The Yakutian Laika Pack of NorthStar
The past and present dogs that have built our bloodlines
Watch this page regularly for updates. I am working to get the other dogs and their information added
"The Yakutian Laika is a recently recognized breed with a long history. Yakutian Laikas are spitz-type dogs from Russia, bred for hunting, sledding, and other tasks. The Yakutian Laika, specifically, was bred by the Yakutes in Russian Siberia; they were the first people to utlize a dog in sled pulling. Today, these dogs can still perform the originally work they were bred for, but they can also make wonderful, active family companions.
Our kennel has been the cornerstone pioneering kennel in bringing the Yakutian Laika to the USA. We made the first major efforts in the Yakutian Laika breed to bring the best bloodlines and bring in proven dogs. Several of our dogs are dual titled in Russia in both conformation and sledding. We started in on health testing the moment our first Yakutian Laikas arrived in the USA by sending off swabs for XLPRA1 testing back to Russia as it was not available here in the USA at that time. And we haven't stopped. Watch for updates as we have a lot of information to add to this page.
You will find that our dogs are also the root stock in almost every other Yakutian Laika kennel in the USA as well finding our dogs or their siblings in most pedigrees in Europe. We highly encourage you contact us if you are interested in the breed to learn more. We appreciate those who have chosen to get their puppies directly from us as it helps us continue to keep these bloodlines we imported going here in the USA. The cost for doing so is very high. But, I knew that importing was getting harder and harder. I could not have predicted it would come to be nearly impossible to bring them here legally nor the AKC ban on registering newly imported Russian dogs. Your support in choosing us as your breeder is greatly appreciated. We have imported the most diversity in the breed in the USA and because of that we definitely know the bloodlines, their temperaments, traits and health best. We keep several males because we want to be able to keep building a diversified gene pool here and avoid popular sire syndrome as much as possible.
We also do not and will not remove dew claws on our puppies, front or back. Some Yakutian Laikas may have single or double rear dew claws, which we do not remove.
