In the following winter Mark transferred this dog to us, after he had used him once more in the "Elton 80" (2 times 40 miles). That was exactly one week before the "Beargrease 130" took place, in which Anneliese had entered. When one of the main dogs from Anneliese’s team ripped a nail off during the week, Chew had to fill in, although Mark had trained him in this season only for 50 miles. Even at the risk that he would have to be dropped at a later checkpoint, Anneliese opted to rely on his toughness and experience. In any case his power would be a large help over the first half of the race in the mountains. At night during the race the temperature fell to -35 Celsius (-31 F). On the firmly packed trail Chew, together with the other Alka-Shan team members, experienced his greatest achievement. Having started with 10 dogs and reaching the finish line with no loss, Anneliese won second place among 28 participants.
Back in Germany, Chew was allowed to contribute to the extension of the Siberian Husky gene pool. He did this with great enthusiasm and downright successful, as proven by his high-performance descendants. He was retrained again to sprint and helped to strengthen the 4 dog team of Marco Pilz, a young boy and newcomer in racing. Chew’s enthusiasm for running was unbowed even with 11 years. After his racing career he insisted to participate in training and for his age his body remained amazingly flexible.
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