Dog Food Drive

     It is clear that we will never be able to to make our dreams of running the Iditarod a reality without a lot of help. We will need not only a remarkable canine team, but we will also need to enlist the financial support necessary to help with our operating costs so that we can provide appropriately for our dogs and be able to concentrate our efforts and energy into training our team.

     The scope and magnitude of what it takes to compete at the sport of long distance dog mushing is enormous.. It takes a lot of time to gain experience and allow the dogs to mature. It is also extremely expensive. To prepare appropriately, every month we are spending $3000 on dog food, $500 on fuel, $300 on dog booties, $100 on straw, and $100 on batteries. We estimate that the feeding and veterinary care of a kennel of dogs costs about $2.00 per dog, per day.

     We are doing everything we can in order to field the most competitive sled dog team possible. However, we are limited by our resources. We need your help in order to make these dreams a reality. We are currently doing a dog food drive. We are searching for people willing to help our team by buying us one bag of dog food a month. By contributing to our team you have the opportunity to take part in a historic Northern tradition, without any risk of frostbite!

     The current price for a bag of dog food is $40. Our team consumes 60 bags a month. You can sign up on right here for a “dog food subscription” and paypal will bill your credit card $40 a month. Alternatively, you can mail us a monthly check or better yet, if your bank offers online bill pay, let them send it to us. By contributing, not only will you be an important part of our team but you will also receive a monthly training update including lots of great photos and breif tales of our dogs in action and our lives here in the rustic North.

     Thank you in advance for your contribution, we can’t do it without you! You can be proud to be involved with the last great race and the next great sled dog team!

Thank you so much for your help,
Caitlin and Mike