RACE VETERANS
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6 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 10 Years, Leader, Champion Show Dog & Karen's Favorite! -
"CRUNCHIE"
Ch. NorthWapiti’s
Crunchie
(NorthWapiti's Super Grover x
Northomes Visa)
There is no need to go on and on talking about Crunchie
– anyone that has met him is instantly aware that he is something
special. We have coined a phrase to describe that special ‘air
about’ him that he possesses - ‘Crunchiness’ He is a one of a kind. Crunchie has been a fixture in my team since
the 03/04 season. He has never been dropped from
any team he has been on. He is a constant
workhorse. They just don't come any more
dependable and capable. |
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Crunchie is sponsored
by Dana and Judy Kevelder |
2 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 8 Years, Leader, Champion Show Dog -
"Q"
Ch.
NorthWapiti’s Q
(NorthWapiti's Super
Grover x NorthWapiti's
Kluane)
Q is a powerful male with the heart of a pussycat.
Very friendly and affectionate, but with the
quiet, single mindedness that characterized his
father, Grover. A
very key dog in our teams and a solid leader.
Incredibly
handsome with excellent breed type,
Q is
exactly the kind of boy this kennel is striving
to produce. |
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Q is sponsored by
Musher Minion Donna Quante. |
2 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 8 Years, Main Leader -
"Jinx"
NorthWapiti’s Jinx
(NorthWapiti's Super
Grover x NorthWapiti's
Kluane)
Jinx is THE lead
dog at NorthWapiti. She has been the main race leader for
the past few years and we hope she will be for a
few more. A beautiful gal with a gorgeous build
Jinx’s looks are entirely
secondary to what she does in harness though.
Drive and determination ooze out of her pores. |
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Jinx is sponsored by
Kathryn Clark. |
3 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 7 Years, Team Dog -
Charge
NorthWapiti’s
Charge
(NorthWapiti's Sir
Gallahad x Alaskan's Olena
of Anadyr)
Charge is a
real favorite!
He
is as driven as any sled dog I've ever hooked up. He is
famous in our yard for being as difficult to put away after
a long hard run as he was to hook up. I don't know if this
boy ever gets tired.
This boy is one of my favorite race dogs and is always on my
race team. They don't come any better than him! |
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Charge is sponsored by Pat Bach and
family |
3 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 7 Years, Leader -
Tess
NorthWapiti’s Tesla
(NorthWapiti's Sir
Gallahad x Alaskan's Olena
of Anadyr)
As a youngster Tess was just a solid, but plain dog in harness.
Tess is now one of the most exciting leaders I've worked with in years. I grin ear to ear
every time she is in lead! One of the best gals in the
yard! |
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Tess, I know you
belong to Karen, but will always view you as "my girl". Will
be watching from afar this year. Marlene Daniels |
2 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 7 Years, Leader -
Runner
Kelim’s
Running for NorthWapiti
(NorthWapiti's Lincoln
of Kelim, SDX, CGC
x Rusty Polar's Diamond)
Runner LOVES being a long distance sled dog. He not only
gets to run – but you get to eat all the time. His two
favorite things!
Runner has turned into a dependable leader. One of the
hardest working dogs we own. |
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Runner is sponsored by
Maureen Zavodjancik. |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 6 Years, Leader -
Bingo
NorthWapiti's Bingo
(NorthWapiti's Draci &
NorthWapiti's Nahanni)
Bingo is as pretty and as sweet as they come. She
may not be as noisy and outspoken as some of our
dogs, but she puts in solid performances with little
fuss time after time. She took a little longer
to mature than her sister Bang, but is now a
main team member and leader! |
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Bingo is sponsored by
Mary Atkinson. |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 6 Years, Main Leader -
Bang
NorthWapiti's Bango
(NorthWapiti's Draci &
NorthWapiti's Nahanni)
Bang came back to us a few
years ago. She quickly showed us that she
is a fabulous leader and solid team member.
She easily made my Iditarod team and even lead
the team out of the start chute! We are
thrilled to have 'Bang Bang' in front of our
team! A main leader for sure! |
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Bang is
sponsored by Kathy Carmichael. |
- 6 Years, Team Dog -
Irving
NorthWapiti's Irving
(NorthWapiti's Draco &
NorthWapiti's Nahanni)
A few years back Irving
battled an eye injury that just wouldn’t heal. It
finally became obvious that the best thing for
Irving was to have the eye removed. It was a good
decision, as he seems much more comfortable and
happy without it.
We have seen no sign that the missing eye is going
to slow this big, strong dog down.
