Our beautiful and rare black beauty “Stormie” has finally had her first litter! On Friday January 22, 2016 she delivered a healthy litter of 3 males!

rare black female Norwegian Buhund “Storm”

Allow me to take you back on our journey with Stormie……

Stormie came to us at 13 months old (she’s now 4 years old) she was a kennel dog, never socialized or trained in any way! She was afraid of EVERYTHING from people to stepping foot inside the house, to stairs and even the TV! We were determined to make her a house dog with all our others and make her part of our family. Let me just say, this dog is AMAZING! She is one smart cookie! It didn’t take long before she was house broken and following simple commands. Now she is our best listener and a big spoiled lap dog! If you’ve been following us long enough, you might even remember her 8 week long runaway journey less than 2 months after we moved to our farm. In case you don’t know that story, here’s a quick recap…..she had gotten out of the yard and was lost for 8 WEEKS!! No one could catch her! Remember, she’s afraid of people from never being socialized as a puppy. We tried everything to get her back, we wallpapered our town, had search crews out day and night…..we spared no expense in finding her. After 8 weeks and 1 day, a very stormy Spring day, brought Stormie home! Go figure, a storm brought Stormie home! Prior to her 8 week long adventure we had her artificially inseminated. While she was lost, we feared she would deliver her puppies out in the woods somewhere and not only would she be lost out there, but her puppies too! Thank God, the procedure didn’t take and she did NOT have puppies out there somewhere! That was breeding attempt #1. Breeding attempt #2 took place almost a year later. This time she was bred naturally and for some unknown reason, that breeding also did not take and there was once again, no puppies to be had by Stormie. That brings us to today. Another year has gone by at this point and we once again attempted to breed our rare and beautiful black beauty. Voila’! Luck was on our side this time and as mentioned at the top, she delivered 3 healthy male puppies!

Stormie’s 3 male Buhund puppies

I’m also happy to report that considering her puppies seem to be in high demand, they were all spoken for by 2 days old! Well…..let me clarify, 2 were all spoken for……we had been hoping and praying to get an all black male from her with minimal white markings which is typical for a black Norwegian Buhund and low and behold, she delivered that puppy we have longed for!

Stay tuned for more updates on this sweet and special all black male that we are currently calling “Smokey.”

All black male Buhund we dreamed of!

Ok so it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. My apologies! Here in the boonies, we have no wifi which makes everything difficult, especially blogging! Anyway, I thought I would do a quick post and catch you all up on how our homestead is coming along.

We are quickly approaching our 2 year anniversary here on our new farm and we are enjoying every minute of it! We’re working our fingers to the bone but loving it nonetheless! You might remember all the work we’ve done to the house itself and that continues! The biggest projects this year were the installation of our wood burning stove so we can heat with wood rather than expensive propane. We also installed a huge dog yard……FINALLY!!

So now the Buhunds are 5 very happy and very active playful dogs! Oh, you want to know what the heck we’ve been doing without a yard? well, we’ve been walking all 5 dogs individually on a leash EVERY time they had to go potty! Ever since Miss Stormie took her 8 week long journey after getting out of the temporary yard we had, we were not taking any more chances of that happening again, so leash it was for a year and a half! Honestly, I’m not sure who’s more excited about a secure fenced in yard, me or the dogs! It is such a luxury to just open the door and let them go!

wood burning stove

So back to the wood burning stove. WOW what a blessing that is! I just love the smell of a roaring fire! Not to mention that warm cozy feeling it gives you on cold winter days and nights. It’s a lot of work but something we enjoy thoroughly! Our home is a sprawling 2200 sq. ft. ranch on an extra high basement which serves as a giant refrigerator in the winter since there is no venting ran down there. It’s perfect for storing root crops but not good on our pocket books since, again, we heat with propane otherwise. Heating a home this size with propane kinda goes against our quest to live more simply, self sufficiently and self reliantly. So after a lot of research on alternative heating options, a wood burning stove was our decision. I love how it takes me back to the pioneer days and it reminds me of my Grandfather who used to live off the grid in the woods in a tiny cabin he built himself. it was about 12 ft. x 20 ft and heated with a wood burning stove. Yes, harvesting and stacking wood is a ton of work, but it keeps you in shape and again, it takes me back to a time that I didn’t exist in but have a deep respect for. Life is good!

Those are the 2 biggest projects we’ve been working on. In addition to that, I have been busy digging up grass for new gardens. This has been an ongoing project since, ya know, I want to grow as much food as possible to get through each winter without having to depend on the grocery store. So this year, the main garden area was roughly 15ft wide by 50ft long and still growing. I’m hoping to eventually work a 1 acre garden plot which will produce food for both us humans as well as a variety of grains for the grain eaters here on the farm. That’s in addition to last year’s garden which was only 10ft x 10ft, this garden is now the onion patch which also grows volunteer tomatoes and green beans too. We also planted a fruit garden with grapevines, blueberry bushes, raspberry bushes and strawberries. An herb garden has also been started with asparagus (not an herb, I know but that’s where I planted it), chives, rosemary, oregano, basil, parsley, thyme, coneflower and mint. A small orchard has also been started with 2 dwarf cherry trees and a self pollinating cocktail apple tree which grows fugi, yellow delicious, and gala apples. All of these food producing areas are a work in progress. Every year I will add to them accordingly until established. Inside I planted some dwarf fruit trees that wouldn’t otherwise grow here in Michigan.  A lemon, lime, tangerine, orange and pomegranate trees now reside in a very sunny location in the house in hopes of producing fruit. Again, it’s all about self sufficiency and self reliance folks.

