CANINE

Name: DIESEL
Age: 4
Owner: AARON BURMEISTER
Musher currently running this dog: AARON BURMEISTER
Team Position(s): DIESEL RAN LEAD AND SWING IN THIS YEAR’S IDITAROD.
Number of completed Iditarod races: THIS IS HIS 1ST RACE
Current Location: NOME, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 14, 2019
Temperature: 22F / OUTDOORS

What are his unique personality characteristics?

DIESEL IS A REALLY CONFIDENT YOUNG UP-AND-COMING DOG. AND HE’S FULL OF DRIVE. HE’S ALWAYS CHARGING TO GO HARDER. GREAT EATER AND DRINKER AND JUST A BIG ATTITUDE FOR A YOUNG GUY.

What is that litter’s “theme” name and other siblings’ names from that litter?:

YES. THEY WERE BORN THE SUMMER THAT MARIJUANA IN ALASKA WAS LEGALIZED. SO THERE IS KUSH, BLUNT, SATIVA, DIESEL. THEY’RE ALL NAMED AFTER DIFFERENT STRAINS OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH MARIJUANA WITH THE LEGALIZATION.

What is the bloodline?

HE’S KIND OF AN OUTCROSS FROM OUR BLOOD LINES. YOU KNOW, MY PARTNER, TONY BROWNING, AND I. HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. WE’VE KIND OF PARTNERED UP AND DOING A LOT OF BREEDING AND KEEPING THE KENNEL GOING. IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO KEEP RACING, HAVING TONY AS PART OF THE TEAM. BUT DIESEL IS OUT OF A LITTER THAT WE BRED A FEW YEARS AGO OUT OF KIANA, ONE OF OUR MAIN LEADERS, AND HER FATHER’S NAME WAS A DOG THAT RAN WITH ME FOR MANY YEARS THAT’S RETIRED NOW NAMED GOVERNOR.