Bowerbank Jake

Birthdate:  May 16, 2000
UKC DNA-VIP: Nov 19, 2004 (Bowerbank Muffler x Howlin Hills Striper)
OFA Fair at 62 mos age
Owned by:  Susan E Murray Bragg (Atholl Chinooks)
Currently under Lease by:  Joyce Maley (Hurricane Chinooks)

The following are some of breeder, Betty Smith (Bowerbank Chinooks), and/or
Cathleen Griffin (Mooselook Chinooks),
puppy photos of beloved Jake.    

Fast forward to owner, Atholl Chinooks (J.Jeffrey Bragg and Susan E M Bragg), photos taken by JJB just past Jake's 10th birthday, May 2010, here at Didych Homestead/Atholl Chinooks, Rossburn, MB, Canada...

Time to haul out and scan old photos of Jake's parents and grandparents next then.  Stay tuned for more edits to come this post, therefore...

OK then, it only took me 7 long months (of another Manitoba winter survived!) to get back to this project! ;-) 

As promised, here's some images to comprise Jake's photo ped--

The following image is of Betty Smith/Bowerbank Chinooks proudly handling her then breed pair--
Bowerbank Muffler (image left) x Howlin Hills Striper (image right), Jake's sire x dam.

 

And the following a few copies of Betty's photos of Muffie and Striper from her mating files/litter packet-- Howlin Hills Striper:

 Muffie at 6yrs:

Bowerbank Muffler (Bonehead x Shiloh):

And the following 2 images of Muffler's dam, Shiloh (Jake's paternal granddam):

Now time to take another break and uncover images of Jake's maternal granddam, Northdown Natasha.  Then dig out photos of his grandpas, G Bonehead and B Tekoa...stay tuned once more (hopefully not for another 7 mos. ;)  SEB

Peary's North Pole Dog, on Flag Island, Haskel & Bailey's in Distance (RPPC)

Peary's North Pole Dog, on Flag Island, Haskel & Bailey's in Distance

"Ningo, the mother of Chinook.  She was a daughter of one of the dogs on Peary's team when he discovered the North Pole.  Ningo's mother was said to be descended from a wolf."--
CHINOOK AND HIS FAMILY, TRUE DOG STORIES, Seeley and Lane c., 1930, by EVA BRUNELL SEELEY

Ningo

"BRAVE TALES of REAL DOGS

by ELEANOR FAIRCHILD PEASE
Illustrated by R.J. RICE

CHINOOK OF THE SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION
This is the story of a brave dog that went with Commander Byrd on his great expedition to Antarctica.  Chinook was his name.  Many people will remember reading about him early in the year 1929 when the papers gave the news to the people, "Chinook Has Disappeared!"  Chinook was famous throughout the country as a great leader of sled teams and had won many races.

He was a big, brown, half-breed Eskimo dog.  He held his head proudly for he had good blood in him.  It was his grandfather that led the dog team that went to the North Pole with Commander Peary, the first white man at the North Pole.  As his grandfather went to the top of the world so Chinook went to the bottom of the world when he and his master, Arthur T. Walden, and dozens of other sled dogs sailed those thousands of miles to Antarctica.  Before they left his master had a promise from Commander Byrd that no matter what was done with the other dogs, Chinook should come back with him."

CHINOOK

And so begins the online Chinook Archives...