Aliy At Yukon Quest Banquet
The Yukon Quest starts this weekend, with a total of 24 teams running the 1,000 mile race. Because the race begins in Fairbanks this year, the Quest Banquet was held here tonight. The highlight of the evening was the mushers’ drawing for bib numbers which will both identify them throughout … Read More
Sled Lines
Back in November we posted an in-depth series about hooking up the dogs to go out for a run. It wasn’t until one of you wrote to ask, “What are all those lines on the front of the sled?” that we realized we forgot to tell you about a pretty … Read More
It’s Time To Meet The Dogs!
With only a month to go before the Iditarod, it’s time to meet the dogs! We haven’t introduced you to any so far this season, but Aliy and I have cranked up the shooting schedule and we’ll start bringing videos to you as fast as possible! Remember, you can see … Read More
Moose In My Back Yard
Here’s a little glimpse of winter living in the Alaskan Interior!(Yes, they are BIG!)
Sunday Pupdate: Big Mac Strikes Back
The “Three Pupsketeers” are at the age where they move so fast and in so many directions that it’s really hard to capture decent video of them. I’ll keep trying to bring you an update on them all very soon, but for now I can offer you this little gem … Read More
Congratulations Dingle!
Congratulations to Dingle who is now a sponsored dog! Alice Van Dorn of Boise, Idaho, recently sponsored Dingle and wrote to tell us why: “Last year I subscribed to the Iditarod Insider and spent every spare (and some not so spare) minutes watching the Iditarod unfold via the GPS and … Read More
Outtake: Saint Bullet
Here’s a little outtake of Aliy hooking up her team for the physical therapy run. As you know, her six dogs included four heathen yearlings — Hank, Lester, Willie and Scruggs — loud-mouth Ranger and “Saint Bullet.” It’s hard to describe Bullet. She is a shy, quiet dog who takes … Read More
“Physical Therapy” Run — Part 3
In Part 3, we’ve saved the best for last. Continuing and wrapping up the physical therapy run, Aliy provides you with a fully narrated ride on “the slough.” Along the way she enhances her evaluation of the rehab dogs and shares her final assessment of their fitness to return to … Read More