Kennel Thurisaz

The founder of kennel Thurisaz is Magdalena Donerstak who is also the member of the Estonian Kennel Union and the Estonian Alaskan Malamute Union. In addition, Magdalena is a certified dog show ring steward and secretary.

Support and help comes from her partner Hardi Riis who started the journey of mushing with our malamute Luise, and is now actively taking part in mushing competitions. Hardi Riis and our dog Archi are two-time World Champions in DS1 M class. 

Courses taken
2019 autumn  Estonian Kennel Union mandatory breeder education course
                            Magdalena is a qualified dog breeder. 
2021 spring     Estonian kennel Union basic course for trainers and judges
2022 winter    Estonian kennel Union basic course for dog show ring stewards and secretaries
2024 apring   Estonian kennel Union beginners course for dog show judges

About myself
Taking part in dog shows, competing in mushing competitions, and everything connected to the kennel, is my hobby. I work as a teacher. One part of my hobby is posting videos and pictures of our dogs to the Instagram platform.

Vision
We breed dogs that have been health tested and approved for breeding. The dog has to have the drive to work, but should also have the looks. We aim to breed dogs that have great personality and are perfect for families. It should be easy to live with a dog, but it would be nice if the canine companion would also woo its family members to an active lifestyle. 

Mission
To achieve all that is mentioned above we choose the female and the male carefully. They have to be healthy and have to have achieved results in shows and/or mushing competitions.  

Luise, Magdalena and Archi