Our dear Anoushka (Snowraker Bianca) joined our family in 1991 after Mum fell in love with a friend's little bundle of fluff.  We went and visited a litter that had been advertised in the local paper.  Despite being poorly socialised and running away from us, Anoushka was selected by virtue of being "the cutest" and came home.  We were so proud!

Anoushka was shown, and although she was actually a reasonably sound Samoyed, she was quite nervy.  We bred Anoushka, producing our delightful Konnie - the mother hen! 

Konnie (Kalnovitch Katinka) was a gorgeous, nicely sized white and biscuit girl.  She was very nearly titled, despite being handled by complete novices!  I would practice religiously with Konnie, she taught me so much and I simply adored her.  Konnie didn't have any massive wins or anything like that, but that never lessened how much I loved her.  I still remember like yesterday her first "big win" - a reserve challenge from a bitch lineup of three!!!! 

Realising that Konnie just wasn't cutting it, Mum did a lot of research on the breed, deciding we needed something established to base our lines on.  Mikki (Murmansk Tomsk) joined our family.

Mikki - our big gentle bear was an absolute delight to live with.  He was a pain to show though, being completely mischievous; it was definitely never easy showing Mikki!  Mikki sired a litter to Anoushka, and Sasha, our first Kalnovitch superstar was born.

Sasha (BIS CH Kalnovitch Nova Katya) was our first Champion Samoyed, she titled easily against some of the very best in New Zealand.  Sasha was a multiple Best of Group winner, and she was an absolute dream to show.  We tried in vain to breed from Sasha, but it just was not to be..

We repeated this mating, producing Czarda - Kalnovitch Janenka.  A lovely girl with a fabulous temperament, we have bred from Czarda twice and she has produced two champions.  Czarda's progeny all carry the "Mikki" stamp, with the boys carrying that lovely strong head that Mikki had.

We imported from Australia in an attempt to introduce new lines to New Zealand and further solidify our direction.  Unfortunately, Pippa appeared more wolf-like than Samoyed and was totally unsuitable for breeding or showing.

Some things are just meant to be, and while we were considering our future direction, we took up the offer of a show puppy from Sandra Stewart of Skrownek Samoyeds.  The puppies were bred at Kursharn Samoyeds, and as we were pulling up the drive I distinctly reminded mum that we needed another dog "like we needed a hole in the head".  A little girl puppy caught mum's eye, and she came home with us.  This little girl was particularly determined to bond with me, and so it was that our partnership was born.  Kaitlyn had one "gear" specifically reserved for me in the ring, that didn't include biting on the bum or trying to trip me up!

Two years after Kaitlyn arrived, our first litter in four years arrived.  Czarda (Kalnovitch Janenka) had been sent to NZ CH Moonsnow Shilo (Imp Aust) producing one girl and two beautiful boys.  We kept Czaah (RBIS CH Kalnovitch Nova Kasiniia) from this litter; Czaah has been a consistent winner, and is an absolute dream to show.

[Website by Michelle @ Kalnovitch Samoyeds]  [Updated 25 March 2008]