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Kelim-Tsuga's Quest, SDX, CGC

(5/8/04 - 10/6/15)

"QUEST" - Main Leader until 5 yrs old, then went blind and was a team dog.

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Quest was our main race leader for us at 4 yrs of age but just before his 5th birthday we noticed one day his pupils were dilated so we rushed him to an ophthalmologist. He was diagnosed with SARD's and completely blind. No one knows what causes the disease, it's not genetic and there is no treatment. We were not sure what the future held for Quest. He LOVED to run and was extremely driven & focused, gave 100% and had lots of speed. We decided to keep running him at the back of the team and had no expectations for him, other than to keep him happy. At first he was a little unsure at times but still did much better than we thought a blind dog could. As the season progressed he became super confident and ran pretty much the same as when he had full vision. Running him at the back of the team helps as the front dogs keep the lines tight which helps guide him. Truly amazing really! Of the 3 races we did in 2010, he made the A team twice. The other race was too technical of a course and we didn't want to take the risk of scaring him. There were some trails he could not do for safety reasons (close trees, twisty etc) but he could do 90% of what the rest of the team did. A special and very dedicated soul, we will always remember this special boy.

Birthdate: 5/8/04 • Height: 23" • Weight: 50 lbs • Eyes Cleared: July 2006 • Neutered Male

5 GENERATION PEDIGREE

NorthWapiti's Lincoln of Kelim, SDX, CGC	NorthWapiti's Odin (5 Iditarods - Leader)	Tumnatki's Bosun NorthWapiti (2 Iditarods)	Meomar's Faux Pas	Meomar's Independence
				Meomar's Cat Ballou
			Spindrift's Shulaces	Northomes Sayak of Spindrift
				Spindrift's Buttons
		BIS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Dance In The Wind, SDX	Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Sheen Jek, SD	BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Shawn Boy, SD
				BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Susitka Kiska
			Chelysukin's Mila, SD	Atim's Trapper
				Chelyuskin's Promise
	Chuchinka's San Antonio Rose (2 Iditarods - Leader)	Chuchinka's Austin	BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Shawn Boy	BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Shisaido's Satinkist Swordsman
				Chelyuskin's Mila, SD
			Alaskan's Tonsina of Anadyr	Alaskan's Pala of Anadyr II
				Alaskan's Alya of Anadyr
		Chuchinka's Restless Wind	Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Sheen Jek, SD	BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Shawn Boy, SD
				BIS/BISS Can. Ch. Chuchinka's Susitka Kiska
			Chelysukin's Mila, SD	Atim's Trapper
				Chelyuskin's Promise
Kelim's Maple Sugar of Tsuga (Can-Am 250 finisher - leader)	Alkasiber's Frankly Speaking	Ch. Alya's A Family Tradition, SD	BISS Am/Can Ch. Arcticlight's Robert Redfurred	Ch. Innisfree's Tradewind
				Arcticlight's Shadrina
			Alya's Nikoehler	Ch. Alya's Ashley Wilkes, SD
				Alya's Ebony-N-Ivory V Amorok, SD
		Ch. Alkas'iber's Editorial Comment, SDX (Yukon Quest, Labrador 400)	Alkas'iber's Steely Dan, SDX	Can. Ch. Channikko's Nordic Digger, Am CD, Can CDX, TT, TD
				Tokomac's Makushkin Nunatak
			Keewatin's Mighty Mishka, SDO *	Nekanesu's Sonny Boy
				Nekanesu's Lucky
	Tsuga's HollyWood of Kelim, S.D.	Alkas'iber's Wyatt Riot (Can-Am 250 finisher)	Ch. Alkas'iber's Al X Canaan, SDX (Can-Am 250 finisher)	Alkasiber's Steely Dan, S.D.X
				Canaan's Little Dickens
			Alkas'iber's Jacqui Patu, SD	CH Alkas'iber's Kid Kreko, SDX
				Keewatin's Shameless Shasta, SDX
		Alkas'iber's Yellow Birch (Can-Am 250 finisher)	Nekanesu's Pete, SDX (92 Yukon Quest finisher)	Lokiboden's Don
				Nekanesu's Lady
			Blackwater Alkasiber Amadour, SD (Can-Am 250 finisher)	Nekanesu's Scamp, SDO
				Shjegge Mann's Nic-o-lea

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