tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76264368852007690702024-03-13T02:57:32.280-08:00Slo-n-Eazy KennelTaking life one trail at a timeSusan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-29090188327362504082012-02-19T22:59:00.000-09:002012-02-19T22:59:55.756-09:00Wounded Warrior Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fTKD77278g/T0H9Ed1BfPI/AAAAAAAAALE/VUp-Aut2HyU/s1600/jay+start.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fTKD77278g/T0H9Ed1BfPI/AAAAAAAAALE/VUp-Aut2HyU/s320/jay+start.jpg" width="213" yda="true" /></a></div>Slo-n-Eazy Kennel is extremely proud to annouce that we aided in raising funds in the amount of $4,321 for the Wounded Warrior Project with our sponsored event. We fell short of our $10,000 goal, but nevertheless are extremely pleased. We would like to thank everyone that donated and everyone that helped us with the Yukon Quest. Without your help none of it could be possible. It is up to the American people to help support our wounded soldiers in this economical state and are happy to see that people are willing to open their pocket books to help out where they can for our soliders. We still will be raising awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project and donations can be made at anytime in any amount to the following link <a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/Default.aspx?tsid=66" target="_blank">WWP Donations</a>. Also be sure to check the WWP page frequently for events in your local area: <a href="http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/get-involved/proud-supporter-events.aspx" target="_blank">WWP Proud Supporter Events</a>. For God and Country...Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-20621845675601036372012-02-17T15:08:00.002-09:002012-02-17T15:08:56.890-09:00Home At Last<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"></span><br />
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_4f3ed73d585934c56979795">Slo-n-Eazy Kennel departed Whitehorse yesterday on Jason's 40th Birthday. It was a tough time for all of us as it was the anticipated day that Jason's would have completed the Quest. It is one of the hardest things to accept after planning for years to reach the start line only for your personal body to be the weak link of the team, but we felt it was the right thing to do to dust off the defeat a<span class="text_exposed_show">nd move on down the trail to help our friends and fellow mushers complete their mission. <br />
We transported 8 dogs from Abbie's team home yesterday and today we get to spend with our kennel. We have missed the dogs terribly. They are sitting in the yard howling fat and happy waiting for a short run. Jason is feeling much better, but is still in pain. He is making a doctor appointment as I am typing. <br />
Today the kennel made a $250 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project. We were hoping for a much larger price at the end of our Quest, but any amount to help soldiers in need is better than zero. We want to thank everyone for their dedication to the mushers and helping us raise awareness and money for the Wounded Warrior Project and supporting the Yukon Quest. It means so much to us to see how much a little can go a long way. <br />
Thank you again to all the Quest officials, volunteers, and fans that made this race a success. Thank you to everyone that helped us along the trail and to get to the trail. And lastly thank you to all that made a donation to the WWP.<br />
Donations are still being accepted and please share with your friends so that no soliders are forgotten: <a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>support.woundedwarriorproject.o</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>rg/individual-fundraising/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>yukonquest2012/</a> <br />
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All the doggies are safe at home and doing very well. They are in great shape and were looking amazing after the run in from Circle which was one of the best run times. It is a sad day for the kennel. Jason is recovering from his injury and will see a doctor soon. Unfortunely he is unable to take any pain medication due to a pre-existing medical condition. <a href="http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/17428088/article-Two-Rivers-musher-scratches-from-Yukon-Quest-in-Circle?" target="_blank">Two Rivers Musher scratches in Circle</a><br />
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We are leaving for Dawson later today to continue on the race trail and hopefully help out our fellow mushers down the trail. We are still hoping to continue to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project and to someday we will complete this Quest. We will see you down the trail. Thank you all for your support and help we appreciate everything that everyone has done to assist us and the WWP....<br />
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More to come from the trail as soon as I can get all the stories out of the old chap...Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-24918046259417032912012-02-04T20:02:00.000-09:002012-02-04T20:02:15.066-09:00Off in a FlashJason is off and headed towards the first checkpoint. It seems his Spot Tracker is not working right now and will be looked at once he reaches the checkpoint.<br />
