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and Nanook II
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THE SCHMITTS - SILVER SLED
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Ralph and Marchetta Schmitt, Silver Sled
Kennel. They purchased theirs first Malamute
from Paul Voelker, a dog called Mikiuk. They
owned and used many M'Loot dogs, founders
of many breeding programs, still visible
in many pedigrees today. Mikiuk was bred
with a bitch called Noma. This bred was one
of the most important in the history, producing
two important champions: Mulpus Brooks Master
Otter and Ooloo M'Loot (the first champion
female in the breed). They were bred by Paul
Voelker and the Schmitts and owned by the
Schmitts. Subsequently Master Otter was owned by Jean
Lane (Mulpus Brooks).
When the Schmitt crossed Nanook to Ooloo,
the breeding produced both Ch. Nanook II
and Ch. Gyana. Inbreeding on Nanook II produced
Silver Sled Cabara and Pancho. The offspring
of various combinations of these early M'Loots
became foundation dogs for many later kennels.
Their lines were interwoven with other strains
to provide many today's Malamutes.
Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan
Malamute - Yesterday
and Today", Alpine,
1998.
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LORNA JACKSON - LORN HALL
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In Canada, Lorna Jackson was one of the first
pure M'Loot breeders, she obtained her dogs
directly from Paul Voelker: Ch. Oogerook M'Loot and Lorn-Hall Tonto M'Loot. Both
were out of Noma, Tonto was sired by Mikiuk
and Oogerook by Gentleman Jim. Oogerook was the first Canadian Champion in the
history, the first white champion and the
first to place in a group. He also did search
and rescue after a devastating hurricane.
Oogerook's sons represented an inbreeding of
two half-sibling;
Ch Lorn-Hall's Yukon was
the first Canadian
bred champion and never
defeated in breed,
the other son was Ch.
Lorn-Hall's Nordic.
Lorn-Hall's Yukon was
a TV star. His show
career was finished as
with a scene a camera
on him fell and, besides,
he was injured. He
died in 1962.
Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan
Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine,
1998.
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Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter
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JEAN LANE - MULPUS BROOKS
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As the Seeleys, Jean Lane was breeding and
racing both Siberians and Malamutes under
the kennel name Mulpus Brooks.
The Siberian Husky history sees her Mulpus
Brooks Roadmaster among the founders of the
breed. About the Malamutes, the influence
of her dogs was influential too, despite
she didn't bred a lot, many champions today
descend from Mulpus Brooks Master Otter that
was bred with Mulpus Brooks Dusty Lane .this
produced Mulpus Brooks The Bear, a great
breed champion that was owned by the Dawsons
of Kobuk.
Jean Lane and her first husband, Bill, formed
Mulpus Brooks Kennels in New Hampshire in
the 40s. Her breeding program brought together
many of the outstanding dogs of the day,
leading to Ch Mulpus Brooks Master Otter,
the first malamute to place in AKC Group
competition. Master Otter's achievement was
bettered by his son, Ch Mulpus Brooks the
Bear, the first malamute to win an AKC Group.
As an influential breeder and AMCA charter
member she helped popularize both our breed
and our club. After remarrying, as Jean Bryar
she became one of the dominant female sled-team
racers of the 50s, winning championships
in Alaska and the Lower 48 . Jean Bryar,
formerly Jean Lane, passed away in Florida
on May 31st.
Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks
e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan
Malamute - Yesterday
and Today", Alpine,
1998.
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Ch. Kobuk's Dark Beauty
was very influential in many pedigrees. Bred
by Bill and Lois Dawson and owned by Belva
Rifkind of Kodara's kennel.
