Cupcake

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Sex: Male
Date of Birth: July 23rd, 2016
Sire: Lucor (retired from Denali 2019)
Dam: Annie (retired from Denali 2021)
Siblings: Happy, Party, Piñata
Litter Theme: Birthday (in honor of the 100th Birthday of the National Park Service)
Current Weight: 76 pounds
Current Patrol Miles: 11,957
Current Miles in Lead: 4,315
Most likely to: get fan mail from children

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L-R: Cupcake at two months, Cupcake helping celebrate the 100th Birthday of the park with a Cupcake piñata, Cupcake soaking up the sun in the free-run pen

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Lead Dog

Cupcake is a solid, reliable dog who always has a good attitude. We can count on him to lead teams through some of our toughest winter conditions – no trail, blinding snow, glare ice. He has even demonstrated the ability to lead a team through calf-deep overflow for miles up the Tek River! Such a good boy. 

 

L-R: Cupcake and Jewel get ready to lead the ceremonial start of the Iditarod, Cupcake gives his summer dog walker some love.

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L-R: Cupcake leads the team on a January sunrise run, Cupcake and Park Staff participate in the local community Trunk-or-Treat event on Halloween, Cupcake cools off on a warm summer day in a kiddie pool with his BFF.

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