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At the start all the dogs looked great and were very excited to get started. He past the Pleasant Valley Store which is about 40 miles from the start at 1530 and he seemed to be in good spirits.<br />
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</tbody></table>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-92132348337622148382012-02-03T08:06:00.001-09:002012-02-03T08:07:52.026-09:00Almost.......<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">Today will be spent doing the final packing. Ready for an early start downtown Saturday morning. We will be attending the Pancake feed at 0800 and then on to the dog yard to start the unpacking.</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to Jason's radio interview on 98.1 fm around 920 am. Also during the race Jason will be calling in from each checkpoint with updates so please stay tuned.</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">I would like to take the time to thank everyone from the Quest fans and volunteers to everyone that has donated to the Wound Warrior Project and are follow the cause. Every penny counts and no donation is too small. It is a great cause and we appreciate the chance to raise funds for the WWP and help our warriors so that they are no forgotten.</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">Please check out Jason's latest article in the Chicago Southtown: <a href="http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/10394164-418/former-oak-lawn-man-mushing-for-a-cause.html" target="_blank">Former Oak Lawn Man Mushing for a Cause</a></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}" style="font-size: large;">All donations for the WWP can be made here: </span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"></span><a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">https://<wbr><span class="word_break"></span>support.woundedwarriorproject.o<wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rg/individual-fundraising/<wbr><span class="word_break"></span>yukonquest2012</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></strong></h6><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">See you tommorow morning at the start - Jason will be leaving the shoot at 1124am. Happy trails!</span></strong></div>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-28869392956690525982012-02-01T22:58:00.001-09:002012-02-01T23:31:46.083-09:00Bib DrawWell, I never knew that it was so easy to quiet down Jason, just put him in front of a banquet hall full of people and suddenly the man that is never at a loss of words is at a loss for words. If I had known that I would have done that years ago. <br />
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The bib draw went well. Jason had a local young and upcoming musher Bree assist him in drawing his start number. He is starting out with bib number 9. He will be departing the starting shoot at 1124 on 4 Feb 2012. <br />
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Please join us for the start of the race on Saturday or at Meet the Musher tomorrow night at the Alpine Lodge at 6pm.<br />
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Let no soldier be forgotten. Donate to the Wounded Warrior Project here: <a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012">https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012</a>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-37421043807173745302012-02-01T15:22:00.002-09:002012-02-01T15:22:40.852-09:00Twitter<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: large;">Follow us on Twitter during the Yukon Quest @slo_n_eazy</span></span></h6>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-45604123182243027572012-02-01T06:58:00.000-09:002012-02-01T06:58:33.416-09:00Donations for the Wounded Warrior ProjectExcitiment is starting to bubble in the house and dog yard in anticipation for the big day. All donations for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) can be made here:<br />
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Check out the article written about the WWP here:<br />
<a href="http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/17358521/article-Rookie-musher-running-Yukon-Quest-for-a-special-cause?instance=home_news_window_left_top_4">http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/17358521/article-Rookie-musher-running-Yukon-Quest-for-a-special-cause?instance=home_news_window_left_top_4</a>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-46248643510259124712012-01-27T22:17:00.000-09:002012-01-27T22:17:57.745-09:00Almost....Drop bags were a successful adventure and now on with the next task sequence. We attended the purse party and got to hang out with some of our friends, fans, and supporters. The turn out was awesome and it is always a bit strange to be the one doing the autographs:) <br />
