Friday 15 December 2017

Smilla - the snowloving dog


Two year old Smilla is the constant companion of Matti, the co-owner of Ofelas farm in Puoltsa. Smilla is a very active young lady and she loves snow, other dogs, her food, people and to go snowmobiling with Matti. Her balance is excellent even when the going gets tough.

A film titled "Smilla's Sense of Snow" gave Matti the inspiration to give her this name. The film had it's premiere in 1997 and is based on the novel of the same title from 1992 by Peter Hoeg, a Danish author.

Smilla is a very successful mix between Border Collie on her mother's side (a famous film actress in two Swedish movies) and Finnish Lapphund on her father's side.