‘Cara mo Anam’, why this name?
This is a Gaelic name, it means ‘friend of my soul’. You can try to hide your feeling, but a Saarloos looks through it and sees your character, your soul.
This is also an important theme in Celtic and Irish stories: It’s what is on the inside that is important, not the outside. And that’s the reason why I choose Celtic names for the dogs that I breed.
Some background regarding myself and my dogs.
My name is Petra van de Schoot and live in Oirschot, the Netherlands. But let’s begin with Kaila, my first female dog and the founding mother of my kennel. Her officially name is De Kaila de Louba-Tar, she was born on the 22nd of june 2003. Louba-Tar is the kennelname of Corrie Keizer, a leading expert in breeding Saarloos Wolfdogs. While at Corrie’s, it was Kaila who approached me, still puppy of three weeks! A month later, upon my second visit, it was once again Kaila who came to me. So, it was not difficult for me to choose my dog or was it Kaila who chose me!
My second bitch is Arawn Cara mo Anam, a daughter of Kaila, born on 28th of march 2007. We call her Wolf. From about three weeks of age, it was clear that Wolf was a rather reserved dog. Because of this typical Saarloos quality I decide to keep Wolf with me.
The third dog’s name is Adsullata Cara mo Anam (or Alpha). Also Kaila’s daughter and sister of Wolf. She’s living here in Oirschot, in a shared ownership and therefore still a member of my kennel.
In the mean time number four has arrived. A male, born on the 23th of januari 2008. His official name is Sun Gifu Camac Tire, but we call him Mac.
There is a lot of space for Kaila, Wolf and Mac around my house. During the day the dogs are free to roam throughout the house and/or the garden. At night the three have quit a large enclosure (more than 800 square metres) with trees and plenty of shelter.
My wolfdogs are indeed very important to me. But I also have other animals: my two bearded dragons. With my husband, Geert, and our two children Toine and Moniek the family is complete.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us either by telephone, Geert and I speak English (more or less), or preferably via e-mail.
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