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You can choose any of our huskies who are not already sponsored, but the following are examples from each category that would love the extra help. Don't worry if you cannot afford the full cost of keeping a dog here through the year (as detailed in sponsorship options) - any contribution towards these characters is much appreciated.
- Any unsponsored husky can be chosen; any contribution is appreciated
- Retired/older dogs cared for at the farm into old age
- Hard-working sled dogs like Hickory, Japp and Dole need extra food to keep weight on
- Each profile lists running position, date of birth and the 2019-20 season running total
Retired & older dogs
The following dogs are older or less useful sled-dogs but since they are probably not so easy to find new homes for, we are fully expecting to care for them into their old age: Kiri-Kiri, Bono, Vulpes, Kurpitsa, Cherry and Seljeli.
Kiri-Kiri is an awesome leader, though slowing down a little with age; no-one messes with him. He has hypothyroidism but is as strong and healthy as ever. Vulpes, though older now, is a great leader who stays focused and motivated and enjoys the shorter runs - super friendly with us and our guests even if a little grumpy with other dogs. Kurpitsa, whose name means 'pumpkin' in Finnish, is a sweetheart who will sit and gaze at you until you notice her, then paw at you for strokes.
Working sled dogs
The following are amazing sled-dogs but require more care and food than most to keep in good health or weight: Hickory, Japp, Dole, Buddha, Maple, Nuna, Cinnamon and Indigo.
Hickory is one of our H-pups born in 2014 on our farm; his whole litter are extremely hard workers and because of this he needs a lot of extra food to keep him healthy. Japp and Dole are among our strongest and fastest Alaskan huskies but, because of their short coats and energy use, have difficulty keeping weight on and need to be consistently fed more than the other sled-dogs. Indigo came as a very shy rescue dog who cowered in the corner of the kitchen, but after a lot of time and love has become a happy lady and a wonderful leader-in-training who wears a special fluffy harness to avoid harness rub.
Running records
Kiri-Kiri (Lead, D.O.B 10.09.2010) ran 2664km in the 2019-20 season. Bono (Any position, D.O.B Aug 2007) ran 138km as he slows with age. Vulpes (Lead, D.O.B 28.07.2009) ran 1396km. Kurpitsa (Lead, D.O.B 19.10.2010) ran 1844km. Cherry (Team/Wheel, D.O.B 10.11.2008) ran 422km. Seljeli (Lead, D.O.B 02.08.2008) ran 735km.
Hickory (Lead/Wheel, D.O.B 31.07.2014) ran 2712km. Japp (Improving leader, D.O.B 28.04.2014) ran 2507km. Dole (Lead, D.O.B 04.06.2013) ran 2666km. Buddha (Team/Wheel, D.O.B 05.09.2013) ran 993km. Nuna (Team/Wheel, D.O.B 06.01.2013) ran 2295km. Indigo (Lead/Team, D.O.B Jan 2013) ran 1958km.
