It was inevitable....Don and I adopted Kiche, Chiclet and Chance from SCL into our home.
Now we have no foster dogs through SCL. It hasn't been the best winter for running dogs with the low snowfall and then the record breaking cold in January. And now, February is acting as if it is springtime with above freezing temperatures and even a little rain through the night!! Not a good winter to run dogs.
We haven't been racing much. The dogs just aren't in shape and with many of my race dogs approaching the 10 year mark, we are doing many more runs for fun and going for a lot more skijoring runs than sledding.
Chiclet and Chance were spayed over a week ago and they are doing great. We will start running them again soon. They get along with all our other dogs and love to play.
Kiche continues to make progress. We can now let her loose with a group of dogs and actually catch her when it is time to be hooked back up. And today she was out playing with all the dogs and came into the house when I opened the door.
I think now that she is officially ours I think her attitude will be different. It is odd having a dog as a foster knowing that it really isn't "our" dog, but could go to someone else that expressed interest. I believe the dog understands this too and doesn't want to make a solid bond. So now, all of the girls belong to this pack and will fit in quite well.

I can't say how much I appreciate Don...just having someone in my life that mirrors my love and view of dogs is wonderful. How he puts up with me and a dozen dogs in the house is beyond me, but he loves it and loves being a part of the pack!!

So our family now includes the SCL dogs: Misty, Blackberry, Jewel, Kiche, Chiclet and Chance.
Happy Trails.

Well, we have 2 new additions to our SCL foster family. Chance and Chiclet were pulled into SCL and both got spayed today! We are planning on adopting Chiclet. She is a very shy dog but with training she will turn into a good sled dog. Her one daughter, Snickers has been adopted so we are down to only 1 foster puppy left (Skittle).
Chance continues to be a great sled dog. We ran her the other day for 6 miles and this was after being laid off for a couple of weeks because of the cold. She just never wants to stop.
But now she will have 2 weeks of recovery before we can run her at all again. We have had several people interested in her so hope to find her a good home. Her daughter Siren, just found a wonderful adoptive home and will be a skijor/pet dog living the good life.
Kiche (SCL) is still with us of course. She continues to be shy but the other day her snap hook opened while she was playing and she was loose in the yard. We just watched her for awhile out the window and she had a ball playing with the other dogs.
She let Don slowly walk up to her and wasn't afraid of being caught. So we will start to let her loose more often knowing that we can readily catch her. This is a huge step for this dog.

Training has been sporadic this winter. First it was lack of snow, then it was severe cold. Many races have been cancelled but we have been doing the skijor races and the ADMA races that are being held. My dogs continue to do well even though my main race dogs are now 9 and 10 years old. They always put me in awe of their drive and their ability.
A lot of their success at this age I believe is their living in a warm dog barn at night and sometimes during the day when it gets really cold. And also, being able to run loose in the off season to keep them in good shape.