A very strong and hard driving dog. |
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Good luck to all -
Rachel and the Wyoming Siberian pack! |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 6 Years, Team Dog -
Wolvie
NorthWapiti's Wolverine
(NorthWapiti's Super Grover &NorthWapiti's
Valkyrie Kara)
Wolvie displays that serious, no nonsense, 'Grover'
approach to life. A very
dependable, consistent team member who is always happy to do
his job!! A handsome boy with a beautiful build. It's
hard not to fall in love with the Wolverine! |
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Wolvie's 2012 Sponsors
are Brenda Potter, Carolyn Martin and Mark Fraser. Go Wolvie! |
- 6 Years, Team Dog -
Wonder
NorthWapiti's Wonder Woman
(NorthWapiti's Super Grover &NorthWapiti's
Valkyrie Kara)
If ever there was a dog that
could come close to being another ‘Kara’ it is this little
gal. Sweet, good with cats, solid in harness, and pretty as all
get out. |
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Hugs to beautiful
Wonder (Woman) from Ursula, John (in spirit) and Tia Rempel |
- 6 Years, Upcoming Leader -
X
NorthWapiti’s Excelsior
(NorthWapiti's Robert E Lee x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
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X is sponsored by
Sadie, Bandit and Zack Corbin |
- 5 Years, Team Dog -
Casey
NorthWapiti's Casey
(CH. NorthWapiti's Q
x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
The rumor in the mushing community is that
"Red dogs don't run". Casey says she doesn't listen to
rumors and it shows. A hard working girl who has shown some
nice lead potential. |
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Alice Fitzgerald is
sponsoring Casey in addition to her sponsorship of Herman,
which is co-sponsored with her son Travis, so they can
continue to sponsor the next great generation of North
Wapiti dogs! |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 5 Years, Leader -
Rocket
NorthWapiti's Rocket
(NorthWapiti's Draco x
Chlout's Hilda of NWapiti)
That Crazy Dancing Dog, as she is often
referred to is not only a delight to be around, she is
growing up to be one absolutely amazing leader. Never
stressed, always happy and willing to please - we are pretty
star struck by our 'Rocket Girl'. |
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Rocket is
sponsored by Deb Custer. |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 5 Years, Leader -
Wifi
Carmack's Wifi of NorthWapiti
(NorthWapiti's Robert E Lee x
NorthWapiti's See Spot Run)
Wiffie is loud and obnoxious - that is until
he gets moving in harness. Then he is ALL business.
Head down and mind strictly on the trail! Not a big
boy, but a big attitude! Wifi quickly made it onto the
main race team and we expect him to be there for years to
come!! He's also turning into quite a nice leader! |
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Wifi is sponsored by
Barbara and Jerry Lake of Hampton, TN |
- 4 Years, Leader -
See
NorthWapiti's Sesequon
(NorthWapiti's Skor x
NorthWapiti's Kluane)
The first day we hooked See up she was rather
convinced that she really wanted nothing to do with the
sport of mushing. It only took a couple hundred feet to
convince her to give it a try and by the end of the run she
had completely reconsidered her decision. She is now
one of my hardest driving young dogs and upcoming main
leaders!! Go See! |
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See, though we aren't
near enough to watch you perform, we'll be
following you every step of the way on the computer. Go girl
go.
Marlene and Doug Daniels |
- 4 Years, Leader -
Meg
NorthWapiti's Megasis
(NorthWapiti's Skor x
NorthWapiti's Kluane)
Meg is nothing like her big sister, See and
big brother, Utin. She is much smaller and cuter - but when
it comes to work ethic, she matches them pretty much stride
for stride! In fact, this season she is fast becoming one of
my 'go to' main leaders. |
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Meg is sponsored by
the Joyners (CJ, Dana, Mattie, and Ethan): We're sponsoring
a very special young lady. Hope to see her in Alaska. You
go girl! |
- 4 Years, Team Dog -
Beauty
NorthWapiti's Black Beauty
(NorthWapiti's Sir Gallahad x
CH NorthWapiti's Valkyrie Kara)
The aptly named Beauty is another of those
very 'Kara like' Kara daughters. As far as I'm concerned,
the more of these the merrier! |
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Beauty is sponsored by
friends of
Save Our Siberians - Siberspace Rescue Fund |
- 4 Years, Upcoming Leader -
TopDog
NorthWapiti's TopDog
(NorthWapiti's Sir Gallahad x
CH NorthWapiti's Valkyrie Kara)
TopDog has been my pick of this lovely litter
from the start. He is showing great promise in harness and
is a fun boy to work with! |
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Barb and Mike Branham
and Cheryl Dawson are delighted to share sponsorship of Top
Dog. |
1 Time Iditarod Team Member
- 4 Years, Leader/Team Dog -
Billie
NorthWapiti's Hillbilly
(NorthWapiti's Detonator x
Chlout's Hilda of NWapiti)
Although we are careful when we place dogs,
sometimes it happens that the owner and dog aren't perfectly
suited for each other. Such was the case with Billie, so I
purchased her back 2 yrs ago.. My original
thought was to work with Billie for a bit and then place
her, however she is working out so well that she is staying
permanently! Another up and coming leader! Maybe
she will follow in her Mother's footsteps?! |
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Billie is sponsored by
LaRita Skipper. |
- 4 Years, Team Dog -
Roscoe
NorthWapiti's Roscoe
(NorthWapiti's Detonator x
Chlout's Hilda of NWapiti)
Roscoe is going to end up being a fan
favorite in our yard because the big white lightning bolt
