Kira - Hlas Severu

C.I.B. – J „Kira“

NORA MURENNUSKURUN

The third Swedish Elkhound and the second female to become part of our lives. She is the 43rd Jämthund registered in the Czech Republic. Kira comes from northern Finland, near the city of Oulu, from Murennuskurun Kennel, a breeding kennel dedicated to producing outstanding, healthy hunting dogs with excellent conformation. The combination from which she comes promised very strong hunting instincts, a well-balanced and courageous temperament, excellent conformation and good health. Kira is also a **typical representative of the Swedish Elkhound breed**. She is light grey in colour, with a height and overall build very close to the breed ideal. She is an energetic and courageous female with a kind and friendly temperament.

Once again, Kira proves the wonderful temperament typical of the Swedish Elkhound. She loves people and their attention and gets along extremely well with other dogs and domestic animals. When working, she is persistent and courageous and, just like Tor and Freya, she has a particular preference for wild boar, which she actively seeks out, pursues and holds at bay. She has also demonstrated excellent qualities in terms of conformation. Her health examinations showed excellent results: HD A/A and ED 0/0.

Kira began showing strong hunting instincts at a very early age and demonstrated their exceptional quality when she was only five months old. During a hunting dog training day, which included tracking an unblooded trail, working with a moving wild-boar dummy, work with wild boar in an enclosure and obedience, she finished 2nd out of 23 participating dogs and females. First place went to a two-year-old male. Kira’s first real hunting experience came at the age of six months, when she was used to track wounded wild boar. It was a demanding track, approximately 18 hours after the shot and following several rain showers. Kira found the wounded animal, a 35 kg young boar, and persistently held it at bay beneath a fallen tree until I arrived. This was followed by a pursuit of approximately 1,500 metres, during which she repeatedly stopped and held the boar at bay, before the track was successfully brought to an end. This was how Kira gained her very first and extremely valuable real-life hunting experience. Kira demonstrated her natural courage, inherited from her father, who does not hesitate to hunt bears, at just eight months of age. During a driven hunt, she diverted the attack of a 140 kg sow away from my friend, an experienced dog handler, thereby preventing him from being injured. At the age of one year, Kira successfully passed the club hunting test (BZH) in First Prize.