I took some photos as they crossed the first lake in Jotka. I was photographing, and greeting all the competitors and told them how many km was left til the first stop in their journey (laughs).
Luckily I was able to catch some of these moments. Sometimes the dogs tried to switch places by themselves (laughs). Like here, he's trying to jump over his partner, but the handler stopped him and put him back to his original place. I found it cute.
Sadly the noise and everything cause some of the dogs a bit of fear. As you can see with their tail between their legs. Some freaked out worse than others, but everyone set off safely.