-The above photo shows Susan taking first place at the 2009 Plum Creek Kennel Club Show for "Best of Winners" with her bitch, Inupik, getting her first major win.

SUSAN JOHNSON

POLARIS would like to note the recent passing of Susan Johnson, one of the fine AKC breeders in Colorado. Susan fell in love with the breed and produced true working class dogs who "did it all": backpacking, camping, sledding, weightpulling, AKC confirmation and obediance. She and her husband, Sandy, truly worked and showed their dogs to be what the Malamute breed was meant to be. Susan will be missed by the entire Malamute community.....