Category Archives: Sled Dogs

Maude Knows What to Do!

Maude injured her left back toe pad. It’s possible she hurt it on the Gin Gin, or possible she hurt it in the dog yard. The wound was pretty nasty (sorry I don’t have a pic), and she ended up … Continue reading

Posted in Maude, Vet Visits | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Gin Gin 2011

Highlights Zipper on snowsuit broke. Lost team. Scratched. Ran 100 of the 213 mile course. Frostbite on six fingertips. The Team Chevy & Nikki (Lead) Maude & Zeus (Point) Snowball & Moe (Team) Ahab & Shrek (Team) Spike & Luke … Continue reading

Posted in Ahab, Capella, Chevy, Luke, Maude, Moe, Nicky, Phanty, Races, Shrek, skin, Snowball, Spike, trips, Zeus | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Solstice 100: December 17, 2011

Greg ran the Solstice 100 on December 17, the first race held by www.trdma.org this season. Weather was excellent, with lows of -10F, and highs of 5F during the race. Trail conditions were excellent, with only very small areas of … Continue reading

Posted in Ahab, Capella, Chevy, Moe, mushing, Nicky, Phanty, Races, Shrek, Snowball, Spike, Wayne, Zeus | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Longer Runs

Yesterday was our first “long run” 48 miles. Temp was -22. Total hours was around 5.5. Everyone, except for Roo, did great and had energy when we got home. Roo began getting tired at around 20 miles and at 30 … Continue reading

Posted in Ahab, Capella, Chevy, Luke, Moe, Nicky, Phanty, Roo, Shrek, Snowball, Spike, training, Zeus | Tagged | Leave a comment