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Susan Butcher
Susan Butcher Pulls Baby Tekla Monson On Dog Sled
The Legacy of Dog Sled Racing Continues For the past few years Trail Breaker has taken a brief recess from racing, but this season we are proud to announce that your favorite Trail Breaker dogs will be hitting the trail and competing in two mid-distance sled dog races! We’ll have more details near the bottom,...
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Sled Dogs Mushing on Tana River
2022 has arrived and winter is in full swing here in Fairbanks, Alaska. With the temperature dipping below negative 40, our days have been spent keeping the dogs happy and doing our best to stay warm. Our evenings have been spent huddled by the fire, sewing dog jackets, booties, harnesses, and any other gear that...
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Musher Tekla Trail Breaker Kennel
Meet the Mushers at Trail Breaker Kennel: Tekla Monson What is it like to be an Alaskan musher? That’s a good question that we get a lot. Today we will introduce you to Tekla Monson, one of Trail Breaker Kennel’s mushers who are about to hit the race trail. Tekla Monson is the eldest daughter...
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Susan Butcher & Alaskan Husky Pup
Trust is Where The Journey Starts Susan Butcher, Trail Breaker Kennel’s founder, and four-time Iditarod champion accredited her groundbreaking career in the sport of dog mushing to her deep connection with her Alaskan husky teammates. Susan raised all of the dogs she raced with from the time they were puppies. She believed that bonding with...
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