Monthly Archives: December 2011

It’s Begining to look a lot like Drop Bags ~

Yes the madness of any race begins with the packing and the preparation. And to be honest it may be the least fun part of the whole thing. Last year I did a blog “Anatomy of a Drop Bag” that … Continue reading

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Solstice 100 race wrap up

First race of the season, the Two Rivers Dog Mushers (TRDMA) Solstice 100, was this past weekend (Dec 17th) and Dan and I had a great time running the Dew Claw dogs. The results are posted here, and I have … Continue reading

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Growing the Team

What does it mean to grow a team? Well here at Dew Claw it means a few select breedings to produce the litters of puppies that will grow into future Dew Claw race dogs. This year we had 2 wonderful … Continue reading

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What the World Looks Like Through the Eyes of a Musher

And to be more precise an Alaskan musher. Because if I remember right y’all living outside* get a lot more daylight this time of year.  Today was exceptional in that we had temps ABOVE zero. So no problems with cold … Continue reading

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