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THE DAWSONS - KOBUK
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Bill and Lois Dawson were owners and breeders
of some of the finest and most influential
M'Loot dogs in the breed history. Their kennel
name was Kobuk. Their first Malamute was
a bitch called Baloo, bred from Barbaric
W.Kramer. Baloo was daughter of brother and
sister, sired by Ch. Prairie Lash and Shawnee
Belle, both out from Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master
Otter and Tonga. Subsequently the Dawsons
did theirs most important purchase, Ch. Mulpus
Brooks The Bear from Jeane Lane. Through
The Bear and Ch. Baloo, the Dawsons were
breeders of one of the most important dams
in breed history; the lovely Kobuk's Dark
Beauty, who was owned by Belva Rifkind (Kodara).
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Chisholm's Viking |
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Chisholm's Northern Star |
Ch. Kobuk's Dark Beauty, ROM |
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Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan
Malamute - Yesterday
and Today", Alpine,
1998.
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Timber Trail Tanya
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DELTA WILSON - TIMBER TRAIL
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Delta was interested in the breed, she wrote
to Eva Short Seeley for information about
buying a female. But Eva had at that time
none female for sale. When she met Marchetta
Schmitt at the Chicago International Show,
she told that this was the breed for her.
Marchetta had a litter out of Nooka and Oogerook
of Silver Sled. From this litter Delta got
Tuyah, later Ch. Tuyah Of Silver Sled, the
foundation bitch of the Timber Trail Kennel.
Tuyah was bred with Ch. Durango of Husky-Pak
and with Ch. Chinook Kotzebue Gripp (a pure
Kotzebue). Timber Trail was the admixture
of the three founder strains (M'Loot, Hinman/Irwin
and Kotzebue). In the picture on the left, Timber Trail
Tanya, sired by Chinook Kotzebue Gripp and
Tuyah of Silver Sled. Tanya was on an Antarcitc
team during Operation Deepfreeze.
Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan
Malamute - Yesterday
and Today", Alpine,
1998.
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Ch. Spawn's Hot Shot of Roy-El
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THE TRUCHONS - ROY-EL
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Along with the new standard (1960) a great
young dog from Truchons came onto the scene.
It was the Rough Ch. Spawn's Hot Shot of
Roy tablespoon (fakir of Roy tablespoon x
Snomasque White slide moon, thrown 22.04.1960).
He finished his champion on Nationwide within
10months of age. He was a mixture of M'Loot
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Ch. Jingo's Silver Trumpet
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VIRGINIA DEVANEY - VOYAGEUR
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Ch. Kodara Koona Karohonta
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PAK-N-PULL/KODARA
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T'Domar business card

Tom and Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle

T'Domar sign painted by Doris Baxter and puppy Ch. T'Domar's
Black Satan

Tom devoted a room for the trophies
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TOM AND DORIS BAXTER - T'DOMAR
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T'Domar Kennels was established by Thomas
and Doris Baxter in the early 1960s at Laurens,
in upstate New York, near Cooperstown. There
on forty acres of land the dogs romped happily
by the creek and enjoyed the barn from which
their dog runs extended. The Baxters' first
Malamute was purchased from Robert Spawn
of Polar's Wilderness Kennel. Bob Spawn had
a lifetime dedication to breeding better
Malamutes and a wonderful eye for this breed.
He was an important breeder of the foundation
stock that helped produce Husky-Pak, T'Domar
and Uyak bloodlines. Bob Spawn advised Tom
and mentored a lot of other breeders including
Harold Schwartzapfel and Bob Zoller, with
whom he both competed and bred. During the
late 1950's, Tom Baxter studied the breed
and began making more breeder contacts. Robert
Zoller's Husky-Pak dogs had the look Tom
so greatly admired. So in 1960 Tom and Doris
travelled to meet Robert Zoller at Husky-Pak
Kennels in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania,
and brought home their first bitch, Husky-Pak
Gazelle. Gazelle was the first of many dogs
the Baxters campaigned in the show ring.
