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Where Are They Now Where are they now? What happens if a sled dog doesn't make the team? What do you do with the old dogs when they retire????? Here's a glimpse into the "other" lives of ex-Nature's Kennel sled dogs... (Are you an owner of an ex-Nature's Kennel sled dog? If so, we'd love to hear from you--send us an update and photos so we can add you to the list!) Canelo Washington, DC (Canelo--formally Hellboy) "He’s doing really well. Gotten a little pudgy, learned to eat a lot of things like shoes, purses, stuffed animals, random Tupperware, and a wooden rabbit sculpture that has been in my living room for a while and now has three legs, one ear, and half a face. I don’t know what he liked about it, but at this point we just keep it in there so he has that to gnaw on and doesn’t move on to, say, the television."--Isabel Kaldenbach Count Chocula Ionia, MI Count has settled very well into family life and loves his new puppy!  He's such a great "dad".  He is thrilled to be living the counrty life filled with lots of walks and couch time with Daisy and Curtis Cook.  Chocolate Naubinway, MI Chocloate is keeping his new family busy with trips to the beach and walks along the sand.  He lives with the Bomber family in Naubinway, Michigan and I'm sure loves free running around the neighborhood much better than he liked pulling sled!  He was one of those dogs whose heart was never quite in it...but he sure loves roaming around the house! Raven Raven, ex-sled dog, is now the reading specialist at St. Peter Luthern School in Macomb Township. I guess  that good teachers are hard to come by these days and it appears the students pay much better attention to Raven than to their previous reading teacher, Ms. Witte.  Daisy Lowell, MI "She is doing great!  We love her to pieces.  She is a handful at times, she keeps her big brother busy!!  Note how she is sitting on her brother while playing with a toy in one of these pics!!!  He gets along with her great!"--Tom and Krissy Sperry Boodler Boodler and Scully, two of Whistle's puppies, now live on Beaver Island with John and Beth McCafferty.  They love riding around in the "trunk".  I think these are supposed to be sled dogs!! Superior Mountaintop, PA Superior is now a part time hiking dog, part time pet, and part time sled dog with our former guide, Doug.  Sup LOVES following Doug everywhere and has become a great companion. Fir Duluth, MN "I figured it was time to say hi, and to give you an update on Fir--my favorite dog ever!! He has become a sailing-dog, a running buddy, a party regular, and most of all a   cuddly "bed-dog"."--Sierra Jefferson (Note: Fir is now 9 years old, and was given to Sierra when he was a young pup!) Blount & Friends Billings, MT Blount, Emmie, Stratus, and Lucy (and friends) with Brian near Red Lodge, MT Pooh Pellston, MI Pooh continues to adjust to retirement very well.  Maverick and he have begun to really enjoy each other and had a little competition over mom's attention for awhile.  He is definitely a momma's dog.  Won't come inside until I am home which created some problems for Dave!  We absolutely love him. --Lori and Dave Schiller Cindy Cindy and her sister Meghan are loving life as sled dogs with Sydney.  They are great sled dogs and love racing around the East Coast. Lumber Chicago, IL When not travelling through the Smokie Mountains, Lumber is busy entertaining Brian and the rest of the city of Chicago.  Lumber now enjoys being displayed as "the Iditarod dog" at local dog parks and Petsmarts.  Also, she would like to add that she thinks couches are amazing! Lucky Ann Arbor, MI Lucky and her new pal Mabel enjoy being house dogs and best friends! Prancer Gwinn, MI Prancer is the new lead dog for Snowy Plains Kennel with Jackie and Jim Winkowski.  We miss her adorable smile, but it sure looks like she enjoys her new running partners! Tongass Rockford, MI Tongass is doing well, my dad loves him, Tongass follows him everywhere, and gets very sad when he leaves, so he usually gets to ride along...he hates being in his pen alone, he has chewed his way out through the metal just as Colby did, and even has gone over the top.  He doesn't go anywhere, he just prefers to be on the other side of the fence, don't we all?  He chewed the garage door sensors, a door knob, and a nightlight and tried to get the top off a bottle of pop, but yet mother still loves him to death, like we all said she would!  He has done exceptionally well in the house, only one accident(on the couch that colby always slept on)  They are very thrilled with him and how he is working out, he is very pleasant in the house, and everyone who comes over just adores him! He is able to run around without a leash on and listens and obeys my dad great. Yooper Malvern, AK Yooper is living the good life with Opal Krout and her "girls"--Whistle, Daisy, and Nikishka.  Yooper thinks this is what heaven must be like...girls to play with, a king sized bed to sleep in, and no more snow to chill his bones! Whistle Malvern , AK Whistle is living the high life with Opal Krout and her puppies Daisy and Nikishka.  She loves the "southern life" and keeps Opal's crew on their toes! Kazoo Birmingham, MI Kazoo loves his new buddy Rupert!  Kazoo has taken great to house life with Debbi and Fred Austin.  He thinks that car rides are so much easier than sled rides! Peanut Butter Midland, MI Peanut Butter has a new best friend...Sam the dog!  PB is now keeping Jim and Connie Levline busy as he and Sam wrestle around the yard.  PB is definately loving his new life of social butterfly! Murphy Marquette, MI, Murphy is completely spoiled by Nate and Lindsay Demers.  I believe there was a short conversation abot her coming in the house.  You can probably guess the result of that conversation.  When not out romping around the yard with her beagle friends, Murphy is in the house!  She is supposed to be a skijor dog for Nate this winter, so hopefully she fulfills his expectations! Q-Tip YMCA Camp Takodah, New Hampshire Life at Camp Takodah has been a great match for QT - she loves wandering the grounds, but never too far from me, and joins me in the office every day over the winter months when I'm office-bound. She sleeps by my desk all day and gets very fired up for our hour of  outside time at lunch and at the end of the day. Summer, spring and fall she gets to run off leash at camp most of the day and loves it. Lots of kids to meet, petting from the campers and chipmunks to chase.The only things she doesn't seem to like at camp are swimming (not a fan) and thunderstorms (terrified, hides under my bed or in a closet!). Thank you for sending Q-Tip my way. She is a great dog - we've had a blast together! --Willy Sparrow Sparrow has taught Belew what it means to be a sled dog.  Chris can be seen around IN on his cart with the dogs.  Mouse Wausau, WI "Cliff told me you were looking for some new pictures of Mouse ? because he looked a little sad in the one I sent you. He really doesn?t like the little grey box pointed at him for some reason..." --Darlene Henning - top -

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