WOW am i ever behind on the posts. SORRY

I don't know where to start. The summer was good we were too busy. Meaning I don't think we spent enough time in the kennel. It is hard to spend the time the dogs need in the summer. We all enjoyed fishing boating and traveling.
Things are changing. Ben is 16 and talking about ending his dog mushing career. He is thinking of many other things and has a harder time staying focused on the dogs. We will see how things work as the season gets busy. It is easier to stay focused when you spend more time in the kennel and get in the swing of things. Rachel is 13 now and still likes to devote time to the kennel. I may have a musher here for quite a while with Rachel. We know that this year both will be racing again.
Our focus this year will be the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie Alberta. These games usually gives us the best competition. We hope to go Alaska as well. It all depends on our budget and sponsors. The dogs do need to race as much as possible in order to get ready for the A.W.G. so we will do our best to get to the races.
We switched trucks this year. We bought a nice DODGE ram 35oo diesel from friends of ours Tom and Mandy Green. I have spent allot of time switching the dog box from the older truck to the dodge truck. It has a flat deck so it was pretty straight forward except the wiring and plumbing in the dog cooker. It is ready to travel now so we will be ready for our first trip.
Our first race will likely be in Taylor B.C. There will not be a race in Ft. Nelson this yr. we do hope to be in Ft. Nelson at the Steepers kennel to train at least. This way the dogs see other dogs and different trails. I hope to get at the blog more often again and get everyone update.
Talk to you all later.