This short clip is from about seven years ago and features three of the famous daughters of Kalia and MANE — Thyra, Sula, and Baby Rae — along with their mother Kalia and Pretty Boy Leif. MANE isn’t in this particular video, but his genetic influence is everywhere, because these three girls are the older‑sister version of Karia, who is a Kalia daughter as well.
What makes this footage so relevant today is that Karia is now having pups with Teeko, who is the full sibling to MANE from the same litter. It shows how senior males carry the genetic architecture much longer — this exact genetic combination was already on the ground seven years earlier.
What’s fascinating in this clip is the contrast between Leif and the ancient Norrland females. Leif is the performance genetic; he was born at sea level and is content to rest at the 4,500‑foot level. As altitude increases, it’s tougher on that build. Meanwhile, Kalia and her daughters — with their ancient architecture — are cruising fast, no slowdown, almost too fast. Kalia is a ground‑covering machine with her Norrland roots, and the pups match her stride effortlessly.
These big females are serious protection and ranging dogs; Kalia is heavier than Leif by ten pounds, and I have her on big cat watch duty. She gets out far ahead, scanning the rim trail for cats long before I reach the area. This is real upper‑range off‑leash hiking in big cat territory, and these females are built for it.
I discuss this ancient behavior, stamina and architecture on the Kamia Elkhound Research articles.
This clip connects directly to the litters arriving today. Leif is demonstrating the handler‑focus Desna work extremely well — he is the father of Riatta, so those pups are coming. And the three pups in this video aren’t needing any mentoring at this stage; they are MANE pups, so they come out of the womb hike‑ready. Kalia showcases the power, range, and altitude ability that will appear again in the pups coming from Karia × Teeko. All of this wrapped up in historic off‑leash upper hiking range — a perfect snapshot of the genetic architecture that continues to shape Kamia dogs.
This historic upper‑range footage connects directly to today’s Norwegian Elkhound litter from Karia × Teeko — Karia is a daughter of Kalia, and Teeko is the full sibling to MANE, so the exact genetics shown here are now arriving again.
This seven‑year‑old clip leads naturally into the Riatta and Moki litter of Norwegian Elkhound pups as well — Leif is shown here demonstrating his altitude performance and handler‑focus work, and he is the father of Riatta, so those pups carry this exact architecture.
As one of the Four Norwegian Elkhound Foundation Pillars, Leif’s appearance in this clip ties directly into the performance genetics outlined in his pillar article — the same architecture still shaping Kamia dogs today.
This clip also demonstrates the same instinctive training and mentor‑dog utilization that we used seven years later on the daughters of Karia and Ark — the Instinct Rich Full Blood Sisters Mjrn and Linnie. In this older footage, the strong‑lineage females from Kalia × MANE are already operating without needing guidance, moving through terrain with natural range, altitude ability, and inherited Norrland architecture.
That exact instinctive framework reappeared in Mjrn and Linnie, who required virtually no mentoring because the genetic foundation was already in place. The continuity is remarkable: the same ancient female architecture, the same off‑leash intelligence, and the same mentor‑supported development showing up across generations, proving how stable and predictable these Kamia lines truly are. Stop by the Full Blood Elkhound site to learn more about the Full Bloods.
Seven years later, brand new little rascals coming soon from Karia, who is the sister to Baby Rae, Thyra and Sula. How fun is that!
