On a related note, I'm entered in a dog sled race next January. A kennel in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 'Nature's Kennel' offered a package that
will include some training, instruction a dog handler along with a 4 dog
team & sled to enter an appropriate class in a race that will run in the Two
Hearted River area of the Upper Peninsula.
I had done some sledding this last February with this kennel with a 6 dog
team and just couldn't refuse this when the opportunity presented itself.
This 6 dog team I had could run in the 8 to 12 mph range for 50 miles or so
according to the dog handler.
The dogs the kennel raises are smaller than malamutes and are bred for
solely racing. They are around 50 to 60 lbs and are all muscle. Once I
started to put them in harness, it was all I could do to restrain them. I
did stop once for some photos & had to tie the sled off to a tree to prevent
them from running off.
Ed, the owner of the kennel, has been one of the highest placing sledders
from the lower 46 in the Iditarod and has completed the race 5 or 6 times.
I'm hoping to capture some video and possibly some stills of the race. In
February the zero degree cold got to the batteries before I could capture
any images.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit
Thanks, Dave and Ken.
My previous Malamutes all went to obedience training. They generally
were the first to learn each exercise, but the objected to repeating
the exercises over and over. Too Boring.
I do have a dog sled (and a wheeled rig for training when there is no
snow). Of course, it takes more than one or two dogs to make a dog
team, so I have to join up with other members of the local club so
that we can run our dogs on the sled. We will probably get a female
in the spring -- somehow they are happier and better behaved if they
have a canine companion -- but they have to be almost adults before
they can be put on the sled.
Dan
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote:
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
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Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit
They are indeed clever dogs. I had a pair (male and female) who
learned to hunt together, and caught a ruffed grouse in our back yard
one year. They are dependable with people, but can be tough on other
animals.
Mine thought he was THE only dog.
Dan
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:02 PM, P. J. Alling
<[email protected]> wrote:
I had a malamute when I was a kid, in some was the smartest dog I've
ever
known. She was an outdoor dog 90% of the time. When eating she'd finish
most of her food then dump out a little bit of it for later, or so I
thought, until I caught her using it for bait to catch crows. She
learned
to climb the fencing of her Kennel, and I ended up putting wire mesh
over
the top to protect the other animals in the neighbor hood. The crows
were
unfortunately too smart for their own good, they figured out how to get
through the mesh. When cleaning her kennel, I'd find parts.
On 7/23/2011 9:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I know, PJ. This is our 7th Malamute, 4th male. They can be willful.
So far, he is calmer and more eager to please than our previous
Mals.
The Malamute personality is pretty much that of the Wookie in Star
Wars. The Wookie was modeled after George Lucas's Malamute.
Dan
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM, P. J. Alling
<[email protected]> wrote:
Well don't spoil him too much. Malamutes are pretty willful to begin
with,
and while I've never seen a vicious malamute, I will tell you it's
kind
of
like owning a large dog shaped cat from an obedience standpoint. If
you
don't impress upon him who's boss early, he'll only obey you when he
wants
to, which won't be often, and they are very strong, so out muscling
him
will
be fun to say the least.
On 7/23/2011 8:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Yes, he is already spoiled. What else does one do with pets?
Dan
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jeffery Johnson
<[email protected]> wrote:
I can already tell Bandit is going to be a spoiled doggy.
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-----Original Message-----
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my new puppy:
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