Aliy Talks About… Dog Commands
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We’re Officially “On The Clock”!
You’ve no doubt noticed a small addition to the header above… That’s right, we’re now officially “on the clock” and counting down to Iditarod! As the saying goes around here, “We’ve got a lot to do!”: • At least 32 dogs must be brought up to Iditarod levels of fitness, … Read More
Let There Be Light!
Finally! The sun came out for a few minutes… and just when Aliy was heading out for a training run, too! I’ve been pretty frustrated about trying to get good photos in the dim light around here. Everything I’ve shot so far seems to just be flat and blue. So, … Read More
Tales of the Trail: Musher-less Dog Team
I was doing some housekeeping on my Mac yesterday and found this photo from the CB300 that I thought was worth sharing with you: The story goes like this: I was at the Tolsona checkpoint — in the lodge warming up, actually, after Allen had passed through and before Aliy … Read More
Aliy Shoots Back!
Something I didn’t mention in “We’re Back To Running Dogs!” is that another part of my “filming strategy” for the day was to mount a camera — yes, my “shock and waterproof” new Olympus 1030 SW — on Aliy’s sled and to have her “shoot back” from the other side … Read More
A Little Help… Please!
I’ve gotten occasional comments, messages, etc. from some of you about having difficulties playing the various media on this Dog Log. I want to get some good “data” about how widespread the problems are… So, I have put a little poll over to the right in the sidebar — just … Read More
Hooray!… We’re Back To Running Dogs!
Between the extreme cold, the extreme heat, the vet visit, the physiology research and the human sickness… Well, let’s just say we’ve had a lot of pretty much everything going on around here lately… Except running dogs! Yesterday, Aliy let out a shout: “Hooray! We’re back to running dogs!” This … Read More