JoJo, absolutely Joe Proof!

Joe's namesake, JoJo the dog, is as tough as they come.  Joe says, 'I don't like the SOB, but she's sure tough!', 'Don't look like it, but that is one hell of a Arctic dog.'

Still don't believe me?  Check your facts.

1. Has your dog ever been sucked up into the tunnel of a snow-go track and lived to tell about it?

JoJo has seen the inside of a SkiDoo Expedition tunnel, to the point where I could not see her.  I put it in reverse and spit her out, she lived to tell the tale.

2. Has you ever hit your dog in the leg with a snow-go ski at cruising speed, and have your dog walk it off after a day?

I heard a definite crack as the ski hit her leg.  She limped for awhile, but was running within a day.

3. Has your dog survived being run over by a truck, and within two days running around and chasing dogs out of your yard?

I'm not kidding, I ran over her foot, she was limping around for a few days, but is now back to about 75% and using both legs.

4. Do you know of any dog that has befriended the neighborhood bully (about 6 times her size) only to turn on them on their turf?

Sunny is usually a mean bitch, but JoJo was able to weasel her way into the lion's den, now JoJo tells Sunny what is up.

5. Have 90% of the miles you've put on your snow-go in the last two years been with your dog?

The Venture Lite was made to carry a smallish dog, JoJo is my running partner.

6. Does your dog enjoy running at 20 below zero?

Sled dogs do it all the time, but how many little rat-dogs do it?

7. Have you forgotten your dog outside overnight at subzero temperatures, only to find your dog still alive outside your door?

Sorry JoJo, for that one cold-ass night I left you outside and you stayed there obediently

8. Does your dog snarl and nip at people as they pet her, but then come back for more?

JoJo's most endearing quality is the fact that she snarls when you pet her, this has led to much confusion, it is just the way she is.

9. Has your dog fallen off a snow machine at 35 miles/hour only to get up and run for the next 5 miles?

This routinely happens.

10. Does the shit your dog rolls in look/feel like spray foam and smell like rotten polar bear fat?

This happens more than I would like to admit.

11. Can your dog eat the ass end out of a stink seal (or any other discarded sea mammal), puke and rally, and party on!  Joe says he'd like to see Seal Team 6 do that.  No man has attempted this challenge, it would be entertaining to see them try.

JoJo pukes and rallies like a sorority girl.

JoJo joined our family a few years back.  She came from Kobuk as a young pup from humble roots, her mom was a true camp dog mother, the father was a no-account drifter whose identity has yet been to be identified.  JoJo learned how to be a dog from two elders- a chocolate lab (Jesse) and a Chesapeake (Chip).  While these dogs taught her how to be obedient, they did not teach her the nuances of dog-dom, hence the fact that JoJo's identity is not fully dog.

The other day I told Clay that JoJo was half fox, half wolverine, and half sled dog.  Clay said that made her a dog-and-a-half, I said 'Damn right!'