Best Veteran In Show
Storm Kloud's As Good As It Gets
WWPDX WTD WPD WLD ROMWD ROMWDX IDWP1 IDWP2
"Everything Happens For a Reason"

When we decided to add a third dog we put a deposit down with Nancy Russell at Storm Kloud.  We wanted a show
quality male because we had no intention of breeding and we just wanted to get into showing.  The time came, the
litter arrived:  1 male, and he was black and white.  Nancy thought it was unfair to send me, a novice, into a ring 'in
the land of the grey and white open face' with a black and white dog.  It would be VERY hard to win.  Instead I was
offered pick bitch out of the litter who was the cutest grey and white open face.  By 6 months of age she was leading
our three dog team.  She proved to be an excellent working dog and weight puller her first season out.  My "show
dog" never ended up actually liking the show ring....and in some respects neither did we.   Nancy was going to be
retiring from breeding and leaving the area and we feared the line might die off so we dug in, started learning
everything we could about bloodlines and breeding and in 2005 we had our first litter.



"They follow in her paw prints"

Bella's been a fun working dog and now she passes that onto her children.  As of November 2011, her kids have
earned 7 agility titles, 3 rally, 4 CGC, 17 AMCA working titles (at least one in each area of certification), 7 Working
Dog Advanced titles, and 6 AMCA working excellence titles with 2 more on the way.

In her first litter she earned the AMCA's new Register of Merit Working Dog (ROMWD) title!
In her second litter she earned the AMCA's new Register of Merit Working Dog Excellent (ROMWDX) title!

The 12 kids:
AMCA National Specialty Under 80# weight pull class winner, 2007, 2008, & 2011
AMCA Regional Specialty Under 80# weight pull class winner, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2011
AMCA National Top Percentage of Body Weight Pulled Winner, 2008
AMCA Working dog Showcase Best of Opposite Sex, 2008
AMCA Working dog Showcase placers, 2006 & 2008
7 class winners, non-specialty pulls
6 top 4 ranked weight pullers (AMCW point system)
3 AKC Agility class winners, all-breed trials, perfect scores
2 Novice Agility (AKC)
2 Novice Agility Jumpers (AKC)
2 Novice Fast (AKC)
2 Rally Novice (AKC)
Rally Advanced (AKC)
Agility 1 title (UKC)
Best of Winners Specialty Winner
A Gee-haw leader & 3 back-up leaders
GLAMC high weight pulled record holder
Multiple Top % weight pull winners (4 of the 5 in her first litter in fact, 1 in the second litter!)
AMCW 2008-2009 weight pull season First place 81-100# class
AKC Champion
3 UKC Champions
Multiple Best of Breed Winners, Multiple Group Placers (UKC, AKC special attraction)
Top % Alaskan Malamute, AMCW 2010-2011 weight pull season
Iron Dog Weight Pull Dog 1 & 2 titles, class winner

****NEWS****NEWS****NEWS****

Check out our NEWS page to keep up with the Kids' accomplishments!
Ch. Storm Kloud's Yyes Just Say Yes WWPDX WTDX WLD 94 Iditarod
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Ch. Akeela's Star Quest O' Storm Kld WWPDX WTD

OFA: AM-11616G32F-PI (Good)            CERF:AM-2494            OFA thyroid: AM-TH33/43F-PI (normal)            ChD: AMCA-12362
Bella in January of 2004 ready to lead
Kita, Beamer, and George out onto the
trail!  Age 2.
Bella in the role she performs
best!  Her spring 2008 litter.  
Age 6.
Bella in fall of 2007
modeling for my
harness
measurement
handout.  Age 5
Still the loving mother, Vinnie gives
her a sniff.  Winter of 2008, age 6.
On the trail with Kita and Beamer,
2004?  Age 2.
Another backpacking trip.  Brother Devon
(seal and white) and friend Jake (in the zebra
pack).  Bong Recreation Area, fall of 2005.
Scuppernong trail at the Pine Woods
trailhead, Fall of 2004.  Age 2.
Bella and Kita and mom's first sled ride.
Dodge County, Feb. 2005
Please visit her kids!!

The first litter...
U-AG1 Powderhound's The Ike-Man Cometh WWPDX WTD WPD IDWP1 IDWP2  aka Ikey
Powderhound's My Cousin Vinny WWPDX WTD WPD WLD CGC aka Vinnie
Powderhound's On The Other Hand WWPDX NA NAJ NF CGC aka Travis
Powderhound's Smoke'M If U Got M WWPD aka Dash
Powderhound's McKinley aka Mack

             The second litter...
                            U-CH Powderhound's A Force Of Won WWPDX WPD CGC aka Buster
                             Powderhound's Woo The Masses WWPDX NA NAJ NF aka Layla
                             Powderhound's An Americana Dream aka Amy

                                                                     The third litter...
                                                                                    U-CH Powderhound's Blaze Of Glory WWPDX WPD RA CGC aka Lucy
                                                                                     Powderhound's Avalanche aka Avalanche
                          
                                                                                                              The final litter...
                                                                                                                                      Powderhound's Silver Lining WWPD WPD RN
                                                                                                                                       AKC/UKC CH Powderhound's The Leading Lady WWPDA
Old times:  Bella at one of the first
"Pointless Pulls" in DuPage county
(2004)
Baby Bella with Kita
6/2002
First points
8/04
18 mos on the shore of
Lake Michigan
The
Lurecoursing
Fiend
Bella Feeling Good!

She briefly came out of retirement
to make an appearance at the
Klondike days Snow Pull in Eagle
River, WI.  

It was just like old times!
2/21/09
November 2009 Michigan pulls

Bella kids took Top % pulled both
days, tied for top weight pulled both
days, and all of them earned at least
one WWPDX leg there!
Ever the comedian, Bella and Ball as her kids
check out the horses.  8/09
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Bella was bred by Nancy Russell
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Parents are pictured above:

CH Storm Kloud's Yyes Just Say Yes WWPDX WTDX WLD and 1994 Iditarod Team Member
"Justin"

Justin had tremendous working drive and was still running on the team into his early teens.
He lived to be 14.

CH Akeela's Star Quest O' Storm KLD WWPDX WTD
"Star"

Star was top puppy in WI/IL and loved to crawl into laps for hugs.
She's still kickin' at 14.

Thank you to those responsible...
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Bella in the Brood Bitch class at the July 2010 Wisconsin Specialty with kids
Bumper and Gracie.  Bumper won the 12-15mo class for both Sweepstakes and the Regular
class.  Gracie won the 12-15mo regular class and then the next day won the 12-18mo class.  
Monday at Elkhorn Bumper picked up his first points by going Best of Winners
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Bella, age 8, on the day of Gracie's first points.  Gracie is
pictured with her below.
Bella