Mannsville Quest 2008 preparations begin
The Mannsville Quest 2008, the mini-mid distance event for pure breeds, is now being organized by Carolan Appleton. Carolan is a PSDC member and has been involved with Siberians for many years, sledding, showing and promoting. Carolan has put together a team (of workers) that will insure the Mannsville Quest…
California legislation makes spay and neuter mandatory on all pets
California’s shelters are full, and a legislation passed by the California Assembly will require spaying and neutering of all pets in an attempt to render them all unreproductive. Over 400,000 dogs and cats are euthanized every year at a cost of $300 million dollars to the state. There has been…
New study sees dogs as guinea pigs
Dogs have over 400 different breeds within the same species, the most varied species on earth. They have also become guinea pigs in a new DNA study looking at mutant genes.The New York Times published a great article on this study focused on the whippet. To view this article visit…
Cantwell Classic organizing begins
Report printed in News-miner 6-13-2007.Winter may seem like a long way off, but Cantwell Classic Sled Dog Race organizers in Cantwell want to be ready when winter hits.So starting Thursday, June 14, there will be a Cantwell Classic 2008 meeting the second Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. at the…
Iditarod movie wins Emmy
Iditarod’s first self made documentary has won an Emmy. “Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” won the award for the Regional Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2007. The 95-minute documentary is a compilation of more than 130 hours of video shot during the 2006…
Musher dies in house fire
A house fire early Sunday morning claimed the life of Barry MacAlpine, a Chugiak musher who raced in the 1973 Iditarod, and who had hopes of again competeing in the race. MacAlpine lived in a 12 x 12 shed without water or electricity. It is believed a propane tank exploded…
STAGE RACING COMES TO ALASKA
The organizing committee of the INTERIOR ALASKA STAGE RACE is excited to announce the 1st running of this race on February 15, 16, and 17th, 2008. The event is promoting the humane care and racing of sled dogs, and will be partnering with others that share this goal.This year we…
Iditarod increases entry fees
Visit http://www.adn.com/sports/story/8940456p-8840423c.html for the original printed article.A decision to raise the entry fee to $3,000 came after spirited debate during a meeting of the Iditarod Trail Committee’s board of directors Friday at the Millenium Hotel in Anchorage.Board member Dan Seavey from Seward, who ran his first Iditarod in 1974, worried…
New Iditarod Rule enstated
Alaska Public Radio Network reports on a new rule adopted by the Iditarod Trail Committee Board. Follow this link to the original report: http://iditarod.aprn.org/index.php/2007/06/01/itc-board-adopts-one-new-rule-for-the-2008-race/ The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) Board of Directors met in Anchorage today. In addition to their regular proceedings they reviewed rule change recommendations from the Board’s…
North Pole Musher shoots moose during charge
An agitated cow moose charged North pole musher, Jonah Lilley, after one of his dogs broke loose and threatened a new-born calf. This is the season for moose calves to be born, so be aware in your area. For the full story see the story in the Daily News-Miner:http://newsminer.com/2007/05/31/7261