Kindly Sponsored by Leslie Howarth

Chlouts Alley of Velikaya at Shaytaan
D.O.B. May 21st 2007
Breeder Bob Clupach and Richard Outwin, Alaska

Jim

We lost Jim very suddenly earlier this year. One day he seemed to be fine, his normal, loud, hard driving self, the next he had gone off his food (very unusual for Jim, and by the end of the week the vet's were saying he had acute kidney failure and there was nothing they could do for him. At the time when people saw how upset I was they always asked if Jim was a main leader as if losing a leader would heighten the pain. I wish we could say that Jim was an amazing leader, a dog that saved the team on many occasions, that led us all across the finish line, my best friend who was always at my side. The truth though is that I think Jim only ran in lead twice - the first time to confirm my suspicions that he wasn't a leader and the second time to confirm the confirmation that he wasn't a leader. He also wasn't a people person and was certainly never openly affectionate - unless we were at a race or in an unusual location at which time Jim would lock himself to my side. What Jim was however was an amazing and highly driven sled dog. As Louise said below, he always, always wanted to run and was so powerful. He also had a fantastic personality; not a single aggressive bone in his body. The picture below shows innocence in his eyes and that innocence was always there when he looked at you. It has been a massive blow to us to lose him so quickly and at such a young age when he was still in his prime. He'll run the Quest and Iditarod trails in our hearts this winter.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Moxie's Weasel of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                             Sandy of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Mitzie of Velikaya
                                                                                              Smokey II of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Moxie's Weasel of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                             Salt of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mitzie of Velikaya
                                        Casper of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Katuk of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                             Shiner of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Mitzie of Velikaya
                                                                                                Raven of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Foxfyre's Ricky of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                             Sadie of Velikaya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Charcoal of Velikaya

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Northomes Snowmist Ottis, SDX
                                                                                                                                                                             Northstar's Snowmist Birch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Alaskan's Gray Mouse of Anadyr
                                                                                             Snowmist's Vice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Snowmist's Garfield
                                                                                                                                                                             Snowmist's Donna
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Princess Pine's Pirate
                                       Timber Pak's Tacoma
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lokiboden's Tango
                                                                                                                                                                             Lokiboden's Mr Snuffleupagus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Igloo Pak's Sitka
                                                                                              Lokiboden's Diamond
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Igloo Pak's Snow Bandit
                                                                                                                                                                            Princess Pine's Pirate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Thunder Hill's Amagirl
 
  
                                                                                                                         Race History

                             Year                                                            Race                                                                   Venue                                            Distance
                          
                           2009                                        L'Odyssée Appalachienne                              Saint-Pamphille, Quebec                                    30
                            
                           2010                                                    Eagle Lake                                                       Eagle Lake, Maine                                           30
                                                                            Brownville to Ki and Beyond                                 Brownville, Maine                                            30
                                                                                        Wilderness 30                                                    Greenville, Maine                                            30
                                                                                              Can Am                                                            Fort Kent, Maine                                            30

                          2011                                      Brownville to Ki and Beyond                                 Brownville, Maine                                            30
                                                                                         Wilderness 30                                                   Greenville, Maine                                            30            
                                                                                L'Odyssée Appalachienne                              Saint-Pamphille, Quebec                                  45
                                                                                                Can Am                                                          Fort Kent, Maine                                            60
                          
                          2012                                                 Sheep Mountain                                              Sheep Mountain, AK                                       150
                                                                                                Gin Gin                                                                  Paxson, AK                                                200
                                                                                            Copper Basin                                                        Glenallen, AK                                            300
                                                                                        Yukon Quest 300                                                     Fairbanks, AK                                            300
                                                                                          Can AM Crown                                                        Fort Kent, ME                                            250

                            2013                                                      Copper Basin                                                        Glenallen, AK                                           300
                                                                                            Yukon Quest                                                Whitehorse to Fairbanks                              1000