I am amazed to say we already have a second sponsor! But I am also unsurprised by the choice, as it is none other than the amazing Comet! Yes, he is indeed a Siberian, with adorable floppy ears and expressions to melt your heart. Many ugly dogs remember baby Comet from when I was new here!

Wow! We have our first sponsored dog. And I'm not surprised that it's Deku! What to say about Deku. He is my most accomplished sled dog, logging 1823 miles last season and finishing PG Expedition (100 miles) and Wilderness (60 miles) with me, plus UP200 (220 miles) and Can Am (250 miles) with Jaye.

Dog sponsorships are officially up for the season! Things may not have gone as I hoped in the northeast, but I still plan to hit up the Midwest circuit and could use your help for the final push getting there! 🫶♥️ yukikazesiberians.weebly.com/dog-sponsors...

I wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone. I got a small loan to help pay for things, I have the U-Haul rented, flights booked for the kind soul who is helping drive the uhaul, etc. I under budgeted so I may do dog sponsorships this year if there was any interest?

Long shot but is anyone available specifically January 2nd-4th to drive a uhaul to help me move my kennel from Maine to Wisconsin? The person I thought I had lined up had to back out due to an unexpected loss this past week which is totally understandable.

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to all ♥️

Good morning friends. I have things happening behind the scenes but if all goes to plan I'll be moving New Years week thanks to my good friends who have helped me see reason. I know Melissa had made a post but I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the community and those who offered to help.

I am so proud of Melissa for taking charge of this! Alaskan peeps pay attention and see if you can help contribute DNA. Us Siberian people went through this a few years ago with SPS1 and SHPN1, and those tests have been a real godsend!

Sunday was a rough day for me when my special Rukia had a seizure 7 miles into our run. I haven't ruled out hypoglycemia, as she didn't eat breakfast that morning (though it's not atypical for her), and I am running bloodwork tomorrow as she was positive for Lyme last February. Good vibes for now. ♥️

Mia has been missing from Jaye since Friday 11/28/25. She took off through an open gate. She was seen at a neighbor's later that day but has not been seen since. #uglydogs if you know anyone in the Ester/Fairbanks area or farther please have them keep their eyes peeled.. my heart is breaking.

Photos of the team today! Everyone looked great.

The team is looking great ♥️

Sleddogs and northern lights - the ultimate combo. Also I wonder which dog that is 🤔🤣

Saphira today - such a nice girl. She's a beast in harness 😍

I should have made this up a long time ago, but another dog recently passed of ARVC (not one of ours this time) and it prompted me to get my butt into gear. If anyone hears of a sleddog passing suddenly please feel free to share this infographic on the off chance it winds up being ARVC.

Five years ago Yona was my best leader and on multiple occasions would switch sides to force the team to take a correct turn if they weren't listening. Today at our final turn, Comet ducked behind his co-leaders and pulled gee with all his might, mirroring Yona exactly. Like mother like son. ♥️

Comet loves straw day! ♥️

Having so much fun with miss Kayru! She is spunky and cuddly. ♥️

She's home and she's perfect. Sadly I came down with a cold that is taking a toll on me, so I haven't been able to spend much time with her yet, but there will be plenty of time for getting acquainted. ♥️

Kayru comes home this Thursday! I couldn't be more excited for this special lady. ♥️

So happy fall temps are here. ♥️

Last Saturday I went and visited puppies. One of the girls who I've named Karyu will be joining team Yukikaze in 3 weeks ♥️

Got a nice run in this morning. One more for the other half of the team tomorrow and then it's too warm again for a while.

Astrid's Puppies and Lainey ♥️ 8 weeks old!

Oops, we flew in some more Alaskan doggos. Kingpin and Pan went to Over The Hill Senior Sanctuary, Trooper needed a running home and is staying with me while I foster him, and Lainey is a friends puppy that I'm watching for a month until she makes her way to the Midwest. All good dogs 10/10 ♥️

Today I made a big step in finishing my tether yard! Just have to finish pounding posts fully in and add cinderblocks in low spots. This was my goal before fall training started so I can move dogs to tethers and can let dogs run from the yard to the trailer since it's fully fenced now.

New photos of Astrid's puppies! Katniss, Primrose, Peeta, and Haymitch.

I went and visited puppies on Sunday! They were sooooo cute ♥️ and yes I do have a favorite but I haven't 100% settled on her yet

A fresh batch of Siberian potatoes ♥️ these three girls are bred by a very good friend and fellow musher in Maine who competes in 100s (and is aiming for Can Am 250 this year), I'll be bringing one home in a few weeks. Though not sure how one chooses between those three adorable faces!

Don't forget to water your Sleddogs for optimum health and growth ♥️

Making good progress on my dog yard in Maine! I have five kennels set up (with an umbrella for each kennel) and need to set up one more kennel and then the tether yard. Everyone is happy ♥️

The last photo I took of Jaye's place in NH. I spent the past four years learning to run a mid distance team and making so many core memories here. Jaye is officially on her way to Alaska, I'm settling into my new place in Maine. Though bittersweet looking back, new adventures await us both.

When you're really sick of driving 5 hours round trip 1-2 times per weekend 4 weekends in a row, and you're determined to not have to go back for a 5th 🤣 I actually have been grabbing as much as possible every trip, but dang us mushers have so much stuff!

Jaye made me a snazzy new sled bag. I've been borrowing one of her spare bags the past couple seasons for this sled but now have one to call my own. I love it! I went with purple of course and pink for visibility.

Kaisel 🫶 getting so big!!!

Some very cute one week old Alaskan potatoes to brighten up your Monday. ♥️

Do you guys want a happy story today? Frost's original owner of 7 years had to place her last fall and she had already gone through a couple more kennels since then. She is now 8 and had a couple litters over her life, and deserved some stability and to find her forever home.

Just popping in to say if you're having a tough week, Comet loves you. 🫶

Dang I can't wait to see Saphira in harness this fall. All legs and built to run 🐾💨

Mr Kaisel is getting so big!

It was the dragons turn for the vet. Saphira is 51 pounds, Firnen and Umaroth 58 pounds, and baby Kaisel 28 pounds. Everyone was perfectly behaved.

Today went better as I fell into a routine. I started off with the meat water breakfast, which I doubled today to 3 cups per dog with it being sunny all day and the 94 degree heat being more oppressive, and replacing everyone's water pails with cold water. Then I ran to the store for another hose.

Everyone happily crunching on their iced meat cubes.

Don't forget to water your Sleddogs to ensure they thrive through the summer toa

Routine of a Musher when it's 90 degrees and your dogs are not prepared to handle those temps yet. First I set up every sunshade and umbrella I own in preparation of the heat wave. Then today I woke up, gave everyone a cold meat water breakfast and replaced all the water pails with fresh cold water.

All sun shades and umbrellas are up!

The puppies wanted to help me put up their aluminet

Collar washing day is always so fun. To be fair, Comet's was somehow the filthiest, but it made for a more satisfying comparison 🤣 every summer I switch them to white pine collars and boomerang tags, and then come fall they go back to their mushing collars until the season is fully over.

Comet and two of his best bros (Deku and Shirou) hanging out in the play yard. Such sweet boys ♥️

Results are in, Kaisel is 100% a good boy. embk.me/kaisel?utm_c...