Monthly Archives: March 2012

Dog Boarding

Almost Like Grandma’s

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you had grandma nearby so you could simply stash your dog with her every time you had to go out of town?  You already know she loves dogs and will take great care of your dog while you’re gone.  She might even send you pictures and Facebook updates.  But what to do if grandma is already gone on to the dog park in the sky or if she lives across the country?

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Dog News, Health

Iditarod Video: Dog to Snout CPR

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Scott Janssen on the revival of Marshal from Kyle [email protected] on Vimeo.



Every year during the Iditarod, animal rights groups berate the race organizers and participants for putting these “poor” dogs in harm’s way by asking them to compete.  There’s no doubt the race is grueling, but have you looked at any pictures of the dogs?  They look out of their minds in happiness that they are finally doing what they were bred and trained to do.

And the mushers know the dogs are (a) very expensive and (b) vital to their success in racing.  So most of them are meticulous in the way they care for their dogs.  Check out the lengths to which a musher will go to maintain a good dog.

As Scott Janssen (who calls himself The Mushing Mortician) was running his team down a steep section of the Dalzell Gorge, 9-year old Husky Marshall collapsed.  Janssen picked up the dog and gave him CPR.  Once the dog was revived, he got to ride on the sled into the next checkpoint, where he was treated by a vet, then airlifted home.

Here’s the full story from The Sled Blog in the Anchorage Daily News.

Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!

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2012 Iditarod Standings as of 9:21 AM on 3/7/12

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It’s 10 degrees above zero in Alaska, with light snow. The top five mushers are as follows:

  1. Alliy Zirkle
  2. John Baker
  3. Mitch Seavey
  4. Jeff King
  5. Dallas Seavey

All have made it to Takotna, where they appear to be taking their 24-hour rest periods.  At the end of their rest, they will make up their start differential (i.e. at the end of the 24 hours, the person who was last musher from the starting line gets to leave immediately, while the person who was the first to start from Willow has to wait a little over 2 extra hours before leaving.)  So, once they get on the road again, we’ll be able to truly tell who’s leading.

Keep in mind, the mushers have to sign IN to each checkpoint, but the only one they have to sign OUT of is the one where they take their 24-hour rest period.  Sometimes they like to sneak out, just to add to the mind-game factor of the race.

The bottom five:  Silvia Furtwangler, Matt Failor, Jan Steves, Bob Chlupach, and Dan Seavey, have all left Rohn.

Check back tomorrow at about this time for another update, or check out the official Iditarod website for up-to-the-minute results.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!