Tom's discussions with Bob Zoller, whose
breeding philosophy he greatly respected,
and Bob Spawn, his mentor, led to his decision
to breed Alaskan Malamutes. His goal was
to cross the M'Loot and Kotzebue strains,
including Hinwin/Irwin strain genes, to enhance
the Malamute characteristics he admired most--their
size, strength and beauty. Gazelle's sire,
Eagle, was the result of a direct M'Loot
/Kotzebue cross . Eagle's dam, Ch. Kelerak
of Kobuk was out of the pure Kotzebue pair,
Ch. Toro of Bras Coupe X Helen of Bras Coupe.
Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle was the first dog the
Baxters showed (Doris did the showing) and
bred. Tom selected Ch. Spawn's Kulak to complement
Gazelle. This crossing produced both the
male and the female that were to become the
basis for the whole T'Domar line.That is,
T'Domar's Voodoo King and his sister, T'Domar's
Taboo. Famous dogs in their background include
Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, Ch. Arctic
Storm of Husky-Pak and Ch. Spawn's Alaska.
Ch. Spawn's Kulak |
Ch. Barb-Far Lootok |
Ch. Daku of Husky-Pak |
Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak |
Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin |
Ch. Koonah of Silver Sled |
Ch. Nanook II, ROM |
Oogerook of Silver Sled |
Ch. Spawn's Chee-Chee |
Polar NR |
Ch. Nanook II, ROM |
Kola |
Arrow of Husky-Pak |
Kayak of Brookside |
Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin |
Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle |
Ch. Husky-Pak Eagle |
Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, ROM |
Ch. Spawn's Alaska |
Chitina # 1 |
Ch. Kelerak of Kobuk |
Ch. Toro of Bras Coupe, ROM |
Helen of Bras Coupe |
Arctic Dawn Of Husky-Pak |
Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, ROM |
Ch. Spawn's Alaska |
Chitina # 1 |
Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin |
Ch. Moosecat M'Loot |
Eyak |
Through the carefully planned inbreeding
of Taboo and Voodoo, numerous famous champions
were produced. Perhaps most famous are Ch. T'Domar's Kulak (sire of Ch. Uyak Buffalo
Bill) and his littermate, Ch. T'Domar's Genghis
Kim Shadow (Best of Breed at the National
Specialty in 1968). Additional famous inbred
champions include Ch. T'Domar's Bismarck,
son of Voodoo King and grandson of Taboo,
and Ch. T'Domar's Chitina, daughter of Bismarck
and granddaughter of Taboo. Doris Baxter
handled most of the T'Domar dogs in the show
ring, however Bismarck was handled by Harold
Schwartzapfel to Best of Winners at the 1968
National Specialty and to Best of Winners
at Westminster the same year. Chitina was
an especially outstanding Malamute bitch
and was owner-handled to Best Of Breed at
the Harrisburgh Specialty show in 1969. Bismarck's
full brother, Ch.T'Domar's Juneau headed
west and left an indelible mark on the breed
through his contributions to the gene-pool.
Another great T'Domar stud dog was Ch. T'Domar's Khotana. Direct T'Domar breedings
continued throughout the 1970s until Tom
and Doris retired from the show ring. Many
famous Malamute lines today can be traced
back to Taboo and Voodoo King. Cassandra
Becker of Karohonta Kennels, who bred into
T'Domar in the 1970s, are one outstanding
example.
All of the Baxter's show dogs retired and
lived out their lives at T'Domar with Tom
and Doris.
Doris passed away in 2002; Tom passed away
in 2006. Marilyn Baxter recently said her
parents would have been so proud to see their
work reflected in today's show dogs and to
know their goal of bigger, stronger, healthier
dogs has been realized many times over around
the world.

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Thomas Baxter, picture taken in June 2005
in Oneonta, NY, at age 84
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Wrote by Marilyn Baxter Exclusively for WorldMals
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Ch. Aabara of Redhorse
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DOROTHY PEARSON - REDHORSE
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Dorothy bought Timber Trail Cheechako from
Delta Smith and with Ch. Durango of husky
Pak and from this connection originated Ch.
