Saija´s new "First leader", Alaska!

                                                                                         Hello!
My name is Alaska, and I am a new "First leader" in Saija´s dogkennel.
This is now my first winter to do this really important job in Saija, and so far it has gone well! I´m always excited when I´m going to running, I really love it.

But perhaps you like to hear something about me?




                                                                                I was born in July, 2011. My mother is Jessica, and my father was Black. I think, that you remember him? He was the first leader in Saija´s dogkennel before me. So, I like inherit my position from my father Black. I have 6 siblings: Adele, Ajax, Assi, Akita, Abiti and Alena. All my siblings are also current leaderdogs in their teams, so it runs in genes! Our mother and father were perhaps the best current leaderdogs in Saija...? We have big footsteps to follow! But we will do that, I´m sure of that.

Me and my current leader mate, Susan, are running mainly with Annika-guide team. My mate, Susan, already run with my father, so I have had a lot of good tips for being the First leader from her. Our teamwork is going like a dream, and I hope that we will have many running years together.


I have already learned some important things that I will need as a First leader. While we are running and something mysterious happens to a musher (such as falling down from a sled 😉), I know that I have to stop and wait when we catch our guide. I do not attemp to override a snowmobile, where our guide awaits. Then the musher has time to catch us again, or our guide go to help him/her.
When we have a two day trip, and we stay an overnight in a wilderness cabin, I know that I must be an example to other dogs: I don´t bark, and I behave properly. But I make sure that I get always the first and the best house for a night, because in the morning I will start in the first sled. For me is difficult to run, if there is someone running front of me. The first place is mine, and I don´t want to give that to anyone!

And, let you know, if you want to make me really happy: I love when you pet me from the back, near the tail. It feels so good 😍

Here in Saija we still have good time to run, our snow lasts until middle of April. We will enjoy of snowy landscape and sunny days!

Happy spring time to everyone,

With love, Alaska