It was a week of weather extremes here at Miortuk with snow earlier in the week, 27 hours of rain starting Thursday afternoon and then turning to wet snow late Friday afternoon.
However, there is only a minimum amount of snow so far this season.
Very unusual for the end of November!
Luckily, we got some snow on Friday, after all the rain, as temperature fell to minus 12 overnight.
​ Hopefully, we get some more snow soon as the training trails are getting unrunnable. 
On Thursday before the rain, we had an opportunity to practice both "overtake" and "Head-on" passing. Kira and Yoda were at lead on the "B" Team when we encountered the other teams. They did a supper job with their first experience passing.
Earlier in the week the early morning training was spectacular with clear, sunny skies. 
Life couldn't be better!
There is a new video of the "B" Team on the Training/Racing Page.
With all the crazy weather, we were able to get in four days of training.
​Until next week........

It was a great week here for training getting four days of running two teams per day. We increased the mileage this week to 7.5 miles for two runs with the "A" Team and one run with the "B" Team.
We cut the "B" Team to 8 dogs for Saturday's run and ran Kira & Yoda at lead for the 7.5 mile run. They did an excellent job taking the Gee & Haw turns on command without any assistance. This was the first time they ran this trail extension.
I was very impressed with heir performance!
Julian and Judith did a great job of levelling the kennel. If the grounds stays frozen, it will be all set for the Winter.
This week all the puppies were getting used to their new surroundings and have adjusted quickly interacting with their new neighbours. 
Above are some photos of the puppies taken this week and as you can see they are getting bigger. 
There is a new video on the Training/Racing Page for your enjoyment.
​Until next week.......

This week my new Handler/Trainees arrived here on Wednesday from Germany.
Already, Judith Wundke & Julian Krukenberg are making a difference with the training and preparing the kennel for Winter. They are very quick learners and have almost mastered the dogs names and have learned how to harness dogs. They are quickly picking up the routine for watering pre-run, post-run and feeding.
With Judith and Julian's help, we have repaired a couple of dog houses for the puppies and have now the remaining four puppies in the kennel with the adults.
This week was also good to get the dogs back on a regular training schedule and with tomorrows run, we get in three days of training this week and then back to fours days next week. Also next week, we will be upping the miles per run and slowing the dogs down a little until they get used to the increased distance.
​Until next week........

mIt was a strange week here with warm weather, heavy rains, power outages and snow.
Due to conditions here, we were only able to get in two days of training.
This week was quality runs verses quantity.
Both teams are running great and rotating leaders on each run is giving experience to all the young leaders. They are all performing above my expectations for this time of year. Little Kira is a very focused Leader and not distracted when passing other teams, vehicles and wildlife. I am very impressed with her progress and can see her self-esteem improving with each run. 
The puppies are growing and getting very active. This week, I was able to place two of them in the kennel as the Puppy Pen was getting too small for the six puppies. Levis and Libby were the two that went into the kennel and settled in with no drama. I couldn't beleave how easily they settled into their new environment. We had the other four on the truck drop chains and then running loose with our supervision. Next week the other four will be introduced to the kennel. It is hard to beleave how quickly they have grown up.
This litter seems to be very intelligent and with great physical structure. Probably one of the best litters bred and raised here. I am really looking foreword to harness training them when they are older.
With the storms that passed through here with strong winds, we lost our hydro for eight hours Friday and had to cut fallen trees that were across the trail both days of training before we could run.
Cecile was here visiting for the last couple of weeks and heads back to France today with two of her favourite dogs, Sophie and Cosmos. 
Well, what adventures will another week present!
​Until next week.....