dogs...

We have a bear dog, Koda Bear and a wolf dog Luna. She has carved out a "snow napping bowl" on the front porch to nap in during the day. There is a lot of snow this year!

disclaimer: we don't really have a wolf, she is a mackenzie river husky and he is a lab & malamute mix... she may look like a sled dog but koda is the runner & puller in the family. he's the one that pulls me around on a kick sled and his dad was a retired sled dog, that's the malamute side. you can tell when you see him run, he's fast...

The Real Iditarod Start

March is Iditarod month here in Alaska. We go to the Re-start in Willow on the free shuttle bus each year. It's about 40 minutes South of Talkeetna out on Willow lake. Here we are with some friends on the bus. The musher in the photo is 4 time (in a row, going for a record 5th win) Lance Mackey. He comes from a mushing family and is a cancer survivor. We like him, he seems like the kind of guy you could sit and enjoy a beer with, just a laid back Alaskan. I love the shot of Jax and friend Shelby walking together arm & arm. Hawken fell asleep on my shoulders watching the dog mushing action and was pulled back to the shuttle in the sled that I'm glad I brought... The teams are now on their way to Nome on the North coast of our great state. It's a long, cold, crazy trail they are following out there. We have a couple Talkeetna locals in the race as well as my old boss from Steamboat Springs who is a rookie this year. He owns the dog sled tour company I was working for when I found out I was pregnant with Jaxon. It was a fun job, for a season, and I realized pretty quick I didn't want to be a musher. My kicksled with one dog is plenty for me... To follow the race check them out on the web at http://www.iditarod.com/

Wolf Dog & Bear Dog

Pup Photos

The puppies are growing fast and no longer fit in the green tub, they are 5 wks. old now and we are finding good homes for them which they will be ready for in just a few weeks...

Ying-Yang Pups

Boys & Pups

Cute, cute & more cute...

Bucket-O-Pups

Christmas Puppies

The puppies are growing fast and should be opening their eyes anytime now. They will be a week old on Christmas day. Happy Holidays from Alaska to you all!

a walk with the dogs...

I took the dogs on a quick walk to the swamp today. It's a little cold and windy out but clear and beautiful. I wasn't sure if Luna would leave the puppies but she did and seemed to enjoy the break. Denali was out and peeking over the trees at me when I got down to the swamp. Yesterday morning it was about -20 below in our area, Brrr... We watched the Eclipse from home the other night, it was awsome, we could see it from our windows which was nice since it was chilly out and the show was from about 9-11pm up here. Then last night for solstice Jax & I were at a friend's bonfire party. The moon was full and bright, there was a table of food and cookies and we were with good people, good friends. HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE TO YOU ALL!!!

Mama Dog

Luna had her pups today! Seven healthy cute little Alaska dogs in all... Pretty cool to watch and it's something she is really good at. We can barely coax her out of that box for the first week. She will spend the next couple months cleaning, feeding, licking and taking care of these little guys (hey sounds familiar, except for the licking part :0). Ah... the life of a mom. These pups are going to be cute! Stay tuned for more pics. of them...