jaegar will continue this line of big ole boys as we will
use him in our breeding program once he fully matures and we find
him a suitable female of his quality.
Ashten works Jaegar daily, he gets tons of exercise, he is a
strong powerful young Male, very even and well balanced. This is an
example of a great family dog, or better yet, a companion dog, as
the Elkhound is extremely loyal, and this particular line is very
much a 1 owner line. They bond very strong to one person, will bond
very well with a family, but do tend to bond with 1 person more than
all others.
Families have wanted a good stable reliable dog for centuries.
Elkhounds are one of the oldest breeds known and have been family
dogs for that time. It's dogs like Jaegar that people want. Easy
going, but completely fearless, no problem to take anywhere, yet
they watch what's going on. They are trouble free, no real issues of
any kind with Elkhounds, no feet, eyes, ear problems, all those
things are pretty much non existent in Elkhounds. You don't have a
line of dogs last 4000 years with problems. Brush out your Elkhound
a couple times a year and that's pretty much it for maintenance.
Feed great food, they do the very best on raw, like Jaegar gets, and
lots of exercise, and kind words and fun and you have a dog that
will live in many cases 15 plus years with no issues.
These are good dogs for any environment - Ashten has Jaegar with
her while she attends University, Jaegar is what we call an Urban
Elkhound, sure he is in the Canadian Wilderness every day, but he
also is in the city every day of his life as well. Elkhounds are
odourless dogs, so very easy to take out, work them, and bring them
right back in. No worries.
The Great Grey Elkhounds Are A Perfect
Companion Dog
It's the perfect companion dog for an active individual.
These dogs are long in history of hunting and hiking, and for
centuries have worked in tough terrain. They are strong, independent
dogs, they can easily operate without a handler, they are very
intelligent, but work exceptionally well with a loyal handler/owner.
You can train an Elkhound pretty easy, they are very intelligent.
Ashten is shown here with Jaegar at about six months of age. Her
and Jaegar flew home for the summer and we had a chance to get out
hiking. She has him so well mannered, he is a great guy to be around.
The Elkhound is a very personable dog, it likes to spend time
with you. Takoda has a quality that he passes to all his pups and
it's his great ability to communicate with the handler, to pay
attention to the handler, Jaegar has that trait and he watches and
works with Ashten, it's so neat to see this interaction.
Don't get me wrong, training an Elkhound to this level takes
commitment, steady work, and some skills no doubt about it. Ashten
is extremely good with all our dogs, has tons of experience of
course, and has used those skills and commitment to raise a very
good dog.
If only my dogs were as well mannered as her dog, we would have
it made, mine are a bit of a wild man show some days compared to
Jaegar.
Jaegar has the tendency to love water. Some Elkhounds like water,
some don't. Jaegar is one of those who just loves the water. He is
playing in it, laying in it, cooling off in the summer, chasing
sticks, and water droplets and splashing around. Ashten says if he
can find a pool, a stream, a creek he is making a beeline for it.
Takoda or Mia, no dice, not interested in going in any water, same
as Tora, you couldn't get them in if you tried, but Jaegar, he has a
blast.
We have been fortunate to always have great pups. Elkhounds grow
pretty fast, they will continue to grow till the end of the second
year, and then still muscle in after that. Jaegar is shown here only
a few months after weaning and he is already shaping up into a
terrific young fella. Him and his brother Tesla are very similar,
they look very much the same, have the same characteristics, are
both very good males.
All the males out of Mia and Takoda have been outstanding,
they all have the dark silver grey markings with the dark black
tipped outer coats.
Ashten is pictured here with Jaegar in the Rocky Mountains west of
Nordegg Alberta, about an hour and a half from our home to the East.
We had hiked up to the high country so Jaegar could spend some time
exploring and working with Takoda on some ranging. We all can spot a
good connection between an owner and their dog, some people have a
bond with their dog and have a true friend, other people, they just
have a dog. These two, they have a a great friendship. Jaegar, even
as a young fella I could see he paid attention was always attentive
to Ashten, never failed to respond to a command or signal. Always
pleased he was to work with her, he really enjoys his time, this is
an Elkhound trait, they want to work, they want to please. He has
this quality front and center.
I took this photo of Jaegar when he was six weeks old. I could tell
looking at this big fella he was going to be special. No one could
look at this photo and mistake the way he carries himself, he is a
confident young fella, he has composure, he has a great deal of
stability and confidence. He was a steady boy, easy going, yet as
the largest pup we have raised if he wanted to keep a bone he kept
it. Not that any of the other pups left him alone, all our Elkhounds
are confident, and make no mistake, they are able to handle
themselves, but Jaegar shows the character of a good dog at very
early weeks of age.
This is a nine week photo I took of Jaegar. You can't help but know
you are looking at a really good young fella. He is alert, he pays
attention, he is a dominant young male right from the get go.
He stands proud, his features are all proportional almost right from
the beginning. He has the big wide muzzle, the strong thick bone
structure, the tail carries up straight over, not too tight, with a
great black tip.
He has the dark brown eyes with a deep calm gaze, no worries, not
scared of anything, easy going. Mia raises stable pups, if there is
one thing she is exceptional at, it's that, she imparts that mental
stability to her pups, allows them to relax and be calm and watch
the surroundings, be intent yet not worried about it.
When your looking to pass the qualities that make Elkhounds great
down to the next generation, having a Male like Jaegar makes that
role easier. There is a real balance to him, no real extreme in any
direction, yet full capacity of all qualities.
One thing is certain, the old Elkhounds that hunted with the old
Swedes and Norwegians, that protected the Scandinavian families for
centuries, that traveled with the Vikings, all of those old
ancestors of Jaegar would look down on him with a great deal of
pride and respect. They would know the Elkhound is superbly
represented, and all the old heritage of this great breed is alive
and well.
This is a video of Jaegar a Male Elkhound playing with Teeka a
female Elkhound. Both of these pups were raised by Kamia Kennels and
were born only days apart. They are 6 months old in this video.
Teeka's owners, John and Denise, take great care and have raised
Teeka to be a wonderful female. They came up to visit us this past
summer and to let these two have a fun time.
Jaegar is a brother to Tora, who is Teeka's mother. Tora and Bram
combined to produce Teeka, a beautiful female.
These two young dogs played completely silent, just having a
terrific time. Our thanks to John and Denise for coming up with
Teeka.
