about ABAKAN ______________________________________________________________
left to right: Abakan Anasazi Aja(at age 12) me and Abakan Time Traveller WSX(at age 13)
photo by Jim Fox
ABAKAN Samoyeds was established in Claremont, California, in 1971. Since then we have lived and run in Arizona, Washington state, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arkansas. Every Sam that stays at ABAKAN is tried out in harness. Most have been willing workers; some have been exceptional. What harness work has shown, and continues to show, is not only structure and movement(strong rears and proper front assembly), but good feet, muscling and muscle mass, working "attitude" and aptitude, willingness to please and work with a "team" in a group situation, grit and "heart", the ability to run cool(rather than overheating), and overall good health. |
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Other than working ability, considerations for breeding have been type, excellent structure and hard driving but fluid movement, and good temperament. In addition, all the dogs shown on the ABAKAN website were conceived and were whelped naturally. All the bitches shown who have been bred have been willing breeders and good mothers. It is another focus of ABAKAN to keep the Samoyed as natural a breed as possible.
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There are Abakan dogs behind some of the top working Sams in the U.S. : SCA Top Working leader, SCA Top Sled Dog, SCA Top Obedience Sam, SCA Top Herding Sam, 3 top OWS and IWPA weight pullers, and Top OWS leader. As well, Abakan bred dogs have run competitively in both sprint races and distance races in the US and Europe. I also feel extremely fortunate in that two of the leaders on Don Duncan's all- Samoyed team in the 760 mile 2007 Serum Run in Alaska had an Abakan bred grandsire with several other Abakan bred dogs in the four preceding generations. |
There are also ABAKAN dogs behind some of the top winners at national and regional specialties in recent years, including: * * * * * * * * * * * * * #2 Stud Dog 1990 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN sire) #1 Sled Dog 1990 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN sire) #1 Brood Bitch 1991 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN sire) #1 Sled Dog 1992 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN sire) #3 Stud Dog 1993 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN sire) #2 Stud Dog 1993 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) #1 Stud Dog 1996 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) Best Working Samoyed 1996 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) #1 and #3 Stud Dogs 1998 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) #2 Stud Dog 1999 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) Best Veteran Dog 1998, 1999, 2000 SCA Nat'l Specialty(ABAKAN grandsire) Best Puppy in Sweeps 1998 Denver Specialty(Abakan bred and sired) Best Puppy in the Classes 1998 Denver Specialty(Abakan bred and sired) 1998 Arizona Specialty Best Puppy in the Classes(Abakan bred and sired) Winner's Dog/Award of Merit, 1999 SCA Nat'l Specialty(Abakan bred and sired) #2 Working Dog, 2000 SCA Nat'l(Abakan bred and sired) #3 Working Bitch, 2000 SCA Nat'l(Abakan bred and sired) #2 Working Bitch,2001 SCA Nat'l Specialty(Abakan bred and sired) Best Working Samoyed, 2001 SCA Nat'l Specialty(Abakan grandsire) #2 Working Bitch, 2003 SCA Nat'l Specialty(Abakan granddam) #4 Working Dog, 2003 SCA Nat'l Specialty(Abakan bred)
As of March 2009, these ABAKAN owned or bred dogs and bitches
have earned working titles from the Samoyed Club of America:
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Abakan Time Traveller, WSX Abakan Cottonwood Cash, WSX Abakan Pinyon Pearl, WSX Abakan Nahanni Waiya, WS, WSX Abakan Nunatak o'Elmfield, WS, WSX Ch. Abakan Frontiersman, WSX, HIC Abakan-n-Tundra Winds' Carved-in-Ivory, WSX, HIC Abakan Whitestar of Tundra Winds WSXM, HIC, RN Abakan Smoke 'n' Mirs WSX Abakan Yikaisdahi WSX Abakan Going-to-the-Sun Song WS Abakan Sunburst of Snowhook WS, WSX Abakan Kaiyishcho WS Abakan Tabaguache Teak WS |
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see links page for link to The Samoyed Quarterly
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