Chinanook's puppies

Diddlina has been bred to Gimmick. We expect puppies early March 08...
Sire = Ch. Hightower's Gimmick (Ch. Hightower's Chattanooga x Ch. Kristari's White Pepper)
Dam = RBIS BISS Multi Ch. Chefornak's Diddlina (BISS Ch. Sin-Chan Del Karraces x Ch. Chefornak's Xsingara)
Both parents eyes and hips are checked.

Pampa Race 2007

On Dec 7-9 we attended the International Pampa Race in Helchteren (B): http://pampa.mushingbelgium.com/Despite of the weather we had a very good time and our dogs did an excellent job on the trail. The trail was difficult because of the water and lot of sand. However a big Congratulation to the Pampa Crew. Well done :) And we will be there again next year...
Also thanks to those who came to visit us: Christine, Eliane & Daniel and Piet & Lut!
And last but not least we also had the chance to meet the famous Dr. Grandjean.

• Gwen w/ Charko & Yekona: 10 out of 17 in Scooter, 45:07 (2 x 5km)

***Alaskan Malamute litter announcement 2008***

Chinanook's kennel is proud to announce the following litter for 2008...
Sire = It. Int. Eu. Biss Ch. Alcantara El Lado Oscuro De La Luna, aka Taku (Veryvalentino Del Lago Degli Orsi x Ch. Zoe)
Dam = ExpoYekona Of Keema's Wolf Pak (Howling Pack's Yanuktil x Xsiriswhite Of Keema's Wolf Pak)

***Siberian Husky litter announcement 2008***

Chinanook's kennel is proud to announce the following litter for 2008...
Sire = Ch. Hightower's Gimmick (Ch. Hightower's Chattanooga x Ch. Kristari's White Pepper)
Dam = RBIS BISS Multi Ch. Chefornak's Diddlina (BISS Ch. Sin-Chan Del Karraces x Ch. Chefornak's Xsingara)

Kortrijk Dog Show 2007 (B)

On Nov 17 we attended the Kortrijk Dog Show (http://www.eurodogshow.be/)
And the results under the judgement of Mr. David Cavill (GB):

• Chefornak's Ethna: 1 exc. RCAC - RCACIB
• Chefornak's Diddlina: 1 exc. CAC -CACIB - BOB

In the evening we also joined the well organized Eukanuba Awards 2007.
Diddlina was 1st of Group 5!

Trainingskamp Pampa 2007 (B)

On Nov 1-4 we attended the Pampa Trainingskamp ( http://pampa.mushingbelgium.com/ )
We had a good time. Christophe Diehl's presentation was very interesting, and a veteranary explaind basic canine nutrition and first aid.
The dogs did a good job training as the trail wasn't that easy:)

Kempen Trail Race 07 (NL)

On Oct 27-28 we attended the Kempen Trail Race (NL) : http://www.ssc-nl.info/
Nice trail of 2 x 4.6km
And here are the results:

• Gwen's Team: 35.91 minutes, 15.37 km/h

Westerlo Race 07 (B)!

On Oct 20-21 we attended the 1st race of the new mushing season in the Gipsy Horses Ranch in Westerlo. We were very lucky with the cold, dry and sunny weather. A small trail of 3.8km but nice. It was also the 1st race of Chefornak's Ethna who did an excellent job. Our malamutes and huskies did a worked hard and we are pleased with our results:

• Gwen's Team (Charko & Ethna): 3/10 in Scooter with 24:23 minutes, 18,70 km/h

A big thanks to Marjolein Maenen for the great pictures!

Charleroi Dog Show 07 (B)!

On Saturday Oct 13 we attended the International Charleroi Dog Show (B): http://www.rcch.net/
Here are our results under the judgement of Mr. Leenen (B):

• CallMeYogi Of Keema's Wolf Pak: 1exc. RCAC-RCACIB
  
• Chefornak's Diddlina: 2nd exc. RCAC-RCACIB

We would also like to Congratulate Boris Wiesen for his 4th place in Junior handling! He did a great job showing Diddlina for the 1st time.

Dortmund Dog Show Oct 07!

On Friday Oct 12 we attended the Nationale Bundessieger-Zuchtschau in Dortmund (D) : http://www.hund-und-pferd.de/
And here are our results under the judgement of Mr. Ole Staunskjaer (DK):

• Chefornak's Ethna: 2nd exc. Intermediate Class RCAC
  
• Chefornak's Diddlina: 2nd exc. Champion Class RCAC

Week-end in Vienna, At!

On Oct 6-7 I had the opportunity to spend a nice week-end in Vienna. It's a beautiful city and the weather was perfect. It was also great to spend this quality time with my mommy!

Maastricht Dog Show 07

On Sep 30 we attended for the 1st time the Maastricht Dog Show (NL): http://www.mhsv.nl/

And the results are outstanding:

• Chefornak's Yorki : 1 exc. CAC - CACIB - BOB - BOG - RBIS!!! (NL Champion!)
• Chefornak's Ethna : 3 exc.
  

Thanks to:

• Dhr. M. v/d Weijer (NL) : Breed judge
• Mevr. A. Gielisse (NL) : Group 5 judge
• Dhr. D. McCoy (Eire) : BIS judge
  

A special thanks to Senay Usta (Kinuk's Alaskan Malamute kennel) for help and nice company!