Two Major Mid-Distance Races in Russia Scheduled in 2013
My name is Anna Odintsova and I represent the North Hope Sled Dog Center, Russia (www.nordhope.com), the race organizing committee of the annual North Hope Stage Sled Dog Race (race.nordhope.info) and the Sled Dogs Helping Children Project. In cooperation with the race organizing committee of the Kalevala Sled Dog Race…
Plans for Iron River, Michigan Sled Dog Race Taking Shape
Plans for Iron County’s first-ever sled dog race are moving ahead, organizers said during a meeting last week.What’s needed now are sponsors, money and help from volunteers.John Brindle, one of the organizers, reviewed the progress so far during a meeting at the Windsor Auditorium Sept. 6.The race is called The…
Tickets Still Available for the Iditarod Trail Raffle-Drawing September 3rd!!
We’re giving away TWO 2012 Dodge Ram 4×4 Pickups September 3rd!or you can apply the $39,000 vehicle price toward any new vehicle at Anchorage Chrysler-Dodge-JeepPlus 8 other great prizes, totaling $99,000!Purchase Your $100 Summer Raffle Tickets TODAY!Call 1-800-545-MUSH(6874) or stop by the Iditarod Checkpoint at the Alaska State FairDrawing Labor…
Wanaka Sled Dog Festival Held in New Zealand This Week
The “real McCoy” is how sled-dog stalwarts Ray and Dianne Holliday describe the experience of racing their Siberian huskies on snow rather than dry land.The pair, who have been breeding and working the dogs since the early 1990s, are at Snow Farm, near Wanaka, this week, for the annual Wanaka…
Debut Novel Weaves Human and Canine Tragedy Into a Story the Madison Author was ‘given to tell’
Andrea Thalasinos admits she’s a little bit nuts.The sociology professor, a Greek from New York with a history of driving dog sleds along Madison-area trails, says on her website that in order to be a writer, one must be only partially on her rocker.Whatever imbalance she suffers, it’s working for…
The 17th Annual Canberra Classic Sled Dog Race Held in Australia
Canberra has been host this weekend to the biggest sled dog race in Australia, held at Kowen Forest.The 17th Annual Canberra Classic Sled Dog Race included Siberian and Alaskan Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, Pointers, Retrievers, Kelpies and Samoyeds.The essential criteria for participation is that dogs must love running and competition.Read more…
Urban Mushing in Southern California
When you think of dog sledding you probably imagine a winter activity — one where a team of dogs pull a sled over a snow-covered course. We did too, until we heard about urban mushing. It’s the snow-free version of traditional dog mushing and has an enthusiastic following here in…
Alaska Sled Dog Puppies Shows Growth Spurt In Mind Body and Skill
By Miki CollinsLAKE MINCHUMINA, Alaska —“Puppy-puppy-puppy!”I paused on an outcropping boulder a few feet above the base of a low bluff. Behind me, the moss-covered shale slope ascended upward, a scattering of spruce clinging to shallow soil.Just a couple of feet below, Cricket, Beetle, Skeeter and Junebug searched for a…
Urban Mushing in Canada
When Emma, Jack, Cole, Brooke and Oreo go for a walk, the black labs don’t follow their owner-they pull him.”When I clip on the harness I say, “Let’s go, let’s go!” And they take off,” Doug Stoakley said.Over the past year, the 42-year-old police dog trainer and his pets have…
Alpha Feeds to Sponsor Northern Ireland’s First Dryland Mushing Rally
Northern Ireland’s first ever dry land mushing rally, to be held this autumn, will be sponsored by Alpha Feeds.Organised by the Siberian Husky Club of Northern Ireland, the rally will be held in the grounds of Castle Ward, County Down on 6 to 7 October.Organiser of the event Diane McFarlane…