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Racing!
Why Race?
In the North sled dog races have been around as long as dogs have been pulling sleds (a little History)... "Hey buddy! Bet my dogs are faster than yours!" is a phrase that has probably been said in every North Country language ever spoken!
But things have certainly changed in the last 100 years... which isn't very long when you consider people have been using working dogs for 1,000's of years!
It used to be that dog's were needed to survive and racing was a diversion... something to do when all the meat was cached, the wood hauled, and the ice (for drinking water) brought in. That's not true anymore. Now racing is the main thing and it has become specialized into different forms... Sprint, Stage, and Distance, each with it's own distinct character and feel. And all of it surrounded with Hype, Marketing, fancy Dog Trucks, and sleds made of space aged Gizmos!
Click here for some more in depth Race Info!
But it still all comes down to the same thing... and thats's THE THING, the primal reason it is so addicting to so many people... it all comes down to spending a ton of time outside with your dogs... Just you and them.... So....
Click here for what we were thinking about racing in 2005!
Click here for how we prepared for Iditarod 34 in 2005!
And you can watch live how we are preparing for Iditarod 35 in our Blog!
"Hey buddy! bet my dogs are faster than yours!"
***nothing very sophisticated or civilized about it***