Libby here!

“Howling with happy songs about sled dogs on the run!”

The Jr. Iditarod begins on the last Saturday in February each year!

The young mushers always attend meeting at Iditarod Headquarters on Friday night before the start of the Jr. Iditarod.  The  mushers learned about the trail and the rules.

On that Friday, the mushers take their dogs to Iditarod Headquarters so that the team of veterinarians can complete physical exams on the dogs. All dogs that race in even the Jr. Iditarod MUST be healthy!

The Jr. Iditarod race is about 150 miles long.

I’m always ready to cheer on the mushers, the Jr. mushers, too!  How about you?

Just Spinning de”tails”,

Libby

*Thanks to Terrie Hanke for the photo!