Meet Sebastian's Dogs

Skunk
Joshi

Bonzo

Beast

Bananas

Each dog has his/her own special and unique personalities. You will be pleased to hear that when not in a race or on a trek, the dogs sleep very comfortably inside Sebastian's cabin, often in bed with him, around the bed or on a couch. These dogs are incredible athletes, but also beloved pets. Here is a list of his dogs, and a little bit about them:

Anvil, 5, male

- he has yet to finish a 1,000 miler (I think this is Anvil's year, I really do....)

-runs best with Saffron

-enjoys hanging out and napping on the couch

Bananas, (age unknown), male

-very strong, very hard and honest worker

-not the brightest bulb in the bunch

-annoying bark at feeding time and is a great eater

Beast, 5, male

-he was adopted from another Musher, who adopted him from a kennel. Beast clearly had an unpleasant childhood as he was a growler and put on quite a show when he first lived with Sebastian, who feared for his own fingers and hands around Beast. It took time, but Beast has since learned to love and trust Sebastian and has put his adverse childhood behind him.

-strong runner, great buddies with Bonzo but shy with other dogs

-sleeps at the foot of the bed

Bonzo, 6, male

-loves Beast, and runs best when they are running partners

-sleeps in the bed with Sebastian

-eats everything in sight and is easily bribed with food

Gizzy, 5, male

-very loveable and sweet natured

-not much 'upstairs', although is one of the hardest workers and smoothest runners

Grisman, 5, male

-an Iditarod vet- the strongest lead dog

-brother to Vasser

-called "My Main Man" by Sebastian, who can always count on him

Happy, 5, female

-small but full of spunk and energy

-runs next to Yonder - she is one of the few dogs who will cooperate and tolerate him

Joshi, 6, male

-biggest of all the dogs

-runs all positions well

-gets along with EVERY dog and is super pleasant and loving

Kavik, age unknown, male

-very grumpy, and only likes Polar, who is also extremely grumpy

Nemo, 6, male

-another Iditarod vet

-full of energy and focus, and extremely disciplined once in harness

Par, age unknown, male

-loves old stinky doggie booties from the trail and is easily distracted by them

Saffron, 7, female

-can run any position in the pack, particularly lead

-eats a little too well, and has the tendency to get fat

-loves sleeping, especially on the couch

-her love of food distracts her when it's tinkle time, as often she spends more time searching for food scraps and forgetting to pee

Scruggs, 5, male

-great runner

-enjoys pulling on Sebastian's fuzzy hair and beard

Skunk, 5, female

-good runner, needs more confidence and is working on it

-loves sleeping out on the couch and hanging out with Tang, who is a retired Iditarod dog. Tang is also the alpha female and gets along with no other female except for Skunk

-disappears quite a lot but is always found in the same spot, napping on the passenger seat of Sebastian's truck

Vasser, 5, male

-Grisman's brother

-pees on the couch sometimes by accident

Yonder, 5, male

-hated Sebastian in the beginning

-is very annoying so no other dog likes to run with him, however, Skunk and Happy seem to be able to deal with it lately