2015 Newsflash!Belle Starr AGAIN wins Best of Breed, (and the Veteran Working Group),at the AKC Eukanuba NationalsDecember 2015!!!
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2015 Newsflash!Belle Starr AGAIN wins Best of Breed, (and the Veteran Working Group),at the AKC Eukanuba NationalsDecember 2015!!!
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Hello ! Thank you for visiting Mileka Siberians.
My name
is Sally O' Connell and my dog family and I reside in sunny
Gainesville Florida. I am a member of the Siberian Husky Club of
America and the Siberian Husky Club of Tampa Bay I am a
columnist for the Siberian Quarterly magazine and
am a member of the Dog Writer's Association of America. I would
like to invite you to visit with me for moment so that I may
properly introduce myself and my dogs.Mileka Siberians strives to produce sound, healthy, happy Siberians conforming to the breed standard in type, working ability and temperament. Thus our dogs are tested by their ability to compete successfully in the show ring, obedience ring and their natural proclivity to work in harness. We have Champion/Obedience titled dogs that enjoy visiting nursing homes and are registered therapy dogs with project P.U.P. (Pets Uplifting People) of Florida. I am proud of my dogs accomplishments in the ring but perhaps what I am most proud of, however, is raising a Siberian Husky that is a pleasure with which to live.
All
breeding
stock at Mileka Siberians have had their hips certified by OFA
(Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals) with either "Excellent" or
"Good Ratings." In addition, prior to being bred, our dogs
have had their eyes certified by a Diplomate of the American
College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists as being free from any
hereditary eye disease. Now, it is my pleasure to introduce you to
the grand old man at Mileka Siberians, Demavand's Akela.
Akela and Sally: Akela is the
great grandfather of many Mileka Siberians. A working sled dog, bred
by Siberian historian and writer Mike Jennings, Akela retired to
Florida in 1990, where he happily spends his days in the snowless
climate. During his show career, Akela was handled by his breeder to
win Reserve Winner's Dog at the 1988 Siberian Husky Club of
America's National Specialty in Manchester New Hampshire. One
of his daughter's was awarded Best of Opposite Sex as this same
prestigious show. Akela is featured in the Siberian Husky Club of
America's Breed Standard video, and in Outdoor Life Channel's dog
series "The Siberian Husky." (Click here to see Akela's pedigree.)
photograph: © 1996
Allen Cheuvront
Sally and Champion Veleah Affectionately Yours, C.D.,
C.G.C., T.T. (Leah) Another charter member of the Mileka
Siberian family is Akela's daughter, Leah, formally known as Ch.
Veleah Affectionately Yours, C.D., C.G.C., T.T. (Click
here
to see Leah's pedigree).I remember showing Leah as a pup. It
seemed like it took forever for her to grow into her lean and lanky
body. In fact, Leah was almost three years old before she was
awarded any championship points ! By that time she had
completed her C.D. (Companion Dog) obedience title and had been a
fine mother to her first litter. However, once she finally grew up
there was no stopping here. Leah won 10 points including a 4 pt.
major within 10 weeks. She finished her championship by being
awarded a 5 pt. major over 32 other fine competitors at the Siberian
Husky Specialty of Greater Atlanta all owner/handled. Leah is now
known around here as "Mama Leah" as she has consistently proven
herself in the whelping box. I only show Leah now on special
occasions. In one such instance, she was awarded Best of Breed and
Group II at an all Breed Dog Show her last time out.
Leah is a member of Project P.U.P.'s therapy dog team.
Juvenile cataracts is a serious problem in Siberian Huskies and is inherited. It is evidenced by an opacity in the lens of the eye of the dog. In Misha's case you can actually see the cloudiness. Misha has been neutered but it sure didn't calm him down. Misha is the featured character of many of my short stories that appear in "Shenanigan's", my regular column in the Siberian Quarterly magazine. And yes, if Misha is in the story, the hilarious incident described therein is actually true! Despite all the above, to his credit, Misha completed his C.D. title in only 5 shows and his C.D.X. title (Companion Dog Excellent) in 8 tries. Like Leah, he is a member of Project P.U.P. We are still trying, albeit unsuccessfully , for that elusive futility, uh, Utility Dog (U.D.) title.
Ch.
Mileka U Oughta B N Pictures "Kitten" (Click here to see Kitten's
pedigree)
Just
like her mom, Kitten won Winner's Bitch for a nice major at a
Specialty. Kitten is my lead dog on my team. (Yes, you can run dogs
in harness even in Florida !) (Click here to see Kitten leading the
team on one winter run )
And
now Kitten is a Mama as well! On March 11, 1998 Kitten
delivered 5 beautiful puppies sired by Cadohi's Red Sky of Veleah,
"Sky". Sky was bred by Doug and Carol Himes of Cadohi Siberians and
is owned by my friend Vel Leahy. Kitten had 4 males and
a female) (Click here to see picture of Kitten and her pups)(Click
here to see puppy's pedigree).
BIS,
BISS
Brazilian Ch. Veleah's Ensign of Mileka, "Ensign" (co-bred w/ H.L.
Leahy)
In
1998, Ensign was named the number one imported Siberian Husky in
Brazil by winning Best in Specialty Show at the Siberian Husky
Specialty in Sao Paulo Brazil where he lives with his owner.
Veleah's
Reveille
of Mileka, C.G.C. "Bucky" (co-bred w/ H.L. Leahy)
(Click
here
to see Bucky's pedigree).
Bucky
earned
a leg towards her C.D. obedience title on her first try (Click here
to see Bucky sailing over the high jump with a dumbbell)
and
has won Best of Breed from the classes multiple times.
Veleah's Cadence of Mileka, "Cadence"
(co-bred w/ H.L. Leahy) Mileka
Fire
Dance At Sunset, "Sunny"
Little
Sunnybuns
has only been showed 4 times but has won Best in Sweeps at one
Specialty and the Bred-by Exhibitor class on to Reserve Winner's
Bitch at another. Sunny will be shown more as she matures.
