--- title: Adorable Iditarod 2019 Sled Dogs Take Internet By Storm description: An adorable pack of sled dogs preparing to race in the 2019 Iditarod is taking the the Internet by storm. canonical: https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-04T16:49:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:42.204Z og:title: Woman's Charismatic Pack of Sled Dogs Deserve Reality Show og:description: They each have unique personalities og:url: https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf55e3c9ea8585516/698942a7656a3fb657bd65cf/sled-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 507 og:image:height: 285 og:image:alt: Hank Debruin's Iditarod Siberian huskies running in snow. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Woman's Charismatic Pack of Sled Dogs Deserve Reality Show twitter:description: They each have unique personalities twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf55e3c9ea8585516/698942a7656a3fb657bd65cf/sled-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Woman's Charismatic Pack of Sled Dogs Deserve Their Own Reality Show > Sponsored content. 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Alaska Photography/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 4, 2019 4:49 PM UTC An adorable pack of [sled dogs](http://time.com/4191626/dog-sled-kids-blizzard-video/) preparing to race in the [2019 Iditarod](http://time.com/4251197/iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race-photos/) is taking the Internet by storm. After musher [Blair Braverman](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080283717329797120) began sharing photos and bios of each of the 20 dogs she has in training for the Iditarod — only 14 of which will actually run the 1,000 mile race in March — social media couldn’t help but fall in love with the furry competitors. In an extensive Twitter thread, Braverman provided detailed descriptions of the unique personalities of each dog on the BraverMountain Varsity Team. From Pepé, “the pup who makes each run happen, who gets us through every storm,” to Jenga, “a Boss Bitch who doesn’t suffer fools,” to Grinch, who “has a heart of gold and a brain like a box of rocks,” it was clear from Braverman’s rundown that each canine companion brings something different — and wonderful — to the team. The 2019 Iditarod is scheduled to begin on March 2 in Anchorage, Alaska. See the full thread below. > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080285224062210048) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080286656471527424) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080288528972492801) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080291228904697856) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080293616189202433) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080295965636976640) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080296878112104449) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080301577003401216) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080304413242122245) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080306015726272512) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080329159325319168) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080331615878897664) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080335803828432896) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080338003216588800) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080340641437995008) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080342814276313088) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080346608296812544) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080349654959546370) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080351000391610369) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080353013867278336) > [](https://twitter.com/BlairBraverman/status/1080354212297338881) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/"},"headline":"Woman's Charismatic Pack of Sled Dogs Deserve Their Own Reality Show","datePublished":"2019-01-04T16:49:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:42.204Z","description":"Mush!","url":"https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Dogs","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf55e3c9ea8585516/698942a7656a3fb657bd65cf/sled-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf55e3c9ea8585516/698942a7656a3fb657bd65cf/sled-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hank Debruin's Iditarod Siberian huskies running in snow.","caption":"Hank Debruin's Iditarod Siberian huskies running in snow.","creditText":"Alaska Photography/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5494020/sled-dogs-twitter/","name":"Woman's Charismatic Pack of Sled Dogs Deserve Their Own Reality Show"}}]}] ```