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All the doggies received some special treatment this week. A visit in the house for a little up close and personal grooming and vet care is just what the musher ordered. Everyone's feet are in excellent shape, and now looking especially pretty with their feet hair and nails freshly trimmed. The dogs have excellent weight on them and are looking happy and ready for their vet check tomorrow morning. We have narrowed down the team to 15 dogs - wondering who will be the unlucky one to stay at home - kinda wishing I could stay on the couch myself with temps dropping down into the 40 belows. But really don't want to miss out on all the excitement waiting out on the trail.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kt_2mxTc61Y/TyOgVI4p_FI/AAAAAAAAAKU/EiuD5HMhSU0/s1600/purse+party+bill+and+susan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kt_2mxTc61Y/TyOgVI4p_FI/AAAAAAAAAKU/EiuD5HMhSU0/s320/purse+party+bill+and+susan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We would also like to give another thank you to a great couple Bill and Susan McDonald they are awesome. Help us to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. Please help us to make sure no veteran is forgotten in this great time of need for our nation. Donations can be made at the following URL:<br />
<div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><strong><a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>support.woundedwarriorproject.o</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>rg/individual-fundraising/</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>yukonquest2012/</a></strong> </div>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-76743584422133145322012-01-21T01:41:00.000-09:002012-01-21T01:41:06.512-09:00Packing Packing PackingWell, drop bags are all packed and ready for tomorrow. Thanks to all who helped out in the process. It really takes a lot of time and effort to pack for a 1000 mile race. Have plenty of variety packed for the doggies. Ready for the camping trip of the year.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-74417882618099335362012-01-03T18:07:00.002-09:002012-01-03T18:07:29.788-09:00Wounded Warrior Project<div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal">Slo-n-Eazy Kennel is owned and operated by Jason Weitzel and his wife Susan Allmeroth. Jason is gearing up to run the 2012 Yukon Quest which is a 1000 mile International sled dog race. Both Jason and his wife are veterans dedicated to raising awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. Jason is donating half of his winnings to and attempting to raise $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Jason has register his run as a Sponsored Event to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). </div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal"> </div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal"></div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal" id="ctl00_mainFormContentArea_pageContent_individualPageFooterContainer">The Yukon Quest race starts in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska at 11:00 am on the Chena River and finishes approximately 10-14 days later in Whitehorse, Canada on the Yukon River. The finish and award banquet will be held on 18 Feb in Whitehorse, Canada.We encourage anyone to join us at the start, middle, or finish of the race to cheer our team on and spread the word that we are trying to raise both awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.</div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal"></div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal">The purpose of the WWP is : <br />
<div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; width: 337px;"><ul><li>To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. </li>
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All donations for the WWP can be made here: <br />
<a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/"><span style="color: #223344;">https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/</span></a>. Please help us reach our goal and support the wounded warriors so that they are not forgotten.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-18099905093674063702012-01-03T18:04:00.000-09:002012-01-03T18:04:28.043-09:00New SponsorSpecial thanks to our new sponsor VFW Golden Heart Post 3629 to their donation. Without local support we could not make it to our goal.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-76170094036953296202012-01-03T17:55:00.000-09:002012-01-03T17:55:31.554-09:00Training in PaxsonJason went down to the Paxson area for a training run only to experience high winds and soft trails. It was a great training experience for the dogs. Jason is extremely pleased with the performance of the team during his training runs. The stories he returned with were exciting and full of challenges. The trail was blown in and the snow berms were side hilled 5-6 feet in places. At one point the lead dogs disappeared from sight. He anchored down the team only to find Roy and Murtle had jumped off the guard rail and were dangling in their harnesses. He had to pull them up about 7 feet to safety. I told him he was lucky to have dogs that loved him enough to jump off a cliff for him. He was proud of his dogs for really shining and pulling through without a hitch. Another great chance for training and getting the dogs on new trail, different conditions and terrain, and camping on straw.<br />
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We also picked up two new dogs from Michelle Phillips to fill out our team. Frog is a large male that is only best described as a maniac. He is a very hard worker and loves to eat. Pixie is a smaller female that runs professional swing and is a sweet heart. Both dogs fit excellent in to our team. We have been battling injuries in our small kennel and the two new additional fill out the team beautifully. Special thanks to Michelle and Ed Hopkins.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-42866427217458404642012-01-03T17:42:00.000-09:002012-01-03T17:42:55.920-09:00TRDMA Solstice100The Two Rivers Dog Mushing Association hosted the Solstice 100 Dec 17, 2011. It was an exciting start to our race season and a great chance to get the dogs on some straw and in the race atomosphere. It was a bit warm for a December race, but the team really shined placing 5th out of 12 teams. We escaped the race with no injuries to dogs or self which is also a plus on an especially hard trail. Special thanks to all that helped us get to the race and during the race. <br />
