Chena is our first Black and
White Mal (OK - technically she's Seal & White!). She has great bone,
a lovely broad head and the darkest of eyes. She came to us at 8 weeks of age, from Walt & Kath Howarth
(Hawkam) and is the
result of a mating between Cassey, bred by Walt & Kath, and Devon, a
beautiful American dog bred by Nancy Russell (Storm Kloud's) and co-owned by
John Phillips (Stormwinds) & Andrea Young (Sno Quest). Devon completed his championship in both
the U.S. and Canada and also has his WWPD & WWPDX working weight pull titles. He
spent some time in the UK with John, winning one CC in the UK and a Green Star and CACIB while showing in Ireland.
He has now returned to the US leaving behind a very special part of his family
- his kids!
Chena is
a superb working dog and enjoys all aspects of working. She is following in her Mum's footsteps and
enjoys working in harness. During her first season she successfully competed in a
number of rallies running alongside Kai. She is currently running well
in scooter classes with John and also runs well with half Brother Chuck (owned
by Marina and Paddy Page) and sometimes with Sika in the two dog class.
photo by Joan Sheehan ~ SSHC Ae Rally
Start Nov
2008
photo by Susan Wrightson ~ Aviemore Start Jan 2010
In
March 2010 Chena completed her AMCA Working Team Dog title by running 4
x 10-11 mile treks with her buddy, Chuck, and then in April 2011 she
completed her Working Pack Dog Title.
chena's
rally results
Chena & Chuck
completing Allerton Park Trek Dec 2009
WPD Walk ~ Whinlatter Forest August
2009
Her
forte, though, is Weight Pull, just like her Dad. At Aviemore 2008 in her very first Weight Pull Competition
she pulled 866 lbs, 12.86 times her
own body weight, to come 5th overall and 2nd in her class. Since then
she has never looked back.
Chena
has consistently won her class and taken the Most Weight X Bodyweight prize in
the Allerton Park Weight Pull Championship. In the first 2 years of the
Championship, she took home the Trophies for 1st in Class and Most Weight
X Bodyweight both times. In the 2010-11 season she re-gained her
1st in class trophy.
In
April 2008 she also
gained her AMCA Working Weight Pull Dog certificate, becoming one of the first 4 Malamutes in the UK to do
so.
In November 2008 she
became the first Malamute in the UK to gain her WWPDX, and in fact any Working
Dog Excellent Title!
chena's
weight-pull results
photo by Joan Sheehan ~ Chena on the
pull
Chena with her Allerton Park Championship Weight Pull Trophies
2008/9
Chena gets on
well with all the other dogs and is very close with Sika. They amuse
themselves for hours and take great delight in destroying the garden or
tearing around the field after rabbits. Partners in crime!!
Chena is
a confident and naturally very dominant character
but she gets on with everyone. Although she is very independent and has an
adventurous streak, she also has an endearing laid back attitude. She
has the cutest deep woo too!
She also amazed
us all by gaining her Kennel Club Good Citizen Bronze Award at 9 months.
Her show
career got off to a shaky start but since then she has notched up a number of 1st & 2nd places in Open and Championship
Shows and a Reserve Best Bitch.
She qualified for Crufts 2008, 2009 and 2011 and at Border Union Championship
Show in June 2011 she gained her Stud Book Number by winning the Limit Bitch
Class. That's qualification for Crufts for life! Chena has also been placed in the AMCUK
Malamute of the Year Awards each year, coming 8th Top Bitch in 2010.
Chena, concentrating at AMCUK Champ Show 2009
Chena at Leeds Champ Show 2010
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more pictures of chena
some of the
judges comments
"Strongly
made & very pleasing for both balance & type, good breadth of skull,
excellent neck & shoulders, typical topline, well carried tail, moved well
with some drive from the rear."
Tom Mather, 1st AV Junior, Cumberland CA, February 2007
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"Well
muscled , in hard condition, good on the move, good angulation, nice soft
expression with dark eye and good ear placement"
Keith Givens, 2nd Junior Bitch, South Wales, July 2007
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"Pretty
head, dark eyes, strong front, correct topline and good tail carriage.
Moved well"
Chris John, 2nd Junior Bitch, Paignton, July 2007
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"Very
good bitch...for balance and type she is very pleasing, good skull, eye shape
and colour, has a lot of promise"
Frank Kane, 2nd Junior Bitch, National Working & Pastoral Breeds, July 2007
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"Bigger
than 1 (Sika) and not quite as well finished, longer in leg and body but still
a nice shape. Good length of neck and topline, attractive head not
overdone, good bite. Took time to settle on the move but good action
when she did."
Jo Sugden, 2nd Junior Bitch, Leeds, July 2007
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"Smart
all round, very pleasing head proportions, correct neck and front, correct
type of coat."
Robin Newhouse, 1st Postgraduate Bitch, Darlington, September 2008
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"Outilne,
muscle and bone are just what I am looking for, lovely head and
expression, balance of angulation very good as was her movement with plenty of
drive and good front."
Christina Chapman, 1st Postgraduate Bitch, Leeds, July 2009
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"Scores
well in front assembly with good shoulders & straight legs...Strong well
made head & neck, deep chest & good ribbing, holds topline well,
muscular rearquarters with strong hocks, moves well in profile & going
away, in good clean jacket & firm body"
Richard Kinsey, 2nd Postgraduate Bitch, Driffield, October 2009
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"Good
dentition, larger ears than I would prefer, good spring of rib and
length of loin, excellent topline, good bone and tight compact feet. In
hard condition, good on the move but a little erratic."
John Phillips, 3rd Postgraduate Bitch, AMCUK Open Show, May 2010
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"Correct
harsh coat, good topline which she held on the move, good feet, strong
neck, well balanced girl who moved with purpose."
Jane Brook, 1st Postgraduate, NEEWPBS, May 2010
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"Powerfully built girl who moved well and was in
good hard condition, a pleasing head with strong muzzle nice dark eye of
correct shape and placement."
Keith Givens, 3rd Postgraduate Bitch, National Working & Pastoral
Breed, July 2010
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"Good
type, correct topline & tailset, good ear & eye placement,
correct head shape. Good angles, although a little long in pasterns,
therefore needs to tighten up in front movement. RBB"
Helen Burke, 1st Postgraduate Bitch & Reserve Best Bitch, SKC,
August 2010
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"Honest
type with obvious good temperament, so many excellent breed points, good
eye & ears, correct head shape, well constructed with firm topline,
just too focused on handlers stash of bait to do herself justice."
Hedd Richards, 1st Good Citizen Bitch, Driffield, October 2010
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"Bigger lass with
good substance & muscle formation, shoulder marginally steep &
feet could be better, deep brisket & shape to ribs, moved steady,
harsh stand-off coat."
Stuart Mallard, 3rd Good Citizen Bitch, Crufts, March 2011
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"Lovely
feminine head and expression. Excellent front, correct topline,
plenty of bone. Good tail. Moved with drive"
Chris John, 1st Limit Bitch, Border
Union, June 2011
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