The first sprint race of the season is Sunday (if it isn't too cold). Don and I are going to pass. We ran sleds for the FIRST time on Wednesday at the hall. We each did 2 teams of 4 each. The trail is hard and fast with lots of grass showing through. There were places where I feared that I couldn't hook down so we aren't planning on racing because of the safety issue. I did try and hook down in one of the grassiest areas and the hook kind of held, but this was with a 4 dog team. So until we get more snow I think that we will stick with training and having some fun around the area.
Kiche is the only SCL foster dog that I have at the moment. She hasn't been running much as she seems afraid of the 4 wheeler. She continues to be shy and timid but she is playing a lot more with the dogs around her. She certainly enjoys sleeping in the warm dog barn during these cold nights!
I have 5 other shelter foster dogs. Chance with one puppy and Chiclet with 2 puppies.
Siren, the puppy of Chance was born at the shelter. She is 11 weeks old and already 25 pounds. She is going to be a big dog. Very smart. She is available for adoption. Chance is a driven sled dog. We have run her a couple of times with the 4 wheeler and I have skijored with her and ran her in my 4 dog sled team on Wednesday. She lives inside at night, is totally housebroken, and is just a great all around dog. We will probably pull her into SCL soon as I won't let her go back to the shelter.
We haven't tried Chiclet yet. Her puppies are 10 weeks old and full of energy. They are all still in protective custody from the shelter, but will soon be available for adoption.
I'm excited to get Chiclet in harness. She is a shy dog but very very sweet and a beautiful black/mocha color.
Misty and Blackberry continue to do great. Misty is a love that is a great house dog but also a very driven sled dog. That dog LOVES to run!!
Blackberry is also a house dog (yes, Don and I have a LOT of house dogs!!) who is so quiet in the house I often forget she is in here. But outside and in harness she is high strung and certainly loves to run and pull. They have both been great additions to our kennel.
Jewel, SCL adoptee by Don, has also turned out to a great dog....maybe not the best sled dog. She likes to go but just doesn't have that natural ability of a husky. We run her sporadically and she likes to skijor, but with her extremely short coat she doesn't like the cold weather. She is always in the house and usually buried under several layers of bed blankets. We love her antics.