19/09/2026
A few weeks ago we took a trip to Knowsley Forest for The Alaskan Malamute Club of Victoria’s ANKC Race ~ our last race of the season 🌲🐾
This was also my final practical assessment to become a Dogs Australia Sled Race judge which I passed! I’m now officially a judge ✔️
I split the team up for this race. I ran Sage and Marley in 2 dog, and ran Libby in 1 dog for the first heat only. I needed to allow time for my practical assessment as this was priority, so I withdrew Libby from the second heat.
All 3 girls qualified gaining kms towards their sled dog titles. After a steady start in heat 1, Sage and Marley blitzed heat 2 taking home 🥇 place in the 2 dog class.
This was Marley’s first time racing in lead, and it was nice to see her confident in that position. It was also the first time Libby raced solo in which she had to make all the decisions! She done very well on her own and I had no need to scoot 🙂
It’s always fun catching up with my sledding family in Victoria and having some friendly banter with Darryl Ball who is always tough competition❗️It’s always a blast spending time with Courtney, West and Dawson 🤍
My mum came along for this trip so we swapped out camping for a cute little studio close to the forest 🏕️