Showcasing the 1st 27 yrs: (1971-1998)

Abakan Samoyeds started with Mischa of Baymar. She was born Nov of 1969. She was my foundation bitch. I am very fortunate to have been able to get my start with her. Follow the development of ABAKAN Samoyeds in the following images and slideshows.

Belaya Buccaneer. Born Feb 1973. Out of Ch. Kondako’s Sun Dancer x Ch. Belaya Taiga Lily. Buck led my three-dog team, was a strong working dog.

Buck in Flagstaff as a puppy in 1974.
Buck camping with Paul Gleason, 1974
Buck in Aeneas Valley WA 1975-76

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For her first litter, Mischa was bred to a dog in S. California. She whelped the first ABAKAN litter in June of 1971. None of the pups from that breeding are included in the current lineup. None were bred. Abakan Chatanika was registered and was the first pup with the Abakan prefix in 1971.

For her next litter, Mischa was bred to Ch. Valadimir of Elmfield, a Colorado dog, owned by Bob and Katie LeCour. Bred by Katie of Elmfield Samoyeds. From that litter Max and Maggie were the two dogs I kept.

Abakan Maggie Whitehair. Born July 25, 1975

Maggie as a puppy in Aeneas Valley WA, 1975
Maggie, Aeneas Valley WA, 1975
Maggie, Aeneas Valley WA…at 11 months with a huge puppy coat
head shot of Maggie at 11 months
Maggie at age 2
Maggie, Conconully WA 1977

Ch. Abakan Max Big Man. Born July 25, 1975

Max at about 6 months old, Aeneas Valley WA
Max as an AKC champion. He was handled by Katie Carter and Liz Hooyman. He was OFA Excellent/CERF

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Mischa was bred to Buck in 1976. From that breeding came Abakan Buckskin Quinn. born Nov. 1976.

Quinn looking through the fence. Photo by Blythe Barbo.
Quinn and baby Kyra.
Quinn running on the lake road from Conconully to Loomis.

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I trained Buck, Maggie and Quinn’s sister, Rosa, for competition sled racing as a 3-dog team. I trained them with a bicycle. We probably averaged speeds of 20mph. We participated in the 1978 Pacific Coast Championships at Priest Lake, Idaho.

Lining up at the Priest Lake Pacific Coast Championships, 1978. Lead, Buck. On left at wheel, Rosa. On right: Maggie.
The Abakan 3-dog team heading to the finish, Priest Lake, 1978. Only Samoyed team at the championships. In 3-dog class there were 37 teams. We finished the first day at #18, second day at #12.
Buck, Rosa, and Maggie on a cross country ski trip with a couple from Winthrop WA. 1978

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Maggie was bred to Quinn. From that breeding came Abakan San-We-Tlah II…”Speaker”. Born Aug. 1978

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Speaker was bred to Ch. Wind River’s Daisy Mae CDX. Daisy whelped her litter in Feb of 1993.

Speaker(right). Ch. Wind River’s Daisy Mae CDX(left)

From the Daisy and Speaker litter came Karibou: Ch. Wind River Talkeetna Karibou CD HIC TDI CDX WDX WSXM ROMP

Ch. Wind River’s Daisy Mae CDX(left). Wind River Talkeetna Karibou at one year of age(right)
Ch. Wind River Talkeetna Karibou CD, HIC, TDI, WDX, CGC, WSXM, ROMP
Karibou at the beach. This was an iconic photo in its time. Appeared on book marks, etc.

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Speaker was bred to Elmfield’s Autumn Delight for a litter born in January of 1985. My pick from that litter became Abakan T’an Kib o’Elmfield…”Kib”.

Abakan T’an Kib o’Elmfield at 4 months, Lander WY
Kib at two years of age.
Kib in Open Dog class SCLA Samoyed Specialty, Pomona CA 1993
head shot of Kib, focused on something, Lander WY
Kib being selected Winner’s Dog and Best of Winners, Grand Valley KC, Colorado

From the litter between Speaker and Elmfield’s Autumn Delight also came “Toga” – Ch. Elmfield’s Saratoga Sage. Toga was an AKC champion, and was the dam of Ch. Saratoga’s Speed of Sound BISS, ROMX (Mach) and Ch. Saratoga’s Sonic Boom WSX(Boomer). Toga was awarded First in Brood Bitch at the 1991 SCA National Specialty, with Mach and Boomer as her progeny.

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Max was bred to Ch. Wolf River’s Spark o’Elmfield and I got Elmfield’s Ever So Precious from that litter. Precious was bred to Kib in 1988. From that litter I kept Nan…Abakan Nantucket Nan.

Abakan Nantucket Nan in Glendora CA
Nan on the right. Both her brothers died of parvo. It was a very difficult time. I was able to save Nan with a lot of hard work.
Nan on the left. Kib on the right.

