Kenai Peninsula mushers to the rescue.
Sled dogs aren’t the only creatures that run in packs. So do some of their owners, as a small group of sled dog rescuers will demonstrate this weekend.Ashley Irmen and Stephanie Burns of Sterling, and Jill Garnett of Kasilof, will make the drive to Salcha on Saturday to each take…
First International Mushing History Conference
To be held in conjunction with the 5th ICSS SLEDDOG EXPO AND TRADE FAIR on September 2007 in Vancouver, Canada – site of the 2010 Winter Olympic GamesCALL FOR SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONSThe major themes for the history conference presentations will be Canada andthe Olympics. However, all subjects related to the…
Mushing Music. Yet another Iditarod song
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The editor indulges for a moment
This is not a news item, but it was news to me.Yesterday I was in Anchorage preparing to ride across town to visit Mitch Seavey’s newest tour attraction; a downtown Anchorage based sled dog exhibition. We will get to that later.I had 1 hour to ride across Los Anchorage, the…
Fourteen Angels Foundation dog powered tradeshow and conference
Fourteen Angels Foundation is holding a dog powered tradeshow and conference in conjunction with the annual ISDRA meeting in Reno, Nevada. For more information visit:http://www.fourteenangelsfoundation.com/DogPower2007/index.html
Lance Mackey to speak at conference in Norway
Lance Mackey has risen to hero status and has been booked for many seminars and conferences in the USA and Europe. Mackey will be in Reno, Nevada on June 16-17th as the Guest of Honor at the Western Regional Dog Powered Sports Conference Fourteen Angels Foundation. He will then fly…
ABC-TV looking for Alaskan family
ABC-TV is currently casting for its fourth season of Wife Swap and they are looking for families who are proud to live in Alaska! They are looking for families that love where they are from and truly enjoy life in Alaska. This has been something ABC has wanted to feature…
Salcha Musher electrocuted, leaves behind 30 rescued sled dogs
Martina Delp, a musher and active member of the Alaska Air National Guard, was killed on Saturday. Delp, a proudly independent woman, was cutting down a tree in preparation for expanding her kennel. When she didn’t show for service at the Alaska Air National Guard, Salcha Search and Rescue looked…
CANINE CAVIAR RECALLS CANNED TURKEY AND BEAVER
Following is a statement issued by Canine Caviar pet food company on their website caninecaviar.com regarding a recall on their canned turkey and beaver products:Canine Caviar is voluntarily recalling less than 1500 cans in circulation nationally and expects to have this collected within 48 hours of April 27, 2007. This…
Ramy Brooks suspended from Iditarod for two years, on probabtion for three
Ramy Brooks, a well respected musher and public figure, has been suspended from racing in the Iditarod sled dog race for two years after admitting to striking his dogs with a trail marker at the Golovin checkpoint. Brooks was also put on probation for the three first years he is…