I SUPPOSE GENETIC WASTAGE and attrition are par for the course among purebred dogs, along with the other side of the coin, represented by the over-breeding of inferior stock. The December 1971 N-litter, by the American Bryar-line male MIKIUK TUKTU TORNYAK out of LYL OF SEPSEQUEL, followed a similar pattern. NUTOK OF MARKOVO carried on the line with only a small assist from one sister, NERA (again, a breeding done by me). NUTOK'S's excellent brother, NORKA OF MARKOVO, sold along with half a dozen other Markovo Seppalas to Barbara Bailey (who moved from Winnipeg to Quebec and immediately sold half of them), unfortunately sired no pure Seppalas.
![Nutok of Markovo, winter 1974, his dog house half buried by a Saskatchewan blizzard.](sssd_images/nutok_m.jpg)
![Seppala stud dog SHANGO OF SEPPALA at Markovo Kennels in 1974.](sssd_images/shango.jpg)
THE N-LITTER, the H-litter, LYL OF SEPSEQUEL and SHANGO OF SEPPALA produced several litters over the period 1973 through early 1975. Some of the progeny are familiar names today, many others found only oblivion.
![Seppala puppy Xaire of Markovo with owner Betsy Bush in 1973.](sssd_images/xairemkv.jpg)
at eight months with owner Betsy Bush
![Seppala puppy Xaire of Markovo in 1973.](sssd_images/neram.jpg)
(Mikiuk Tuktu Tornyak x Lyl of Sepsequel)
![Seppala puppy Zeita of Markovo in 1973.](sssd_images/zeitapupm.jpg)
(Haakon of Markovo x Nera of Markovo)
![Seppala puppy Xaire of Markovo in 1973.](sssd_images/xairepupm.jpg)
(Nutok of Markovo x Helen of Markovo)