I am checking in with you to ask if you’re doing okay and to find out your schedules for Zoom meetings in the upcoming two or three weeks.  For some of you the Spring semester is ending and testing should be taking place but due to the mandates we are not allowed to meet in person for training or testing.

If you are a Dogs Assisting with Gr…[Read more]

Hello

I am checking in with you to ask if you’re doing okay and to find out your schedules for Zoom meetings in the upcoming two or three weeks. For some of you the Spring semester is ending and testing should be taking place but due to the mandates we are not allowed to meet in person for training or testing.

If you are a Dogs Assisting w…[Read more]

Hello

I am checking in with you to ask if you’re doing okay and to find out your schedules for Zoom meetings in the upcoming two or three weeks. For some of you the Spring semester is ending and testing should be taking place but due to the mandates we are not allowed to meet in person for training or testing.

If you are a Dogs Assisting w…[Read more]

Hi Denya
I’ll be putting a schedule together this weekend. Classes are usually scheduled two weeks apart.
Michele

Adolph, I’m glad you like the paces. Keep it interesting by starting one day at top and the next day by going in reverse.

Frank and Leslie
Good evening!

It looks like based on your scores that Toby has a high prey drive and an equally high pack drive. Toby is a cross between the Gas Station Dog and the Teacher’s Pet.

The Gas Station Dog–high Prey, low Pack, high Defense (Fight). This dog is independent and not easy to live with as a pet and companion. H…[Read more]

I have started confirming with our checkpoint hosts that we are indeed leaving on 02/22/2020 from Nenana. There will be a lot of information posted here…

Roughwoods Inn – 907-832-5299 Kari confirmed that the café has been reserved for us 02/21/2020 and she will remain open past 7pm if we need her too.

Old Minto – 907-322-3619 First Chief…[Read more]

Kathleen, from what I understand from speaking with the schools on my side, every school has accessible water. ~Michele

Kirsten – working on it now. Information keeps coming in almost daily now and the document keeps changing. It is much easier to edit from word than from the website itself.

I would like you ALL to know that I am in contact with several people in the villages on a regular basis, they are assisting me in getting in touch with the right people (in a respectful manner) Let’s remember it is the holidays!

Marla – it has been brought to my attention that you are attempting to contact the villages and it is causing…[Read more]

Update on Lodging:
Tanana – working on making contact with appropriate person. Have left several messages and Billy Honea is a great assistant!
Galena – same as above.
Ruby – Mike Day is the principal of the school that you’ll be staying at and has said the baseball field is the dog lot and will require you to remove the waste and straw to…[Read more]

Phil
Myles Thomas the owner shared photos from the 2009 Run and dogs and people alike look cozy, well fed, and very pleased. People are in short sleeves in the cabin. Myles and his wife are arranging to fly in several times bringing in food, and getting the lake ready for the dogs and machiners. They will provide water, breakfast, dinner, and a…[Read more]

Jasmine
It was so good to see you this evening. Emmit will stay with you through Dec. 29th.

This is the schedule I have developed for him

6:00am – Outside to potty and play for a little while, snuggle time etc.

7:00am – Breakfast (1 cup kibble with a bit of water and clean water also)

7:20am – back outside to potty (outside is the…[Read more]

Frank
Thank you. I am emailing with Pat Moore who has been gracious enough to assist me in contacting the Tribe when they return on Monday from the Conference they are attending. Things have changed there and the Tribe wants everything going through them first – they will correspond with the school (something about recognition). Once I get the…[Read more]

Juliah, yes thank you. I have spoken with Pat Moore in Nulato – he said we must speak with the tribe first. There has been a huge native conference going on in Anchorage and its supposed to wrap up this weekend and I’m told everyone should be home by Monday 12/9/19 and then we can move forward with contacting the correct people.

Watson returned to finish up his last two semesters at Alaska Dog Works today, 12/6/19. I picked him up from AK Air Cargo and he was excited to see me and recognized my truck. He is on appearance and touch underweight.

Goals for December:
1. put weight on Watson
2. Get his leash manners in check
3. get him used to the new/old…[Read more]

Frank
Thank you!

I spoke with Pat around 5p this evening. He gave me his email and said he’d get back to me. He gave me info about the road and snow amounts they’ve gotten. I posted here.

I have been in touch with Fayleen on 12/2.

I got someone at Manley today who was told to have me call tomorrow during business hours.

Phil – when Robert updated the list earlier it saved the dates as 2019. I have fixed that. Hopefully this helps everyone out to see the predicted dates for the trip. ~Michele

SNOW REPORT!!

I just got off of a wonderful phone call with Pat Moore in Tanana. He and I will be emailing due to connection and he said he can’t hear anymore! Accommodations in Tanana should be sealed here in a few days.

Pat had great information (thank you Kathleen for connecting us)

Pat said they’ve gotten two storms in the past 10…[Read more]