Chayo Alaskan Malamutes News

CHAYO...... Home of the 2009 TOP MALAMUTE, our fantastic 'Topaz' Ch Chayo Forget Me Not EuW 09. Chayo making history again as she is the first female ever to be Top Malamute. Chayo is also TOP UK MALAMUTE BREEDER 2009. 2009 Top Brood Bitch is our American Import Am Ch Wolfwinds Lilacs and Lavender - the beautiful 'Perkle'

Fabulous news for Chayo at the Golden Dog Trophy Show in Liege, Belgium! Best Of Breed and the CACIB and CAC went to 'Louis' - Multi BIS Ch/Int Ch/Ir Ch Chayo Dom Perignon ShCM WPD EuW'09, WW'10 and Best Opposite Sex, the CACIB and the CAC went to 'Tali' - Chayo It's All About Me.

At Leeds Championship Show, judged by Robin Newhouse, Chayo once again took top honours with 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me winning Best Dog, BEST OF BREED and shortlisted in the Group, 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman winning Reserve Best Dog and Best Puppy In Breed and at her first show aged just over 6 months 'Mya' - Chayo Fortune and Glory owned by Sarah Tyler and Frank Cochran won Best Bitch, what a wonderful start to her show career! Other Chayo results were Chayo Fame and Fortune who was placed VHC in Puppy Dog and Chayo Canadian Dream for Samjoe who was placed VHC in Open Bitch.

Best of Breed and Best Dog 23 mth old Enzo (Multi Ch Sno Quests Limited Edition x Multi Ch Chayo Forget me Not), Best Bitch and Best Puppy Bitch 6 mths old Mya (Am Ch Kasaans Take The Fortune N Run To Chayo x Multi Ch Chayo Forget me Not), Reserve Best Dog and Best Puppy In Breed 9 mths old Frankee (Am Ch Kasaans Take The Fortune N Run To Chayo x Chayo Better Than Chocolate)

Thank you so much to Rita Liebrand & Bonny McMahon for letting me use your wonderful boys on my girls and producing quality puppies.

Chayo is once again celebrating after a sunny day in Malvern at the National Working & Pastoral Breeds Society Champ Show judged by breed specialist Keith Givens. Best Bitch and the Bitch CC was won by 'Truffle' - Chayo Better Than Chocolate and Reserve Best Dog plus RCC was won by 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish, owned by Charlotte Whittaker. The Best Puppy in Breed was Kegluneq Born to Excel, sired by 'Logan' - Am Ch Kasaan's Take The Fortune N Run to Chayo. Well done to the other Chayo dogs who were placed today, 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman who came 2nd in Puppy Dog and his litter sister 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster owned by Sarah and Neil of Wintadreama Malamutes who came 2nd in Puppy Bitch. 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won VHC in the Open Dog class, 'Neeva' - Chayo Sweet Sensation owned by Jane York won reserve in Junior Bitch, 'Dallas' - Chayo Steel The Limelight owned by Lynsey Bullen won VHC in Graduate Bitch, 'Maddy' - Chayo Northern Lights Within Arctictribe won 3rd in Limit Bitch and Tia -Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck owned by Jane York won reserve in Open Bitch. Well done to everyone!


Truffle winning her 1st CC at NW&PBS. Photo: Joan Sheehan	Cruz winning RCC at NW&PBS

At Ballymena Dog Show 'Pyper' - Chayo Blue Orchid (Ch/Int Ch Chayo Blue Thunder x Can Ch Keikewabic Kiaranuk Chayo Tara) owned by Paul Hanna at her first show won BPIB , BOB and Working Puppy Group 1. Well done!

Another fabulous day at East of England Championship Show under well known judge Liz Dunhill. 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 1st in the Open Dog class and went on to win Best Dog and BEST OF BREED, 'Topaz' - CH Chayo Forget Me Not EuW '09 won 1st place in the Open Bitch class and BEST BITCH and 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster owned by Sarah and Neil of Wintadreama Malamutes won BEST PUPPY and RESERVE BEST BITCH. 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman came 1st in Puppy Dog and 'Tova' - Chayo Canadian Dream for Samjoe owned by Sue Perfitt won 1st place in Limit Bitch to complete the Chayo line-up.

