by Kallisto Moon » Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:53 pm
Owner; Birman Kitty
Kennel; Frosted Forest
Full Name; Walking Thunder
Call Name; Uila (means Lightning)
Gender; Male
Age; 6 Years
Colour; Copper Irish
Genotype; kk/away/dd/EmEm/gg/II/SiSp/tt
Harness; Surprise me with something special like him!
Stats;
speed- 27
stamina- 27
strength- 28
story;
I felt the snow dancing off my whiskers as I dashed onward. The never-ending barks and howls of my powerful team coaxed me on. I flexed my ears forward listening for any distant cries or sounds from the leading sled-dog teams in the relay. I knew the importance of this race, we had been corally invited to this because of our oustanding record of wins. This race was in rememberance of the race that Balto and his team once run, and I, Uila, am following right in his paw-steps. I pushed myself harder and harder, feeling the cold spark of the frozen snow under my paws, letting the sting go as I moved forward. My tail brushed against the muzzle of the dog behind me, Breeze, who was always working hard enough to be congratulated by master. I listened for the commands of her as she shouted another call, and I leapt to the side, my dogs in my footsteps.
The snow was turning into a blizzard, and with so few miles left to go, we had to push on. I sped up my pace, letting my tongue roll out and catch the cold snowflakes. The rest of the team started to pant even louder, and their footsteps began to falter. I knew if we went any faster we could have dogs collapsing, but I didn't acknowledge that thought.
"Three more miles left!" - Master bellowed, and I glanced upward to see the finish line in sight. I started spriting, my team closely following. I could feel a sharp tug on my harness, and I looked back to see Cambridge stumbling. He was the runt of his litter, and unfortunatley had shorter legs than the rest of us, making his journey double ours. I barked an order to Cambridge, and he tried his best to keep his paws in rythmn with ours. Master started to lean forward, asking us to move faster. My paws were already gliding against the snow, and I used my last drop of energy to quicken my pace.
I was on the brink of exhaustion when we crossed the finish line, landing in first! We were almost beat by a new team to the race, one with an unexperienced lead dog. Fourtunatley we surpassed them right before the line, and won by my nose-length.
I felt honored as they placed the ribbon around my neck and trophy's at my paws. Master came and kissed me on the nose, and then dolled out treats to everyone. Cambridge was being seem by a vet, he tore his paws during the race. I felt a sudden pang of sorrow for the pup, only two years old and a runt. He has so much potential that gets pushed down by this one factor.
My lead was clipped on my harness as Master joyfully took us home, to our warm beds, with Cambridge following on his wrapped up paws.