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Sanka W. Dog
If you’re a sled dog that lives on a glacier and can run on snow all year long, the first heavy snow isn’t such a big deal. For the rest of us, as fall turns to winter, we are plenty anxious to park the 4-wheeler and get the sled out. In Wisconsin, we begin to …
Handler is down on 4th Avenue in Anchorage for Iditarod’s Ceremonial start. That leaves me some time on the computer. So far I’ve checked out Iditarod Insider for video clips of all the action and of course I shopped a little at the on line Iditarod store. And just to stay current on the events, …
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*To read articles JUST by Sanka, under Posts by Author, click Sanka Wusha. ******************* My name is Sanka Wusha. Sanka comes from the character in “Cool Runnings,” the movie about the Jamaican Bobsled Team and Wusha is Ethiopian for dog. I was born in the middle of May 2007 at Raymie Redington’s kennel just a …
It’s no exaggeration to say that Iditarod Sled Dogs are the best cared for animal athletes in the world. Vet check is always scheduled for the Wednesday prior to the race. That day, Iditarod Headquarters is a busy place – dogs, mushers, vets and spectators. This year there were 96 teams that started to run …
It was Iditarod 2004. Sue Allen out of No Snow Kennel in Wasilla, Alaska was about to start her rookie Iditarod. It was an exciting time – one that she and her dogs had been working and training toward for a long time. Together Sue and the dogs had logged well over 2,500 miles and …
Sled dogs come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are large and some are small. Some have tall ears, others have floppy ears. Some have blue eyes while some have brown eyes. Some have one eye that’s blue and one eye that’s brown! Some look like a wolf, some look like a hound. I’ve …
I’ve seen pictures of Iditarod dogs wearing booties while on the trail. What is this about? My musher and handler wear big boots out in the dog yard during the winter. Do Iditarod dogs wear booties to keep their feet warm and prevent frostbite like my humans do?I decided to ask Iditarod’s Chief Veterinarian, Stuart …
Bothers, sisters, parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents – some folks are very interested in genealogy and can trace their roots back to ancestors who came to America on the Mayflower and some even further back than that. People get a sense of who they are from their lineage. Dogs have roots too which …