At Windsor Championship Show under judge Mr V Salt, 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 1st in the Open Dog class and went on to win Best Dog and BEST OF BREED then went on to be shortlisted in the Group. 'Topaz' - CH Chayo Forget Me Not EuW '09 won 2nd place in the Open Bitch class and Reserve Best Bitch. 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman came 2nd in Puppy Dog and his litter sister 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster owned by Sarah and Neil of Wintadreama Malamutes came 2nd in Puppy Bitch. Completing a good day for Chayo, 'Maddy' - Chayo Northern Lights Within Arctictribe won the Limit Bitch class.

To complete an absolutely amazing weekend for Chayo, back home in the UK at Blackpool Championship Show under judge FA Somerfield we swept the board! 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 1st in the Open Dog class and went on to win Best Dog, his first CC and BEST OF BREED!!! Winning 1st in Open Bitch, Best Bitch and the Bitch CC was 'Topaz' - CH Chayo Forget Me Not EuW '09 and to complete the set, Best Puppy in Show was 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman.

Chayo All Eyes On Me, CH Chayo Forget Me Not, Chayo Fortune Comes To Wintalakes, Tuvaurat Akimarug Amani (sired by CH/Int CH Chayo Blue Thunder)

***HOT NEWS*** LOUIS HAS WON BEST OF BREED AT THE WORLD DOG SHOW IN DENMARK!!!! Details below....

News hot off the press from Denmark where 'Freddy' - Chayo I Want It All has won the Intermediate class from an entry of 12, followed by 'Louis' - Multi BIS Ch/Ir Ch Chayo Dom Perignon ShCM WPD EuW'09 who has won the Champion class out of an entry of 19!!! Chayo is waiting with baited breath for the Breed results..... Louis has won the CACIB, is the WORLD WINNER 2010 and qualifies as an International Champion. His title is now Multi BIS Ch/Int Ch/Ir Ch Chayo Dom Perignon ShCM WPD EuW'09 WW'10. He has gone on to win BEST OF BREED! Thank you so much to Gwen Guillaume and Nancy Daponte of NAGWE Handling.

Under judge Keith Nathan at the Border Union Championship Show, 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 2nd in the Open Dog class and 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Ann Coman won 2nd in the puppy Dog class.

At 3 Counties Championship Show, 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket was 1st in Puppy Dog and 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 1st in the Open Dog class then went on to win Best of Breed and was shortlisted in the group.

Tiko was Chayo's Foundation Male, sire of the UK's first Champion and grandsire to a further 3 Champions. His huge spirit will live on in his legacy.

image by Natalie Lovegrove

Today has been a very sad day and Tiko's great personality will be sorely missed.
He was 'my main man' and the Chayo Kennel has been built around him. We couldn't have done any of this without you 'Big Guy'
Sleep tight handsome boy....... Go play with Chyna, your girlfriend.
Remember and love you always xxx

At Southern Counties Championship Show, 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket was 3rd in the Petplan Junior Dog Stakes out of an entry of 25 dogs and also took 5th in the Purina Proplan Puppy Stakes out of entry of 40.

'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me certainly caught the eye of the judge at Bath Championship Show where he won Best Dog and Best of Breed then went on to be shortlisted in the Group. The Best Bitch was 'Maddy' - Chayo Northern Lights within Arctictribe, having only just recently taken to the show ring! and 'Tia' - Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck took RBB. Top puppies were 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster for Wintadreama and 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes who went on to win Best Puppy in Breed and was shortlisted in the Group. Other Chayo wins of the day were 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket who was placed 2nd in Puppy Dog and he also won the Puppy Dog Stakes. 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish who placed 2nd in Post Grad Dog.

More fantastic news from Europe as Freddy wins his fourth CACIB at Arnhem in the Netherlands expertly handled and cared for by Nancy Daponte and her working partner Gwen Guillaume of NAGWE handling services.

'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish continued his winning streak by winning BEST DOG and BEST IN SHOW at the Alaskan Malamute Club of the UK Open Show under breed specialist judge John Phillips. Minor Puppy Bitch class was won by 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster for Wintadreama and in the Open Bitch class 2nd place was won by 'Quest' - Chayo Northern Quest while 3rd place was won by 'True' - Chayo True Blue of Jaydonspire.

At the Birmingham National Championship Show judged by Breed specialist Sue Smith, Chayo once again took top honours, this time with 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish, owned by Charlotte Whittaker taking BEST OF BREED and then going on to win GROUP 1. Our thanks to Sam who expertly handled Cruz in the group.

