Even though we don't have any more SCL fosters at the moment I'll continue to update my blog about the dogs. We will be looking for homes for some of our adopted fosters.
Chance (SCL) is one we will keep though. What a great little dog. She is a super leader and just loves to go. She is also fast and we are finding out, is frustrated in a slower team. A friend took her out in the 3 dog skijor team with 2 of my older and slower dogs. She said that Chance crabbed badly. Well!!! This is because she works so hard and was trying to speed the team up. So we are keeping her in faster teams where she thrives.
Don skijored with her along with Borax and Crowe the other day at Creamer's. He came back grinning ear to ear saying that it was one of the best runs he has ever had. about 6 miles with a powerful team, all working together with Chance as one of the leaders.
We haven't tried Chiclet yet. She is rather timid and has spent most of her time running free in the side yard with her daughter Skittle. But we officially adopted Skittle from the shelter a couple of days ago and had her spayed on Friday. So Chiclet in now in the front dog yard as she plays too hard with her kid and Skittle doesn't need that right now. Chiclet is in a bit of shock with the other dogs and I don't think she has ever been chained out before.
But today I let most of the dogs loose. Had 25 loose total and that is my all time record. After I hooked a few of the dogs back up I let Chiclet, Chance and Kiche loose with about a dozen dogs. They all got along great. Chiclet is getting used to having other dogs around. She is affectionate but quiet and reserved. Kiche is easy to catch anymore so I have no qualms about letting her loose to play. It has taken a long time. She is still very very shy and barks at us a lot, but she is not afraid to have us approach her.

Blackberry and Misty (SCL adoptees) are both doing great. Blackberry and Robin won the last day race of the Race Across the Valley so I was proud of them. Misty is driven to go go go. I skijored with her in a 3 dog team on Wednesday. When I put her back in the truck she was still screaming so Sara took her and 2 other dogs for another run!! that dogs loves to go. She is a good leader and is learning the commands.

This is the first year in probably 10 years that I haven't run the Limited North American. It is this weekend. I thought it was going to be too hot but it has been very cold. So there is a tinge of regret for not running, but I have had a great racing career and time to think of doing other things with my dogs.....we need to get in some camping trips in the future with them.
The Limited is WAY down in the numbers of teams running this year. Not sure why. Sprint mushing is not doing as well as mid distance and distance races.

We will be heading out to skijor tomorrow. March is my favorite month and we have good snow and temps will warm up a bit tomorrow. We have been skijoring a lot in the last couple of weeks. I haven't been on my sled in several weeks! Just more fun to skijor with all the dogs and with Don and Sara taking out teams, all the dogs get run.
Even Jewel (SCL adoptee by Don) likes to skijor!! funny to see this doberman/basenjii in harness taking off down the trail.