CHILLY

Also known as "Chilly Dog" or "Chilly Bean", he is one of my favorite yearlings. Chilly is always smiling, wagging his tail, and waiting to receive a great big bear hug. As a natural leader, I think Chilly is going to have a blast this winter.

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Tracy Morrow!

FUSION

Fusion appears to have inherited all of both parents' best attributes! He has Baker's loud enthusiasm and Jett's natural leadership skills. He is super confident and just as sweet.

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Tracy Morrow!

ENVY

Envy is soft hearted, happy, and full of love. He is very attentive to "his human" and wants to be every dog's best friend. Just like his siblings, Envy is also a natural in lead!

RAZOR

A big, long legged girl, Razor will not be lacking athleticism! She is a fantastic young dog who acts much older than her age. She makes great eye contact, loves to snuggle, and enjoys running at the front of the team.

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Don and Cyndy Rastovski!

RED

Red is intensity, intelligence, and amiability all rolled into one handsome dog! He is already running lead and I think this guy is going to go far in life. 

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Don, Cathy, Poco, and Angus!

WHITE

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White is a gentle soul who is always ready to enjoy a belly rub and giant hug. He partners up well with anyone, but he especially enjoys it when he gets to run with his brother, Blue. White is already a leader in the making. He is one of the most photogenic dogs on the team, so get ready to see a lot of him on Facebook this year!

BLUE

Blue is a joyful guy who is happiest when out on the trail running! He is pretty much a 50/50 mixture of Red and White's personalities. He is an up and coming leader who really loves to run with any of the girls. ;-)

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Alex and Ollie Ege!

FIRECRACKER

Firecracker is.... well, a firecracker! This little girl never runs out of energy and is a total natural at the front of the team! She may be little, but she makes up for it with all of her spunk. 

NASA

NASA is gigantic and still has a lot of growing left to do at only 11 months old. He is extremely passionate when he is in harness, and the biggest teddy bear in the world when he's not. 

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Thomas Rosenbloom!

AXIS

Axis is much like his brother, NASA, just not quite as big and possibly even more of a teddy bear! He's been jumping up and down to go ever since his very first run in harness!

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Rhonda and Jake O'Grady!

ATOM

Atom is a fun little bundle of energy. He loves to run with Winkle, and I love seeing him mature more and more every run as he learns from the superstar that has raced over 8,000 miles and trained countless more than that. Atom is like a sponge now and soaks everything up!

WOODSTOVE

Woodstove is amazing! If he was dumped in a can of black paint, he could easily pass for a black lab. He loves to swim (uncommon for Alaskan Huskies), loves to please his human, and is an all around jolly soul. I had to leave the cabin for about 1/2 hour the day he was born, and he crawled away from his mom and underneath the woodstove, where I found him as soon as I got home. He gained a scar on the top of his head to tell his tale and, of course, he had to be named Woodstove.

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Richard Rosenbloom!

COMET

Comet is a tiny little girl but she sure doesn't know it. I keep having dreams where we are running in a race and she is the little superstar in lead. We'll see if those dreams come true! Comet loves playing with her big retired buddy, North, when he is supervising the happenings in the kennel.

ACE

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Ace is an extremely hyperactive boy! I'm pretty convinced that it is physically impossible for him to stand still for longer than 2 seconds. He is always 100% ready to rumble!

TEEGAN

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Teegan is the team's pacifist. She is extremely submissive, almost to a fault, so my big project this year is to help break through her shell and allow her personality to bloom! She is passionate about pulling and usually runs with Ozzie (below).

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Pat Berglund!

Dundee

Dundee wins the "most beautiful and unique eyes award". With the top half being brown and the bottom half a piercing blue, she wins it hands down! Dundee is a little bundle of energy and would happily run all day long. 

Ken

Ken is one of a two puppy accidental litter between to very talented sled dogs, Winkle and Erin. Ken is a bit of a handful until he gets into his harness, then he's all business! He has already matured a lot during our first few months of fall training and I'm excited to watch him progress!

NOOGIE

Noogie has a little bit of a different bloodline for our kennel, and I'm really looking forward to seeing his progress this season. He is a hard working guy and is very easy to pick out in the team with his unique coloring!

Litnik

Litnik is a beautifully built big girl who is passionate about life. She can be a bit bossy with other girls, but all the boys love her! If she grows up to be like either of her awesome parents, she is going to be a superstar.

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Richard Carstens!

Line

Line was born in Alaska and along with her two sisters, made her way down the Alaska Highway and to our kennel as a young pup. Line is a big female who gets along great with all of the more rambunctious males on the team. She loves to run and has very strong focus in harness.

 Woodstock

Age: 8

Race Record: 

2015-Iditarod

2016-Yukon Quest, Iditarod, Percy DeWolfe

2017-Iditarod

Woodstock is back in action for the 2020 race season! Some of you may remember him as the good natured and patient dog who partnered up with Thomas at the back of the team for years. Well, he is now back to racing and is doing a phenomenal job teaching the yearlings the ins and outs of being a lead dog!

