You’ve probably noticed some changes recently here on the Dog Log, and you’ll see a bunch more today, too. Aliy, Allen and the dogs are training hard to get ready for racing season, and so is the Dog Log. We’ve updated the “Welcome” section of the side bar to include … Read More
We don’t have the actual results from today’s Two Rivers Tune Up Race yet. It was a timed race — rather than a finishing position race — and the times haven’t been posted yet on the Association’s website. We’re pretty sure, however, that both Aliy and Bridgett finished in the … Read More
With two teams full of rookies — yearling dogs with no racing experience at all — Aliy and Bridgett have started the Two Rivers “Tune Up” race. Although the distance is very short — only 20 miles — it’s still a good chance for yearlings to get some valuable first … Read More
With our first official race of the season — The Sheep Mountain 150 — only two weeks away, we’ve got a busy weekend of training going on. Of course, we’re always busy training, but this is something a little different… There’s a lot more to training than just running the … Read More
You may have noticed that since I can’t be in two places at one time, I have started setting up cameras in various locations and putting them “on autopilot” so to speak. While filming Aliy’s harness demonstration the other day, I had put such a camera on the ground right … Read More
I just downloaded this photo from Aliy’s camera, taken while she and Bridgett were mushing midday yesterday. We don’t get many bright, sunny midday photo ops around here. She really nailed this one, don’t you think?
This 30-second video is so dumb I probably shouldn’t post it. You really have to be a “dog person” to appreciate it, but I figure that followers of the Dog Log probably fit that description. Here’s the set up: While I was editing the Happy Thanksgiving video on my Mac … Read More
In this third — and final — part of our mini-series on “hooking up” the dogs, Aliy gives us an in-depth look at the entire process. Starting with the rack where the harnesses are stored and continuing with a detailed demonstration of how a harness is put on a dog, … Read More
In our continuing mini-series on “hooking up” the dogs, Allen gives us this insiders guide to harness systems. For all of you who have been asking questions like: “What’s a tug line?” or “What kind of harnesses do you use and why?” here are your answers! The audio gets a … Read More
