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Zuma's Paw Prints
Taking photos isn’t necessarily easy and it’s even more challenging when it’s cold out. There’s this thing about keeping the camera cold and the batteries warm. It’s good to keep the photographer warm too. To catch these shots, one finds a bend in the trail and lays down flat on your belly then waits for …
Hello friends, Some of my young pup friends have been curious about the number of dogs in the race. It seems some mushers go into a checkpoint with all 16 of their dogs, but leave with only 15. What happened? While the dogs are completely checked out before and during the race, sometimes minor injuries …
Hi Boys and Girls, The teams have been on the trail for 2 full days now. Every team that started the race is still on the trail. No on has scratched. I sure hope it stays that way! Who’s In First As of 13:12 AST, the top 5 mushers have remained …
Hi Boys and Girls, Good morning! The teams are moving well down the trail. We have seen a lot of change in position as the teams settle in. The teams are also starting to spread out a little. We should see more of this as the race continues. Who’s In First …
Hello friends, I don’t know about you, but I’m all caught up in this race. I can’t keep my paws off the computer to check up on my favorite teams. Some pups recently asked me how it was fair for the last musher to leave the starting chute about 2 1/2 hours after the first …
Iditarod teams left the starting line at one end of Pike’s Lodge, traveled in front of the Lodge then went down the boat ramp and out on the river. Locals call it the ice bridge. They explain that even with global warming and climate change, Alaska’s rivers still freeze hard and thick. In some places, …
Hello friends, Paws are officially on the trail! The running of the 45th Iditarod began today (Monday, March 6) in Fairbanks, Alaska. There were lots of smiles and tail wags under a clear, blue sky as my K-9 friends started down the trail in the -12°F temperatures. As of this writing most teams are in …
The dogs have been in high gear for 5 blocks since leaving the starting line at 4th and “D”. Then it’s time for a sharp right onto Cordova. The dogs are loving the run and it’s like having twelve powerful diesel engines on a two car freight train. For some mushers, Iditarides and tag sled …
Hello friends, Woo woo woo woooooo! Dog paws will hit the trail on Monday, March 6, 11:00 AM Alaska Time from Fairbanks, AK for the 45th running of the Iditarod. It all began Saturday with the Ceremonial Start in downtown Anchorage. Mushers and their Iditariders, humans who pay for a ride in the sled, began …