Ch. Gyana of Silver Sled

and Nanook II

THE SCHMITTS - SILVER SLED

Ralph and Marchetta Schmitt, Silver Sled Kennel. They purchased theirs first Malamute from Paul Voelker, a dog called Mikiuk. They owned and used many M'Loot dogs, founders of many breeding programs, still visible in many pedigrees today. Mikiuk was bred with a bitch called Noma. This bred was one of the most important in the history, producing two important champions: Mulpus Brooks Master Otter and Ooloo M'Loot (the first champion female in the breed). They were bred by Paul Voelker and the Schmitts and owned by the Schmitts. Subsequently Master Otter was owned by Jean Lane (Mulpus Brooks).

When the Schmitt crossed Nanook to Ooloo, the breeding produced both Ch. Nanook II and Ch. Gyana. Inbreeding on Nanook II produced Silver Sled Cabara and Pancho. The offspring of various combinations of these early M'Loots became foundation dogs for many later kennels. Their lines were interwoven with other strains to provide many today's Malamutes.

Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine, 1998.

LORNA JACKSON - LORN HALL

In Canada, Lorna Jackson was one of the first pure M'Loot breeders, she obtained her dogs directly from Paul Voelker: Ch. Oogerook M'Loot and Lorn-Hall Tonto M'Loot. Both were out of Noma, Tonto was sired by Mikiuk and Oogerook by Gentleman Jim.
Oogerook was the first Canadian Champion in the history, the first white champion and the first to place in a group. He also did search and rescue after a devastating hurricane.
Oogerook's sons represented an inbreeding of two half-sibling; Ch Lorn-Hall's Yukon was the first Canadian bred champion and never defeated in breed, the other son was Ch. Lorn-Hall's Nordic.

Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine, 1998.

Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter

JEAN LANE - MULPUS BROOKS

As the Seeleys, Jean Lane was breeding and racing both Siberians and Malamutes under the kennel name Mulpus Brooks.

The Siberian Husky history sees her Mulpus Brooks Roadmaster among the founders of the breed. About the Malamutes, the influence of her dogs was influential too, despite she didn't bred a lot, many champions today descend from Mulpus Brooks Master Otter that was bred with Mulpus Brooks Dusty Lane, this produced Mulpus Brooks The Bear, a great breed champion that was owned by the Dawsons of Kobuk.

Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine, 1998.

Ch. Kobuk's Dark Beauty

was very influential in many pedigrees. Bred by Bill and Lois Dawson and owned by Belva Rifkind of Kodara's kennel.

THE DAWSONS - KOBUK

Bill and Lois Dawson were owners and breeders of some of the finest and most influential M'Loot dogs in the breed history. Their kennel name was Kobuk. Their first Malamute was a bitch called Baloo, bred from Barbaric W.Kramer. Baloo was daughter of brother and sister, sired by Ch. Prairie Lash and Shawnee Belle, both out from Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter and Tonga. Subsequently the Dawsons did theirs most important purchase, Ch. Mulpus Brooks The Bear from Jeane Lane. Through The Bear and Ch. Baloo, the Dawsons were breeders of one of the most important dams in breed history; the lovely Kobuk's Dark Beauty, who was owned by Belva Rifkind (Kodara).

			Mikiuk
		Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter
			Noma
	Ch. Mulpus Brooks The Bear
			Chisholm's Viking
		Mulpus Brooks Dusty Lane
			Chisholm's Northern Star
Ch. Kobuk's Dark Beauty, ROM
			Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter
		Ch. Prairie Lash
			Tonga
	Ch. Baloo
			Ch. Mulpus Brooks Master Otter
		Shawnee Belle
			Tonga

Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine, 1998.

Timber Trail Tanya

DELTA WILSON - TIMBER TRAIL

Delta was interested in the breed, she wrote to Eva Short Seeley for information about buying a female. But Eva had at that time none female for sale. When she met Marchetta Schmitt at the Chicago International Show, she told that this was the breed for her. Marchetta had a litter out of Nooka and Oogerook of Silver Sled. From this litter Delta got Tuyah, later Ch. Tuyah Of Silver Sled, the foundation bitch of the Timber Trail Kennel. Tuyah was bred with Ch. Durango of Husky-Pak and with Ch. Chinook Kotzebue Gripp (a pure Kotzebue). Timber Trail was the admixture of the three founder strains (M'Loot, Hinman/Irwin and Kotzebue). In the picture on the left, Timber Trail Tanya, sired by Chinook Kotzebue Gripp and Tuyah of Silver Sled. Tanya was on an Antarcitc team during Operation Deepfreeze.

