New study reveals increased Mercury levels in subsistence fed sled dogs
University of Alaska Fairbanks PhD, Kriya Dunlap, has discovered that sled dogs fed a subsistence diet of fish from Alaskan rivers have higher levels of Mercury in their systems than those fed by commercial dogs foods.To read the entire article visit http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/07/sleddog_ani.html?category=animals
Down East Sled Dog Club Fall Festival, Auction and Pig Roast Oct 6-7
The DESDC Trade Fair event will be taken back to its roots – made more hands-on and recreational musher friendly, and less competition based. There will be practical demos, workshops and lectures. It will also offer experienced helping hands for training on a well maintained private trail with great and…
GinGin 200 invites men to join in the fun
The GIN GIN 200 – The Women’s Distance Dog race Plus a special men’s class division! Paxson, Alaska welcomes the 3rd annual Gin Gin 200; a women’s distance dog race plus a 2007 men’s class division happening Dec. 28-30 2007. The Gin Gin 200 is about women getting together and…
SUPERDOGS: LLOYD AND MARY GILBERTSON
These beautiful dogs are members of Lloyd and Mary Gilbertson’s Caribou Creek Kennel, which is well known throughout the stage and mid-distance racing circles. Lloyd and Mary’s goal is to produce sled dogs that can race on top teams in any venue. These dogs have won the Wyoming Stage-Stop Race…
RENDEZVOUS IN THE BUSH: TRAPPING & TOURING IN NORTHERN ONTARIO
“Borealis Kennel” The small sign reveals that we arrived at our destination. We had driven nearly 1000 miles in our dog bus to visit our mushing friend, Burton Penner, in Vermillion Bay, Ontario. But as it turns out, our journey isn’t over yet. Burton is not at home. All we…
STEP BY STEP WITH WES RAU: WRIST INJURIES
Featured in the Sept/Oct 2007 Issue of Mushing Magazine:In previous articles I wrote about injuries to the spine and shoulder. In this article I am going to concentrate on the wrist injuries that dogs most often sustain during distance and sprint racing. Although the reasons for these injuries are caused…
Chugiak Dog Mushers Association announces 2007/8 schedule
The Chugiak Dog Mushers Association, home of the Eagle River Classic, has released their 2007/8 race schedule.
SLED RX: MORTISE & TENON JOINTS
Featured in the Sept/Oct 2007 Issue of Mushing Magazine: Here at the shop we cut thousands of mortises and tenons a year, and have purchased a machine that cuts them quickly and precisely. Still it is not unusual for us to end up manually marking and cutting a specialty tenon…
JUNIOR MUSHERS: THE SISKIYOU SLED DOG RACE
Featured in the Sept/Oct 2007 Issue of Mushing Magazine:I raced in the 4 dog class at the Siskiyou race in Northern California. I was very impressed by the well groomed and beautiful trails, which were quite wide so passing was easy. The people that set up the race were very…
SLED DOGS SOUTHERN STYLE: DRYLAND RACING IN NEW ZEALAND
Featured in the Sept/Oct 2007 Issue of Mushing Magazine:The Southland Sled Dog Association (SSDA), in New Zealand, runs a large number and variety of events throughout the year. On Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd 2007 they held their 11th annual Sandy Point Scarper. The Sandy Point Scarper is…