Dagan of Redhorse. Dorothy bred bitch Husky-Pak
Morning star with Dagan, then from this connection
she kept M'London of Redhorse which the late
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Ch. Dorry's Sitka of Northwind, ROM
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DORIS KNORR - NORTHWIND/KANAGNARK
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Doris Knorr has bred under the kennel name
Northwind with dogs that go back to the M'Loot
continuance of Silver Sled. However, after
with Ch. Midnight Shadow of Kuvak, a pure
Kotzebue dog of Norris, was bred, she changed
her kennel name in Kanangnark. We find in
their dogs many genealogy tables from today.
The dogs of Lois Olmen (Glacier Kennel) and
Nancy Russell (formerly Timberlane, now Storm
Kloud) go back to her dogs |

Ch. Heritage Kz Tribute of Chinook
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CAROL WILLIAMS - HERITAGE/CHINOOK
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Ch. Sno-Pak Tanana's Mascara
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THE HOGDENS - SNO-PAK ( Kotzebue Line )
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Arthur J. Hodgen, 94, of Wilton, died Jan.
6, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
The son of Arthur W. and Mary (Stanton) Hodgen,
he was born on August 17, 1915 in Wilton,
and lived there most of his life. He graduated
from Wilton High School in 1934. He worked
at General Electric in Lynn, Mass., making
parts for the first jet airplane engines
during World War II; at Abbott Machine in
Wilton; and then at Sanders in Nashua for
more than 20 years as a machinist. He built
his home in Wilton and moved his family there
in 1948. He started Sno-Pak kennels and raised
Alaskan Malamutes for more than 60 years,
raising dogs that went to Antarctica for
Operation Deep Freeze in 1957, and many champion
show dogs. He was a charter member and on
the board of directors of the Alaskan Malamute
Club of America. His Kennel produced some
of the finest Kotzebue dogs in the World
. He sold the Dillingham's a couple of Kotzebue
that helped build Tiara Kennels. Arthur and
Natalie also gave Short Seeley her second
start after she came back from an illness
she thought was going to take her life. They
are wonderful kind and thoughtful people.
Both legends in the breed.
He operated the Twin Tows Ski Area in Milford
with his best friend
from childhood, John
MacDonald, from 1947
to 1967. He was an avid
skier for most of
his life, and often hiked
to Tuckerman Ravine,
even in his 80s. He
and his wife of 69
years, H. Natalie Hodgen,
traveled annually
for many years to ski in
Europe, and were
known as great travelers
and excellent hosts.
He is survived by his
wife, H. Natalie
(Wickens), whom he met in
Wilton in 1934 at
a winter carnival ball. |

Ch. Alaskan's Issuk Of Kuvak
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THE NORRIS - KUVAK
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Ch. Tigara's Torch Of Arctica
TIGARA PICTURES
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DOROTHY DILLINGHAM - TIGARA
TIGARA PICTURES
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Tigara was founded in 1952 has been a tremendous
significance throughout the history of the
breed. They established a line of Malamutes
which stood apart from other Malamutes of
that time in quality and type. Tigara Alaskan
Malamutes began when D.C. Dillingham and
Dorothy met at the Santa Ana Valley Kennel
Club. She was a single mom at the time with
two “Kotzebue” from Bras Coupe Alaskan Malamutes.
D.C. was a well-known breeder of Chows and
the President of the Santa Ana Valley Kennel
Club where Dorothy had just become a member.
