Mission Accomplished

Whitehorse 8.19pm

Mission accomplished! Today after 2nd fastest run of all teams Bart crossed the finish line with 9 dogs in Harness. 100 miles in one go! The dogs did not look all that tired if you consider the very warm day. They looked great. Still wanting to go, but as eager to find a cozy spot in the dog trailer. It was with a lot of excitement to see the team crossing the line. The first ever Saskatchewan Dog team running and finishing the Quest! We are very proud of that.
The 2 leaders to finish this journey were Scoobie and Achilles. Each dog is so special in this team that I want to tank them personally.

Scoobie: what can I say, He surprised us all with his leader capabilities. We knew he had it but never got it out of him till this race

Alamo: Our first breeding showing off big time. This 4 year old male showed what a good leader is made off. he got almost dropped but he dis served to finish after running most of the race in lead. He was the guy that pulled the team out of a checkpoint.

Achilles: Junior of the team but showing a lot of potential to go along with Alamo. Looking forward to see him growing more …

Popeye: Our little energy bunny! Ran most of the time in swing and was always ready to go.

Oslo: A guy we would have never guessed to cross the finish line. he did more than we asked him too.

Juneau: Came back out of BC with a shoulder injury and was our ? for the 14th spot but Bart was glad to have him along. A special team dog that missed his brother and partner, Joker,beside him.

Nelson: A rock, made out of concrete. Had a hard time, being sick coming into Dawson. He had a lot of TLC and bounced back to finish his job, Pulling Hard!

Alvin: The only veteran on the team. Did his job in glory and never complained.

Baltic: An other own breeding that showed off. Because he was a picky eater we were not sure to take him along but his appetite and performance was something to remember.

We can not forget the dogs that performed but unfortunately did not make it but we should give them the thumps up; Avalanche,Quincy,Odi,Quigly and Ernie. Thanks guys!

This team could not have done it without a great caretaker. Bart did everything to keep as many dogs in the team as possible. He was out massaging his dogs, feeding them, and gave them a lot of TLC. Before this race Bart did not have a lot of experience but he grew into it, learned a lot during those long hours on the trail behind the sled and in front taking care while resting. He fulfilled a job that I know a lot of people had question marks about it. He can be proud that he accomplished this adventure in glory.

I would also thank all our fans out there. sending us wishes and believing in us. We have it done a few times but I want to thank our Sponsors again for making this journey a success. As part of the team we thank you for your interest and support. Hope you stick with us in the future because we are building up our new generation Quest dogs!

So what is planned in the next few days. You think we can just sit back and relax. Nop, we will be stretching out those sore muscles for a short run. Bart has some media stuff going on tomorrow and the awards are on Saturday. So hopefully we will hit the road by Sunday afternoon. Ill try to put some finishing pictures on if I can download them.

Thanks,
Stefaan

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