Sydney is a wonderful show dog, but she does keep me on my toes at other times. When it is time for her to go into her crate, she will actually assess if there are enough treats in the crate to make it worth her while to actually get in the crate. On the other hand, as a couch potato, she is a wonderful snuggler. Her showing career has been exemplary. In her first year of showing she already boasts a Best in Multi-Breed Show, and her biggest win was at the 2005 Chinook National Specialty, where she attained the title National Best of Breed (NBOB) when she won the 2005 National Specialty. She has excellent movement and demonstrates wonderful control over her body. She is better balanced than most of my Chinooks and almost always has a positive attitude in the ring. Of course, it is important to let her think it was her idea to show well!

Age: 33 months

L E F T	Distraction Index (DI)	0.42	DI is greater than 0.30 with no radiographic evidence of DJD. There is an increasing risk of developing DJD and the DI increases; low risk when DI is close to 0.30, high risk when DI is close to 0.70 or above.
	Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)	None
	Cavitation	No
	Other Findings	N/A

R I G H T	Distraction Index (DI)	0.39	DI is greater than 0.30 with no radiographic evidence of DJD. There is an increasing risk of developing DJD and the DI increases; low risk when DI is close to 0.30, high risk when DI is close to 0.70 or above.
	Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)	None
	Cavitation	No
	Other Findings	N/A

Percentile:   80th - This indicates the ranking of Mystic's Hurricane Sydney's passive hip laxity (DI) in relation to all CANINE animals of the CHINOOK breed in the PennHIP database. This result means that 1) Sydney's hips are tighter than approximately 80% of this group of animals (alternatively, 20% of the group has tighter hips than Sydney), and 2) Sydney's hip laxity is in the tighter half of the laxity profile. The median DI for this group is 0.52. Breed-specific evaluations are analyzed semi-annually. Consequently, the average laxity and range of laxity for any given group will change over time.

Age: 32 months

L E F T	Distraction Index (DI)	N/A	Cavitation is harmless to the hip, however, it potentially increases the measurement of the DI. Therefore, no laxity score is provided, nor will this hop be used in the laxity profile ranking below.
	Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)	None
	Cavitation	Yes
	Other Findings	N/A

R I G H T	Distraction Index (DI)	0.36	DI is greater than 0.30 with no radiographic evidence of DJD. There is an increasing risk of developing DJD and the DI increases; low risk when DI is close to 0.30, high risk when DI is close to 0.70 or above.
	Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)	None
	Cavitation	No
	Other Findings	N/A

Percentile:   80th - This indicates the ranking of Hurricane Chamberlain's passive hip laxity (DI) in relation to all CANINE animals of the CHINOOK breed in the PennHIP database. This result means that 1) Chamberlain's hips are tighter than approximately 90% of this group of animals (alternatively, 10% of the group has tighter hips than Chamberlain), and 2) Chamberlain's hip laxity is in the tighter half of the laxity profile. The median DI for this group is 0.52. Breed-specific evaluations are analyzed semi-annually. Consequently, the average laxity and range of laxity for any given group will change over time.

Katrina is a wonderful buddy of mine. She is sweet, never causes any problems (except for the Dremel she ate in the middle of the night about a year ago), and is a wonderful snuggler in bed. She is a result of breeding two of my National Specialty Winners who are also products of my own breeding. As a singleton puppy she became the pick of the litter, and she is the whole package. She has a wonderful personality and has movement to die for.

Trivia -- Shortly after Katrina was born, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans with devastating results. That propted the thought of naming a Hurricane Chinook puppy Katrina. However, of equal importance was the fact that Dr. Katrina Becker, a person who has donated a tremendous amount of time and assitance to Hurricane Chinooks, was puppy sitting Chaser when Katrina, a singleton puppy, was born. In short, there were so many Katrinas involved with and around this puppy's birth that it just could not be ignored. Dr. Katrina (Tina) Becker has spent endless hours working with medical issues and helping raise puppies. Tina and her family have be involved in raising Janacek, Seneca, Keeper, Buck, Parker, Hatshepsut, Estanislao and Nittany, from Hurricane Chinooks. This is a wonderful way to honor an individual who has done so much to help Hurricane Chinooks.

U.K.C. Registered Name: GR CH 'PR' Hurricane Katrina
Birth Name: Hurricane Katrina
Born: September 3, 2005
Sire: GR CH 'PR' Hurricane Janacek
Dam: GR CH 'PR' Hurricane Chaser

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Hips: OFA 'excellent' CI-342E27F-VPI
Elbows: OFA 'normal' CI-EL33F27-VPI
Patellas: OFA 'normal - practitioner' CI-PA17/27F/P-VPI
Heart: OFA 'normal - practitioner' CI-CA31/30F/P-VPI
Eyes: CERF certificate CHI-351
Date of last eye exam: June 24, 2009

Temperament and Behavioral Certification
NONE

Conformation Titles
UKC Conformation Champion (CH)
UKC Conformation Grand Champion (GR CH)

Other

Katrina is wondering just how many Chinooks can fit on this one rock with her.