While cleaning up my media files from the weekend, I found this video clip. Mostly it’s just a scene of chaos at the start of a race full of young dogs, but I think it also offers an interesting little insight for you. First, you’ll notice right away that Aliy … Read More
The results for Saturday’s Two Rivers Tune up have been posted, and here they are: Bridgett’s Team: Petunia, Kipper, Tony, Honda, Minnie, Bubba, Lester and Waylon Aliy’s Team: Bullet, Butter, Teddy, Hummer, Tyson, Boondocks, Hank and Scruggs Congratulations to Bridgett, Aliy and both teams!
In the pre-internet era, this would probably arrive in the mail as a photo with a note that reads something like this: There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you, but I just haven’t known how to say it. You’re going to be surprised, and you’re going to have a … Read More
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?
