Kai's Page
Kolyuchin Northern Light Of Kachemak (ikc)born: 3rd may 2000
fell asleep: 6th january 2011 sire: Can Ch Shepherdsway Phantom Scout dam: Arctictrek's Engelina |
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Kai was one in a million and we will always be grateful for what he taught us about the breed. He got us hooked and he set us on the path to where we are now. Our hearts are broken now that he is gone and we will all miss him terribly.
Sleep tight Kai, our big old bear
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Sleep tight Kai, our big old bear
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Kai came to us at the end of June 2000 at the age of 8 weeks. He was our first Malamute and he completely changed our lives.
Having just moved into our new, more Malamute friendly home, we had decided that we would begin our hunt for our ideal dog and were put in touch with Roger and Louise Hale in Co. Monaghan, Eire. They had just mated their bitch, Angel, to the two times Crufts Best Of Breed winner, Scout, owned and bred by Ann Allen. After lengthy discussion with Roger, he agreed to put us at the top of the list for a male puppy, all we had to do was wait. We traveled to Ireland and picked up our nameless puppy and brought him home on the ferry, attracting a lot of attention on the way! Once home, he grew into his new name ~ Kai ~ and we settled into life with a Malamute. |
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By Christmas, we had been persuaded to give showing a try. He did OK and during his career he has notched up 12 x 1st places at Open Show Level
and in Championship Shows, 6 x 1st places and 2 Reserve Best Dog awards. He qualified for Crufts each year that he was shown. We retired Kai from showing in 2005 as he was never particularly happy flouncing around the ring! He did return to the show ring briefly at the AMCUK Open Show in May 2010 where he came 3rd in a wonderful Special Veterans (10 years and over) class. He did look so happy and really seemed to enjoy himself.
His dislike of showing was a disappointment as he possessed some very special qualities including his excellent tail-set, magnificent bone, superb coat and lovely head. He was from a slow maturing line and took some time to fill out and fully mature into a striking example of the breed.
and in Championship Shows, 6 x 1st places and 2 Reserve Best Dog awards. He qualified for Crufts each year that he was shown. We retired Kai from showing in 2005 as he was never particularly happy flouncing around the ring! He did return to the show ring briefly at the AMCUK Open Show in May 2010 where he came 3rd in a wonderful Special Veterans (10 years and over) class. He did look so happy and really seemed to enjoy himself.
His dislike of showing was a disappointment as he possessed some very special qualities including his excellent tail-set, magnificent bone, superb coat and lovely head. He was from a slow maturing line and took some time to fill out and fully mature into a striking example of the breed.
At home Kai was a real teddy-bear. He discovered quite late in life that he was actually bred to be a sled dog and enjoyed the winter months when he showed us all what he was made of. He also took part in weight pull competitions and having initially lead us all to believe that he was struggling with even the lightest weight, he later, at the age of almost 9 years, gained 2 legs towards his WWPD. After competing in only a couple of competitions during the 2008-9 season, he still managed to place 6th in the 81-100lb class at the Allerton Park Championship.
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