ABAKAN sled dogs in action
Jill Wilson, driver; Dashing Hi Sierra Skye Walker, right lead
Tundra Winds excursion; Ch. Abakan Frontiersman WSX, right wheel; Abakan Smoke 'n' Mirs WSX, left team
Lynn Hornbein, driver; Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro, Samarka's Tundra Losa, lead; Abakan Avalanche Aven, wheel
Abakan Ninja
David Rossi, driver; Abakan Ninja, left wheel
Tom Henry, driver; Am/Can Ch. Abakan Chaika Lliandra, Samarka's Tundra Losa, lead; Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro, wheel
Don Duncan's Seaview dogs in training; Nordvikens Obraz Zima Krasiva, at left at lead
Don Duncan's team at Nome; Obraz, left at lead
Gary Dixon, driver; Abakan Taiga Lily, lead at right; Am/Can Ch. Abakan Brenin of Glamorgan, wheel at left
Anita Servaas, driver; Tundra Winds' Snow Lily WS, at right lead
Abakan dogs, Walker and Tanni at wheel
David Rossi, driver; Abakan Ninja, right wheel
Jill Wilson, driver; Dashing Hi Sierra Skye Walker, right lead
Donna Dannen, driver; Ch. Abakan Frontiersman WSX, right wheel
Abakan Sams carting in Arkansas; Walker at team, Tanni and Kai, wheel
Abakan Sams drylanding; Pine and Mir at lead, Brinn and Ivory at team, Walker and Tanni at wheel
Mir WSX(front), Scrimshaw WSX(middle), and Tuk WSXM(rear) at the Siberian Rendevous, CO
Nikki Becker, driver; Chaika and Kuma lead, Paiju, wheel, AK
Lynn Hornbein, driver, AK
Don Duncan and the Seaview team, arriving in Nome AK, Serum Run 2007
Bok, left lead, Rio, left wheel, Walker right wheel
Lorrie McAllister, driver; Ch. Abakan Frontiersman WSX, right wheel
Tom Henry, driver; Chaika and Losa lead, Paiju and Avi, wheel
Anne O'Neill, driver; Abakan Whitestar of Tundra Winds WSXM HIC RN, left lead
Abakan Kaneeli Red Canyon Clay, left, Switzerland
David Rossi, driver; Abakan Ninja, right wheel
Snowhook Sams, left to right: Snowhook-Abakan in Memory of Stikeen, Tundra Winds' Salcha Queen, Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro
Donna Dannen, driver; Abakan Smoke 'n' Mirs WSX at lead on left, Abakan-Tundra Winds Carved-in-Ivory at team on left, Ch. Abakan Frontiersman WSX at wheel
Stikeen and Chaika at lead, Paiju and Avi at wheel, AK
Anita Servaas, driver; Tundra Winds Snow Lily WS, right lead
Donna Dannen excursion CO; Scrimshaw at left team, Boone at wheel
Powerline Pass AK; Snowhook Sams
Dashing Sams at Roslyn Rig race; Abakan Kaiyishcho right lead
Jill Wilson driver, Dashing Sams team; Abakan Kaiyishcho WS at left team
Jill Wilson, driver, Dashing Sams team; Abakan Kaiyishcho WS right team
Lynn Hornbein, driver, Snowhook team, Summit Family Practice Mushing Day; Chaika and Losa at lead, Stikeen at team, Paiju and Avi at wheel
Abakan Sams: Pine WSX(left) and Walker WSX(right) at lead, Brinn WSX(left) and Kai WSX(right) at wheel
ABAKAN Samoyeds 
Mar 10, 2012 @ 05:52:07
Found your site while researching dogsled tours. Avid fan of the Iditarod. Do you mainly us Bikejoring to train the dogs to be comfortable with being harnessed and pulling? I wondered if you trained for fun or mainly as a breeder? I have not found many individuals connected to the sledding world in Arkansas. Thank you for your time.
Hope: Finally one moment to answer your questions. I am no longer in Arkansas, however. I am now in SE Colorado. Very hot here now but I am hoping to be able to do some bike work with the dogs as fall comes along and even on into the winter. Yes, I use bike training to get the dogs used to harness work and pulling. Bikejoring is also the only method I have used, generally, to train my dogs for sled work. I train my dogs because it is simply something that feeds my soul. Thanks for your note. Darlu
Mar 11, 2012 @ 10:27:52
Hope: I am preparing to move right now, so a more detailed reply will have to wait. Thanks for your interest. D.
Sep 18, 2019 @ 18:23:38
Nice to see such a long timeline of working Samoyeds!
Sep 18, 2019 @ 22:33:37
Fun, huh? Guess we just have to keep the home fires burning while we can.
Sep 22, 2020 @ 12:19:22
I have a samoyed puppy that I’m trying to teach how to scooter. I so admire what you have done!
Sep 26, 2020 @ 02:45:48
There is a good basic book on training lead dogs by lee fishback that gives some helpful information about working with a single dog. Anyway, it did the last time I read it. I have put info and a link on the Working Dog Resources page.
Apr 08, 2022 @ 20:56:22
thank you so much for posting this! It brings me joy to see so many real, correct sams. This is the legacy we have been given, thank you for helping to pass it on!
Apr 08, 2022 @ 20:58:14
may future Samoyeds continue to carry the attributes you have demonstrated!
Apr 09, 2022 @ 02:43:52
We can only hope, Wanda. We are all getting older. Of the people pictured on this page only two of us ran dogs this past season(2021-2022). I could post another page with ABAKAN dogs running, though. Although, they are not running in the US. The Europeans have strong working groups for Sams and it gives me hope to see them working their dogs in harness.