19th December 2010
~ A very cold and icy day and we complete the first 11 mile trek of
the season. Sika finally completes her Working Team Dog
Certificate with a run with her brother Womble. Chena enjoys
another run with Chuck, just for the fun of it!
18th December 2010 ~
Chena wins the class at the 4th Weight Pull.
28th November 2010 -
Chena tops her class again at the 3rd Allerton Park Weight Pull.
14th November 2010
~ 2nd Weight Pull of the season at Allerton Park and Chena and Sika
top the 60-81lb class. Chena pulled 1800lbs and took first place
and Most Weight x Bodyweight, Sika pulled 1400lbs and took second
place.
31st October 2010 ~
Chena completes her 3rd WPD leg with a 10.2 mile back-packing hike in
the Cleveland Hills. Hard work but very rewarding and enjoyable,
Chena particularly enjoying the fields of cows!!
17th October 2010 ~
The long awaited first Weight Pull of the season at Allerton
Park. The girls have not forgotten anything and both match their
personal best pulls to come 1st and 3rd in the 61-80lb class.
Chena pulls 2000lbs and Sika 1500lbs.
29th August ~ No
CC's at SKC August Show, but another successful weekend for the
girls. Sika, completely naked, takes 2nd in Limit Bitch, but
this time it's Chena who comes out on top taking 1st in Postgraduate
Bitch and her first Reserve Best Bitch!!
23rd July 2010 ~ No
CC's again but still a good entry for Leeds Championship Show.
Sika takes 1st in Open Bitch and Reserve Best Bitch.
17th July 2010 ~ A
weekend away at the National Working & Pastoral Breeds Society
Championship Show. Elke and Chena both secure their
qualification for Crufts 2011 by coming 2nd in Veteran Dog/Bitch and
3rd in Postgraduate Bitch respectively.
19th June 2010 ~ A
trip up to Kelso for the Border Union Championship Show. No CCs
here today but a nice day out with Chena, being her naughty self
but still coming away with first in her class, and Sika getting Second
in her class. Well done to our Kaytoo relatives with Chief
getting Best Dog and Best of Breed, Kandi getting Best Bitch and
Tiffney getting Reserve Best Bitch!
30th May 2010 ~
Chena dons her backpack again for another leg of her Working Pack Dog
Certificate around the Whinlatter Forest Park in the Lake District. Two more to go.
28th May 2010 ~ More
devastating news, this time from Walt & Kath. They have had
to say goodbye to their wonderful Quin, Ch Hawkam's Harlequin, Mum to
our Sika. She was just a couple of weeks short of her 9th Birthday and was
a truly special and outstanding girl. We are shocked by this news of
her sudden loss and send our
heartfelt sympathies to Walt and Kath. We will miss her very
much.
22nd May 2010 ~
Some very sad news reaches us from our friends and Elke's breeders,
Keith & Myra. Kiki, Arctictrek Kyote Girl At Kaytoo,
mum of our Elke, has very sadly passed away, just 1 week short of her
14th Birthday. Our deepest sympathies go to Keith & Myra and
the Kaytoo Pack, Kiki was one in a million and will be very sadly
missed by us all.
21st May 2010 ~ Well
It's Sika's 4th Birthday and we travel to Scotland for the Scottish
Kennel Club Championship Show where breed specialist Judge Roger
Cruden hd a good entry of 110. Chena takes VHC in Postgraduate
Bitch, handled by Walt, but it is Sika who takes the glory
again. We are so very proud to say that Sika took 1st in Limit
Bitch, the BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE & BEST OF BREED
again!!! She couldn't have wished for a more splendid Birthday
present! She certainly is on a roll!
Huge Congratulations
also to Sika's Brother Womble, owned by Joan & Jeff Sheehan and
handled by Marina Page, for taking Best Dog and the Dog Challenge
Certificate, his first!
15th May 2010 ~ The
AMCUK Open Show weekend comes around again. A busy weekend with
the show, followed by the Fun Day in aid of Malamute Rescue on the
Sunday. An amazingly successful show for all of our dogs, under
Breed Specialist judge Mr John Phillips (Stormwinds).
Kai returns to the
show ring after a 5 year retirement and takes 3rd in a fabulous
Special Veteran (10 years & over) class. Elke is 4th in the
Veteran Bitch (7 to 9 years) class, Chena is 3rd in Postgraduate
Bitch, and Sika continues on her roll and takes 1st in Limit Bitch and
then Reserve Best Bitch In
Show!!
