Feb 07
The 11th annual Canadian Challenge International Sled Dog Race in Prince Albert is on Feb 13. The race will have Melfort and area flavor with Kolby Morrison from just north of Gronlid competing. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 02
Jeff Martin left his software job in Michigan to run with the hounds in the Colorado wilderness near Fraser. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 28
Iditarod champ Jeff King will share experiences of the grueling sled-dog race. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 25
To build a successful sled dog racing team, Frank Caccavo of Deer Park, Wash. looks for Alaskan Huskies born with competitive instincts. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 13
Sixty Alaskan Huskies yipped and yelped and howled on a frozen river 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, itching to run. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 07
The howling begins the moment the Alaskan huskies are lifted from the truck. The dogs know they are going for a run and tend to get a little excited. Each pooch reacts differently to the humans they will be carrying — the outgoing ones are liable to slather you with kisses, while the self-conscious ones cower in the shadows. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 07
Nine sled dog teams from the Narragansett Bay Sled Dog Club used carts instead of sleds and shrugged of the mild, dry weather Sunday morning for a series of races at the State Forest. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 06
Sled dogs pull some fast ones as they go dashing through the snow Saturday at the first Flathead Sled Dog Days race Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 03
Butch Parr, a longtime resident of Whitefish who now has a home closer to Olney, says the reason he has been sled dog racing for more than two decades is simple. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 03
They’re mushing down from Canada this week, up from Oregon, over from Washington and from Idaho, too. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 28
As Bill Pinkham nears, a bucket of food dangling from each hand, a cacophony of barks and howls busts out. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 13
If you want to teach kids about teamwork, go to the experts: Sled dogs. The students at Hardy Elementary got a first hand lesson on teamwork when they were visited by Tasha Stielstra and two of her dogs Tasha Canine and Momo last Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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