Christine Richardson
Nov 7 · 3 min read

When Dutchess Sleeps…

Photo by Carly Mitchell of CCM Photography

Dutchess is my 13 yo husky who monitors my every move, thought, feeling, tear, and laugh. She was born in my laundry room under the low glow of colorful Christmas lights, ran on my dogsled team for a few years and then moved away to live with her brother Dasher, her sister Feather, and a young girl named Jessica. She was a great dog for Jess and was very loved by the whole family but when Jess moved away after high school, Dutchess made her desires known.

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Christine Richardson

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I am an outdoor adventurer, scientist, musher, cancer survivor, spiritual intuitive, shaman and writer…but most of all I am a dog lover

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