Coming to America
My Yakutian Laika Journey

This is the boy that truly started this journey.  Obviously he is a Siberian Husky  

Nat/Int Ch Natti Husky Goodinny    "Flash"  

Flash was the beginning of this journey.  He we brought to Texas by Katya and Oksana.  I only met them briefly that day but when Flash's breeder offered for Bosco to come to America I again requested that Katya bring Bosco as I felt really good with her.  Flash came with us willingly but he had also clearly done some bonding with them so I really wanted her to bring Bosco.  

And that's how the next part came to be.  I'm 

In the Spring of 2018 a dog show trip was planned for Bosco to be brought to American and for the Russian hander who was transporting him.   This trip would be the start of an amazing friendship and many more adventures.  

I was so excited about this trip.   Bosco was originally brought over to be co-owned and stay a year or so. I was thankful I was able to purchase him and keep him forever. Bosco was already a champion or grand champion in several countries before he ever came to the USA.

Bosco and Diana arrived safely.  Johnny was originally imported at the same time by another friend that joined us but he later joined us here due to changes and medical issues in 2020.   

During this trip Bosco would earn his first AKC points. We also did some CGC and trick testing on the Akita.  Possibly the first Russian owned Akita (American Akita) to earn some of these titles.  

An amazing friendship was formed and the next dog show/importing adventure was quickly planned.  

The June trip in 2019 didn't go as planned.  Astra, Single, and Happy came frkm Russia with Katya. But, we were delayed getting an import broker and then had vehicle issues.  We ended up camping in Brooklyn, New York. 

December 7, 2019.   Katya picked up Deadpool for the beginning of his eventual journey to America! Deadpool was born in Russia and was living in Czech Republic  

He would stay with Katya's famiy while we prepared her next trip to America  

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March 2020.  Within a few days of Covid-19 shutting down International travel my friend Marina came with a group of dogs from Russia. Included were Shaman and a few others as well as a couple of Yakutian Laikas for owners in the west that would travel to Kansas with me. Unfortunately I got extremely sixk on that road trip. Marina also caught Covid on the trip. She was the first intubated pstient in Austinf, TX to survive.  Later her antibodies would save the life of her mother and many other people.  This was thr kast Yakutian Laika trip that would be made untik restrictions  cleared from Covid.

Marina thankfully started to recover from Covid. She fell in love with Missy, an Ella and Single daughter.  To say I was thankful I could offer her that puppy is an understatement.  Missy would lead to several more Yakutian Laikas in her home. 

As we dealt with covid, dog shows came to a halt. I reserved Talented Winners Benjamin with no idea when he could come to the USA.  Virtual dog shows would take over the internet and we would be right in the middle of that fun.  Benjamin and Single were even featured jn Our Dogs magazine for their achievements in the virtual shows. 

I would also start a process of moving to the new ranch property  With no jdea that it would take a fukk year to finally get fully moved from the Rockwall County kennel property we owned  

More on all of that when I have time. 

One of the craziest times I had importing the Yakutian Laika breed was these dogs.  Altyn Tumar Gard For Rundogs and Talented Winners Benjamin would be part of a group of six dogs of mine to get stuxj in the neutral zone between Poland and Belarus due to issues with a courier.  We finally got them released and into Warsaw to  continue the journey to Texas.