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Gealach Mor Siberians
Gealach Mor Siberians
Working sleddogs - just for the love of it..............
An Introduction to Gealach Mor Kennels
We are a small racing kennel now living in Willow, Alaska. We moved here from our home in the south east of Scotland in August 2009 and flew our dogs with us. We are currently home to 27 sled dogs (17 Seppala Siberians and 10 Siberian huskies) and one boisterous German Shepherd.
We imported our first Seppala Siberians, Vader and Beth, from the USA in the spring of 2002, under the quarantine regime, followed by Harry, who came into the UK on a Pet Passport in May 2003. Nadia and Inka also came over from the USA on Pet Passports in January 2006.
Vader and Beth were mated in the early summer of 2003 and Beth gave birth to a litter of 8 pups on 5 September 2003. All of the pups from that litter were kept by us and have gone on to form the backbone of our racing team.
When we first started with dogs, having a recognised name really wasn't high up on our agenda. Not being breeders, we didn't register a kennel affix nor did it cross our mind that we should. Once we started racing, I decided that I wanted a "team" name so for a couple of years we raced as Team Snoquest. Sounds quite fancy for a rag tag 4 dog Siberian team
Once we bought a couple of bitches, we decided to register an affix with the Kennel Club just in case we ever did breed a litter. Unfortunately we were not granted Snoquest, but did get our second choice, Gealach Mor.
Gealach Mor is Gaelic for " Full Moon" ( apologies to any Gaelic speakers out there cringing at the artistic interpretation of my translation)
When trying to pick a suitable name, I endeavoured to choose one that reflected the joy that the dogs bring to our lives, the time and effort involved in working these marvelous animals and just a touch of romance. There is just something magical about a full moon the dogs definitely behave differently. And there is truly nothing as special as a dog team quietly working their way through a snowy forest trail illuminated by nature's floodlight.
Thanks for dropping by and we hope that you'll enjoy your visit and maybe find something that is of interest to you on our site.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to drop us an email. We are always pleased to chat about the dogs.