They were married a year later and started
a family. They bred many Alaskan Malamute
Champions as well as Multi Specialty winners
and National Ranked dogs. Tigara Alaskan
Malamutes came known for their genetic bank
in producing consistently correct breed type
with good angulations that covered ground
in the ring. The “Tigara” strain is acknowledged
for maintaining excellent reach in the forequarters
and powerful follow-through in the rear,
proper layback of the shoulders, and hindquarter
angulation. Some of the most important foundation
dogs of the Tigara Strain are BISS Ch. Tigara's
Torch of Arctica ROM, Ch. Tigara's Arctic
Explorer, Ch. Tigara's Whip Of Arctica, Ch. Rogue of Tigara (National
Specialty Winner), Ch. Tigara Jo Dan Of Arctica,
Ch. Tigara's Dortic Shag-Luck, Ch. Tongass
Of Tigara and Ch Tigara Arctica Tanunak to
name a few. The kennel became a family affair
with the daughters, D.C. and Dorothy showing
them against the Top Pro Handlers of the
day. They retired with their name “Tigara”
in l984. D.C passed away Sept 1st 1992, Dorothy
passed away Feb 13th, 2006. Toro of Bras
Coupe who was a valuable stud to so many
kennels lived out his life at Tigara and
lies under their apple tree along with many
other greats that followed him. Although
much of the old Tigara stock is gone it is
good to know their many years in the breed
were not wasted. Most of the AMCA members
that have been in this sport know Tigara
history in the breed.
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Ch. Tote-Um's Sno-Star, ROM
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DIANNE ROSS - TOTE'UM
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Ch. Karohonta Voodoo Flame
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CASSANDRA F. HAGER - KAROHONTA
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Ch. Inuit's Wooly Bully
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SHEILA R. BALCH - INUIT
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Ch. Glacier's Storm Kloud, CD ROM
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LOIS E. OLMEM - GLACIER
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Ch. J-Len's Tribute To Mundy
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JOYCE FAHLSING - J-LEN'S
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Ch. Kiwaliks Wild Bill
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TERRY SEWELL - KIWALIKS
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Tigara's Nordisch Kotze Tu

Boss

Ch. Cold Valley's Legend De Hurtado

Ch. Cold Valley's Last Edition

Ch. Storm Kloud's Ccyrus Rex Valae

Ch. Cold Valley's Quoderat
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CHRIS JANNELLI - COLD VALLEY
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The Malamute history in Belgium and Europe
by Chris Jannelli (Cold Valley)
Toward the years 1950 already found some
rare Malamutes in
Europe but the real interest
for the breed started
in 1960. To this time
some breeders, of
the French-speaking side
of the country, raised
mixed breeds with
Huskies and Greenland
dogs. Between other
an old "musher"
that sold his dogs
without pedigrees.
But they were already
registered at the
Kennel Club like being
Alaskan Malamutes.
The Kennel Club isn't
recognized by the
FCI (Federation Cynologique
Internationale).
The breeding in Belgium,
with pure breed Malamute,
don't go back up
so far, that is to
say in 1970. Some had
just started rightly
and others already made
it since longer (Switzerland
- United Kingdom).
In 1980 some Malamutes appeared in shows
in Belgium of local
lineages but there were
also the exhibitors
coming from France, Germany
and Holland.
Mrs. Chris Jannelli of the first kennel "Cold
Valley" relate:
To this time I had been contacted by founders
of a club for Arctic
breeds. The Siberian
Huskies had become
very popular and the Samoyeds
and Greenlanders
were already known since
one century; therefore
the founders of the
club searched good
Malamutes. To the same
moment I also received
the visit of the first
"mushers",
very nice people who
had discovered that
I was the only person
in Belgium to possess
some Malamutes unregistered
in the FCI. They
informed me of the situation
in Belgium and they
were impressed by my
dogs. They asked
me to make breeding and
to become member
of the club in order to
take the breed in
hand. My intention had
never been to make
breeding, but the Malamute
already interested
me since more of twenty
years.
If I must rebuild the history of the Malamute
in Belgium that is
at myself that I must
begin because I was
the first official breeder.
When my first dogs
began to win in the international
shows, their owners
became automatically
breeders themselves.
The first pure Malamutes in Belgium
I almost everywhere inquired concerning the
bloodlines. In United
Kingdom and in Scandinavia
the first imported
dogs were from "Tote-Um"
bloodline. I had
seen the Swiss dogs of "Du
Longet" kennel:
they had especially
the Kanangnark/Northwind
type and they are
present in many of
the first pedigrees in
Europe. I wrote on
a list in the United States
of "Sena Lake"
kennels and I had
to wait during years.
