Sentences with phrase «with dog musher»

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With mushers as your guide you will get a chance to witness true working sled dogs in action!

«The bloodlines of my dogs date back 100 years,» says Lance Mackey, Larry's owner and legendary racing musher, the only person to win the long - distance Iditarod and the Yukon Quest in the same year with the same dog team.

With your wall map and miniature dog teams in place, your students committed to following individual mushers, and a well developed background on the dogs, you're ready to receive updates at least twice a day (and more often if you are interested) online.

A nice extension of this activity is to make a template of a musher's team (usually no bigger than an inch by 2 inches in size), or have students create their own small facsimiles of a dog team out of tagboard and label them with their names.

The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.

Prior to the sled dog race season, the kennels are open for tours, various events, and the mushers and their dogs often make public appearances to share their experiences with others.

When I got my second dog Ice (Alaskan Husky) I sought professional advice and found amazing people (dog trainers, groomers and dog mushers in Alaska and Colorado) and with their guidance I studied to become a professional dog trainer, behaviour consultant and dog groomer.

This is why mushers cover their bellies with special dog coats and cover their paws with booties that protect their feet from cracking.

It is Alaska's most famous sporting event with around 50 mushers and up to a 1000 dogs taking part.

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.

Another option is to cover your dog's paw pads with a pet - safe gel such as Mushers Secret or regular old petroleum jelly.

A good owner provides a house with fresh hay but often you see the dogs preferring to sit outside at minus zero degrees happily prancing and excitedly watching for the musher to get the harnesses out.

Living on a rural homestead outside of Homer, Alaska with her husband and dog team, she has created an innovative lecture series on leadership and teamwork that incorporates lessons from the trail based on her experiences as a dog musher.