Update May 14  We ran Dradle in an 8 dog team on a warm morning.  He started out great but got very hot.  Then we could see his main problems.  We figure that he is probably in pain a lot of the time.  We are disappointed that the ex owner didn't write this on his kennel sheet.  This dog should probably not be a sled dog.  The ex owner said that he fights with other dogs and that he wasn't to be trusted around small children.  My guess is that this dog is in a lot of pain especially during and after a run.  I would be irritable too if I felt as bad as this dog looked.

I think Dradle might make a nice pet.  He warms up to you and likes to get petted.  But I would advice against him being a sled dog.  His back legs don't stretch out and his knees don't really move correctly.  You could just see the pain on his body and face.  If he could just run without pulling I think he would be fine.  He is on house J.

Dradle is 2 years old.  He comes from excellent bloodlines but his ex owner didn't want to feed him all summer.  He is shy and a little rough around the edges.  His coat needs some work.  We will run him soon and see how he does.