Meanwhile in 1957 I
received a dog of
sleigh of an Italian polar
expedition. He pretended
that it was an Alaskan
Malamute.
In 1960, after being informed me well about
the Malamute Alaskan
breedings in USA I thought
that it was surer
to take a dog of the Kotzebue
bloodline, especially
the bigger type of
the "Tigara"
kennel that didn't
have a chondrodysplasia,
hereditary illness
that distorts the
bones. I had only to find
an expert who could
choose a puppy for me.
When I visited a show in Holland I met Miss
E.H. Urlus with her
first Siberian Huskies.
She was an airline
hostess and went every
week toward Alaska
where she returned visit
to the Dr. Lombard
and of other people possessing
the first sleddogs.
That day I helped her
with the Huskies
and I could speak thus with
her concerning my
research of good Malamutes.
She didn't know that
breed well but she promised
to help me.
In 1966, some years later, she brought back
with two females
(I had asked for a male),
she kept one of it,
while refusing me to
give the other immediately.
One of the females
seemed to have a
bad character and she sold
it. With regard to
my female she informed
me that she first
wanted to present it in
show. Unfortunately
later it was reversed
by a car. Meanwhile
Miss Urlus had become
member of the A.M.C.A
(Alaskan Malamute Club
of America) and transmitted
me all information
for that I had asked.
A little bit later, I bought, with my friend
Catherine (later
we raised some Malamutes
in co-ownership)
the male "Blizzard",
imported of Alaska
by a Belgian psychiatrist,
left in Australia.
Blizz was a very good
type. This dog had
suffered a lot at his
former owner and
lived now at my friend like
a king. He had the
best coat that one can
dream for a Malamute
(in comparison with
our female Tigara),
but we discovered quickly
that he had an eyes
illness and he became
blind five years
later. We had never used
him for raising.
In the beginning therefore
the Belgian Malamutes
were especially the
Kotzebue/Tigara type.
Then we imported the "Matanuska"
females from Holland
as well as other females
of the United States,
a girl of "Tigara's
Nordisch Kotze Tu"
and a female "Storm
Kloud/ Sugarbear".
In the pictures that
we had Tigara's Nordisch
Kotze Tu was our
favorite Malamute
(later we had learned that
she was a small bitch),
but the Storm Kloud
bloodline that had
beautiful coat and the
faces very half notes
that missed us in our
Tigaras, was going
to correct it. The female
Sugarbear had the
pretty head that we searched
for. With my sister
and some enthusiastic
friends, we began
to select.
Then we bought another female more Tigaras
of the "Kaila"
kennel, she was
the "Sena-Lake"
bloodline and she
had beautiful eyes
with almond form. Besides
the following dogs
were in her pedigree:
Ch. Kaila's Witch,
Kioona's Rockedy Ann of
Cougar. I liked their
pretty heads and I
wanted to introduce
them in our bloodline.
We also bought a female of "Blue Ice"
and a female "Storm
Kloud" as well
as two puppies male,
pure Kotzebues from
New England: the
first was a son of "Taku
of Chinook",
the last female of Mrs.
Seeley (inheritance
Carole Williams) The
second had more "Sno
Pak" bloodline
(Kotzebue Youko).
Most Belgian Malamutes have been selected
from this reserve
of genes and the following
males that we used
to cover our females.
Before I must say that we possessed two males
again that we never
used and a third that
we only used one
time: Nalaotit (Matanuska,
Tigara and Switzerland
bloodlines). We never
used the first, even
though it was a very
beautiful male, because
he didn't agree in
our program of raising.
We never used Blizz
either because of
his eyes illness. We didn't
use Manitou that
only one time because he
came from the Switzerland
bloodline exported
in Italy where there
was a lot of inbreeding.
His puppies were
very nervous and we withdrew
it from our breeding
program.