Happy Homesteading!

Hi, just a quick post to let you know that Cherokee’s last litter are all at their forever homes. Also to let you know that we are preparing to breed two of our females as soon as possible.

They are Lakota Rose-

And the now famous – Storm

The only Black Buhund in Michigan.

Updates to follow and the waiting lists are starting to fill out!

Thank you for following us on our journey to self sufficient homesteading!

Hello Buhund Lovers.  Here are the last three puppies in the litter.  The sweetest three all picked for their loving and kind personality.  They are all the perfect example of what a Norwegian Buhund should be.  They are all typical and correct in color and the right size and shape.  Two are still available and one of these is spoken for.  Who will be the lucky ones who will get one.  Call 248 408 0310 or email [email protected].

Yellow Girl

Yellow Girl

White Girl

White Girl

Brown Girl

Brown Girl

The Norwegian Buhund is the best family, farm, herding, people dog in the world.  Keep checking back as we continue our journey to self sufficient homesteading.  Thanks for looking!

If you can believe it?  The puppies are seven weeks and one day old!!  Even more unbelievable?  There are puppies still available!!  Don’t miss your chance to get one of these beautiful, rare, actually endangered, friendly, family, farm dogs.  Once you meet a Buhund you will know they are the best dogs in the world.

Contact us at [email protected] or call 248-408-0310

Here are their latest photos.

Light Blue Girl

Light Blue Girl Profile

Yellow Girl

Yellow Girl Profile

White Girl

White Girl Profile

Red Girl

Red Girl Profile

Pink Girl

Pink Girl Profile

Only Boy

Only Boy Profile

Brown Girl

Brown Girl Profile

Green Girl

Green Girl Profile

Eight perfect little bundles of puppy heaven.  Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about Norwegian Buhunds.

Now they are 6 weeks old!  Can you believe how much they have grown?

Get your reservations in, it’s almost to late for this litter, only one or two left.  All are top quality Norwegian Buhund puppies.  No runts, no funny markings.  Only beautiful puppies available here.  Don’t miss your chance to have one of these lovable, friendly, family farm dogs!!

Brown Girl

Green Girl

Only Boy

Pink Girl

Red Girl

Teal, Light Green Girl

White, Grey Girl

Yellow Girl

Please contact us at [email protected] or call 248-408-0310

If you can believe it, Cherokee’s puppies are four weeks old already!  Here they are in another close up. We still have some available and are accepting deposits. Contact us today to reserve yours!

Brown Girl – Isn’t she sweet?

Green Girl, Can you tell I like my picture taken

Only Boy – Aren’t I macho?

Pretty Pink Girl

Red Girl Little heartbreaker

White Girl, I’m a snuggle bug

Yellow Girl  She is so sweet!

Light Green Girl, I’m good at tugging on your heart strings.

One of these beauties could be yours!                                                     [email protected] or call 248 408 0310.

More puppy pictures from Cherokee’s litter. 

Ready to go home May 19, 2015!!  Still a few puppies left.  Norwegian Buhunds, great family farm dog.  Here are the close ups and profile shots taken today of all eight pups!!

Green Girl

Green Girl Profile

Red Girl

Red Girl Profile

Pink Girl

Pink Girl Profile

The Only Boy in this litter!

Only Boy Profile

Brown Girl

Brown Girl Profile

Light Green

Light Green Girl Profile

White Girl

White Girl Profile

Yellow Girl

Yellow Girl Profile, to fast for us.

More to come!!  Keep watching as they grow.

Norwegian Buhund Puppies –

Available to go to their forever homes May 19 2015.

Here is the one little boy in the litter.

Isn’t he cute?

More Pictures soon.  Contact us at [email protected] . 

Tuesday March 24, 2015 Cherokee whelped a BIG healthy litter of wheaton colored AKC Norwegian Buhund puppies.

Whelping began at 4:34am with the last puppy delivered at 8:07am.

Here is the pedigree of this litter.

DAM: Zodiac’s Remember The Cherokee

Dam: Zodiac’s Bindy Bu

Sire: Vaulartun’s Tomba Kimura

SIRE: Zodiac’s Magni Catoson

Dam: Zodiac’s Mary Kate

Sire: Cato Magnuson

We are now accepting deposits for this litter.

All puppies will come with first round of shots, will be current on worming schedule (a follow-up with your vet will be needed) and rear dew claws removed.

We can ship puppies anywhere in the U.S. at 8 weeks old at the buyer’s expense (prices dependent on airline) and we will have to look into shipping out of the country as the rules for shipping internationally have recently changed.