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Post by musher on Feb 3, 2011 16:55:34 GMT -6
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Post by 17HMR on Feb 5, 2011 7:29:04 GMT -6
That 2nd from the head on the left is bigun, he eat a lot more than the rest?
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Post by musher on Feb 5, 2011 16:01:28 GMT -6
The biggest dofg there is the chessie. The brown one you see running. He was lying down prior to take-off so you can't see him. The white dog, second from the right, is the largest other husky. It's a pup! Barely a year old. Great dog. His only fault is that he weighs a ton when you put him into the dog box.
The dog that eats the most is the lead dog on the right. He eats like a bottomless pit and stays lean. The alaskans eat quite a bit. the siberians eat much less. There is only one siberian in the photos. It's the grey/white one beside the white one.
As for bloodlines: The black one in the back is 1/2 Doug Swingley. Pal went to the Yukon Quest and while he was there he bred one of his females. The lead dog on the left as well as his brother, second from the back on the left, are 1/2 Jeff King. I have the mother and the wheel dog (back right) is the father.
The lead dog on the right is the brother of the wheel dog on the right. You can't put brothers side by side. They get competitive and scrapping can happen.
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Post by redsnow on Feb 10, 2011 5:31:06 GMT -6
Looking good, the dogs are rolling right along.  The lake with all the machine tracks, fancy bridge, etc. What is that? A public park or high dollar resort? That does look like almost ideal conditions for a run, just enough fluff on top for good traction and should make for a smooth ride. Something else I was wondering, what happens if a machine comes blowing by at 60mph? On coming traffic I mean. I guess everyone kind of gives the dogs priority. |
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Post by musher on Feb 10, 2011 11:17:11 GMT -6
The tracked up area is cottage country!
All the people that use the trail are regulars. They see my truck at the parking spot. There are 2 lanes so they pull up behind me and I wave them by. They switch tracks to come back on the right side once passed. On single tracks it's usually too curvy to go quickly on the snow mobiles.
To answer the questions on the snowmobile thread. Of course it's fun! Otherwise it would just be a lot of work all year long. The dogs do not get switched position unless there is a problem (fighting, injury, lack of performance/confidence). The work does average out but wheel dogs are the tanks. They get you going but once you're going it does not take much to keep you going. Lead dogs set the pace.
The dogs will tell you about fur. It's exciting when a critter runs down the trail in front of you. But the dogs run right past where the critter goes into the bush. The rear dogs don't see and the lead dogs go straight so they don't get run over.
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Post by trappnman on Feb 13, 2011 15:42:51 GMT -6
It always amazes me, how unlike my imagination, REAL sled dogs look.
lots of short hairs there
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Post by musher on Feb 13, 2011 18:15:32 GMT -6
It always amazes me, how unlike my imagination, REAL sled dogs look. lots of short hairs there There are SLED dogs and KODAK dogs. The ones that make pretty pictures don't usually make good pullers .... |
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