About Scott White
In 1989 I moved to the Seattle area from Buffalo in an attempt to find a place where I could enjoy the culture of a city and the adventure of the outdoors at the same time. It worked for a while. Then it started feeling like there were too many people on the trails in the mountains every summer, so I decided to pursue more winter camping as a way to experience our great wild areas without the overwhelming presence of humanity. After a collision of several fateful events, I ended up with two Malamutes and the desire to experience our pure, winter lands by means of dog sledding, which in turn led me to several yearly dog sledding trips into Denali Park, Alaska. I kept returning home from Alaska with sled dogs of my own and the next thing I knew, I had a dog team.
While my intent for several years was recreational sledding, it became apparent relatively quickly that, in the lower 48, our wild lands are disappearing rapidly and there's just too much private or developed land to travel any great distance by dog team. I realized that racing was the only way to accomplish the distances and adventurous trips I wanted to with my dogs, and in a few short years I transformed my recreational team into a racing team. What started as an accident and a hobby became a lifestyle and a passion.
As I continue down this path, my passion has generated two primary goals for this lifestyle that has developed – assemble as competitive a dog team as possible, and use this endeavor as a means of bringing attention to the need to save our wild, undeveloped lands and animals that inhabit them. Spending uncountable hours in the wild lands of Washington, Montana, Alaska, and Minnesota over the past 12 years has made me keenly aware that we are eliminating wild lands at a extremely rapid pace, and driving the animals that inhabit those lands into smaller and smaller pockets of nature. The challenges of traveling long distances by dog team brings great attention to this, and is strikingly analogous to the challenges the natural inhabitants of those wild lands face.
The Dogs
Here are the true athletes. If you ever wonder just how tough these dogs are ask yourself when was the last time you ran 40-70 miles, slept for four hours, got up and did again and again and again?
Sliver
He is one cool customer. A reliable #2 leader with great initiative, Sliver has the ability to bring it home.
Pistol
If every dog on the Lost Lake Team was like Pistol, you would be calling me Lance Mackey instead of Scott White. But in all seriousness, Pistol is an amazing lead dog. He continues to blow us all away with his unyielding drive, endurance and strength.
Dash
A little bit of a paradox, Dash is. She's shy, but driven; standoffish, but sweet; a little skittish, but friendly. But there's no paradox about her dependability to run and ability to lead.
Stinger
While Stinger may look cool as a cucumber in this photo, she is crazy for the running. We think she actually may be spring-loaded. Driving does not begin to describe this lovable, incredibly hard-working dog.
Aliy
This dog has drive and determination. She's currently a team dog, but is moving closer and closer to the front of the team with every run due to her drive and focus. She might be a leader someday.
Libby
Libby is a great team dog. She has an uplifting and playful spirit about her. If you can't tell, she's Mackey and Aliy's sister.
Mackey
Alias "Big Mac." He is a great big driving sled dog. It will be interesting to watch him evolve as he has been running lead on and off, sometimes doing great; but, sometimes...well, we'll see.
Willie
The energy and strength that Willie has is only matched by his optimism and tenacity.
Ruger
Ruger is a big, strong, tough, hard-driving male in harness, and a sweet, friendly and beautiful dog in the yard. Last year he set a record of running every mile of training and racing for three consecutive years.
Phoenix
She's not small, she's concentrated! Phoenix is the canine version of the Energizer bunny. She just keeps on going…and going…and going.
Alabama
This long-legged and curly-tailed combination of speed and determination is always near the front of the team, usually running in swing. Alabama’s a great, driving sled dog despite her waifish build.
Cowboy
While Cowboy lives up to his name in his no non-sense, calm and focused disposition, he balances out his steely drive with an embracing friendliness that makes him one of the most likable dogs on the team. He’s one of our meat and potatoes team dog.
Jewel
Another Energizer Bunny. She, along with her kennel buddies, Jasmine and Blossom, have turned one of the paddocks into a skate park. Her determination to have rip-roaring fun definitely translates to the trail: she never stops.
Jasmine
She is adorable, yet fierce. Kind of like Charlie's Angels. She is all play and sweetness off the trail, but once she is driving down the path, Jasmine is all forward business.
Blossom
Tall and long, Blossom sets a good path. While not as crazy-hard-driving and the other girls in the paddock, it will be great to see her speed unfold.
Herman
He's one of your best all-around type of sled dogs. Upbeat, tireless, and a great eater, he's one of the dogs that keeps everyone's spirits high when the trail is long.
Rowdy
Big ears, big paws, big harness. Rowdy is a solid team dog in a large frame.
Anna
Anna is a great team dog. She's a tad timid and a stand-offish, but she puts all four paws to the trail.
Dogs for Sale
You'll find a range of dogs here. Future leaders. Future pets. All great dogs. We've been lucky enough to have them play a part in our lives. Now it's time for them to enrich your life. Contact Scott if you are interested in adding one or more of the dogs to your racing or home team.
Otis — SOLD
Not only is he one of the cutest dogs in the yard, but Otis is one of the most easy-going canines you'll ever meet. A hard-driver who loves to run (and the belly rubs), he makes a great sled dog and a wonderful pet.
Traveler — SOLD
Another aptly named dog — he LOVES to travel. He is perhaps the most versatile dog on the team, usually a team dog, but also able to run in lead, and noticeably powerful when running in wheel. He's also the team captain — he's always the first to get excited to go and get everyone else's energy up.
Earnhart
She is a trooper; there's no other way to describe her. She just knocks back the miles like she knocks back the kibble and will always get to the finish line. Earnhart is a solid team dog, also known as Anna, Dash, Ruger, and Pepper's mama.
Jimi
Jimi is a neutered male, approximately 65 lbs., and was born in March, 2003. He has run on two Iditarod teams. He's strong and has a very fluid gait. He really shouldn't be retired yet as the only reason he is for sale is that our team is just a bit too fast for him now. So, he could go to a new mushing home, or a new pet home — he's very sweet and mellow, but also excited and playful when you engage with him. Ideally, it would be best if he stayed with his sister, Siouxsie — they are inseparable.
Siouxsie
Siouxsie is a spayed female, approximately 60 lbs., and was born in March, 2003. She is Jimi's sister. She has essentially run every mile of training and racing that Jimi has, except that she didn't make either Iditarod team that Jimi did. But, like Jimi, she really isn't ready to retire. Frankly, as the two have gotten older, Siouxsie may have become the better, more consistent sled dog. She could also go to a new mushing or pet home. It would be best if she stayed with Jimi — she suffers from some serious separation anxiety when separated from him. Both dogs are very sweet and sound dogs.
Dee Dee
Dee Dee is a beautiful spayed female, approximately 45 lbs., and was born in May, 2006. She needs a loving pet home as she is unable to run back-to-back runs. I have not done anything to determine what the problem is, as she seems fine in the yard when not training with the team. She is easily discouraged from eating by more dominant dogs, and really should be a pet in a one-dog home. She lights up with love and affection.
Coy
She was the hardest driving dog on the team and, for that reason, was my main leader until her career was cut short by a foot injury. She’s a veteran of two Iditarod’s with the war wounds to prove it: she’s shy one toe. But what she might lack in appendages, she certainly makes up for in a playful, mischievous spirit and makes for a super-loving dog and pet.