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Kib was bred to Can Ch. Kondako’s Jessie Come Home(sister to Ch. Snowdahl’s Budding Star) for a litter in 1989. From that litter I chose the Blue boy, who became Abakan’s Samarka Bok Choy WDX…”Bok”.

The Blue boy from Kib and Jessie’s litter.
Bok, about 6 months old, with Sophie, the cat, in Lander Wyoming.
Bok and Sophie.
Bok, in Casper WY, when he was being shown in AKC shows in puppy class. He was undefeated.
Bok, training in harness with the bike. San Dimas, CA 1993.
Bok, pulling weight in Southern California, 1993. He earned his WDX title in four consecutive pulls with two pulls of over 1000 pounds. He earned Best Percentage weight pulled at two of those pulls when he pulled more weight for his weight than any other dog at the pull.

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Bok was bred to Precious for a litter in 1991. From that litter I picked Kuma. His AKC registered name was Abakan Komolungma…which is one version of the native name for Mt. Everest. I named him that because he was the biggest puppy in the litter. Kuma was exported to Norway in February of 1992 at one year old. He ran on the Etah sled team and completed the Femundlopet, which at that time was 350 miles.

Kuma as a young pup.
Kuma and his littermates. Kuma is the one in the middle lying on the ground
Kuma at one year of age in Lander WY before being exported to Norway. 1992.
Kuma. Lander, WY. 1992

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Nan was bred to Karibou(Ch. Wind River Talkeetna Karibou) for a litter in January of 1992. From this litter I kept two boys. One of them became Walker…Abakan Time Traveller WSX…and one of them became Fizz…Abakan F Irv Essent. I am only showing pictures of Walker here for now.

Abakan Time Traveller WSX…Walker. San Dimas CA 1993
Walker. Cottonwood Canyon, Colorado. 1996
Walker, packing at Craighead Forest Park, Jonesboro AR. Working toward his WSX title with the Samoyed Club of America.
Walker(closest to camera) and daughter Pine giving a bikejor demo to an elementary school class. Arkansas.
Walker, Allenspark CO. This image was used in a Browntrout calendar. Photo by Kent Dannen.

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For a second litter, Nan was bred to Ch. Tundra Winds’ Polar Knight WSXM…”Winter”. From that litter I kept Aja…Abakan Anasazi Aja, born in September of 1992.

Abakan Nantucket Nan(left) and daughter Aja(right) San Dimas CA 1993.
Abakan Anasazi Aja as a puppy
Aja…Cottonwood Canyon CO. about 1996

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Aja was bred to Walker for a litter that was born in August of 1996. From that litter was Cash(Abakan Cottonwood Cash), Tanni(Abakan Nahanni Waiya), Pine(Abakan Pinyon Pearl), Sage(Abakan Cedarsmoke and Sage), Paiju(Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro), and Taiga(Abakan Taiga Lily). All the littermates ran as sled dogs in harness and all except Taiga received their hip and eye certifications.

Abakan Nahanni Waiya…”Tanni”..Craighead Forest Park, Jonesboro AR. About 2000.
Tanni(right) with Pine(left) bikejoring with me in the rice fields out of Jonesboro AR.
Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro…Paiju
Paiju
Aja(left) and Walker(right) with me at Craighead Forest Park, Jonesboro AR.

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Lucinda Johnson, in Lander WY, bred a litter between her bitch Sno-Kiddin’s Destined-to-Be(Destiny) and Ch. Tundra Winds’ Midknight Sun…”Sitka”. Sitka was a litter brother to Aja’s dad, and I decided to get a puppy from this litter. Her name was Ivory…Wind River’s Etched-in-Ivory ROMP.

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Ivory was bred to Fizz(out of Nan and Karibou) and she whelped a litter in July of 1997. In that litter was Boone…who became Ch. Abakan Frontiersman WSX HIC. When I moved to Arkansas, Boone went to live with Kent and Donna Dannen in Colorado. They showed him to an AKC championship, which included a Winner’s Dog win at the SCA National Specialty in 1999. He also ran on the Tundra Winds’ sled team and earned an SCA Top Sled Dog award in 1999.

Boone at a match
Boone, running on Donna Dannen’s sled team, Kremmling CO race
Boone, Winner’s Dog, SCA National Specialty 1999
Boone at right wheel, running on the SCA Top Sled Team 1999. Lorrie McAllister, driver.
Boone photograph appearing in a Browntrout calendar. Photo by Kent Dannen.
Boone(right) and sister Scrimshaw(left), packing in Colorado.

Boone’s sister, Scrimshaw(Abakan n Tundra Winds’ Carved in Ivory), ran in harness and also was shown in conformation. She produced one litter with progeny in Europe.