Be the Lead Dog - 7 Life-Changing Lessons Taught By Sled Dogs
Liz Parrish had three goals for running the Iditarod: train her own team, complete the Iditarod for her 50th birthday, and have fun! From a difficult start beating childhood cancer and chronic health conditions, she thrives while seeking challenges.  Leaving a successful corporate career and starting with zero sled dog experience, she spent a decade building and training her own sled dog team. Liz and her team finished the 2008 Iditarod in 14 days with 14 dogs, despite being "Iditarod s Littlest Musher." A public speaker, an author and a leadership coach, Barb Schaefer is also a nationally and internationally respected teen development mentor.  Siberian Huskies have been her passion for over 20 years. Barb and her dogs have been featured on Discovery Channel s Animal Planet among others. She raised and trained Jasmine who played the lead dog in Disney s Eight Below. Barb is a 10-year Iditarod volunteer, which gave her invaluable insights into the relationships between sled dogs and their mushers. Today, as co-owners of Life...Through Dogs, Liz and Barb teach people how to "Be The Lead Dog" with real-world practical applications in their own personal and corporate lives.