6:30 am. 25 degrees.

Balmy morning that barely required gloves. I love it. The race team was heading out as we got in. E-bear and Kris were narrowing down his top picks for the upcoming ‘Race to the Sky’ in Montana. Last year Kris had walking pneumonia so had to miss it. This year he’s looking good and so are the dogs. Wishing him the best. Have to admit, I was a bit jealous of E-bear getting to go on the training which consisted of six hours of running, six hours of sleep and another six hours on the trail. I think it would be tough to control the dogs and stay on the sled, but what an amazing opportunity!

The tours were easy today as Sara took the first sled with a guest, so I didn’t have to worry about pacing, I just had to make sure everyone stayed standing, which they all did!

The afternoon, Beagle went out and I stayed back and fed the dogs. It’s nice to be able to go through and see every dog and give them a few quick seconds of love. It’s amazing how quickly the winter goes by.

Forgot to mention that yesterday we had a family come out that had been out the year before and remembered our pups who are now full grown dogs and running on the team. Benny was on their team and he’s close to being one of the tallest dogs in the kennel.