| ACH - CH, Int Champion Iseyjar Mjöll |
| Mjöll comes to us by way of Reykjavik, Iceland from her breeders Guðni Ágústsson and Anna Rósa Erlendsdóttir of Iseyjar Icelandics. We co-own her with sisters Elaine Mozur and Dolores Porrino of Runestone Icelandics When we first saw this little lady at 8 weeks old it was love at first sight for all of us. Elaine drove down from Pittsburgh and we both went down to Washington DC to get her from the airport. We were both immediately charmed as she snuggled up in my lap and went to sleep after her long trip. She quickly made friends here with the Fox Meadow Gang and has been proof reading everything I type since then as she tucks herself behind me while I'm at the computer. Mjöll, her name meaning newly fallen snow in Icelandic is from one of the branches of the O line, different from the one that Carrie and Dreki come from. We are fortunate to have a girl of such excellent type to help preserve those genetics. Mjoll became an International Champion in 2014 and earned a group 2 during those shows. She has Best of Breed wins in the AKC and is ranked the #9 bitch in the AKC, with both her majors in 2014. In 2015, Mjoll finished her AKC Championship with 4 majors and two single points, with the last points to finish her AKC Championship being a 4 point major. She had her 1st litter - the First Snow litter on September 4th 2015 sired by our co-owned by from Sweden Astvinur Imaldur. Mjoll is unilaterally deaf (deaf in one ear) due to her white patterning. White Pattern Deafness is NOT a genetic health issue, if you control the white patterning, you control the hearing deficit. Mjoll's blue eye is also a result of her white patterning. She is has normal vision in her blue eye and has a great work ethic in addition her hearing deficit hasn't impaired her ability to be a great working dog. She is however a little sound sensitive, that was our first indication that there may be a problem. It appeared that she would become unnerved because she couldn't tell from what direction a startling sound was coming from. Baer testing confirmed her unilateral deafness As extreme white patterning is becoming more prevalent within the breed several of us decided that we need to learn how to control it and work with it. Understanding an issue is the first step to correcting it. Using our breeders tools - pedigrees, health testing etc. Mjoll was bred in 2015 to Astvinur Imaldur and all puppies had normal eye pigment, white patterning and hearing. OFA eye exams of the pups and Baer Tests have confirmed that an understanding of population genetics and science works! Her "First Snow" puppies are a delightful bunch. See their Facebook Album During Mjoll's 2016 eye exam (see below) she was diagnosed with Disticiasis in one eye, it was one soft eyelash, it wasn't there in previous exams so it is suspected that it is a result of something other than genetics (i.e. injury etc) we expect it to fall out at sometime. |
| Mjoll's Baer test indicating unilateral deafness consistent with congenital deafness. |
| Mjoll proudly presents her daughter Fox Meadow Snjoflygsa by Runestone "Krystal" in Herding Dog Digest |