The dog on the right is Ch Wolf River's Thunder Cloud WSX CGC (Nimbus) shown here teamed with Lightning at the start of the 2002 Club Mud Race. He is a tough worker who earned his WSX (Working Samoyed Excellent) title at 1.5 years of age. Together with his best friend Lightning, Nimbus was the 1st Place ISDRA Champion in the 2-Dog Gig Class for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons!
Here is a list of some of Nimbus' achievements in the working world:
10/14/02 ~ SCA Novice Weight Pull, 7th Place
Samoyed Club of America, 2002 SCA National Specialty
11/16/02 & 11/17/02 ~ Club Mud, 2nd Place
Northwest Sled Dog Association, 2-Dog Gig Class
11/30/02 & 12/01/02 ~ Turkey Trot, 1st Place
Northwest Sled Dog Association, 2-Dog Gig Class
01/18/03 & 01/19/03 ~ Chemult Sled Dog Races, 1st Place
Southern Oregon Sled Dog Club, Skijor Class
02/01/03 & 02/02/03 ~ Priest Lake Sled Dog Race, 3rd Place
Inland Empire Sled Dog Association, 3-Dog Sprint Class (only 2 dog team entered out of 10 teams)
03/27/03 ~ Working Samoyed Excellent (WSX) title earned
Samoyed Club of America
2002-2003 Season ~ ISDRA 1st Place Champion, 2-Dog Gig Class, 1st Place
First time in breed history that an all-Samoyed team has won an ISDRA class!
International Sled Dog Racing Association
2002-2003 Season ~ OWS Top Sledding Team and OWS Top Skijor Team
Organization For The Working Samoyed
2002 Season ~ SCA Top Sled Dog Award
Samoyed Club of America, presented at the 2003 SCA National Specialty
10/19/03 ~ Mount Saint Helens Ash Dash, 1st Place
Northwest Sled Dog Association, 2-Dog Gig Class
2003-2004 Season ~ ISDRA 1st Place Champion, 2-Dog Gig Class, 1st Place (2nd year in a row)
International Sled Dog Racing Association
2003-2004 Season ~ OWS Top Sledding Team (2nd year in a row)
Organization For The Working Samoyed
2003 ~ SCA Top Sled Dog Award (2nd year in a row)
Samoyed Club of America, presented at the 2004 SCA National Specialty
2006 Season ~ OWS Top Sled Dog Award (he won all three seasons he raced)
Organization For The Working Samoyed
2006 Season ~ SCA Top Sprint Team Award (Nimbus won this award all three seasons he raced)
Samoyed Club of America, presented at the 2007 SCA National Specialty