Matt Sturmer, DVM answers some basic and common questions that people have about sled dogs while visiting and inoculating our canine athletes. Dr. Sturmer has been in practice for 38 years and is a musher himself. Q: What are some of the things that you go through during a vet check at a sled [...]
Sissy, our purebred Belgian Malinois (see her Embark DNA results) is now officially a sled dog!...well kind of. Yesterday we had an open spot while harness breaking some of the puppies and it was her turn to take a spin at it. She's almost 9 months old so a perfect age to learn new [...]
Training sled dogs is no easy task. Many challenges can arise as you are dealing with live animals that have different personalities. All forms of mushing have common denominators when it comes to getting your team down the trail. We focus in sprint racing and sled dog rides or tours (tourism) so our style [...]
NO! Sled dogs are very close relatives to wolves built and evolved in harsh winter climates, and wolves are as tough as they come. Thick coats allow them to sleep outside in the snow with no shelter. Most sled dogs don't need this coat as they have insulated dog houses and kennels to keep [...]
Our TikTok account has boomed in the last year thanks to creating some media of daily life around the kennel. We like to have fun with our dogs and our entire business is built on outdoor education so it just made sense to put content out there and see what happens. We went from [...]
