Sentences with phrase «at dog sled»

I have couple of pictures with a female CKD, who we met at dog sled races held near Toronto.

I had met them at a dog sled race near Toronto about 2 winters ago.

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Dallas Seavey made history Tuesday night when he won the 2012 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, becoming the youngest musher ever to do so, at just 25 - years - old.

Some Oak Park residents are unhappy with a park district plan to remove a dog run and sled hill to install a synthetic turf field at Ridgeland Common.

Some Oak Park residents are balking at a park district plan to remove a sled hill and a dog run to make room for the installation of a synthetic turf field at a local park.

According to Raymond Geor, an exercise physiologist at Michigan State University, sled dog muscle cells are well equipped to use this fat because they have a higher mitochondrial density — more cellular power plants — than other animals.

Researchers first discovered the metabolic switch in 2005, when a team headed by Oklahoma State University's Michael Davis — who has been investigating the metabolic, gastrointestinal, respiratory and blood systems of sled dogs for 10 years — did a controlled study at a professional racing kennel in Alaska.

Walker plays a guide at the National Science Foundation's base in Antarctica, where he and his eight sled dogs cover the terrain, helping with expeditions.

TVGuide.com: Who is better behaved at the end of a long arduous shooting day: Taye Diggs or the sled dogs from Eight Below?

The fact - based film is similar to the 1983 Japanese film «Nankyoku Monogatari,» which was released in the U.S. as «Ant (more...) Thrilling adventure yarn about eight sled dogs struggling to survive when bad weather leaves them marooned at an Antarctic research post.

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Nothing is a better hook to get students interested in the Iditarod than an up - close - and - personal look at the sled dogs.

Maps of the trail can be found at the Official Website of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

After some research, Wilson was certain the annual Iditarod sled dog race would provide a sled - ful of ideas she could use to teach skills such as math and teamwork to her students at Applegate Elementary School in Portland, Oregon.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans to protest FCA at the Detroit auto show for something one of its dealers is doing: sponsoring a long - time dog - sled race in Alaska.

But then again, how was she supposed to know that all the mushers were entitled to complimentary straw for their sled dogs at several points during the K300 racecourse, including here in Tuluksak?

If you'd like to know more about Vinter's work, or would like to help, visit their page at Sled Dog Sanctuary.

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The goal was to create great sled dogs that were non-aggressive, excellent at pulling heavy sleds, and able to achieve great speed at moderate distances.

When you see a Siberian Husky at a dog show, that is exactly how the coats of other Huskies look whether they are pets or pulling sleds.

Walking just won't do it — besides pulling sleds these dogs are good at pulling carts and skijoring.

However, the mission of sled dog teams ended at the conclusion of the war, ironically around the same time the air force became it's own branch of military.

Expectations should be realistic, and owners should not expect dogs to compete at elite levels of activity, such as competing in events like the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which is a 1,049 - mile race, or to accompany their human owners in competitive racing.

At extreme levels of stress (eg, an Alaskan sled dog requiring 10,000 kcal / day), many recommend not only increasing the percent ME from fat but also from protein, while minimizing the contribution of carbohydrate.

The Siberian Husky, a thickly coated, compact sled dog of medium size and great endurance, was developed to work in packs, pulling light loads at moderate speeds over vast frozen expanses.

Mackey, a throat cancer survivor who says he began racing «at birth,» was inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in February «for capturing multiple titles in two of the world's longest sled dog races.»

The sled dogs at Grizzle - T can live up to 20 years old because they are in such good shape.

The dogs were selectively bred as either sled dogs or as hunting dogs, which implies that a sled dog standard and a hunting dog standard existed at that time.

Whilst all of the dogs in good kennels might look lean compared to pampered house pets, (they should be, after all, conditioned athletes) there is a big difference between athletic and skinny - and dogs that are allowed to be overweight in a sled dog farm are at as much risk as those that are too skinny.

Dogs from Anadyr river of Russia were imported to Alaska at the very beginning of the Gold Rush and were used to pull sleds.

Sled dogs increase their metabolic rate to maintain body temperature at rest when the ambient temperature is very low (Grandjean and Paragon 1993), but maintaining a low body temperature and losing heat are the overriding concerns of a dog during exercise.

In contrast, other dogs were selectively bred to be active — good at herding sheep, pursuing game, or pulling sleds.

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This combination of features makes the Alaskan Husky the ideal sled dog who is also able to compete in races, pull heavy loads, and to travel great distances at high speed.

The result was Levitt's film Sled Dogs, which was released at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016.

You can see him at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters Museum in Wasilla, AK.

He has authored several articles in the ISDVMA Handbook for Veterinarians and Mushers, has contributed to many publications and research studies, and is a frequent speaker at sled dog medical conferences.

At EUKANUBA ™, we've studied sled dogs, hunting dogs, dogs that compete in agility and field trial competitions, dogs that perform rescue missions, and dogs that routinely run or hike with their owners.

At this point, the first plan of action in building her business is for Courtney to do some volunteer work with a dog sled musher in Alaska and gain some experience working with that population.

Courtney is currently wrapping up a job at a large veterinary clinic in Washington, DC and afterwards will be moving out West to build a business doing canine massage for sled, search & rescue, and avalanche dogs.

Anything you can think of I have probably already tried it And my border collie at 3 years old now, still thinks we are on a dog sled team the 2nd we go out the door!

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It is not an accident that Kennel Club Greyhounds are not found at the track, that Kennel Club terriers are not found in the field, that Kennel Club sled dogs are not found on the Iditarod, or that Kennel Club Border Collies are not found on working sheep farms.

Sled dogs have similar energy requirements to other breeds at rest in a thermoneutral environment (∼ 550W0.75 kJ / d where W is body weight in kg) but may require as much as 4200W0.75 kJ / d during a race.

For instance, beagle dogs that completed a 60 minute race (at a leisurely jogging speed of 5.6 mph) sustain a moderate CK increase of 2.5 fold (80 vs 240 u / L — still in the normal range)(ref); whereas CK blood levels reached over 4,000 u / l after sled dogs ran 320 km in an Alaskan endurance race.

NorSled conducts programs at multiple schools in Northern California, educating students about sled dogs in particular and the Iditarod.

Besides offering professional training services in the Parkland region, Kristi has fostered, house - trained, obedience - trained, and re-homed numerous racing sled dogs through her volunteer work at her kennel since 2007, and has worked with sled dogs since 2005.

Hear tales of the Iditarod from trail veteran Mary Shields, and interact with sled dogs at her log home outside Fairbanks.