Category: Male

Sire: unknown Alaskan Husky

Dam: unknown Alaskan Husky

DOB: Sepember 2006

Position: Retired Leader

Status: Neutered

Tuck came to me with a number of dogs from the the Taylor family.  He had bounced around a few kennels before then.  He ran lead/team for me as my team was developing.  He also spent a season doing tours with Ken at Peacepups Dogsledding.  Being a big guy,  he slowed down pretty early, and retired around age 9.  He is one of those dogs that would glue himself to you if he could.  He also has a howl that could put any hound dog to shame.

Sire: Unknown Alaskan husky

Dam: Unknown Alaskan Husky

DOB: July 4, 2007

Position: Team/ Leader in Training

Status: Neutered

Sidd joined the kennel based solely on looks.  He was a super funny looking puppy, so unlike any of our other dogs.  He was all legs, neck and ears.  He turned out to be pretty handsome, though he does resemble a meerkat.  I had originally had hopes of him being a house dog, but he preferred to hang out in the kennel.  He is not always a consistent worker, but we keep working at it.  When he is “on” he does very well, it is just that some days I swear his head is on backwards because his pointy little nose is constantly craned around looking at the sled.  Oh well, the passengers always think it is hilarious.  “Look at that one, he always looks back at you!”

Sire: Chlout’s Victor of Velikaya

Dam: Secondwind’s Swift River

DOB: April  , 2008

Position: Lead/Team

Status: Neutered

Coal is a very cool dog.  He came to the kennel in December 2010 at 3 years old.  I was particularly interested in him as he is Critter’s sire.  Also because he is extra handsome!  He is easy going and quiet (ok, except for hook up, then he has quite a unique voice.)  He is a fairly serious dog, especially in harness.  He has a job to do and he is very focused on getting down the trail.  Coal has been taking regular turns at lead this winter, and has been great.

Sire:  Chlout’s Axle of Velikaya

Dam:  Chlout’s Bess of Velikaya

DOB: August 19, 2009

Position: Team, Leader in training

Captain came to the kennel as a yearling.  He is a little weird, sort of like a tall, goofy cat.  He is very sweet and quiet, and did I mention goofy?  He loves to roll around on his head, seems he spends as much time on the ground as he does standing!  Captain is a leader in training, and he’s looking good so far.  We’ll see what some maturity does for this guy!

“Ozlo”

DOB: 4/14/09

Sire: Chlout’s Asia of Velikaya

Dam: Chlout’s Zoee of Velikaya

Position: Team/ Leader in Training

Status: Intact Male * will be neutered summer ’10

Likes: Wrestling, hedgie toy

Dislikes: People carrying skis.

Ozlo is a wildman.  He is turning into a handsome boy. His first season in harness as a puppy was really promising.  He even lead a few tour runs.  He is a hard worker, and an easy dog to have in the team. At home he is my wrestling buddy, but he is reserved with strangers.  At 5 months he figured out how to scale the 6 foot puppy pen. I’m hoping he puts those kangaroo legs to some good use in the future, on the trail and, if time allows, I would like to train him for rally or agility.

“Earl”

DOB: 6/3/03

Sire: Alaskan’s Kitmuk of Anadyr

Dam: Lara-ke’s Teklanika

Position: Retired Team Dog

Status: Intact Male

Likes: keeping track of everything

Dislikes: Strangers at the kennel

Earl is the kennel watch dog. If something upsets the natural balance of Earl’s world, he has a big ferocious bark to let me know. He does not like strangers coming unaccompanied into the kennel, and he whines and cries if house dogs are playing on the other side of the fence, or anything goes on with one of “his” girls. He is reserved but polite with people we meet when out doing tours, etc. and he is a big mush with me. He is a big, strong, ox of a dog.  Earl has been retired from harness early, due to a ligament injury at age 7.

“Blackie”

DOB: 1/15/04

Sire: Kelim’s Nitro of Anju

Dam: Barking Brooks Nushka of Anju

Position: Team

Status: Neutered male

Likes: jumping fences

Dislikes: that his pen has a cover

Blackie was the last of the Anju dogs to join my kennel as a three year old. He came to me as an experienced fence jumper and sheep murderer, but not so experienced sled dog. Blackie fit right in with his brothers who were already on on the team, and I usually run him in wheel. He is non confrontational with the other dogs, even those who boss him, like Eleu and his running partner, Earl. Another loud mouth brother.