Snowmist Kennels

Snowmist Kennels, permanently reg'd was founded in the Spring of 1973 when, Beryl Ramey (my mom) and her friend Sue Morgan went looking for a Golden Retriever puppy with which to start a kennel. Vaughan Ramey (my dad of course) had gotten a new job outside the city and so Beryl's long time dream of living in the country was soon to be fulfilled. Of... course part of the dream was to have a kennel of dogs. When Sue and Mom started perusing the newspapers for a puppy, they soon discovered that Golden Retrievers were not only in high demand but expensive. They found an advertisement for Siberian puppies and decided to check it out. Carol Ann and Bob MacLeod sold my mom and Sue our first Siberian, Concho. Carol Ann was the Area Rep for the local chapter of the Siberian Husky Club of Canada. She invited us to participate in their puppy matches and convinced us to join both that club and the Canadian Kennel Club. By June of 1973, we were the proud owners of 2 young male Siberians. Concho was a consummate escape artist. Soon he was called Houdini more often then his given name. If it was bad for a Siberian to do it, he did it. Aquila was our second male purchased from another breeder. For the longest time I (Kim) was able to convince him that he should walk with me off leash. Despite what I'd been told about Siberians I figured I knew better. Of course Concho had other plans and soon convinced Aquila he was not living up to the family tradition. Aquila fortunately was of good enough quality to become our first champion and sire our first litter. These two dogs were the beginning of Snowmist Siberians. My timing could not have been better for getting involved in this breed as many of the most famous kennels and their founders were still in existence. My mom and I had a short-lived trial with Alaskan Malamutes and decided they were not for us. But the adventure with other breeds continued and we enjoyed a Newfoundland and a few Salukis. In 1980 my husband, Tom Leblanc brought American Foxhounds into the picture, we still ...Read More