zagging across his back makes him very easy to pick out. His
super friendly and hard working personality is going to make
him a favorite of ours too! A fantastic team dog with
super work ethic. |
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Roscoe is co-
sponsored by Diane Shepard of Glendale, AZ and Jackie Phalen
of Maple Park, IL. |
- 4 Years, Upcoming Leader -
Smartie
NorthWapiti’s Smartie
(CH. NorthWapitil's Crunchie x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
A dead ringer for her fabulous father,
Crunchie. Even in harness we can see the similarities. She
is really putting in some super runs in lead. A VERY
exciting gal! |
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Smartie is proudly
sponsored by Karen Ernest and Trina! |
- 4 Years, Upcoming Leader -
Turtle
NorthWapiti’s Turtle
(CH. NorthWapitil's
Crunchie x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
We had high hopes for Turtle as a pup in
harness and he is proving us right. A few months into the
2010/2011 training season, Turtle got very serious about his
job and I am overwhelmed with his attitude and drive. An
outstanding youngster. |
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Turtle is sponsored by
Kathryn and Pete Trussell, Frank and Paula Langenstein |
- 3 Years, Team Dog -
Kelly
NorthWapiti’s Kelly
(Chlout's Moses of Velikaya x
CH. NorthWapiti's Valkyrie
Kara)
Kelly is very pretty with a solid and
dependable work ethic. Nothing flashy about her, but a nice little working girl. |
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Kelly is sponsored by
Deb Bok |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
Tramp
NorthWapiti’s Tramp
(Chlout's Moses of Velikaya x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
Tramp watched WAY too many Disney movies as a
youngster and can't seem to get the idea out of her head
that you don't need to bark as you run down the trail!!
Pretty soon she is going to start believing that her name is
"TRAMP SHUT UP!!!!". She's a brat, but worth the extra
work!! |
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Tramp is sponsored by
Chugiak Kennels, Nelson New Zealand |
- 2 Years, Upcoming Leader -
Astro
NorthWapiti’s Astro
(Chlout's Moses of Velikaya x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
aka Scar. Astro isn't a fighter, but he seems
to have an uncanny knack for sticking his nose in places he
shouldn't and ending up with scars!! A superstar in the two
year old pool. Beautiful and hard working. |
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SPONSOR ASTRO |
Experienced
Rookies
(not raced, but been through at least one season of
serious training)
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- 3 Years, Team Dog -
Rocky
NorthWapiti’s Rocky
(NorthWapiti's MegaWatt x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
Rocky has ridiculously long legs and a
ridiculous hard working attitude. He is also just a nice
youngster to hang out with. One of my VERY favorites!!! |
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Roscoe is co-
sponsored by Diane Shepard of Glendale, AZ and Jackie Phalen
of Maple Park, IL. |
- 3 Years, Team Dog -
Boo
NorthWapiti’s BooKoo
(NorthWapiti's MegaWatt x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
One of the prettiest moving dogs we own. No
wasted movement, everything is straight forward. One of my
absolute favorite youngsters! |
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Happy Running! Tammy
Taylor |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
Snert
NorthWapiti’s Snert
(Chlout's Moses of Velikaya x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
A handsome and hard working young dog. I expect big things from him
in the years to come. |
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SPONSOR SNERT |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
Skookum
NorthWapiti’s Skookum
(Chlout's Moses of Velikaya x
Alaskan's Olena of Anadyr)
Skookum is a native word whose definition is
listed as things like "strong", "brave", "splendid". That
gives Skookum, who is actually named after the Doug Uquart
comic "Skookum North" has some big shoes to grow into. |
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SPONSOR SKOOKUM |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
Jack
RiverIce's
Whiskey Jack
(CH. Chuchinka's Nikolai 2nd x
NorthWapiti's KitKat)
Hands down Jack is the loudest, most
obnoxious dog in our yard - but he packs a big work ethic
along with that big mouth!! Thank goodness!! |
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Jack is sponsored by
KitKat, Raven, Pete and Piper |
True
Rookies
(First Serious Year Of Training/Racing)
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- 2 Years, Team Dog -
"POP"
NorthWapiti’s Pop
(CH. NorthWapiti's
Crunchie x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
With his stunning coloring it
is hard not to fall in love with Pop at first
sight. Once you watch him work in harness, it is
harder still not to fall under his spell!! |
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Pop is sponsored by
Arctis Carts |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
"SNAP"
NorthWapiti’s Snap
(CH. NorthWapiti's
Crunchie x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
A little 'mini Sprite'. We
hope she will follow closely in the 'pawsteps'
of her wonderful parents Crunchie and Sprite. |
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Snap is sponsored by
Heather Walls. |
- 2 Years, Team Dog -
"CRACKLE"
NorthWapiti’s Crackle
(CH. NorthWapiti's
Crunchie x
NorthWapiti's Sprite)
Our little 'Crack baby'.
Seriously hard working and darn cute to boot!! |
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Crackle is sponsored
by Julie Starling |