KUCKUNNIWI
Siberian Husky Kennel......
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November 20, 2007:
Kuckunniwi Siberian Husky Kennel release its first web site to the Internet
community at large.
April 06, 2008:
Alba wins the Post Graduate class at the SSHC open show at the pivot centre.
Taz wins the puppy dog class at the SSHC open show at the pivot centre.
Taz wins best puppy dog in show at the SSHC open show at the pivot centre.
October 12, 2008:
Our little white boy Shadow has now reached a year old how time flies.
Both him and Taz will have there first race season starting at the end
of October 2008.
February 03, 2009:
Our new recruit to the Kuckunniwi pack Zena has arrived. She is a little
cutie and pictures are to follow.
June 09, 2009:
The new run is finished and completed with it's new roof and looks very
professional. The dogs seem to love it as well thankfully.
July 09, 2009:
The old pen is upgraded and completed with it's new roof and looks very
professional. This gives us three pens and more room for the dogs and
to split them up when necessary.
Our new recruit to the Kuckunniwi pack Tikaani has arrived. He is a little cutie and pictures are to follow.
August 09, 2009:
Alba and Taz enter two shows this month and come out in the to- five with
Taz taking two firsts.
September 09, 2009:
Alba and Taz enter two shows this month and come out in the to- five with
Taz taking two firsts.
October 09, 2009:
The dogs are now enjoying there training with every week being increased
to get myself and them fit for the rally season.
November 09, 2009:
The rally season is well and truly underway although the weather is not
as cold as one would have hoped and torrential rain and high winds spoil
the racing somewhat.
December 09, 2009:
The dogs are enjoying the lower temperatures and the excessive snow fall
this year. Long may it last.
Black Isle
The Black Isle is not an island but is, in fact, a peninsula,
in the Scottish Highlands.
It is about 23 miles long by about 9 miles wide at its broadest point and
is more or less oval in shape. Situated just to the north of Inverness with
Dingwall to the west, it can be reached via the A9 from the south or north,
or the A832 from the west.
It is attached to the mainland at the heads of the Cromarty and Beauly Firths, and the description 'Black' is no more correct than 'Isle'. The exact origin of its name is unknown, though there are at least six possible explanations of why it became the "Black" Isle, ranging from the most intriguing, through its association with witchcraft and the black arts in mediaeval times, to the more prosaic, that the soil here is very black, or that it has so many trees that it looks black when viewed from surrounding areas in Winter.
Topographically, the Black Isle has a long, central south-west/north-east
ridge, most of which is the Mulbuie Ridge, and the highest point of which
is Mount Eagle. This Ridge gradually gives way to lower, gentler, rolling
hills, culminating in a series of raised beaches on the coast.Though the
coastline consists largely of long sweeps of shallow bays, there are occasional
deeply incised inlets and prominent, sometimes cliffed, headlands. Some
of the larger bays and inlets have extensive sand and mudflats. Large areas
of the Black Isle have extremely fertile soil, which has led to the development
of a well-established, checker-board pattern of gently sloping treelined
fields, interspersed with small areas of mainly deciduous or mixed woodland.
The Mulbuie Ridge and other high ground is relatively less fertile, and
large areas of it are given over to coniferous forestry, though there are
frequent areas of open ground and heath.
The picture below shows and excellent trail within the forest.
Directions to the forest
The forest needs to be approached from the main A9 north of Inverness. Cross the Kessock Bridge and continue north for 5 miles to the Tore roundabout. Take the A9 north again from here but after 100 yards take the small turning on the right to Killen. Continue on this B road for 2.5 miles to a crossroads where you go straight on and continue to follow the signs for Killen. After a further 1.7 miles you will come to a staggered crossroads where you again go straight on heading for Killen. One mile further on you will turn left up a dead end into the forest.