Since this was her first year of feeding Eagle, she was particularly pleased to see that many of the lab tests were significantly improved over previous years. Red blood cell counts, hematocrites and hemoglobin counts were all greatly increased, enhancing the blood’s ability to carry oxygen to the cells of the body.

Many enzyme tests had greatly improved over previous years improving many metabolic functions. Skin and hair coat had improved as well as attitude and energy level of the dogs. DeeDee has been impressed with the improvements in her kennel. “I can’t believe the improvements in my kennel. The dogs are the best ever thanks to Eagle”. DeeDee’s husband Mike further states; “When I talked to her after the race, she was really impressed at how the dogs liked eating straight kibble, and that not having to “dress the food up” was a real time saver in getting food into the dogs right away. Another side bar is that it is actually less expensive to feed Ultra during training/racing because one doesn't have to feed supplemental meat with the food when increased calorie uptake is required. The time saved in kennel chores in not cooking rice, meat or fish and not mixing food and not having the additional cleanup is wonderful. We still use meat and fat to bait the water and for trail snacks but we actually saved money using Ultra. We had been buying seven tons of meat and fat. Since feeding Ultra we bought two tons of supplemental meat and fat, much of which was wasted on Iditarod because we didn’t need it. A serious recreational musher friend of ours (Andy Willis) did a cost/benefit study for his kennel and switched to Ultra to save money.” This was a tough Iditarod and in spite of the difficulties of the race and her ongoing recovery from cancer she continues to be shinning star in the sport of mushing.