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Sharon Smith!

ARUBA

Age: 8

Race Record:

2016-UP200, Iditarod, Percy DeWolfe

2017-Iditarod

2020-Apostle Islands

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Aruba is a wonderful little leader. She does everything well and gets along with everyone. She's pretty speedy for an 8 year old too! She's a great influence on the young dogs and is always fun to have around.

JETT

Age: 4

Race Record:

2018-John Beargrease 100, Midnight Run, Copperdog 150

2019-John Beargrease Marathon, UP200, CanAm Crown 250, Hudson Bay Quest

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200, Iditarod

I remember watching Jett run as a yearling and thinking out loud that I could picture her making the A-Team someday. She lived up to my expectations by having a great season with Blake Freking in 2019, even spending time in lead during every race. Then in 2020, she turned into one of my main leaders. She is an amazing dog to work with and I have never seen her phased at all by any difficult trail conditions. She is going to be sharing her leadership and knowledge with the yearlings to make more future superstar leaders!

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Judy Carstens!

PEREZ

Age: 5

Race Record:

2019-John Beargrease Marathon, UP200, CanAm Crown 100, Hudson Bay Quest

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200

Perez has had a very reserved personality since he was just a pup. He has taken much longer to mature than most dogs but the wait was well worth it. In 2018 he spent the year training with Ed and he grew up a lot as Ed created a bond with him. Then in 2019 he spent the season in Minnesota where he trained and raced with Blake Freking. His shell has now officially cracked and he has turned into a great leader! He is a very patient guy and I think he will enjoy working with the young dogs this year.

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Michael and Kathleen Mathews!

BENCH

Age: 5

Race Record:

2017-Iditarod

2019-Idaho Sled Dog Challenge, UP200, CanAm Crown 100

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200

Bench is a super fun and talented dog that seems to float effortlessly down the trail. He never works too hard but always works hard enough. He had his debut year on the A-Team in 2019 and has spent a lot of time running at the front of the team ever since. He can be a bit of a clown sometimes but is always a big sweetheart.

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Sharon Smith!

WINKLE

Age: 8

Race Record: 

2014-Iditarod

2015-Eagle Cap Extreme, UP200, Canadian Challenge, Great Northwoods Challenge

2016-Yukon Quest, Iditarod, Percy DeWolfe

2017-Iditarod

2018-Yukon Quest, Canadian Challenge

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200, Iditarod

Winkle is best described as continually happy, hard working, and passionate. Laura jokingly calls him her “husband” due to his awesome personality, and Ed makes fun of the exaggerated ”poop dance” that he performs while running. He is always a rock solid dog that has finished every race that he has started. Winkle is an amazing influence on young dogs, and he is having a great time running with the youngsters this year.

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John and Carlynn Booth!

MARK

Age: 4

Race Record:

2018-UP200

2019-John Beargrease Marathon, UP200, CanAm Crown 250

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Mark is a handsome little guy with a beautiful gait and a lot of passion to boot. He gained experience training and racing with Blake Freking in 2019 and then joined the A-Team with me last year. He had a poorly timed tendon strain last year that prevented him from racing but he still became an amazing leader during the training season. 

BARNEY

Age: 3

Race Record:

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200

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Barney is a huge-headed sweetheart that I have always been in love with, partially because he is one of Maple's offspring! He gained experience training and racing with Blake Freking last season and I'm really excited to have him on my team helping train the yearlings for the 2021 season. He runs anywhere in the team (including lead) and with any other dog. He's a blast!

ANDY

Age: 3

Race Record:

2020-Gunflint Mail Run, John Beargrease Marathon, UP200

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Andy is another Maple offspring that is joining the youngsters this year. He also gained experience training and racing with Blake Freking last season and, like Barney, he runs anywhere in the team including lead. And he is very patient with the yearlings.

 MAPLE

Age: 8

Race Record: 

2014-Iditarod

2015-Canadian Challenge, Great Northwoods Challenge

2016-Yukon Quest, CanAm Crown 250

2017-Iditarod

2018-Yukon Quest, Canadian Challenge

2019-Idaho Sled Dog Challenge, UP200

Maple is Laura’s soul mate and before she retired in 2019, she was her main leader and go to dog. She excelled in both the 2016 and 2018 Yukon Quest and led the team for the majority of both races, never seeming to do anything less than perfectly. She is extremely smart and will do anything for Laura. You can find her anywhere Laura is, especially riding shotgun in the truck.

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 NORTH

Age: 8

Race Record: 

2014-Iditarod

2015-Extreme Cap Extreme, UP200, Canadian Challenge

2016-UP200, Iditarod, Percy DeWolfe

2017-Iditarod

2018-Yukon Quest

North is an amazing sled dog who retired in 2019. He now hangs out with Laura and Maple and is usually either sleeping on the couch, playing with his squeaky ball, wandering through the kennel, playing with his favorite yearlings, or riding in the truck!

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