...if he tells me to sit, I sit." Training Sasha was no easy task. Betsy and her husband Steve enlisted the help of Faith Hays, who is a professional dog trainer and a certified nursing assitant. Hays was tasked with not only training Sasha...

...programming. Dog lovers can tune in there (91.5 FM) Fridays at 2 p.m. for an hour-long show called "Just Dogs" with Faith Hays. Folk music fans might enjoy "Country Barndance" on Sundays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with Doug Johnson. KWJG airs...

This is Joker, Faith Hays' long, long-awaited Belgian Malinois. Joker enjoys walks at the beach, just like on the day this photo was taken. Faith and Joker live in Kasilof.

...came because my dogs' health is very important to me," she said. During one of the brief calm moments, volunteer Faith Hays of Kasilof said this year's event was as fast and furious as those in the past she has worked. "It can be madness...