Dyson bred by Lukoi came first in the bikejoring race at Curragh Racecourse, Ireland.
Bikejoring is riding a bike whilst being pulled by a dog. Dyson is no stranger to competing having become the first Northern Inuit to qualify for the European Canicross Championships.
Well done Dyson and his owner Louise!
NIS Rescue has 2 Northern Inuits looking for their forever home (UK), they come as a pair and we do not want to split them up as they have lived together their whole lives. Can you help?
Please contact our Rescue Co-ordinators to find out more:
Lindsey Hiscocks – lindsey.nisrescue@gmail.com
Jay Wardle – jay.niserescue@gmail.com
See our Rescue page for more information about adopting an NI
The Northern Inuit Society 2016 Calendar is now on sale.
This year there are two types of calendars on sale: A4 Poster Wall Calendar and A5 Desktop Calendar
A4 Wall Calendar is £10 plus p&p of £1.50 each (UK)
Desktop Calendar is £8 plus p&p of £1.50 each (UK)
Or buy a A4 Wall Calendar and a Desktop Calendar for £15 plus p&p £2 (UK)
To order please pay via paypal to watson.susan@sky.com marking your payment for NIS Calendar and state which you want. For international shipping prices please contact Susan directly on watson.susan@sky.com
Preview of each months page is below:
Congratulations to Dyson (Lukoi Love is Worth The Fall) and his owner Louise who represented Ireland in the European Canicross Championships in October 2015. A fantastic achievement for Dyson and Louise and a brilliant advert for what Northern Inuits can achieve with some love and training – Dyson is the first Northern Inuit to ever compete in the European Championships!
Dyson and Louise came a very respectable 14th in the European Championships and competed against competitors from all over Europe. This was also Dyson’s first competitive race (although we doubt it will be his last!) and as you can see from the pictures below it looks like he thoroughly enjoyed himself. Well done Louise and Dyson!
Promoting the breed and flying the flag for Northern Inuits in the USA Sharon O’garro, breeder at Mountain Myst, appeared on Fox News on 2 October 2015 with the stunning first litter of Northern Inuits born in America.
Also making an appearance was daddy to the litter, Nero (bred in the UK by Otsoa) and 6 month old puppy Sherlock who will hopefully become a future stud dog for Mountain Myst subject to having satisfactory health tests (bred in the UK by Mahlek and exported to the USA).
You can view their appearance here:
The NIS 2015 Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 13 December between 1-4pm at Salvation Army Church, Mead Way, Balderton, Newark, Nottingham, NG24 3GA.
All Members welcome. If you are not a member of the NIS you are welcome to attend and join on the day or beforehand by contacting NIS Membership Officer Rachel Blakemore rachel.nismemberships@gmail.com.
Our Members will be provided a breed update (health, breeding, show, membership etc) and AGM awards will be presented.
The 2015 NIS Show Season came to an end on 6 September 2015 – it has been a fantastic season with really high turn outs and stiff competition.
We would like to thank all the KC Judges who independently judged our shows (and had a very tough job doing so!), our sponsors and everyone who attended to make it another successfully year. Congratulations to all the winners and to every who attended – you took the best dog home! We look forward to seeing you next year!
Show results and pictures can be found here.
This has been a very exciting summer for the Northern Inuit Society and the Breed as the first litter of Northern Inuits were born in the USA! Congratulations to Mountain Myst Northern Inuits based in Colorado on the arrival of their stunning puppies from Nala and Nero. Nala and Nero were exported from the UK to the USA several years ago from NIS Breeders, Highground and Otsoa.
The demand for Northern Inuits in the USA is huge and UK Breeders have been exporting puppies for several years, but Mountain Myst setting up as a NIS Registered Breeder marks the start of the USA breeding programme. We also have a second breeder setting up, Kaikala, in LA who hopes to have a litter in the next couple of years.
The last Northern Inuit Society Show of the year will take place on 6 September at Melton Mowbry, further information can be found here.