<img alt="" class="img" height="187px" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s320x320/406148_2382053945957_1088950044_31915544_9693777_n.jpg" width="225px" />At the finish of the Solstice 100. Photo courtesy of Mariska Wright.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-72642838633736100602011-12-03T15:37:00.003-09:002012-01-03T18:14:10.412-09:00Wounded Warrior Project<div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal">Slo-n-Eazy Kennel is owned and operated by Jason Weitzel and his wife Susan Allmeroth. Jason is gearing up to run the 2012 Yukon Quest which is a 1000 mile International sled dog race. Both Jason and his wife are veterans dedicated to raising awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. Jason is donating half of his winnings to and attempting to raise $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. Jason has register his run as a Sponsored Event to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). <br />
</div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal"></div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal" id="ctl00_mainFormContentArea_pageContent_individualPageFooterContainer">The Yukon Quest race starts in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska at 11:00 am on the Chena River and finishes approximately 10-14 days later in Whitehorse, Canada on the Yukon River. The finish and award banquet will be held on 18 Feb in Whitehorse, Canada.We encourage anyone to join us at the start, middle, or finish of the race to cheer our team on and spread the word that we are trying to raise both awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. </div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal"></div><div class="tsUserCustomContentArea tsUserCustomContentAreaTop tsUserCustomContentAreaTop_fundraising tsUserCustomContentAreaBottom_fundraising_invPortal">The purpose of the WWP is : <br />
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<a href="https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/">https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/yukonquest2012/</a>. Please help us reach our goal and support the wounded warriors so that they are not forgotten.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-32984977988875255022011-11-20T13:42:00.002-09:002011-11-20T13:45:15.608-09:00Brrrrrrr It's Cold out There<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="249px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6K12584oIk/Tsl_y2h_DLI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/-Rcpvp65xN8/s320/IMAG0175.JPG" width="320px" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Synchoronized sled dog eating. Now if that was a sport we would nail the competition. It is great to see the doggies coming back from some longer runs and hitting the food right away. Jason is running a lot of 35-40 mile runs right now and trying to keep the dogs up on miles and healthy during this unseasonable November cold snap. We are seeing alot of -40 and -50 below zero tempertures and setting records here in the Fairbanks area. Hoping that it is not a theme for the winter and it warms back up and spits out a lot more snow. We are working really hard on keeping all the dogs very healthy and nice and fat. Jason has moved to running the sled, which means more work for him until we get more snow, but at least he can stay warmer on the sled. Also he can't stop the sled with all 16 dogs he is training with such low snow right now, which means he has broken the yard up into 3 teams and running a 2 on 1 off schedule. Again a special thanks to all supporting us and we will see you on the trail.</div>Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-70750922540898669652011-10-21T15:08:00.000-08:002011-10-21T15:08:17.983-08:00Finally It's HereFinally the snow is here and the dogs are a bit more happy to have the cooler weather and the snow for drinks on runs along the trail. The snow is always a welcomed sight to see in our opinion. The training miles are starting to add up and Jason is training 24 dogs and looking for that perfect 14 to make up his final team. <br />
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We have added a few new sponsors thanks to a big push from Linda B down at the Vet Center. We now have been able to secured some meat and new jackets for the Quest. It's starting to come together bit by bit. Working on another big project as well right now, more details to follow soon. <br />
