Quote Originally Posted by Glacier
21 of the 23 are rescued or rehomed. Only Muskwa and Earle have been with us from puppyhood. 15 are from the local humane society. The others came from other mushers or we rescued them on our own.

Good luck with your plans. I'd strongly advise that if you want to sled with them, that you get one trained lead dog. Lots of them are available as rescues in certain areas. Lots of mushers get rid of their dogs as they approach 9 years old. A 9year old dog can still potentially pull for a few years and a trained leader will make things much easier and more fun for you! Check out the Second Chance League in Fairbanks, AK. They ship dogs for the right home and only rescue trained sled dogs.
Wow, I thought that about half, or a little over were rescues! That is awesome, and makes me even more excited! Thanks for the advice too, I will definitely remember that. I am going to start to keep a notebook for things like this. I went to a sled dog demo, and they had two huskies there, and they were gorgeous! Every day I think of this, and I am eager to learn more and more.
Although, I don't understand why a musher would just "throw away" their older lead dog, this dog has probably been with them for a long time. It breaks my heart to hear things like that.

It is fun to read everyone's plans! It makes me excited to hear about everything happening, and I wish you all luck! I am hoping to get Jemi' into agility, and I am waiting for the call back on if they are going to have classes here this summer or not!

Quote Originally Posted by Wenisrubber
Can Chis even do agility?
Absolutely any dog can do agility, maybe not professionally, but in your backyard. My three-legged girl Jesse has no problem when I have her do jumps. She has proved the vets wrong with her jumping, and she just enjoys it! As long as the dog enjoys it, they can do it.

Well everyone, I can't wait to read about your plans as they near and you are able to do them!
Stephanie