Northern Lights 300 Sled Dog Race

Here is the website for the race that I will be starting tomorrow morning:
www.northernlights300.org
The race should be completed by Sunday January 27th!

Carmack, Pierce, Win, and Pepe' ~ Athletes of the Week Jan. 20th- 26th

Carmack is one of my main leaders. He is 9 years old and one of my larger males in my team. He is very sweet, gentle, and very furry. He gets along with everyone on the team and he loves to run. He enjoys scratches behind his ears and along his sides.

Pierce loves to snuggle into people. He always seems to have a smile on his face. He is a hard worker in the team and he pulls hard in the wheel position. He works well with other dogs and he enjoys running and pulling hard.  He is the only dog that I have to watch while hooking up the team because he like to chew his neckline and his friends that is running along side him!!

Win is a smaller dog on my team. She loves to lead the team down the trail. Sometimes she has a hard time listening to commands that are given to her, but overall she works really hard. She loves people to scratch her belly and behind her ears.  She has a lot of attitude for such a small dog!!


Pepe' is one shy guy, but a heck of a leader. Once he gets to know you he loves to be scratched behind his ears and loved on.  Pepe' has a very soft coat of fur that will keep him nice and warm in the sub-zero temperatures that we will encounter this winter. I am really excited to see how well Pepe' does in our race January 25th (Northern Lights 300)!
Go PePe' Go!!!
 

"Bee", "Willow", "Chip" and "Dale" Athletes of the Week

"Athletes of the Week January 13th-19th"

Bee is a 6 year old female who will is one of the leaders on my team. She is a very sweet and loving dog. She is the mother to Willow! I enjoy running her in the team because she is hard worker and she gets along with all of her teammates. She has electric blue eyes and a tender smile . . . I am very glad that she is a part of the team!

Willow is learning the ropes this year with her momma and her other teammates.  She has ran in lead and the team.  She is a very smart dog and picks up things very quickly.  She may be too young to run in Iditarod this year, but who knows only a few more weeks will tell!!

Chip and Dale are brothers . . . they are the sweetest boys and they look so cute running side by side in the team. They run in the team or wheel position. They both are hard workers. They both have very high metabolisms so it is a challenge to keep weight on them. They both love having their bodies rubbed all over and will snuggle right in to your arms. I just love these boys!!

"Jeff" - New Member to Our Team

Meet "Jeff"  he is such a handsome and sweet dog!  He is the largest on my team weighing in at around 60+ pounds!  He is a great team and wheel dog always getting along with everyone who runs with him!!

Over Night Camp Out with the Dogs . . .

 Riot and Hershey cuddled up!  I snuggled with them for an hour . . .

 Chop, Bee, Merv and Win relaxing before our next run of 48 miles!

 Jeff and Bristol chillin out, Bristol loves her tummy rubbed!!

 Sled parked for 4 hours of rest in between runs.  First run we went 42 miles and the second run was 48.  90 miles not too bad for the hard packed trails and warmer weather!

Scully and Willow bedded down!

Night Run!!

Cruising on down the trail last night!  The temps were in the teens and the dogs were firing on all 4-cylinders!!  It was a wonderful night for a run!!

Ready to Run!!

Getting ready to run with the dogs, all set up and ready to harness!