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In
Memory of Laska
  Australian
Champion
WINDCHILL TAWNI LASKA
WPD WTD
WSD
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Laska
wa a delight to own being a healthy, happy girl of good nature, and achieving
moderate success in both the show ring and working activities.
 She
is a very enthusiastic and tireless worker and thoroughly enjoys her backpacking
and sledding work. Laska has helped
drag her unfit handler back to base on many a bush walk, despite the fact that
she has been loaded up to carry 30% of her body weight (and the handler carried
nothing but a lead).
In
recognition of her achievements in backpacking she received her Working Pack Dog
title from the Alaskan Malamute Club, Victoria Inc., in April 2000.
Laska
is an enthusiastic member of the Windchill 3-dog sledding team, working either
in wheel position or in joint lead with her brother, Dugan. This team was
ranked the Top Australian Alaskan Malamute Team in that class for 1998 and 1999,
and has won many awards and State titles over the three seasons they have been
sled dog racing.
Her
efforts in harness gained Laska her the Working Team Dog (AMCV) and Working
Sprint Dog (SHAMC) titles in 1998 after her first season of sledding. The big
grin on her face as she works says it all!
 Her
easy-going nature and good temperament with people and most other dogs make her
an ideal "demo dog" for our breed displays at pet expo's and other
educational events.
The
picture on the left is of Laska at the Eastern Regional Pet Expo, where we are
explaining the Malamute coat.
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Laska
loved her showing and is a multi In
Group and an In Show winner. She
was awarded her Australian Champion title in October 1999 and is now retired
from the showring.
Laska's Litters...
 Laska
and Oska (Australian & New Zealand Champion Icewinds Body N' Soul [AI] are
proud parents of two litters, whelped on 24 May, 2001 and 31 March
2003.
 For
more information on Oska
have a look at his webpage on the Icewinds Kennel website at http://www.geocities.com/icewinds_malamutes/page10.html
 Above,
right & Left : "Oska" - Best of Breed and Runner-Up in
Group at the 2000 Royal Melbourne Show, "Pedigree" (Pal) Alaskan
Malamute of the Year 2000 (New Zealand)
Oska's
Owner: Helen Greaves, Icewinds Kennels, New Zealand |
