Author: Zuma (76 posts)


Meet our K9 Friend: Rosie

Hello Boys and Girls, We know you like to read about the Iditarod Sled Dogs!  We’d like to introduce you to our friend, Rosie! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Where Are They Now? Rosie, Formerly of No Limits Sled Dog Kennel By Joy Davis, Educational Journalist-IN In 2003 when Iditarod veteran Bruce Linton lived in …

Meet Our K9 Friend, Otto

Hello Boys and Girls, The Iditarod K9 athletes are born to race.  They train, race, and live happy lives.  Do you wonder about the dogs when their racing career is over?  Meet our friend, Otto.  Find out about his life today! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Where Are They Now?  Otto Formerly of Blue Kennels, …

Meet Our K9 Friend – Gremlin

Hello Boys and Girls, Have you wondered where Iditarod K9 athletes go when they are done with their racing career?  I know you’ll enjoy reading about  our good friend Gremlin.   Gremlin is now retired from racing.  I hope you enjoy reading about Gremlin! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Gremlin :  Formerly of No Limits Sled …

Meet Our Friend, Iditarod and Yukon Quest Sled Dog, Libby

Hello Boys and Girls, I know you already have met Libby Littles, our K9 Journalist, but we know you’d enjoy meeting our sled dog friend, Libby, who now is retire and lives in Indiana with her human and K9 family.   Libby is a very special and talented sled dog.  Just as our Libby Littles touches …

62 Mushers!

Hello Boys and Girls, This year, 62 mushers have signed up to run the 2011 Iditarod!  That means 62 teams of K9 athletes will be spending the next few months continuing their training for the Last Great Race®!  I say ‘continuing’ because my fur friends have been in training for the past year or even …

Meet an Author: Iditarod Musher, Jason Barron

Hello Boys and Girls, Many of you have filed your backpack with school supplies and started a new school year.   To you I say, “Welcome back to school!”  Those of you in other continents, like our friends in Australia,  might just be starting  your ‘summer vacation’.  To you I say, “Have a great summer!” No …

Celebrating Great Books! Have You Met Helen Frost?

Hello Boys and Girls, I was pawing around the house for a good book to read and I remembered…. About a year or so ago, I introduced you to an author friend of ours, Helen Frost.  She wrote a delightful story called Diamond Willow. The book is very unique because it is written in a …

Hello to Students at Cannelton Elementary Media Club!

Hello Zuma, We are Cannelton Elementary Media Club and we have a few questions for you. 1. Have you ever been in an Iditarod Race and if so what years were you in? Hello Boys and Girls, Thanks for writing to me.  I’ll try and answer your questions. I have not raced in any races.  …

Meet an Author: Dagny McKinley

Hello Boys and Girls, I had the pleasure to get to know an awesome author and photographer, Dagny McKinley! When I picked up her book, Wild Hearts:  Dog Sledding the Rockies, I couldn’t put the book down.  The pictures of the sled dogs are so amazing!  She did a great job capturing the personalities of …

November Update

Hello Boys and Girls, Can you hear my howl song?  I’ve been howling for days!  There is snow on the ground!  The temperatures have been cold, and it is Iditarod Season! As November comes to an end and December begins, the Iditarod race season draws closer, too. It is so noisy at Iditarod Headquarters, that …