North Wapiti Kennels has successfully completed the 1000+ mile Iditarod
Sled Dog race in 2001, 2004 and 2006 using only purebred Siberian Huskies. The North Wapiti team finished the
2001 race with more dogs
than any other Iditarod 2001 team, being the only team to finish with 15 of the
16 dogs that started the race. During the 2004 race, despite a broken
sled, the team was able to better their personal best finish time by over
two and a half days! Their finish time was the third fastest in Iditarod
history for a purebred Siberian Husky team.
Home of the “Pretty
Sled Dogs”
Welcome to North Wapiti Kennels. We are
located in the
beautiful Tawatinaw River Valley, near Perryvale, Alberta,
Canada.
Our Siberian Huskies
our competitive in many different arenas – most notably, in conformation and
racing. We are very proud to be the only Siberian Husky kennel in Canada to have
attempted and completed the grueling 1151-mile Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race.
We are honoured to have shared and still share our lives with many
exceptional Siberians including:
Ch. Kainai’s Anchorman
The FIRST CKC Champion show dog and one of only four group
placing show dogs to have
completed the Iditarod.
Ch. NorthWapiti's Guy Smiley
The second CKC Champion show dog to have
completed the Iditarod.
Ch.
NorthWapiti's Loki
The third of only four male CKC Champion show dogs to have
completed the Iditarod. He has finished the Iditarod race twice!
Ch.
Chuchinka's Pathfinder
The fourth CKC Champion show dog and and one of only four group
placing show dogs to have
completed the Iditarod. He too has finished the Iditarod race twice!
Ch. NorthWapiti's Valkyrie Kara
The FIRST female Champion show dog in the world to have
completed the Iditarod!
Kara was exclusively handled to her Championship and Group placements by her Iditarod
driver/breeder. She is a four-time Iditarod Veteran.
Ch. NorthWapiti's Dasher
The second female Champion show dog and one of only four group
placing show dogs to have
completed the Iditarod.
Ch. NorthWapiti’s Oreo
Group placer and Iditarod participant
Multi BIS Ch. Chuchinka’s Dance in the Wind SDX
(October 10, 1992 - April 27, 2003)
The #6 Siberian Husky showdog in 1996 and a competitive working dog
Ch. The Professor of NorthWapiti CD,
SDU, TT
(August 3, 1991 - January 13, 2005)
Group placer, obedience dog, and Iditarod participant
Ch. NorthWapiti’s Mr. Thurston Howl SDU
(August 3, 1991 - January 9, 2005)
Group placer and Iditarod participant
About us
Our
Dogs
Our
Litters
What's
New
Our
Iditarods
Karen's
Diary
Featured
Photos
Links
Three time Emmy
winner Donna Quante (Camera Operation) has produced an 86 minute DVD featuring Karen Ramstead and the
PRETTY SLED DOGS of North Wapiti Kennel as they prepare for Iditarod
2005. Please click the preceeding link for movie order information.
Original music from the DVD
by Kyf available online at http://snipurl.com/mbig.
Learn more about the musical
talents of Kyf.
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To learn more about the Iditarod, please visit
our About
the Iditarod page
(links to external sites with Race Facts, Photos and Race Coverage.)
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