Bodhi recently featured in "Yours" magazine in an article about pet sitting! Bodhi, who is the brother of Topaz, took fame in his stride.

Wonderful news from Europe! where at the National Exhibition in Dortmund, Germany 'Freddy' - Chayo I Want It All won Best of Breed, CAC and then went on to win Group 1! At just 17 months, we are so proud of this achievement and our thanks go to Gwen Guillaume and Nancy Daponte who expertly handled him in the ring. Two days later, at the International Show in Dortmund, Freddy took Reserve Best Dog, RCAC, RCACIB, again handled by Gwen. Freddy now has 3 CACIB's towards his International title.

We have received confirmation of Topaz's International Championship title! She is now Ch/Int Ch Chayo Forget Me Not EuW' 09. The first UK female Malamute to hold the title and following in the footsteps of her sire 'Blue' - Ch/Int Ch Chayo Blue Thunder Winner '07.

At Ashton In Makerfield CS.... Chayo Just The Ticket - 'Paolo' won Best AVNSC and Best AVNSC Puppy. He then went on to be shortlisted to the final 8 for BIS and ultimately won BEST PUPPY IN SHOW. Our thanks to judge Mr Paul Harding.

At Rossendale CS.... 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman went Best Puppy in Breed and Best of Breed from a big junior class then went onto win Working Group 3 and Puppy Working Group 2

At the recent AMWA Weight Pull at Bewl Water, 'Noobie' - Chayo Black Magic wins the WC Class. Noobie is owned by Julie Botterill and Harry McMurray. Photos: Laura Ashton

At Kielder Cani X 'Tali' - Chayo It's All About Me, wins her class on both days of the 2 day 5K cross country masters event with her best friend Deborah Gowans. Their friends Vicci and Blizzard also win their class.

CHAYO TAKE TOP HONOURS at the Working & Pastoral Breeds Championship Show under judge Marion Spavin! Best Dog and Best Of Breed were won by 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me and Best Bitch was won by 'Truffle' - Chayo Better Than Chocolate. At his first Championship Show, 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket completed the family line up by winning Best Puppy in Breed kindly handled by Lisa B. 'Enzo' then went on to win Working Group 4 and 'Paolo' won Puppy Working Group 2. 'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman won 2nd in Puppy Dog and also won the AV Working Puppy Stakes. Other Chayo placings were 'Neeva' - Chayo Sweet Sensation at Snowstruck owned by Jane York who won 2nd place in Junior Bitch, 'Tia' - Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck also owned by Jane York who gained Res in Open Bitch and 'Suzy' - Chayo Lavender Lady owned by Janet Isherwood who gained VHC in the same class. An excellent day for Chayo!

At the Isle of Wight Open Show, 'Dollar' - Chayo Don't Stop Me Now for Keighanya owned by Vicki & Neil Partridge-Bebb won Best of Breed, Working Group 1 and BEST IN SHOW and this on the same day of the Champ Show reported above! Well done Guys!

At Crystal Palace Open Show, 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster for Wintadreama owned by Sarah Towers & Neil Rivers took AVNSC Best Puppy, Puppy Working Group 1 and RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW! All of this at her first show at 6 months and 2 days old. An excellent start to Oreo's showing career!

Following on from a successful winter out on the trails, 'Freddy' - Chayo I Want It All has set his sights on conquering the show rings of Europe! At the International Dog Show in Luxembourg with his new friend and handler Nancy Daponte and her working partner Gwen Guillaume Freddy had an amazing day, winning the CACIB, CAC and BOB from the Intermediate Class at just 15 and a half months. Our thanks to Nagwe Handling Services for looking after Freddy and proving that he can indeed have it all!

Exciting news for 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket who at At Bootle & DCS won Best Puppy in Breed then went on to win Working Puppy Group 1 followed by BEST PUPPY IN SHOW!! Way to go Paolo!

