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85Understanding the Basics of Dog Sledding - Dogs and Sleds
Dog sledding is not a new sport nor is skijoring or weight pulling. Many breeds were created specifically for these tasks many years ago. Some, like the Canadian Eskimo Dog and Alaskan Malamute, were created thousands of years ago. Like most sports, dog sledding is based as much on desire as strength and stamina. It has been the overwhelming desire to succeed that has carried many teams to the finish line when all odds were against them, especially in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race.
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83A european winter holiday: dog sledding in Finland
When the winter word comes to my head I think of the warmth of log fires, the taste of mulled wine and the sight of cold evenings from this side of the window. No one can take me out of the house. I am a...
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87The Great Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The annual “last great race on earth” is taking place in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. What is this race? This is the ultimate, competitive dog sledding race: the Iditarod. This dog sled race covers over 1,150 miles in 10-17 days through the roughest, toughest, coldest, darkest and most beautiful terrain in the North. It not only tests the skills of the musher and his team, but the mettle that they are made of. It is a race that only the
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85Top 10 Hot Jobs in Anchorage AK
The City of Anchorage and Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin are about the same age, putting a point on the fact that Alaska is a young state, full of resources of the animal, vegetable,and mineral kinds. This leads to an abundance of jobs...
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74Malachi And Shiloh My Giant Alaskan Malamutes
Well, it was my full intention since I was around hub number 50 to devote my 100th hub to my pets but my 100th hub came and went and I still haven't introduced Hubpages to the loves in my life. I'm starting with more recent pictures and working...
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76Information about Alaskan Malamutes
Considering getting an Alaskan Malamute? Learn helpful information about the breed here.
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75The Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Winter sports are held even past the Spring Equinox and in the Alaskan March of each year, the Iditarod runs in order to commemorate a long-ago dogsled team. Those working dogs delivered vitally needed anti-toxin to an isolated place at the end of...
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77The Origins Of The Chow Chow
It is reported that Chow Chow dogs are one of the oldest species that has inhabited the earth for nearly two to three millenniums. Historians suggest that Chow Chow dogs were ubiquitously present in China as early as the tenth or eleventh century....
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77The Difference Between a Siberian, and a Quality Siberian
I have heard the question many times. "Why doesn't my husky look like THAT?" Someone asks, possibly while at a show, gazing at the contestants. Or maybe it comes up by passing someone on the street or in the dog park. The answer is simple. QUALITY!...
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74A closer look at the Whistler, BC sled dog industry
Here's yet another perspective to the April 2010 dog cull in Whistler, British Columbia. I'm adding my two cents to the media circus that has captured the world's attention. The case of the 100 sled dogs brutally slaughtered by their owner Bob...
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