With the help of Frankie's Friends the Prairie Isle Sled dogs will be raising awareness and money to help others battle canine lymphoma.
I lost two of my sled dogs, Drifter and Naoisha, to canine lymphoma in a 12-month time frame. Dog sledding is my love and passion but also my business, Prairie Isle Dog Trekking, LLC (PIDT).
In mid-January 2011, I will pack up 18 dogs and drive to Quensel, BC Canada from my home in Petersburg, ND. The dogs and I will participate in the 19th annual Gold Rush Trail Dog Sled Mail Run (http://www.dogsledmailrun.ca/) . This is a fun filled three-day event which honors sled dogs that were used to carry the mail in Canada. The trail that is used for the event is part of the original mail route the dog team mail carriers used. Over the three days we will travel approximately 60 miles by dog sled.
This is an event I had planned to do in 2008 but in May 2007 Drifter was diagnosed with lymphoma and then died in June 2007. I was still dealing with that loss when Naoisha was diagnosed in Sept. 2007 with lymphoma! I just could not do the event without my two main wheel dogs. Naoisha lost his battle with lymphoma in June 2008. After two years, I finally feel I can do the journey to Quensel which I had planned on doing with them. I also want to honor my two amazing dogs who died from lymphoma and raise awareness of this disease. My journey will, I hope, not only shine a light on canine cancer, but also help others that are trying to save their dogs but are struggling financially for treatment(s).
Follow the PIDT sled dogs as we make the journey in January 2011 via a SPOT tracking system. And PLEASE donate at Frankie’s Friends to help with the cost of lymphoma treatments here or go www.frankiesfriends.com. With a donation of $30 or more you will receive an in memory and/or in honor card carried by PIDT for the entire journey. You can also keep abreast of PIDT’s training and preparation at PIDT’s facebook page (follow FB link at www.prairieisledogtrekking.com).
Please help others with the fight against canine lymphoma and donate to the cause