Reference:
Barbara A. Brooks e Sherry E. Wallis, "Alaskan Malamute - Yesterday and Today", Alpine, 1998.

Ch. Spawn's Hot Shot of Roy-El

THE TRUCHONS - ROY-EL

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Ch. Jingo's Silver Trumpet

VIRGINIA DEVANEY - VOYAGEUR

Ch. Kodara Koona Karohonta

PAK-N-PULL/KODARA

T'Domar business card

Tom and Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle

T'Domar sign painted by Doris Baxter and puppy Ch. T'Domar's Black Satan

Tom devoted a room for the trophies

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TOM AND DORIS BAXTER - T'DOMAR

T'Domar Kennels was established by Thomas and Doris Baxter in the early 1960s at Laurens, in upstate New York, near Cooperstown. There on forty acres of land the dogs romped happily by the creek and enjoyed the barn from which their dog runs extended. The Baxters' first Malamute was purchased from Robert Spawn of Polar's Wilderness Kennel. Bob Spawn had a lifetime dedication to breeding better Malamutes and a wonderful eye for this breed. He was an important breeder of the foundation stock that helped produce Husky-Pak, T'Domar and Uyak bloodlines. Bob Spawn advised Tom and mentored a lot of other breeders including Harold Schwartzapfel and Bob Zoller, with whom he both competed and bred. During the late 1950's, Tom Baxter studied the breed and began making more breeder contacts. Robert Zoller's Husky-Pak dogs had the look Tom so greatly admired. So in 1960 Tom and Doris travelled to meet Robert Zoller at Husky-Pak Kennels in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, and brought home their first bitch, Husky-Pak Gazelle. Gazelle was the first of many dogs the Baxters campaigned in the show ring. Tom's discussions with Bob Zoller, whose breeding philosophy he greatly respected, and Bob Spawn, his mentor, led to his decision to breed Alaskan Malamutes. His goal was to cross the M'Loot and Kotzebue strains, including Hinwin/Irwin strain genes, to enhance the Malamute characteristics he admired most--their size, strength and beauty. Gazelle's sire, Eagle, was the result of a direct M'Loot /Kotzebue cross . Eagle's dam, Ch. Kelerak of Kobuk was out of the pure Kotzebue pair, Ch. Toro of Bras Coupe X Helen of Bras Coupe. Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle was the first dog the Baxters showed (Doris did the showing) and bred. Tom selected Ch. Spawn's Kulak to complement Gazelle. This crossing produced both the male and the female that were to become the basis for the whole T'Domar line.That is, T'Domar's Voodoo King and his sister, T'Domar's Taboo. Famous dogs in their background include Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, Ch. Arctic Storm of Husky-Pak and Ch. Spawn's Alaska.

Ch. Spawn's Kulak	Ch. Barb-Far Lootok	Ch. Daku of Husky-Pak	Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak
			Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin
		Ch. Koonah of Silver Sled	Ch. Nanook II, ROM
			Oogerook of Silver Sled
	Ch. Spawn's Chee-Chee	Polar NR	Ch. Nanook II, ROM
			Kola
		Arrow of Husky-Pak	Kayak of Brookside
			Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin
Ch. Husky-Pak Gazelle	Ch. Husky-Pak Eagle	Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, ROM	Ch. Spawn's Alaska
			Chitina # 1
		Ch. Kelerak of Kobuk	Ch. Toro of Bras Coupe, ROM
			Helen of Bras Coupe
	Arctic Dawn Of Husky-Pak	Ch. Apache Chief of Husky-Pak, ROM	Ch. Spawn's Alaska
			Chitina # 1
		Ch. Husky-Pak's Mikya of Seguin	Ch. Moosecat M'Loot
			Eyak