Camping is available from Friday,4 September until show day on 6 September. There will be a BBQ, karaoke and Wild West Fancy Dress on Saturday night! All welcome, breed classes for Northern Inuits and novelty classes for all breeds!
Want to find out more about the breed and Northern Inuit Society – come along on show day to meet and greet some Northern Inuits in the fur! We also have a number of NIS Breeders attending and members of the NIS Committee (including our breed advisor) so this is a great opportunity to find out more about Northern Inuits
On Facebook Group Raffle Group for Shaman’s Legacy, WdR and The Northern Inuit Rescue (https://www.facebook.com/groups/471788699625027/) funds are being raised for three small rescues in desperate need of funds to help dogs; NIS Rescue (Rescue run by the Northern Inuit Society), WDR (Wolfdog Rescue UK specialising in rehoming wolfdogs) and Shaman’s Legacy (based in West Norfolk that supports all breeds/cross breeds in need).
There are lots of fantastic prizes to be won from professional photoshoots for your dogs, dog food, coffee machines, jewellery and much much more! Come and have a look and buy a raffle ticket (starting from 75p!) to help these three rescues – every little helps.
NIS Rescue – Further information about Northern Inuit Society Rescue can be found here
Wolfdog Rescue UK – Further information about WDR (http://www.wolfdogrescue.co.uk/) can be found on their website and Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/uk.wdr?fref=ts)
Shaman’s Legacy – join Shamans Legacy Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/shamanslegacy/) or email shamanslegacy@gmail.com
The NIS will have a stand at the PDSA open day to raise funds for Northern Inuit Society Rescue.
The Open Day is at City Gate, London Road, DE24 8WY, Derby. Along with the NIS stand there will be lots to do and see and, of course, you’ll be able to meet some Northern Inuits in the fur and find out more about the breed!
Thank you to the PDSA for inviting us to intend – we look forward to seeing you there!
NIS Rescue and Shaman’s Legacy One of our Members, Danuta Czerwinska, will be undertaking a mammoth sponsored walk to raise money for Northern Inuit Society Rescue and Shaman’s Legacy (a not for profit standalone rescue based in West Norfolk that supports all breeds/cross breeds in need).
“On 22nd August 2015 I will take on a challenge walk (for me anyway :P) between 26 – 27 miles starting at Clay Bank (North Yorkshire moors) and finishing at home (If I will make it). Every one of our Nitwits will share the journey with me at some point to support two charities. If anyone wants to join me please send me a PM – I would love some company. It will be a great achievement and something I have not done before (most I have done was 24 miles 2 years ago). I would greatly appreciate any donations and if you would like to sponsor me please send me a pm. I was planning to split the sponsorship between Shamans Legacy (run by Lindsey Forrest) and Northern Inuit Society Dog Rescue.”
Danuta will be joined along the way by dogs from her stunning pack (below) and anyone else who wishes to walk with Danuta (even part of the way) can contact her directly. You can contact Danuta on kudlaty1974@aol.com and paypal sponsorship donations can also be made to that address (no matter how small, every penny helps!).
Like a lot of rescues, both the Northern Inuit Society Rescue and Shaman’s Legacy rely on the kindness of individuals who are prepared to donate and raise money to help dogs in need. Further information about Northern Inuit Society Rescue can be found here and join Shamans Legacy Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/shamanslegacy/) or email shamanslegacy@gmail.com to find out more about the great work Shaman’s does and the dogs available for foster/adopt.
On 21 June 2015 some of our members in the North East met up to do a sponsored Walk for Rescue to raise much needed funds for Northern Inuit Society Rescue.
The walk took place at Chopwell Woods in Gateshead over 4 miles. Thank you to everyone who took part!
There is still time to sponsor and donate to NIS Rescue by donating via paypal to nisociety@btconnect.com
You may have seen the new Zuto advert on TV which stars a rather wolfy looking dog – this is Northern Inuit Honiahaka Kioku no Kokoro no Kami AKA Kami who is branching out into the world of dog acting. Kami was bred by and is owned by Honiahaka Northern Inuits. Keep an eye out for more promotional work by Kami later this year.
