Genetic Mutts

Running the Mid Distance Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Day 15: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Team Buzzsaw

Showed up early at Stetson’s and started picking up poop. The dogs know me now and I have fun watching how excited they get to have someone pet them. There are a couple that are shy and want nothing to do with you but for the most part they go nuts. Tabio is my favorite pup. He is as playful as any of the others but just looks like a purebred. A lot of these dogs are mutts. They are genetic mutts, bred down from different strains of mushing dogs. HoBo was one of Lance Mackey dogs that is used for breeding….lucky dog! I put on most of the harnesses today and drove 1 loop with Stetson and 2 alone. It was flawless and this team is easy to handle. They know what to do! I try to imitate Stetson’s voice when giving commands, not quite there ….yet. I got a tour of the mushing truck today. If you need something, it’s somewhere in that truck. Food, harnesses, gang lines, neck lines…it’s all in there.