Kebne  - RBJISS Iceclimb Ascent, WTD, WLD, WPD, WWPD, WLDA, WWPDI, KCGC'B, KCGC'S, KCGC'G - Seal and white ♂   1 x Reserve Challenge Certificate & Stud Book Number 


Alpine (Sledog Indian Ocean to Iceclimb, WLD, WTD, WTDA, WPD, WWPD, AWPD'B, KCGC'B, KCGC'S) X  MacKenzie (RBPISS RBPIS Sledog Forest Mist, WLD, WTD, WTDA, WPD, WWPD, AWPD'B) 

(Photo Credit R. Brown: 17 Months Junior Dog Crufts 2019)


Our first seal pup and first born puppy! I said I would never breed a litter, never own a black dog or ever keep two pups. Whoops. He kind of decided he was staying by being so nicely bonded with Glacier, being of slightly gentler nature with our existing boys and ranking high on the show potential score sheet.  Knowing his father will be retired within a year of their birth, I felt it wouldn't be an issue to have another male show dog around. So with him staying and being a colour I've never been fond of, he had to have a very different name away from our Alaskan geography theme. So 'Kebne' was chosen after our love of Swedish travel.  Kebnekaise is the largest mountain there and we have sledded around its base many times, in Northern Lapland.  Kebne will be our 5th Malamute to of owned.

 He has won his first trophy in showing by beating an 17 month old dog at 8 months in Junior Match Night, Scunthorpe.  Kebne was very small to start with and certainly made up for it being held on the bottom teats for extra milk.  He's now a chunky monkey who would eat a sack of dog food given the chance.  Kebne has fantastic dark eyes and pigmentation, huge deep chest and very thick harsh double coat. His ears are appearing small in relation to his head and outline coming along nicely. He is everything that I was looking for in a pup for the team.  He has started his show career with a BOOM by qualifying for Crufts 2019 on his first show at 3 Counties Champ show being second in puppy dog and again by winning a first in puppy dog at Border Union Champ show. There he also won best puppy dog / reserve best puppy in breed against his Sister in the challenge. Kebne has passed his puppy foundation award in Kennel Club obedience and at less than nine and a half months he breezes through his Bronze obedience, with Gold quality recall.  September 2018 at 11 months old he passes his Silver exam.  He is now on Gold training.  Darlington Champ show 2018 he takes 1st in Puppy dog, gaining best puppy dog title/reserve best puppy in breed.  In his first Malamute only show and first Junior class Kebne wins 1st place and then Best Junior Dog & Reserve Best Junior in Specialty Show giving him the letters RBJISS at the start of his name at one year and two weeks old.
Kebne does not carry the long coat gene which is very useful for him to hopefully be introduced back into our breeding program in 8-9 years time, bringing back the most amazing dogs in his pedigree to the front again. In October 2018 he starts weight pull training and pulls 1000 lb (the maximum allowed) in novice class.  November 2018 he again pulls the maximum in novice class. In December 2018 he pulls 1100 lb and halfway to 1200 lb in adult class.  Soo close to the 1300 lb he needs!! 13th January he pulls 1   400 lb and still with energy to give.  But we withdraw here due to his age of only 15 Months. Its still a leg towards his American WWPD title! March 2019 he passed his GOLD obedience exam at 17 Months old.  In 2018 Malamute of the Year awards results we find he is 8th in Puppy of the Year and also 8th in Special Beginners.  Over the moon as these points are hard to gain and someone else is always chasing them all year. !! 
Kebne has been eye tested and is free from hereditary cataracts.  On Kebne's second Birthday we go hiking and and complete a full 10.5 miles in back packs carrying 30% of their body weight, this counts as a 'leg' towards their first pack dog title. 

Kebne at 8 months winning best                                 At Obedience                     On the benches                                                       First in Puppy Dog at   
Junior class even as a Puppy!                                                                                              at 3 Counties Ch Show after 2nd                Border Union =
                                                                                                                                                               place and qualifying for Crufts! 2019         Best Puppy Dog in Breed

Show career:

Match: Scunthorpe           22-05-18       Karen Palmer               AV Junior           1 st   (at 7 months)   Trophy for Best Junior    
3 Counties  Champ           07-06-18        Liz Bruns Kirakoo      Puppy Dog          2nd - Qualified for  Crufts 2019
Border Union Ch               16-06-18        Jim Broadberry          Puppy Dog         1st - Best Puppy Dog / Res Best Puppy in Breed.  Crufts Q'd 2019
City of Birmingham Ch  01-09-18        John Phillips                Puppy Dog         1st - Best Puppy Dog / Won Best Puppy in Breed . Crufts Q'd 2019
Darlington Champ            15-09-18        Dr A Paloheimo          Puppy Dog        1st - Best Puppy Dog / Res Best Puppy in Breed .  Crufts Q'd 2019
Nidderdale Open               24-09-18        D Allsopp                      Spec Yearl Mal  2nd   Wins £3
                                                                                     D Alcorn       AV Novice Dog Stakes   2nd from 9 shortlisted mixed breeds   Wins £5
AMCUK Champ                  29-09-18        M Boyd                            Junior Dog         1st - Best Junior Dog / Res Best Junior in Specialty Show, RBJISS

Grantham & District         13-10-19        E Diagas                          Junior Dog          3rd
Stroud Open                          25-11-18        A Anderson                   Junior Mal           2nd

Coventry Open                    01-01-19        A Roper        AVNSC Working Junior 1st

Boston Champ                     03-01-19         T Ball                                 Junior Dog           4th  

Match: Scunthorpe           05-02-19         James  Newton           AV  Junior           1st (at 16 mths)  Trophy for Best Junior then Best in Match (!)

