"Yes we can!” At our house Bob the Builders (anyone else have a 2 1/2 year old?) anthem of being able to achieve goals and challenges became our motto as we juggled being new parents of a beautiful baby (Sylvie Lynn born May 2008) and of course our beautiful Wren (born May 2006), working our non profit jobs and maintaining a competitive kennel.
We entered the Beargrease 150 with one team this year and were able to pull of a second place win and the Best Cared for Team award! The race was fast and very competitive with 32 teams competing. Mug ended up with a cramped shoulder muscle but besides that every dog came through healthy and happy with tails wagging at the end. This was August’s first time away for the night from baby Sylvie but baby was well cared for by a group of our amazing family and friends. 20 specific fans of Team_Galloway awaited us at the finish line! How fun was that?!!
The Midnight Run in the UP of Michigan was also a very competitive turn out, again with over 36 teams and this year a new trail to run on. We came in with a third place finish and despite our newbie Tuck pulling out of his harness and giving Don a chase on the trail for awhile….we were very pleased with the dogs performance.
The Red River was the highlight...this race is just plan fun and a great capstone to our season. Don gave our friend Harry Lambirth (whom we got our first sled dogs from 9 years ago) a 10 minute ride down the river to retrieve his lost team and received not only 1st place (2nd year in a row) but also the Sportsmanship Award...the first time that our team received this recognition
We entered the Beargrease 150 with one team this year and were able to pull of a second place win and the Best Cared for Team award! The race was fast and very competitive with 32 teams competing. Mug ended up with a cramped shoulder muscle but besides that every dog came through healthy and happy with tails wagging at the end. This was August’s first time away for the night from baby Sylvie but baby was well cared for by a group of our amazing family and friends. 20 specific fans of Team_Galloway awaited us at the finish line! How fun was that?!!
The Midnight Run in the UP of Michigan was also a very competitive turn out, again with over 36 teams and this year a new trail to run on. We came in with a third place finish and despite our newbie Tuck pulling out of his harness and giving Don a chase on the trail for awhile….we were very pleased with the dogs performance.
The Red River was the highlight...this race is just plan fun and a great capstone to our season. Don gave our friend Harry Lambirth (whom we got our first sled dogs from 9 years ago) a 10 minute ride down the river to retrieve his lost team and received not only 1st place (2nd year in a row) but also the Sportsmanship Award...the first time that our team received this recognition
