Zinc came to us this year, 2011, from Chuck Cullip. Chuck had purchased a female, Mulan (Stinky), from us a few years ago and then bred her to one of our males, Fuji. "Stinky" has since been retired here with us. Two females came out of that litter, and since Zinc was not a leader and was already 4 years old, he agreed to sell her to us. It will take some work to take a sprint dog and turn her into a distance dog, but so far she shows great promise for this endeavor.