Date archives: June 17, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWillow, Alaska (May 25, 2010) – The 2010 Willow Dog Mushers Association’s third annual Canine Athletes Symposium will be held in Willow, Alaska, on September 25 and 26, in conjunction with the second annual Mushing History Conference, presented by Northern Light Media.The WDMA Symposium will hold center stage…

This is an incredibly insightful, beautiful look into the relationship between an Inuit musher/hunter and his family of dogs.Eilis Quinn interviews Joelie Sanguya, Inuit hunter and musher, as he prepares to go out on the land. He discusses how he communicates with the dogs on his sled team, training methods,…

Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths, probes the historic slaughter of thousands of sled dogs — an essential part of Inuit life and culture — in the Canadian Arctic from 1950 to 1970.For the documentary, directors Joelie Sanguya and Ole Gjerstad spoke to Inuit in Nunavut who say the RCMP…

Former Iditarod Racer dies. Read the story on ADN: http://www.adn.com/2010/06/04/1307867/beloved-iditarod-veteran-jerry.html#ixzz0q0iTZYwN

Subject: Wheezer StudyHi, I am a veterinary student at Michigan State University working on a research project investigating congenital laryngeal paralysis in Alaskan huskies (commonly known as wheezers). A group of us at MSU are collaborating with Dr. von Pfeil in Anchorage. I noticed you had an article about it…

Hello Mushing Magazine,On behalf of Adopt A Husky Inc. I would truly like to thank you for your magazine donation to our silent auction for this years Husky Hike fundraising event. It is companies like yours that help the Husky Hike be such a success each year.At this years event…