Sherpa. Sherpie. Shei’rpana. A dog with the biggest heart. The toughest head. The most durable body. Smiley Sherpa. Always so full of zest for running, eating, breeding, and life. RIP 8-9-2021 Sherpa was one of the most amazing dogs we’ve had the privilege...
Saturday Will lost the end of his right hand index finger working on his scooter brakes. I figured he’d hurt himself on it, but thought he’d wreck. Sunday we lost one of our greats, Outlaw. Outlaw was a unique dog in so many ways. He was born September...
Who’s Brenda Mackey? This has become a funny tag line thanks to someone asking the question on a recent Iditarod forum after reading my name on the signup list. I come from a family of mushing Mackey’s. I’m a third generation Mackey musher and the first woman in the...
When Minty died last August I needed time to write a tribute for her. The memories we made with her and a young Isabel came to the forefront of my mind. How quickly time flies by in the lifespan of a dog, how children go from the delightful never ending age of little...
I grew up raising puppies. I wanted to be a dog. Literally. I envied the way they could run around on all four’s and interact in a pack. In the spring I’d sneak out at night to crawl into the puppy house so I could sleep with the puppies. My mom would come...