Bred in the north woods of Wisconsin by Carolyn Ritter, he was one of our four POWDER OF MARKOVO progeny; sleddogs produced by "Powder" were uniformly distinguished by high working attitude. At Seppala Kennels Hurley was a capable reserve leader and an unsurpassed wheel dog, always honest and hard-working, pulling more than his share of the load. He was a highly bonded, affectionate dog with a sweet, docile nature. He sired many capable sleddogs for us. Hurley had an honest, primitive beauty that outshone the superficial flashiness of show-dog markings. His physique and general appearance were quite close to our ideal for the breed.
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 December 1988 DATE
OF DEATH: 12 July 2004
COLOUR, MARKINGS AND EYE COLOUR: Black, dark
brown and white (agouti), spectacles and nose bar, eyes dark
brown.
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 23.5 inches (60 cm.), 56 pounds
(25.5 Kg.)
SIRE: Jazz of Windigo WF957261 (7-89) (Fast Fred of
Sepp-Alta x Dynamikos Badger of Windigo)
DAM: Powder of Markovo WF586651 (1-87) (Nutok of
Markovo x S-A Athena of Markovo)
GENETIC ORIGINS: Pure Seppala strain; three quarters
Markovo, one quarter Seppineau lineage.
DIRECT MALE LINE: In 13 generations to Leonhard Seppala
pre-registration lead dog "Togo," through Markovo foundation sire
SHANGO OF SEPPALA and McFaul foundation lead dog FOXSTAND'S
SUNDAY.
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HURLEY marked his progeny with a very positive and friendly temperament; all of them were highly bonded, affectionate sleddogs. His greatest contribution to the breed was his superlative temperament. Isa and I greatly miss our Big Brown Beautiful 'Berian Bomber Boy.
