Webkinz Iditarod 3/8/13 Musher of the Day: Cobbler Cox

by Midnight Bewhiskered

My Musher of the Day for March 8, 2013: Cobbler Cox with dogs Floppy and Puddles.

Cobbler joined Darling Daughter's family two Christmases ago. She recently enjoyed going on a 5-day roadtrip. She lives on top of the Bewhiskered Apartment with her friend Rocky. Her dogs, Floppy and Puddles, are brothers. Puddles is married to Purple Pup (on Car Kitty's Mother's team). Darling Daughter has owned Floppy and Puddles for a long time! Cobbler is a rookie musher, she joined because she wanted to see what competing in the Iditarod feels like and because she thought it would be fun.

Webkinz Iditarod 3/8/13 Musher of the Day: Car Kitty's Mother

by Chiporry the Cardinal

My last Musher of the Day is Car Kitty's Mother, with Purple Pup and Strawberry!

     Car Kitty's Mother adores her daughter, Car Kitty, and her next-door neighbor and friend, Bently. She lives on the bottom floor of the Bewhiskered Apartment, sometimes called the basement, with all her feline friends. She and Car Kitty were a team together in 2011. Her dogs, Purple Pup and Strawberry, are great friends. Purple Pup's full name is Perfectly Pretty Purple Poodle Puppy, and she is married to Puddles (from Cobbler's team). Strawberry was on Daddoo's team in 2011. She has competed in FashionPetz since 2011.

Webkinz Iditarod 2013: Checkpoint: Spacious Stop and The End!

by Midnight Bewhiskered

I hardly know where to start! I guess I'll start at the last checkpoint, Spacious Stop.

 At about 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, Daddoo made it to the last checkpoint and settled down for a three hour rest. Just before 4:00, we could see the other mushers approaching.

They all stayed for a while (and Ella got her head bandaged up), and Daddoo was the last to leave, about 5

minutes after the others. Well, except for Car Kitty's Mother, who had to stay for a three hour rest.

Daddoo sure made it up to the front though! At 9:00 at night, we saw the mushers coming towards the big archway just before the finish...

...and in a few minutes, we had our results in:


1st - Daddoo
2nd - Sardina
3rd - Vesuvius
4th - Felicity
5th - Cobbler
6th - Sylvia
7th - Shylock
8th - Ella
9th - Car Kitty's Mother

Car Kitty's Mother reached the finish line shortly after midnight and was overjoyed to finally catch sight of her 10-year old kitten, Car Kitty, and Car Kitty's friend, Bently. We're having the Iditarod Awards Ceremony this afternoon. I'll catch up to you to share who got what later.

Webkinz Iditarod 2013: The End is in Sight!

by Chiporry the Cardinal

     Well, everyone is back on the trail from the Music Lounge checkpoint and well on their way towards the next one, called Spacious Stop. Shylock used to be in the front and is now in the very back due to a harness malfunction. Dear me, I hope we will have better harnesses by the time the Iditarod comes around next year! Everyone can now see the finish, where everybody is waiting in anticipation for when the first musher crosses the line. Daddoo, three hours ahead of everyone, is at the last checkpoint for his 3-hour rest. The mushers just might make it to the finish late tonight! The awards ceremony will most likely be tomorrow evening. I'm looking forward to it. The mushers not only are going to receive their ribbons and other prizes for the positions, I think there are some other awards as well, such as healthiest dogs at the end of the race.

     Poor Ella was doing so well, until she somehow capitulated over her sled and dogs, landed on the back of one of Cobbler's dogs, rolled over, came to a stop, and had at least five dogs run over her before getting up (and that with some effort). Car Kitty's Mother was just coming past at the time, so she helped her get up, attatched her to Purple Pup like she did at the beginning of the race, and went after Ella's runaway dogs. I sure hope Ella isn't too badly hurt. I think they should do a special award for the team with the least amount of malfunctions...

Webkinz Iditarod 3/6/13 Musher of the Day: Ella Cox

by Chiporry the Cardinal

My Musher of the Day for March 6, 2013: Ella Cox with her cat Zahra and dog Emma.

Ella is not a Webkinz, actually she was made by Darling Daughter years and years ago. She lives in The Basket with a lot of her Webkinz and non-Webkinz friends, like Tumbles the pink hamster and Pinto Bean the pinto horse. Zahra, married to Sneaker Beleaguered, also lives in The Basket. Emma is married to Daddoo, who was the first musher to sign up. Ella, Zahra, and Emma all competed in the January 2013 FashionPetz kickoff, but while Emma and Zahra were pros, it was Ella's first time, and, sadly, she got eliminated. Ella is a rookie musher who signed up just for fun. ;)



Webkinz Iditarod 2013: Checkpoint: Music Lounge

by Chiporry the Cardinal

     Poor Midnight is still recovering from his busy work with the dogs and mushers, so I took the job of writing this report for him.

     The mushers arrived at this checkpoint around the time of 4:00, some before, some after.



There were rumors that this would be the best checkpoint, and, from what I could see, that was correct. There was lots of food for the mushers, a S'mores fire, live piano music, a special spot just for the sleds...

...and even a place for all the dogs!

Chloe and Sophia played beautiful songs on the piano, and Midnight took care of the dogs, while the mushers settled into their 8-hour rests relaxing, eating, roasting marshmallows for S'mores, and chatting about memories of the 2011 Iditarod.

It was hard for the mushers to leave after falling in love with the checkpoint, but they knew it would still be there next year. They left around midnight.

Daddoo also stopped at the checkpoint for about half an hour and is now about 3 hours ahead of everybody. They'll catch up when he takes his 3-hour rest at the last checkpoint before the finish. I can't wait to see who wins...

Webkinz Iditarod 3/5/13 Mushers of the Day: Shylock and Felicity Fox

by Midnight Bewhiskered

My Mushers of the Day today are Shylock and Felicity, the foxes.

 

Shylock and Felicity are friends, planning to get married one day, and decided to try out the Iditarod together. Fortunately, they have been doing pretty good so far. Shylock's dogs, - er...cats, - Sneaker and Zany, are brothers. Sneaker is married to Zahra, who is on Ella's team. Felicity's dog Raleigh is married to Sophia and has three children, Buddy, Bon Bon, and Giggles. The Snowy Leopard's name is currently unknown throughout Kinzville, it is one of the pets Darling Daughter's aunt left at her house. Felicity won first place in her very first FashionPetz show in January of this year. (That's how she got those lovely silver earrings.)