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Always finding happiness in the smallest details or gestures is especially rewarding <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">particularly </span>when you take the time to see them makes us feel rich. Here's to hoping for a great snow year.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-80998706853984747582011-09-19T21:25:00.001-08:002011-09-21T16:53:34.116-08:00Fall Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I think Spot says it best here. Fast and furious can leave you a little worn down but begging for more. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5Z1VIjR6rY/TngcCklFXcI/AAAAAAAAAI0/rqKaVuwap30/s1600/Dogs+2011+093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s5Z1VIjR6rY/TngcCklFXcI/AAAAAAAAAI0/rqKaVuwap30/s320/Dogs+2011+093.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is something to be said about a bond between man and dog that not everyone can truly experience. What is great about mushing is learning everyday. Getting that one step closer too that once in a life time experience that can only truly exist based on trust and a true understanding. Listening to your dog and realizing that they know you better than you know yourself is sometimes incredible. They read us like an open book and it takes us days months years or sometimes a breaking point to truly understand what he needs wants or desires. But when it happens it is one of the best feelings you can ever experience. Jason is off to a great Fall season and so are the dogs. Taking it slow and easy like always and hope to see you on the trail.</div><br />
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Feeling a bit like Santa only hoping those bills show up in someone else's mailbox:) Excitement is in the air, especially with the cooler tempertures rolling in and making a promising start to a great season. Here's to a great start and looking towards a rewarding finish. Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-2319676410057791072011-08-06T17:37:00.000-08:002011-08-06T17:37:35.647-08:00Sign UpWell It is official. Jason was the 7th person to sign up today for the Yukon Quest 2012. So far 15 teams are signed up. Saw a lot of familiar faces today and was a beautiful day to be out and about doing a bit of socializing. Jason is now out working on putting up salmon in the freezer for the winter months ahead. Next step if finding a bit of sponsorship and starting the planning for the journey ahead.Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-2818122865427108862011-08-05T19:32:00.000-08:002011-08-05T19:32:28.176-08:00Yukon Quest 2012Well, here we go. Jason has picked up and filled out his 2012 Yukon Quest paperwork, next step is making it to sign up tomorrow between 2-4pm. Still looking for sponsorship:)Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-77316579873059331862007-02-13T11:33:00.000-09:002007-02-13T11:33:08.336-09:00Test Driving13 Feb 2007<br /><br />So, we are test driving 10 new dogs over the next 2 weeks. They all look great. Long legs, sloping backs, strong, and feisty. Jason took 5 of them out yesterday. He is impressed with all of them. But, hey it was the first run. These guys need some miles. Jay is weary of only one of them right now. But, time will tell. Abbie West and Jim Bourqin have the other 5 right now. We plan on swapping them in a week. Never thought I would be test driving a team of dogs, but I have heard of funnier things. We will see how it goes....Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-34514167713135358092007-02-13T11:28:00.000-09:002007-02-13T11:27:12.231-09:00Refreshing4 Feb 2007<br /><br />We took our 9 month old puppies out for their first run today. I remeber now why I love running dogs so much. It is pure pleasure to see for the first time the excitement a dog can have for running. The puppies radiate with eagerness and burst out of the yard like an explosion. Yapping down the road, onto the trail, and back on a quick 3 mile run. My heart is bursting. Months of caring for these little fellows is paying off now. I don't even care if they never make it into the A team. They are all pulling like champions today. I wish this could last forever...Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626436885200769070.post-12746025106480323262007-02-13T11:11:00.000-09:002007-02-09T12:55:05.100-09:00Hamburger Race27 Jan 07<br /><br />Today is my first race. I am to be a passenger in a 31 mile run from Pleasant Valley Store to Angel Creek Lodge. It is hard to explain how I am feeling today, but mostly aggravated.<br />I woke up super early today. I start the water heating on the propane stove, and cut up treats for the dogs. Once the water starts moving around I pour into the well used water bucket and add cooler water to fill up the bucket the rest of the way. I finish my oatmeal and lace up my boots. I head out to the dog yard. The sun is just starting to rise its sleepy head, so I turn on my head lamp and the yard light. The dogs seem to know now something is different today. I feed and water everyone. The dogs have a great appetite and clean their bowls quickly. I gather 12 bowls up and pack extra food into a bucket. I take the extra water back over to the house and gather a few more things together.<br />Jason is driving the team today. He received a nasty blow to the eye Wednesday night by one of the puppies. His eye has been swollen and blurred. He is still sitting on the couch trying to get his eye to open. I have him help me load up the sled and call our handler for the race. He is running a bit behind and will meet us at the store. I grab the vet records and head up to the store to register for the race. Jason shows up a bit later with the trailer to drop the dogs on. He is having a difficult time seeing, so Alex the store owner parks the trailer for us. Plans don't seem to work out for me, ever, but I am thankful yesterday I packed my sled and gathered my harnesses. Now, I just need to get the dogs there.