Siberians Nu & Tosha in lead (yes, she’s still blind but she LISTENS to me, OK, sometimes, that is). Malamute Singer & Siberian Bess at Swing. Malamutes Summer & Tom at wheel. OK, 3 Malamutes and 3 Siberians. Is anyone out there feeling a strong sense of dread… Well, I didn’t. Color me crazy. But…
In the 1999/2000 season, we have been doing a lot of carting (thanks Malamute breeders Barbie and Hank Corwin, Snow Song), but with the Jan 22 snowstorm that dumped 2-5″ of snow on East Tennessee, we had a friend come down and videotape us. These are stills from the first run with Siberians. Hooking up……
TNMush ran from 2000-2004. Some of us are still out there, running our dogs, finding routes, just doing it solo.
IABCA 1999 — new champions Bess, Echo & Spirit. Way to go, girls!
I came in the house, stripped the dogs of harnesses AND collars in front of the washing machine, strip myself, and then decide to take a nap against the side of the machine while it runs. I’ll go upstairs and get the muddy rascals off the bed (where else would they go) as soon as…
Just by chance, while we were running the dogs, someone stopped and took a picture.
Christmas Adventures 1997 with the sled team.
Thanksgiving 1997, we’re gonna mush! Or roll quietly anyway.
This is a list of lessons learned by a beginner dog driver in the Southern United States. Nothing more. Understand that most lessons are learned from bruises and scrapes and contusions — the drivers’. (Originally published in The Wolfer, 1997.) No one says Mush! except movie stars. Buy good stuff. Buy equipment built for the…
How not to use a bike helmet when running dogs.
