After a four-year gap the next generation is born. Jieknja or jiekŋa ( say Yee-ek-ng-ya - I think :-) ) is N Sami for ''ice". Those with a great memory with remember my first litter was called Muohta, N Sami for "snow".
This litter has been a long time in the making and after last year's long trip to Sweden but no pups it really is lovely to have a litter from our trip to Bavaria. Long Live Dream Alaska (Mika) and Tykky are very well matched in so many ways. Tykky had a very active and uneventful pregnancy, but she kept everyone waiting over the Bank Holiday weekend. Even her beau Mika waited patiently for news:
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| Mika the expectant Dad in Bavaria (J Scheidig) |
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| Tykky in no particular hurry in Rye |
Midwives and husbands came and went, and due dates checked and checked again. Eventually, having being threatened with a c-section, Tykky decided she could hold them no longer and 7 beautiful pups were born in the early hours of 6th May 2015 - 5 girls and 2 boys. The pups have some wonderful markings already and 3 of the girls are wolf sable, with the other 4 pups being black with bright tanpoint markings. The marking are changing daily, it is really interesting to watch them change.
Tykky is being a super attentive Mum, after some encouragement with cleaning. Pups need stimulation to eliminate for the first few weeks. Normally this duty is undertaken by the mother licking the pups. Tykky decided poo was not on her agenda whatsoever so I decided to temp her into the less refined maternal duties with the help of some strategically placed (organic) Greek yoghurt. After 3 days she decided it was worth it and is now happily cleaning away.
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| The best position for 7 pups to feed |
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Two paws, Mum and son (S Crowhurst)
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