BISS, BIS CKC (altered) CH RBIMBS UKC Yukonjak's Ernie, CGN, TT, HIC
Born: Feb 25, 2002
Regular Name: Ernie
Best in Show (BIS - altered) Yukonjak's Ernie, CGN, TT, HIC - at nearly 11.5! April 2013.
 Best in Specialty Show (BISS - altered) Yukonjak's Ernie, CGN, TT, HIC - almost 10! September 2011. 
Ernie, almost 11.5 years, on his way to a CKC 'altered' Best in Show!
Ernie, self-stacked at 11.5 years of age. Obedience trained since tiny puppyhood, he didn't start 'dog shows' until after he was nine years of age.
I have many good photographs of Ernie from over the years! Ernie arrived as a companion for my first Alaskan Malamute, Tala, so he is neutered. While he is not related to Bert, he is Bert's very best friend. With Ernie, I learned about weight pulling! I took Ernie to Pack and Pull one year and he pulled a few hundred pounds. I thought that was fun, so I took him back the next year. His second pull was almost 1300 pounds and he won the entire event, pulling more weight than any of the other Alaskan Malamutes. Ernie has won every weight pull competition - his class and event - available in Ontario on multiple occasions and has about 15 gold medals and first place wins in weight pull. He was retired at nine years, after winning his final gold medal.
Ernie has had quite a few health tests, in spite of being 'only a pet' and it is his OFA excellent Xrays for his hips and elbows that I have posted to show people what they are. He has other OFA certifications too, and you can see them on the list to the ride side of this column. Ernie, like my other dogs, eats a RAW or Barf diet for Alaskan Malamutes. Ernie is neutered / altered so he can't be shown 'for real' - but it hasn't stopped him from doing other things. He has met the requirements for two working titles, though I haven't sent any of the paperwork in for them, and has three behavior / temperament tests - including one for herding sheep! He has attended many info and working demonstrations for the Alaskan Malamute HELP League and the Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada during his life and is as a well‐behaved breed ambassador. Ernie's Show Wins (Finished CKC CH at almost 11.5 years) Ernie began his 'altered conformation career' his with the Canadian Kennel Club at just over nine years of age - and finished just short of being 11.5 years of age. with four or five shows. For 'conformation' he has: - two 'altered' Best in Show (BIS) wins (CKC) - at nearly 11.5 years of age - four 'altered' Group First wins (CKC) - two 'altered' Group Second wins (CKC) - 'altered' Best in Specialty Show (BISS) (AMCC National Specialty) - two 'altered' Reserve Best in Shows (UKC) - at ten-and-a-half years Ernie has qualified for both his 'WWPD - Working Weight pull dog' and 'WPD - Working Pack Dog' certificates. Maybe some day I will actually send in the paper work to get them! Way more fun - and time-consuming - to be doing things with a dog! Although he's run many hundreds of miles, I have never kept track of a single one. Wonder if the 'old guy' has it in him to do 40 more?! :) Ernie's Working Weightpull Wins (Competed 2004 - 2011) Weight: 97 to 103 pounds (80 - 100) or (101 - 125) pound classes Personal Best: 1400+ pounds on dirt and 1000+ pounds on snow Gold (and 2nd highest pull) Mush Larose Snow Pull Feb 2011 - one day after his ninth birthday! Gold, Silver, and Bronze - Marmora Snowfest Snowball Pulls #2,#3, #4 Marmora (Snow) Feb 2011 Gold - Mush Larose (Dirt) Pull Oct 2010 Fifth - Mush Larose 'Sprint (2 mile)' Scooter race Oct 2010 (Scooter Dryland Race) Gold and and #1 all dogs, Apsley, (Snow) March 2010 Gold and and #1 all dogs, Marmora Snowfest (Snow) Feb 2010 Gold and #2 ALL dogs, Apsley (Snow) March 2009 Gold and #2 ALL dogs, Marmora Snowfest (Snow) Feb 2009 Gold - Rescue Weight Pull (Dirt) Sept 2008 Gold and #2 ALL dogs, Apsley (Snow) March 2008 Gold and #2 ALL dogs, Marmora Snowfest (Snow) Feb 2008 Gold - Rescue Weight Pull Ontario, Weight Pull (Dirt) Sept 2007 Silver - Apsley (Winter) 2007 and #2 ALL dogs, Apsley (Snow) March 2007 Silver - Marmora Snowfest (Snow) 2007 and #2 ALL dogs, Feb 2007 Silver - Rescue Weight Pull Weight Pull Sept 2006 Gold - and #1 all dogs Apsley (Snow) March 2006 Gold - and #1 all dogs, Marmora Snowfest (Snow) Feb 2006 Gold - #1 (80 - 100 pounds); and #1 all dogs at AMHL Rescue Weight Pull (Dirt) Sept 2005 - Winner of two gold medals and a plaque :) Ernie's first pull at an AMHL - Rescue Weight Pull (Dirt) Sept 2004 No wins, but he pulled! (Weight pull) Ernie's Parents (Odie X Spooky) Yukonjak's Redjoker  Yukonjaks Spooky Boo Alaskan Malamute Pedigree (PDF):
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Health Certifications for ErnieBarest Minimum:
OFA Certified Hips: #AM-13070E112M-VPI - Excellent (August 2011) OFA Certified eyes: CERF #AM-3020 (2007, 2009, Aug 2010) Additional health or other certifications: OFA Certified Elbows: #AM-EL639M112-VPI - (August 2011) OFA Certified Patella: #AM-PA27/120M/P-VPI OFA Certified Cardiac: #AM-CA116/100M/C-VPI Cardiologist OFA Certified Thyroid: #AM-TH112/120M-VPI - (March 2012) OFA Certified Dentition: #AM-DE2/120M-VPI - DVM Certified OFA Certified LCP: #AM-LP1/112M-VPI OFA Certified Degenerative Myleopathy: #AM-DM3/120M-VPI OFA DNA Data (blood): AM-DNA-272/B OFA DNA Data: #AM-DNA-272-S OFA Certified CHIC Number: #74836 AMCA CHD Certificate (AMCA link): #14359 AMCV CHD Certificate (AMCV link): #161 Polyneuropathy DNA test: AM-PN18/126M-VPI Normal / clear (registry) Aesthetic Tests (coat colors, types - NOTHING to do with health): DNA - B Locus (brown) - Does carry (B/B) DNA - D Locus (dilute) - Does not carry (D/D) DNA - E Locus (white) - Does not carry (E/E) DNA - Long Coat Test - Carries OFA Online Verification: Ernie Registered With: CKC / UKC ERNIE'S ACHIEVEMENTS: - Proven working drive in weightpull events from multiple wins, gold and first place - Completed Working Pack Dog requirements (not mailed in) - Secured CKC altered conformation championship as a veteran - Secured multiple Best in Show, Best in Specialty Show, Runner up Best in Show, and Best Opposite Sex in Specialty show, along with group winning and placing, all from age 9.5 to 11.5 years of age :) 
Ernie's Titles :)
 Ernie's 'stand-in' with his working medals, trophies, ribbons and plaque. 
Queen Ooky and King Ernie during Winter 2012.
Ernie, at a weight pull, around three years of age.
Ernie, 'demo-ing' at a weightpull, on his ninth birthday during 2011!
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