Raven

Raven

This is Raven. She was the first in our pack of Alaskan Malamutes. When we saw her, we fell in love and had to have her. She didn't have AKC papers, but it didn't matter. She was such a beautiful puppy. It only took a couple of minutes before we knew that she was going to turn out to be a special dog. Raven is the reason we got into breeding Alaskan Malamutes. It didn't take long for her to win our hearts and become part of the family. Raven is so smart and witty that you would almost think that she's part human. She is the Alpha female among the Malamutes. Whatever she says, Goes! She oversees the whole kennel. Raven weighs 87 lbs and is one of our smaller Malamutes. She has some Wakon in her.

Update: Raven suddenly passed away on March 9th, 2009 several days after the above pictures were taken. It happened so quickly that it came to us as such a shock. She began feeling sick over the weekend and we rushed her into the vet Monday morning. Her blood cells began attacking themselves and she became severely anemic. She couldn't make enough blood or get enough oxygen. She passed away on the operating table just an hour later. Please don't take your pets for granted.

The poem below has been written for Raven, My Baby Girl. I will always miss you!

Raven

There’s an empty spot next to my bed
Where once you placed your weary head
There’s a hole in my heart
Since we’ve been apart
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

A leash hangs without a walk
Unspoken words that I can’t talk
An empty bed lies on the floor
The warmth of you there is no more
A dish untouched, full of food
My life is filled with solitude
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

It happened so fast
Present turned into Past
Life should have been long
But instead, all went wrong
The brief time we had
Happy turned into sad
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

That dreadful day
As I felt you fade away
The look in your eye
I couldn’t help but to cry
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

All I can do is question Why?
Without any sort of reply
I can’t understand
As I touched your paw with my hand
What went wrong to turn out this way
Why did this sadness come this day
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

The glimmer of life slowly left your eyes
This whole damn thing came as a surprise
You had so much more to give
You had so much life to live
My heart aches with pain
It’s all so insane
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

The others, they miss you too
The days were just so few
Like us humans, they don’t know what to do
Without you
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

The tears rolled down my face
In my heart, there’s an empty space
As I turned to walk away
The look in your eye seemed to say,
“Please don’t cry, I’ll be okay”
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl

But I just can't help to cry
I’ll never forget that long last sigh
As though you knew and just said, “Good Bye”.
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl
Oh Raven, My Baby Girl, I hope you’re free
Raven, My Baby Girl, you will always be

R.I.P.

Raven

Nov. 2005 - March 2009

We would like to thank the following kennel, people and dogs for all their fine work and devotion to the alaska in malamute and siberian husky breed.: fred witt josh joshua jim pat kool rosebud wolfwalker wolf hunter miller's brian clark ryan kelly's houghtaling jolene pat ross marlene heather eichenlaub ryan george kathy creammer brian hughes deborah wise rosemary angels charger koda klutina sampson kuma blaze glacier jacy alo ace ruby juno bear thumper kingfisher rosebud wolfwalker wolf hunter hudsonsmalamutes cross chamed ones denali acres nitro pumpkin shores spice kodiak talon mist max lakota arctic artic marley m'loot ones wolfwalker wolf hunter miller's clark stratford maximus kelly's jolene hudson's candyrock pat charger river kodiak tundra snow lion yukon jack oregon stardust giant redrock caledonia moonridge hooker nitro jacy redwolf arctic artic legends ervin's hoss laforrest legends majestic paws meadow mist sandia mountains skyline nemo nyia nena cooper ty ryder tennessee white fang cooley den glenuril hills buddy grizz sled dogs whisper creek windwalker california kings amber maximus bella lonestar tyberius snow cedar meadow arrilius ziva tracker zoya arrilius red kyra oakley mia bella black's maghony ceyanne lamro ellas metaxa red giant shelby windancer ohanas amber doo aleutian blazer king titus robbins giant and standard alaskan malamutes and many more.