It's cold here in the Yukon, trying to keep warm, espiecially some of the male dogs like Turbo and Zip who need penis protector jackets. Putting booties on every paw is not to bad right now.
I have been drinking lots of water, but the problem is when you drink alot you gotta pee, but thanks to my neighbor Julie got me a "thing a ma gig"that I can pee like a man, well can't really explain it, but you can buy it at Mountain Equipment Coop, to all you lady's go get one, it's a good relief!!!!!!
Christmas is just around the corner, I will be spending Christmas eve with my friends, going to listen to Paulette sing in a choir and then of course we will drink wine. I normally guide on Christmas but it works out not this year, I am very happy with that.
Anyway that all I am not guiding for the week so you might here from again,
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi everybody, well hopefully everybody is having fun holidays and enjoying the snow. I just finished guiding for 2 weeks and will be focusing on my racing team, making alot of list's for my food drop's for my race, it's coming quick and now I can tell you I am starting to get nervous. I have been in deep toughts alot, the new thing that i am doing with my training is bringing my ipod and mushing to tunes, after being on the sled for 5 hrs and Metillica, Tragically Hip comes on you just get a boost of energy, the funny thing is I would start singing and my dogs speed up, so! I don't know if the where trying to run away from my singing or enjoying it. I will have to keep my singing in mind for the race.

Saturday I have to myself and getting my racing sled ready for adventure, anyway I believe my team is ready , for myself well i have my ups and down, I know I have to focus on eating and drinking water and the occasionnal bottle of wine to calm my nerves.

So I add a few new pictures and a goofy movie, enjoy!!!!

Ok, here I am already, getting ready for my next guiding trip on wenesday. Tommorow I will be hooking up 14 dogs to my sled and going to do the Mount Granger loop, there will some rumble and tumble I am sure, It will be fun, I think!!.!!! I will have about 200lbs of weight in my sled to slow me down, because one thing I don't like is being out of control . That's all I have to say.
Happy trails!!! keep warm for me.
Joce

Hello everybody, ya I know I am behind in my posting. So here it is, the season has started with tourist, the trails are in really good condition, I only fell trough water twice. This winter I am attempting the Quest300 again I feel more focus then last year, some other mushers I talk to are nervous about the race, I am not. So I guess my plans for this year is to qualify for the Yukon Quest and then we will see.
Uhmmm!!!!!the winter started quickly, of course I was not ready I kept training my dogs with the 4-wheeler while everybody was already on the sled and then on the 16 of nov. I jumped on a sled. Me and the team have been braking trail alot, I am so confident with my lead dogs I have 4 trail breaking leaders and 2 that are getting their. The energy my dogs give me is beyond comprehension. I will be going camping for 3 days this week just me and my dogs,
As I'm writing this I am enjoying a Hot Totty thanks to Wyk and Paulette, I just finish guiding for ten days I feel good. Until next time, happy trails and let the snow fly.
Joce
Check out the video as I am trying to find a good footing to catch Alex coming up with the dogs.
Enjoy!!!!!!

Hi everybody I am back to tell you me and the dogs are doing great, we are having fun. There is about 2 feet of snow at Sky High, I am still training with the help of a 4 wheeler, people ask me why, well I don't feel like hooking up 16 dogs to a sled. I am enjoying training with the team, looking foward to the race in february. The tourist season starts nov.15, oof!!! it's just around the corner. We have a great team again this year Laird and Keri are returning and Valerie our new addition. We will be setting up camps in the next week, breaking trail, FUN Fun.
Thats all for now, HAPPY TRAILS

Misty, my first lead dog past on 2 days ago. I will miss sharing the couch with her, I will miss her stubborness. She will always be with me on the trail I know it.

Hi, well I am still on vacation, will be back in the Yukon on 27 sept. Will start training again sept.27. I am so looking foward to be with my dogs, scooping poop, cutting firewood and smelling the nice cool fall breeze of the yukon. Anyway the pictures that come with this post is my new lead dog and the one with the Pumpkin is maybe the bigest pumpkin in Atlantique Canada, let's hope, I will keep you posted the contest is on sunday 28 sept.

HI, still on vacation, the muddy dog pictures are from my last training run, it was very muddy.
It was a good run nice and cool and my dog were running beautiful. The team I am training for racing are, starting with my leaders, Raven, Zip, Fraggle, Pop-eye, Turbo, Dixie , so I have 6 command leaddogs wich is important for long distance running because I rotate them, and team and wheel dogs are Maible, Tracker, Sid, White-ish, Tex, Chain, Sara, Link, Rohn, Jeepers. I train them with them pulling my 4-wheeler. Anyway thats all I am not much of a writer, this blog is for friends who is wondering what I am up to. I will have more when I go back to the Yukon and start training again.

Joce

on vacation

my blog is under construction, not much to see.
Give me a few days.

Joce