Evanston Native Prepping for Iditarod Dog-Sled Race
Hugh Neff has been fascinated by Native American culture ever since he was a Boy Scout growing up in Evanston. As an adult, the graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette moved to Alaska to live with the Athabascan people and experience native culture – including dog sled racing, or mushing…
Alaska Dog-Mushing Heir Conway Seavey Wins 2012 Junior Iditarod
Yet another Seavey is making noise in the dog mushing world. Not former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champ Mitch Seavey of Sterling. And not Mitch’s son, Dallas, who’s among the favorites in this year’s race. Not family patriarch Dan Seavey, a racer in the first Iditarod in 1973 who…
It Takes A Leader
One of the best lead dogs Iditarod musher Jeff King ever had was also one of the best bargains of his mushing career. In exchange for 100 pounds of outdated hamburger, the then-struggling young musher acquired Hickory, a feisty brown puppy whose best friend was a cat and who learned…
Silver’s Last Run
Silver the sled dog has created quite a legacy for himself, replete with rescues, trail-breaking tales, T-shirts and a tattoo.The longtime leader of Brent Sass’ Wild and Free Kennel is also the inspiration for the Silver Legacy Award given annually to a heroic Yukon Quest dog.Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/02/27/2340461/silvers-last-run.html
Dogs You Know By 1st Name
The mushers collect the prize money and make the headlines, but there can be no great sled dog teams without great lead dogs.Here’s our unofficial Howl of Fame — a lineup, in no particular order, of some of the sport’s most spectacular athletes.Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/02/27/2340506/dogs-you-know-by-1st-name.html
Top Dog: Fond Du Lac Husky Excels In Weight Pulling Contests
Seven-year-old Sabre can pull his weight and then some.The all-white, 56-pound husky owned by Mike and Laura Schwandt of Fond du Lac is on his way to the dog weight-pulling championships. He has pulled anywhere from 300 to 1,700 pounds in competition and is frequently the top dog in his…
‘Ambushed’ On The Trail
WILLOW — Irving, the one-eyed wheel dog, got the worst of it.”He’s kind of a hard luck case of a dog,” said Alberta musher Karen Ramstead, who will pilot a team of bushy-tailed Siberian huskies next week in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.Irving, a 5-year-old, must remain behind. He’s…
2012 Junior Iditarod Winner – Conway Seavey
Willow, Alaska – Sunday, February 26, 2012 – JR IDITAROD XXXV Musher Conway Seavey (Bib #11) of Sterling, Alaska arrived at Willow Lake, Willow, Alaska at 3:52:00 pm Alaska Time with 10 dogs on his team claiming his first Jr. Iditarod Championship. Conway edged out his training partner, Benjamin Lyon,…
Chezik Dominates Rondy Sled Dog Race
Ken Chezik of File Lake, Mich., decisively won the 2012 Anchorage Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race on Sunday. Egil Ellis, last year’s champion, posted the best time for the third and final day of the race, more than a minute faster than Chezik. It was enough to pull…
Chezik Extends His Lead on Day 2 of Rondy
Ken Chezik maintained his lead on the second day of the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race on Saturday, beating the day time of second-place finisher Kevin Cook by two seconds. Chezik’s two-day total time stands at 178 minutes, 20 seconds, with Cook at 180:02.Arleigh Reynolds and Egil…