Crufts 2019                           08-03-19         Ms Deats                       Junior Dog          2nd - Crufts 2020 qualified

Malamute of the Year awards (MOYA) 2018 - 8th in Puppy of the Year and 8th in Special beginners of the Year
MOYA 2019 results: 11th Top Dog & 5th Special beginner! * Denotes wins after postal closing dates had past as per KC rules. 

Windsor Champ                 28-06-19            C John                             Yearling Dog      2nd
East of England                    05-07-19            S Mallard                       Yearling Dog      1st  at 21 Months
Working & Pastoral Ch  13-07-19            J Shore-Wheeler       Graduate Dog   1st
Leeds Ch                                  26-07-19            L Forster                        Graduate Dog   1st      
SKC                                             24-08-19            J Horswell                     Post Grad            1st
City of Birmingham          31-08-19             L Dunhill                         Post Grad Dog   VHC  
Driffield                                   19-09-19              L Bolton                         Post Grad Dog 1st
Lincoln Open                       22-12-19                                                           PG Any V Working 1st & Best AV Working
Crufts 2020                            7-03-20               S Loades                         Post Grad Dog 1st /7 - Crufts 2021 qualified

Southern Counties Ch     27/06/21            A Roper                           Post Grad Dog 1st/3 - Crufts 2022 qualified

National Working Ch       17/07/21            B Greenland                 Post Grad Dog 1st*/2 - Crufts 2022 qualified

AMCUK Champ Show     17/07/21            J Brook                            Post Grad Dog 1st*/2 - Crufts 2022 qualified 

Crufts 2022                            11/03/22            K Givens                         Good Cit Dog  3rd

Blackpool Ch                          26/06/22           S Loades                          Limit Dog  1st Stud book number & Reserve CC :Crufts Life qualified

Richmond Ch                          12/09/22           N Singh                            Limit Dog          2nd

Manchester CH                     18/01/24          D Cavill                            Limit Dog 1st/6 

AMCUK                                      18/01/24                                                       Special Working 1st & BEST Working certified in Show

CRUFTS 2024                           09/03/24         J Sugden                          Limit Dog    2nd

                                                                                                                                      Good Citizen Dog 1st

National                                      10/02/24          A Blanley                        Limit Dog 2/6   

3 Counties                                                                 N Singh                            Limit Dog 1/5

AMCUK                                                                       R Hug                                Limit Dog Reserve

Bournemouth                                                           D Walker                        Limit Dog  Reserve

South Wales                             11/10/24           Tom Johnston              Limit Dog 3rd

Midland Counties                  24/10/24          Albert Wight                Limit Dog 2nd   

Working & P Scotland       02/11/24            Dr R W James              Limit Dog 2nd
Crufts 2025  March             09/03/25           J Phillips                          Limit Dog 4/8

                                                                                                                                        Good Citizen Dog 1/3


Working / obedience career:

19/04/18 Puppy  KC obedience passed
28/07/18 Bronze  KC obedience passed
13/09/18 Silver  KC obedience passed
07/10/18 Pulls 1000 lb in novice weight pull (Allerton Park)
11/11/18 Pulls 1000 lb in novice weight pull

16/12/18 Pulls 1100 lb in Adult weight pull

13/01/19 Pulls 1400 lb in weight pull - Leg 1 of WWPD

07/03/19 Gold  KC obedience passed
16/09/19  Hikes 10.5 miles in 30% body weighted pack - Leg 1 of WPD & AWPD'B'
23/02/20  Sleds over 60 miles in Team position - exceeds criteria for WTD award
25/02/20  Sleds 30 miles sharing 50% lead position towards Leg 1 WTDA/WLDA
20/06/20 WTD title approved

04/04/23 Sleds over 160 miles on 4 dog team, sharing lead postion

22/04/23 Pulls 1500 lb in adult weight pull competition Leg 2

14/05/23 Pulls 1600 lb in adult weight pull competition Leg 3

22/08/23 Awarded WLD award

7/10/23 Pulls 1800lb in adult weight pull competition Leg 4 for WWPD

1/12/23 Awarded WLDA 

05/05/24  Pulls PB of 1900lb & 3rd in the 2024 championship overall.

13/10/24  1700lb

10/11/24  1700lb

29/12/24 1700lb 2nd

19/01/25 1700lb 2nd

26/01/25 1400lb 3rd

04/05/25 Championship weight pull 2025 result: 2nd in 81-100lb class

06/10/25 Hikes over 10 miles backpacking for Leg 2 in WPD & AWPD'B

21/10/25 Hikes 10 miles for Leg 3 in WPD and AWPD'B

07/01/26 Hikes another and final 10 miles for Leg 4 and completes his title. Number 5 for Kebne and his full set of 4 basics done!

25/02/26 Granted WPD


Kebne & Glacier's pedigree: