Remember our story about local musher Rodney Whaley? Well, Vickie , his wife, gave him an out-of-sight Christmas present: a 12-month-old husky. Koyuk (in the forefront of the picture) is already running with the team.

By the way, Rodney is one of the organizers of the inauguaral Music City Dryland Sled Dog Challenge. To find out more, contact Rodney at rodneywhaley@att.net or at www.tnsleddogs.com.

Are you starting 2010 with a new Franklin dog of your own? Let us know at randy@franklindog.com