Happy Trails Kennel

Next stop, Happy Trails Kennel, home of the Buser family and a lot of sled dogs. Martin is 4 time champion and held the record for fastest time until John Baker beat that time in 2011. At Happy Trails we learned more about being a professional musher. It takes a lot of time, money, and hard work.

Martin talk to us about how they raise their puppies. They work with them everyday of their life so they start handling them right after they are born. The current group of puppies were born this summer. They will do their first Iditarod next year. Last years, puppies are doing their first Iditarod with James.

James has been working at the kennel for two years. In the summer, he took the team up to run on the glacier all summer. When people come to Alaska in the summer they can take dog sled rides on the glaciers. This is good for the dogs because they are training all year long. James's team will not be at the front of the pack. He will be at the back of pack teaching the dogs about being on the Iditarod trail.

Matt Failor, who drove the yearlings last year, is back for another run. He will be taking the B team. He just finished the Yukon Quest.

Welcome to the Dog Yard!

The puppies have a special pen with their own puppy wheel and everything. The current puppies are getting so big that they are trying to come out and play.