Turning a sled dog into a house dog
Some days, the thought occurs to me there is simply not enough chaos in my life and something should really be done to change that.At the Rusty Metal Kennel, life is pretty stress-free and unregimented for the dogs, but there is one hard and fast rule — once a dog…
Race ‘Like an Arctic Excursion’
THE third annual Sled Dog Classic at Falls Creek went ahead in blizzard conditions on Friday and Saturday.The unique race saw 33 teams of Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes and Alaskan huskies from Australia and New Zealand compete on a five-kilometre village circuit.Read more here: http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1683214/race-like-an-arctic-excursion/?cs=11
Born To Pull
What do sled dogs do in summer, when there is no snow? Some do what many humans like to do – camp out in Pennsylvania’s beautiful Northern Tier.Twin Streams Campground was the site for the annual Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club campout last weekend.Amid organized activities for the campers, there also…
13 Teams Sign Up for 2014 Quest
Thirteen teams signed up for the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, the first day of signups for the 2014 edition of the 1,000-mile event.2013 champion Allen Moore, of Two Rivers, was among the field of nine Americans — all from Alaska — and four Canadians making up…