Coming home to a place he'd never been before...

We have two Siberian (or as we refer to them: Suburban) Huskies. Both are rescue pups and one is aptly named Yukon (the other is Bentley). We brought them along for the great ride north and so far they are surviving probably better than Sophie and I. Thus far they have been enjoying the cooler temps and have yet to start shedding.if we were still in Denver they'd be living up to their nicknames of fur balls because as soon as the heat starts the fur starts flying. Most folks have the occasional dust bunny lurking under the bed; we have enough fur to keep a sheared sheep toasty warm.

Huskies are not wolves, or even wolf dogs but everywhere we go, especially up here in the Yukon, people come up and ask if they can pet our wolves. Yukon and Bentley are as gentle as dogs can be and Bentley especially loves nothing more than to give lots of puppy kisses to his adoring fans.

We named Yukon for the Yukon Territory  which is where we've been for the last week or so. We spent several days in Whitehorse, the territorial Capitol. Whitehorse is also home to the Yukon Quest sled dog race which heads out every year in February and covers the distance between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, Alaska. Every other year it starts in Whitehorse,  the other years it begins in Fairbanks.

Yukon  (right) coming home to a place he's never been before

In the winter Yukon and Bentley pull a very small sled just for fun but I have a lot of respect for anyone who can take a sled team of 12-20 canine athletes through some extraordinarily difficult terrain.

We stopped by the Yukon Quest offices to say hello and yes we did bring Yukon and Bentley in to woof their hi's as well. We met Beverly who was very friendly and seemed genuinely happy to put hand to paw with our two pups.  Thank you Beverly, for being so gracious!

While Yukon had never been this way before it really did feel like a homecoming for him as he finally got to visit his namesake. I think it may be tough to drag Yukon, and , Bentley, home when the trip is over but it was special to have them along for the ride.

Yukon came into this world an itinerant traveler having been abandoned as a puppy to a small town in Kansas of all places. Having found his forever home with Sophie, Bentley,  and I he's still traveling. The only difference being he'll  never worry about where to lay his head at night or where his next hug will come from. Welcome home Yukon.