Some people think they look small for sled dogs, but they're very strong.

It's in their breeding. It's like 'stick' is the only word a Labrador retriever knows. These dogs pull.

There are no reins. So you have to train them to listen to you.

You can't get them to stop. With the brake and the snow pick, you might get them to hold for 10 seconds. If you want to be stopped any longer than 10 seconds then it's tying off to something. Only if you're going on really long runs do you stop. I doubt any of the teams here are trained to stop.

That is our biggest thing this year. It has affected quite a few people. There are quite a few children not being claimed by anyone.

I've talked to several people at the mines, and with the gold prices, they get all the overtime they can possibly manage. So their W-2 is much higher than before.