Life with Siberian Huskies

The pups have grown into working sled dogs. This will be their first winter as working sled dogs. They’re already running in harness and looking forward to each new run we take. They are tall, fast, and amazingly affectionate. Each one is quite the character too.

Mom and Dad are running lead with their boys.

My dogs prefer sprints over distance. They can do both, but to bring out the best in them, you have to figure out where their head is. In this case, these dogs like speed. It sure makes training runs go a lot faster than doing miles and miles at a reasonable rate that conserves energy for the whole trip.

I decided to take a chance and see what would happen if I bred two entirely different styles of racing dogs together. I chose the best two leaders I have to be the parents of the litter.

Sire: Togo of Seppalta-II: He’s a Seppala Siberian Sled dog with direct lines back to where it started. Leonhard Seppala, best known for the 1925 serum run against a diphtheria out...