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» desertblue - sled dogs

When I worked for Outward Bound in Minnesota, I had the great fortune to work alone with 40 sled huskies one Fall. every single one was his own little person and they had complex relationships with each other and with me. It was a fabulous experience to work with these incredible animals.

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» Joy Butler - sled dogs

In response to sled dogs posted by desertblue:

I have to admit I've never worked with sled huskies (not many in Texas lol) but I've known quite a few Siberian huskies and they are super intelligent with a mind of their own. And so beautiful! You'll have to tell us more about your experience in Minnesota!

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» desertblue - sled dogs

In response to sled dogs posted by JButler:

I would take out different dogs for runs, to pull the chariots, since it was only fall and there was no snow. I am not a snow person in any case. Sometimes i'd hook up small teams. Different dogs got along well in certain teams, just like people do.

They LOVED pulling! They would all set up a huge keening cachophony whenever they saw me with harnesses.

Some smaller, smarter dogs were the best lead dogs. The more massive, steady hands were wheel dogs. There were lots of categories of pullers. They were just wonderful furry beings.

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» Joy Butler - sled dogs

In response to sled dogs posted by desertblue:

That sounds like a lot of fun! I'm sure they did love to go out for a run. It makes sense that different dogs do better in different roles because they have their own personalities just like people.

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» _Boanerges_ - Hi Joy

I found your link again! my O' my... not as easy as it used to be!... It looks as if I've missed a few articles, so.. I'll be back over the weekend to catch up. I recently "tried" to update to Windows XP.. and well.. uhmmm.... what a nightmare! ..lol... Anyhooo.. back to the ole standby, Windows 98 (my favorite)...

So.. now that I'm "up-to-date" (laughing at that one - cuz - I lost everything on my hard drives!)... will be back to visit and chat, and so on:).....

Oh! and trying to find a way to bookmark this "blog" is uhmmm... hmmm...?.. Guess I will just bookmark it in my browser...!! (now thats an idea - wooo hooo )

See ya soon....:)

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» Joy Butler - Hi Joy

In response to Hi Joy posted by _Boanerges_:

Hi Wendell. I'm glad you made it back to my topic. I don't believe there's a way to "subscribe" anymore but as you said, you can bookmark it in your browser.

Hope you enjoy your Windows XP. I do enjoy mine.

How's your kitty doing? You may also be interested in the Cats topic and the Pet Care topic here in Science & Nature.

Have a nice weekend.

Joy
http://dogs.suite101.com/

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