Vice World Winner 2024 · Vice European Winner 2025 · Supreme BISS · Judged by the breed's most respected names
Hakuna Vota Yosemite, call name Mitya, is a Siberian Husky bitch bred and owned by Tetiana Karpenko at Hakuna Vota FCI kennel in Ukraine. She is, to our knowledge, the most titled Siberian Husky bitch of Ukrainian breeding.
What makes her record remarkable is not just the titles but it's who awarded them.
The Judges Who Evaluated Mitya
Mitya has been shown under some of the most influential breed specialists in the Siberian Husky world. These people who are directly shaping the breed's present and future:
AKC Judges & Breed Specialists:
- Donna Beckman — Goldbear Siberians
- Bruce Barnes — Zvezda Siberians
- Cindy Stansell
- Shilon Bedford — Malamute breed specialist
- Sheryl Patterson — CKC judge, Malamute breed specialist
FCI Judges & Breed Specialists:
- Guido Schafer — Hightower's Siberians
- Augustin Ionescu — Wolf Point Siberians
- And many more FCI respectable judges from Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, Latin America
Under every one of these judges, Mitya received an "Excellent" rating, and got high evaluations and nice judge reports.
This is something worth being proud of. Every breeder dreams of showing a dog of their own breeding under a true breed specialist, and walking out with nothing less than 'Excellent.' But when that 'Excellent' comes with a Class Winner, or Winners Bitch, or Winners Dog: that's a milestone. And when it's the highest award of all a Best of Breed - that's the moment every breeder works toward for years. With our tandem of Mitya and me, it happened under those judges and many more listed above.
→ Our breeding philosophy and bloodlines
World & European Dog Shows
EuroDogShow 2023: Herning, Denmark - Siberian Husky Specialty
Best of Breed at Specialty, and Best in Show Specialty - 4
WorldDogShow 2024 Zagreb, Croatia + Croatia Winner
Excellent 1 out of 18 class entries. Reserve Best Female out of 100 bitches in breed. Vice World Winner 2024.
Croatia Winner 2024 · Zagreb
Excellent. Best Bitch №2 in a strong competition. Closed Croatian Champion.
EuroDogShow 2024 · Celje, Slovenia + Siberian Husky Specialty
Best of Breed at Specialty! Class Winner at EuroDogShow (1st out of 8). Closed Slovenian Champion.
WorldDogShow 2022(20) · Madrid + Siberian Husky Specialty
Excellent rating at both events bering at Junior class.
WorldDogShow 2023 · Geneva
Excellent 6/20 rating. being absolutely naked ( in summer bikini)
→ Full timeline of Hakuna Vota achievements
European Breed Specialty Shows
We deeply value breed-specific club shows (Siberian husky Specialties or Nordic Breeds Specialties) across Europe. There Siberian Husky is judged by breed specialists usually who truly knows the standard and has a big experience in breeding and working our breed. Mitya has competed at:
Czech Republic · Nordic Sledding Club
Best of Breed — 3 times. Best in Specialty Show - 1 time.
Austria · Vulkanland Winner shows of ÖCNHS
Three club shows in one weekend under three different judges:
Show 1 — Best of Breed, Best in Show.
Show 2 — Winners Bitch.
Show 3 — Class Winner (11 competitors in the class).
Supreme Best in Show across all three events.
Poland · Nordic Sledding Club
Winners Bitch. Best of Opposite Sex. Polish Club Winner.
Denmark · Nordic Sledding Club
Reserve Club Winner + CAC
Italy · National Siberian Husky Specialty
Class Winner. Reserve CAC.
European Siberian Husky Club
Winner and the Best Of Breed — twice.
→ Learn about the Siberian Husky breed standard
What It Takes
Someone might say that titles aren't everything. And they're right cause titles alone mean nothing.
But to walk into a ring with a big entries and walk out with Best of Breed, you need two things working in perfect harmony: the high quality of the dog itself in terms of anatomy, movements, temperament, brains, and also high-quality training.
A successful show dog is an athlete. Behind every win are months of conditioning, handling practice, travel across countries, managing stress, and learning to perform under heavy stress circumstances - which is what a dog show actually is. It's breeding work and daily work combined.
Mitya is the result of both. She was born in our home, raised in our family, and shown by me, her breeder, across Europe. Every title she carries is a reflection of what we believe in at Hakuna Vota: that a truly great Siberian Husky is not just beautiful. She's built right, moves right, thinks right, and lives right.
→ How we raise our puppies. The same way we raised Mitya
What Mitya Means for Hakuna Vota
Mitya's results confirm that a small family kennel from Ukraine can produce dogs that compete and win at the highest level in the world against the best one? being shown under the most respected judges.
This inspires us to keep going. To keep learning. To honor the knowledge we've gained from every show, every trip, every conversation with the breed's old-timers. And to pour everything we know into the next generation of Hakuna Vota Siberians.
— Tetiana Karpenko, Hakuna Vota Siberians
Interested in a puppy from Mitya's bloodline?
→ Breeding plans | Available puppies | Contact us
Someone will say that sockets and titles are not the main thing. But I will say that in order for a coded entry into the ring to end in victory and Best Of Breed, you need to have two components in good shape - the high quality of the dog itself in terms of anatomy, movements, temperament, brains, and also high-quality training. Because any successful show dog is an athlete, believe me. This is a lot of work in different directions, starting with breeding work and ending with mastering unnecessary emotions in moments of heavy stress, which is what a dog show actually is.
