Lightning at the 2001 National
We attended the 2001 Samoyed Club of America 2001 National Specialty. Lightning (BISS Am/Can Ch. Wolf River's Moonlight Ridge*) enjoyed many venues, including a five mile backpack trip in the Rockies. Here is part of the hiking group sitting atop Brother's Lookout in Alderfer Three Sisters Park (Evergreen, Colorado).
Lightning is standing on the highest point, wearing his Royal Blue Reflector™ dog pack. Lightning's brother Loki (Wolf River's Heart of Mirrormere) is on the left side of the group, wearing his custom Burgundy Reflector pack. Most of these dogs carried over 25% of their body weight in their backpacks, earning them points toward their working titles. You might enjoy seeing More Images from this event.
Along with the pack trip, Lightning made the cut in the Open Dog conformation show ring under breeder judge Pat Morehouse (you might enjoy Lightning's Dog Show Achievements page), pulled the second heaviest load in his weight class for the Novice Weight Pull, was certified by Delta Society as a Therapy Dog, and trained twice with his sister, half-siblings, and cousins while pulling an ATV.
Also
at the National, Lightning
(left) and brother Loki (right), got to work together. They were introduced
to a Sacco cart, which is a sit-down device with four bicycle-style wheels,
special friction brakes, and a unique hookup system for the dogs. The
"U" shaped aluminum tubing above each dog serves to anchor the harness
in place. The ends extend back to the cart. Here the boys are just back from a
run around the site of the National, waiting patiently to have their harnesses
removed.
Loki belongs to Cynthia & Matt Woodard, owners of Evenstar Samoyeds, one of our dog pack Dealers.
Probably the biggest event from the 2001 National was that Lightning got a puppy
of his own! Ch. Wolf River's Thunder Cloud (Nimbus)
is now sharing responsibilities as Wolf Packs' mascot. Nimbus is Lightning's
nearly full brother.
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13 week old Lightning assaulting his first Mountain Summit |
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Four month old Lightning plays on a Balanced Rock! |
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Bikejoring with Lightning at five months old |
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Herding Sheep at six months old, Lightning is certainly having fun |
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Showing 7.5 month old Lightning at the SCA National Specialty |
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Challenge Pack Hike at the SCA National Specialty |
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Exploring Washington, DC with 7.5 month old Lightning |
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Our 8 month old boy is featured on a Holiday Greeting Card |
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8.5 month old Lightning on The Point in his first real snowfall |
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Skijoring with the International Trail Dog Baton |
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Lightning Flying at nine months old |
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Lightning is Shrouded in Mist at ten months old |
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10.5 month old Lightning earns his first Title for herding sheep |
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One year old Lightning Kicksleds his way to his Working Samoyed title |
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Racing in the Cascade Skijor Classic at 12.5 months |
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Scootering with Lightning at 13 months old |
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13.5 month old Lightning earns his Working Samoyed Excellent Title! |
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Backpacking on the Pacific Crest Trail at 15 months old |
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16 month old Lightning awarded Best Working at Specialty |
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Gate Building with 17 month old Lightning |
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17.5 month old Lightning Dances With Joy for his friends at Point Reyes National Seashore |
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Just shy of 1.5 year old Lightning is Winner's Male at Canadian National |
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19 month old Lightning participates in the 2001 SCA National |
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Running with the Team, 19 month old Lightning trains with his relatives |
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Lightning goes Best of Winners for his first American Championship points |
| 22 month old Lightning teaches his little brother about being a Sled Dog |
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Skijor racing at the Chemult Sled Dog Races at 23 months |
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Winning streak at the Dog Shows |
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Lightning turns Two Years Old |
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Dog scooter Salesmanship |
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First Major for 24 month old Lightning |
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At 25 months Lightning completes his Master Working Samoyed Title!! |
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Lightning finishes his Championship with back to back 5 point majors!! |
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At 2.5 years old, Lightning earns Best Working 2nd year in a row |
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Lightning celebrates Nimbus' 1st Birthday |
| Backpacking in Mountain Lakes Wilderness with brother Nimbus and other "family" members |
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Lightning & Nimbus take a Long Trip across the country |
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Pulling & Herding at the SCA 2002 National |
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Our boys are the Top ISDRA 2-Dog Champion racing team for 2002-2003! |
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Lightning is a Daddy! |
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Nimbus & Lightning run hard at the Priest Lake Sled Dog Race |
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Downloadable Video of Lightning & Nimbus sledding |
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Several Group Placements for Lightning |
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Lightning & Nimbus Survive Mushing Boot Camp |
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Lightning wins an Award Of Merit at the 2003 Samoyed Club of Washington State |
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Nimbus & Lightning win Best In Show Brace at the 2003 & 2004 SCA National Specialties |
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Lightning & Nimbus earn SCA Top Sled Dog Award two years in a row! |
| Lightning goes BEST IN SHOW at the 2004 Samoyed Club of America National Specialty!! |
You might enjoy Lightning's Dog Show and Working achievements.
*Lightning's full name is BISS Am/Can Ch. Wolf River's Moonlight Ridge
WSXM CGC JHD HCT
BISS = Best In Show Specialty (unofficial title)
Am/Can (American & Canadian)
Ch. = Champion (American Kennel Club & Canadian Kennel
Club title)
WSXM = Master Working Samoyed (Samoyed Club of
America title)
CGC = Canine Good Citizen (American Kennel Club title)
JHD = Junior Herding Dog (American Herding Breed Association
title)
HCT = Herding Capability Test (American Herding Breed
Association title)
Lightning's Pedigree
Litters Sired by Lightning
Reflector™ Dog Packs
Banzai™ Dog Packs
Pacific Crest Samoyeds
Wolf River Samoyeds