Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher is struggling valiantly but with serious problems following her bone marrow transplant . As I walk with her dogs every day, I think of their traits as a reflection of her and her training. They are strong, smart, courageous, funny, sweet and extremely good leaders. Our kennel began with Scuba, a dog who had raced with Susan in the Iditarod. Scuba came to us bred and we still have one of those pups alive, Amaroq. She described Scuba as a motivator. The same is true of Susan, of course.

We visited Susan again last September at which time she gave Lillen to us. Lillen is a wonderful girl (sister to Jeff King's Uksie)and we feel very grateful to have her in our kennel along with Sulatna (Emmitt Peters breeding) and Liller ( 2001, Iditarod, mother of our A and B racing pups).

We hope Susan will overcome this battle and be back with her dear family and able to raise dogs again.