Isbjorn Samoyeds

"Isbie"

Donnereign Joi av en Isbjorn, NA, HT

 

Email address: drphoto@ix.netcom.com
Age: 7 years old
Residence: Lakeland
State: MN
Country: USA

Biography:

Female Samoyed born 4/13/95. AKC Registered Name: Donnereign Joi av en Isbjorn. My name means Joy of a Polar bear in Norwegian (Joy is in French, however, like my Grandfather & Mother). Donnereign is the kennel name of my Breeder, John Donner. I am doing the Dog Show circuit with my humans, working towards my Conformation Championship by earning points if the judge thinks I best meet the AKC Samoyed Standard.
My Baby Picture - June 4, 1995

Competition:

My first Major - "Winners Bitch" & "Best of Winners" & "Best of Opposite" - on May 10, 1997, Cambridge, MN Kennel Club Show over 20 bitches and 14 dogs!!

 
First Obedience Show was at the SCA Nationals (Samoyed Club of America) in 1999 where I got 2nd place.

 

Agility Novice Title (NA) included 2nd place at the 1999 SCA Nationals. 

I passed my Canine Good Citizenship and have been Therapy Tested and Herding Instinct Tested (HT).

 
News:

Here is my new house for outside, some call it the "Crystal Palace".  But it does allow me to see everything going on - inside & out - and still stay dry.  It was custom made out of acrylic.


Career:

Claim to Fame - I am part of an Ad campaign for Orphan Medical which released in January 1997 the first antidote for antifreeze poisoning for dogs. : ) The name of the product was Antizol-Vet TM.  It is now only available for humans as AntizolTM.  I didn't get paid for the 3 photo shoots, but I got to go to work with my human about once a week! My picture will be mailed to Vets & be published in some Veterinary magazines. I'm the cute white dog being hugged by a little girl. The bad news is once the product was available for humans, they have removed the Vet version from the market.


Hobbies:

Activities I've tried and liked include Agility, Herding, and Sledding. All of these have been clinics sponsored by the local Samoyed Club, S.A.M.S. I am in Intermediate II Agility classes at Twin Cities Obedience Training Center and been in some trails. It is so much fun, but I sometimes go too fast and miss my contacts! The contact is where I am suppose to touch the bottom of an obstacle to show control.


This was a few years ago when my half brother (Karhu) & I were in a Sled Dog Race, all the other teams were Malamutes - so we won the red-lantern for bringing up the end! This annual race is sponsored by the local Malamute Club.
My littermate brother (Taxi) and I await the start of a race.
You can view the 2001 results where we came in 5th in the 1&2 dog race.

Best Friends:

Here I am with my brother and sister-in-breed.


I love little people. They throw my ball and I bring it back to them. I can even understand when they tell me to sit. The best is when they give me treats or drop food under the table! Then when we get tired, I make a nice pillow for them.

 

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Changes last made on: Mon May 6 13:35 2002


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