Top of the World 300-Mile Sled Dog Race Will Honor the Late Chief Isaac Juneby of Eagle Village, Alaska
The Top of the World 300-Mile Sled Dog Race, announced this week, will be dedicated to the life and untimely death of Chief Isaac Juneby of Eagle Village, Alaska.According to the official Top of the World facebook page, the 300-mile sled dog race will strive to “provide a challenging, yet…
2013 Yukon Quest Sign Ups
Here are the 2013 Yukon Quest Sign Ups as of August 4, 2012 2013 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile Sign-Up Order1 Normand Casavant V Whitehorse, YT Canada2 Dyan Bergen R Yellowknife, NWT Canada3 Abbie West V Two Rivers, AK USA4 Cody Strathe R Fairbanks, AK USA5 Lance Mackey V Fairbanks, AK…
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…