Through the carefully planned inbreeding of Taboo and Voodoo, numerous famous champions were produced. Perhaps most famous are Ch. T'Domar's Kulak (sire of Ch. Uyak Buffalo Bill) and his littermate, Ch. T'Domar's Genghis Kim Shadow (Best of Breed at the National Specialty in 1968). Additional famous inbred champions include Ch. T'Domar's Bismarck, son of Voodoo King and grandson of Taboo, and Ch. T'Domar's Chitina, daughter of Bismarck and granddaughter of Taboo. Doris Baxter handled most of the T'Domar dogs in the show ring, however Bismarck was handled by Harold Schwartzapfel to Best of Winners at the 1968 National Specialty and to Best of Winners at Westminster the same year. Chitina was an especially outstanding Malamute bitch and was owner-handled to Best Of Breed at the Harrisburgh Specialty show in 1969. Bismarck's full brother, Ch.T'Domar's Juneau headed west and left an indelible mark on the breed through his contributions to the gene-pool. Another great T'Domar stud dog was Ch. T'Domar's Khotana. Direct T'Domar breedings continued throughout the 1970s until Tom and Doris retired from the show ring. Many famous Malamute lines today can be traced back to Taboo and Voodoo King. Uyak and Cassandra Becker of Karohonta Kennels, who bred into T'Domar in the 1970s, are one outstanding example.

All of the Baxter's show dogs retired and lived out their lives at T'Domar with Tom and Doris.

Doris passed away in 2002; Tom passed away in 2006. Marilyn Baxter recently said her parents would have been so proud to see their work reflected in today's show dogs and to know their goal of bigger, stronger, healthier dogs has been realized many times over around the world.

Thomas Baxter, picture taken in June 2005 in Oneonta, NY, at age 84

Ch. Aabara of Redhorse

DOROTHY PEARSON - REDHORSE

Ch. Dorry's Sitka of Northwind, ROM

DORIS KNORR - NORTHWIND/KANAGNARK

Ch. Heritage Kz Tribute of Chinook

CAROL WILLIAMS - HERITAGE/CHINOOK

Ch. Sno-Pak Tanana's Mascara

THE HOGDENS - SNO-PAK

Ch. Alaskan's Issuk Of Kuvak

THE NORRIS - KUVAK

Ch. Tigara's Torch Of Arctica

TIGARA PICTURES

DOROTHY DILLINGHAM - TIGARA

Tigara was founded in 1952 has been a tremendous significance throughout the history of the breed. They established a line of Malamutes which stood apart from other Malamutes of that time in quality and type. Tigara Alaskan Malamutes began when D.C. Dillingham and Dorothy met at the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club. She was a single mom at the time with two “Kotzebue” from Bras Coupe Alaskan Malamutes. D.C. was a well-known breeder of Chows and the President of the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club where Dorothy had just become a member. They were married a year later and started a family. They bred many Alaskan Malamute Champions as well as Multi Specialty winners and National Ranked dogs. Tigara Alaskan Malamutes came known for their genetic bank in producing consistently correct breed type with good angulations that covered ground in the ring. The “Tigara” strain is acknowledged for maintaining excellent reach in the forequarters and powerful follow-through in the rear, proper layback of the shoulders, and hindquarter angulation. Some of the most important foundation dogs of the Tigara Strain are BISS Ch. Tigara's Torch of Arctica ROM, Ch. Tigara's Arctic Explorer, Ch. Tigara's Whip Of Arctica, Ch. Rogue of Tigara (National Specialty Winner), Ch. Tigara Jo Dan Of Arctica, Ch. Tigara's Dortic Shag-Luck, Ch. Tongass Of Tigara and Ch Tigara Arctica Tanunak to name a few. The kennel became a family affair with the daughters, D.C. and Dorothy showing them against the Top Pro Handlers of the day. They retired with their name “Tigara” in l984. D.C passed away Sept 1st 1992, Dorothy passed away Feb 13th, 2006. Toro of Bras Coupe who was a valuable stud to so many kennels lived out his life at Tigara and lies under their apple tree along with many other greats that followed him. Although much of the old Tigara stock is gone it is good to know their many years in the breed were not wasted. Most of the AMCA members that have been in this sport know Tigara history in the breed.