About Us
In The Beginning
In The Beginning
Don and Annie went to jr. high and high school together in Illinois, way back when. Life happened for the next 28 or so years and they reconnected about 10 years ago on good ole Facebook. They stayed in touch updating each other on their lives and with some persistence, Don finally got Annie to visit Wyoming in March of 2023. She lande
Don and Annie went to jr. high and high school together in Illinois, way back when. Life happened for the next 28 or so years and they reconnected about 10 years ago on good ole Facebook. They stayed in touch updating each other on their lives and with some persistence, Don finally got Annie to visit Wyoming in March of 2023. She landed in a blizzard but that didn’t stop her from returning again in May with snow still on the ground. In June, Don drove down to sunny warm south Florida with a trailer and packed up Annie and Max, her rescue from the Broward County Humane Society. They reside in Cody, Wyoming with Max, the rescue, Scout, a GSP and their 9 sled dogs!
In The Beginning
In The Beginning
In The Beginning
We picked up Oakley November 3, 2023 from an Alaskan Malamute breeder in Clark, Wy. While Annie had no previous experience with the breed, Don had had a black and white male, named Piton, who lived a long life of 14 years. Don surprised Annie and said they were headed to dinner in Red Lodge, MT but she quickly got skeptical as he turne
We picked up Oakley November 3, 2023 from an Alaskan Malamute breeder in Clark, Wy. While Annie had no previous experience with the breed, Don had had a black and white male, named Piton, who lived a long life of 14 years. Don surprised Annie and said they were headed to dinner in Red Lodge, MT but she quickly got skeptical as he turned on a different road than she knew was the way to Red Lodge. We first saw Oakley, who was then Elva, and immediately fell in love with the little red head. We left behind some siblings that broke our heart and returned for Oakley’s sister, Ellie a month later. FYI, Don again told gullible Annie that they were headed to Red Lodge for dinner but made that same turn. We took the girls up to the Big Horn Rush at Antelope Butte Saturday, 12/30/23. They loved playing in the snow and the idea came into our minds that it would be pretty cool for the girls to do some sort of sled racing in the future. Later that morning, we met the rest of the family up on top of the mountain to ride snow mobiles, sled and watch the rest of the dogs race by. Annie promptly broke her arm and that afternoon ended up at the Sheridan ER. Surgery was scheduled for 1/8/24 but the idea was already in play to get 2 more pups. January 5, so Don and Annie drove to Preston, ID to grab 2 malamutes, brothers, Diesel and Ranger. Max was less than thrilled at this point with 4 more dogs in barely 2 months in the house, but the team was slowly being put together. We then found a brother and sister husky/malamute mix in Riverton,Wy. We picked up Lightning, with one blue eye and River, with the longest white eyelashes, January 27, 2024. Friends and family were thinking we were losing our minds, and not necessarily wrong. And then we found Hank (the tank) out of Thornton, Co from a couple who had had an accidental litter of purebred AKC malamutes. Hank was picked up March 16. On the way home googling more dogs, Skye was spotted , our purebred red headed husky with blue eyes. Don drove back to Cheyenne the next day to grab her. Still randomly looking on websites for pups just because you know, why not? Annie stumbled on the original website of the breeder we found Oakley and Ellie, on we saw Hazel. Hazel has the same biological dad as the girls. She was an older pup and we couldn’t believe no one had taken her home yet. When we saw her, she was in a kennel with another dog who had been bullying her a bit and she was very skittish. She’s taken a bit of extra love and patience to become comfortable, but now fits right in. Just when we thought we were done, we discovered that the perfect mushing dog was complied of the Alaskan husky mixed with a German Short Haired Pointer for speed and agility. Scout, a GSP, became the last family member, until further notice. There you have it and please look forward to future endeavors with the Sled Dog team!
Our Mission
In The Beginning
Our Mission
While dog mushing is a lifestyle that requires year-round commitment from mushers, we are not there yet. We are only just beginning our journey in the hopes that one day soon we can make this our full time lifestyle and livelihood. Our goal is to promote the health and well being of each of our dogs, while educating and promoting dog po
While dog mushing is a lifestyle that requires year-round commitment from mushers, we are not there yet. We are only just beginning our journey in the hopes that one day soon we can make this our full time lifestyle and livelihood. Our goal is to promote the health and well being of each of our dogs, while educating and promoting dog powered sports, having fun and enriching our lives as well as others.