Our Dogs
Join Team Husky Homestead by sponsoring your own sled dog athlete for the upcoming 2024-25 season!
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Amber
Birthday: April 18, 2021
Litter Theme: Paleontology
Breeding: Patience x Kayak
About: Amber is a hard-charging dog who occasionally settles into a beautiful trot. She loves visiting with guests and runs anywhere in the team, including lead.
Butch
Birthday: September 8, 2017
Litter Theme: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Breeding: Kenmore x Skeeter
About: Butch is the package sled dog. A three-time Iditarod veteran, Butch excels in windstorms and poor visability. He is a talented leader with a nose for the trail.
Chisel
Birthday: April 18, 2021
Litter Theme: Paleontology
Breeding: Patience x Kayak
About: Chisel is a goofy boy with a big heart. He loves to please and would pull any musher to Nome all by himself. He’s broken more equipment than any dog on property. Chisel loves to show off in our giant hamster wheel and is a hard-working team dog.
Hamilton
Birthday: May 24, 2021
Litter Theme: Broadway Musicals
Breeding: Luna x Kenmore
About: Hammy is a smooth trotter with a quiet work ethic. He has been a consistent team dog and loves to travel with his brother, Phantom.
Kayak
Birthday: September 3, 2018
Litter Theme: Palindrome
Breeding: Bailey x Zig
About: Kayak, affectionately known as “bird brain,” has had one of the most remarkable transformations over the past five years. A two-time Iditarod finisher, he has now matured into a valuable teammate who excels in any position, including single lead.
Sponsor: Don Mantey
Luna
Birthday: May 5, 2017
Litter Theme: Cinco de Mayo
Breeding: Bison (Rayme Redington) x Zig
About: Luna is a hard-driving leader with a flawless gait. Her quiet disposition might fool the average spectator, but this little girl gets it done. Luna has finished the Iditarod twice.
Sponsor: Elizabeth Sachs
Mussel
Birthday: June 16, 2019
Litter Theme: Sea Creatures
Breeding: Jerry x Zig
About: Mussel is Mr. Nonchalant. He is smooth as butter and is a fabulous swing dog. He steers like a car and has finished the Iditarod twice.
Patience
Birthday: June 12, 2018
Litter Theme: Virtues
Breeding: Blizzard x Chanel;
About: Patience is the only ill-named dog on property…she’s not very “patient.” But she has matured into a reliable leader over the years and now has two Iditarod finishes under her belt. She’s good in a pinch and loves to tackle steep mountain climbs – she is famous for pulling a little too hard.
Phantom
Birthday: May 24, 2021
Litter Theme: Broadway Musicals
Breeding: Luna x Kenmore;
About: Phantom is a stand-out rookie who completed his first Iditarod in style. A smooth trotter with a hard drive, this guy has received more and more opportunities to lead and is fabulous just about anywhere in team.
Prawn
Birthday: June 16, 2019
Litter Theme: Sea Creatures
Breeding: Jerry x Zig
About: Prawn is a work horse with a sweet disposition. You’ll hear him coming down the trail. He is a talkative leader and shrewd swing dog. Prawn is an Iditarod veteran.
Reuben
Birthday: May 7, 2016
Litter Theme: Sandwich
Breeding: Suspect x Clipper
About: Reuben is a Husky Homestead staple. Five Iditarod finishes later, this retiree enjoys training up the puppies and roams about the property as she pleases. Reuben has finished every race she ever started.
Sponsor: James Jackson
Taz
Birthday: April 6, 2020
Litter Theme: Craig McMullen, The “Mac Pack”
Breeding: Kenmore x Zig
About: Taz is a big female with a drive that she most definitely inherited from her mama, Zig. A recent Iditarod finisher, Taz is most comfortable in team and keeps a tight tug going down the trail.
Bonnie
Birthday: June 18, 2024
Litter Theme: American Bandits
Clyde
Birthday: June 18, 2024
Litter Theme: American Bandits