OLAKHOTA

Announcement

Olakhota kennels are now located in the Republic of Ireland.

OLAKHOTA KENNELS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

That Olakhota Moonchild aka Poppy, took Best Puppy in Show at this years Northern Inuit society show,

held in Oldham. Poppy is owned by Margaret and David Foster of Thistlenook kennels, scotland.

Poppy also took Reserve BIS at the Utonagan society show in scotland , they kindly put on classes for the Northern Inuit and it was a well attended show,Poppy also won the Best Brace class along with Dharma. Congratulations David and Margaret.

The Best In show at Oldham 2007, Mahlek Olakhota Inukshuk was co bred by us and Julie Kelham of Mahlek kennels,

Nukki has done it again, he was BIS at this years Skipton show 2008 and was voted Dog of the year again for 2008, theres just no stopping this boy.

he also took BIS at the Essex NIS show in may 2007 and consequently received the Dog of the Year award.

Nukki is standing at stud to approved bitches at Mahlek.

The Northern Inuit society shows at Essex 2006 and Oldham 2006 were won by Mahlek Olakhota Saskia,

owned by Tracey, Andy and Georgie Fowler, she was awarded Dog of the Year 2006, she took Reserve Best Northern Inuit at this years

British Catalan Sheepdog show, (they kindly put classes on for N.I's). congratulations saskia and the Fowler Family from The Olakhota gang.

Olakhota and Mahlek, breeding for quality

welcome

Welcome to the Olakhota Northern Inuit site. Firstly, i will give you a brief history of the N.I., reproduced with the kind permission of the Northern Inuit Society, and then a bit of info about my dogs and myself.

The Northern Inuit Introduction.

As early as 1800, the Inuit dogs existed. The Inuit people needed a dog to suit their lifestyle as a working companion. For this, they staked out several bitches to be mated by wolves.

By selective breeding and culling of the offspring they eventually got what they wanted-a dog that could work long hours in cold temperatures, would live as a family member and be obedient and loyal.

In 1987 a few Inuit type dogs were imported into britain and by following their example and using Northern breeds of dogs, the Northern Inuit we have today withhold all the original characteristics and traits of the original Inuit dogs, i.e. a willingness to work and please.

Although, originally having to battle against the elements for survival, they have fitted in well with our modern day lifestyle as a loyal pet capable of competing successfully in obedience, agility and also flyball, as well as their original job of pulling sledges.

Where the Northern Inuit has not proved a success however, is as a guard dog, due to their friendly manner and a willingness togreet any visitor as a long lost friend.

With their incredible sense of smell and willingness to please, the future of the Northern Inuit looks bright and could provide future services,such as search and rescue dogs,guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf, PAT dogs or simply as the pride and joy of families as their loyal pet.

Our Origins

A Brief History of the Northern Inuit dog.

In the 1990,s, there was an increase in the amount of advertisements offering ‘wolf hybrid’ pups for sale. As the recent ‘Pit Bull’ horror stories from an over zealous tabloid press emerged, the RSPCA and other authorities grabbed the chance to try and have many people prosecuted and their dogs confiscated under the Dangerous wild animal act. Because of all the controversy surrounding any wolfy looking dogs, a group of people got together to try and safeguard the future of a particular line of these dogs.
The dogs were given the name ‘the Northern Inuit dog’ (which I shall hereafter refer to as the N.I.), due to the Northern breeds and Inuit type dogs that were used to create the breed. Two of these original Inuit types were imported to the UK from the USA as ‘wolf hybrid’ dogs, and there ensuing progeny were sold up and down the country as ‘wolf hybrids’, it is very dubious as to whether there was any actual wolf content in these dogs at all.
At the time of the N.I being established, one of the founder s of the breed, Julie Kelham, had the local authorities hammering at her door, trying to seize her dogs as dangerous wild animals. Although they went away empty handed, it resulted in a court case being brought against her, at the local magistrates court on the 20th of june 1998. At this time, the N.I was well established as a breed of dog and not as a wolf hybrid. The end result of the court case was a not guilty verdict due to the fact that it could not be proven that there was any wolf content in the breed.
The N.I has flourished since then and is rapidly gaining in popularity, therefore, the Northern Inuit society was formed to govern the breeding and well being of this wonderful dog, although, some members, in the past, were obviously not satisfied with the N.I as it was, and went on to cross their dogs with other breeds, which has resulted in several splits,and breeds such as the Utonagan, British Inuit, Tamaskan and ‘Inuit’ groups being formed. The N.I society believes that crossing the N.I with any other breed would only be detrimental to them and we are quite satisfied with the N.I as it is.
So, the question still remains ‘is there any wolf content in the N.I.’? this is a question many people ask, and the truthful answer is, it really is impossible to say, if there is, it is so far back that it would have been diluted to almost 0 percent, although some people would prefer that we steer well away from the wolf question, we are proud that our breed resemble the wolf in looks and of the unanswered question ‘IS THERE OR ISN’T THERE ?????????????’
For further reference on the on the subject, please see DEFRA and BVA report on this link http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/wolfdogs/wolfdogs.pdf

Written by J. Kelham & S. Sutton.

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something to think on.

Perhaps it was the eyes of the wolf, measured, calm, knowing.
Perhaps it was the intense sense of family.
After all, wolves mate for life, are loyal partners, create hunting communities
and demonstrate affectionate patience in pup rearing.
Perhaps it was the rigid heirarchy of the packs.
Each wolf had a place in the whole and yet retained his individual personality.
Perhaps it was their great, romping, ridiculous sense of fun.
Perhaps it was some celestial link with the winter night skies
that prompted the wolf to lay his song on the icy air.
For the native people who lived with the wolves,
and the wolves once ranged from the Arctic to the sub-tropics,
there was much to learn from them.
Is it any wonder that the myths of many tribes characterise the wolves
not as killers but as teachers?"
~ Unknown

The Northern Inuit society

The Northern Inuit dog is not yet recognised by the KC, so the NIS is the governing body for the Northern Inuit dog. When purchasing a puppy, it is recommended that you go to a breeder approved by the NIS. Puppies from approved breeders come with official NIS registration papers embossed with the NIS logo. In the opinion of the author of this site, pups advertised by any other groups may not be pure N.I, we have heard of N.I x Husky being sold as registered dogs and also N.I x CWD, this is not true of the NIS, all our dogs come from pure lines that can be traced back for more than 20 years. The ultimate goal of the NIS is to gain Kennel Club recognition, it may take a few more years but we are certain it will happen.