Crufts 2010 sees 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish, owned by Charlotte Whittaker take first in Yearling Dog and the Reserve Dog CC, excellent work! 'Freddy' - Chayo I Want It All gained 2nd place in Special Junior Dog and 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won 3rd place from a large Limit Dog class, 'Louis' - Multi BIS Ch/Ir Ch Chayo Dom Perignon ShCM WPD EuW'09 then went on to win a respectable 2nd place in Open Dog. 'Neeva' - Chayo Sweet Sensation at Snowstruck won the Special Puppy bitch class, continuing the glowing show career she started last year! In the Open Bitch class there was a trio of Chayo's placed, with 'Truffle' - Chayo Better Than Chocolate taking 3rd place, 'Tia' - Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck taking Reserve and 'Quest' - Chayo Northern Quest taking VHC. Chayo then went on to make the final cut of 8 teams in the Breeders Stakes, a fantastic achievement considering 56 teams had entered!

Continuing the fantastic start to his showing career, 'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket got Best Puppy In Breed and Best of Breed at York CA then went on to win both Working Puppy Group 1 AND Working Group 1. He certainly is just the ticket!!!

February 2010

At her first show in Iceland, the International Show in Reykjavik, 'Demi' - Chayo Step Ahead owned by Tara Sif Haraldson and Styrmir Vignisson won excellent, 1st place in class, best bitch, BOS, champion material and to finish it off she got the international championship point (CACIB).

'Paolo' - Chayo Just The Ticket starts his showing career with a bang at Sutton Coldfield Open Show winning Best AVNSC puppy and then going on to win Working Puppy Group 1. 'Elise' - Chayo Elise wins 1st in Postgraduate class at the same show.

PRETTY IN PINK! LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS!!! Chayo are very proud to announce the ABSA 09/10 Championship Kodi Trophy for the highest placed Junior Malamute Team went to Ayla and her best friend 'Maddy' - Chayo Northern Lights within Arctictribe. Well done girls!!!

At Ilfracombe and District Canine Society Open Show 'Dollar' - Chayo Don't Stop Me Now for Keighanya owned by Vicki & Neil Partridge-Bebb won 1st Alaskan Malamute Yearling, Reserve Best of Breed and Best Opposite Sex continuing her winning streak!

The 2009 Third Quarter Statistics for the AMCA show 'Logan' - Am Ch Kasaan's Take The Fortune N Run to Chayo is 3rd in the Top 10 Class. Way to go Logan!!!

'Dollar' - Chayo Don't Stop Me Now for Keighanya owned by Vicki & Neil Partridge-Bebb is on a roll! At Gloucester & DCS she gained Best AVNSC and Group 1 and at Salisbury and South Wilts open show she won 1st AV Working Junior and then Group 2. Well done Dollar!

Jane York's 'Neeva' - Chayo Sweet Sensation at Snowstruck won Best of Breed from the Junior Class beating her half sister 'Tia' - Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck into Reserve Best of Breed at the Central Cornwall Show.

At Leigh Show, 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me won Best of Breed then Group 1 and BEST IN SHOW under very well known and highly respected judge Mrs Liz Dunhill. His litter sister 'Elise' - Chayo Elise won Reserve Best of Breed.

At Huddersfield & District CA under judge Jane York, 'Enzo' - Chayo All Eyes On Me was awarded Best of Breed and then went on to gain Working Group 3, his brother 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish, owned by Charlotte Whittaker was Reserve Best of Breed and 'Dollar' -Chayo Don't Stop Me Now for Keighanya owned by Neil and Vicki Partridge-Bebb was awarded Best Opposite Sex.


'Enzo' BOB with Judge Mrs York	'Cruz' RBOB	'Dollar' BOS Photo by Farlap

**NEWS FLASH** Freddy, Blizz and Vicci make it onto front page of Sunday Times online and into the Telegraph at their first rally Greystoke. For more pictures, see Freddy's working page.

At her first class 'Oreo' - Chayo Cookie Monster owned by Sarah and Neil of Wintadreama Malamutes wins Best Underage Puppy. A really promising start for this lovely baby. Thanks again to Bonnie of Kasaan Kennels for entrusting me with her gorgeous 'Logan'

'Frankee' - Chayo Fortune Comes to Wintalakes owned by Anne Coman on holiday in Aviemore, ready in his harness and wondering when it will be his turn to race.

At Manchester Championship Show under judge Mark Plummer, 'Cruz' - Chayo Vanquish was placed first in the Junior Dog class.

Chayo Diablo owned by Pernilla Sandstroem, gets off to a flying start in 2010 and at just 17 mths of age wins another Best Of Breed and goes on to win Group 4 at the International Show in Gothenburg.