Ideal Iditarod knife? Musher aims to turn pain into pleasure
Alaska musher Jake Berkowitz had high hopes for the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Even after a single-blade knife he was using to cut apart frozen-fish snacks for his dogs slipped and plunged deep into the flesh of his left palm, he thought he could salvage a top finish…
ISDVMA Symposium to be held Sept 28-30, 2012 in Banff, Alberta, Canada
ISDVMA Symposium ScheduleFriday, September 28, 2012Welcome to the 11th biennial ISDVMA meeting and symposium! – • 8:00-8:15 am: President’s welcome – Caroline Griffitts, DVM, ISDVMA President, Loveland, Colorado, USAThe sled dog shoulder joint and scapulo-thoracic synsarcosis – • 8.15-9.15 am: In-depth shoulder anatomy and function, pulling dynamics, and the diagnostic…
Summer Camp Students in Maine Learn How Much Science and Love Goes Into Mushing
It’s not exactly a high-tech or scientific term, but for a group of young ladies from around the state, “mush” was the word of the week.The middle-school-age girls were on the Maine School of Science and Mathematics campus last week taking part in the school’s annual summer camps.Now in its…
Australia: Ballarat Huskies Ready to Race
IT is no secret that Ballarat is cold — but cold enough for Siberian husky racing?That is exactly what is happening in the Ballarat region, with Beaufort couple Peter Dobbs and Michelle Osmetti currently training a team of husky sled racers.The pair have been competing for more than 10 years…
A Look at Alaska Iditarod Champion Dallas Seavey in Offseason
One step into his dog lot carved beneath a grove of birch trees, and 2012 Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey’s voice is overtaken by the excited yips, barks and wails of his furry fleet. Ears perk. Eyes squint. Tails wag. In worn Carhartt jeans and a pair of running shoes, the…
Oregon: Cascade Sled Dog Club Annual Meeting Will Be Held the Weekend of July 21st
The weekend of 7/21 is the annual club camp out! All are welcome, besides the regular meeting we’ll have the promised Gangline making workshop. We’ll be camping just south of Frog Lake.For more information: http://www.cascadesleddogclub.com/3/post/2012/07/july-meetting-and-annual-campout.html
National Sleddog Competition Held in Singleton, Australia
SEVENTY teams and many more dogs converged on Belford at the weekend for the 11th Hunter Valley Sleddog Sprint.This year the race was also the Australian Sleddog Sports Association National Championship and a world qualifying event for the International Federation of Sleddog Sports.These titles lured a quality field to a…
Yukon Quest Announces New Executive Director in Yukon
Whitehorse resident Marie-Sylvestre Belanger is hired as Executive Director of the Whitehorse office.After working 3 years as Operations Manager for the Yukon Quest, Belanger has accepted the position following the departure of Sue Thomas last April. Besides having comprehensive knowledge and experience of the race and its stakeholders, Belanger completed…
DOOP: Dog Out of Place – A Public Art Project in Portland, OR by J Claire Dean
…..I’m also not sure when I came up with the idea of having him drive a sled with people dragging him around, but it must have been while on the runners, staring at the rear ends of a team of dogs, on one of my annual winter sledding trips. It…
USDA/APHIS Proposals – Action Needed Now!
There are important USDA/APHIS regulatory changes pending which may impact your kennel. Please read the following and lend your support. The deadline for the comment period is July 16, 2012.Thank you,Dave SteeleISDRAFriday, July 06, 2012As previously reported, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed changes to federal breeder…