The Journey is more important than the destination
Years ago when I used to fly planes. I hated flying at night. All you do is listen to the engine and hope those strange noises don’t mean you are about to fall out of the sky. Running dogs at night is fun compared… Continue Reading “Night Moves”
This post is only about my opinions based on what I’ve seen. You can believe it or not, but the point of my blog is to show my own journey and what I’ve gleaned from this adventure with these dogs. I truly believe that… Continue Reading “The Seppalas”
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither is a good working dog. It helps if you start with a dog from a working line whatever that line happens to be. In sled dogs I’ve been told that performance can be bred out in… Continue Reading “Building a Sled Dog”
The answer is simple…You don’t. These dogs pull and run because it’s been instilled in them by selective breeding over thousands of years. The animal rights activist claim that races like the Iditarod are done by evil humans that “Force them to Run” for… Continue Reading “How do you teach a husky to Run?”
Took Ivan and Cooper on a run last night in the dark. This morning it snowed. That’s how things work out most of the time. He did very well and is now a bit over 53 lbs. and 23 inches and the withers (That’s… Continue Reading “2/7/21”
Hat’s off to the Iron Paws virtual racing. It’s a very positive way to get people and dogs away from the T.V. It’s a way to give working dogs a job. A way for us owners to build a bond with these amazing dogs,… Continue Reading “Keep them working”
Not my words, and from a post on FaceBook. No truer words were ever spoken as far as I am concerned. **** Your Dog is Not a Baby! Todays culture is absolutely ruining dogs and as behaviourists we are seeing more and more preventable… Continue Reading “Your Dog is Not a Baby!”
We have snow and here are a couple of photos of Ivan during his first encounter with it. They know what snow is from DNA memories, and they love it. It’s like going home to a place you have never been before. It’s like… Continue Reading “Ivan Update”
The Case of the Missing Chicken: SOLVED All of my dogs have their tales to be told. Each has a distinct personality and disposition. I’ve written many of Nikki’s stories. Ivan being a normal Siberian, thought he needed one. I woke up today with… Continue Reading “Ivan Tales”