A day in the life...

During the summer I (Tracey) am here at Ivik, 30 miles outside of town, taking care of dogs. That involves checking a subsistence net for pike, sheefish, whitefish or salmon to cook for the dogs. When weather and a busy schedule allows I run the dogs on my un-tippable amazing dog sled Chuck made. It glides over the tussocks and through the mucky puddles. I don't get enough miles to make a big difference on the dogs, but work on some leader training, line manners with the young ones and keep them happier and quieter in the dog yard. The when we start in August we aren't starting from zero, at least they've been getting a little exercise.

Puppies need to be tended, socialized and walked everyday, which Bailey does most of. Then there is the host of other things to do...lots of gathering of food, putting food away for the long winter, and getting ready for another busy year of training dogs!