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Hawkam Leading Lady Of Kachemak WWPD

born: 21st May 2006
sire: Am/Can Ch Storm Kloud's Uundercover 'N Blk (imp USA)
WWPD WWPDX WPD CGC ROMWD

dam:
BISS Ch Hawkam's Harlequin ShCM WWPD ROMWD

vital statistics
hip score: 3/6
eyes tested: clear (sept 2009)
height: 23 in
weight: 67 lbs
DNA profiled

2 x CC
1 x RCC
2 x Best Of Breed

4 x Best Bitch
3 x Reserve Best Bitch
1 x Reserve Best Bitch in Speciality Open Show


click on sika's parents names to see pictures of them

pedigree               show results        recent show critiques

 


photo by Joan Sheehan
photo by Mark Squires

And to complete our pack we introduce Sika who is the youngest of our dogs and is half sister to Chena.  

She was one of a lovely litter of 9 puppies, also bred by Walt & Kath Howarth at Hawkam, and sired by Devon. Her Mum is the stunning Hawkam's bitch, Quin.  Quin did a great deal of winning in the show ring with many Best Bitch and Best Of Breed awards at Championship Show Level, including Best Bitch at Crufts 2005.  She also gained her Show Certificate of Merit for her success at Open Show level.  Quin won BEST IN SHOW out of massive entry of 225 Malamutes at the AMCUK Championship Show 2007 under top USA Malamute breeder and world renowned judge Nancy Russell (Storm Kloud's) which gave her her first CC.  Her second CC was won at the National Dog in Stafford in May 2008 and her 3rd was won at the same show in 2009.  She became our 4th UK Champion.

Obviously we hope that Sika will continue her mother's success in the ring.  

As the last member of the pack to join us, Sika has immediately set about running things.  She is a real water baby and led Chena astray by systematically destroying the garden.  She had her own paddling pool to try and persuade her not to paddle in the bird bath!

Sika, too, is a very affectionate pup and was just the right size for picking up and squeezing.  We tried to make the most of it while we could.

She has turned into a very loving, but demanding little girl who craves attention and constant company.  She is the smallest of the dogs but has the biggest voice.  She chatters and woos when she wants something, which is usually all the time!

 She may be small but she is perfectly formed with a beautiful cheeky expression which gets her noticed by all the judges.  

Sika has been showing since December 2006 when she was awarded first place in a big puppy class at her very first show, The Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show.  During the rest of her first year of showing she notched up a number of Open Show Best Puppy In Breed, Best Of Breed, Group and Puppy Group placings,  as well as numerous other 1st places at Championship Shows.  She is consistently placed in the top 3 at Championship Shows.  She gained a Stud Book Number by taking the Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate out of the Junior class at just 15 months of age at the Welsh Kennel Club 2007 which means she has qualified for Crufts for life.

In April 2010 she won her first Challenge Certificate with Best Bitch and Best of Breed at West of England Ladies Kennel Society Championship Show and then 4 weeks later she gained her second Challenge Certificate with Best Bitch and Best of Breed again at the Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show.

                   

Sika was awarded the Top Special Beginner Award in the 2007 AMCUK Malamute Of The Year Competition.  She was also 3rd Top Bitch and 7th Top Malamute Overall.  In the 2008 results she was 7th Top Bitch and 17th Top Malamute.  In the 2009 results she was 16th Top Bitch.

She has also been attending Obedience classes and will be hoping to get that sit-stay sorted out so she can pass her Good Citizen Bronze Award. 

Sika worked alongside Elke in harness during her first season, but she currently competes in rallies with a variety of partners including her Uncle Kodi and her Brother Womble.

sika's rally results

                                  
Photo by Joan Sheehan ~ SSHC Ae Rally Finish with Womble                        SIka with Chena getting in some sled training at Aviemore 2010         

 Sika also competes regularly in Weight-pull competitions.  She doesn't quite match her half sister for strength and technique but was also one of the first 4 UK Malamutes to achieve their Alaskan Malamute Club of America WWPD certificate.  She is also working towards her Excellent Certificate (WWPDX). As you can see though, she occasionally believes that she is too pretty to pull.  

               
      photo by Jeff Sheehan ~ Allerton Park Weight Pull April 2008         Sika with her Allerton Park Championship Trophy for 1st in her class      

Sika has also begun to work towards her Working Team Dog (WTD) Certificate, completing a number of 10 mile treks alongside Nemo owned by Marina and Paddy Page.

     
photo's by Janine Horseman-Phoenix & Louise Forster  ~ Allerton Park Trekking with Marina Page & Nemo

As a result of Sika and her brothers' and sisters' working sucesses, their Mum Quin became the first UK Malamute  to earn her Register Of Merit - Working Dog Certificate (ROMWD) through the AMCA, which recognises the working achievements of a dog or bitches progeny.  Devon has also earned this accolade.

sika's weight-pull results

see more pictures of sika

some of the judges comments

"Neat head, adorable expression.  Bit bustley at present but has everything there.  Good weight & muscle for age, good coat for a bitch."
Sarah Robinson, 1st Puppy Bitch, LKA, December 2006

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" Strong yet feminine all through, very good type, broad, well proportioned head, strong muzzle, complete dentition with scissor bite, medium eye shade, well set ears, well arched neck to powerful forequarters, good ribbing, level topline, tailset on well, in good clean coat, moved easily."
Richard Kinsey, 1st Puppy & Best Puppy in Breed, Barrow, March 2007

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"Very affectionate girl, pleasing expression, nice picture in profile, good length of body, nice tight feet, loose in wrists but otherwise moved really well & will soon tighten up.  Very pleasing bitch."
Steve Myring, 2nd Puppy Bitch, AMCUK, May 2007

