Litter born September 3, 2007 ~ Page 2
at Mountain Home ~ 4 Girls! & 1 Boy!
(1 year back to 4 1/2 months)
September 3rd~ 1 year old!!!!!
Happy Birthday to Stealth, her brother Turbo and sisters April, Gemma and Bella!!!!!
Birthday girl Stealth
Stealth and friends had a great time playing with her new toys!
Even Dino (Mountain Home's Jurassic Bark, WTD) came to the party!
Deja and Stealth taking a break in the shade
Stealth and her perpetually smiling face
Stealth had a very fun 1st birthday!
Turbo has been accompanying his big brother and some friends on backpacking trips
He's learning to carry a pack with the most important items. Turbo carried the brownies!
Arwah finished the requirements for his AMCA Working Pack Dog title!
A water break, Wayne and Turbo
On the trail with some of their hiking partners
Turbo
Wayne andTurbo truckin' down the trail
Stealth, Deja and Cruiser
Chillin' in the shade, wondering what the neighbors are doing this afternoon
July 19th~ Stealth and Deja watch intently as a whitetail doe and fawn browse nearby
(the deer are outside the fence of course!)
We are glad to see that Mary and Wayne enforce the "Absolutely NO dogs on the furniture" rule like we do!
Turbo enjoying some R & R
Stealth and Deja get a visit from their Labrador puppy friend Axle
he's 1 week older than Deja
Much puppy silliness was enjoyed by all!
June 22nd~ Gemma looking spiffy for her appearance in the Midsummer International Dog Show in Rovaniemi, Finland where she placed 1st in the Junior class!
What do Malamutes do on a hot June day when the temperature is approaching 100 degrees??
Deja, Stealth and Cruiser hang out in the shade
and discuss sledding plans for this upcoming winter!
April the logger dogger, is taking her wood gathering talents to a whole new level these days!
Boys being boys
Arwah and Turbo at play
Girls being girls
Stealth, Deja and Cruiser at play
The poor stuffed duck doesn't stand a chance with these 3
June 3rd~ April graduated from her Intermediate Obedience classes at Pet Village Dog Training in Salem, Oregon on her 9 month birthday!
Comments from the instructor's final exam score sheet included:
very good heelinggreat stand staynice attitude, great recall and finish good control, nice attention, better off lead Wow! 
It seems to be a morning routine for these girls
Stealth says "Hey Mom, lets play"
And the wrestling match is beginning!
Help, this little one is getting me!
Oh no, not you too!
No rules, it's everybody for themselves!
Deja has Stealth down for the count!
Time out! Or end of game???
Only THEY know for sure ;-)
Gemma attended a dog show in Piteå, Sweden on May 28th and placed 1st in her puppy class!
She enjoyed a lovely day hanging out ringside with Johann, Marit and her big sister Jeti
April has a plan to personally log the Benjamin property and haul it all onto the lawn
Remember, this is not new behavior
Here's April back in March ...she's a girl with a plan!
Now, where did that silly Malamute go?
Turbo and his big brother Arwah being *Good Dogs* at the park!
It's getting harder and harder to tell which one is the *little* brother ;-)
Stealth and her new puppy buddy Deja!
Deja (Arcticdawn's Mountain Home Deja Vu) arrived May 25th
8 month old April looking absolutely lovely!
An obvious special bond between two pals
And not only is she beautiful, she's smart!
April has already earned her AKC Rally Novice title and her AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate!
Stealth graduated from puppy classes at Three Rivers Dog Training!
The Graduates (Left to Right) Rollie, Stella, Stealth and Sophie
with their humans- The Moriarty family, Irene, Sue, Lynne Wasson (our instructor) and Mike
photos by Mike and Karen Schmidt
Gemma at 7 months
Gemma with her ribbons from the Alaskan Malamute Club of Finland's Specialty Show.
She was awarded Best of Opposite Sex Puppy!
Stealth with her mother Cruiser
Kind of like 2 peas in a pod . Hangin' out in the yard watching the world go by
April 26th, most of our snow has now melted
Cruiser and Stealth
Stealth at 7 months
Turbo at 7 months 
Turbo and his big brother Arwah
Turbo and Arwah ~ burning off energy, Malamute style
Is that waltz music I hear playing? 
Gemma and her big sister Jeti wondering
"Hmmm... what kind of trouble can we brew up?"
Jeti and Gemma making secretive plans for the attack ;-)
"OK Sis, ....lets go get em!"
Gemma and Jeti carry out their ambush
Johann finds out who's really the top dog!
March 3rd ~ The kids are 6 months old!
Stealth and her mother Cruiser
Gemma is playing lead dog for Johann's team
All she needs now is a harness!
April, looking beautiful next to the spring flowers in her yard
She has now earned 2 legs toward her AKC Rally Novice title!
Grinning Gemma
Still lots of snow to play in up in Lapland (above the arctic circle)
Gemma and friend Tuisku and her big sister Jeti
3 playmates,Tuisku, Gemma and Jeti
April takes a break from checking out mouse holes in her back yard
to strike a photogenic pose on a tree stump
April, she's a girl on a mission
Is she perhaps part beaver and preparing to build a dam?
Very proud of her stash of sticks on the porch
Spring is springing in Oregon! April tiptoes through the tulips
Well, maybe not tulips ...but spring flowers almost ready to bloom
Our girl Stealth
Gemma following, out on the sledding trail
Marit's team ofTuisku and Gem's big sister Jeti
Playing up on a mountain of snow. Gemma, with her buddies Tuisku and Johann
Gemma, playing with Tuisku
Massachusetts gets a late winter snow storm to celebrate the pups' 6 month birthday!
Bella, and her buddy Rocky in a friendly game of tug-o'-war
Bella lounging on the couch
February '08, Turbo and Arwah spending a fun day at the park
Turbo, digging in the sand pile (also known as California snow <g>)
Gemma, out on the trail
Gemma, taking a time out
Stealth
Sitting at home, amongst the fallen pine needles
Stealth, out on the trail
Gemma and Johann enjoying a perfect day in their northernmost paradise!
Gemma
Gemma and her half-sister Jeti, a 10 month old Sunny daughter who Gemma now lives with
Big sister Jeti and little sis' Gem
Turbo and his big brother Arwah
taking a much deserved break from the hustle and bustle of California life <LOL>
A winter snowstorm in western Oregon made April one happy Malamute girl
Stealth waiting for me to catch up with her while out on our morning walk
Stealth
The pups are 5 months old!
Sitting on the snow bank with her ear cocked toward the action
I was harnessing dogs across the yard
Just hangin' around
Stealth out on the trail
Gemma. A new family, a new country!
She knows just how to sneak into someone's heart
Gemma , aglow with the low winter sunlight of the far north
It may be colder in Lapland, but the snow isn't too much different from back home
April, hanging out on the hearth, one of her favorite resting places
She's been attending classes and is doing quite well in Obedience! Way to go Pat and April !
April playing out in the fields near her house
Turbo and his big brother Arwah
Looks like they're headed out shopping today! What do you think is on their list?
Turbo even has his own bedroom ....lucky pup!
And then there was one.... Our girl Stealth
It's been over 20 years since we have kept *just 1* puppy from one of our litters
So the *little princess* may end up being just a little spoiled ;-)
January 28th. Tried to get a stacked pic of Stealth, but I had her too scrunched up
Front view
Stealth, sitting pretty at 21 weeks old
Includes lots of pics when the puppies were younger
