Fall Training

So I think Spot says it best here. Fast and furious can leave you a little worn down but begging for more.

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.

New trails ahead

Well, the planning is off to a quick pace, laying the ground work for months ahead. We have been making lists and checking them twice and now have starting ordering away. 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.

Sign Up

Well 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.

Yukon Quest 2012

Well, 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:)

Test Driving

13 Feb 2007

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....