Iceberg

19 March 2011

Nickname: Iceberger or Mr. Berg

Alaskan Malamute

Age: 4 years

Home Kennel: Winterdance Kennel in Ashland, WI

Favorite Position: Wheel

Hi guys, I 'm Iceberg, “Rooooo-ooo.” That's my signature sound: “Rooooo-ooo”. I'm big and white and fluffy and sometimes I get hot because I have so much extra fur. I don't quite look like the other Alaskan Malamutes. Even though Jim is my brother, we look very different. My fur very long, and it is mostly white. I guess that is why I got the name Iceberg. I like my fur. It keeps me warm.

You know, I sure like my brother Jim and he seems to like pulling the sled, but if he wasn't here I'm not sure what I'd do. Usually we have to pull the sled all day, can you believe that? Sometimes I am too worn out at the end of the day even to play. Jim will help me pull the ice balls out of my feet and tell me that it's going to be okay.

This one time in Norman Wells, I got to go inside the school, and that was the best ever. All the kids wanted to pet me and walk me around the parking lot. Awesome. I was a star. I heard lots of them say that I was their favorite sled dog on the team. I sure hope that they bring me into a school again soon. I'm working really hard now and I'm proving that I'm a good puller. Yep, I haven't even gotten ice balls in two weeks.

“Oh Jim. Jim.... Jim? Oh good you're still here. Is it going to be okay, like all of this camping and pulling and stuff?”

“Yes Iceberg, it is fun to pull the sled.”

“Okay, thanks Jim.”

Rooooo-ooo!