Musher Question & Answer
How many years have you been running dogs?
10
How did you get started running dogs?
Being a handler for experienced mushers.
What do you love most about running sled dogs?
Why did you enter the Yukon Quest? What are your goals for the race?
I want to race the Quest as my dogs are still young enough. The goal is to finish and have as much fun as for the first one.
How did your dogs get their names?/ How do you choose names?
One by one, following the inspiration of the moment.
What music do you listen to on the trail?
Tell us about your favourite experience with a volunteer on the trail
Mike Sager of Trout Creek was inspiring. It was humbling to hear his motivation to open his cabin and host mushers. His thinking was that water, shelter and food would benefit the dogs. He has been there pretty much from the beginning of the Yukon Quest.
List recent sled dog races and/or best performances
2016 - Percy de Wolfe - 6th; 2016 - Yukon Quest - 18th; 2015 - Percy de Wolfe - 4th; 2014 - Percy Junior - 1st