BIS/BISS CH Wolf River's Terra

Ah. Terra. Probably the best moving Samoyed bitch ever bred. If you've never read the Whitewater section of the latest Ward book, one year Dolly judged and gave the national to Terra. She describes her thoughts.


Talk about effortless gait ... yes, she's a Best in Show bitch, but so what? She could do it all.

In Wolf River you'll see two basic styles; One the Terra style (which is Ridge, Sand) and the other taller, which is Drumlin (Diamond Dust, Bird dogs).

To create a bloodline you find animals that complement each other. No dog is without faults. These two basic styles are blending over time. Amethyst is a little of both. Ridge is more Terra.

The basics behind them are Wintercrest's River Wolf CD, a rangy sort of bitch with phenomenal structure. Then two dogs were blended; River was bred to each. CH Sassille's Merlyn of Vicrian, a pretty and nice moving dog I saw on film a few years ago. Nice dog. Leggy. Pretty. Nice sidegait. Out of Los Laika's Belaya Traicer, a very strong structure dog in the breed.

And the other dog is CH Moonlighter's Hallmark. This boy has a GREAT front end. More compact, but the power in that front end was amazing. Linebred on Tod Acres Fang. Saroma's Polar Prince is an important dog in the breed. Kay bred River to Hallmark to produce CH Wolf River's Star.

Kay bred River to Merlyn, which produced Drumlin, the only male, and some girls, most notably for this case, Prairie, Terra's dam. Sparkle was sold and has become the backbone for Saratoga. CH Wolf River's Spark O'Elmfield. (Saratoga is basically linebred on this litter of Drumlin and Sparkle.) Rainy Day, and Pebble were the other girls.

Merlyn is also famous for producing two other litters. One was K-Way's that produced Omen. Omen is behind many great dogs today. The other litter is the Seamist breeding. Produced two show dogs; Spellbinder, who went BOS at the national. He was lost to the breed early and only sired a very few litters. The sister, CH Seamist's Raven of Wolf River, is a legend as well for producing the Bird dogs. She is also Diamond Dust's dam via Drumlin.

Star bred to Prairie produced Terra, a classic case of excellent linebreeding.