In Part 2 of Aliy’s “Woodcutting Road” trail video, there are a couple of treats in store for you. First, Aliy exchanges taunts with a bothersome raven, surely something you won’t see and hear every day! Second, Happy The Sled Dog puts on a show that her fans — and … Read More
If Aliy keeps shooting video this good out on the trail, they’ll never have a reason to get me back on a sled! In this video, Aliy Takes us on a tour of the “Woodcutting Road” trail. Ride along with a team of 16 dogs and hear all about it!
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
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 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
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
A number of you have asked about “hooking up the dogs” so we’re going to bring you a series of posts about it. For starters, we thought it would be a good idea to show you the process from start to finish from a fixed viewpoint. To do this, I … Read More