While we traveled through Europe in search
of a beautiful reproductive
male us could
return ourselves
account of the strong points
as well as the weak
points of the population
of Malamute in Europe.
We found a good male
in Holland, also
imported by Miss Urlus.
In Germany we found
an American male, "Wild
Wind" (Storm
Kloud). But the male who
has most impressed
us was "Boss",
freshly imported
from Canada by an Italian
lawyer. I remain
persuaded always that "Boss"
was one of the best
Malamutes that I ever
saw.
The first male that we used with our Tigara
females was "Shamrock
Shaman" son
of Ch. Nordisch Kotze
Tu and of Ch. Snocres
Panik that we doubled
on Ch. Glacier Storm
Kloud. Then we used
"Boss", his
mother was "Chibouki
Of Barnak"
that was Kotzebue.
His father "Hot's
Kimo of the North"
was for three quarter
Husky-Pak and a quarter
Kotzebue. From the
first litter we kept
a female. From the second
litter we kept a
male who will have a big
influence on our
bloodline "Ch. Cold
Valley's Erasmu",
as well as his litter
brother, remained
also in Belgium, "Cold
Valley's Evening
Song". His sister went
in France "Ch.
Cold Valley's Ebraska"
that became the most
known female in Europe
to that time. Later
we mated another sister
of the litter with
"Ch. Baffin's Magic
Dragon" son
of "Ch. Kaila's Son
of a Witch",
of this litter my sister
and Catherine kept
each a female. The biggest
was bred, in inbreeding,
with "Ch. Sendaishi's
Kandu Can Do".
From Germany we used
the Wild Wind male
(owner Steffi Wassermanŕ),
in combination with
a Tigara female. We also
kept a girl from
this combination "Iditarod
Trail Duska",
a bitch with a good structure
and strong bones.
Her mother returned to
the "Mount Kinley"
Kennel in Germany
(Walter Tinz, one
of the first breeders and
German musher that
had started with the Swiss
bloodlines and some
Tigara dogs). Iditarod
Trail Duska has been
used in Spain with "Ch.
Du Paumanok Blue
Ice Dragon". From this
combination five
beautiful females descended:
"Ch. Cold Valley's
Lady Blue" multinational
champion. Our BIS
and winning of our specialty
"Cold Valley's
Legend de Hurtado".
"Ch. Cold Valley's
Moatak Snopaw"
and the males "Ch.
Cold Valley's Last
Edition" (Dauvet-France)
and the winner,
BOB Italian "Magnificat
Taro".
Iditarod Trail Duska
was bred also with "Ch.
Storm Klouds Follow
My Dream" - owner:
"Del Lago Degli
Orsi" kennel -
first breeder in
Italy. She had a multinational
champion of this
combination "Ch. Cold
Valley's Kodiak Explorer",
champion
in 13 countries.
Some Belgian females were used with American
dogs like "Ch.
Sendaishi's Kotzebue
Kotokaze" (Tigara
and "Sendaishi's
Eskimo Eddy"),
also in combination with
"Ch.Storm Kloud's
Vanilla Snowman"
and finally with
"Nanuke's A Rushin
Revolution"
what gave two BOB. "Cougar"
(Storm Kloud, USA)
has been imported by another
Belgian breeder.
Cold Valley imported as
"Ch. Storm Kloud's
Cyrus Rex Valae"
world champion in
1990 and two other males
of "Del Lago
degli Orsi" (G. Urbani
Italy) used also.
All these dogs brought
a lot to the breed
in Belgium, thanks to
their qualities.
They allowed us to have
a big genetic variety
for our breeding program
and this in narrow
collaboration with other
breeders.
Chris Jannelli
For the neophytes all this will seem "Chinese"
but if you become
passionate of the breed,
not only you will
know all these dogs, but
you will certainly
be interested in the forebears
of Belgian dogs.
We thanks Vanessa Eylenbosch in Belgium for
this article.
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