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North
Wapiti Siberian Husky Kennels
Gone...but NEVER forgotten
"GROVER"
FIVE TIME
IDITAROD VETERAN
NorthWapiti's Super Grover
(Meomar's Blunder x
NorthWapiti's Ginger Grant)
July 13, 1996 - October 30, 2006

True
leaders are not those who strive to be first
but those who are first to strive
and who give their all for the success of the team.
True
leaders are first to see the need,
envision the plan,
and empower the team for action.
By the
strength of the leader's commitment,
the power of the team is unleashed.
- Author
unknown |
| For many years everyone would always asks if I had a favorite dog in
the yard - without hesitation I would reply "Grover". There
was just not enough good
words to describe this boy - he certainly lived up to his 'Super'
name.
His passing at any age would have been hard, but so much sooner
than expected, we had to learn how to go on without him. We will
cherish his memory forever and savor every "Grover"
glimpse his offspring and future generations enchant us with...the
look in the eye, the steady carriage, the belly rub at the end of
a good run...
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Grovers
Tribute
Over the years, I've said goodbye to many of my canine companions. Many very special ones have passed, breaking our hearts and causing much sorrow in our lives.
Skeeter, Libby, Minnow, Charlie, Allie, Orion, Spud, Buddy, Howl, Breezy and many more have shared our lives and then left, teaching us lessons about loving and losing along the way. I thought I was a good student. I understand that this is the inevitable end of any canine/human relationship and as painful as the end is, the relationship has always been worth it.

Grover in lead –
Iditarod 2005 Re-Start
Photo by Heather Walls
This morning though, I feel like my heart has been torn out of my chest and stomped to a pulp. I feel wrecked and broken - and a failure at the school of loss.
I'm sure most of you have figured out where this is going by now, yesterday evening, very quickly and - despite his recent illness - very unexpectedly, Grover left us.
I looked for a quote to include, but nothing seemed right. This is all I found -
Tears are words the heart can't express
And that is where I sit the morning after - without the words to express this loss, just the tears.
I loved him so much,
Karen

Karen & Grover -
August 10, 2006
Photo by Marlene Daniel
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Major Races
Klondike 300 (multiple finishes)
Iditarod 2000
Iditarod 2001 Finisher
Iditarod 2003
Iditarod 2004 Finisher
Race to the Sky
John Beargrease Marathon
Iditarod 2005

Current
Working Status
Rainbow Bridge
Grover's Photo Gallery
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