Training...
Racing for the 2008 season went very well this year. Matt took 12 of the more experienced dogs to the Knik 200. It was a great run and a lot of fun for the dogs. The team got a lot of funny looks from spectators at the end of the race, simply because they were barking like crazy and didn't appear to have run at all! Their effort was good enough for 5th place in a very competitive field.
Two weeks later, an entirely different group of dogs ran in the Klondike 300. It was a great race to test out some of the younger dogs. Out of the team of 16, there were eight 2 year olds and one yearling! The conditions were far from good, as we were inundated with heavy snow and warm temps. The dogs proved their toughness, as they found themselves in the lead early in the race and ended up breaking trail for the other teams. Despite a second place finish, Matt was very pleased with the way the team handled themselves in this very competetive race in the 2007 Klondike we placed 3rd and in '06 we placed 2nd.

2008 Race Schedule.....

RACE	LOCATION	DATES
Copper Basin 300	Glennallen, Ak	Jan 2008
Klondike 300	Big Lake, Ak	Jan 19 2008
Iditarod	Anchorage to Nome, Ak	March 1, 2008
Kusko 300	Bethel, Ak	Jan 21, 2008

Some race history .....

RACE	YEAR	PLACED
Copper Basin 300	2007	5th Place  *
Copper Basin 300	2005	2nd Place
Klondike 300	2007	8th Place
Iditarod	2007	29th Place
Iditarod	2006	Scratched
Iditarod	1999	33rd Place
Iditarod	1998	36th Place

* 2007 Copper Basin Humanitarian Award
*1999 Iditarod Sportsmanship Award