Sockeye is running for Sven Haltmann of Willow, Alaska
Age: 3 1/2
Sex: female
Weight: 52 pounds
Breed: Father is Reb; mother, Agate (D2)
Bloodline: Buser
Where does the dog run? Anywhere — lead, swing, team, wheel
Race experience: Finished Serum Run 2006; Don Bowers 300 in 2007 (champion), Knik 200 in 2007; Copper Basin 300, 2008, 8th place
What makes this dog special?
“This dogs never sits still, was never hurt in her life, I have never seen her tired ever, barks at other teams in front of her. Is the ultimate team cheerleader. If the speed is too slow for her, she barks and cheers everybody else on. Has great feet and an incredible appetite. I’ve never seen her turn down a meal.Besides her qualities, she gets along with everybody very well, is really sweet to people and never leaves my side when we go for free runs. We have a special bond between us. She’s the one dogs I sometimes seem to be able to talk to and she translates everything I tell her to her teammates.I wish she’d never age…”– Sven Haltmann

(Note: Sockeye had a stiff shoulder before the race start, so Haltmann left her home in Willow this year.)