Warm up

This past week started off with going out monday to run dogs only making it about a quarter mile out of the kennel before slamming into the telephone pole and injuring myself. Ok you can laugh, i didnt get hurt too bad, although i did have to call Tim to come "rescue" me from the woods and was cooped up for the rest of the week unable to run dogs. Looked the dogs over and were all fine, thankfully.

Saturday brought us a trip down to West Bloomfield for a winter festival giving sled rides. The event could not have went any better. Laurel, the one who put the event together, was an absolute pleasure to work with and an amazing person to have around. Thanks again!

After the festival on Saturday, we headed to Dundee to hit up Cabelas since I had never been there. Tim even talked me into trying a Smoked Elk sandwich while we were there and it was delicous!  Even though for us Cabelas is more of a "look don't buy" store, it was still a pleasure seeing all there was to offer.

Sunday morning we were joined by many folks at the Lyon Oaks park for presentations and rides. The weather was alright until about noon when the sun came out and it started getting warmer and warmer. By 3:00 it was near 50 degrees out. As much as I think everyone was enjoying the nice change in weather, the dogs were having trouble staying cool. But all in all I think it went ok.

Well off to enjoy the day with the family.

Take care.

Briea, Tim and Peyton

Awesome!

Awesome is the only way I can explain the week we have had. It was the perfect week in the temperature department for our guests adventures, which were amazing and a lot of fun!

We kicked off the weekend stretch with Tim and Karen. They are winter outdoor enthusiasts and spent time with us adding dog sledding to their list of winter fun. We also had a visit from the outback. The Benjamin family came for a go with the dogs. Transplants to Grand Rapids from Australia they were up to have some fun on their sons visit from down under. A really fun group who I could really relate to their adventuress spirit.

Tim behind a team of SBK dogs

The Benjamin's on a nice day out in the woods

Got to spend some time with another couple Saturday morning that reminded me a lot of Briea and Myself. Adam and Jessica came up from some of my old stomping grounds to hit the trails. The weather was beautiful with perfect temps and plenty of sunshine. Too the company was great and we could have hung out all day chatting it up about all the topics we shared in common.

Jess and her team for the day

We wrapped the weekend up with a true Iditarod fanatic. Bonita set her husband Tom up with an adventure with us to help quench his Iditarod thirst. I think we probably only made it worse. It was a blast getting to talk about the race again with someone who is truly passionate about everything involving the race. Sure does give me the desire to try and run again.

Tom Living the Dream

Pleased with the results of the Super Bowl and the amazing time we had watching it at Brieas Dads place. Nice to see such a stand up team be the world champs.

Yesterday was a much needed day of R&R. We caught breakfast with Ma and Pa Riley at their new cabin then (I hate to admit this) spent the remainder of the day being lazy except for a short snow shoe hike with the little girl just to get some fresh air.

All the dogs are looking great and are in fine form. Found some new trail options that I am anxious to explore as soon as we have time. Puppies are all growing like weeds and we are starting to see their individual personalities.

Energy Drink Litter are going to be great eaters!

Off for a dog food run then back to the kennel to get some projects started while Briea gets a couple teams out on training runs. We are starting to focus on grooming our future leaders and seeing who has the desire to be up front on our respective race teams next year.

Take care and keep warm out there.

Tim, Briea, and Peyton

On the go.....

Been crazy busy around here, getting the opportunity to meet and share the dogs with so many folks. It has been a blast! After a full week of tours we loaded up 8 of the dogs and made the run down to SE Michigan for the Rochester Fire and Ice fest.While in the area we stopped by Lake Orion dog park to give rides and demos for folks. The dogs did a great job socializing the people and had a lot of fun. We got to see so many cool dogs too, most notably a Leonurger which is the largest dog I have ever seen and a dog I picked out of the crowd. I recognized Kazoo, a dog that I watched one summer as a pup for the Stielstras. He is all grown up now and I think after almost 3 years he still remembered me.

Rides at Lake Orion



Dog Sled Demos

We got a day off this week amongst all the fun and had a great time playing with the puppies and snowshoeing with Peyton as well as getting out on the trails with just Briea and I for the first time in almost a month. The area also got a fresh dump (10'') of snow and the trails are in great shape. Winter in the woods sure is a beautiful time of year. I am really jonesin to get the dogs out on an extended camping trip.

Peyton out Snowshoeing

Puppy Chores

Hope everyone is keeping warm and enjoying time with friends and family.

Take care,

Tim, Briea, and Peyton