Name: Diran
Age: 4
Male or Female: Female
Owner: Hanna Lyrek
Musher currently running this dog: Hanna Lyrek
What Team Position(s) does it run? She kind of switches on and off being in lead or in the middle of the team.
Number of completed Iditarod races? This is her first Iditarod.
Current Location: McGrath, Alaska
Date of Photo: March 9, 2022
Temperature: 27F Outside & Snowing
What are his/her unique personality characteristics?
Diran’s personality is, I don’t know, a bit like a princess, maybe. She’s the smallest dog we have in the team, but she’s probably one of the best ones. She is super strong-headed, and she is like a little princess. She likes coming inside, laying in the bed or on the couch. From then once she gets in the harness, she goes nuts. And every time we go up at a steep hill or she thinks the other ones are slowing down, she barks at them and kind of brings up the spirit in team. At the same time, she’s super soft and cuddly. So, she’s a pretty special dog, I would say.
What is that litter’s “theme” name?…and other siblings’ names from that litter?
Diran was named after a mountain. So the theme of that puppy litter are mountains. Diran, I’m not sure what mountain it is, but it’s in Nepal somewhere. And the other ones, we have Denali and K2 that are well-known mountains. And then we have Rimo, and Kamet, and David that I guess no one’s heard of.
What is the bloodline?
Diran’s bloodlines come from back home in Norway, but then also from Jeff King’s yard. So there’s some of that in there as well.