<br />Jason stays with the trailer and I head home to fit as many dogs as I can into my Jeep. The first trip I manage to get two dogs, Rocky and Suva. It is hard to keep them in the back when I keep opening it up. So, I head up to the store drop them and go back for more. This time I load them up from my passenger door. I am able to get two into the back and then I put one in my front seat. Five more dropped. Eight more dropped. Eleven dropped. It is five minutes to 1000. The drivers meeting is fast approaching. I grab the last dog, and the rest of the gear and head back up. I can't find Jason's eye patch, but I could of sworn he had it earlier.<br />I get there just in time to drop the last dog and hear the race rules. Meanwhile, two teams start off up the trail. The mushers did not want to carry passengers, but still wanting to make the trip they went on ahead of everyone else. One of the mushers ended up on the road instead of the trail, dumped his sled twice and was dragging down the highway last time I saw him, so Alex headed off with a snow machine to help him out. I head back over to the dogs to pet them all and calm them down a bit. I sent Jason to get a warm bucket of water, while I scoop up some poop. I then pack the sled with extra hats, mittens, and a jacket. I start organizing the harnesses. I put them all in the order I want to hook up the dogs. It is a mass start, so after the hat is thrown we have to race to hook up, harness, and leave. Everything is finally in order and I feel a bit happier. I then tell our handler what to take down to Angel Creek. Jason is back with the water. We quickly water the dogs. We serve them water baited with Elk burger. Some of them readily gobble it down, others just ignore the stuff. We have 15 minutes till the start. I put everything for Angel Creek in one pile for the handler. We make sure the gang line is pulled out and staked down. We talk nervously in great anticipation. Five minutes to go. Two minutes. We are off. We are in a spot with deep snow, and next to a large sign. I grab my first dog, Bruno, harness him and hook him up. I grab my second dog and hook her up, Jason is finishing with his first. I finish with all six of my dogs and grab two more of Jason. I take up the leaders neck line, while he grabs the small snow hook out of the front. The dogs are all lined out and look great. I jump into the sled and yelled at Jason to hurry up. He is having problems pulling up the snow hook, by that time the dogs are turning down the trail the wrong way and almost wrap around the sign. I jump out to head up to the front and they figure it out. We our out fourth. Seven minutes to hook up 12 dogs and head out. As we near the start line someone yells at us. Jason drops the snow hook and I run up to the front of the team. Our lead dog's right leg is out of the harness. I unhook him, quickly re-harness him, and run back to the sled. Now we are off. The dogs are looking like champions.<br />We quickly cover the first five miles, and overtake the beautiful and majestic Siberian team in front us, about a half mile before the road crossing. We cross the road easily and head up the trail. I can see a team ahead of us, but they are traveling a bit faster than us. I lose sight of them, right before the first overflow. The team slides all over the ice trying to keep traction on the rough trail. The overflow has grown since last week. We make it through without a hitch. We our nearing the old abandon cabins and dogs start to slow down just a bit. They are starting to reach for scoops of snow around Twin Bears. The trail is slow from all the warming weather, and of course they are carrying twice the weight they are used to today. We make it to Colorado Creek and trail is called, we are past by Tamara Rose. Her team is young and does not pass well. I jump up out of the sled and help her team around us. She is aggravated that one of my dogs snipped at one of hers. He is veteran dog, just doing what older dogs do to younger dogs. Put them in there place, and perhaps that is why is previous owners Dave King and Sue Sprinkle named him Snipper. After they pass, I quickly grab one of my snack bags and offer treats to the dogs. We are about an hour out. Some of them readily accept the treats, others decline. We our back off in less than 2 minutes. We are not 3 miles down the trail, and Susan Amundsen approaches quickly. She is not carrying a passenger and has absolutely no weight in an old stanchion sled. As she passes, one of her dogs gets into a belly wrap and she stops in front of us. We pull our team to a stop and try to hold them while she adjusts her dogs. As she heads back to her team the snow hook gives loose, the sled hits her leg, she makes a hard dive for the sled, and misses. Jason immediately pulls the hook and we our off after her team. We are already heavily weighted down, so we leave Susan on the side of the trail and pray the next team will pick her up soon. Her team is so fast, our dogs are trying so hard to keep up, her team keeps picking up distance on us. We can see the snow hook bouncing trying to grab, but no luck. They slow and then speed up. I tell Jason to stop and I jump off the sled and run with all my might. I barely reach her sled and they take off this time with me on it. I am holding on the best I can. I yell commands at her dogs, and they ignore me, after all who am I but a mere stranger stealing a ride. I drag