Hi again
As far as did any of those survival stories go through my head that night out in the storm, no, they did not. To think was to be in the abstract, and I had to be totally aware of my surrounding & situation, thinking too much would have been a distraction, if that makes sense.
Yes, that makes perfect sense. For someone that has never endured anything like that there would be no way to fathom what it would take to deal with.
I guess my favorites are the ones that are naturals. Plus I like the ones that just have the winning personalities to match, and have bred for that as well.
I think I remember reading somewhere that you like dogs that are ‘goofs’ - there is something to be said for dogs that can make you laugh!
Tiger, Mouse, and Meadow are 3 grandpups to Dugan that are running lead in now. They've been in lead almost every run they go.
It must be great to know Dugans lines are continuing with such good dogs.
Do you mix up the dog positions in your teams, or do they generally have their specific places that they run best in?
What sort of distances are you running in your ‘back yard’ this winter?
The senses of the leaders are amazing, and I always wondered how Sister figured out where the trail was that time.
Have there been any other times a dog like Sister has steered you out of a tricky situation?
I just finished reading " A Wolf in the Parlor" about our symbiotic relationship with dogs. No one knows that like a musher, eh?
Yes, there certainly needs to be that special bond there. Sounds like an interesting read, I’ll have to look out for that one.
mushers wanting any kind of speed like a more angled rear end that puts the tail down more, and looks to some as if the dog is cowering, but it's really just the build for efficient running. With huskies, it's still usually the ones that prove that their confirmation can get the job done, that are bred, so I don't think there's much chance of them having displasia type problems.
Thanks, that explains it really well.
A specialized dog truck or trailer with an area for working on dogs, a small freezer, that sort of thing is nice.
Sadly it is an expensive sport – even the small scale it is here in NZ – with travel, supplies, equipment etc.
With the increase in entry fees and drop in purse, do you see the possibility that the Iditarod will draw less and less competitors and struggle to keep going? To me it seems to have become far removed from its inception of celebrating the sled dog, and become a big business instead.
whoever gets there first! haha!
Good comeback
Personally I’d like to see Lance continue to do so well.
Bye for now
HH&N