Down South Mushing: Built by miles
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Racing sled dogs in the South 🐾
Built by miles. Built by grit.
80 lbs down & still chasing more. Dogs. Discipline. No excuses.
10/04/2026
Sometimes life is hard.
Sometimes everything feels like too much, your mind won’t shut off, and you feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Those are the moments when I find myself turning to them. Being in nature and just existing with them.
They don’t know what happened. They don’t know what I’m worried about or why I’m having a hard day. They don’t need an explanation.
They just know I’m there.
And somehow, for a few minutes, that’s enough.
Life is still waiting when I get back up. The problems haven’t magically disappeared. But my heart feels a little lighter, my mind is a little quieter, and I remember that not everything in life has to be figured out right this second.
These dogs have carried me through some of the hardest seasons of my life without ever knowing they were doing it. Sometimes it’s sitting in the woods with your dog, taking a moment to breathe, and remembering you don’t have to carry everything at once. 🖤
Us dog people really are gluttons for punishment, but I wouldn’t change the pain I feel for anything.
The pain is a reminder that you were here. That you existed. That you were loved so deeply that losing you left a hole that could never completely be filled.
The day the ones still here leave isn’t a day I look forward to, but knowing that day will eventually come will never stop me from loving them with everything I have now. I will always cherish the time we get together.
These dogs have healed me in a way no one else ever could. They have made my heart whole with their unconditional love and simply by being there through every version of me.
To the ones who are gone, you took a piece of my heart with you.
To the ones still here, I know one day you will too.
But I would rather sacrifice a piece of my heart every single time than go through this life having never known any of you.
So maybe we are gluttons for punishment. Maybe we willingly sign ourselves up for one of the greatest heartbreaks we’ll ever experience. But what a privilege it is to love something enough to hurt this much when they’re gone.
I’d choose you again. Every dog. Every heartbreak. Every lifetime. 🖤
09/27/2026
Never stop chasing your dreams. You might have setbacks, but never give up. As long as you are trying, you are winning. You truly only fail when you give up.
Your journey isn’t going to be perfect. There will be days when you feel unstoppable and days when you question why you even started. There will be setbacks, detours, bad days, and moments when your goals feel so damn far away.
Keep going anyway.
You don’t have to be the fastest. You don’t have to be the strongest. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to keep showing up.
Take the small wins. Celebrate the progress that nobody else sees. Give yourself grace when life gets hard, and remember that taking a step back doesn’t erase all the steps you’ve already taken forward.
I’m still chasing goals. I’m still learning. I’m still growing. And there are plenty of things I haven’t accomplished yet.
But when I look at the life I’m building, the adventures I’m having, and these dogs standing beside me through it all, I realize I’m already living pieces of the life I once dreamed about.
So dream big. Chase the crazy goals. Do the things that scare you. Fall down, get back up, and keep moving forward.
You don’t have to have arrived to be proud of how far you’ve come. 🖤
Dubs learning to like water. This was one of the first attempts. He is starting to want to swim now! Baby steps and him making the decision on his own!
09/25/2026
How is my perfect angel already 7 months old?! 😭🖤
Slasher has officially earned off-leash freedom because he has learned the listening = freedom 🙌
Current Slasher update: He is still an alligator. He still bites. Sticks are LIFE! He is very busy at all times. Settling? We don’t know her 😂
But somewhere between the biting, chaos, adventures, training, and approximately 847 sticks my little puppy is turning into a dog.
Seven months is Slasher, which is seven months of absolute chaos. And I wouldn’t change a damn thing.
My perfect angel
(Please don’t fact check that’s statement 😂)
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