the snow hook looking of a hold no luck, these guys are not stopping. The trail is wide and clear of trees. I see a few trees up head, and manage to slow the team a bit. I try to snag a small tree with the hook and miss. When is this ride going to stop. I think to my self the first checkpoint is up ahead less than 2 miles. Worse case scenario I can stop them there and that when it happened. We hit the worst overflow I had ever been on. Okay so my greatest fear up to today has been overflow. I don't like it, who does. The overflow slants hard to the right. I ride the left runner hard, with all my weight leaning, trying to grab her drag pad with my foot, but it is so far back. Wham, the sled slides down the the right hard, flips, and lands me in the water, and the sled in the trees. At last the dog team is stopped. They are looking back at me, and I pull myself up out of the water. I turn around and Jason is pulling up. I yell for him to pass me and get off the over flow. Another team is pulling up behind him and they are carrying Susan. I feel terrible that I flipped her sled. There appears to be no damage, and I hope the dogs are okay. I tell her I am sorry, and she seems more concerned about me than anything. She grabs the front of her team and pulls them back as I struggle to pull the sled off the pine it is stuck on and out of the ice and water. We walk her team up a bit and I stand on the old brake and her snow hook as she untangles her front four dogs. I am amazed at how much more well behavior these dogs are when Mama is in the picture. Finally, she is on the back of her sled passes us once again and we are all off. What a trip.<br />The other team follows us into the first checkpoint. We stop and grab a card for the poker hand. We got a jack of heart at the start and now a king of spade. Two face cards, but not much of anything the other team stops to snack and we continue on. We are past by one more team, so I grab our snack bag and snack again. Again most refuse, but some partake. By the time we reach the quarry the team that stopped and snacked is ready to pass. We get a seven of diamonds here and the other team passes us easily. The passenger of the other team this time hops out and leads the team around. This is the first and only team that has assisted their own dogs around us. They pass without any problems. We follow them closely for quite some time. They are traveling just a little faster. We hit the river and wind through some open spaces and then into the big old spruces. I see so many down trees and all I can think of is fire wood. I am no longer wet I am frozen. My clothes are hard with ice. We cross under the road at North Fork and head up into the hills. The wind picks up at this elevation and I can stand it no longer. The climb is slow the dogs at having a hard time, but I am having a harder time. I get out and run along side the sled as all as a can, hop back in, and do it again. I have to warm myself up. Finally we start to descend. I am comfortable again. My clothes are stiff, but I am warm inside. We descend and cross under the last bridge. We can smell the wood smoke of the lodge and I yell at the dogs to pick up the pace. We start to exit the river and head up into the last stretch when Snipper sees the running stream of water. He immediately halts, all the dogs look like bumper cars at this point. Jason yells on by and Snipper turns to the left and tries to go back the way he came. Rocky is pulling him with all his might, but Snipper will have none of it. There is no snow hold here on the river and I jump out and pull the dogs back towards the water. Here I can see the creek is about an inch deep and four feet wide. I have to drag Snipper through the water. I really have to drag him. Finally we are through and up on the bank. I untangle everyone and we are off. The go through a series of turns and then we are there. We have made it. Angel Creek Lodge. We check in and try to head to the dog truck. Our dogs a bit tried and confused and seem to want to go every way, but where they should. I get turned on the side in the sled during this whole process and luckily Jason is able to pop the sled back up on right side up before I spill out. I jump out and grab the lead dogs. Enough is enough, I am lead dog now. We make it to the truck. Unhook all the dogs. I snack, Jason goes for water. Everyone seems so tired. I remove my frozen pants and shirt. I put on a extra hat, mittens, and jacket I had packed and thanked myself inwardly for thinking ahead. We feed the dogs a warm meal. And then pack them into the warm straw filled dog box.<br />We head inside for a cool drink and some warm food. It has taken us 3 hours and 40 minutes to come 31 miles carrying more than 400 pounds - and caught a run away team. We receive and award for having the most fun. And well yes I did have the most fun, if that is what you choose to call it. I walked away with some great stories and bit more knowledge than I started with. One thing I can say about being a passenger on a dog race - make sure you have something to shield yourself from the flying poop and snow, bring extra clothes, hold on tight, and be prepared for the ride of your life knowing you have no control of where you might go or end up especially when a blind man is driving. And for my fear of overflow piece of cake with icing on top:)Susan Allmeroth and Jason Weitzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189147818301416721noreply@blogger.com0