Wheel Dogs
Wheel dogs are those nearest the sled, and a good wheeler must have a relatively calm temperament so as not to be startled by the sled moving just behind it. Strength, steadiness, and ability to help guide the sled around tight curves are qualities valued in dogs. Think of wheel dogs as the offensive linemen […]
Swing and Team Dogs
Swing Dogs in a dog sledding team help the leaders set the pace and aid in turning the team. If only the leaders wanted to turn in the direction of the musher’s commands, the team may not turn, so the swing dogs back the leaders up in these cases. The job of the Team Dogs […]
Using your iPhone 4 as a Hot Spot
A lot of my friends, fans and rabid readers look to me as the go to guy for their tech questions. If you don’t know already, I am a closet geek. I started a computer repair company called The Nerd Herd in 1998-1999 before some Suit at NBC stole it and used the name on […]
Lead Dog Position
Most people think that every dog team has one dominate “alpha” dog that is the Lead Dog. Jack London writes about this in his books; White Fang and Call of the Wild. History is replete with famous lead dogs such as Leonhard Seppala’s famous Balto, and the lesser known Togo who ran in the now famous serum […]
Raegan: Birdwatcher
Raegan watching the Magpies as the dance in they warm, late winter weather at our home in Willow, Alaska.