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"Nice type...Very feminine head, expression, good eye, good set of ear, ample neck, good forehand, good body length, moved well"
Steve Hall, 2nd Puppy Bitch, SKC, May 2007

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"Quality bitch, nice feminine head, keen dark eye, well set ears, mischievous expression.  Still alot of maturing to do but sound on the move, strong topline, good strong bone, well handled and presented"
Simon Luxmoore, 1st Junior Bitch, Blackpool, June 2007

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"Well muscled and in control on the move showing drive, nice harsh coat, feminine head with dark eye and soft expression"  
Keith Givens, 1st Junior Bitch, South Wales, July 2007

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"Lovely bitch, feminine but with substance & ultra sound, beautiful head & eyes, in great coat.  I liked her enormously."
Frank Kane, 1st Junior Bitch, National Working & Pastoral Breeds, July 2007

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"Very appealing bitch, beautiful expression, lovely head shape, dark eye, nicely balanced, good proportions, coat correct.  Good front although still needs to tighten, this will come with time.  Held topline well on the move"  
Jo Sugden, 1st Junior Bitch, Leeds, July 2007

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"just 15 months and what a babe.  If I was to take one home today this was she.  Beautiful expression with really dark eyes and small well furred ears.  Well constructed, good bone, pasterns and feet.  Level topline but expected for a bitch of this age, but dead straight with no roll.  Went really well and didn’t twitch a muscle when stood – free standing and concentrating totally on her owner/handler."
Roger Cruden, 1st Junior Bitch & RCC, Welsh Kennel Club, August 2007

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"Very fit, well balanced and close up here"
Rodney Oldham, 2nd Junior Bitch, Birmingham City, September 2007

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"Loved this young girl, beautiful feminine head with lovely dark correct eye, small ears and stop not overdone.  Arched neck running onto sloping topline.  Deep chest with good front and pasterns.  Moved well and held her topline and tail on the go."
Jo Sugden, 1st Open Bitch & Best Bitch, Working & Pastoral Breed of Scotland, November 2008

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"slightly shorter muzzle than 1. Feminine expression, very good ears, nice neckline, very good to go over, very good length of back, topline, excellent rear drive."
Mary Deats, 2nd Postgraduate Bitch, WKC, August 2008

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"Powerfully built bitch without courseness with a good head and strong muzzle, good eyes and earset, excellent dentition, moved & held her top line well"
Brian Everill,  1st Open, Whitehaven, March 2009

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"Movement really took my eye when she entered the ring, really good ground covering gait, when I went over her she did not disappoint, excellent conformation, super outline, attractive head of correct type, really well balanced throughout.  Nice girl"
Brunette Greenland, 1st Limit Bitch, AMCUK Open Show, May 2009

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"A lovely little bitch with good movement and nice angulations, drove in the movement and stood well over pads. Pretty face with good coat length & texture."
Terry Coldham, 1st Open Bitch Rescue Stakes, AMCUK Open Show, May 2009

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"Super dark eye, feminine head & expression....Nice shape and size, well placed shoulder, good tailset.  Moved OK"
Jenny Shorer-Wheeler, 1st Limit, Barrow, October 2009

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"Correct feminine head with well proportioned muzzle for size, correct bite, nice eye shape & size, correct pigment.  Ears could be smaller but set is correct.  Perfectly proportioned body with correct bone, depth of chest and feet for size, well angulated, nicely arched strong neck, correct tail set and carriage, good coat and pigment, good sloping topline which was held on the move, well muscled, moved out well in her class."
Nicola Singh, 1st Postgraduate Bitch & Best Bitch, Boston, January 2010

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"This bitch has so much quality I just loved her for her substance & type. So typical in profile, she is moderate in every way the standard calls for. Feminine head of good proportion with nice eye and good pigment. A lovely arch to her neck, well laid shoulders & straight front. Good chest depth and spring of rib, firm loin. Well boned legs with feet of good size and well arched toes. Short, strong & slightly sloping pasterns. Balanced angles front & rear with broad thighs, slightly sloping croup and correct tail. She moved with a lovely powerful side gait, maintaining her topline and she didn’t put a foot wrong. She had tough competition, but I thought she was cracking and I was delighted to award her the BCC & BOB."
Sharon Loades, 1st Limit Bitch, Bitch CC & Best of Breed, WELKS, April 2010

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"Quality female that has always impressed me. Dark oblique eye, nice ear set and shape, scissor bite, broad skull but still looks feminine. Good bone, tight well arched feet, good angulation in front/rear, good overall picture standing and kept it on the move. Won a very strong class and deserved her RBB."
John Phillips, 1st Limit Bitch, Reserve Best Bitch In Show, AMCUK Open Show, May 2010

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"This was THE class of the day and full of quality with a number of girls that I really like going cardless.
1. Forster – Hawkam Leading Lady Of Kachemak. Birthday girl – 4 today and litter sister to the Limit Dog 1 & 2. I fell for this one as a wee girl at WKC 3 years ago giving her the RCC on that occasion and how delighted I was to see how she has matured into this aptly named beautiful lady. Delightful in every facet, the darkest of eyes, small, well furred thick ears. Powerful yet feminine, well boned, strong pasterns and tight feet. Deep chest, well sprung with sloping topline and correct tailset and carriage. Effortless and true movement and absolutely delighted to award her CC no.2 and BOB."
Roger Cruden, 1st Limit Bitch, Bitch CC & Best Of Breed, SKC May 2010

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"A quality bitch, it was a close call between 1 & 2 in this class and could have been reversed on another day. Correct feminine head with correct ear and eye placement and a correct stop.  Super construction, in fabulous condition and moved out with drive."
Jane Brook, 2nd Open, NEEWPBS May 2010

 

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