The excess of rainy weather hitting Whitehorse lately held off long enough Sunday for eager dog drivers and dogs to compete in the DPSAY Hot Hounds Yukon Meat and Sausage Race Day.

The cooler temperature that evening provided excellent conditions for a summer dog race, which saw 20 competitors bring their dogs out to field 36 entrants across four events.

The races drew new faces and many DPSAY regulars.

Competition was stiff in the one mile-one dog and two mile-two dog events.

Just 42 seconds separated the first-place finisher from the fifth-place finisher of the one mile-one dog event.

Fifty-two seconds separated first and fifth in the two mile-two dog.

Following the race, everyone gathered around the fire pit, at host Alex Rochat's place, to eat some delicious hot dogs (provided by the host) and share food brought by competitors.

Later, spectators and competitors gathered for the awards presentation.

First, second and third place finishers in each event were given gift certificates donated by Yukon Meat and Sausage (The Deli). Additional prizes from sponsors Icy Waters Arctic Charr, Yukon Honda, Muktuk Adventures and Cadence Cycle were also awarded.

For information on the next DPSAY Hot Hounds event, visit www.dpsay.wordpress.com. The next race, which will be hosted by DPSAY member Cynthia Corriveau, will run the first week of September.

Complete results from last Sunday's races are as follows:

Pet dog

1. Jonathan Lucas 7:29

2. Alex Rochat 7:31

3. Janet Keller 12:14

Canicross

1. Stefan Wackerhagen 8:15

2. Amelie Janin 9:28

3. Oliver Barker 10:19

4. Megan Routley 10:30

5. Jessica Heath 11:19

6. Juliette Bastide 12:20

7. Marcelle Fresineau 13:00

8. Barb Anderson 13:20

9. Janet Keller 13:37

1 mile-1 dog

1. Stefan Wackerhagen 5:11

2. Cynthia Corriveau 5:15

3. Darryl Sheepway 5:17

4. Thomas Camp 5:51

5. Fabian Schmitz 5:53

6. Alex Rochat 6:04

7. Claudia Wickert 6:11

8. Deb Knight 7:15

9. Gaetan Pierrard 7:36

10. Marcelle Fresineau 9:01

11. Janet Keller 9:25

12. Amelie Janin 10:23

2 mile-2 dog

1. Cynthia Corriveau 13:58

2. Alex Rochat 14:00

3. Stefan Wackerhagen 14:05

4. Darryl Sheepway 14:22

5. David Mason 14:50

6. Fabian Schmitz 15:11

7. Jonathan Lucas 15:20

8. Jean-Marc Champeval 16:18

9. Barb Anderson 16:35

10. Claudia Wickert 17:18

11. Deb Knight 18:27

12. Janet Keller 23:43