Check out the advert below
The Northern Inuit Society Show Season is underway. The next show will be held on 27 June at Bakewell, Derbyshire – for a full list of dates and venues, as well as previous show results, see our 2015 Show page.
Our shows are for everyone, whether you have a Northern Inuit or not, with classes for Northern Inuits and novelty classes for all breeds. If you want to find out more about the breed come along and say hello. Camping is available on the Saturday with show day on the Sunday – at some of our shows will be fancy dress ad karaoke, keep checking our Show page to find out more.
Here is a short video made by Raina @ Lukoi showing from a doggy perspective what the Newark 2015 show was like!
Lexie, Rachel & David Blakemore at Lukoi completed the Brutal 10 Run in aid of Northern Inuit Society Rescue.
Watch Lexie’s adventures on the run on the video below (filmed from her point of view)
For more information on Northern Inuit Society Rescue check out the Rescue page.
One of our very talented members, Danuta Czerwinska, will be show casing her amazing photographic prints and baking at the Thronton-Le-Moor Village Society Exhibition in North Yorkshire on 11 July 2015. Full details on the poster below.
Danuta will very kindly be donating the proceeds from her sales to Northern Inuit Society Rescue. Check out the Rescue page for further details about Northern Inuit Society Rescue. If you are in the area or fancy a trip pop along to the Exhibition and show your support to Danuta.
Northern Inuit owners in the Midlands joined forces on 31 May 2015 for a sponsored walk to raise much needed funds for NIS Rescue. The walk took place at Silverhill Woods in Nottingham and was a great success. Thank you to everyone who took part and everyone who has sponsored this walk. If you would like to sponsor this walk it is not to late, sponsorship money can be sent via paypal to nisociety@btconnect.com (please mark the payment as Midlands Rescue).
The Northern Inuit Society takes in all registered Northern Inuits who need re-homing and relies on donations and fund raising to pay for the care of dogs that need to come into Rescue. Check out the Rescue page for further information.
As part of the NIS’ commitment to the health of the breed the NIS collects data on the health of NIs – check out the Health page for further information.
If you have an NI we want to hear from you about the health of your dog (even if your dog is perfectly healthy!).
We have a short survey available here http://tinyurl.com/oofjtsb for you to fill in and let us know how your dog is getting on. If you would like to discuss the health of your NI further, or have any questions about health, please contact the NIS Health Advisor, Mary Roach – you can find her contact details on the Contact Page.
We have a number of events coming up in May and June.
First up is the Nottingham Walk for Rescue raising much needed funds for NIS Rescue (see the Rescue page for information on the fantastic work NIS Rescue does). The walk will take place on 31 May 2015 at 11.30am at Silverhill Woods, Teversal, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3 JA. If you are in the area come and say hello and all donations no matter how small are gratefully received.
In June we have the second NIS Show of the year at Bakewell in Derbyshire. The NIS Show is being held as part of a larger Dogs Unleashed Show so there will be plenty to do and see – for further information visit http://www.dogsunleashed.co.uk. All breeds are welcome to take part in the NIS Novelty Classes and if you are interested in meeting some NIs and finding out more about the breed come and say hello at the NIS Breed Stand.
Bakewell Show Dogs Unleashed: June 27-28th 2015
The Showground,
Bakewell,
Derbyshire,
DE45 1AQ
On 21 June at 12pm will be the North East Walk for Rescue (like the Midlands but in the North East) – the walk will take place at Chopwell Woods, Gateshead – all our welcome to join whether you have a Northern Inuit or not, meet in the main car park at 12pm and look for all the Northern Inuits!
Hydrotherapy is a great way to keep dogs who can’t be particularly active on walks fit and healthy.
Here’s a clip of one of Lexie @ Lukoi hydrotherapy sessions – Lexie is 5 weeks pregnant so exercise is being restricted to keep her and her pups healthy so hydrotherapy is a great way to keep her fit and burn off some excess energy. Keep an eye on our Puppy News section for announcement about Lexie’s litter.
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