25th April 2010 ~
The first big champ show of the year, the West of England Ladies
Kennel Society at Malvern. We have the most amazing day with our
little Sika taking 1st in Limit Bitch and the BITCH CHALLENGE
CERTIFICATE. Not satisfied with this huge achievement, Sika
then goes on to take BEST OF BREED out of an enormous entry of
190 Malamutes. We would like to Thank the Judge, Breed
Specialist Mrs Sharon Loades (Snowolf) for making us so very proud of
our special little girl.
18th April 2010 ~ A
Fun Weight Pull and Championship Presentation at Allerton Park to
finish off the 09-10 season. Chena pulls 1900 lbs again for
another 1st place in her class.
In the Championship,
Chena takes home the trophy for 2nd in the 61-80 lb class.
Thanks to Keith,
Myra, Andy & Jackie for organising the whole thing and putting in
so much hard work over the winter. Thanks also to Lord Mowbray
for being so keen for us to use his estate. Congratulations to
all the dogs who have earned WWPD & WWPDX legs and who have been
placed in the Championship.
4th April 2010 ~
The final trek of the season and Chuck and Chena get another fantastic
run, this time covering 11 miles and including a hilarious lake
crossing through over a foot of water! Both Chuck and Chena gain
the final leg of their Working Team Dog titles. Congratulations
to everyone who took part and gained another working title. Sika
enjoyed another run with Nemo. Her third leg so just one more to
go.
3rd April 2010 ~ The
final weight pull event of the season at Allerton park. Chena
once again wins her class with a pull of 1800 lbs this time, while
Sika performs well in the novice class pulling 1300 lbs before being
withdrawn having done enough for one day!
28th March 2010 ~ At
Whitehaven & District Open Show, Sika wins the Open class, takes
Best Of Breed and then is 3rd in a strong Working Group. Elke is
3rd in Veteran Stakes.
21st March 2010 ~
Third Trek in the Allerton Park series. Chena has another great
run with Chuck and John. Meanwhile Sika has another good run
with Nemo and Marina. Another leg of their WTD under their
belts.
20th March 2010 ~
Allerton Weight Pull again. Chena pulls 1900 lbs and wins the
61-80 lb class, Most Weight Pulled and Most Weight x Bodyweight
again. Sika, back in Novice to work on her confidence, manages a
decent 1400 lbs.
21st February 2010 ~
At Barrow Open Show, Sika takes 1st in the limit class, Best of Breed
and then is 2nd in the Working Group. She also wins a large AV
Open Stakes Class. Chena is 2nd in Postgraduate and Elke is 1st
in Open.
14th February 2010 ~
The second of the Allerton Park Treks. Both of our young ladies
used the opportunity for a bit of Valentines Day flirting! Chena
had a flier with Chuck again, with John on the scooter in some very
muddy conditions. Sika completed the 10 mile course this time
too and had a great run with Marina and the lovely Nemo. Both
the girls gained a leg of their AMCA Working Team Dog titles, Chena's
second and Sika's first.
13th February 2010 ~
One of the best weight pull competitions we've been to! All the
dogs were pulling some great weights. Chena pulls a personal
best of 2000 lbs but she was still 100 lbs short of the Most Weight
Pulled on the day! She did win her class and pull the most
weight x bodyweight though! Sika managed another 1100lb!
6th - 7th February
2010 ~ Chena completes a tough 3.5 mile course at Ae in the
scooter class and comes a very close 2nd.
22nd - 24th January
2010 ~ Our 2010 Aviemore kicks off in great style for Chena with the
Weight Pull on Friday. She pulls a fraction of her normal weight
at 969 lbs but this is enough to get her 1st place in her class, Most
Weight Pulled, Most Weight x Bodyweight . She also competes
alongside Chuck in the rally, a tough Sled Race in amazing conditions
and together they come 8th in their class. All in all she comes
home with 4 trophies as her combined efforts win her the best combined
Weight Pull and Rally Trophy too!
Sika also completed
in the Weight pull and certainly didn't show herself up. She
also enjoyed a couple of leisurely treks around the race trail with
Chena on the sled which they both enjoyed immensely!!
17th January 2010 ~
First Weight Pull of 2010 and Chena is on top form again. She
wins her class and Most Times Bodyweight with a pull of 1600
lbs. Sika is still some way behind her but pulled a decent
1100 lbs coming 6th in the same class.
9th January 2010 ~
First show of 2010 and Sika and Louise brave the blizzard conditions
to make the journey south to Peterborough for the Boston Championships
Show. It was well worth it though as Sika showed her socks off
and took 1st in Postgraduate Bitch and BEST BITCH!!!!
2nd & 3rd January
2010 ~ First rally of 2010 at Greystoke Forest and it's our first ever SLED RACE!!!!
Chena partners up with Chuck for the first time in a rally and comes a
creditable 7th.
